La Muse

01/06/2026

We had such a blast at Invercargill Central this Kings Birthday weekend grooving at the Silent Disco 🪩 🕺🙌🏼😃 it was super fun and we can’t wait for the next one! Thanks for inviting us 🥳

30/05/2026

Come on down to Invercargill Central today and have a dance with us at the Silent Disco 🕺 🪩

30/05/2026

27/05/2026

Always love the opportunity to have Dean McKerras in the studio 😍♥️

Dean has been in town for his fabulous DanceNZmade Exchange and our performance jazz exams and while here he also managed to squeeze in a studio workshop for us 🙌🏼

Thanks for sharing the joy Dean, we appreciate you
🤗

19/05/2026

At the beginning of May Allie headed up to Queenstown for her first experience at a Brent Street workshop and she had such a blast!!

Brent St is a full time training facility based in Sydney, Australia specialising in commercial, musical theatre, and modern dance styles.
The opportunity to partake in their classes during their annual tour is outstanding!!

Way to step out of your comfort zone and embrace your joy Allie 🤩🤩

15/05/2026

🚨Some pretty cool news:

La Muse senior student and teacher Sophie Ineson is currently in Phoenix, Arizona in the United States of America alongside fellow Kiwi Jesse Rumball-Smith, from Wellington representing Aotearoa at the International Science and Engineering Fair ♥️👩🏻‍🔬

Sophie’s project, Disrupted Digestion, tests the effects of microplastics in the Antarctica environment. She compared how different microplastics affect seabirds like king penguins – simulating the conditions in their small intestines to see how microplastics act on digestive enzymes.

Jesse’s project, Wool that Breathes, involved growing porous crystalline microstructures on wool to capture CO2. Textiles that capture carbon have the potential to not only reduce emissions but also to increase the value of New Zealand’s wool.

We are so proud of Sophie to be powering forward with her passion and representing NZ 🤗😍
Everyone is looking forward to hearing all about it when you get back in the country Sophie ♥️

12/05/2026

❤️🎶 “way down, Hadestown” 🎶🖤

Bringing more of the musical theatre goodness to the public this week is the combined Southland Boys and Southland Girls High Schools production of Hadestown - Teen Edition 🤩🤩

Based on Greek mythology it’s a story of romance and tragedy - “wait for me, I’m coming!!” 👀
With choreography by one of our own lovely La Muse dancers/teachers - Sophie Ineson 🙌🏼

This show will be an absolute stunner and it’s opening night is tonight so don’t miss out!!

📍Centrestage Theatre
🗓️ Tues/Wed/Thurs 12-14th May
⏰ 7.30pm start

🎟️ Tickets available:
https://www.iticket.co.nz/events/2026/may/hadestown-teen-edition

10/05/2026

To the mums, grandmas, aunties, stepmums, dance mums, and every incredible maternal figure cheering from the sidelines — today we celebrate you 💐

Happy Mother’s Day to all the amazing women who nurture, inspire, and uplift their dancers every single day 💖

10/05/2026

We’ve been celebrating sign language at La Muse this week as NZ celebrates 20yrs of NZSL being an officially recognised language ❤️ “An Aotearoa Where Anyone Can Sign Anywhere” ❤️ Learning to greet each other in NZSL is a lovely way to increase awareness and inclusivity of deaf members of our community and at La Muse we are proud to support an increase in visibility 🫶🏼 If you’ve attended the ILT Christmas Variety Show you may have noticed some of the songs being signed…these superstars aren’t trained interpreters, they are La Muse students who have been putting in the mahi to learn and share these beautiful translations 🤗 Happy NZSL Week everyone 🙌🏼🥰

06/05/2026

Verdon College has put together a stellar not to be missed production of High School Musical and tonight is final night 🎉🎉
It’s always a good choice seeing creative talent bringing theatrical experiences to the public 🥰

This is your last chance to see High School Musical: On Stage at Verdon College. It’s been an incredible run and the cast are ready to give it everything for one final performance.

🕖 7:00pm start
📍 Verdon College Hall
🎟️ Tickets available from the Verdon College office
🚪 Door sales available
💲 $15 adults | $10 children

Media kindly borrowed from Verdon College socials 🫶🏼