Dance Festivals
All England Dance is the national body of 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 & feedback.
WHO DOES ENTRIES?
BDA does all the group entries for the school, but parents must do their own entries for solo/duo/trios.
Solo/duo/trios only
22nd – 30th July
Parents Enter
Eastbourne Music & Arts Festival 2024
Usually in February Half Term
Solos, duo/trios – Parents Enter
Groups – BDA Enter
All parents must make an account!
Worthing Festival 2024, Pavilion Theatre
Feb–March, Usually in term time for solo/duo/trio, groups at weekends
Solos, duo/trios – Parents Enter
Groups – BDA Enter
Sussex Festival of Performing Arts 2024
Solos, duets and trios – Usually first week of Easter Holidays, Roedean Brighton
Group Day – Usually final weekend of the Easter Holidays, The Hawth Crawley
Solos, duo/trios – Parents Enter
Groups – BDA Enter
Dance Comps
Dance Competitions have become more popular in the UK. Often the dance categories follow current trends. As we are a big studio we cannot take all our dances to these events as we would almost fill all of the entries. For this reason we will now only take selected team to compete and encourage novice, junior dancers to do their solos, duo/trios at Festivals.
WHO DOES ENTRIES?
BDA often has to enter dance competitions on behalf of our dancers.
Dance Inspirations
Stag Theatre Sevenoaks
Sat 4th and Sun 5th November 2023
*Selected dancers only*
Groups, solo/duo/trio (Limited Entries)
(Please keep the October half term available for private lessons leading up to this event)
https://danceinspirationstour.com
Destination Dance
Stag Theatre Sevenoaks
Sat 24th & Sun 25th February 2024
*Selected dancers only*
Groups, solo/duo/trio (Limited Entries)
www.destinationdanceuk.com/events/
Take The Stage, Brighton
Dancers may be allowed to enter their solos, duets and trios independently if the event comes to Brighton. Please ask first to check the event doesn't clash with key troupe rehearsals.
www.takethestagedancecomp.com/dance-competition-brighton
So You Want To Dance, Brighton
Dancers may be allowed to enter their solos, duets and trios independently if the event comes to Brighton. Please ask first to check the event doesn't clash with key troupe rehearsals.
https://soyouwanttodance.co.uk/
Destination Dance International Finals
TBC
Special Events
Dance World Cup Finals 2023
30 June to 8 July 2023 in Braga, Portugal
Sunday 21st May 2023,
The Old Market Brighton
Performers Of the Future, Brighton
Usually in December
South East Dance – The Dance Space
BDC Youth
Sussex Centenary Gala at Glyndebourne
Sunday 24th March 2024
BDA will present one selected Senior Group Dance at this celebration event
Make U.Dance, Spring 2024
BDC Youth may enter this event, dates TBC. (March usually)
HOSTED, Youth Platform 2024
The Old Market Brighton
Date TBC (May)
Southern Dance Awards 2024
www.southerndanceclassawards.co.uk
Brighton dates TBC
Brooks Dance Company Youth Platform 2024
June TBC