In the Spotlight Dance Festival
In the Spotlight Dance Festival (ITSDF) is an arts event for NSW public schools across Metropolitan South and beyond. The festival promotes dance education to engage students in rigorous and comprehensive syllabus based learning in NSW public primary and high schools.
Showcasing 4000 Kindergarten to Year 12 students, over 200 dance items in 18 programs across 9 evenings. Each performance displays the passion, skills and creativity of students and teachers as they explore the art of dance.
2025 festival
Dates: Monday 16 to Wednesday 25 June 2025 (Term 2 Weeks 8 and 9)
Venue: Everest Theatre, Seymour Centre, corner of City Road and Cleveland Street, Chippendale
For more information, visit the In the Spotlight Dance Festival information site.
School participation application
Applications for schools to participate in the festival closing 4:30 pm Monday 7 April 2025.
Please complete the participation application form.
Please refer to the participation guidelines on the festival applications page for more information.
Committee member application
Applications for the committee closing 4:30 pm Friday 14 March 2025.
Please complete the committee EOI form.
Expressions of interest are now available for teachers seeking further professional learning in dance as members of In The Spotlight Dance Festival Committee.
The role of the dance committee will be to advise, coordinate and implement ITSDF25 auditions, programming, support to schools and production weeks.
Compere nomination
Applications to be a compere closing 4:30 pm Monday 7 April 2025.
Please complete the compere nomination form.
Highly accomplished, confident, and enthusiastic public speaking students from Years 5 to 12 are encouraged to apply to compère at the ITSDF25.
VET Entertainment work placement
VET Entertainment work placement applications closing 4:30 pm Monday 7 April 2025.
Please complete the VET nomination form.
This festival provides VET Entertainment Industry students in Years 11 and 12 to nominate to complete 39 hours of work placement.
Enquiries
Seymour Centre
Corner of City Road and Cleveland St
Chippendale NSW 2008
Australia