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• Atamira Dance Collective : Māori contemporary dance theatre
  Auckland based collective of top young Māori dancers and choreographers. Includes artist profiles, news, and reviews.
  
  
• Beat : New Zealand line dance magazine
  Website for The Beat magazine. Information about line dance, rock 'n' roll, swing, lindy hop, ceroc, Latin American and ballroom. Provides dance sheets collection.
  
  
• Bipeds Productions : the home of dance artists Lyne Pringle and Kilda Northcott
  About the work of dance artists Lyne Pringle and Kilda Northcott who perform as Biped Productions. Includes their current projects; event calendar; workshops and repertoire.
  
  
• Black Grace
  All male dance company predominantly Pacific Island and Maori. Includes archive of productions and news of forth coming tours.
  
  
• Capoeira Mandinga Aotearoa
  Information about Capoeira Mandinga Aotearoa, a dance school which is teaches capoeira, a martial art from Brazil which incorporates music, dance, gymanastics and theatrics. Provides information on classes of all levels for adults and children, workshops, events, and resources.
  
  
• Dance Aotearoa New Zealand : DANZ
  DANZ is the national organisation for all types of dance in New Zealand. Includes NZ dance directory, information, resources, news, and events.
  
  
• DANZ quarterly
  Published by DANZ (Dance Aotearoa New Zealand), DANZ Quarterly presents dance articles, profiles and reviews from the contemporary, ballet, educational and recreational dance sectors. All issues are available in full-text.
  
  
• Division of Sport and Recreation, AUT
  Covers course information on programmes in health, fitness, sport and outdoor recreation, along with dance and holistic therapies at Auckland University of Technology. Includes details of the academic calendar and staff.
  
  
• Folk Dance New Zealand
  Contains information on recreational folk dancing in New Zealand including classes, events and a newsletter. Provides a portal to sites of other New Zealand folk dancing organisations.
  
  
• Footnote Dance : New Zealand's premiere contemporary dance company
  Provides a profile of this contemporary dance group and the people associated with it. Also includes information on performances and the dance-in-education programme.
  
  
• Haka!
  Information on the Haka as performed by the All Blacks, along with news about rugby in New Zealand.
  
  
• Mary Jane O'Reilly
  Platform for the whole body of work of the New Zealand dancer, with the categories reflecting her choreographic career. Includes CV.
  
  
• Middle Eastern Dance Association of New Zealand : MEDANZ
  Middle Eastern dance is a term, which includes a number of dances, which originated around the Mediterranean and North Africa. It is often known as "belly dance" in the West. Includes information about Middle Eastern dance; the annual MEDANZ festival and has a list of New Zealand teachers.
  
  
• Mika : Polynesia's king of kabaret
  A Māori entertainer, writer and businessman. Includes information on shows, courses and workshops.
  
  
• National secondary schools art coordinators
  Links to the Ministry of Education's 4 arts co-ordinators websites for dance, visual arts, drama and music.
  
  
• New Zealand Association of Dance Teachers
  NZADT is a national organisation which provides a network for dance teachers of all styles and idioms. Includes dance diary, current events and membership application forms.
  
  
• New Zealand dancer
  New Zealand Dancer covers all forms of dance, contains directory of schools, studios, performers, companies, products and retailers.
  
  
• New Zealand Federation of Dance Teachers Inc
  NZFDT provides support to ballroom, Latin and American, and new vogue dance teachers. Includes Foundation constitution, training and examination syllabus, New Zealand Ballroom and Latin Dance Championships news and results, and membership and examination forms.
  
  
• New Zealand line dancing
  Lists a number of New Zealand line dance instructors and provides a list of New Zealand choreographed dances.
  
  
• New Zealand Modern & Classical Sequence Dance Federation
  The NZMCSDF site has information about the couples dance form which can vary from the sedate to lively routines. Includes a directory of clubs with venues, meeting times and dances performed.
  
  
• New Zealand Morris Dancing
  Morris dancing in New Zealand.
  
  
• New Zealand School of Dance
  Information about the New Zealand School of Dance, including news, success stories, course information, and how to apply for the school.
  
  
• Piping & Dancing Association of New Zealand Inc : (PDANZ)
  PDANZ promotes piping and Highland dancing in New Zealand. Includes competition details and results.
  
  
• Royal New Zealand Ballet
  Information on the current performances for the Royal New Zealand Ballet. The site also contains a brief history of the ballet company, profiles of the dancers, a repertoire list with a brief summary of each ballet, and, merchandise for sale.
  
  
• Royal Scottish Country Dance Society, New Zealand Branch Incorporated
  A site for members and prospective members of the RSCDS, NZ Branch. It includes information about education and training, events, such as summer schools, a catalogue of merchandise for sale, a list of DVDs and videos for hire, and photographs and videos of previous events.
  
  
• Salsa New Zealand
  Listing of salsa events; salsa schools; places to dance salsa; bands; DJs and workshops happening in New Zealand. Dance partner search by region.
  
  
• Side step : archive of New Zealand dance writing
  A collection of published and unpublished papers and articles on New Zealand dance and related areas.
  
  
• Tap Arts Project
  Contains news and information about TAP - a Wellington dance venture focused on education, health and fitness, and social development. Includes details of classes and performances.
  
  
• Te Matatini : whāia e koe te iti kahurangi : inspiring Māori performance art
  The Te Matatini Society promotes Māori performing arts. The site includes information about the forthcoming biennial National Kapa Haka Festival, the Māori Music Awards including performer profiles, and a news section. The rules of the organisation are available online.
  
  
• Touch Compass Dance Trust
  Touch Compass Dance Trust produces performances and provides training for those of mixed abilities. Includes news and information about the Trust, reviews of performances, and profiles of dancers,
  
  
• Traditional Irish Dance Association of New Zealand Inc. : T.I.D.A NZ
  Irish dance NZ contains information on Irish dance competitions in New Zealand, including a diary of forthcoming competitions, rules to be followed, and the results and photographs from previous competitions. The site also includes a directory of dance teachers and suppliers of dance apparel.
  
  
• Wellington Performing Arts Centre
  The Wellington Performing Arts Centre has been a performing arts education provider since 1987 and achieved NZQA Private Training Establishment Registration in 1995. It operates full time courses in dance, drama and singing for adults, and community classes, holiday programmes and workshops for children, teenagers and adults.