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Northern North Island Region
Auckland Combined Dance Assn - CANCELLED IN 2022
carla_s@xtra.co.nz
Auckland Speech & Drama Comp. Society CANCELLED IN 2020 - Awaiting 2021 Dates
akspeechanddrama@gmail.com
Bays Competitions Society - Awaiting 2022 Dates
anna.ellis@windowslive.com
Bays School of Dance
anna.ellis@windowslive.com
Faces of Movement Performing Arts
fompac@hotmail.com
MEBA Awards
trilby_palmer@yahoo.com
Movement Dance Competitions
movementcomp@gmail.com
National Dance Challenge
nationaldancechallenge@gmail.com
Northern School of Performing Arts
alicia@northernschoolofperformingarts.co.nz
Northland Ballet & Dance Inc
northlandballetanddance@gmail.com
Northland Performing Arts Competitions Soc. Inc
northlandperformingarts@gmail.com
North Shore Performing Arts Competitions Soc. Inc - Awaiting 2022 Dates
info@nspas.org.nz
www.northshorepacs.org.nz
Papakura Performing Arts Comps Soc - CANCELLED IN 2022
info@ppacs.nz
www.ppacs.nz
www.facebook.com/papakuraperformingarts
Pulse Dance Studios
pulsedanceoffice@gmail.com
South Auckland Performing Arts Comps - Awaiting some 2022 Dates
lynda@sapacs.org.nz
www.sapacs.org.nz
Waitakere Performing Arts Society
waitakerecomps@gmail.com
Whangarei Dance Festival
whangareidancefestival@gmail.com
carla_s@xtra.co.nz
- 2022 (16-24 April): Ballet, Modern, Tap and Troupe
Auckland Speech & Drama Comp. Society CANCELLED IN 2020 - Awaiting 2021 Dates
akspeechanddrama@gmail.com
- Check back later.
Bays Competitions Society - Awaiting 2022 Dates
anna.ellis@windowslive.com
- 2020 (1 November): Tap
- 2020 (6-8 November): Modern and Troupes
Bays School of Dance
anna.ellis@windowslive.com
- 2022 (11-13 March): Ballet - Nominations in Ballet
- 2022 (18-20 March): Tap Dance, Restricted Jazz & Student Choreography
- 2022 (25-27 March): Open Jazz, Acro, Hiphop & Troupes - Nominations in Troupes
Faces of Movement Performing Arts
fompac@hotmail.com
- 2022 (13-15 May): Ballet Solos, Troupes & Restricted Classes
- 2022 (20-22 May): Modern Solos, Duos/Trios & Tap Solos & Hip Hop
MEBA Awards
trilby_palmer@yahoo.com
- 2022 (20-22 May): Modern and Troupes
- 2022 (24-26 June): Ballet and Troupes - including MEGA NYPA Nominations
Movement Dance Competitions
movementcomp@gmail.com
- 2022 (19-22 April): Movement by the Beach - Whangamata :Ballet, Modern and Troupes
- 2022 (3-6 June): Mini Auckland Comp-Ballet, Modern and Troupes
- 2022 (12-16 October): Mega Auckland Comp-Ballet, Modern and Troupes
National Dance Challenge
nationaldancechallenge@gmail.com
- 2022 (10-12 June): Troupes ONLY - including Troupe Nomination for NYPA 2022
Northern School of Performing Arts
alicia@northernschoolofperformingarts.co.nz
- 2022 (16-22 July): Ballet, Modern, Tap and Troupe
Northland Ballet & Dance Inc
northlandballetanddance@gmail.com
- 2022 (27-29 May): Ballet, Modern, Tap and Troupe
Northland Performing Arts Competitions Soc. Inc
northlandperformingarts@gmail.com
- 2022 (9-11 September): Ballet and Troupe
- 2022 (2-4 September): Modern, Tap and Troupe
- 2022 (23-25 September): Senior Vocal
- 2022 (16-18 September): Speech & Drama
- 2022 (TBA): Instrumental, and Pianoforte
- 2022 (9-11 September ): Junior Vocal
North Shore Performing Arts Competitions Soc. Inc - Awaiting 2022 Dates
info@nspas.org.nz
www.northshorepacs.org.nz
- 2021 (11-13 June): Ballet, Modern, Tap and Troupe
- 2022 (19 & 29 April): Junior Pianoforte
- 2022 (21-23 April): Senior Pianoforte
- 2020 (18-19 April): Junior Vocal
- 2022 (30 April): Instrumental
- 2022 (3-6 June): Senior Vocal
- 2020 (28 June): Highland
Papakura Performing Arts Comps Soc - CANCELLED IN 2022
info@ppacs.nz
www.ppacs.nz
www.facebook.com/papakuraperformingarts
- 2021 (4-7 June): Modern, Tap & Troupe
Pulse Dance Studios
pulsedanceoffice@gmail.com
- 2022 (29 April - 1 May): Ballet, Modern, Tap and Troupes
South Auckland Performing Arts Comps - Awaiting some 2022 Dates
lynda@sapacs.org.nz
www.sapacs.org.nz
- 2022 (12 August): Choirs & Vocal Groups
- 2021 (19-25 July): Junior Vocal
- 2021 ( 11-14 July): Speech & Drama
- 2022 (17-18 July): Pianoforte
- 2022 (12 August): Senior Vocal
- 2022 (5 August): Instrumental
- 2022 (5 August): Instrumental Groups
- 2022 (6-8 August): Tap Dance
- 2022 (8 August): Troupes
- 2022 (13-14 August): Ballet
Waitakere Performing Arts Society
waitakerecomps@gmail.com
- 2022 (8-9 July): Solo Awards in Ballet and Jazz as well as Troupes Competition.
