Geordan Wilcox - Classical Tutor
Geordan started dancing at Southern Ballet in Christchurch and went on to study at the New Zealand School of Dance in Wellington. After graduating from the three year Dance Diploma he worked as a freelance dancer, dancing in New Zealand with Mary Jane O’Reilly and then Timothy Gordan in Company Z. Geordan then gained employment as a full time dancer with the Royal New Zealand Ballet where he toured both nationally and internationally and had the opportunity to work with world class contemporary and ballet choreographers and teachers during his 13 year career with the company. During his time at the company Geordan was awarded a scholarship and sabbatical to attend the Jacobs Pillow Dance Festival in Massachusetts, where he studied Modern Traditions with Milton Myers (Alvin Ailey, Julliard School) and Broadway Evolutions with Chet Walker (choreographer and co-creator of the Broadway show Fosse) Geordan was also invited to attend company classes and rehearsals with the Mark Morris Dance Company in New York whle on sabbatical.
On retiring from the Royal New Zealand Ballet Company, Geordan went on to the University of Auckland where he completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Creative and Performing Arts in Dance Studies and a Master of Creative and Performing Arts in Dance Studies. On completion of his Masters (MCPA) with the University of Auckland, he continued studies in Dance Education and completed a Graduate Diploma in Teaching (Secondary) at The University of Auckland.
Geordan has now been Head of Dance at Saint Kentigern College for 9 years.
Geordan has also taught for Ballet Preljocaj, The New Zealand School of Dance, The University of Auckland, Mount Eden Ballet Academy, East Auckland Performing Arts School, Philippa Campbell School of Ballet and several other studios. He has taught for the RAD Wellington Summer School, Hawkes Bay Dance Summer School, Invercargill Summer School and was an examiner for RAD Solo Seal.
Geordan was a board member for the New Zealand Dance Festival Trust 2013-2017, is on the DANZ Editorial Committee and has been a board member for the New Zealand Dance Company and the New Zealand Dance Archives from 2020
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