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2026 JUNE LONG WEEKEND

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An ACTION PACKED WEEKEND OF DANCE!!!

Truly the highlight in our MID-YEAR curriculum calendar; when Coffs Harbour's 

entire dance community come together

For current students only

CHDES Groups Saturday 6th - Monday 8th June

 

(CHDES block is from Saturday 16th May - Monday 8th June 2026)

 

This performance opportunity is part of our syllabus extension coaching dance education stream curriculum

and is made possible by our cārnivalé OPENSTAGE PROJECT initiative.

 

Invited students will rehearse and then perform at our hometown dance eisteddfod on a professional stage at Coffs Harbour University.

Tentative rehearsal dates set aside for the rehearsals are as follows ...

 

Autumn School Holidays

Thu 9th April and Thu 16th April

 

TERM 2

Sat 16th and/or Sun 17th May

Sat 23rd and/or Sun 24th May

Sat 30th and/or Sun 31st May (Family & Friends "Show'n'Tell")

Performance date/s are inclusive dates are Sat 6th-8th * see below

* CHDES Dance Eisteddfod Group performances are  held over the three days of the long weekend

and depending on the age division your child is in, will depend on which day/days your child will perform

(as soon as the program is released we can confirm your day/s and give an "guesstimate" of the time of performance)

As well as a time commitment from your family,

there is a cost involved: a flat rate fee of $10/genre per rehearsal/performance i.e 6 x sessions (including performance)

 

There is also a $30 costume flat rate hire fee

* a costume hire discount applies for participation in additional routine/s - see below

Interested? ...

As you can imagine a LOT of preparation goes into events such as these AND CHDES Dance entries close soon

so we begin our preparations over the Autumn holidays

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YOUR EOI SUBMISSION CLOSES SATURDAY 28th MARCH 2026

PLEASE READ THE ABOVE AND BELOW INFORMATION CAREFULLY and indicate YES or NO in the following fields ...

PERMISSION
I give permission for my child to participate in the coffs harbour dance eisteddfod performance module

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
I understand that this is a one-month block performance schedule and by committing to the eisteddfod performance/s; that my child may need to attend rehearsals, dress rehearsals/photography sessions in the month leading up to and on the day/days of their Eisteddfod performance/s over the long weekend in June.

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COSTS
I understand that there is a cost per routine of $10 for each rehearsal & performance weekend) = $60 and this will be added to my Term 2 fees and I acknowledge CHDES charges an entry fee into the eisteddfod auditorium to view on the performance day/s.

COSTUME/S
I understand that there will be a costume for my child for each dance and a fee of $30/routine (hire/laundering/bagging) will be added to my Term 2 fees; if in the case that I am notified I am responsible for sourcing my child’s costume in whole or in part then I will receive a full or partial refund amount. * if my child is in two (2) or more routines the hire fee for the 2nd and subsequent costume/s will be reduced to $25/routine

ROUTINE CODES

THANK YOU VERY MUCH YOUR CHDES

EOI FORM HAS BEEN SUBMITTED

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