In the Spotlight Dance Festival

Region: Metro Metropolitan South | Ultimo

Kindergarten to Year 12

Program Dance

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.

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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.

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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.

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