Hagley Dance Project

Expand your creative potential. Explore and harness your unique abilities through dance and movement. Develop your individual style.

Build your movement and dance confidence in a noncompetitive, nurturing environment. Perform, choreograph, and dance in specific dance projects.
Are you passionate about working on a dance project of your choice! HDP gives you the opportunity to use your dance skills. Proposals will be considered throughout the year.

Course Components

• Tailored towards your dance interests and goals
• Flexibility to study part-time
• Technique development throughout

Project Based Learning
• Term One: In Situ Project – Site-specific choreography and performance.
• Term Two: Schools Tour – Develop your own material to teach at Canterbury High Schools.
• Term Three/Four: Student choreography, guest choreography and preparation for the end of year show.
Movement Techniques include
Contemporary dance focus, Improvisation, Ballet, Jazz, Hip Hop, Capoeira, Yoga, Pilates, Somatic Dance, Conscious Dance, Open Floor principles and Contact Improvisation.


10 Great Reasons to choose Hagley Dance Project

Transition towards a university degree or other tertiary study
Extend you dance technique and body knowledge
Discover a post-secondary learning environment that celebrates creativity
Build connections within the dance industry
Develop choreographic skills
Increase strength, flexibility, and fitness
Work on projects with like-minded individuals
Extend your performance experience
Build confidence
Invest in your creative process

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For further details and more options click here on our Pre-Professional book

Contact

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Naressa Gamble - Director Hagley Dance Project

naressa.gamble@staff.hagley.school.nz