A competition celebrating the love of dance and joy of dancing together

KEY DATES

We are excited to confirm the following dates for NDC 2026

COMPETITION DATES

Thursday June 11th - Primary and Intermediate Schools, Dance Without Limits, NYPA Award Nominations

Friday June 12th - Secondary Schools

Saturday June 13th and Sunday June 14th- Novice Troupes, Open Troupes & Finals Gala

Entries - Entries for NDC 2026 are open.

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  • THE COMPETITION

    The dates for NDC 2026 are 11-14 June. Follow us on our social pages to get the latest information and entry details when this becomes available.

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  • THE SYLLABUS

    The syllabus has everything you need to know about the competition. Minor changes may occur from yet to year so we encourage you to read this prior to entering each year.

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    We have an incredible team of people working behind the scenes to bring this competition to life. Contact us about sponsorship or volunteering to get involved.

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WOW! We are basically at capacity! High schools & studios are completely full - email us if you wanna get on the waitlist ✨ we still have space in our Primary Schools, Intermediate Schools, NYPA Nomination class & Dance Without Limits - enrol
We are loving our new branding and logos thanks to the incredible team at @hashbrowncreative ❤️🩷 bring on 2026 ✨
We are so excited for all our massive schools sections! 🩷❤️ Now split over two nights due to the demand, we can’t wait to see our primary schools, intermediate schools and dance without limits sections compete on Thursday night, and our second
WOW! We are completely full! We still have space in our NYPA nomination class (held on Thursday 11 June) 🩷 schools entries open on March 9th at 3.30! ❤️
We are SO excited to announce our 2026 judges- the amazing Ellie Ashe & Ashleigh Kohler! Swipe to read their bios ❤️🩷 third finals gala judge will be announced at a later date! @ell.ashe @ashkohler_
The countdown is onnnnnnnmnn 😍 set those reminders and keep your eyes peeled here for all links and updates coming soon 👀
SWIPE to see our upcoming important dates! We will see you at Westlake Girls High School 11-14 June, but in the meantime, diarise these important dates! Entry info and adjudicator announcements coming soon….