Shires Festival of Dance

15/07/2024

🌞 All England Dance Sunshine Award Nominations Open!🌟
Nominations are now open for AED's Sunshine Award! Do you know someone who has supported you on your All England Dance journey? A teacher, friend, parent, guardian, volunteer, or festival organiser who deserves recognition for their outstanding kindness and support?
💜 The Sunshine Award is for those who have gone above and beyond to make the Grand Finals a memorable experience.
Email [email protected] with their name, dance school (if any), and why they deserve this in 50 words or less.
⏰ Deadline: Midday on 31st July.
Let's celebrate kindness! 😊

☀️ SUNSHINE AWARD NOMINATIONS OPEN 🌟

We encourage our AED Community to nominate a teacher, performer, volunteer or anyone for our Sunshine Award, which will be presented at the Awards Ceremony on 31st July 💜

The Sunshine Award is presented to an individual who has gone above and beyond with their kindness to make the Grand Finals a memorable experience 🥰🌟

Spread the cheer and celebrate kindness and good sportsmanship 😊

This off-stage award holds a special place in our AED Team’s hearts, and we are thrilled to present it to a deserving winner 🏆

To nominate, simply write to us at [email protected] and in 50 words or less, tell us why your nominee—a teacher, friend, parent, guardian, volunteer, or festival organizer—deserves recognition for their exceptional kindness and support in your All England Dance journey 🩰

Please provide the full name and dance school associated (if applicable) with the individual 🤩

The deadline for nominations is midday on 31st July ✅

19/04/2024

Timetable released and ticket purchase information now available!

‼️ REGIONALS ANNOUNCEMENT ‼️

Due to such a high demand, our team have been working very hard behind the scenes to ensure all Regional Timetables can be released a little earlier than expected… 👀

We’re pleased to say that all timetables for Regionals are now available to view on our AED website (link below). Please click on the Regional you are attending to view your timetable ✨💜

https://all-england-dance.org.uk/competitions/finals/

Tickets are also on sale through our AED website for East, West, South East and Home Counties, which are also accessible via the link below 🎫🌟

https://all-england-dance.org.uk/events/

Tickets for South and Midlands & North Regionals can be purchased from the venue websites. South tickets will be available to purchase from Monday, 22nd April at 10.00am. Midlands & North tickets will be available to purchase from tomorrow, Saturday, 20th April at 10.00am ✅

05/04/2024

Heading to the All England Dance ? Then here’s your adjudicator lineup👇🏻

01/04/2024

Are you off to the All England Dance ? If so hers your adjudicators👇🏻

24/03/2024

Have you got your entries in yet for the Regional Finals?

There’s still time, entries close Sunday 31 March 2024.

10/03/2024

All England Dance Scholarship 2024 🌟

Applications for the AED Scholarship are now open! See requirements below 👇

We invite any dancer who has performed at All England Dance Regional and National Finals in the past years and who has accepted further training at a Conservatoire UK or on a CDMT Accredited Course, due to commence in Autumn 2024 💜

Auditions will compromise of one Ballet and one Jazz class. Candidate pursuing a Musical Theatre course should prepare a song. An interview by a panel of the AED Board will follow 🩰

Dancers wishing to apply for the scholarship should contact Jo Wagstaff via email on [email protected] to request an application form ✉️

Please see links below to check if your course is Conservatoire UK or a CDMT Accredited Course 🤩

https://cdmt.org.uk/accredited-professional-training

https://conservatoiresuk.ac.uk/

Important Dates ‼️

Application forms should be returned by 10th May 2024 🗓️

Candidates will be notified by 24th May 2024 🌟

Audition and Interview dates: 26th June 2024, Performers College, Birmingham, B5 5SR 🫶

08/03/2024

Have you registered for All England Dance UKYD? If not there’s still time.

Check out their post for more details👇🏻

Only one month left until UKYD Entries close 💜

Have you registered yet but not managed to submit your audition videos? Please make sure to submit before entries close on 8th April 2024 🌟

We can’t wait to see you all perform! 🥰

Photography by Kate Frost Photography 📸

09/04/2022

Calling all young actors!

We are looking for expressions of interest for a 2023 touring production. We are hoping to take a group of young people to 3 venues in Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Birmingham in March/April 2023.

We are only looking for expressions of interest at this stage but will keep all applicants fully updated with plans and dates, as they are made more secure. Scripts will be sent out July/August, for initial rehearsals in November and then in January/February in the lead up to the first show (TBC). The show will feature in competitive drama festivals, with the opportunity to win regional trophies and possibly proceed to future, national festivals.

We are looking for actors aged 11-18, due to the nature of the show and rehearsal commitments.

31/10/2020

Wishing all our competitors, schools, teachers, and their families a spooktacular hallowe’en.

Please remember to stay safe this hallowe’en whatever you are doing.

🎃👻🧙‍♀️

30/10/2020

29/10/2020

Celebrating by wishing all our ballerinas a Happy World Ballet Day.

Although this is not what we expected it be, it is important we celebrate the beautiful art of ballet which instils discipline (and takes a lot of dedication), but also brings so much joy to dancers across the 🌍

TBT to our 2019 festival when Soraya Miller joined us from Academy Theatre Arts

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