A competition celebrating the love of dance and joy of dancing together

KEY DATES

We are excited to confirm the following dates for NDC 2026

COMPETITION DATES

Thursday June 11th - Schools

Friday June 12th - Schools

Saturday June 13th and Sunday June 14th- Novice Troupes, Open Troupes & Finals Gala

Entries - Entries for NDC 2026 will open in February.

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ENTRY APP - Entries for 2026 are not yet open.

COMPETITION APP - will be available closer to the competition.

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  • THE COMPETITION

    The dates for NDC 2026 are 11-14 June. Follow us on our social pages to get the latest information and entry details when this becomes available.

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  • THE SYLLABUS

    The syllabus has everything you need to know about the competition. Minor changes may occur from yet to year so we encourage you to read this prior to entering each year.

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    We have an incredible team of people working behind the scenes to bring this competition to life. Contact us about sponsorship or volunteering to get involved.

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SAVE THE DATE! 2026 we are back and BIGGER THAN EVER 🩷🪩 put those dates in the calendar and we can’t wait to see you all back next year at National Dance Challenge 💙 Thurs 11th - Sun 14th June 2026 💙
APPLICATIONS CLOSE 31st JULY 🪩⭐️ make sure you apply online for yourself/ someone deserving a financial grant 🩷 we love being able to give back to those who need it within our dance community, it’s why we do what we do! Check out more informa
Financial grant applications are open NOW via our website! Head online to read more and apply for either yourself or someone who you know this will help benefit & further their love of dance 💙🩷⭐️ huge thanks again to our many sponsors and volun
THIS IS WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO 💙🩷 Here at NDC we’re a non for profit charity, and we want to give back to our dance community! If you or someone you know is worthy of a financial grant to further their betterment or love of dance, applications
We had the most incredible time at our finals gala, watching top level talent from studios and schools from all around Aotearoa! 🤍🫧🪩 huge congrats to our top 10 (listed here in no particular order) & our top 5 ⭐️
YOUR 2025 OVERALL HIGHEST SCORING SCHOOL CHAMPIONS 👑🏆🥇 @massey_dance with Mean Massey Energy
Huge well done to our dance teams of the year!! These legends were the highest scoring acts across all genres within their age group! 🙌🏻🪩⭐️
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