Whangarei Dance Festival
whangareidancefestival@gmail.com
- 2022 (12-14 August): Ballet, Modern, Tap and Troupe
Central North Island Region
Create The Bay Inc
create@createthebay.co.nz
- 2022 (27-29 May): Modern, Tap and Troupes
- 2022 (12-14 August): Modern, Tap and Troupes - Possibly locals only Comp
Hamilton Competitions Society Inc
hamiltoncompetitiossociety@gmail.com
www.hamiltoncompetitions.co.nz
- 2022 (8-16 July): Ballet & Troupes
- 2022 (8-16 July): Modern& Troupes
- 2022 (8-16 July): Tap Dance & Troupes
- 2022 (9-10 July): Instrumental & Pianoforte
- 2022 (9-10 July): Speech & Drama
- 2022 (18-20 July): Junior Vocal
- 2022 (17 July): Senior Vocal
Rotorua Competitions Society
zea.rachel@gmail.com
www.rotoruacompetitionsociety.org.nz
- 2022 (October tbc): Ballet
- 2022 (October tbc): Modern (including 2023 Nomination class)
- 2022(October tbc): Troupes (including 2023 Nomination class)
- 2022 (July tbc): Speech & Drama (including 2023 Nomination class)
South Waikato Dance Festival
swdfestival@gmail.com
- 2022 (26-30 January): Ballet, Modern and Troupe
- 2022 (October): Ballet, Modern and Troupe
Taupo Society of Ballet and Dance
tauposbd@gmail.com
- 2022 (3-6 June) Ballet, Modern and Troupe
Tauranga Performing Arts Comps Soc.
tgacomps@gmail.com
www.taurangaperformingarts.com
- 2022 (9-11 July): Instrumental & Pianoforte - No Competitions in 2022
- 2022 (11-14 July): Vocal
- 2022 (14-18 July): Speech & Drama - No Competitions in 2022
- 2022 (2-3 July): Highland
- 2022 (8-11 July): Ballet
- 2022 (11-15 July): Modern & Troupes
- 2022 (16-17 July): Tap
Tauranga Dance Inc
tgadanceinc@gmail.com
- 2022 (4-6 March) Ribbon Weekend Tap and Modern
- 2022 (24-26 June tbc): Modern, Tap & Troupe
- 2022 (29-31 July): Modern, Tap & Troupe
Te Awamutu Competitions Society Inc
tacompsentries@gmail.com
www.teawamutucompetitionssociety.com
- 2022 (1 -6 October): Ballet, Modern, Tap, Highland, Speech & Drama, Vocal, Instrumental, Pianoforte
University of Waikato
malle.whitcombe@waikato.ac.nz
- 2021 & 2022 Nominations by Direct Entry : Instrumental, Piano and Vocal
Waihi Performing Arts Inc
beth.maskey@gmail.com
- 2022 (27 March - 1 April): Modern, Tap and Troupes
- 2022 (25 -27 March): Ballet and Troupes
Southern North Island Region
Alana Haines Australasian Awards
ahaawards@yahoo.co.nz
Associated Ballet & Theatre Club
info@abtc.org.nz
Braemar Dancing Club Gisborne Inc CANCELLED IN 2022
diknomi9@gmail.com
Central Fusion Dance
centralfusiondancecomp@gmail.com
www.cfdc.nz
Dance-A-Holic
danceaholiccomp@gmail.com
DanceNZmade
www.dancenzmade.co.nz
info@dancenzmade.co.nz
Gisborne Competition Society Inc - CANCELLED IN 2021 - Awaiting 2022 Dates
faydon@ihug.co.nz
Hutt Valley Performing Arts Comps. Soc. Inc
huttvalleycomps@gmail.com
Kapiti Ballet Society Inc/Dance Kapiti
nemeth@paradise.net.nz
www.dancekapiti.org.nz
Manawatu Performing Arts Competitions Soc. Inc
cmillward28@gmail.com
www.mpacs.org.nz
Musica Viva
dianne.dellow@gmail.com
New Plymouth Competitions Society Inc
kay-jason@farmside.co.nz
www.newplymouthcomps.com
Palmerston North Dance Association Inc
pndacompetitions@gmail.com
www.pnda.nz
