Success Stories
The New Zealand School of Dance has graduates in top companies around the world
On average, 80 percent of our students gain contracts within six months of graduating. The NZSD has an enviable record of employment with a diverse array of companies including:
New Zealand Dance Companies
- The Royal New Zealand Ballet
- Footnote Dance
- Black Grace
- Daniel Belton and Good Company
- Java Dance Company
- Michael Parmenter's Commotion Dance Company
- Douglas Wright Dance
Australian Dance Companies
- The Australian Ballet
- West Australian Ballet
- Australian Dance Theatre
- Leigh Warren and Dancers
- Sue Healey and Dancers
- Queensland Ballet
- Expressions
- Dancenorth
International Dance Companies
- Hamburg Ballet
- National Ballet of Prague
- Nederlands Dans Theater II
- Royal Danish Ballet
- Singapore Dance Theatre
- Tulsa Ballet
- Royal Ballet of Flanders
- Rambert Dance Company
- Company C de la B
- English National Ballet
- Zurich Ballet
- Rosas
The New Zealand School of Dance shares a unique artistic relationship with the Royal New Zealand Ballet, with currently a third of the company having trained at the School.
NZSD teaching staff offer career guidance to students on an individual basis. In addition, the school maintains ongoing relationships with the leaders of national and international companies, providing information about auditions and secondments which can lead to professional employment.
Alumni
Many former New Zealand School of Dance students have outstanding careers: