2026 Competitions and Events

13th—15th February 2026 (Globe Theatre)

PNDA Restricted and open Tap Competition and Open Impromptus + PACANZ

Download a copy of the syllabus HERE

Tap and Tap Troupe Nomination offered

27th —29th March 2026 (Regent on Broadway)

PNDA Restricted Ballet & Modern Competitions + PACANZ Ballet and Troupe

Download the updated syllabus for the PNDA March 27 – 29 competition HERE
Online entries links will be posted here and on Facebook 22 February 2026

Nomination offered

21st June 2026 (Regent on Broadway)

PNDA Dance 2026

25th September —1st October 2026 Regent on Broadway

PNDA Annual Dance Competitions & Gala Evening

22nd—26th October 2026 (Regent on Broadway)

PACANZ NYPA — Troupes, Tap Dance, Ballet Dance, Pianoforte, Vocal

Hosted by PNDA and MPACS

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We are a member society of PACANZ (Performing Arts Competitions Association of NZ) formed in 1966.

PACANZ hold the National Young Performer Awards each year in October. The awards have been held since 1977. The award Concert came to Palmerston North in 2014 and is held in October on Labour Weekend at the Regent on Broadway. The PNDA, together with the Manawatu Performing Arts Competition Society (MPACS), host the awards in our city.

All performers are nominated by member societies across New Zealand. There are eight art forms, four of which occur on alternate years. In 2024 we had ballet, tap, vocal and pianoforte. In 2025 we are in modern, musical theatre, speech and drama, and instrumental.

Troupe Nominees 2025
Move it Dance Works & You name it, a combined studio performing ‘Defying Gravity’
Maximum Dance Zone performing ‘Feels This good’
Elite Dance Company – Les Mis ‘One More Day’
Step Out Dance Company
Sweet Studios – ‘MJ’

Modern Nominations 2025
Annabelle Connelly and Georgie Farley (PNDA)
Millie Grotrian and Mackenzie Waters (Gifted society nominees from Dance NZ Made)
Zamara Howard  (Gifted society nominee from Titans of Tap)

Tap Nominees 2024
Camden Woodroofe (PNDA)
Taylor Waters (PNDA)
Abby-Rose Bailey (DanceNZmade)

Ballet Nominees 2024
Violet Chai (PNDA)
Amelia Maquire (PNDA)
Ivy Yang (DanceNZmade)

Troupe Nominees 2024
Dreams Academy of Dance (PNDA)
DanceWorks Studios(PNDA)
Levin the Movement (PNDA)
Step Out Dance Company (Dance Southland)
Sweet Studios (Mosgiel Ballet Society)
Elite Dance (Dance Southland)
Anita’s Dance Academy (PNDA)

Modern Nominees 2023
Jake Maskill (PNDA)
Nataya Lumluksanaphaidoon (PNDA)
Alyssa Naran (gifted nomination from DanceNZmade)
Tara Snowsill (gifted nomination from DanceNZmade)

Troupe Nominees 2023
Dance Academy of Performing Arts  “Tap troupe” (PNDA)
The Academy Dance and Stage School “They Don’t Really Care About Us” (PNDA)
Step Out Dance Company  “Invisible Man” (PNDA)

PACANZ Tap nominations 2022
Gabrielle Cabauatan (PNDA)
Amelia Wells (PNDA)
Jorgia Troughton (DanceNZmade)

PNDA’s PACANZ Tap troupe nomination 2021
Move it Dance works- Welcome to Wonderland

PACANZ Modern Solo Nominations 2021
Anya Down, Marie Jones (nominated by PNDA)
Sophie Hunter, Maia MCGrath (gifted nomination from DanceNZmade)
Ayla Cooksley (gifted by Rotorua Performing Arts)

PACANZ Ballet Solo Nomination 2021
Keearndra Tohill, Georgia Lunn (nominated by PNDA)

PACANZ Troupe Nominations 2020/2021
Dean Mckerras School of Dance- Hiphop (nominated by PNDA, 2020)
StepUp Dance Company (2020)
StepUp Dance Company(nominated by PNDA, 2021)
Judith Fuge Dance – End of Time  (gifted by Mosgiel Ballet, 2021)

PNDA’s 2019 Modern nominees were Isabella Jones and Shavaun Tohill.

Our Group/Troupe nomination went to Anomaly. Gifted solo nominations from DanceNZMade went to Becky Moles and Ella Kurtz. Troupe nominations from Festival of Dance and Taieri Society went to Dean Mckerra’s School of Dance and Judith Fuge Dance Studio.

PNDA’s 2020 Ballet Nominees are Tessa Cockerton-Holmes & Isabella Vollmer.

Our Group/Troupe nomination is Dean Mckerras school of Dance – ‘Alpha’.

Gifted nominations Ballet to India Shackel from DanceNZmade and Troupe to Step out Dance Company ‘Uh Ha’ from Mosgiel.

PNDA 2020 Tap Nominees are Kate McGimpsey & Tara Fox.

Our Tap troupe nomination to Carol-Anne Moynihan Dancers ‘It’s a Musical’.

Gifted Nominations to Greer Sawtell & Georgina Palmer from DanceNZ made.