The 2013/2014 SPARC 'active New Zealanders' survey found that three times the number of adults regularly dance as play rugby.
In late 2004 Tania Kopytko took over, and was still director in 2013 for DANZ's 20th anniversary events during the Wellington Dance Festival.
[5] Susan Jordan established the Tāmaki (Auckland) office of DANZ in 2005 and was the regional manager for 10 years.
It also provides dance residencies, a Growing Professional Skills programme, masterclasses, workshops, seminars and talks.
The inaugural recipient in 2016 was Bianca Hyslop, a member of Atamira Dance Company, who was paired with mentor Merenia Gray to create a new work over six weeks for public performance at Te Pou and the Mangere Arts Centre.
[17] Creative New Zealand said that the scores were lowered at their suggestion because the external panel had misunderstood the assessment criteria.