Dance Competitions

At ELITE Dance, we attend regional ISTD competitions for both adults and children on a regular basis, with an aim to ensure all our students qualify for the Blackpool Grand Finals.

We also recognise that competing isn't everyones goal, so to spice up their dance life and introduce the idea of competitions we attend fun competitions throughout the year. These competitions include catagories that are suitable for beginners and those who have never attended a competition before.

For those who are more serious competitors we also attend OPEN competitions.

See below for all the competitions will will be attending.

ENTERING AND EXCELLING IN MEDAL COMPETITIONS

A medal competition is where children and adult dancers across the country come together and compete against each other at their respective age and grade categories. Qualified judges adjudicate medal competitions. Solo children and adult dancers may enter these competitions and dance with their teacher instead of a partner. Couples may also dance in medalist competitions and compete for themselves and together in both the solo and couples categories.

Kyle has trained a high number of competition winners and has a great deal of experience in preparing students for medal competitions run by the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing (ISTD). He regularly takes Elite Dance students to the capital of all dancing, Blackpool, for the Grand Finals and is interested in not only mentoring competition ballroom dancers in skill and technique but also giving them the mental and emotional skills to handle the heat. This supportive approach, commitment to excellence and emphasis on a student’s holistic welfare sets Elite Dance apart as a competition training centre.

Competition dance preparation will include:

An understanding of the steps/figures required at each level
Learning technique
Understanding the characteristics of each dance
Developing physical attributes

MEDALLIST COMPETITION DATES & EXAMS 2025

16^th February – Blackpool Qualifier - Ipswich

9^th March – Jubilee Awards comp – Canvey Island

23^rd March – Elite Dance Exams at Studio 3D

13^th April – Blackpool Qualifier – Gillingham

27^th April – Supremacy Awards All England - Grays

18^th May – Herne Bay comp

15^th June – Blackpool Qualifier - Ipswich

22^nd June – Jubilee Awards fun comp – Canvey Island

12^th October – Elite Dance Exams at Studio 3D

1^st-2^nd November – Blackpool Grand Finals

OPEN & PROAM COMPETITION DATES 2025

8^th-9^th February – The All-England Open Championships – Blackpool Tower (Ballroom, Latin & Sequence: Couples and Solos)

16^th March – Home Counties – Camberley

23^rd March – Manchester Globe

21^st-27^th April – Junior Dance Festival – Blackpool Winter Gardens

5^th May – London Globe – Bishopsgate

7^th-8^th June – Stars of the Future – Gillingham

20^th July – Oxford Globe

24^th-27^th July – DPA Summer Festival – Bournemouth (Solos and Couples)

11^th-12^th October – Medway Masters – Gillingham

20^th-23^rd November - British Nationals & Solos – Blackpool Winter Gardens

14^th December – Home Counties – Camberley

What our customers say...

Kyle runs a fantastic dance school with a high level of instruction leading to excellent results in exams and at competition. On top of this, there is a wonderful social atmosphere, and it is apparent that he really cares about each of his pupils individually. I absolutely recommend Elite Dance to anyone, young or old, who would like to learn to dance.

Bex Harvey