Bennett School of Ballet & Jazz

Bennett School of Ballet & Jazz To Instil a Love and Enjoyment of Dance More importantly, cater for those students who have a love of dance.

Bennett School of Ballet and Jazz has been operating in Dunedin since 1994, taking classes in classical ballet, jazz, tap, musical theatre and contemporary. Shona and her teachers prepare students for a career in the dance industry and a number of our students have excelled in their training and continue to pursue careers. You can attend Bennett School just for fun and to meet new friends! The sch

ool is very friendly and family focused and we maintain a very supportive approach to your child's learning. Your child is not just a number in a class but an important member of the dance school and we concern ourselves with your child's needs. Check out our news feed to see the fun things the BSBJ family gets up to!

18/06/2026
Was so lucky to head to Wellington to watch Voyages by RNZB featuring Jeremy Becks choreography ‘Soft Reset’What a fabul...
30/05/2026

Was so lucky to head to Wellington to watch Voyages by RNZB featuring Jeremy Becks choreography ‘Soft Reset’
What a fabulous show with varied and interesting choreography from all and RNZB dancers who danced beautifully and had some fun on stage.
Congrats Jeremy, another awesome piece with your underlying humour.
📸Celia Walmsley

Thank you to our beautiful dancers who performed at Dance Day today.You performed brilliantly, Miss Emma and I are very ...
03/05/2026

Thank you to our beautiful dancers who performed at Dance Day today.
You performed brilliantly, Miss Emma and I are very proud of you all. Big thank you to Anna Noonan and the team at Dance Ōtepoti for organising a wonderful occasion to celebrate so many styles of dance in Dunedin.

Congrats to Cameron, Jasmine, Johanna and Ivy for their performances at Mosgiel comps this weekend. Miss Emma and I are...
19/04/2026

Congrats to Cameron, Jasmine, Johanna and Ivy for their performances at Mosgiel comps this weekend. Miss Emma and I are very proud of all your hard work.
Mrs B

Congratulations Jeremy, this is an awesome opportunity, very proud of you
10/04/2026

Congratulations Jeremy, this is an awesome opportunity, very proud of you

We are thrilled to welcome guest choreographer Jeremy Beck to Voyages. Jeremy will be choreographing a brand-new piece, alongside six magnificent RNZB artists, and we can't wait to see it. 🌊​

Born in Ōtepoti, Jeremy is an active freelance contemporary dancer, teacher and choreographer of Ngai Tahu and Pakeha descent. Following his training at the NZ School of Dance, Jeremy was a Footnote company dancer for two years, performing in various works including Just Bet-ween Us, 30 Forward, Now 2015, Transfer, Now 2016, and Lifeworld (in five parts) 2016.​

Jeremy has danced across Aotearoa and Australia for multiple companies and independent choreographers including, World of WearableArt Awards Show (2015 to 2023), Muscle Mouth as movement support for Triumphs and Other Alternatives, creative devisor for System and performer for the premiere of As It Stands in the 2019 Auckland Arts Festival. Jeremy has worked alongside Atamira Dance Company in AWA When Two Rivers Collide 2016, PANGO 2018, NGĀ WAI by Sean McDonald 2020 and the development of Te Wheke. Also working with Movement of the Human, Dancenorth, TOHU Productions, Tupua Tigafua in Shel We? and the 2021 world premiere of Ciggy Butts in the Sand, and Footnote as a guest artist in The Clearing. Most recently Jeremy performed with The New Zealand Dance Company for Whenua, in the 2024 Holland Dance Festival and Aotearoa NZ Festival of the Arts.​

Jeremy’s choreographic body of work includes Know One, a solo show presented in the 2018 Wellington Fringe Festival, two commissions for Footnote New Zealand Dance: This. as part of The Movement 2021 and A Floor, Some Thoughts and Us, a full-length work for the 2021 ChoreoCo Season and Somewhat Physical for the 2021 New Zealand School of Dance Graduation Season 2021.

23/03/2026

📅 Winter School 2026 will be taking place from Sunday 5 - Thursday 9 July 2026.

🔔 Registrations open Monday, 30 March.

Find out more at
nzschoolofdance.ac.nz/courses/winter-school

📷 Winter School 2025 by Stephen A'Court Photographer

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