New Zealand School of Dance

This Pride Month, we're celebrating graduates carving out lives in dance on their own terms.

Loughlan Prior is reimagining classic stories through a q***r and feminist lens.

Rinrada Aunyaratroungroj is building international opportunities for dancers across Asia and, in her words, feels proud of her identity as a transgender woman.

Tabitha Dombroski has danced everything from World of WearableArt to hanging off a Sydney skyscraper for World Pride and now dancing with Ballet d'Jèrri.

Different paths, one shared belief - that there's space for you in all that you are.

Loughlan Prior / Dance + Visual Rinrada A. Muay Tabitha Dombroski Thank you for sharing your kōrero with us. 🏳️‍🌈

Your New Zealand dance news for June and July -

New Zealand Dance News - June/July 2026 - Dance Informa Magazine Dance Informa offers the latest instalment of New Zealand Dance News, with the announcement that Garry Trinder will retire from NZSD in 2027.

MoanaShowcase ✨ - NZSD

🌺 The Heilala In The Concrete Garden carries the mana of the moana into the city, drawing inspiration from the iconic Māori and Pasifika bands of the 60s and 70s and exploring how culture continues to thrive within urban landscapes.

🌧️ to stand, and again (forever) journeys through memory, kinship, and connection to land—finding wonder in rain-soaked skin, mountain views, and the quiet act of learning where we belong.

⏳ In The Meantime sits in the uncomfortable space of waiting, navigating impatience, restlessness, and the tension between resisting time and surrendering to it.

Together, these works invite us to pause and reflect on the spaces we inhabit, the places that shape us, and the moments in between that transform us.

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This rainbow walkway is part of who we are at . A daily reminder that this is a place where everyone belongs, exactly as they are.

This Pride Month we share our commitment to the visibility, equality and support of LGBTQIA+ communities - every day and for every person who moves through our doors.

Today is World Environment Day 🌍

Our student-led environmental group remind us that looking after the world we move in starts small and starts with us.

Reusable bottles carried everywhere they go. Because the daily choices are the ones that add up.

Ngā mihi nui to Wainuiomata Marae for welcoming our students with your manaakitanga, generosity and the kōrero held within your wharenui.

"Whaowhia te kete mātauranga"
"Fill the basket of knowledge"

This Whakataukī (Māori proverb) sits at the heart of who we are. Dance is a lifelong pursuit of learning, and so too is our commitment to honouring Te ao Māori as a living part of our school.

✨ Applications are now open to audition for 2027 Full-Time Training at .

If dance is more than a passion and you're ready to take the next step towards a professional career, here is your chance!

Choose from Classical Ballet or Contemporary Dance and immerse yourself in an environment designed to challenge, inspire and help you reach your potential. Build your technical foundation, explore choreography and creativity, gain valuable performance experience and develop the professional knowledge needed for a career in the industry.

Registrations to audition are open through to 28 August. Auditions will be held in New Zealand, Australia and online.

For more information and to apply, go to our website: nzschoolofdance.ac.nz/how-to-apply

📷 3rd Yr students, Lydia Chapman and Alistair Gorton by Stephen A'Court Photographer

The New Zealand School of Dance is looking for a passionate and energetic Student Support Manager.

Visit our website to view the role description and information on how to apply: www.nzschoolofdance.ac.nz/latest-news/were-hiring-student-support-manager

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Garry Trinder will be in Tokyo in August serving on the jury for this year’s Japan Grand Prix International Ballet Competition.

第24回 国際バレエコンクール
ジャパン・グランプリ(JGP-IBC)

JGP-IBC 2026 審査員発表

世界の名門スクール・カンパニーを代表する審査員の皆様をご紹介いたします。

Introducing the esteemed jury of Japan Grand Prix International Ballet Competition 2026. We are honored to welcome this distinguished panel of educators representing leading schools and companies from around the world.

Martin Fredmann, Co-Founder & Director
Eun Young Ahn, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School, USA
Kathrin Baum-Hofer, The State Ballet School Berlin, Germany
Daniela Buson, Tulsa Ballet, USA
Deborah Hess, Canada’s National Ballet School, Canada
Gil Isoart, Paris Opera Ballet / Paris Conservatory (CNSMDP), France
David Justin, San Francisco Ballet School, USA
Tamara King, Boston Ballet School, USA
Marianne Kruuse, School of the Hamburg Ballet, Germany
Kimmy Lauwens, Royal Ballet School, Antwerp, Belgium
Dimitri Magitov, John Cranko School, Germany
Frederic Olivieri, Teatro alla Scala, Italy
Robert Parker, Elmhurst Ballet School, UK
Victoria Schneider, The HARID Conservatory, USA
Sharon Story, Atlanta Ballet, USA
Maria Torija, BalletMet, USA
Garry Trinder, New Zealand School of Dance, New Zealand
Olivier Vercoutere, Ballet Academy University of Music and Performing Arts Munich and Bavarian Junior Ballet Munich, Germany

エントリー締切：2026年5月31日

皆様のご参加を心よりお待ちしております!

Registration closes on May 31, 2026.
We look forward to welcoming dancers from around the world!

🩰 大会日程：2026年8月2日（日）〜6日（木）
📍 会場：新宿文化センター

参加をご希望の方は、以下のインターネット申込フォームよりお申し込みください。

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https://jjgp.jp/application

📅 受付期間：2026年3月1日（日）〜5月31日（日）

審査員、スタッフ一同、皆様のご参加を心よりお待ちしております！

✨ The 24th Japan Grand Prix
International Ballet Competition ✨
📍 Shinjuku Bunka Center
📅 August 2nd – 6th, 2026
🌐 https://jjgp.jp

We will be accepting applications online until May 31st, 2026.
We look forward to welcoming dancers from all over the world!
See you there!
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