Wellington Dance Academy

Dancer Nutrition Workshop - this Friday 7th Aug

We're excited to welcome Becky Jones, Specialist Sports Dietitian and founder of The Performance Pantry, to Wellington Dance Academy this Friday.

Becky works with athletes and dancers, including the Royal New Zealand Ballet and High Performance Sport New Zealand, and will be sharing practical nutrition advice specifically for young dancers.

📅 Friday 7 August
🕓 4.00–5.00pm
📍 Thorndon Studio 2

Designed for WDA dancers aged approximately 11+.

Whether your dancer is working towards exams, performances, or simply enjoying their weekly classes, this workshop will provide practical strategies to support healthy growth, energy and performance.

Topics include:
• Fuel for classes, rehearsals and competitions
• Hydration and recovery
• Healthy snacks and meal ideas
• Plenty of time for questions

Parents are very welcome to stay and listen.

✨ Included as part of your WDA training and development.

Please RSVP to help us plan:
https://forms.gle/injbGXpgxAaFsHpW8

We'd love to see lots of our dancers there!

🌟 Jina’s performances as Matilda! 🌟

We’re delighted to share the performance dates for Jina, who has been cast as one of the three young performers sharing the title role in Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical at the St James Theatre.

You can see Jina performing as Matilda on:

September
24th at 7.30pm
26th at 7.30pm
30th at 7.30pm

October
3rd at 2.00pm
6th at 7.30pm
9th at 7.30pm
11th at 2.00pm — Jina’s final performance as Matilda

Super proud of you, Jina, and looking forward to seeing this great show 💜

Tickets are available here:
https://www.ticketmaster.co.nz/matilda-the-musical-nz-tickets/artist/3853019

Congratulations Georgia!

We are very pleased to share that Georgia Allen has been appointed Associate Studio Director at Wellington Dance Academy.

Georgia brings warmth, positivity and high standards to her work with our students, and her leadership is felt across many areas of the studio — from teaching and student development to STAR programme support and the day-to-day care of our dancers.

This is a very well-deserved next step, and we are so lucky to have Georgia helping guide and support our WDA community.

Please join us in congratulating Georgia!

Congrats to our Senior Jazz Team aka Disco Snails - awarded a nomination for the National Young Performer Awards / PACANZ at the Whanganui Performing Arts - Competitions & Academy competition on Saturday. Thank you so much to Cara for the vision Cara-Lea Choreography and Anna for bringing it to life 🐌🔮🕺⭐

What a special day for some of our WDA teams!

We were lucky to have ex-WDA student Faith Ward pop into the St James theatre to say hi before we danced. Faith is now a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader, and she loved catching up with old friends and meeting a new generation of WDA dancers. She shared a little about her training and tour schedule all over the USA, and was such an inspiration to our dancers, who loved hearing her talk about living her dream.

Our dancers were at DanceNZmade, performing on the beautiful, historic St James Theatre stage alongside many talented teams from across the region. They all represented WDA so well and made the most of dancing on that beautiful stage.

A huge thank you to Dean McKerras and the DanceNZMade team for making this event possible.

Classes are running as normal from today (Wednesday)
Please travel safely and attend only if comfortable to do so.
We completely understand weather-related absences

With many schools closed tomorrow, we wanted to share this update tonight so families can plan ahead.

Due to the ongoing Red Weather Warning and State of Emergency, Wellington Dance Academy will remain closed on Tuesday. This includes morning & after-school classes at both Thorndon and Khandallah.

Thank you for your understanding - we plan to re-open Wednesday, provided conditions cooperate.

Stay safe everyone

Guest Contemporary Workshops with Gabby Arnold

We’re excited to welcome Gabby Arnold back to Wellington on Friday 17 April for two special Contemporary workshops.

Gabby taught with us while training at the New Zealand School of Dance and performing in WOW, and has since moved back to Australia to continue her dance career.

She’ll be sharing her beautiful free-flowing contemporary style in two age-group workshops:

Ages 13+
2.00–3.30pm

Ages 8–12
4.30–6.00pm

Cost: $25 + booking fee

Places are limited and bookings are essential.

Book here: https://www.trybooking.com/nz/BDAI