Taranaki Fancy Dancing Association
fleurnjohn@xtra.co.nz
Upper Hutt Competitions Society Inc
uhcomps@gmail.com
Wanganui Competitions Society Inc
wanganuicompetitions@outlook.co.nz
ahaawards@yahoo.co.nz
- 2023 (6-10 April): Ballet
Associated Ballet & Theatre Club
info@abtc.org.nz
- 2022 (2-4 April) Restricted Ballet, Modern, Tap and Open & Restricted Variations. NYPA Nominations in Ballet
- 2022 (6-8 May): Open Tap - including Tap Championships, Tap Nominations
- 2022 (13-15 May): Open Modern - including Championships, Solos, Duos, Trios - Modern Nomination
- 2022 (7-9 October): Open Ballet - all classes including Variations and Championships
Braemar Dancing Club Gisborne Inc CANCELLED IN 2022
diknomi9@gmail.com
- 2022 (4-7 June): Ballet, Modern, Tap & Troupe
Central Fusion Dance
centralfusiondancecomp@gmail.com
www.cfdc.nz
- 2022 (3-6 June): Ballet, Modern, Tap and Troupe - Nominations in Ballet, Tap and Troupes
Dance-A-Holic
danceaholiccomp@gmail.com
- 2022 (09 April): Dance-a-holic - Modern and Tap
- 2022 (06 August): Tap-a-holic - Modern & Tap - including Tap Nomination
- 2022 (16 October): Troupe-a-holic - Modern, Tap & Ballet
DanceNZmade
www.dancenzmade.co.nz
info@dancenzmade.co.nz
- 2022 (27-29 May): South Island Dance Exchange, Wanaka : Troupe Nomination for 2022
- 2022 (20-22 May): North Island Exchange, Taupo : Troupe Nomination for 2022
Gisborne Competition Society Inc - CANCELLED IN 2021 - Awaiting 2022 Dates
faydon@ihug.co.nz
- 2019 (28-30 September): Ballet, Highland, Instrumental, Modern, Pianoforte, Speech & Drama, Tap and Vocal
Hutt Valley Performing Arts Comps. Soc. Inc
huttvalleycomps@gmail.com
- 2022 (3 - 6 June): Tap, Modern & Troupe Nomination
- 2022 (8 - 11 July): Ballet Nomination
- XXXX (25-26 June): Speech & Drama No Comps in 2022
- 2022 (11-14 July): Junior Vocal
- 2022 (14-18 July): Instrumental & Piano
- 2022 (19-21 August): Senior Vocal
Kapiti Ballet Society Inc/Dance Kapiti
nemeth@paradise.net.nz
www.dancekapiti.org.nz
- 2022 (16-19 July): Ballet, Modern & Troupe
Manawatu Performing Arts Competitions Soc. Inc
cmillward28@gmail.com
www.mpacs.org.nz
- 2022 (19 March): Highland
- 2022 (16-20 April): Ballet, Modern, Tap and Troupe
- 2022 (25-26 June): Vocal - including Piano Nomination class for NYPA 2022
- 2022 (9-10 July): Speech & Drama
Musica Viva
dianne.dellow@gmail.com
- 2022 (15 October): Instrumental, Pianoforte and Vocal
New Plymouth Competitions Society Inc
kay-jason@farmside.co.nz
www.newplymouthcomps.com
- 2022 (24-26 June): Vocal
- 2022 (1-2 July): Instrumental and Pianoforte
- 2022 ((1-3 July): Speech & Drama
- 2022 (8-12 July): Ballet, Modern and Troupe
- 2022 (13-14 July): Tap, Hip Hop and Troupe
Palmerston North Dance Association Inc
pndacompetitions@gmail.com
www.pnda.nz
- 2022 (18-20 March): Ballet and Modern (Restricted), Duo, Trio & Troupes, Ballet Soloist and Modern Soloist Nominations and Troupe Nominations in all Genres (Excluding Tap) - Postponed to 24-26 June 2022
- 2022 (2-3 April): Restricted & Open Tap (including Duos and Trios) Troupes Open Impromptus in Ballet, Modern & Tap
- 2022 (30 Sept -6 October): 23rd Annual Dance Festival including Ballet, Modern, Tap, Contemporary and Hip Hop
