DANZ - Dance Aotearoa New Zealand

Professional Development and Training

Professional development resources for dance practitioners
Workshops for choreographers, dancers, managers and promoters
DANZ Mentoring Programme - opportunities for contemporary dance practitioners in management, marketing, production, finance, strategic and business planning
National dance events convened by DANZ e.g. Dance Strategy Forums in 2008, Pacific Dance Fono in November 2009
International visitor masterclasses and workshops
DANZ members have automatic membership of the World Dance Alliance Asia-Pacific (WDA-AP) as DANZ is the New Zealand chapter head

Information and Resources

DANZ website including Resources for dance practitioners and DANZ Diary of events and opportunities
DANZ Quarterly national magazine for dance in New Zealand
DANZ email news information about New Zealand dance by email from DANZ
Sponsorship of NZ Dance News email service
Support for audience research by dance companies
iMac with film editing programme and DVD copying equipment at DANZ in Auckland

Education

Support for the teaching of dance in New Zealand schools
Education articles in DANZ Quarterly magazine
DANZ is the hub for the Dance Subject Association for New Zealand schools
DANZ provides support for the Tertiary Dance Educators Network of New Zealand (TDENNZA)
Published the DANZ Code of Professional Conduct for Teachers of Dance and supports studio and recreational dance teachers

Promotion and Advocacy

DANZ represents and advocates for the dance sector to central and local government and other organisations
Forums and networking opportunites for the dance community
DANZ member listings in the NZ Dance Directory
Hosting for DANZ member web pages on the DANZ website
Advertising opportunities in DANZ Quarterly magazine and on the DANZ website