RAD New Zealand | RAD NZ: Silver Swans Workshop Days

Booking Deadline:

Thursday 29 October 2026

Event Date:

Sunday 1 November 2026

Event Time:

9.30am – 4.00pm

Country:

New Zealand

Location:

Rotorua

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Who’s it for?

Silver Swans and Adult dancers

Fee:

$85

Contact:

office@rad.org.nz

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Rotorua Silver Swans Workshop Day 2026 – NEW FOR 2026

Experience the joy of movement at our Silver Swans workshop in Rotorua

Tailored for older learners, this inspiring day includes Repertoire, Musical Theatre, and Ballet Technique classes led by expert tutors. Come along to enjoy dancing in a friendly and welcoming environment with fellow Silver Swans from the Christchurch region.

Our Silver Swans workshops are open to everyone—whether you’re a current Silver Swan, attend other adult or senior ballet classes, or are brand new to dance and curious to give it a try. No matter your experience level, we’d love to welcome you. Come along to enjoy movement, music, and the joy of dancing in a friendly and supportive environment.

Venue

AMJAZZ Dance Studios

94 Tallyho St, Mangakakahi , Rotorua

Tutors

Smiling woman with short brown hair in a dark blazer against a blue backdrop — Sheila Manlunas

Sheila Manlunas

Ballet Repertoire and Technique

Musical Theatre (to be confirmed)

Tutor Bios

Sheila Manlunas

Sheila began her ballet training at the age of seven under the guidance of Mdm. Fe Sala Villarica at Balletcenter Cebu in the Philippines, following the R.A.D. syllabus.

In 2005, she was accepted as a Company Apprentice with Ballet Manila, the prestigious company founded by the Philippines’ Prima Ballerina, Lisa Macuja-Elizalde. During her time with the company, she transitioned to the Russian Vaganova Method and trained under distinguished mentors including Tatiana Udalenkova, Sergei Vikulov of the Vaganova Ballet Academy, and Ballet Manila’s Prima Ballerina, Lisa Macuja-Elizalde and ballet master Osias Barroso.

Through dedication and discipline, Sheila became a Company Member in 2006 and was promoted to Soloist in 2008. She performed extensively with Ballet Manila in both national and international tours, including appearances at the Gyeongju World Culture Expo in South Korea and the Nan-ying International Folklore Festival in Taiwan. She was also a finalist in the 2nd National Music Competitions for Young Artists Foundation (NAMCYA) Competition.

In 2012, Sheila joined as a Principal Dancer of the Queen City Metropolitan Ballet in Cebu. Throughout her career, she performed numerous classical and contemporary roles, including Paquita Pas de Trois, Gulnara in Le Corsaire, the Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker, the Lilac Fairy in Sleeping Beauty, Diana in Diana and Acteon, the Pas de Trois from Swan Lake, Princess Florine in the Bluebird Pas de Deux, Romeo and Juliet Pas De Deux, Dancing to Verdi, performances set to the works of Tchaikovsky and many more.

In 2015, Sheila returned to New Zealand to retire from professional performance and focus on family life. She has since continued to share her passion for dance through teaching at Anne Samson School of Ballet. In addition to teaching, she choreographs for productions and coaches dancers for competitions.

Musical Theatre (to be confirmed)

Further information

What to bring?

Comfortable clothes to dance in
Ballet shoes will be required when dancing on the tarkett floor, these shoes must be clean and are not to be worn outside of studios.
Jazz shoes if available.
Lunch, morning tea and afternoon tea.

How to book

We use Trybooking for our events. Please click on the Book now button to be taken to the booking page

Terms and Conditions

Applicants are asked to apply early to ensure a place as each workshop has a limited number of places.

Fees

All fees are inclusive of GST. The Academy reserves the right to amend fees where either tax changes take place during a calendar year or circumstances, such as the introduction of or a devaluation of a currency.

Closing Dates

Closing dates will be published locally, but the general rule is that closing dates is 10 days prior to the date of the workshop.

General Terms and Conditions

All applications and payments will be processed in order of receipt.
Correspondence will be sent primarily via email, if the email address is incorrect the RAD cannot be held responsible for missed or misdirected email communications.
Applications are non-transferable.
The Academy reserves the right to alter the advertised programme and/or tutor without prior notice. The information in this and other printed or electronic brochures/notices is correct at the time of print or going online.
If participant information is not received it is the responsibility of the individual who completed the booking to contact us to arrange for the information to be reissued:

Withdrawals, Transfers and Refunds

A refund of 80% of the fee will be considered for cancellations on medical grounds and on receipt of a medical certificate up to 14 days prior to the course commencement.

In limited situations on compassionate grounds, a refund of 80% of the fee will be considered for cancellations due to a family emergency up to 14 days prior to the course commencement. To apply, please contact the National Director: info@rad.org.nz

There will be a 50% refund for cancellations received less than 14 days prior to the course commencement with a medical certificate.

Force Majeure

The RAD shall not be liable to refund fees or any other penalty should activities be cancelled due to any cause whatsoever beyond their control.

Press and Publicity Consent

During the Silver Swans day RAD staff may take photographs and video recordings. All photographs and video recordings will be the property of the RAD.

The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) does not allow photographs, video, audio (sound) recording or any other images of anyone to be taken without their consent, or consent of their parent/guardian.

By submitting the registration form, you will give the RAD your consent to be photographed/filmed by RAD staff during the day. Photographs/videos may be used by the RAD for the following purposes, and we may share them with our partners or sponsors for the same purposes.

As promotional material in RAD publications (print and digital)
On the RAD website and social media channels
To distribute to press and media outlets to use in their print/digital publications and on their social mediachannels, as requested.
In news programmes/press publications for a story/article about Silver Swans

The RAD will only keep and use the photographs/videos for as long as is appropriate for business purposes (this means, for as long as we need to have access to the images/videos in order to operate as a company).
You are free to withdraw your consent at any time by sending an email to info@rad.org.nz. You do not need to specify a reason why you are withdrawing consent as well.

Data Protection Statement

The CPD Department hold information and contact details requested at the time of your booking that enable them to provide you with information relating to a participant’s registration for an activity. We will not disclose your information to a third party except where legally required to do so. In addition, our Privacy Statement and Company Privacy Policy are available to view and download: The CPD Privacy Statement is available to view online here. The full RAD Privacy Statement is available to view online here.

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