Taranaki Fancy Dancing Association
fleurnjohn@xtra.co.nz
- 2022 (16-20 April): Modern, Ballet, Tap and Troupe - Nominations in Ballet, Tap and Troupe
- 2022 (16-18 September): Modern, Ballet, Tap and Troupe - Locals only Competition
Upper Hutt Competitions Society Inc
uhcomps@gmail.com
- 2022 (15-18 April - Easter Weekend ): Modern, Tap and Troupe
- 2022 (17-19 June): Modern, Tap and Troupe
- 2022 (26-28 August): Modern, Tap and Troupe
Wanganui Competitions Society Inc
wanganuicompetitions@outlook.co.nz
- 2022 (27 April-1 May): Ballet, Modern, Tap and Troupe
- 2022 (20-24 July): Instrumental, Pianoforte, Speech & Drama and Vocal
- 2022 (12-16 October): Ballet, Modern, Tap and Troupe
Northern South Island Region
Ashburton Society of Performing Arts Inc - Awaiting 2022 Dates
ashburtonspa@gmail.com
Christchurch Ballet Society - No Competitions in 2022
www.chchballetsociety.co.nz
chchballetsociety@hotmail.com
Christchurch Competitions Society Inc
chchcompetitionssociety@hotmail.com
Christchurch Tap Dancing Teachers Assn
ctdta1960@gmail.com
Greymouth Competition Society
lyndallp@greymain.school.nz
Marlborough Performing Arts Comps Society - Awaiting 2022 Dates
marlbperformingarts@gmail.com
Nelson Motueka Dance Competitions
nmdcs@hotmail.com
Nelson Performing Arts Competitions Society - Society in Recess
www.npac.co.nz
npacinc@gmail.com
Relevé Dance
relevedancecomp@gmail.com
Westport Performing Arts Competitions Society Inc
westportperformingarts@gmail.com
ashburtonspa@gmail.com
- 2021 (28-29 August): Vocal, Instrumental and Piano
Christchurch Ballet Society - No Competitions in 2022
www.chchballetsociety.co.nz
chchballetsociety@hotmail.com
- 2021 (5-7 March): South Island Ballet Award - nb: No nominations are available at this Competition
Christchurch Competitions Society Inc
chchcompetitionssociety@hotmail.com
- 2021 (4 July): Highland Dance (Caledonian Hall)
- 2021 (10-11 July): Irish Dance (Villa Maria College)
- 2021 (10-14 July): Instrumental & Pianoforte (Rangi Ruru High School)
- 2021 (10-13 July): Speech & Drama (St Bede's College)
- 2021 (18-23 July): Ballet, Modern & Troupes (Villa Maria College)
- 2021 (23-24 July): Tap & Troupes (Villa Maria College)
- 2021 (23-25 July): Junior & Senior Vocal (Arts Centre
Christchurch Tap Dancing Teachers Assn
ctdta1960@gmail.com
- 2022 (25 - 30 April): Ballet, Modern, Tap and Troupe
- 2022 (9-11 September): Ballet, Modern, Tap and Troupe
Greymouth Competition Society
lyndallp@greymain.school.nz
- 2022 (5-9 October): Ballet, Tap Modern & Troupes
Marlborough Performing Arts Comps Society - Awaiting 2022 Dates
marlbperformingarts@gmail.com
- 2021 (6-10 October): Highland, Instrumental, Pianoforte, Vocal, Ballet, Tap Modern & Troupes
Nelson Motueka Dance Competitions
nmdcs@hotmail.com
- 2022 (15-18 April): Ballet, Modern, Tap and Troupe
Nelson Performing Arts Competitions Society - Society in Recess
www.npac.co.nz
npacinc@gmail.com
- 2021 (1-8 August): Speech & Drama
- 2021 (6-8 August): Ballet, Modern, Tap and Troupe
Relevé Dance
relevedancecomp@gmail.com
- 2022 (23-26 June): Ballet, Modern, Tap and Troupes
