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/
Friday 21 Feb, Winter Gardens, Eastbourne
DASH (Senior Small Contemp) 11.50
DEJA VU (All Age Street/Commercial) 15:55
SUPERCALI (Junior Small MT) 17:35
BLACKBIRD (Teen Ballet) 18:10
LET’S BE BAD (Senior MT Small) 19:25
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Saturday 22 Feb, Winter Gardens, Eastbourne
QUINTET (Senior Small Ballet) 10:15
MARIELLA (Teen Small Modern) 10:50
FOOL (Senior Small Lyrical) 11:20
GERSHWIN (Senior Ballet) 14:00
THE LOOK (Teen Contemporary) 14:35
FEELING GOOD (Senior Contemporary) 14:50
YOUNG AND BEAUTIFUL (Teen Lyrical Modern) 15:20
UNDERCOVER OVERLOVER (Open Group) 15:35
STAY ON TOP (Senior Lyrical Modern) 16:00
RING A DING DING (Junior Jazz Modern) 17:45
EVIL (Senior Jazz Modern) 18:25
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Worthing Festival 2025, Pavilion Theatre
1–8 March
Dance solo, duet, trio – Parents enter
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Saturday 8 March​
Senior Small Group Stage:
Let's Be Bad
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Senior Large Group Stage:
Evil, Feeling Good
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Sussex Festival of Performing Arts 2025
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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Petersfield Dance Festival
23–30 July 2025. Entries open on 5th January. https://petersfielddancefestival.co.uk/
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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Destination Dance Finals
Coventry, Warwick University
7 and 8 June 2025
Solo, duet, trios – dancers need permission to enter (if they qualified in November 2024)
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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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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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