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Dance 4 Us & Arts 4 All Youth and Adult Programmes

Dance for us and Art for All are drop in programmes that offer many benefits for people who identify as being neurodivergent, and/or having cognitive or physical disabilities.

About Dance for Us

Dance 4 Us is a dance movement therapy programme for people with biological or developmental ages between 15 - 70+ years with an intellectual or physical disability (including ADHD, cerebral palsy, global development delays, brain trauma, and Autism). Clients can have fun and move their bodies creatively, and their carers can join in too.

Dance 4 Us Youth is for people with the biological or developmental ages between 12 – 24 years. There is a crossover of ages so we can cater to both the young at heart and the more mature clients.

Each session is delivered by a registered dance movement therapist with the support of 1 - 3 assistants. Dance 4 Us sessions help foster social connections and emotional literacy through creative and expressive dance movement based activities, co-create meaningful shared experience in the community, and support individual self-expression.

Clients can drop-in and we encourage carers to participate for the safety and wellbeing of their clients.

We welcome a gold coin or online donation to help us continue to deliver our valuable mahi!

About Arts 4 All

Arts 4 All is a creative arts therapy programme for people who identify as being neurodivergent, and/or having cognitive or physical disabilities aged 15 years and over that allows participants to have fun and express themselves. Group numbers can range from 6 to 20, running over nine weeks of each school term. Sessions are also open to carers.

Each session is delivered by a registered art therapist with the assistance of up to three assistants. A typical session would involve a welcome followed by an interactive segment that uses art materials such as drawing, painting, clay, collage and sensory objects like water or rice.

We welcome a gold coin or online donation to help us continue to deliver our valuable mahi!

For more info, please get in touch.

The Cost of Dance 4 Us & Arts 4 All

The cost to attend either a Dance 4 Us or Arts 4 All session is a gold coin or online donation/koha.

Locations

We’re proud to offer sessions in multiple locations throughout New Zealand. They run parallel to school terms and there are eight to nine sessions per term.

Dance 4 Us Mt Roskill
Time: Mondays 10.00am – 11.00am

Wesley Community Centre @ 740 Sandringham Road Extension.

Term 1 2025: 10 February - 7 April
Term 2 2025: 28 April - 23 June (No session on 2 June - King’s Birthday)

Term 3 2025: 14 July - 8 September
Term 4 2025: 6 October - 8 December (No session on 27 October - Labour Day)


Dance 4 Us North Shore
Time: Thursdays 10.30 – 11.30am

Address: Takapuna Methodist Church Hall @ Cnr Lake Road and Tennyson Avenue.

Term 1 2025: 13 February - 3 April
Term 2 2025: 1 May - 26 June

Term 3 2025: 17 July - 11 September
Term 4 2025: 9 October - 4 December


Dance 4 Us West
Time: Fridays 10:00am – 11:00am
Address: MPHS Community Hub @ 27 Corban Ave, Henderson.

Term 1 2025: 14 February - 11 April (no session 28 February and 4 April)
Term 2 2025: 2 May - 27 June (No session on 20 June - Matariki)

Term 3 2025: 18 July - 19 September
Term 4 2025: 10 October - 5 December

Auckland

Hamilton

Dance 4 Us Hamilton
Time: Thursdays 10:30am – 11:30 am

Address: YWCA Hall, 28 Pembroke St, Hamilton Lake.

Term 1 2025: 13 February - 3 April
Term 2 2025: 1 May - 3 July Term 3 2025: 17 July - 11 September
Term 4 2025: 9 October - 4 December

Dance 4 Us Youth Te Awamutu
Time: Tuesdays 10:00am - 11:00am

Address: St Johns Anglican Church, 47 George Street, Te Awamutu 3800

Term 1 2025: 18 February - 8 April
Term 2 2025: 29 April - 1 July

Wellington

Dance 4 Us Wellington

Wednesdays 1pm–2pm

Aro Valley Community Centre, 48 Aro St, Aro Valley.

Term 1 2025: 12 February - 2 April
Term 2 2025: 30 April - 25 June

Term 3 2025: 16 July - 10 September
Term 4 2025: 8 October - 3 December

Christchurch

Dance 4 Us Bryndwr
Time: Thursdays 11:00am– 12pm.

The Village Presbyterian
Church & Community Centre @ Bryndwr, 365A Ilam Rd.

Term 1 2025: 13 February - 3 April
Term 2 2025: 1 May - 26 June

 Arts 4 All Papanui
Time: Fridays 10.30am – 11.30am

Address: Main Hall: Creative Nest, The Village Church Presbyterian Centre, 460 Papanui Rd.

Term 1 2025: 14 February - 4 April (No session 4 April)
Term 2 2025: 2 May - 27 June (No session on 20 June - Matariki)

Term 3 2025: 18 July - 12 September
Term 4 2025: 10 October - 12 December (No session on 14 November - Canterbury Anniversary)

Oamaru

Dance 4 Us Oamaru
Time: Wednesdays 10.30–11.30am

Address: Oamaru Club Inc, 32 Severn Street, Oamaru 9400

Term 1 2025: 12 February - 9 April
Term 2 2025: 30 April - 25 June
Term 3 2025: 16 July - 17 September (No session 27 August)
Term 4 2024: 8 October - 10 December (No session 29 October)

  • “I am always happy leaving the class because I get to try something new each time, especially during the "say hello to" activity. I am always full of smiles on Thursdays when my carer picks me up knowing I'll be at dance.”

    Client, Dance 4 Us and Arts 4 All

  • “She loves coming here, she feels to be herself and her motor skills and confidence has improved. She shared a lot of actions or moves during Dance 4 Us and she's happy.”

    Carer, Dance 4 Us

  • “Every Thursday morning she is so excited to go to the Dance 4 Us session. She said " it was an amazing class and is happy to meet a new friends."

    Carer, Dance 4 Us

  • “My client has improved physical and emotional wellbeing. This group helps her to be part of a community.”

    Carer, Dance 4 Us and Arts 4 All