Hagley Dance Project (13HDP)

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 non-competitive, 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 Design

• 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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Enrolment Fee:     Under 19 = 0 (MOE funded) 

                               Age 19+ = 4hrs per week = $100

                                               = 8hrs per week = $160

Specialty Course costs:        = $40

Under 19 includes t-shirt, specialist guest tutors  (Other costs MOE funded)

19+ T shirt, specialist guest tutors

4hrs = $200

8hrs = $400

Entry requirements

Dance experience an advantage

NCEA Level 2 & 3

Private dance school training

Past Hagley Dance Project and Company graduates

Welcoming space for degree graduates to propose projects

Age 17 - 30's

Interview and audition

Pathways

• UNITEC - Bachelor of Performing & Screen Arts
• Auckland University - Dance Studies
• University of Otago - School of Performing Arts