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Festivals
Dance Festivals

Festivals are usually run by volunteers and last for a few weeks. Dancers will perform in their age/style category and be judged by an examiner from a UK leading dance faculty. All dancers receive a certificate, mark and feedback. 

2025 Festivals​​

 

Eastbourne Music and Arts Festival 2025

16–22 Feb (specific dates released in 2025)
February Half Term, Wintergardens

Dance solo, duet, trio – Parents enter
Group dances – Teachers enter

https://eastbourneperformingartsfestival.co.uk/

 

Intermediate Ballet Group (14&U): Blackbird 

Senior Ballet Group (21&U): Gershwin 

Intermediate Contemporary Group (14&U): The Look

Senior Lyrical Mini Group (21&U): Fool That I Am

Street/Commercial Group (All Ages): Deja Vu â€‹

Senior MT Mini Group (21 and Under): â€‹Let's Be Bad

Junior MT Group (10 and Under): Supercali 

Senior Contemporary Mini Group: D.A.S.H

Senior Contemporary Group (21&U): Feeling Good â€‹

Inter Jazz Group (14&U): Young and Beautiful
(NEED TO CHANGE TO LYRICAL)
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Senior Lyrical Modern Group (21&U): Stay On Top​

Intermediate Jazz Mini Group (14&U): Mariella​

Senior Jazz Modern Group (21&U): Evil â€‹

Junior Jazz Modern Group (10&U): Ring a Ding Ding​​​
 

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Worthing Festival 2025, Pavilion Theatre

1–8 March
Dance solo, duet, trio – Parents enter

https://www.wmaaf.co.uk/​

??? TBC

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Sussex Festival of Performing Arts 2025

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Solo, duet, trios

Roedean Theatre

5–12 April 2025

Parents Enter

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Small Group classes:

Hurstpierpoint College,

Hurstpierpoint

Sunday 6th April 2025

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Mariella 

Fool That I Am 

Let's Be Bad 

Deja Vu 

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Large Group classes:

Hawth Theatre

27th April 2025

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Fiesta 

Stay On Top 

Evil 

Feeling Good 

The Look 

Young and Beautiful 

Gershwin 

Blackbird

Ring a Ding Ding 

Supercali 

Undercover Lover 

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https://www.sussexfestival.co.uk/​​​

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​East Grinstead Dance Festival
26–27 April & 3–11 May,
Chequer Mead Theatre

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​Please note that we may have started DWC rehearsals in May so depending on how important the rehearsal is you will have to miss any solos/duos that clash with Sunday rehearsals if you do enter this one. Sussex Festival group day is also on 27 April so you will not be able to compete any dances that fall on this date.

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Petersfield Dance Festival
23–30 July 2025. Entries open on 5th January. https://petersfielddancefestival.co.uk/

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Competitions
Dance Comps

Dance Competitions have become more popular in the UK and take place over one or two days. Often the dance categories follow current trends. We take a selected team (often only our Teens/Seniors) to compete at these events as there is limited space.

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WHO DOES ENTRIES?

BDA often enters dance competitions on behalf of our dancers.​

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2024 Competitions

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Destination Dance (TBC)
Leatherhead Theatre Surrey

Sat 9 and Sun 10 November

Groups, solo/duo/trio

www.destinationdanceuk.com/events/

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2025 Competitions

 

Supreme Dance Competition, Midhurst
Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 February 
50 entries per school max –

all groups, selected solo/duo/trio

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Senior Jazz Group: Evil â€‹

Senior Modern Group: Stay On Top â€‹

Senior Contemporary Group: Feeling Good â€‹

Senior MT Group: Let's Be Bad​

Senior Commercial Group: Deja Vu â€‹

Senior Ballet Group: Gershwin​

Teen Lyrical Group: Young and Beautiful â€‹

Teen Contemporary Group: The Look​

Teen Ballet Group: Blackbird â€‹

Junior MT Group: Supercalifragilistic â€‹

Junior Jazz Group: Ring a Ding Ding​

Senior Contemporary Group: D.A.S.H​​​

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Destination Dance Finals 

Coventry, Warwick University 
7 and 8 June 2025 

Solo, duet, trios – optional for those who qualified 
Groups – TBC

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Performances
Special Events

Choreography Competition & Showcase 2024

Sunday 14th July, Sir Robert Woodard Academy
approx between 10–4pm (exact times tbc)

This showcase will include performances from our junior troupe dancers, some senior school performances (solos, duets and trios) and a short
prize-giving.

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Southern Dance Awards 2024

Sunday 22 September, Brighton

www.southerndanceclassawards.co.uk

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Barbara Sharples International
Choreographic Award
Saturday 28 September
Arrival 5.30pm 
Finish 9.45pm

Our routine STAY ON TOP has been selected to be part of the prestigious BDICA awards evening at Northern College of Music in Manchester City.

https://www.bsica.co.uk/

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DWC Auditions – Filming Weekend

Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 November
ALL GROUPS MANDATORY

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Brooks Dance Company Showcase 2024 

South East Dance, The Dance Space 

Sunday 1 December
Dancers needed 10–5.15pm 
Shows 2pm and 4pm 

BOOK YOUR TICKETS

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Performers Of the Future, Brighton 2025
Saturday 18 January, Brighton Dome

BDC YOUTH​

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Making Moves Regional Platform 

Sadlers Wells Lilian Bayliss Theatre

Wed 12 Feb

BDC YOUTH

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U.Dance
Crawley, the Hawth Theatre

Tuesday 11 March

BDC JUNIORS

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Dance World Cup, July 2025

Qualifying routines only

https://www.dwcworld.com/

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