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Credits: DVD 2 (Extended mix)

Every effort has been made to clear the use of all choreography, music, recordings, and film footage in this resource. In some instances, as signalled below, the publisher has been unable to trace copyright holders and would be grateful for information as to their identities.

Break-dance

Dancers: Qwik 'n' Ezy
Choreography: individual members of Qwik 'n' Ezy copyright © Qwik 'n' Ezy
Music: composed and recorded by Malcolm Clarke copyright © Malcolm Clarke
Footage: filmed by Dave Cameron copyright © Crown

Hip hop

Dancers: Urban Beat
Choreography: Tui Manuel copyright © Tui Manuel
Music: 'Little Angels', composed and performed by Theo Va'a copyright © Theo Va'a, recorded by V LuV Entertainment Ltd copyright © V LuV Entertainment Ltd
Footage: filmed by Dave Cameron copyright © Crown

Tap dance

Dancers: The Dance Studio
Choreography: Jacqui Cesan copyright © Jacqui Cesan
Footage: filmed by Dave Cameron copyright © Crown

Coon dancing

Dancers: Auckland City Dukes
Choreography: Auckland City Dukes copyright © Auckland City Dukes
Music: Cape Culture Band, copyright unknown
Footage: filmed by Dave Cameron copyright © Crown

Ballroom dancing: waltz

Dancers: Natalie Leonard and Sterling Peka
Choreography: Harry and Marie Raiend copyright © Harry and Marie Raiend
Music: 'Theme from the Thornbirds' composed by H. Mancini, copyright unknown; recording (performed by Hollywood Movie Strings) from the album Ballroom Swing copyright © Casa Musica Musikvertrieb
Footage: filmed by Dave Cameron copyright © Crown

Ballroom dancing: foxtrot

Dancers: Natalie Leonard and Sterling Peka
Choreography: Harry and Marie Raiend copyright © Harry and Marie Raiend
Music: 'Love Walked In' composed by Gershwin and Gershwin, copyright unknown; recording (performed by Bryan Smith and Orchestra) from the album Congratulations: Australian New Vogue and Sequence Dancing, vol. 1 copyright © June Smith, New Vogue Recordings
Footage: filmed by Dave Cameron copyright © Crown

Ballroom dancing: march

Dancers: Natalie Leonard and Sterling Peka
Choreography: Harry and Marie Raiend copyright © Harry and Marie Raiend
Music: 'Sky High' composed by Riley and Swan, copyright unknown; recording (performed by Bryan Smith and Orchestra) from the album Congratulations: Australian New Vogue and Sequence Dancing, vol. 1 copyright © June Smith, New Vogue Recordings
Footage: filmed by Dave Cameron copyright © Crown

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Ballroom dancing: new vogue waltz

Dancers: Natalie Leonard and Sterling Peka
Choreography: Harry and Marie Raiend copyright © Harry and Marie Raiend
Music: 'Thrills' composed by Arncliffe/B7H, out of copyright; recording (performed by Bryan Smith and Orchestra) from the album Congratulations: Australian New Vogue and Sequence Dancing, vol. 1 copyright © June Smith, New Vogue Recordings
Footage: filmed by Dave Cameron copyright © Crown

Ballroom dancing: tango

Dancers: Natalie Leonard and Sterling Peka
Choreography: Harry and Marie Raiend copyright © Harry and Marie Raiend
Music: 'Libertango' composed by E. Curci Srl and A. Pagani Srl. copyright © Fable Music Pty Ltd; recording (performed by Sexteto Pasion) from the album Ballroom Swing copyright © Casa Musica Musikvertrieb
Footage: filmed by Dave Cameron copyright © Crown

Ballroom dancing: cha cha

Dancers: Natalie Leonard and Sterling Peka
Choreography: Harry and Marie Raiend copyright © Harry and Marie Raiend
Music: 'Ande Yo Caliente' composed by Gallardo and Cabanas, copyright unknown; recording (performed by Hermana Negra) from the album Café Paradiso copyright © Casa Musica Musikvertrieb
Footage: filmed by Dave Cameron copyright © Crown

Ballroom dancing: jive

Dancers: Natalie Leonard and Sterling Peka
Choreography: Harry and Marie Raiend copyright © Harry and Marie Raiend
Music: 'Only You' composed by B. Ram and H. Rand, copyright unknown; recording (performed by Jungle James) from the album Café Paradiso copyright © Casa Musica Musikvertrieb
Footage: filmed by Dave Cameron copyright © Crown

Chinese ribbon dance

Dancers: students from Epsom Girls' Grammar School
Choreography: traditional
Music: 'Happiness of the Occasion', copyright unknown
Footage: filmed by Dave Cameron copyright © Crown

