Marlborough Highland Dancing Competitions

Marlborough Highland Dancing Competitions MHDC offers three annual NZAHND competitions. Events are held in March, May, and September, and take place in Blenheim, New Zealand.

Entries are open to PDANZ registered competitors from across NZ.

🥉 ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR OUR BRONZE SPONSORS! 🥉🎉 4 DAYS TO GO! 🎉The countdown is on to the 2026 NZ Highland & National Da...
05/07/2026

🥉 ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR OUR BRONZE SPONSORS! 🥉
🎉 4 DAYS TO GO! 🎉
The countdown is on to the 2026 NZ Highland & National Dancing Championships! 🇳🇿💃
As we get closer to welcoming dancers from around the country, we'd like to shine a spotlight on our amazing Bronze Sponsors. ✨
Events like this simply wouldn't be possible without the incredible support of our local businesses, families, and members of the dancing community. Your generosity helps create an unforgettable championship experience for every competitor.
Thank you for being part of the journey and helping us celebrate the tradition, passion, and excellence of Highland & National Dancing. ❤️

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New World Blenheim
PW Dance & Sportswear
Taylor Pass Honey Co
BockyBoo Gelato
Pak’n’Save Blenheim
Love thy Curry
Heartland Chips
Highland Etc
NZ Apple Products
Lorna Jane
Synergy Hair
Te Mahia Bay Resort
Rood Food
Rhonda Stewart - Harcourts
Crafty Weka Bar
Wellington Centre PDANZ
South Canterbury Centre
Davroe
Sanitarium
Murphy's New Zealand

🥈 SPOTLIGHT ON OUR FANTASTIC SILVER SPONSORS! 🥈The energy is building for the 2026 NZ Highland & National Dancing Champi...
04/07/2026

🥈 SPOTLIGHT ON OUR FANTASTIC SILVER SPONSORS! 🥈
The energy is building for the 2026 NZ Highland & National Dancing Championships, and we want to take a moment to celebrate our incredible Silver Sponsors! 🇳🇿✨
An event this size brings together dancers from all corners of the country, and it’s the backing of these wonderful businesses, families, and regional groups that keeps our community thriving and our traditions alive.
A massive shoutout to everyone on our Silver sponsors:
Small Town Winery 🍷
Blenheim Toyota 🚗
Marlborough Academy of Dance 🩰
Fulton Foundation Marlborough 🎻
Canterbury West Coast Centre - Highland Dancing - PDANZ 🤝
Hooked on Engineering Ltd ⚙️
North Otago Centre PDANZ 🗺️
Matthews & Hassan 👓
Meaters of Marlborough Ltd 🥩
Lauchlan & Cameron Bishell 🌟
Caythorpe 🍇
Marlborough Nelson Centre PDANZ 🏆
Neryda & Shnece Duncan ✨
Willa & Birdie Connor 💫
BP Computers 💻
Liquid Action 💧

🏆 CELEBRATING OUR INCREDIBLE GOLD SPONSORS! 🏆The excitement is building for the 2026 NZ Highland & National Dancing Cham...
03/07/2026

🏆 CELEBRATING OUR INCREDIBLE GOLD SPONSORS! 🏆
The excitement is building for the 2026 NZ Highland & National Dancing Championships, and we are incredibly proud to spotlight our amazing Gold Sponsors! 🇳🇿✨
An event of this magnitude brings together the very best dancers from all over the country, and it’s the backing of these wonderful businesses, organisations, and trusts that keeps our traditions alive and thriving.
A massive shoutout to our Gold sponsors:
Bonnie Tartan 👗
Carnmore Chateau Marlborough 🏨
Clan Donald Lands Trust ⚔️
Marlborough Civic Theatre Trust 🎭
Air Rescue and Community Services 🚁
The Piping and Dancing Association of New Zealand - PDANZ 🎵💃
From helping us secure top-tier venue, to ensuring our competitors have an unforgettable championship experience, your generosity makes a world of difference. We are so grateful for your partnership!

🌟 HUGE THANK YOU TO OUR FUNDING ORGANISATIONS! 🌟Marlborough Highland Dancing would like to extend our heartfelt gratitud...
02/07/2026

🌟 HUGE THANK YOU TO OUR FUNDING ORGANISATIONS! 🌟
Marlborough Highland Dancing would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude and appreciation to the incredible organisations supporting the 2026 NZ Highland & National Dancing Championships! 🇳🇿✨
An event of this scale simply wouldn't be possible without your generous contributions and financial support. Thank you for investing in our dancers, our culture, and our community:
* Redwood trust 🌟
* Churchill Private Hospital 🏥
* Pub Charity Limited 🍀
* Pelorus Trust 🐬
Your backing helps us provide a world-class stage for competitors from all over the country to showcase their talent, dedication, and passion.
Let’s give them a massive round of applause in the comments! 👏👏

17/05/2026

Entries have now closed for the MHDC May Day competition that is on next weekend.
We have 42 entries and we can't wait to see you all dancing on stage again.

Half of these entries still have entry fees owing though. Can these please be paid tomorrow so that the order of events and programme can be finalized and sent out to competitors and the adjudicator. Thanks so much.

What a great day out dancing in Seymour Square yesterday. This was the first of our 2026 competitions. Thank you to our ...
08/03/2026

What a great day out dancing in Seymour Square yesterday. This was the first of our 2026 competitions. Thank you to our adjudicator, Yvonne Fenemor for joining us.
Congratulations to all dancers who got up on stage and performed on such a hot day.
See you all again in May.

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