Soulful School of Dance Staff

Mrs Harrietanne Norman - Owner and Director

Harriet’s dancing career - from New Zealand to Australia to China to England  

Ballet & Jazz & Contemporary. 

• Harriet is classically trained in RAD (Royal Academy of Dance) Ballet to Advanced 2 as well as NZAMD Jazz and Contemporary. She achieved distinction in all 29 exams and received 6 NZAMD scholarships.

• Harriet was a Contemporary Junior Associate with the New Zealand School of Dance for 4 years. 

• She competed in many dance competitions around New Zealand including the RAD 14+ Scholarship and PACANZ for classical ballet. 

Ballroom & Latin Dance 

• Harriet competed in many competitions around New Zealand and won the New Zealand Open Championship for both Ballroom and New Vogue. 

• She lived in Melbourne for two years to pursue her Ballroom dancing and trained under top international coaches

• Harriet competed throughout Australia as well as China and at the world Championships in Blackpool, England

Teaching

• Harriet has a Bachelor of Teaching - Primary at the University of Waikato 

• She also completed an additional directed study and research scholarship on Community Dance. 

• Harriet was awarded a University of Waikato Blues Award for Dance. 

• She has now worked as a primary school teacher for 3 years and also taught ESOL for 1 year at St Paul’s Collegiate.