Taupo Academy of Dance

13/09/2026

Stretching circles at jazz class ❤️

Our Pre-Grade 3 Jazz girls enjoyed their first lesson with student teacher Lily Mawson, and started a very exciting dance for our end of year showcase!!

Very proud of all our student teachers who are putting their teacher training to work and leading our youngest dancers ⭐️⭐️

13/09/2026

A big congratulations to maddi.mccarthy for her outstanding weekend at Danceforce NZ Rotorua.
First place in all genres and second in lyrical!
She was the senior Champs winner, the special award winner for high standard choreography and the winner of the senior scholarship for self choreography.

Congratulations on your achievements, Maddi ✨🙌🏼

Thank you for your hard work and choreography HANNAH GOLEBIOWSKI DANCE

Raelene McCarthy

12/09/2026

12/09/2026

We were honoured to have our senior troupe performing in Taupo’s annual Stella Awards last night. We’re thankful for have been apart of such a wonderful evening of celebration.

Well done to all of our performers. You were sensational ⭐️

Stella Awards

11/09/2026

RAD Vocational Exams 2026 ✨

We are extremely proud of our dancers who sat their Royal Academy of Dance NZ exams today. What an incredible achievement!! ⭐️

Congratulations to our Intermediate Foundation, Intermediate and Advanced Foundation classes 💓

09/09/2026

Beautiful Grade 4 Jazz taking a break to see the sunset ✨

Exams are over and our dancers are excited to be underway with concert work 💯
It’s a fun and fresh start for everyone at the studio after all of the hard work.

And even better, summer is on its way! ☀️

07/09/2026

Big achievements at the studio 🤌🏻

In our troupe classes, our dancers continuously strive for the next big thing. We are proud of how they always show up and work their hardest.

Every lesson is one lesson closer to nationals!! 🥳

Jessie Sherman
Dali_Cowie
Grace Eloise Windley

06/09/2026

TROUPE AUDITION INFO 👉🏻

🗓️ Friday 25th September
📍 14 Mahoe Street, Taupo

3.00-3.30pm: 5-6 years
3.30-4.00pm: 10 years and under
4.00-4.45pm: 14 years and under
4.45-5.45pm: 15 years and over

If you have any questions, please reach out through DM

Can’t make this date? We accept video submissions. Please contact us with what is required ❤️

REGISTRATIONS CLOSE THURSDAY 24th SEPTEMBER

Registration form in our bio 🤌🏻

06/09/2026

To all of our dance dads, we thank you for being apart of this dance community we call family. Everything you do for your dancers is greatly appreciated by everyone at TAD.

HAPPY FATHER’S DAY ⭐️

04/09/2026

NZAMD EXAMS - Day Four

Our final day of exams was filled with our intermediate and senior dancers, and we are proud of all the hard work they put into their dancing.
Well done on your exams, girls! 🙌🏼

Congratulations to:
▪️Hip Hop Level 6
▪️Contemporary Level Four
▪️Advanced One Jazz
▪️Hip Hop Level Four
▪️Contemporary Level One
▪️Contemporary Level Three