Hawke's Bay Ballet and Dance Inc

14/08/2026

DENT, Marion Natalie (nee Newman). Passed away
peacefully on 10 August 2026 at Hawkes Bay Fallen
Soldiers Memorial Hospital, Hastings, at age 90.
A service to celebrate Marion's life will be held at 11.00am on Monday 17 August at St Matthews Church,
Hastings. All messages to PO Box 967, Hastings, 4156

HB Ballet & Dance are saddened to farewell a long-serving supporter of our organisation.
Marion was an early committee member and remained a valued Honorary Vice President.
Her services to dance will be widely remembered. She was a dancer with the New Zealand Ballet under Poul Gnatt, an inaugural member of Friends of the Ballet, and in 1988 joined the Board of the Royal New Zealand Ballet. She also served as the RAD organiser for Hawke’s Bay for many years.
Her contribution and dedication to dance and to HB Ballet & Dance will be greatly missed and fondly remembered.

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25/06/2026

Thank you Community Burgers NZ for supporting us to support others

23/06/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our AGM on Sunday.

A very special thank you to our wonderful dancers, Ella, Hayley, and Lotta, for sharing their talent and performing for us. We truly appreciated having you there and helping make the afternoon so special. ✨🩰

20/06/2026

Today!

13/06/2026

03/06/2026

Congratulations to all of our raffle winners. Everyone has now been contacted.

29/04/2026

Have you seen our raffle tickets? They're out now!
If you've received a book to sell, thank you for your support!
If you'd like to purchase tickets, please reach out to a dancer/dance studio you know, otherwise our committee have some to sell.

19/04/2026

What a powerful finish to our 3-day workshop with our Advanced dancers!

This group continues to impress us year after year — not just with their talent, but with the maturity, focus, and commitment they bring into every class. Watching your progress over time has been something truly special.

It’s also been amazing to see the friendships that have grown alongside your dancing — the support, encouragement, and connection in this group is something we’re really proud of.

Thank you for your hard work and for continuing to raise the bar. We can’t wait to see where you go next!

19/04/2026

Our Intermediate group was absolutely packed with talent — every single dancer brought something unique, and the level of dedication and growth over the weekend was amazing to watch.

The tutors had such a tough job choosing award recipients because the standard was just that high!

Huge congratulations to everyone for your hard work, passion, and energy. Keep dancing, keep pushing yourselves, and keep shining!