Dance Education Centre Tauranga

🌟 INTERNATIONAL SENIOR SUMMER WORKSHOPS 2025! 🌟

We’re thrilled to present an exceptional training experience for this year’s Senior Summer Workshops, running January 20-24, 2025! Open to all vocational ballet students aged 11 and above, this unique opportunity allows students to work with our esteemed TPA faculty, Artistic Director Lisa-Maree Cullum, and special guest Rainer Krenstetter—former Principal Dancer with Staatsballett Berlin and Miami City Ballet, and current Artistic Director of Company Unblanche in Tokyo.

✨ Exclusive Opportunity: All students will have the rare chance to learn Balanchine Repertoire, immersing themselves in the iconic style and artistry of one of ballet’s most influential choreographers. The program also includes intensive training in Ballet, Pointe, Boys Coaching, Variation, Contemporary, and Pilates.

🎓 Scholarship Opportunities: Scholarships will be offered to prestigious workshops in Canada, the USA, Europe, and Japan!

Workshop Options: Mon 20 to Fri 24 Jan (Choose from 2 Days, 3 Days, or the Full 5 Days)

Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity—spaces are limited, so secure your spot now!
Book Now: https://www.trybooking.com/CXDAC

Huge thanks to everyone who has been and bought costumes from the DEC wardrobe. We have dug deeper into the darker regions of the sewing room and discovered many more treasures

Party, Cocktail, Barbie, Victorian, Beggar, and other treats awaiting.

Prices from affordable to bargain basement to free.

Whether you have already been, a serious buyer or just curious we are open 16-17 November 10.00am - 3.00pm each day.
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Alana, Sammy and Sophie having a great time and experiencing a fabulous weekend of dance at PACANZ.
Proud of you being able to represent your nominating competition society and reaching the highest level of NZ performing arts competition. ❤️

2024 marked by this fabulous group who danced their hearts out. Awesome these girls represented themselves, the comp society, DEC and the greater Bay of Plenty plus Waikato. Finals year 2 and proud. 🎉🎉🎉

So proud of these ladies representing DEC for the last time DEC will compete. Thank you to the competition societies for the opportunity.
A great amount of work and sacrifice has gone in from all of these girls and know they will give it their all this weekend at PACANZ. Dance your hearts outs ❤️❤️❤️

All the best to the group and solo dancers, Sam, Sophie, Alana for PACANZ 2024 ⭐️

Thanks to those studios, theatre groups and individuals who have been in and selected costumes. A good many have gone but when you take another look in the sewing room it’s hard to see where they were. We still have so MANY COSTUMES!!!
If you were thinking about it or curious please get in touch.
Comp costumes, group costumes, production costumes.
Some fantastic bargins.
Email Prue
[email protected].

A huge thanks to Sammy Irwin, Megan Botha, Maya and Alana Perrett for helping Mrs G with the costumes during these holidays. Awesome you have given time and assistance to the place that’s been your second home for years ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Wow Sammy Irwin you have done it again.
Super proud Sam has been awarded the PACANZ Jazz nomination in Putaruru and will represent in 2025.
Right on the eve of PACANZ Ballet 2024 Sam has set up next year already.
Congratulations, superb comp results all holidays ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Hi everyone who follows the DEC page. Prue has decided that all of our costumes must go. 😁
Perhaps community theatre groups, dance schools, competition dancers - groups, trios, duos and solos, schools, past students wanting memorabilia. Anyone who is keen or curious please get in touch. Spread the word 😃
Email Prue - [email protected]

Third and final comp for the Anderson sisters these holidays. Anya and Hannah in Paeroa for the En Pointe Competitions had a wonderful weekend.
Anya bought home the 10-12 years Ballet Scholarship and Runner Up in the Junior Variation. Super work Anya ⭐️⭐️
Great work from both girls covering three well run comps.