REGISTRATION WILL OPEN

for 2026

ON SUNDAY 1st FEBRUARY 2026

at 9am for registration  for COMPETITORS

​The system will go live for entries on

Sunday 8th February

at 9am

THE DATE OF BIRTH FOR ENTRY WILL NOW BE TAKEN FROM 31st AUGUST - 2025

The year before our Festival takes place

- To come in line with school years & All England Entry 

 

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Our Adjudicator for 2026 is

 

ADAM SCOTT

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​We will be using "Play & Perform"

online entry system

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INFO RE ENTRY:

Play & Perform will open on Sunday 1st February 2026 for you to create a dance school account and register your pupils in advance of entries going live on Sunday 8th February 2026 at 9am. 

Once entries reach our limit for the 8 days – the online booking system will be closed.

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NO ENTRIES WILL BE TAKEN BY POST

There must only be one entry per school (unless they are the only entry from their school).  

Please make your payment by BACS on the day of entry, the bank details will be available on checkout along with reference number to add when transferring funds  for entries (same bank details as previous years).

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Please note that all sections are now in line with the ALL ENGLAND DANCE COMPETITION  and

THE BRITISH FEDERATION OF FESTIVALS-

Please see the All England Website for details    https://all-england-dance.org.uk/

                                                                                                                                            

We ask you to complete your entries promptly as they will be registered on a first come first served basis, and no late entries will be accepted now due to the BOPA licences that have to be provided from the Child in Employment Services with logged performances of dances in advance of the event.

The BOPA child licence information will be sent to all Teachers and Festival organisers that have entered their pupils after the closing date. Each competitor has to be registered with the Council that the Festival is held, giving full information of the child, dances performing and the chaperone or parent that is bringing them – for Canterbury Dance Festival  it is the KCC.  We will send you our BOPA number before the festival for you to register for your own BOPA with KCC.

Music - this will be uploaded digitally to the booking system.  The date to ensure all music is uploaded is TUESDAY 30th June 2026, after this date you will not be able upload or change music.  You should still bring a Phone as backup.

I forward to seeing you all again in the summer
Laura Murray  - Festival Organiser

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Venue: Gulbenkian Theatre, University of Kent, Giles Lane , Canterbury, Kent, CT2 7NB