Historic Profile of Dance Teachers in New Zealand

20 June 2024 16:07

Who inspired you to Dance?

Russell Kerr leads class in 1963, John Ashton Archive; Alexander Turnbull Library.

We have all had inspiring teachers spark the passion for dance in us. We are Interested to hear who sparked your passion and to record these memories for future generations of dancers.

The RAD is pleased to be collaborating with Anne Rowse and Jennifer Shennan on a project to develop profiles of the major teachers of dance throughout New Zealand's history. If you would like to contribute a brief entry of your own first and/or most important teachers, please complete the form below

“We are hoping to build up a historic profile of dance teachers in New Zealand — so if you know anything about where your teacher(s) trained when they were young, we would be interested to learn about that."

This data will be assembled into a catalogue and made available on the RAD website.

Name of person submitting(Required)

First Name Last Name

Email of person submitting(Required)

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Studio Name (of person submitting)

Teacher Database Information

Name of Your Teacher(Required)

First Name Last Name

Years you were taught(Required)

Name of Studio where they taught(Required)

Address if known

Dates

Name of Studio where they taught

Address if known

Dates

Name of Studio where they taught

Address if known

Dates

What made your teacher special?(Required)

Fondest memories, special highlight or event etc

Any favourite photos

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