Competitions

Children who excel in dancing may enjoy taking part in dance competitions at the principals discretion. We belong to the All England Dance Association which organises dance competition festivals at a Local, Regional and National level. Students compete within their own age group at a local level and may perform solos, duets, trios and groups in the following genres. Ballet, Modern, Tap, and Song & Dance. Marks are awarded by an independant adjudicator and students achieving high marks are invited to enter the Regional Finals. From there, some competitors qualify to compete at National level in London for the finals. These are held every other year. Children who wish to enter competitions need to achieve good exam results, and really enjoy performing on their own. Younger children from 4 years who enjoy dancing may also enter. It is strongly advised that children who compete in dance competitions are taking multiple classes at Footworks to extend their training.