Westport Performing Arts Competitions Society Inc
westportperformingarts@gmail.com
- 2022 (18-24 April): Ballet, Highland, Instrumental, Modern, Pianoforte, Speech & Drama, Tap and Vocal
Southern South Island Region
Alexandra Musical Society - Awaiting 2022 Dates
amscompetitions@gmail.com
www.alexandramusicalsociety.com
Dance Southland Inc - Awaiting some 2022 Dates
dancesouthland@gmail.com
DanceNZmade
www.dancenzmade.co.nz
info@dancenzmade.co.nz
Dunedin Tap Dancing Society
dunedintappers@gmail.com
Invercargill Tap Dancing Association
tapping.ingill@gmail.com
Mosgiel Ballet Society Inc
mosgielandtaiericomps@gmail.com
Oamaru Performing Arts Society Inc - Cancelled for 2022
bandptaylor@xtra.co.nz
Piping and Dancing Association of NZ
pipinganddancing@xtra.co.nz
Southland Competitions Society Inc - Awaiting some 2022 Dates
admin@southlandcomps.org.nz
Piano, Instrumental, Speech and Vocal Nominations for 2022, are Convenor dependent.
Taieri Competitions Society
mosgielandtaiericomps@gmail.com
amscompetitions@gmail.com
www.alexandramusicalsociety.com
- 2021 (22-25 October): Ballet, Modern, Tap and Troupe
Dance Southland Inc - Awaiting some 2022 Dates
dancesouthland@gmail.com
- 2022 (2-3 April): Ballet (12-years and under), Modern (12-years and under)
- 2022 (8-10 July): Ballet (Open), Modern (Open) including Ballet, Modern and Troupe nominations
DanceNZmade
www.dancenzmade.co.nz
info@dancenzmade.co.nz
- 2022 (27 - 29 May): South Island Dance Exchange, Wanaka : Troupe Nomination for 2022
- 2022 (20 -22 May): North Island Exchange, Taupo : Troupe Nomination for 2022
Dunedin Tap Dancing Society
dunedintappers@gmail.com
- 2022 (27-29 May): Tap Dance & NYPA Tap Dance Nominations
- 2022 (29-31 July): Tap Dance and Modern
- 2022 (9-11 September): Tap Dance
- 2022 (11-13 November): Tap Dance
Invercargill Tap Dancing Association
tapping.ingill@gmail.com
- 2022 (25-27 March): Tap and Modern at Centre Stage Tap & Modern Nominations available
- 2022 (10-12 June): Tap at Centre Stage
- 2022 (11-12 November): Tap
Mosgiel Ballet Society Inc
mosgielandtaiericomps@gmail.com
- 2022 (29 April-1 May): Ballet, Modern and Troupe - Nominations in Modern, Ballet and Troupes
Oamaru Performing Arts Society Inc - Cancelled for 2022
bandptaylor@xtra.co.nz
- 2022 (20-22 May): Ballet, Highland, Instrumental, Modern, Pianoforte, Speech & Drama, Tap, Vocal and Troupe
Piping and Dancing Association of NZ
pipinganddancing@xtra.co.nz
- 2022 (8-12 July) NZ Highland Dancing Championships - Palmerston North : 2022 Solo Nominations by Direct Entry: under 2021 Criteria
Southland Competitions Society Inc - Awaiting some 2022 Dates
admin@southlandcomps.org.nz
- 2021 (21 August): Highland
- 2021 (22 August): Irish
- 2022 (19-21 August): Tap and Troupe
- 2021 (2 October): Speech & Drama
- 2021 (TBC): Instrumental & Piano
- 2022 (30 September -3 October): Ballet, Modern & Troupe
- 2021 (TBC): Vocal
Piano, Instrumental, Speech and Vocal Nominations for 2022, are Convenor dependent.
Taieri Competitions Society
mosgielandtaiericomps@gmail.com
- 2022 (22-24 July): Ballet, Modern and Troupe - Nominations in Ballet and Troupes. Modern Nominations MAY be available.