List of Competitions for 2025
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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NDSSA
Inter-Provincial Badge Test
Contact information and social media pages:
Entries open:
📋 Open to all register dancers.
Recognized by SAADA
Dates and Venues:
🌍 Alberton
📍 NG East Church Hall
📆 8 February 2025
NDSSA
Easter Dance Cup 2025
Contact information and social media pages:
Entries open:
📋 Open to all register dancers.
Entries close 15 March 2025
Recognized by SAADA
Recognized by FASPA
Recognized by WADF
Dates and Venues:
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📍 Woodlands International Collage
📆 12-13 April 2025
A-Arts
Contact information and social media pages:
Entries open:
📋 TBC
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
📍 To be confirmed
📆 2-4 June 2025
🌍 A-Arts KZN
📍 Umhlanga
📆 7-8 June 2025
🌍 A-Arts Mpumalanga
📍 Middelburg
📆 27-28 June 2025
🌍 A-Arts Gauteng
📍 Alberton
📆 27-29 June 2025
🌍 Durban
📍 To be confirmed
📆 28-29 June 2025
🌍 A-Arts Rustenburg
📍 Rustenburg
📆 1-2 August 2025
🌍 A-Arts Bloemfontein
📍 Bloemfontein
📆 TBC August 2025
🌍 A-Arts Gauteng
📍 Centurion
📆 25 Aug - 2 Sept 2025
🌍 A -Arts Potchefstroom
📍 Potchefstroom
📆 20 September 2025
🌍 A-Arts Capetown
📍 Somerset West
📆 10-11 October 2025
🌍 A-Arts Online Festival
📆 1 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
📍 Caps Bay High School, Cape Town
📆 3-4 May 2025
🌍 Free State Regional
📍 Wynand Mouton Theatre, Bloemfontein
📆 28 June 2025
🌍 Gauteng Regional
📍 Lesedi @ Johannesburg Theatre
📆 4-5 July 2025
🌍 UDC-SA National Final
📍 Etienne Rosseau Theatre, Sasolburg
📆 18-21 September
On The Stage
Contact information and social media pages:
Entries open:
📋 TBC
Dates and Venues:
🌍 Johannesburg
📍 To be confirmed
📆 21-24 May 2025
🌍 Durban
📍 To be confirmed
📆 28-29 June 2025
🌍 Cape Town
📍 To be confirmed
📆 25-26 July 2025
DTMA
Contact information and social media pages:
Entries open:
📋 TBC
Dates and Venues:
🌍 Free State Trial
📍 To be confirmed
📆 25-27 April 2025
🌍 Free State Provincials
📍 To be confirmed
📆 30-31 May 2025
🌍 Gauteng Trials
📍 To be confirmed
📆 20-22 June 2025
🌍 Gauteng Provincials
📍 To be confirmed
📆 8-10 August
🌍 Mpumalanga Trials
📍 To be confirmed
📆 25-27 July 2025
🌍 Mpumalanga Provincials
📍 To be confirmed
📆 22-24 August 2025
🌍 SA Nationals
📍 Emperors Palace
📆 18-22 September 2025
Stage and Street
Contact information and social media pages:
Entries open:
📋 Pre-registration is now open.
Closes 15 February 2025.
📋 Entries opens, 1 March 2025.
Affiliated with SAADA
Dates and Venues:
🌍 Rustenburg
📍 To be confirmed
📆 10-11 October 2025
Dance Waves Competition
Contact information and social media pages:
National Dance Association: SA Dance Waves
Entries open:
📋 TBC
Dates and Venues: (TBC)
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Clash of The Titians
Contact information and social media pages:
Entries open:
📋 TBC
Dates and Venues:
🌍 Kroonstad - Free State
📍 Kroonstad Civic Theatre
📆 1-2 August 2025
Legacies Of Dance
Contact information and social media pages:
Entries open:
📋 TBC
Affiliated with A-Arts
Affiliated with SACOPA
Dates and Venues:
🌍 Alberton
📍 Brackenhurst Primary School
📆 TBC
WADF
Contact information and social media pages:
Entries open:
📋 Open to all register dancers.
Recognized by SAADA
Recognized by FPASA
Dates and Venues:
🌍 Alberton
📍 NG Church Hall Alberton East
📆 8 February 2025
Fast Forward-South Africa
Contact information and social media pages:
Entries open:
📋 TBC
Affiliated with SAADA
Dates and Venues: (TBC)
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IFAA
Contact information and social media pages:
Entries open:
📋 TBC
Dates and Venues:
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TADA
Contact information and social media pages:
Entries open:
📋 TBC
Dates and Venues: (TBC)
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