
come celebrate the performing arts
2026 JUNE LONG WEEKEND


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


YOUR EOI SUBMISSION CLOSES SATURDAY 28th MARCH 2026
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