The Butterfly Blog

In this blog, we explore the historical significance of French terminology in ballet and uncover why it remains an integral part of this mesmerising art form. 

It's winter in Aotearoa New Zealand and the perfect season for a cosy night in with a good movie. As ballet fans we're always excited to watch movies that feature...

Online shopping was already a global trend for clothing before Covid, and since then it has only increased. If you haven’t bought clothes online before , or if you haven’t had great experiences, here is our guide to how to do it right.

Busy lives, busy lives, we all have busy lives. Sometimes it can all get a bit overwhelming and when it does we look for some time to ourselves - often...

As we have discussed before, telling people you are taking up ballet once you are over the age of 18 does tend to elicit some ‘interesting’ responses; from supportive to...

At the time of the Coronation of King Charles III and his Queen, Camilla, it seems appropriate to take a bit of a dive into the relationships between royalty and...

May 25th is the annual Pink Ribbon Breakfast Fundraiser for the Breast Cancer Foundation in New Zealand. At our ballet school we will be inviting dancers to wear PINK to...

On 25th April each year New Zealanders and Australians pause to commemorate Anzac Day - a national day of remembrance that broadly commemorates all Australians and New Zealanders "who served and died in...

When we were developing Butterfly we had a few ‘must have/do’ ideas that we set out from the start. Probably the most important of those was the commitment to manufacturing in Aotearoa, New Zealand. Once that decision had been made, we set out finding partners to work with to bring our dream to life.

George Balanchine, the renowned ballet choreographer and founder of the New York City Ballet, was known to host lavish Easter parties at his West Sixty-Seventh Street apartment in New York City.

As summer seems to have come to an abrupt ending here in our hometown of Otautahi, Christchurch,  we thought this would be a good time to have a look at...

Whether you dance once a week, once a fortnight or take class every day, if ballet is important to you then you are a real dancer.