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Northern North Island Region

Auckland Caledonian Dancing Society   - Awaiting 2025 Dates
[email protected]
  • 2023 (21 Sept - 1 Oct): Tap Dance, Modern Dance, Ballet, Troupes
Please Note: Nominations held in 2025 for 2026 National Awards in Ballet, Tap & 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
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For the Love of Dance    
[email protected]
  • 2025  (11-12 April): Modern, Ballet, Tap and Troupes 
Please note: These Competitions are for Northland residents only.
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MEBA Awards    
[email protected]
  • 2025  (21-22 June): Modern, Musical Theatre and Troupes  - NYPA Nominations in all three.
  • 2025   (9-10 August): Ballet and Troupes - NYPA Nominations in Troupes

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
Please note: These Competitions are for Northland residents only.

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
Please Note: Nominations held in 2025 for 2026 National Awards in Ballet, Tap, Troupe, Piano & Vocal

​​North Shore Performing Arts Society - 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  -No Competition being held in 2025 
[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 some 2025 Dates
[email protected]
www.sapacs.nz
  • 2025 (9-11 July): Junior Vocal
  • 2025 ( 30 June -1 July): Speech & Drama
  • 2025  (02-05 July): Junior Pianoforte
  • 2025  (15-16 July): Senior Pianoforte
  • 2025 (07 - 08 July): Senior Vocal 
  • 2024 (25-28 July): Instrumental
  • 2024 (3 August): Highland Dance
  • 2025 (26 July): Tap Dance
  • 2025 (27 July): Troupes
  • 2025 (25 August): Vocal Groups - All ages and genres
  • 2024 (10-11 August): Ballet

Titans of Tap
[email protected]
  • 2025 (04-06 July): Tap and ALL genres for Troupes                                                                                                                                                                                                     Please Note: This Competition is held in Palmerston North

Whangarei Dance Festival  
[email protected]
  • 2025 (1-3 August): 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 ​
Note: Modern & Troupe Nominations held at August Comps 

The Academy Performance Awards ( previously GMSD Competitions)
​
[email protected]
  • 2025  (23 -26 April): Modern, Ballet, Tap & Troupes
Note: Modern, Musical Theatre & Troupe Nominations available

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
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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)
Note: Ballet and Troupe Nominations held in October 2023 for 2024 National Awards.

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
Note: Ballet Nominations held  for 2026 National Awards.

​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. 
[email protected]
www.taurangaperformingarts.com
  • 2025  (27 June-1 July): Instrumental & Pianoforte 
  • 2025  (5 July):  Vocal
  • 2025  (1 -3 July): Speech & Drama 
  • 2025  (4 July): Musical Theatre
  • 2025  (28 June): Highland 
  • 2025 ( 27-29 June): Ballet
  • 2025 ( 2-6 July): Modern & Troupes - Troupes on 6th July.
  • 2025 ( 30 June-1 July): Tap & Troupes

Tauranga Dance Inc   
[email protected] ​
  • 2025 (15-16 April): Champion of Champions: Modern, Tap & Troupe - NYPA Nominations available
  • 2025 (August TBC): 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
Note:  Nominations held in 2024 for 2025 National Awards.

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]
  • 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​
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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
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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
Please Note: Nominations offered in 2025 for 2026 Ballet, Tap Dance, Pianoforte, Vocal & Troupe
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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
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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
Note: Direct Entry Nominations may be available in Instrumental, please contact the Society

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 Modern Soloists and 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​​









New Plymouth Competitions Society Inc -Awaiting some Dates for 2025
[email protected]
www.newplymouthcomps.com
  • 2025  (06-08 June): Vocal & Musical Theatre
  • 2025  (19-21) June: Instrumental and Pianoforte
  • 2024 (30 June-2 July): Speech & Drama
  • 2025  (27 June-2 July): Ballet, Modern and Troupe
  • 2025  (27 June-2 July): Tap and Troupe
Note: Nominations available in ALL soloist genres as well as Troupes.

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 
[email protected]
  • 2025 (11 - 13 April):  Modern & Troupes
  • 2025 (18 - 20 August): Tap Dance & Troupes 

Taranaki Fancy Dancing Association 
[email protected]​
  • 2025 (12-16 April):  Modern, Ballet, Tap and Troupe - Nominations in Modern 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
Note: Modern and Troupe Nomination classes held in April.

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

 Blenheim Dancing Society  
[email protected]
  • 2025 (6 -8 June): Ballet, Modern, Tap and Troupe ​

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
Note: Nomination Classes OR Direct Entries if applicable,  in ALL soloist genres and Troupes

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
Note: Nomination Classes in Modern and Troupe held in April

Greymouth Competition Society 
[email protected]​
  • 2025 (19-23 September): Ballet, Tap Modern & Troupes
Note: Ballet, Tap and Troupe Nominations held in 2025 for 2026 National Awards.

Impact Dance Experience 
[email protected]
  • 2025 (21-23 March): Nelson - Ballet, Tap Modern & Troupes​
  • 2025 (6-8 April):  Christchurch - Ballet, Tap Modern & Troupes
  • 2025 (2-4 May): Auckland - Ballet, Tap Modern & Troupes
  • 2025 (6-8 June):  Lower Hutt - Ballet, Tap Modern & Troupes

Marlborough Performing Arts Comps Society  
[email protected]
  • 2025 (26 September - 27 October):  Vocal, Piano, Instrumental
  • 2025 (27 September - 30 September):  Ballet, Tap Modern & Troupes​
Note: Ballet, Tap Dance, Piano, Vocal and Troupe Nominations held in 2025 for 2026 National Awards.
​
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
Note: Speech & Drama, Vocal and Music will be the first art-forms to compete and Dancing will be the last.
​

Southern South Island Region

 Alexandra Musical Society  
[email protected]
www.alexandramusicalsociety.com  
  • 2025 (31 October -2 November): TBC Ballet, Modern, Tap and Troupe
Note: Ballet, Tap and Troupe Nominations held in 2025 for 2026 NYPA.

Dance Southland Inc -Awaiting some Dates for 2025
[email protected]  
  • 2025 (05-06 July): Ballet & Modern Dance (13 yrs+) Offering NYPA Nominations in Modern 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 (18-20 July): Tap Dance at the Mayfair Theatre
  • 2025 (19-21 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 
Note: Spirit of Dance Competition is now a stand alone Event. Please see the information  further down on this page

Oamaru Performing Arts Society Inc 
[email protected]
  • 2025  (15-18 May): Ballet, Highland, Instrumental, Modern, Pianoforte, Speech & Drama, Tap, Vocal and Troupe
                    Nominations in Modern, Musical Theatre and Troupes  - Entry dependent for Instrumental and Speech & Drama

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 
[email protected]
  • 2025 (17 August): Highland
  • 2022 (  ): Irish No Competition in 2022
  • 2025  (15-16 August): Tap and Troupe
  • 2025  (20 September): Instrumental & Piano
  • 2025 (19-22 September): Ballet, Modern & Troupe
  • 2025  (19-21 September): Vocal
Note: Ballet, Piano, Vocal & Troupe Nominations held in 2025 for 2026 National Awards.

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 

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