Local Competitions
I have compiled a list of performing arts competitions for the year 2025. This list includes contact information and social media details for the organizers of these competitions.
These competitions represent just a small selection of the many dance competitions that take place in South Africa. Your support for these events is greatly appreciated and will help to nurture the growth of performing arts in our country.
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StageCarft
Contact information and social media pages:
Entries open:
📋 Entries open 20 April until 17 May 2025
Dates and Venues:
🌍 Johannesburg South
📍 TBC
📆 30 June to 5 July 2025
NDSSA
Contact information and social media pages:
Entries open:
📋 Open to all register dancers.
Recognized by SAADA
Recognized by FASPA
Recognized by WADF
Dates and Venues:
🌍 Visit NDSSA Facebook for more info
A-Arts
Contact information and social media pages:
Entries open:
📋 Entries now open for Rising to Fame Arts Grand Finale 2025!
Please Note: Only for participants that received 80% and above at any A-Arts Festival or competition recognized by A-Arts!
Last online qualifying rounds for RTF 26 February 2025
Dates and Venues:
🌍 Last qualifying rounds for RTF
📆 26 February 2025
🌍 Rising to Fame A-Arts Grand Finale
📍 Centurion - Lewende Woord
📆 9-11 April 2025
🌍 A-Arts Upington
📍 Hoërskool Upington
📆 2o-21 June 2025
🌍 A-Arts Mpumalanga
📍 Middelburg
📆 27-28 June 2025
🌍 A-Arts Gauteng
📍 Alberton📆 27-29 June 2025
🌍 A-Arts Rustenburg
📍 Rustenburg
📆 25-26 July 2025
🌍 A-Arts Bloemfontein
📍 Bloemfontein
📆 1-2 August 2025
🌍 A-Arts Gauteng
📍 Centurion
📆 25-30 August 2025
🌍 A -Arts Potchefstroom
📍 Potchefstroom
📆 20 September 2025
🌍 A -Arts Hartbeespoort
📍 The Mountain Cambridge School
📆 1-2 October 2025
🌍 A-Arts Capetown
📍 Somerset West
📆 10-11 October 2025
🌍 A-Arts Online Festival
📆 1 November 2025
🌍 Kloof KZN
📍 The Junction Church
📆 7-8 November 2025
Elements of Dance South Africa
Contact information and social media pages:
Entries open:
📋 Entries open 1 February 2025.
Qualify at nationals to become part of the
South African Dance Team who will be competing internationally in 2026.
Dates and Venues:
🌍 Western Cape Regional
📍 Camps Bay High School, Cape Town
📆 2-3 May 2025
🌍 Free State Regional
📍 Wynand Mouton Theatre, Bloemfontein
📆 26 July 2025
🌍 Gauteng Regional
📍 Ruimsig
📆 11-12 July 2025
🌍 Mpumalanga Regionals
📍 Corner Stone Church Middleburg
📆 2 August 2025
🌍 UDC-SA National Final
📍 Etienne Rosseau Theatre, Sasolburg
📆 18-21 September
DANCE X South Africa
Contact information and social media pages:
Entries open:
📋 Visit Dance X South Africa's website for entry details
Dates and Venues:
🌍 Johannesburg
📍 Curro Aurora, Sundowner, Randburg
📆 23-25 May 2025
🌍 Durban
📍 Sibaya Casino
📆 28 June 2025
🌍 Cape Town
📍 To be confirmed
📆 25-26 July 2025
🌍 Limpopo
📍 PEPPS Preparatory School
📆 23 August 2025
🌍 Free State
📍 Bloemfontein
📆 30 August 2025
🌍 Nationals
📍 Bloemfontein
📆 11 October 2025
DTMA
Contact information and social media pages:
Entries open:
📋 Free State Trials & Provincial
Open: 5 February 2025
Close: 20 March 2025
📋 Gauteng Trials & Provincial
Open: 1 April 2025
Close: 30 May 2025
📋 Mpumalanga Trials & Provincial
Open: 15 May 2025
Close: 30 June 2025
International Tours:
Introducing the DTMA INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
Compete in the DTMA Trials, Provincials & Nationals 2025 AND be part of the AMAZING experience in USA 2026 🇺🇸
DTMA is going INTERNATIONAL to represent South Africa at the WORLD DANCE COMPETITION in Disney World Florida USA… and perform in the parades in Disneyworld.
Dates and Venues:
🌍 Free State Trial
📍 Wynand Mouton Theatre
📆 11-12 April 2025
🌍 Free State Provincials
📍 Wynand Mouton Theatre
📆 2-3 May 2025
🌍 Gauteng Trials
📍 Woodlands International Boksburg
📆 4-6 July 2025
🌍 Gauteng Provincials
📍 Woodlands International Boksburg
📆 8-10 August 2025
🌍 Mpumalanga Trials
📍 Evander Rec Club
📆 25-27 July 2025
🌍 Mpumalanga Provincials
📍 Evander Rec Club
📆 22-24 August 2025
🌍 SA Nationals
📍 Emperors Palace
📆 18-21 September 2025
Stage and Street
Contact information and social media pages:
Entries open:
📋 Entries opens.
Closes 1 September 2025.
SSDMC is the official trials for the North-West SAADA regional association colours All qualifying DANCE items automatically goes through to the SAADA regional Finals on 25 October 2025.