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Snow lotus dance

Dance: Snow Lotus
Dancers: New Zealand Chinese Dance School
Choreography: Sunny Sun copyright © Sunny Sun
Music: Chinese folk music from a joint publication by Tibet Audio Visual Publication Ltd and Pacific Audio Visual Publication P2542, copyright unknown
Footage: filmed by Dave Cameron copyright © Crown

Chinese waist drum dance

Dancers: Pao Zhong Yu group, Chinese farmers from Shanxi Province, China
Choreography: traditional
Footage: filmed by Dave Cameron copyright © Crown

Lotus dragon dance

Dancers: Lotus Dragon Dance Group
Choreography: traditional
Music: 'Enjoying Your Life', out of copyright
Footage: filmed by Dave Cameron copyright © Crown

Chinese sword dance

Dancers: Frank Yan (sword dancer), Yu-Fen Wang, and Amanda Wang (other dancers)
Choreography: traditional, as interpreted by Frank Yan copyright © Frank Yan
Music: 'Spring Festival Overture' composed by Li Huanzhi and performed by Central Chinese Folk Orchestra; recording from Selected Chinese Orchestral and Instrumental Solo Works by Li Huanzhi, distributed by Polygram Records Ltd, Hong Kong, out of copyright
Footage: filmed by Dave Cameron copyright © Crown

Martial arts

Performers: Sejong Tae Kwon Do group
Choreography: Steve Kim copyright © Steve Kim
Music: 'Preparing for the Battle' (composed by Danny Elfman) from Planet of the Apes; recording copyright © Sony Music Entertainment (NZ)
Footage: filmed by Dave Cameron copyright © Crown

Korean fan dance

Dancers: students from Epsom Girls' Grammar School
Choreography: traditional, as arranged by students of Epsom Girls' Grammar School copyright © Epsom Girls' Grammar School
Music: Korean Folk Dance Music copyright © Daedo Records, Korea
Footage: filmed by Dave Cameron copyright © Crown

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Indian classical dance: bharata natyam

Dancers: Anuradha's School of Indian Dances
Choreography: traditional, as arranged by Anuradha Ramkumar copyright © Anuradha Ramkumar
Music:
First dance (with candles): 'Diya Dance' composed by Anand Shankar, copyright unknown; recording copyright also unknown but track is from the album Dances of Shiva
Second dance: 'Thom Karuvil Irunthom' composed by A. R. Rehman, performed by Shankar Mahadevan, copyright unknown; recording copyright also unknown but track is from the album Star
Footage: filmed by Dave Cameron copyright © Crown

Indian classical dance: mohini attam

Dancers: Anuradha's School of Indian Dances
Choreography: traditional, as arranged by Anuradha Ramkumar copyright © Anuradha Ramkumar
Music: 'Padma Nabha' composed by Eirayemman Thambi, performed by Trichur Janardhan, copyright unknown; recorded by Anuradha Ramkumar copyright © Anuradha Ramkumar
Footage: filmed by Dave Cameron copyright © Crown

Indian classical dance: kathak

Dancers: Anuradha's School of Indian Dances
Choreography: traditional, as arranged by Anuradha Ramkumar copyright © Anuradha Ramkumar
Music: unknown
Footage: filmed by Dave Cameron copyright © Crown

Flamenco

Dancer: Pilar Romero
Choreography: Pilar Romero copyright © Pilar Romero
Music: 'Alegrias', 'Sonate voor Stem', and 'Nederland' from Raam op Het Zuiden, composed by Theo Loevendie copyright © Theo Loevendie, performed and recorded by Nederlands Blazers Ensemble copyright © Nederlands Blazers Ensemble 2001
Footage: filmed by Dave Cameron copyright © Crown

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Irish reel

Dancers: Johanna Lees' Highland and National Dance Group
Choreography: traditional, as interpreted by the New Zealand Academy of Highland and National Dancing (Inc.) copyright © the New Zealand Academy of Highland and National Dancing (Inc.)
Music: Highland Dancing performed and recorded by Bruce Cawood copyright © Bruce Cawood
Footage: filmed by Dave Cameron copyright © Crown

Irish jig

Dancers: Johanna Lees' Highland and National Dance Group
Choreography: traditional, as interpreted by the New Zealand Academy of Highland and National Dancing (Inc.) copyright © the New Zealand Academy of Highland and National Dancing (Inc.)
Music: Highland Dancing performed and recorded by Bruce Cawood copyright © Bruce Cawood
Footage: filmed by Dave Cameron copyright © Crown

