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Dance Competitions, Resources & Opportunities
Find UK dance opportunities. Plan what comes next.
Discover dance competitions, opportunities, progression routes and practical resources for dancers, parents and teachers across the UK.
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What do you want to do?
DanceDad is focused on helping you discover useful opportunities and make better-informed decisions about what comes next.
Plan what comes next
Explore performing arts colleges, further training, associate programmes and routes towards professional dance and musical theatre.
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Use DanceDad tools and guides to organise decisions, compare options and plan the next stage of the dance journey.
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Competition season
Find upcoming UK dance competitions.
Browse checked competition dates and locations and follow organiser-controlled links for the latest rules, entry details and availability.
- Upcoming 2026/27 dates
- UK locations and venues
- Competition styles and formats
- Official organiser links
Competition resources
From discovery to season planning.
Start with the free competition listings, explore our editorial guide to established competition brands, or use the Competition Planner if you want the season organised in one place.
UK Dance Competitions 2026/27 →
Upcoming competitions with dates, locations and
organiser links.
10 UK Dance Competitions to Know →
An editorial guide to established competition
programmes and organisers.
UK Dance Competition Planner →
Organise dates, locations, deadlines and official
links in one searchable resource.
DanceDad resource
Plan your 2026/27 competition season without searching dozens of websites.
The UK Dance Competition Planner is designed to bring a broader selection of competitions together with dates, locations, published deadlines, eligibility details and official organiser links in one searchable Google Sheet.
Preorder now for £12 and secure the introductory price. Expected delivery is by 30 November 2026.
2026/27 planner
UK Dance Competition Planner
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Progression
Thinking about what comes next in dance?
DanceDad also helps dancers and families explore further training, performing arts education and routes into the professional industry.
Performing arts colleges
Explore our established guide to UK performing arts colleges for dancers and musical theatre students.
Explore the college guide →Associate programmes
Explore specialist training and development opportunities designed to complement a dancer's regular training.
More guides coming soonRepresentation & opportunities
Learn more about auditions, agencies and the routes dancers may encounter as they move towards professional work.
More guides coming soon
Featured DanceDad Partners
Useful businesses supporting the dance community.
Explore selected DanceDad partners offering services, experiences and resources relevant to dance schools, performers and event organisers.
Featured Partner
Smile Productions
Dance trips, shows and performance opportunities for dance and performing arts schools in the UK and internationally.
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Essex Trophy Centre
Trophies, medals, plaques and engraved awards for dance schools, competitions and presentation events.
Explore Essex Trophy Centre →Featured Partners receive enhanced visibility on DanceDad. Partner status does not influence our independent editorial recommendations.
For organisers & providers
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Submit a UK dance competition, audition, intensive, workshop, performance, associate programme or other relevant opportunity to DanceDad for free. We manually review every submission before publishing suitable opportunities.
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Useful information for the next step in the dance journey.
Find opportunities, explore progression routes and use practical resources built for dancers, parents and teachers across the UK.