New head of school busting out the moves at Girls' College
Dance has given Nikita McDonald the confidence to shake things up where necessary.
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Hemispheres points way for new worlds of dance
REVIEW: Chinese New Year dance tour starts with exquisite performances from top companies.
As it stands - how giant sculpture inspires top NZ dancer
Dancer Ross McCormack looks at one of NZ's biggest steel sculptures and wants to move.
Dancers explore common ground
Cultural exchange between China and New Zealand leads to dynamic new dance tour.
Dance week experiments with new ways to move
Auckland's summer of festivals is joined by a new one celebrating experimental dance.
NZ dance legend's 'treasure trove'
Remarkable artworks of dancer Douglas Wright, who died last year, goes under hammer.
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Sergei Polunin is one of the most talented male ballet dancers the world has ever seen.
Meet Poleman Pete and his pole dancing mates
The "Herald" heads backstage at one of New Zealand's top pole dancing competitions.
Kiwi dance company includes performers with disabilities
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Ballet review: The Nutcracker
Moments of exceptional dancing make "The Nutcracker" a sweet treat, Dione Joseph says.
Class act as ballet trip has entire school dancing for joy
School's out: South Auckland school delivers five-figure (ballet) lesson in learning.
The Nutcracker: A sugar-coated delight from start to finish
The most Christmas friendly ballet of all is soon to arrive in Auckland.
Pango shows the potential of the void
Emotions are poured in to every aspect of Atamira Dance's Pango, writes Raewyn Whyte.
Acclaimed NZ choreographer Douglas Wright dies
Tributes are flowing for lauded New Zealand choreographer and dancer Douglas Wright.
Pacific artists marshal forces for a new look at tomorrow's Auckland
How do we want Auckland to be in 30 years? This time, it's artists not planners asking.
Arts leader en pointe for move to ballet
The arts leader with the Midas touch exits stage left to head Royal NZ Ballet.
Douglas Wright's final work stands as a living epitaph
Tempo Dance Festival ends on emotional note as Douglas Wright's cancer battle is revealed.
Dancing to the Dunedin beat
Shayne Carter surprise addition to dance work by acclaimed choreographer Moss Patterson.
Watch: The hot fuzz meets baby shark
It might hurt your ears, but it could also melt your heart.
Three into one does go, and brilliantly, at dance festival
Split across two nights, Kotahi opened the Tempo Dance Festival.
Māngere world champ expresses life's pain in dance
Ken Vaega was 23 when he met his dad, and his dad "burst into tears".
Dance work tells story of south Auckland
Choreographer wrangles 50 young dancers to tell new Southside story.
Breaking down the walls one dance at a time
Tempo Dance Festival director Carrie Rae Cunningham has long been a mover and shaker.
Dance review: Black Grace highlights danger of toxic masculinity
Dancers' polish and panache makes for potent story from Black Grace Dance Company.
Pink dancers teach city masterclass
80 Dunedin dance students strutted their stuff with two members of touring performer Pink’s dance troupe. / ODT
Watch: The Maybot is back! Theresa busts out more awkward dance moves
It's the second time in a week her unusual moves have drawn attention.
Dance review: Footnote - Balancing Point
Footnote Dance Company performs with verve and commitment in latest dance works.
Crying men reveal uncomfortable truths
Uncomfortable truths revealed as choreographer and playwright unite over "crying men".
Artist father dances to daughter's beat
Artist Richard Killeen and choreographer daughter Zahra Killeen-Chance join forces.