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Northern North Island Region
Auckland Caledonian Dancing Society - Awaiting 2025 Dates
[email protected]
Auckland Highland & National Dancing Society
[email protected]
Bays Competitions Society
[email protected]
Bays School of Dance
[email protected]
Faces of Movement Performing Arts Competition Society
[email protected]
For the Love of Dance
[email protected]
MEBA Awards - Awaiting 2025 Dates
[email protected]
National Dance Challenge
[email protected]
Northern School of Performing Arts
[email protected]
Northland Ballet & Dance Inc
[email protected]
Northland Performing Arts Competitions Soc. Inc - Awaiting 2025 Dates
[email protected]
North Shore Performing Arts Competitions Soc. Inc - Awaiting some 2025 Dates for Dance genres
[email protected]
www.nspas.nz
Papakura Performing Arts Comps Soc - Awaiting 2025 Dates
[email protected]
www.ppacs.nz
www.facebook.com/papakuraperformingarts
South Auckland Performing Arts Comps - Awaiting 2025 Dates
[email protected]
www.sapacs.nz
Titans of Tap
[email protected]
Whangarei Dance Festival - Awaiting 2025 Dates
[email protected]
[email protected]
- 2023 (21 Sept - 1 Oct): Tap Dance, Modern Dance, Ballet, Troupes
Auckland Highland & National Dancing Society
[email protected]
- 2025 (4-6 April): Ballet & Tap Dance
- 2025 (6-8 June): Modern and Troupes
Bays Competitions Society
[email protected]
- 2025 (05 - 07 August): Dance Genres
- 2025 (05 - 07 September): Dance Genres
Bays School of Dance
[email protected]
- 2025 (14-16 March): Ballet
- 2025 (21-23 March): Tap Dance, Restricted Jazz, Student Choreography & Impromptus
- 2025 (28-230March): Open Jazz, Acro, Hiphop & Troupes - Nominations in Modern & Troupes
Faces of Movement Performing Arts Competition Society
[email protected]
- 2025 (17-18 May): Modern Weekend - NYPA Nominations available
- 2025 (24 May): Troupes
- 2025 (24 May): Ballet
- 2025 (03-03 August): Tap and Restricted Classes
For the Love of Dance
[email protected]
- 2025 (11-12 April): Modern, Ballet, Tap and Troupes
MEBA Awards - Awaiting 2025 Dates
[email protected]
- 2022 (20-22 May): Modern and Troupes
- 2022 (24-26 June): Ballet and Troupes - including MEGA NYPA Nominations
National Dance Challenge
[email protected]
- 2025 (13-15 June): Troupes - including Troupe Nominations for NYPA 2025
Northern School of Performing Arts
[email protected]
- 2025 (28 February-2 March): Summer & Winter - Celebration of Dance
- 2025 (12-17 April): Ballet, Modern, Tap and Troupe- including Modern & Troupe Nominations for NYPA 2025
- 2025 (25-27 July): NSPA Jazz Awards
Northland Ballet & Dance Inc
[email protected]
- 2025 (02-04 May): Ballet, Modern, Tap and Troupe
Northland Performing Arts Competitions Soc. Inc - Awaiting 2025 Dates
[email protected]
- 2024 (TBA): Ballet and Troupe
- 2024 (TBA): Modern, Tap and Troupe
- 2024 (TBA): Senior Vocal
- 2024 ((TBA): Speech & Drama
- 2024 (TBA): Instrumental, and Pianoforte
- 2024 (TBA): Junior Vocal
North Shore Performing Arts Competitions Soc. Inc - Awaiting some 2025 Dates for Dance genres
[email protected]
www.nspas.nz
- 2021 (11-13 June): Ballet, Modern, Tap and Troupe
- 2025 (14- 16 April): Junior Pianoforte
- 2025 (16-17 AND 26-27 April): Senior Pianoforte
- 2025 (12-13 April): Junior Vocal
- 2025 (29-30 March): Instrumental - Strings
- 2025 (30 - 31 May-): Senior Vocal
- 2025 (01 June): Piano Concerto Finals AND Beecroft Aria Finals
- 2020 (28 June): Highland
Papakura Performing Arts Comps Soc - Awaiting 2025 Dates
[email protected]
www.ppacs.nz
www.facebook.com/papakuraperformingarts
- 2024 (3-5 May): Restricted Classes, Tap & Troupe
- 2024 (10-12 May): Modern
South Auckland Performing Arts Comps - Awaiting 2025 Dates
[email protected]
www.sapacs.nz
- 2024 (17-19 July): Junior Vocal
- 2024 ( 7-9 July): Speech & Drama
- 2024 (10-12 July): Junior Pianoforte
- 2024 (15-16 July): Senior Pianoforte
- 2024 (20 - 21 July): Senior Vocal
- 2024 (25-28 July): Instrumental
- 2024 (3 August): Highland Dance
- 2024 (3-4 August): Tap Dance
- 2024 (4 August): Troupes
- 2024 (9 August): Vocal Groups - All ages and genres
- 2024 (10-11 August): Ballet
Titans of Tap
[email protected]
- 2025 (04-06 July): Tap and Tap Troupes Please Note: This Competition is held in Palmerston North
