Dance Education & Workshops
Ministry of Education “Youth Got Skills” Episode 1 video - Rebekkah Schoonbeek as Mentor
Lose and Sifila Hafoka are students at Manurewa High School, and aspiring dancers and members of the Rewa All-Stars. Their commitment to dancing has made them highly employable – ready to find out why? You(th) Got Skills is a five-part video series featuring Māori and Pacific students aged 15 to 18 from Manurewa High School in South Auckland and tell the story of how they acquire and apply vital work-ready skills – communication, critical thinking, presentation skills, digital literacy, financial literacy, teamwork, problem solving, time management and creativity – in everyday life activities in and out of school. These activities include being part of a dance crew, being a head girl, leading a kapa haka group, connecting to their possible career and creating a digital book.
TEaching experience
With over 10 years of teaching experience, Rebekkah loves to share her knowledge. She has worked in many dance schools, tertiary education, Workshops, Primary, High schools and preschools teaching a variety of styles and classes.
List of institutions and places of work:
Tertiary & Full time
- Excel Performing Arts School ( H.O.D - 2017/18)
- Apollo Theatre School Commercial Full time
- MEBA future Dancers programme
Companies/Workshops
- National Youth Theatre Company
- CCMT
- Stretch and Grow (Pre School exercise classes)
- Apollo Theatre Company
Dance Schools
- Fusion Dance Studio
- The Dance Studio
- Carter-Chan Performance Centre
- Bays School of Dance
- Neverland Studios
- Red Studio
Schools (NCEA/Cambridge)
- Diocesan School for Girls
- St Cuthberts College
- Epsom Girls Grammar
- Auckland Boys Grammar School
- Mt Albert Grammar School
- Kristen College
- Orewa College
Primary
- Cornwall Park Primary School
- Remuera Intermediate
- Royal Oak Primary School
The Dance Studio Performance Group - “Ode Martha” - PACANZ ‘16
Education
Recently Rebekkah has created NZQA Level 4 and 5 Dance curriculum for Excel Performing Arts School. She was Head of Department for two years prior to the creation of the new curriculum. Her wealth of dance knowledge is extensive and includes detailed understanding around: NZ and International Companies/competitions/performances, dance styles and their history, dance influences, choreographers, theatre and Musical theatre and much more.
“Dance is a huge industry! My aim is to be a part of it as much as I can. I love to learn about all who have come before me and to follow and grow with those creating new pathways in dance today. I really enjoy learning about all that is dance. To be constantly learning and exploring in this art form excites me! Dance will always be a huge part of my life.”
Rebekkah works with students and peers to help them choose the right dance path for them.
CCMT Theatre Workshop 2017 - “Fosse”
Bruce Mason Center
Photo: Hamish McGreogor
private tuition
Rebekkah offers private tuition in a range of dance styles. She works with each dancer to gain knowledge and understanding of their own body. She specializes in understanding movement pathways, dance history, safe dance practices, musicality and embodiment. She creates choreography with her students for performances and competitions. Some of her past students have gone onto further studies, jobs and dance achievements.
If you would like private tuition, please get in touch.
NOTE: All choreography belongs to Rebekkah as the choreographer, unless discussed or stated before hand.
Student - Louise Camelbeke | 2019 | Alana Haines Award