Become a Silver Swan
Become a Silver Swan
Whether you’re an experienced dancer, have briefly dabbled, or are a complete novice, we welcome older learners to try our Silver Swans® classes. These specially designed ballet sessions will help improve your mobility, posture, and co-ordination, and boost your energy levels.
Silver Swans 2025 Workshop Days
Get ready to plié, pirouette, and take flight! Join us this October in Wellington, Auckland, or Christchurch for a joyful day of dance designed especially for our fabulous Silver Swans in celebration of The International Day of the Older Person.
Enjoy a delightful mix of ballet, repertoire, and musical theatre classes in a friendly and supportive environment, guided by an incredible line-up of experienced tutors. Whether you’re a current Silver Swan, adult ballet student, returning to dance or discovering it for the first time, this is your moment to shine, move, and connect with others who share your love of dance. For more information about tutors and venues, click on your city below.
Release your inner swan
Silver Swans classes are now available in selected parts of the world, including New Zealand. Our Silver Swans Licensees are trained specifically to teach ballet to adults over-55s, but all ages are welcome.
Look for the Silver Swans Licensee logo as a sign of quality and to ensure you get the best possible dance experience!
Improve your dance-life balance
Research shows that 75% of the factors affecting quality of life and longevity are related to lifestyle, while only 25% are hereditary. This means that there’s no excuse for not becoming more active whatever your age. Dance in particular can play a vital role in ensuring a longer and better quality of life.
Dance is also rated ahead of many other physical activities for its health benefits. It’s also a very social activity, so Silver Swans classes are a great way to meet new people with a passion and joy for life.
Silver Swans workshops in New Zealand are registered with the ACC Live Stronger for Longer Programme, which supports safe, strength and balance-based activity for older adults.
Can’t find a Silver Swans teacher near you?
If you can’t find a teacher near you, keep visiting this page as new teachers are always joining the programme. To keep up to date, you can also subscribe to our mailing list to receive further news about classes by email (select ‘Silver Swans’ under preferences).
If you are a dance teacher, find out more about teaching our Silver Swans programme.
Join our New Zealand Silver Swans Facebook Group
Silver Swans was launched in New Zealand in 2019. We have a great group of Silver Swans dancers and teachers in a facebook group especially for New Zealand dancers. Click here to join in!
“I lived for dancing when I was young, but have done nothing for 50+ years! I was thrilled to find Silver Swans and, although I can’t do things as I used to, or would like to, the sheer joy of moving to music is still there – such fun.”
— Anna, Silver Swan from Harpenden, age 74
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