The New Zealand Academy of Highland and National Dancing

Judges Seminar - 4th May 2015

The Manawatu Teachers & Judges Assn is holding a Judges Seminar on 07 June in conjunction with the Thistle Caledonian Society's dancing competition in Feilding.

Tutor is Sherilyn Hall.
Cost $25

Thistle Caledonian Society has kindly agreed to hold the senior events prior to and after the seminar so that senior competitors can dance at the competition and also attend the seminar.

See downloads for the flyer for further information

TV Advertising 4.30 p.m. Tuesday 28th April - 23rd Apr 2015


Make sure you watch The 4.30 Show - Tuesday 28th April Channel 2
Brooke Smith will be performing along with her brother piping for her. Fantastic advertising for Highland Dancing.

Dance Company Audition information and application forms now available - 21st Mar 2015

Auditions for the 2015/16 year for the Highland Dance Company of New Zealand are now open. Information and forms can be found   in the Downloads section.

Applications/auditions close 1 May 2015.

Hawkes Bay Exam School - 3rd Mar 2015

The Hawkes Bay Teachers & Judges are holding an Exam school 17-18 April in Havelock North, The tutor is Mrs Sherilyn Hall.
See Downloads for the schedule and application form

Journey of the Celts - concerts Auckland April 2015 - 2nd Mar 2015

Journey of the Celts - concerts Auckland April 2015 Here is the details of the 3 concerts that will be held in Auckland 10/11 April at the Hawkins Theatre,
Tickets are available from : www.eventfinder.co.nz
here is the youtube link to the concert details
http://youtu.be/2iBGD0T-6ow

May Exam Entries - 25th Feb 2015

Reminder that exam entries close Sunday 1 March, please ensure you have posted your entries by Friday at the latest the ensure they arrive by the 1st March. Remember there is no postal collection Saturday and Sunday nights so anything posted over the weekend will not leave until Monday night.

Christchurch dancers performing at the Cricket World Cup opening ceremony - 10th Feb 2015

Christchurch dancers performing at the Cricket World Cup opening ceremony Over 40 members of the "Christchurch Junior Dance Group" let by Danitta Findlay and assisted by Elizabeth Smith have been working hard for the last two weeks putting the finishing touches on their choreographed item "Celtic Dawn" .
The group have learnt, perfected and performed Celtic Dawn over the last 12 months and have danced at concerts, cultural festivals, competitions, on What Now TV and have even had their photo on the front page of The Press.
This week they are performing along with Senior Dancers for their biggest crowd yet at the Opening Ceremony for The World Cup Cricket. They have to attend a rehearsal on Tuesday evening and then a full Dress rehersal on Wednesday night ready for the big show on Thursday night. Keep an eye out for them during the coverage on TV.


Hawkes Bay Summer School - 9th Feb 2015

Our three day summer school was held at 'K Studio' in Havelock North on 17-19 Janruary 2015. We had 28 entried in total and the tutor was Mrs Kimberley Mavor from Oamaru. We offered age group dance classes and had dancers from Wellington, Tauranga and Hawkes Bay attend. We offered a $50 scholarship for each class which was presented by Mrs Mavor on the last day.
Winners were
Under 10 Junior - Haylee Barker
Under 10 - Ava Woodbury-Rinkle
10-14 - Tesca Edwards
14 and over - Jessica Miller


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