DANCEFEST 2026 Event Information Wednesday, May 27th- Saturday, May 30th, 2026 Wilfrid Laurier University |
Event Information |
Who we are:
- DANCEFEST is an Ontario-wide Dance festival for secondary students to celebrate and develop their passion and skill for the art of dancing. Students will choreograph and perform routines, receive feedback from professional adjudicators, take part in a variety of workshops run by some of Canada’s top professional dancers and choreographers, and will celebrate their hard work and achievements at a final banquet and awards ceremony.
Event Information:
- General Schedule of Events
- Dance Style Definitions
- Dance Entry Price Chart and Time Limits
- Determining Levels of Performance
- Creative Collaboration Information
- CODE Rubrics/Resources
- Adjudicators (COMING SOON!)
- OSSDF OVERALL AWARDS INFO
- Workshop Information (COMING SOON!)
Policies and Procedures:
Contact Info:
Payment Methods:
- Cheques payable to: ONTARIO SECONDARY SCHOOL DANCEFEST
- Mail to: ONTARIO SECONDARY SCHOOL DANCEFEST 2025
- c/o Cathy Bowman, OSSDF Secretary/Treasurer
- 9 Nithview Court, New Hamburg, Ontario N3A 2H4
- For Direct Deposit: Please send Vendor Forms to Catherine Bowman at ossdfsecretary@gmail.com
- Email to E-Transfer: ossdfsecretary@gmail.com
NEW to Dancefest OR looking to streamline your planning process? Check out “A Teacher’s Guide for Bringing Students to Dancefest” for guidance and teacher resources.
Deadlines/Fee Schedule |
Monthly Breakdown | TO DO Item | Information | Due Date | Method of Payment/ Registration |
School Registration Fee | $250 per school | Registration OPEN until FULL School Fee Due by Oct 31st | Cheque OR e-transfer *See “Payment Methods” above | |
Participant Registration Teacher/Chaperone Registration Form | Separate forms for students vs. teachers/chaperones | Dec. 19th (Last day before holiday break) | Student Participant Registration Form Teacher/Chaperone Registration Form | |
Participation Fee | $125 per student | January 31st | Cheque (lump sum collected by the school/teacher) *See “Payment Methods” above | |
Accommodations Registration/Meal Orders | Meal Orders Information package | FORMS DUE April 10th, 2026 Payment DUE May 1st, 2026 | Accomodations/Meal Registration FORM *Email forms to: conferences@wlu.ca | |
Dance Entry Registration | ALL google form responses from a school will be shared with the teacher from that school to edit as needed before the due date | REGISTER EARLY! NO Information can be changed after April 24th, 2026 | Dance Entry Form K-Pop Dance Entry Form (fill out THIS FORM for this category) | |
Dance Entry Payment | April 24th, 2026 | Cheque (lump sum collected by the school/teacher) OR e-transfer *See “Payment Methods” above | ||
Workshop Registration | See WORKSHOP INFORMATION (COMING SOON!) | May 1st, 2026 | Google sheets will be shared with teachers to register students | |
DRAFT DANCEFEST SCHEDULE/ CHANGES | Draft available May 8th, 2026 No changes after May 11th, 2026 | |||
MUSIC DEADLINE | Add mp3 files to the shared folder with title format “School short form-Title of Dance Entry-Group Size”. | May 15th, 2026 | “MUSIC” folder will be shared with each teacher. | |
Most Inspiring Dancer Award | ONE dancer only. :) | May 22nd, 2026 | Most Inspiring Dancer Form | |
Event Follow-Up with ALL teachers/ Annual General Meeting (AGM) | TBD | |||