Highland fling

Dancers: Johanna Lees' Highland and National Dance Group
Choreography: traditional, as interpreted by the New Zealand Academy of Highland and National Dancing (Inc.) copyright © the New Zealand Academy of Highland and National Dancing (Inc.)
Music: Highland Dancing performed and recorded by Bruce Cawood copyright © Bruce Cawood
Footage: filmed by Dave Cameron copyright © Crown

Sword dance (ghillie callum)

Dancers: Johanna Lees' Highland and National Dance Group
Choreography: traditional, as interpreted by the New Zealand Academy of Highland and National Dancing (Inc.) copyright © the New Zealand Academy of Highland and National Dancing (Inc.)
Music: Highland Dancing performed and recorded by Bruce Cawood copyright © Bruce Cawood
Footage: filmed by Dave Cameron copyright © Crown

Sailor's hornpipe

Dancers: Johanna Lees' Highland and National Dance Group
Choreography: traditional, as interpreted by the New Zealand Academy of Highland and National Dancing (Inc.) copyright © the New Zealand Academy of Highland and National Dancing (Inc.)
Music: Highland Dancing performed and recorded by Bruce Cawood copyright © Bruce Cawood
Footage: filmed by Dave Cameron copyright © Crown

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Morris dances

Dances: rapper dance in 'stone monkey style', long sword dance, dance with handkerchiefs to 'Jenny Lind', and stick dance to 'British Grenadiers'
Dancers: City of Auckland Morris Dancers
Choreography: traditional
Music: rapper dance: 'Atholl Highlanders'; long sword dance: 'Tenpenny Bit'; 'Jenny Lind'; and 'British Grenadiers' – all traditional, performed by Erin Bannister (accordion), Ruth Sommerford (accordion), and Clare Senior (flute); recording copyright © Rae Storey
Footage: filmed by Dave Cameron copyright © Crown

Maypole dance

Dance: Spider's Web
Dancers: Meadowbank Maypole Dancers
Choreography: traditional
Music: 'Come Lasses and Lads', a traditional song performed by Malcolm Clapp, recording copyright © Rae Storey
Footage: filmed by Dave Cameron copyright © Crown

Flying dance

Dancers: students from Rosehill School and Mansell Intermediate School
Music: composed and recorded by Mark Michel and Chris Chetland copyright © Kog Transmissions
Footage: filmed by Dave Cameron copyright © Crown

Ballet

Dancers: Mount Eden Ballet Academy
Choreography: Melinda Palmer copyright © Melinda Palmer
Music: Inspirations: Beautiful Music for Ballet Class, vol. 1, performed and recorded by Nigel Gaynor, copyright © Nigel Gaynor
Track 18: 'Chanson Indoue' composed by Rimsky-Korsakov, out of copyright
Track 23: 'O Mio Bambino Caro' composed by Puccini, out of copyright
Track 29: 'The Monte Cristo Waltz' composed by I. Koltan, copyright unknown
Track 39: Coda from 'Don Quixote' composed by Minkus, out of copyright
Footage: filmed by Dave Cameron copyright © Crown

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Contemporary dance class

Dancers: Michael Parmenter and Unitec third-year dance students, 2004
Music: performed by Paul Hewitt (drummer)
Footage: filmed by Dave Cameron copyright © Crown

Contemporary dance: War Pet

Dancers: Min Kyoung Lee and Tallulah Holly-Massey
Choreography: Tallulah Holly-Massey copyright © Tallulah Holly-Massey
Music: Four Ton Mantis performed by Amon Tobin and composed by White, Campey, Horwood, and Dubrovsky; composition and recording copyright © Ninja Tunes
Footage: filmed by Bruce de Grut copyright © Unitec

Contemporary dance: Internal Assassin Field

Dancers: Adrian Smith, Erica May Viedma, Min Kyoung Lee, and Paul Young
Choreography: Alix Bromley copyright © Alix Bromley
Music: 'Galaxy Blues', composed and recorded by Isaac Aesili and Chris Cox copyright © Isaac Aesili and Chris Cox; 'Sex Object' composed by R. Hutt, F. Schiender-Esleben, and K. Bartos copyright © AMCOS, recording copyright © Kraftwerk; 'Everyday' composed and recorded by The Cinematic Orchestra copyright © Ninja Tunes and Warner Chappell, Belgium; 'Creative Noize' from Muz'ka Danza composed and recorded by Te'Nika copyright © Nikola Borota
Footage: filmed by Bruce de Grut copyright © Unitec

Contemporary dance: Te Kakano

Dance: Te Kakano
Dancer: Taane Mete
Choreography: Michael Parmenter copyright © Michael Parmenter
Music: 'Te Kakano' composed and performed by Moana Maniopoto and S. Holloway copyright © Moana Maniopoto and S. Holloway, recording copyright © Black Pearl Publishing
Footage: filmed by Dave Cameron copyright © Crown

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