Not only is the Dance Theatre's production of Carnival of the Animals a family-friendly production but it is also a family affair backstage.
Father and son Craig and Jessie Carter both dance in the production - Craig as a wolf and his son Jessie as one of the bounding grasshoppers in the Animal Walk at the beginning of the performance.
Madelaine and Beatrice Riley are also Grasshoppers, ably assisted by their father Paul backstage.
Grown-up sisters Inge and Wendy (both nee Vink) are Elephants and other faster-moving animals. Wendy's daughter Penny is the youngest in the performance - as a very cute and hoppy Rabbit.
Sisters Harmony and Tamara Te Waaka perform as a shimmering Dragonfly and a cheeky Chicken, while mother Moana is assisting in the box office and seating people.