About The Dance Well Centre
Starting out as a blog in 2013, the Dance Well Centre has evolved to meet the needs of the community. Working with a wide range of students in the middle school years, Founding Director Brie Jessen-Vaughan recognised a need for a dance class beyond the traditional studio approach. Beginning in 2014 TDWC started with three classes and now offers a range of classes, with something for (almost) everyone.
Work Hard at Something you Love
At The Dance Well Centre we're passionate about helping young people develop their sense of self through dance.
We aim to provide a holistic dance experience that encompasses a range of styles, focusing on process and skill building, using students' own movement vocabularies and challenging their thinking about movement. We believe that there's nothing more rewarding than working hard at something you love! |
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Staff
Brie Jessen-Vaughan
Founder/Director
BA (Hons), MA (Distinction), Grad. Dip. Tchg (Primary), Registered Teacher - BBODance
Brie is passionate about the role of dance in young people’s lives, and is an advocate for the importance of dance wellness education. Brie trained extensively in ballet (British Ballet Organisation - BBO), Jazz (American Jazz Dance Association - AJDA) and contemporary dance (with Karen Barbour at University of Waikato) as a teenager, but her real love is teaching (with choreography following a close second). Brie is BBODance Registered Teacher and an NZ Registered Teacher (School).
Brie is an experienced classroom and dance teacher at middle school level and has been responsible for creating, developing and leading the dance programme at Newlands Intermediate. She has experience in teaching and marking NCEA level dance and is a member of the Dance Subject Association of New Zealand (DSANZ), New Zealand Association of Modern Dance (NZAMD), and BBODance (formerly the British Ballet Organisation). She is particularly passionate about fostering student choreographic confidence and leadership skills through dance opportunities in the community.
Founder/Director
BA (Hons), MA (Distinction), Grad. Dip. Tchg (Primary), Registered Teacher - BBODance
Brie is passionate about the role of dance in young people’s lives, and is an advocate for the importance of dance wellness education. Brie trained extensively in ballet (British Ballet Organisation - BBO), Jazz (American Jazz Dance Association - AJDA) and contemporary dance (with Karen Barbour at University of Waikato) as a teenager, but her real love is teaching (with choreography following a close second). Brie is BBODance Registered Teacher and an NZ Registered Teacher (School).
Brie is an experienced classroom and dance teacher at middle school level and has been responsible for creating, developing and leading the dance programme at Newlands Intermediate. She has experience in teaching and marking NCEA level dance and is a member of the Dance Subject Association of New Zealand (DSANZ), New Zealand Association of Modern Dance (NZAMD), and BBODance (formerly the British Ballet Organisation). She is particularly passionate about fostering student choreographic confidence and leadership skills through dance opportunities in the community.
Brooke Newman
Teacher
Teacher
Brooke has been dancing since the age of 6, training in multiple genres including Jazz, Ballet and Contemporary. Over the past 3 and half years Brooke has been working and training first as an assistant teacher and now as a junior teacher. She enjoys working with students of all ages and opportunities to create new and interesting choreography. She is an experienced performer and enjoys teaching lyrical, jazz and contemporary classes. She is studying education and psychology at Victoria University.