Affiliated with SAADA
Dates and Venues:
🌍 Rustenburg
📍 Fields College Auditorium
📆 18 October 2025
Dance Waves Competition
Contact information and social media pages:
National Dance Association: SA Dance Waves
Entries open:
Registrations NOW open
📋 Visit Dance Wave Website for entry details or contact National Dance Association SA
Dates and Venues:
🌍 Springs Qualifier
📍 Springs Theatre
📆 6-7 June 2025
🌍 KZN Qualifier
📍 Hilton Collage
📆 16-17 August 2025
🌍 Free State Qualifier
📍 Etienne Rousseau Theatre
📆 29-30 August 2025
🌍 Nationals
📍 Etienne Rousseau Theatre
📆 27 September 2025
Clash of The Titians
Contact information and social media pages:
Entries open:
📋 Visit Clash of the Titans website for entry details.
📝 Entries open END of April 2025
Dates and Venues:
🌍 Kroonstad - Free State
📍 Kroonstad Civic Theatre
📆 1-2 August 2025
Legacies Of Dance
Contact information and social media pages:
Entries open:
📋 Entries close, 1st of August 2025.
Affiliated with A-Arts
Affiliated with SACOPA
Dates and Venues:
🌍 Alberton
📍 Brackenhurst Primary School
📆 25-28 September 2025
Dance Face Challenge
Contact information and social media pages:
Entries open:
📋 Contact Dance Face Challenge for more information.
📆 Entries Closing:
• Free State: 14 May 2025
• Gauteng: 2 July 2025
• Mpumalanga: 13 August 2025
• North West: 13 October 2025
Dates and Venues:
🌍 Free State
📍 Riebeeckstad
📆 7 June 2025
🌍 Centurion
📍 Kiepersol Community Centre
📆 26 July 2025
🌍 Mpumalanga
📍 TBC
📆 5-6 September 2025
🌍 North West - Rustenburg
📍 TBC
📆 1 November 2025
Fast Forward-South Africa
Contact information and social media pages:
Entries open:
📋 Gauteng: Entries Open: 1 October 2025
📋 North West: Entries Open: 1 September 2025
Affiliated with SAADA
Dates and Venues:
🌍 Gauteng
📍Doxa Deo Church - Faerie Glen
📅 1 November 2025
🌍 North West
📍His Vision Church - Rustenburg
📅 25 October 2025
IFAA
Contact information and social media pages:
Entries open:
📋 Contact IFAA Dance SA for more information
Dates and Venues:
🌍 IFAA International
📍 Namibia
📆 2 April 2o25
🌍 IFAA Awards
📍 Jan Kemp Dorp
📆 2-3 May 2o25
🌍 IFAA Awards
📍 Middleburg
📆 19-17 May 2025
🌍 IFAA Awards
📍 Pretoria
📆 23-24 May 2025
🌍 IFAA SA Championships Trial and Semi
📍 Cape Town
📆 27-28 June 2025
🌍 IFAA SA Championships Finals
📍 Cape Town
📆 TBC
🌍 IFAA SA Championships Trial and Semi
📍 Mpumalanga
📆 11-12 July 2025
🌍 IFAA SA Championships Trial and Semi
📍 Northern Cape/Free State
📆 1-2 August 2025
🌍 IFAA SA Championships Trial and Semi
📍 Stilfontein
📆 8-9 August 2025
🌍 IFAA SA Championships Trial and Semi
📍 Mooinooi
📆 15-16 August 2025
🌍 IFAA SA Championships Trial and Semi
📍 Limpopo
📆 29-30 August 2025
🌍 IFAA SA Championships Trial and Semi
📍 Pretoria
📆 2-3 September 2025
🌍 IFAA SA Championships Finals
📍 Mpumalanga
📆 12-13 September 2025
🌍 IFAA SA Championships Finals
📍 Northern Cape/Free State/North West
📆 19-20 September 2025
🌍 IFAA SA Championships Finals
📍 Gauteng
📆 3-4 October 2025
🌍 IFAA SA Gala Weekend
📍 TBC
📆 31 October - 1 November 2025
🌍 IFAA SA International
📍 MSC Boat Cruise
📆 Decmeber 2025
TADA
Contact information and social media pages:
More information on TADA
Revamp Your Curriculum:
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Join the All-Style Dance Movement:
Ready to jump in? No matter if you love hip-hop, contemporary, or solo Latin, TADA is where the magic happens! We’ve got awesome teacher training courses, ready-to-go syllabi, and all the support you need on your journey.
Clash of the Titans - Gauteng
Contact information and social media pages:
Entries open:
📋 Entries are open. Close 1 August 2025
Dates and Venues:
🌍 Ruimsig - Gauteng
📍 Crawford Collage
📆 13 September 2025
International Online Competitions
Online Only
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Odyssey of Dance
Brought to you by Elements of Dance SA
Contact information and social media pages:
More information:
Odyssey of Dance - Virtual International Dance Championship.
Want to compete on an international level as part of Team SA ?
Want to be seen by Abby Lee Miller from Dancemoms?
Want to be in the running for an international prize worth $1600?
Enter Odyssey of Dance and showcase your talent on an international platform!
Nationally qualified contestants only.
Did you compete Nationally at any competition in your country?
Contact us today to see if your national qualification status can qualify you for Odyssey of Dance.
Date:
📍 Live with Abby on Zoom
📆 2 March 2025
18:00