BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//National College of Dance - ECPv6.17.3.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://nationalcollegeofdance.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for National College of Dance REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Sydney BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20250405T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20251004T160000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20260404T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20261003T160000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20270403T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20271002T160000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20280401T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20280930T160000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260814T080000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260905T170000 DTSTAMP:20260901T030425Z CREATED:20260814T051153Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T030425Z UID:10000466-1786694400-1788627600@nationalcollegeofdance.com SUMMARY:2026 Concert Commitment DESCRIPTION:National College of Dance\n2026 End of year production\nStudent Concert Commitment Form \nDear Parent/Guardian\, \nWe are excited to invite your child to participate in our 2026 end-of-year production. This is a highlight of the year and an important performance opportunity for our students. \nDATE: 10th December 2026 \nAnnouncement of the concert will be made on Saturday 22nd August between 5pm and 6pm at the NCD studio. \nTo confirm your child’s involvement\, please complete and return this form below by Friday 28th August\, 2026.  \nWe will be asking you to advise whether your child is participating or not participating in the concert.  If we do not receive a response by the due date\, we will assume your dancer will be involved and commence arranging them a costume. \nAs part of the concert\, each child will receive a complimentary concert t-shirt. \nParent/Guardian Commitment: \nBy agreeing to perform in the concert parents acknowledge and agree to the following: \n\nMy child will participate in the 2026 end-of-year production.\nParents understand that there is a participation fee of $130 –  Parents understand that my child will be asked to attend at all scheduled rehearsals and performances.\nParents acknowledge that a costume fee will be charged per class/character.\nIf my child withdraws from the concert for any reason after costumes have been ordered\, Parents agree to pay the full costume fee\, as costumes are custom-ordered and non-refundable.\nParents give permission for their child’s image to be used in concert promotional material\, including programs\, social media\, website and other marketing channels.\nA costume deposit of $100 per student.\n\nWe look forward to creating a truly memorable performance with your child! \nWarm regards\,\nThe NCD Artistic Team\nNational College of Dance \n\n\n \n \n 2026 End of year Concert Commitment Form\n \n \n Student Name\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n Is your child participating in the 2026 End of year Concert?\n \n \n YES\n \n \n \n NO\n Students Grade\n \n \n Tiny Tots\n \n \n \n Pre-Primary\n \n \n \n Primary\n \n \n \n Grade 1\n \n \n \n Grade 2\n \n \n \n Grade 3\n \n \n \n Grade 4\n \n \n \n Grade 5\n \n \n \n Intermediate Foundation / Level 1\n \n \n \n Intermediate / Level 2\n \n \n \n Advanced Foundatioin / Level 3\n \n \n \n Advanced 1 / Level 4\n \n \n \n Advanced 2 / Level 5\n \n \n \n Full Time Student\n What t-shirt size would you like to order?\n \n \n Child 4\n \n \n \n Child 6\n \n \n \n Child 8\n \n \n \n Child 10\n \n \n \n Child 12\n \n \n \n Child 14\n \n \n \n Child 16\n \n \n \n Adult XS\n \n \n \n Adult S\n \n \n \n Adult M\n \n \n \n Adult L\n \n \n \n Adult XL\n \n \n \n Adult XXL\n Parent Name\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n Photo Permission\n \n Parents give permission for their child’s image to be used in concert promotional material\, including programs\, social media\, website and other marketing channels.\n \n \n I do not wish for my child to be photographed throughout the concert and rehearsals.\n Confirmation I confirm my child's participation in the 2026 End of year concert and agree to the terms outlined below.By selecting the above\, I acknowledge and agree to the following:\nBy agreeing to perform in the concert parents acknowledge and agree to the following:\n\nMy child will participate in the 2026 end-of-year production.\nParents understand that there is a participation fee of $130 -  Parents understand that my child will be asked to attend at all scheduled rehearsals and performances.\nParents acknowledge that a costume fee will be charged per class/character.\nIf my child withdraws from the concert for any reason after concert t-shirts / costumes have been ordered\, Parents agree to pay the full concert tshirt / costume fee\, as costumes are custom-ordered and non-refundable.\n\nA costume deposit of $100 per student.