How to enter Weymouth Dance Festival
Entries to this year's Festival are now closed. The closing date was 27 June.
There are a few changes to entry procedures this year as a result of COVID-19.
The committee has made the decision that due to COVID-19 and the consequent social distancing required, this year’s Festival will only have solos (this includes novice solos).
We appreciate teachers will be unable to sign forms prior to entry so we have added a box for the student to declare who their teacher is and that they give permission for us to contact their teacher.
When we have all entries we will contact the appropriate teachers with the names of students we have received entries from for them to give us their written permission for those students.
Please keep an eye on our Facebook page and this website for updates relating to COVID 19 and any potential cancellation.
In addition to the above we will not be an All England Dance qualifier as was expected this year. This is due to All England postponing the competition by a year. We will now be a qualifier in 2021.
Safeguarding
Teachers must sign and return the Safeguarding Policy Declaration if they expect any of their students to enter. A teacher's signature will be confirmation that they have made the policy available to parents/guardians/carers of all children under 18 and members of vulnerable groups.
Changes to rules
Some of the rules have changed or been modified this year, so as always please read the rules carefully.
There are a few changes to entry procedures this year as a result of COVID-19.
The committee has made the decision that due to COVID-19 and the consequent social distancing required, this year’s Festival will only have solos (this includes novice solos).
We appreciate teachers will be unable to sign forms prior to entry so we have added a box for the student to declare who their teacher is and that they give permission for us to contact their teacher.
When we have all entries we will contact the appropriate teachers with the names of students we have received entries from for them to give us their written permission for those students.
Please keep an eye on our Facebook page and this website for updates relating to COVID 19 and any potential cancellation.
In addition to the above we will not be an All England Dance qualifier as was expected this year. This is due to All England postponing the competition by a year. We will now be a qualifier in 2021.
Safeguarding
Teachers must sign and return the Safeguarding Policy Declaration if they expect any of their students to enter. A teacher's signature will be confirmation that they have made the policy available to parents/guardians/carers of all children under 18 and members of vulnerable groups.
Changes to rules
Some of the rules have changed or been modified this year, so as always please read the rules carefully.
- In particular please pay attention to the change to the process in applying for teachers' passes. This year we require teachers to submit a passport style photo to print on the pass at the same time as applying for the pass. Without this no teachers' pass will be issued.
