POST-SCHOOL DANCE EDUCATION - TERTIARY QUALIFICATIONS IN DANCE

The following New Zealand Universities and Tertiary Institutes offer post-scondary school dance courses which lead to qualifications and career pathways for dance performance, choreography and production, dance writing and administration, private studio and community dance teaching, dance teaching in primary and scondary schools (a subsequent teaching qualification may be required), or univerities and other tertiary sector institutes. Students may also pursue postgraduate studies in dance.

Full-time pre-professional dance training

• New Zealand School of Dance, Wellington
• UNITEC School of Performing & Screen Arts, Auckland

Dance training at Foundation, Certificate and Diploma level

• The Apollo Theatre School, Auckland
• Wellington Performing Arts Centre (incorporating Whitireia Performing Arts), Wellington
  
• NASDA (National Academy of Singing and Dramatic Arts), Christchurch
  

Dance/Dance studies as a major subject within a BA, BEd

• AUT University, Auckland
  
• University of Auckland, Auckland
  
• University of Waikato, Hamilton
  
• University of Otago, Dunedin

Dance studies at postgraduate level - PhD, MA, MCPA, PGDip

• University of Auckland, Auckland
  
• University of Waikato, Hamilton
  
• University of Otago, Dunedin

Other:

• check listings for Tertiary, Unversity and Full Time dance courses in NZ Dance Directory
  
  

TDENNZA

The Tertiary Dance Educators Network of New Zealand Aotearoa (TDENNZA) meets to discuss issues in tertiary dance education. Their activities include coordinating regional events for Tertiary students and the Tertiary Dance Festival. Coordinator is Karen Barbour, University of Waikato.
Membership of TDENNZA is through DANZ membership.