\nIf my child is assigned a lead character position\, there will be a separate agreement to be entered into. URL:https://nationalcollegeofdance.com/event/2026-concert-commitment/ CATEGORIES:Members Only Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260905T130000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260905T153000 DTSTAMP:20260902T103403Z CREATED:20260902T103403Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260902T103403Z UID:10000468-1788613200-1788622200@nationalcollegeofdance.com SUMMARY:End of Year Production Lead Role Auditions DESCRIPTION:Auditions for the lead and featured roles in our 2026 production\, Beyond the Page\, will take place on Saturday 5 September. \nAudition Schedule \n\n• 1.15pm – Junior Characters: Primary to Grade 4\n• 1.30pm – Girls’ Classical Roles: Grade 5 to Advanced 2 and NCD\n• 1.45pm – Boys’ Roles\n• 2.15pm – Pas de Deux Roles\n• 2.30pm – Contemporary Roles: Levels 3\, 4 and 5 and NCD\n• 2.45pm – Jazz Leads: Grade 5 to Level 5 non-NCD students\n• 3.15pm – Circus Acts and Acrobats\n\nPossible Roles \nJunior Characters\nBluebirds\, featured dancers and acting roles within different scenes. \nGirls’ Classical Roles\nPride and Prejudice\, swans\, lead ballet roles\, Little Red Riding Hood\, Aurora\, the Lilac Fairy\, the rival from The Night Circus\, the Ugly Duckling\, Mother Duck and acting roles throughout the production. \nBoys’ Roles\nLead male roles\, Pride and Prejudice\, circus characters\, the Wolf\, the Huntsman and other crossover roles. \nPas de Deux Roles\nLittle Red Riding Hood and the Wolf\, the circus rivals and the three lead male roles in Pride and Prejudice. \nContemporary Roles\nWolves\, possible Carabosse\, Claudia\, Madeleine\, authors\, vampires and other featured contemporary characters. \nJazz Leads\nPossible lead and featured roles across the jazz items. \nCircus Acts and Acrobats\nAcrobatics\, silks\, tricks and featured circus performers. \nActing will be an important part of many roles and will be considered throughout the auditions. \nRegular Saturday classes will continue while auditions take place. \nIntermediate and Advanced 1 RAD exam classes have been scheduled earlier. Affected students will receive separate confirmation of their class times. Families with private lessons that have been relocated will also receive a text confirming their revised time. \nLead and Understudy Agreement \nAll dancers offered a lead or understudy role will be required to sign an agreement with their parent or guardian. This includes: \n\n• attending additional rehearsals\, fittings and photography sessions;\n• paying any additional rehearsal and character-costume costs;\n• supporting the preparation of understudies;\n• allowing NCD to use photographs and footage for promotion;\n• positively representing NCD\, sharing relevant posts and tagging NCD on dance-related content; and\n• keeping unreleased production information confidential.\n\nWe are looking forward to seeing our students bring the characters of Beyond the Page to life. URL:https://nationalcollegeofdance.com/event/end-of-year-production-lead-role-auditions/ CATEGORIES:Members Only Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20270211T080000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20270214T170000 DTSTAMP:20260901T064447Z CREATED:20260901T064347Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T064447Z UID:10000467-1802332800-1802624400@nationalcollegeofdance.com SUMMARY:2027 Australian Classical Challenge Entry DESCRIPTION:We are currently planning entries for dancers who may be interested in competing in the Australian Classical Challenge (ACC) in 2027. \nThe Newcastle ACC will be held from Thursday 11 to Sunday 14 February 2027 and includes both Classical Ballet and Contemporary divisions. \nAge divisions and Newcastle entry fees are determined by the dancer’s age on 1 January 2027: \nJunior\, 8–10 years: $230 per division\nPre-Intermediate\, 11–12 years: $240 per division\nIntermediate\, 13–14 years: $260 per division\nSenior\, 15–19 years: $280 per division \nA booking fee also applies to all registrations. Dancers entering both Classical Ballet and Contemporary will need to pay the entry fee for each division. \nWe would also like to know which dancers may be interested in attending the ACC event in Canberra in 2027. \nIndicate whether they would like to attend: \nACC Newcastle in February\nACC Canberra\nBoth events \nPlease also advise whether they would like to enter the Classical Ballet division\, Contemporary division or both. \nAll required entry information must then be completed and returned to NCD by Friday 11 September. We will be submitting our early entries to ACC on 30 September\, and we cannot guarantee that late requests can be included. \nPlease read the attached ACC Entry Conditions before requesting an entry. By asking NCD to submit an entry\, families confirm that they have read and accepted these conditions. \n\n \n \n 2027 Australian Classical Challenge Entry\n We are currently planning entries for dancers who may be interested in competing in the Australian Classical Challenge (ACC) in 2027.\n\nThe Newcastle ACC will be held from Thursday 11 to Sunday 14 February 2027 and includes both Classical Ballet and Contemporary divisions.\nA booking fee also applies to all registrations. Dancers entering both Classical Ballet and Contemporary will need to pay the entry fee for each division.\n\nAll required entry information must then be completed and returned to NCD by Friday 11 September. We will be submitting our early entries to ACC on 30 September\, and we cannot guarantee that late requests can be included.