Independance

Independance A home for contemporary dance practice, creative enquiry, and community, within Auckland’s Wellesley Studios.

Our classes are taught by a vibrant selection of skilled choreographers, dance artists and technique tutors. Catering to a diverse community, the classes provide professional level training whilst also being open to various levels of experience. Independance welcomes dancers, actors, body practitioners, students, athletes or anybody looking to enhance their relationship to movement through classes

and workshops. Based in Auckland, Independance is an ongoing initiative that provides a sustainable and progressive training program, a community in action & a movement forum for the exchange and growth of contemporary dance and performance practice in Aotearoa New Zealand.

August brings another block of Muscle & Bone, this month with Matiu Tapsell Matiu Tapsell 👏 Saturdays 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 A...
31/07/2026

August brings another block of Muscle & Bone, this month with Matiu Tapsell Matiu Tapsell 👏

Saturdays 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 August
10-11:30am Wellesley Studios

Drop in session - $20 or $18 student
or use your 10 class card ($150/$130 purchase)
Registration is encouraged! Link in bio or email [email protected]

Start your weekend with a dynamic conditioning class designed to build strength, mobility, coordination, and body awareness.
A long-time favourite at Independance, Muscle & Bone combines rhythmic movement with functional strength training to support a resilient and sustainable movement practice. Open to dancers, movers, and curious bodies of all backgrounds and experience levels.

SEE YOU THERE!

14/07/2026

WARMING UP WITH LEILA

We’re in the middle of winter but classes continue, with more focus given to a thorough physical warm up at the beginning of each class. Here are some moments from last night’s class with Leila, starting with some down the room progressions to warm into phrase-work.

One more class with Leila next Monday 20 July 6:30-8pm, followed by a one-off class with anyaxdown ~ more info to come!

This Thursday we close our current series with Rachel: Species in Weight/ing.Field, Fall, Flow, Fly, Fail, Follow, Fallo...
07/07/2026

This Thursday we close our current series with Rachel: Species in Weight/ing.

Field, Fall, Flow, Fly, Fail, Follow, Fallow.
Practices towards collaborative research through;
Contact improvisation/partner work, Improvisation/scores,
Body weather,
Body work,
Play/Fighting Monkey,
Working with objects,
Witnessing.

For those who work across the performance industry to develop skills working with other bodies; both human and more than.

Thank you Rachel for bringing this inquiry into the studio.

Thursday 9 July 6:30-8:30PM

Please DM us to register, or follow the link in our bio

29/06/2026

Three more Mondays ~ Open Contemporary with Leila

Mondays 29 June, 6 & 13 July 6:30-8pm
Wellesley Studios

It’s getting cold and harder to get to the studio for a dance, but let’s try keep our momentum up during Winter! Classes will continue through the Winter months. Hope to see you there 😌

To register, follow the link in our bio!

DOING IN RIGOROUS CONFUSIONThursdays 7 & 21 May 6:30-8:30pm These Thursday evenings are a moment to touch base with your...
05/05/2026

DOING IN RIGOROUS CONFUSION
Thursdays 7 & 21 May 6:30-8:30pm


These Thursday evenings are a moment to touch base with your making and do in rigorous confusion*. Utilising performance as practice methodologies we will construct, improvise and perform for one another in an attempt to locate where we are and where to next... These sessions are a chance to check in both together and privately - what am I making? what do I want to make? how do I make with what I have? what does it mean? should I make sense of it?
A facilitative session for practitioners who want to gather together in their creative practice, for a few hours, in the dark.

Note: open to all live performance practitioners. Please bring something to write in.

*From Patti Lather, Troubling Clarity, 1996

Rosamund Philpott is a dance artist who is currently completing a creative practice PhD investigating Q***r philosophies of time, phenomenology and historiography. Her practice is rooted in a deep commitment to dancing as the way forward. She is keen to share some of her thoughts, discoveries and methods with other Tāmaki Makaurau performance makers.

Image by Jinki Cambronero

PLEASE REGISTER BY FOLLOWING THE LINK IN OUR BIO OR BY EMAILING [email protected]
These classes will go ahead if at least 4 people have registered.

May has begun, and we have already had two wonderful classes with ‘Isope and Tor to start the month. Here is your class ...
05/05/2026

May has begun, and we have already had two wonderful classes with ‘Isope and Tor to start the month.

Here is your class line up for the next few weeks

Mondays 11, 18 & 25 May 6:30-8pm - OPEN CONTEMPORARY with Helena May

Thursdays 7 & 21 May 6:30-8:30pm - DOING IN RIGOROUS CONFUSION with Rose Philpott

Saturday 9 May 10-11:30am - MUSCLE AND BONE with ‘Isope Akau’ola .akauola

Saturdays 16 & 23 May 10-11:30am - MUSCLE AND BONE with Xin Ji

NO CLASSES on Thursdays 14 & 28 May, and Saturday 30 May.

PLEASE register for classes via the link in our bio or by emailing [email protected]
If there are less than 3 sign ups per class, class will be cancelled. It takes 2 minutes to sign up, thank you!!

More info coming soon for Rose’s classes!

CLASS RATES
Drop in - $20 / $18 student
10 class card - $150 / $130 student
Pay at reception before class

Address

113 Wellesley Street West
Auckland
1010

Telephone

+642102478793

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