Wellington Dance Academy

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

2026 Pointe Shoe Party!!! Huge congrats to our dancers embarking on their pointe adventure! We’re beyond proud 🥹

Shoutout to for ensuring safe and confident pointe work, and Miss Georgia for her incredible guidance!! ❤️

Here’s to an amazing 2026 🩰

Some of our Preschool and Junior dance classes still have spaces available 💜

Several classes are now full, but the ones shown here are open for enrolment now.

Swipe through to find your child’s age group and available class times.

✨ Ages 2.5–7
✨ Ballet, Jazz & Hip Hop
✨ Thorndon & Khandallah

Enrol now:
https://wellingtondance.co.nz/enrol-now/

This Sat: Latin Fusion Workshop with Sydney guest teacher Holly Sheils! Latin Fusion is an exciting style that blends traditional Latin dance influences (such as salsa, samba, cha-cha, and more) with jazz and commercial dance.

Hosted by Wellington Dance Academy – all studios welcome
Open to all dancers aged 10+

Sat 21 Feb | 3.00–4.30pm | $25

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn a fresh, dynamic style from an international guest teacher!

Book here: https://trybooking.com/DJRQR