University of Auckland

Founded in 1883, The University is ranked 65th in the world by the QS World University Rankings 2025, making it New Zealand’s highest ranked university. It is also the largest and most comprehensive, with more than 35,000 students, including in 2023, 9,350 international students representing around 107 countries.
The University’s Dance Studies Programme is New Zealand’s leading centre for postgraduate research in dance, becoming internationally recognised for its research in teaching and learning, choreographic practice and dance ethnography. The programme continues to grow and flourish, with the undergraduate degree becoming the:

• Bachelor of Dance Studies
• Bachelor of Dance Studies (Honours)
• Postgraduate Diploma in Dance Studies
• Master of Dance Studies
• Master of Community Dance
• Master of Dance Movement Therapy
• A world-leading Dual Masters programme with Beijing Dance Academy in China
• Doctoral study

Our staff are world leading researchers in dance education, ethnography, creative practice, critical theory and history.