Whangarei Dance Festival - Awaiting 2025 Dates
[email protected]
- 2024 (5-7 April): Ballet, Modern, Tap and Troupe
Central North Island Region
Create The Bay Inc
[email protected]
- 2025 (28-29 March): Modern, Ballet, Tap & Troupes - Novice & Locals Competition
- 2025 (17 August): Modern, Tap and Troupes
The Academy Performance Awards ( previously GMSD Competitions)
[email protected]
- 2025 (23 -26 April): Modern, Ballet, Tap & Troupes
Hamilton Competitions Society Inc - Awaiting some 2025 Dates
[email protected]
www.hamiltoncompetitions.co.nz
- 2023 (29 June): Children & Young Adults with Special Needs
- 2025 (28 June-1 July): Modern
- 2025 (28 June): Troupes
- 2025 (02-03 July): Ballet
- 2025 (04 July): Tap Dance
- 2023 (1-2 July): Instrumental, Ensemble & Pianoforte
- 2023 (1-5 July): Speech & Drama
- 2023 (10 July): Pianoforte & Strings Awards evening
- 2023 (7-11 July): Junior Vocal
- 2023 (7-11 July): Senior Vocal
Rotorua Competitions Society - Awaiting 2025 Dates
[email protected]
www.rotoruacompetitionsociety.org.nz
- 2023 (October tbc): Ballet
- 2023 (October tbc): Modern (including 2023 Nomination class)
- 2023 (October tbc): Troupes (including 2023 Nomination class)
- 2023 (July tbc): Speech & Drama (including 2023 Nomination class)
South Waikato Dance Festival
[email protected]
- 2025 (12 April): Troupes incl Troupe Nomination and Restricted and Beginners
- 2025 (01-02 October): Ballet incl 2026 Nominations
- 2025 (03-05 October): Modern
Taupo Society of Ballet and Dance - Awaiting some 2025 Dates
[email protected]
- 2025 (08-09 March) Local Mini Competition
- 2024 (31 May-3 June) Modern, Ballet & Troupes
Tauranga Performing Arts Comps Soc. - Awaiting 2025 Dates
[email protected]
www.taurangaperformingarts.com
- 2024 (5-8 July): Instrumental & Pianoforte
- 2024 (12-13 July): Vocal
- 2024 (10 -11 July): Speech & Drama
- 2024 (12 -13 July): Musical Theatre
- 2024 (TBC): Highland
- 2024 ( 5-8 July): Ballet
- 2024 ( 8-12 July): Modern & Troupes - Troupes on 12th July.
- 2024 ( 13-14 July): Tap & Troupes
Tauranga Dance Inc - Awaiting some 2025 Dates
[email protected]
- 2025 (06-09 February) Championship Weekend Tap and Modern
- 2022 (24-26 June tbc): Modern, Tap & Troupe
- 2022 (29-31 July): Modern, Tap & Troupe
Te Awamutu Competitions Society Inc - Awaiting 2025 Dates
[email protected]
www.teawamutucompetitionssociety.com
- 2024 (28 September-2 October): Ballet, Modern, Tap, Highland, Speech & Drama, Vocal, Instrumental, Pianoforte
University of Waikato
[email protected]
- 2025 Nominations by Direct Entry : Instrumental
Waihi Performing Arts Inc
[email protected]
- 2025 (07 -09 March): Ballet
- 2025 (09-11 May): Tap, Restricted and Novice
- 2025 (06-08 June): Modern and Troupes - incl Nominations
Southern North Island Region
Alana Haines Australasian Awards
[email protected]
Associated Ballet & Theatre Club
info@abtc.org.nz
Braemar Dancing Club Gisborne Inc
[email protected]
Central Fusion Dance
[email protected]
Dance-A-Holic
[email protected]
www.charitydancecomps.co.nz
DanceNZmade
www.dancenzmade.co.nz
[email protected]
Gisborne Competition Society Inc - -Awaiting Dates for 2025
[email protected]
Hutt Valley Performing Arts Comps. Soc. Inc -Awaiting Dates for 2025
[email protected]
Kapiti Ballet Society Inc/Dance Kapiti
[email protected]
www.dancekapiti.org.nz
Manawatu Dance Society
[email protected]
Manawatu Performing Arts Competitions Soc. Inc
[email protected]
www.mpacs.org.nz
Musica Viva -Awaiting Dates for 2025
[email protected]
NEON Competition Society
[email protected]
[email protected]
www.newplymouthcomps.com
North Wellington Dance Competitions
[email protected]
Palmerston North Dance Association Inc
[email protected]
www.pnda.nz
Smash Dance Awards
[email protected]
Rosewood Modern & Tap Competition -Awaiting Dates for 2025
[email protected]
Taranaki Fancy Dancing Association
[email protected]
Upper Hutt Competitions Society Inc
[email protected]
Wanganui Competitions Society Inc
[email protected]
https://whanganuiperformingarts.weebly.com/
[email protected]
- 2025 (17-21 April): Ballet
Associated Ballet & Theatre Club
info@abtc.org.nz
- 2025 (28-30 March) Restricted Ballet, Modern, Tap and Open & Restricted Variations.
- 2025 (02-04 May): Open Tap - including Tap Championships and Musical Theatre
- 2025 (09-11 May): Open Modern - including Championships, Solos, Duos, Trios, Impromptus, Modern Nomiantions
- 2025 (25 May): Troupe Day - NYPA Troupe Nomination and Musical Theatre solo Nominations
- 2025 (27 - 29 September): Open Ballet - all classes including Variations and Championships
Braemar Dancing Club Gisborne Inc
[email protected]
- 2025 (30 May-02 June): Ballet, Modern, Tap & Troupe
Central Fusion Dance
[email protected]
- 2025 (30 May - 01 June): Ballet, Modern, Tap and Troupe - Nominations in Modern and Troupes
Dance-A-Holic
[email protected]
www.charitydancecomps.co.nz
- 2025 (01 - 02 March): Novice-a-holic - Novice and Restricted Tap and Modern - Open Troupes
- 2025 (04-06 April): Dance-a-holic - Modern, Tap & Troupes - including Modern Soloist Nominations
- 2025 (30 May-01 June) Champ-a-holic - Open Modern & Tap
- 2025 (14-15 June) Troupe-a-holic - Open TRoupes and YPA Troupe Nomination
- 2025 (1-2 August) Tap-a-holic - Tap Dance - Restricted & Open Tap and Open Troupes
DanceNZmade
www.dancenzmade.co.nz
[email protected]
- 2025 (04- 06 April): South Island Dance Exchange, Christchurch : Troupe Nomination for 2025
- 2025 (2 - 4 May): South Island Dance Exchange, Invercargill : Troupe Nomination for 2025
- 2025 (16-18 May): North Island Exchange, Taupo : Troupe Nomination for 2025
- 2025 (23-25 May): North Island Exchange, Wellington : Troupe Nomination for 2025
- 2025 (6 - 8 June): North Island Exchange, Hamilton : Troupe Nomination for 2025
Gisborne Competition Society Inc - -Awaiting Dates for 2025
[email protected]
- 2023 (22-25 September): Ballet, Highland, Instrumental, Modern, Pianoforte, Speech & Drama, Tap and Vocal
Hutt Valley Performing Arts Comps. Soc. Inc -Awaiting Dates for 2025
[email protected]
- 2024 (31 May - 3 June): Modern & Tap, including Tap Nomination
- 2024 (22-23 June): Ballet, including Ballet Nomination
- 2024 (9-12 July): Inclusive Sections
- 2024 (9-12 July): Junior Vocal
- 2024 (12-13 July): Speech - incl adjudicator feedback session for 2025 Nominee hopefuls
- 2024 (5-9 July): Instrumental & Piano
- 2024 (4 August): Troupes, including Troupe Nomination
- 2024 (16-18 August): Senior Vocal
Kapiti Ballet Society Inc/Dance Kapiti
[email protected]
www.dancekapiti.org.nz
- 2025 (05-08 July): Ballet, Modern & Troupe
Manawatu Dance Society
[email protected]
- 2025 (03- 06 June): Ballet, Modern and Troupes
Manawatu Performing Arts Competitions Soc. Inc
[email protected]
www.mpacs.org.nz
- 2025 (12-16 April): Ballet, Modern, Tap and Troupes
- 2025 (June TBC): Vocal
- 2025 (28 June-1 July): Speech & Drama
- 2025 (16 August): Musical Theatre
- 2025 (16 August): Highland
Musica Viva -Awaiting Dates for 2025
[email protected]
- 2024 (7 October): Instrumental, Pianoforte and Vocal
NEON Competition Society
[email protected]
- 2025 (28-30 March): Palmerston North : Dance Genres & Troupes - Nominations for NYPA Troupes
- 2025 (20 - 22 June): Hawera: Dance Genres
- 2025 (05 - 07 September): Tap Dance - Nominations in Tap for 2026
- 2025 (03 - 05 October): Ballet - Nominations in Ballet for 2026
[email protected]
www.newplymouthcomps.com
- 2024 (21-23 June): Vocal & Musical Theatre
- 2024 (28-30) June: Instrumental and Pianoforte
- 2024 (30 June-2 July): Speech & Drama
- 2024 (5 -9 July): Ballet, Modern and Troupe
- 2024 (9-11 July): Tap and Troupe
North Wellington Dance Competitions
[email protected]
- 2025 (7-9 March): Modern & Troupes - Nominations in Modern and Troupes
- 2025 (27 - 29 June): Ballet and Tap Dance - Nominations in Troupes
Palmerston North Dance Association Inc
[email protected]
www.pnda.nz
- 2025 (14-16 February): Restricted & Open Tap, Tap Soloist & Tap Troupes Nominations : Open Impromptus in Ballet, Modern & Tap
- 2025 (21-23 March): Ballet and Modern (Restricted), Open Duo, Trio & Troupes, Modern Soloist Nominations and Troupe Nominations in all Genres (Excluding Tap)
- 2025 (19-25 September): 26th Annual Dance Festival including Ballet, Modern, Tap, Contemporary and Hip Hop
Smash Dance Awards
[email protected]
- 2025 (23 March): Future Stars Restricted Competition.
- 2025 (12 - 13 April): Modern, Ballet & Troupes - Nominations in Modern and Troupe
- 2025 (10-12 July): Modern & Troupes
Rosewood Modern & Tap Competition -Awaiting Dates for 2025
[email protected]
- 2024 (5 - 7 April): Tap Dance & Troupes - Nominations in Tap and Troupe
- 2024 (18 - 20 August): Modern & Troupes
Taranaki Fancy Dancing Association
[email protected]
- 2025 (12-16 April): Modern, Ballet, Tap and Troupe - Nominations inModern and Troupe
- 2025 (September TBC): Modern, Ballet, Tap and Troupe - Locals only Competition
Upper Hutt Competitions Society Inc
[email protected]
- 2025 (18-21 April - Easter Weekend ): Modern, Tap and Troupe
- 2025 (20-22 June): Modern - Restricted and Open
- 2025 (29-31 August): Tap & Troupes - Restricted and Open
Wanganui Competitions Society Inc
[email protected]
https://whanganuiperformingarts.weebly.com/
- 2025 (18-20 April): Modern and Troupes - Nominations available
- 2025 (10-11 May): Modern and Troupes - Piano, Instrumental and Vocal
- 2025 (10-13 July): Drama & Musical Theatre
- 2025 (11 July): Ballet
Northern South Island Region
Ashburton Society of Performing Arts Inc -Awaiting Dates for 2025
[email protected]
Christchurch Ballet Society
www.chchballetsociety.co.nz
[email protected]
Christchurch Competitions Society Inc -Awaiting some Dates for 2025
[email protected]
Christchurch Tap Dancing Teachers Assn
[email protected]
Greymouth Competition Society
[email protected]
Marlborough Performing Arts Comps Society -Awaiting Dates for 2025
[email protected]
Nelson Motueka Dance Competitions
[email protected]
Relevè Dance
[email protected]
Westport Performing Arts Competitions Society Inc
[email protected]
[email protected]
- 2024 (15 June): Musical Theatre & Speech & Drama
Christchurch Ballet Society
www.chchballetsociety.co.nz
[email protected]
- 2025 (10-13 July): South Island Ballet Award - nb: No nominations are available at this Competition
Christchurch Competitions Society Inc -Awaiting some Dates for 2025
[email protected]
- 2024 (4 - 8 August): Highland Dance
- 2025 (28 -29 June): Irish Dance
- 2025 (10-14 July): Instrumental & Pianoforte - No Competition in 2025
- 2024 (6-10 July): Speech & Drama (St Bede's College)
- 2025 ( 06-10 July): Ballet, Modern & Troupes
- 2024 (20-21 July): Tap Dance
- 2024 (28-30 June): Senior Vocal
- 2024 (12-14 July): Junior Vocal
Christchurch Tap Dancing Teachers Assn
[email protected]
- 2025 (22 - 26 April): Ballet, Modern, Tap and Troupe
- 2025 (11-14 September): Ballet, Modern, Tap and Troupe
Greymouth Competition Society
[email protected]
- 2025 (19-23 September): Ballet, Tap Modern & Troupes
Marlborough Performing Arts Comps Society -Awaiting Dates for 2025
[email protected]
- 2024 (27 September - 2 October): Highland, Instrumental, Pianoforte, Vocal, Ballet, Tap Modern & Troupes
Nelson Motueka Dance Competitions
