DANZ resources for dance

Advocacy/Research

• Why Dance - Facts and figures on the popularity of dance in New Zealand
• New Zealand Dance Industry Strategy - written by DANZ in consultation with a wide range of people working in dance
• Contemporary Dance Audiences - Research into contemporary dance audiences in New Zealand, commissioned by DANZ (541kb PDF file). Audience Survey Form (70kb word doc)
• Health Issues for Dancers - Results of DANZ research into health issues faced by New Zealand contemporary dancers

Production/Funding

• Marketing Dance – tips for promoting businesses and events
• Pricing Dance - Pricing and developing audiences (277kb PDF file)
• Find your Match - Sponsorship for dance (124kb PDF file)
• Dance Venues - New Zealand dance performance & rehearsal venues
• Festivals - Dance festivals and competitions in New Zealand and Australia
• Funding - Scholarships, residencies and funding for New Zealand dance
• Promotion - For dance events in New Zealand
• A Working Guide for New Zealand Dancers - Practical guide for producing successful dance projects.

Health

• Pilates and Dance by Tania Huddart (293kb PDF file)

• Dance Fitness - Why train for aerobic fitness (106kb PDF file)

• Nutrition information for dancers (115kb PDF file)

• Dance Injury Management - Practical advice on warning signs and treatment of dance injuries by Physiotherapist Susan Simpson  (248kb PDF file)

• Releasing Your Lower Legs by Tania Huddart(347kb PDF)

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Career

• DANZ Code of Professional Practice for New Zealand Dancers - including conditions of employment and NZ legislation (or download 206kb PDF file)
• DANZ Code of Professional Practice for New Zealand Choreographers (211kb PDF file)
• DANZ Code of Professional Practice for Teachers of Dance (or download 69kb PDF file)
• DANZ Diary - New Zealand dance events and opportunities
• You're in Business - Tax and business for dance by Melanie Hamilton (280kb PDF file)
• DANZ Mentoring Programme
• A Career in Dance (267kb PDF file)
• Landing a Role - Audition advice for dancers by Annabel Reader (213kb PDF file)

Education

• Dance styles - History and links
• Lesson Plan for Secondary Teaching, years 7-13 (147kb PDF file)
• Education Resources - buy DVDs, Videos, books and music CDs to assist with teaching dance
• Tertiary/University Dance programmes & courses in New Zealand

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Community Dance

• Dance and Disability - DANZ statement of position (151kb PDF file)
• Community Dance - by Petra Kuppers (260kb PDF file)

Dance Writing & Publications

• DANZ Quarterly  - New Zealand's dance magazine
• DANZ email subscription - Receive information about New Zealand dance by email from DANZ
• SideStep - Archive of New Zealand dance writing including features, reviews, research abstracts, programme notes
• NZ Dance News - Subscribe to New Zealand dance information email service (sponsored by DANZ)

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Other resources online

• Managing People - SPARC templates for human resource management
• Donations Toolkit - Creative New Zealand resource on receiving donations
• New Producers' Pack - Auckland Theatre Company (PDF file)
• Moving On - Ausdance resource on career transition of professional dancers (1.49mb PDF file)
• Employment in the Cultural Sector and Government Spending on Culture (2000-2004) - NZ Department of Statistics
• Arts Research Hub including Arts marketing resources - Australia Council for the Arts
• The Big Idea - An online community of New Zealand's creative industries
• Keeping it Legal - Easy to use legal information for the non-profit sector
• Starting an Incorporated Society - Ministry for Economic Development
• Creative New Zealand arts sector resources - including Full House: Turning Data into Audiences, The Touring Manual by Fenn Gordon, Smart Arts: marketing the arts in New Zealand and Getting on Board, a governance guide for arts organisations
• Copyright information sheets - Copyright Council of New Zealand
• Business resources - New Zealand government business site
• Legal, mentoring and volunteer publications - NZ Federation of Voluntary Welfare Organisations
• National Library of New Zealand - 5,900 general dance resources and over 10,000 NZ dance resources

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