\n\nPlease read the attached ACC Entry Conditions before requesting an entry. By asking NCD to submit an entry\, families confirm that they have read and accepted these conditions. \n \n Are you interested in entering the 2027 Australian Classical Challenge(Required)\n \n \n Yes - by filling out this entry you give NCD permission to enter you.\n \n \n \n NO - I will not be entering 2027 ACC\n Parent Name(Required)\n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n \n Email(Required)\n \n Enter Email\n \n \n \n Confirm Email\n \n \n \n Parents Phone Number(Required)Student Name(Required)\n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n \n Date of Birth(Required)\n \n MM slash DD slash YYYY\n \n Age Group(Required)\n \n \n Junior\, 8–10 years: $230 per division\n \n \n \n Pre-Intermediate\, 11–12 years: $240 per division\n \n \n \n Intermediate\, 13–14 years: $260 per division\n \n \n \n Senior\, 15–19 years: $280 per division\n Genre(Required)\n \n \n Classical\n \n \n \n Contemporary\n \n \n \n Both\n Venue(Required)\n \n \n Newcastle\n \n \n \n Canberra\n \n \n \n Both\n T-shirt(Required)\n \n \n No T-shirt\n \n \n \n Child 10\n \n \n \n Child 12\n \n \n \n Child 14\n \n \n \n Child 16\n \n \n \n Adult XS\n \n \n \n Adult S\n \n \n \n Adult M\n \n \n \n Adult L\n \n \n \n Adult XL\n Competition Terms and Conditions(Required)AUSTRALIAN CLASSICAL CHALLENGE 2027\nENTRY CONDITIONS\n\nBefore requesting an entry through NCD\, dancers and parents must read and agree to the following conditions:\n\nAge divisions\n\nA dancer’s age division is determined by their age on 1 January 2027:\n\nJunior: 8–10 years\nPre-Intermediate: 11–12 years\nIntermediate: 13–14 years\nSenior: 15–19 years\n\nDancers may enter only one age division in each challenge.\n\nEntry fees\n\nNewcastle entry fees are charged per division:\n\nJunior: $230 per division\nPre-Intermediate: $240 per division\nIntermediate: $260 per division\nSenior: $280 per division\n\nAn additional booking fee applies to all registrations. Dancers entering both Classical Ballet and Contemporary must pay the applicable entry fee for each division.\n\nAvailability and attendance\n\nDancers must be available for all required classes\, rehearsals and performances across the four-day event.\n\nParents agree for students to attend all pre-event rehearsals in the January leading up to the event. \n\nClassical entrants must:\n\nAttend the preliminary ballet class.\nPerform their classical solo or variation.\nAttend all required Grande Défilé rehearsals.\nPerform in the Grande Défilé during the Sunday finals.\nAttend any additional classes\, rehearsals and performances if selected as a semi-finalist or finalist.\n\nContemporary entrants must:\n\nAttend the preliminary contemporary class.\nPerform their contemporary solo.\nAttend any additional classes\, rehearsals and performances if selected as a semi-finalist or finalist.\nClassical requirements\nJunior and Pre-Intermediate dancers may perform a classical solo of up to two minutes or a variation from the approved repertoire list.\nIntermediate and Senior dancers must perform a variation from the approved Classical Ballet Repertoire list.\nJunior dancers are not permitted to perform pointe work.\nDancers must follow ACC’s costume and classwear requirements.\nAll Classical entrants must participate in the Grande Défilé.\nContemporary requirements\nJunior and Pre-Intermediate solos must not exceed two minutes.\nIntermediate and Senior solos must not exceed two and a half minutes.\nDancers may perform their own choice of choreography and music with an appropriate costume.\nSemi-finalists must learn and rehearse the choreography provided by a member of the judging panel.\nDancers must follow ACC’s classwear and rehearsal requirements.\nStudent status\n\nAll entrants must hold student status. An entrant must not have been paid to perform as a dancer for more than 10 weeks in one calendar year.\n\nMusic\n\nMusic must be supplied according to ACC’s instructions and clearly labelled with the entrant’s number\, name and variation or solo title.\n\nPhotography and filming\n\nAll performances will be officially filmed and photographed. ACC reserves the right to use photographs from the event in current and future promotional material.\n\nNo other photography or filming is permitted inside the theatre.\n\nProgram changes\n\nThe published event schedule is a guide only and is subject to change. Families are responsible for ensuring that dancers remain available for any amended call times\, classes\, rehearsals or performances.\n\nJudging\n\nThe judging panel’s decisions are final\, and no correspondence will be entered into regarding those decisions.\n\nNCD deadlines\nAll required entry information must be completed and returned to NCD by Friday 11 September 2026.\nNCD will submit its early entries to ACC on 30 September 2026.\nNCD cannot guarantee that late or incomplete entry requests will be accepted by ACC.\n\nAll ACC entry fees and workshop fees must be paid prior to 30th September for the Entry to be submitted by NCD\n\nBy asking NCD to prepare and submit an entry\, the dancer and their parent or guardian confirm that they have read\, understood and accepted these conditions. I agree to the competition terms and conditions. URL:https://nationalcollegeofdance.com/event/2027-australian-classical-challenge-entry/ CATEGORIES:Members Only Events END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR