LGBT related newsitems

• • Latest bloc of classes through to the end of May

    • 7 May 2022
    • Danss
    • Under the Orange setting, we are able to dance with others in the class again.
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    Thistle Hall, Cuba Street, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Dive into Out in the Pool all year round

    • 29 Mar 2022
    • Wellington City Council
    • We're excited to announce that the 'Out in the Pool Party' sessions are now regular monthly sessions for all queer, transgender, gender diverse and non-binary folks.
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• • New DANSS timetable to 24 April

    • 21 Mar 2022
    • Danss
    • Kia ora koutou, it’s great to have our Sunday night classes back, even if we have to run them with a few pandemic-related restrictions for the time being.
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    Thistle Hall, Cuba Street, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Kia ora anō - we're back 'danssing'!

    • 13 Feb 2022
    • Danss
    • Kia ora koutou We hope you have been keeping well.
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    Thistle Hall, Cuba Street, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Dive into Out in the Pool this summer

    • 1 Feb 2022
    • Wellington City Council
    • The Out in the Pool Party is back for all queer, transgender, gender diverse and non-binary folks – and this year it’s going to be three times the fun. Wellington City Council invites the LGBTQI+ community and allies to celebrate inclusivity and diversity and dive in and swim in the safe and welcoming environment of Thorndon Pool. Out in the Pool sessions will be held for three nights on Sunday 6 February, and the first Sundays of March and April at Thorndon Pool, from 6pm-8pm, and will include: Gender neutral bathrooms and changing rooms Fun in the sun in the recreation lanes and on the inflatables Lane space available to swim some lengths or aqua jog Music, swimming and good vibes only.
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    Thorndon Summer Pool, Murphy Street, Thorndon, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Rainbow gets splash of colour for new year

    • 29 Dec 2021
    • Wellington City Council
    • The iconic rainbow markings on Dixon Street will be repainted in early January, continuing Wellington City Council’s commitment to recognising diversity and inclusion in the capital.
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    Dixon Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6040, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Rainbow Advisory Group a point of pride at Council

    • 15 Aug 2021
    • Wellington City Council
    • The Capital’s Queer community is now well represented and has a voice at the table with a new Rainbow Communities Advisory Group (RCAG) working closely with Wellington City Council.
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• • Kia ora koutou - here's the latest lesson schedule. Looking forward to seeing you!

    • 17 Jul 2021
    • Danss
    • Sunday 18th July  Beginners: 7pm to 8pm - Rumba  Intermediate: 8pm to 9pm - Rumba Sunday 25th July  Beginners: 7pm to 8pm - Waltz Intermediate: 8pm to 9pm - Waltz Sunday 1st August  Beginners: 7pm to 8pm - Jive Intermediate: 8pm to 9pm - Cha Cha Cha  Sunday 8th August Beginners: 7pm to 8pm - Quickstep Intermediate: 8pm to 9pm  - Quickstep Sunday 15th August  Beginners: 7pm to 8pm - Revision night Intermediate: 8pm to 9pm - Revision night
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    Thistle Hall, Cuba Street, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • COVID-19 update

    • 26 Jun 2021
    • Danss
    • Kia ora everyone Because Greater Wellington is currently at Alert Level 2, we have decided to cancel the classes for tomorrow, 27 June. Hopefully we’ll be back to Level 1 in a jiffy and will be able to cha cha cha again. Take care out there!
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    Thistle Hall, Cuba Street, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Latest lesson schedule

    • 19 Jun 2021
    • Danss
    • Kia ora tatou - apologies for not having kept you up-to-date recently.
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    Thistle Hall, Cuba Street, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Latest lesson schedule

    • 19 Jun 2021
    • Danss
    • Sunday 20th June  Beginners: 7 pm to 8 pm - Waltz Intermediate: 8 pm to 9 pm - Waltz   Sunday 27th June   Beginner Class: 7 pm to 8 pm - Jive  Intermediate: 8 pm to 9 pm  - Cha Cha Cha  Sunday 4th July  Beginners: 7 pm to 8 pm - Quickstep  Intermediate: 8 pm to 9 pm - Quickstep  Sunday 11th July  Beginners: 7 pm to 8 pm - Revision night Intermediate: 8 pm to 9 pm - Revision night 
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    Thistle Hall, Cuba Street, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Pride Festival 2021: Queer History of Te Whanganui-a-Tara at Te Awe Library

    • 15 Mar 2021
    • Wellington City Libraries
    • Join us this Thursday at Te Awe Library for an evening of sharing Wellington’s queer and takatāpui oral history! We’ll be hearing kōrero from historians Will Hansen and Roger Swanson, both involved in LAGANZ, as well as Kay’la Rian representing Tīwhanawhana, celebrating the organisation’s 20th anniversary. Activist and counsellor Mani Mitchell and MC Georgia Mackay will also be involved. For more info, check out the panellist bios below–assembled by the fantastic team at Te Awe Library!
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    Te Papa, 55, Cable Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • http://www.danss.org.nz/news/2021/3/13/ul6s1ndeb1ia8nw1ed4rgx0pgh94e1

    • 13 Mar 2021
    • Danss
    • We’re at Alert Level 1 and so it’s back to DANSS Kia ora koutou - here’s the schedule for the next few weeks.
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    Thistle Hall, Cuba Street, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Come out, come out, wherever you are

    • 7 Mar 2021
    • Wellington City Council
    • Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington will be bursting with all the colours of the rainbow as we celebrate our queer community with two weeks of events and activities for the Pride Festival.
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• • No classes under Alert Level 2

    • 4 Mar 2021
    • Danss
    • Kia ora koutou To help keep everyone safe, we’ve made a decision not to hold Sunday classes under Alert Level 2 (or higher). Hopefully we’ll be able to waltz and cha cha cha again soon - we’ll let you know once it’s good to DANSS.
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• • 2021 - the first block of classes for the year

    • 30 Jan 2021
    • Danss
    • Kia ora koutou me nga mihi o te tau hou! We hope your summer is going well and you can find some time for some fun same-sex dancing on Sunday evenings at Thistle Hall.
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    Thistle Hall, Cuba Street, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Final classes for 2020

    • 14 Nov 2020
    • Danss
    • Kia ora everyone, we’re now into the final bloc of classes for the year, so there’s still time to come and cha cha cha (or waltz or jive …).
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• • New locally made zine

    • 8 Oct 2020
    • Wellington City Libraries
    • The Archive is Alive: Exploring Aotearoa NZ’s Queer History is the latest zine added to our lending zine collection.
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• • Next bloc of social classes

    • 4 Oct 2020
    • Danss
    • Kia ora koutou, here’s the next bloc of Sunday night classes.
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• • New dance floor, new class

    • 5 Sep 2020
    • Danss
    • It’s been a year of interruptions, what with the COVID-19 pandemic and more recently Thistle Hall being unavailable while a new floor has been constructed.
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    Thistle Hall, Cuba Street, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • We're back dancing

    • 28 Jun 2020
    • Danss
    • Kia ora koutou, dust off those dance shoes, we’re back dancing after the lockdown.
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• • COVID-19 Response - 2020 competition cancelled and Sunday classes suspended

    • 5 Apr 2020
    • Danss
    • We hope you, your families and your friends are doing well as the country responds to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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• • DANSS classes start 2 February

    • 25 Jan 2020
    • Danss
    • Our first block of social classes for 2020 starts Sunday 2nd February with the Beginners class at 7:00 pm and the Intermediate class at 8:00 pm.
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    Thistle Hall, Cuba Street, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • 2020 DANSS Competition

    • 5 Jan 2020
    • Danss
    • Welcome to a new decade of same-sex dancing! This year our annual competition will be on Saturday 16 May. Find the events list and registration form on the “Upcoming Competitions” page of this website. We’ll need entry forms in - or at least confirmation of your intention to dance - by 18 April. Let us know if you have any questions. We look forward to seeing you!
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    Thistle Hall, Cuba Street, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Milestone for same-sex dancing in New Zealand!

    • 6 Apr 2019
    • Danss
    • Congratulations to the New Zealand Ballroom Dance Council, which has changed its rules so that "A couple of the same gender can dance in any event in New Zealand". This is a great step forward for equality and all the more reason to get involved in same-sex dancing.
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• • We support marriage equality

    • 8 Oct 2012
    • St Andrews on the Terrace Presbyterian Church
    • St Andrew’s on The Terrace Presbyterian Church supports Marriage Equality In response to the Presbyterian General Assembly’s decision to oppose the Marriage Amendment Bill currently before Parliament, the Minister and Community at St Andrew’s on The Terrace Presbyterian Church (Wellington) today restated their commitment to be an inclusive church, welcoming and including people of any sexual orientation or gender identity.
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    St Andrew's on the Terrace, 30, The Terrace, Paekākā, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Carmen – ahead of her time

    • 15 Dec 2011
    • Te Papa's blog
    • Carmen Rupe (1936-2011), a New Zealand transgendered entrepreneur, entertainer, and role model, passed away in Sydney this morning.
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• • Two marches you might want to join

    • 7 Jun 2011
    • The Wellingtonista
    • Wellingtonians have two great opportunities in the next couple of weeks to join important causes and demonstrate that you are decent human beings.
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