[email protected]
- 2025 (11 -15 April): Ballet, Modern, Tap and Troupe
- 2025 (August TBC): Ballet, Modern, Tap and Troupe
Relevè Dance
[email protected]
- 2025 (20-22 June): Ballet, Modern, Tap and Troupes
Westport Performing Arts Competitions Society Inc
[email protected]
- 2025 (15-21 April - approx finish date): Ballet, Highland, Instrumental, Modern, Pianoforte, Speech & Drama, Tap and Vocal
Southern South Island Region
Alexandra Musical Society
[email protected]
www.alexandramusicalsociety.com
Dance Southland Inc -Awaiting Dates for 2025
[email protected]
DanceNZmade
www.dancenzmade.co.nz
[email protected]
Dunedin Tap Dancing Society
[email protected]
Invercargill Tap Dancing Association
[email protected]
Mosgiel Ballet Society Inc
[email protected]
Oamaru Performing Arts Society Inc
[email protected]
Queenstown Dance Awards
[email protected]
Southland Competitions Society Inc -Awaiting some Dates for 2025
[email protected]
Spirit of Dance Competitions
[email protected]
Taieri Competitions Society
[email protected]
Tititea Performing Arts Trust
[email protected]
[email protected]
www.alexandramusicalsociety.com
- 2025 (31 October -2 November): TBC Ballet, Modern, Tap and Troupe
Dance Southland Inc -Awaiting Dates for 2025
[email protected]
- 2024 (10-11 February): Ballet & Modern Dance (13 yrs+) Offering NYPA Nominations in Ballet and Troupe
- 2024 (16-17 March): Junior Competitions ( 12 yrs and under)
DanceNZmade
www.dancenzmade.co.nz
[email protected]
- 2025 (4- 6 April): South Island Dance Exchange, Christchurch : Troupe Nomination for 2025
- 2025 (2 - 4 May): South Island Dance Exchange, Invercargill : Troupe Nomination for 2025
- 2025 (16-18 May): North Island Exchange, Taupo : Troupe Nomination for 2025
- 2025 (23-25 May): North Island Exchange, Wellington : Troupe Nomination for 2025
- 2025 (6 - 8 June): North Island Exchange, Hamilton : Troupe Nomination for 2025
Dunedin Tap Dancing Society
[email protected]
- 2025 (30 May-2 June): Tap Dance
- 2025 (1-3 August): Tap Dance
- 2025 (12-14 September): Tap Dance
- 2025 (14-16 November): Tap Dance
Invercargill Tap Dancing Association
[email protected]
- 2025 (22-30 March): Tap & Modern
- 2025 (6-8 June): Tap Dance
- 2025 (10-12 October): Tap Dance
Mosgiel Ballet Society Inc
[email protected]
- 2025 (24 - 27 April): Ballet, Modern and Troupe - Offering NYPA Nominations in Modern, Musical Theatre and Troupes
Oamaru Performing Arts Society Inc
[email protected]
- 2025 (15-18 May): Ballet, Highland, Instrumental, Modern, Pianoforte, Speech & Drama, Tap, Vocal and Troupe
Queenstown Dance Awards
[email protected]
- 2025 (5-7 September): Ballet, Modern and Troupes - Offering NYPA Nominations in Ballet and Troupes for 2026
Southland Competitions Society Inc -Awaiting some Dates for 2025
[email protected]
- 2022 (19-21 August): Highland
- 2022 (): Irish No Competition in 2022
- 2024 (16-18 August): Tap and Troupe
- 2024 (28 September): Instrumental & Piano
- 2025 (19-22 September): Ballet, Modern & Troupe
- 2024 (27-28 September): Vocal
Spirit of Dance Competitions
[email protected]
- 2025 (15 - 17 August): - Ballet, Modern and Troupe - Offering NYPA Nominations in Modern, Musical Theatre and Troupes
Taieri Competitions Society
[email protected]
- 2025 (19-22 June): Ballet, Modern and Troupe - Offering NYPA Nominations in Modern, Musical Theatre and Troupes
Tititea Performing Arts Trust
[email protected]
- 2025 (11-14 April): Ballet, Modern and Troupe - Offering NYPA Nominations in Modern and Troupes