Dance

Performances

Performances provide opportunities for students to participate in the choreographic process to create, learn, and perform dance works, and share their achievements with their communities. Professional production and venues extend students' skills and build teacher capacity.

Performance of Boy Overboard at the 2019 State Dance Festival

NSW Public Schools State Dance Festival

Chippendale
Kindergarten to Year 12

Dates: Mon 14 – Fri 18 Sep 2026 (Term 3 Week 9)
Time: 7 pm (no matinee performances)

The State Dance Festival celebrates classroom dance achievements of students from Kindergarten to Year 12. The Festival runs across 5 days with students participating from schools a
Shining Stars performance

Shining Stars Showcase

Campbelltown
Kindergarten to Year 12 students with a disability
To celebrate the completion of Shining Stars creative arts programs, students have the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned in the Shining Stars Showcase.
Group of young students on stage dancing at festival

New England Dance Festival

Hillvue
Kindergarten to Year 12
A showcase of dance for NSW public schools across the New England area of NSW.
Band members mid-jump on stage, playing guitars energetically, with vibrant stage lights and smoke in the background. Drummer seated behind them.

SpecFest

Sydney Olympic Park
Performers in colourful costumes dance energetically on a brightly lit stage, creating a vibrant, joyful atmosphere.

Schools Spectacular

Sydney Olympic Park
Kindergarten to Year 12 students and teachers