CATEGORY C – DANCE
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- Closing date for applications: Friday 1 January 2027
- Successful applicants notified by: Wednesday 13 January 2027
- First day of competitions: Thursday 8 July 2027
For competitions C1 – C4 Music performed live on traditional instruments is preferred, but pre-recorded tracks will be accepted. Pre-recorded tracks must be sent to music@llangollen.net by 5th April 2027.
- C1. Traditional Folk Dance Group
- C2. Open Dance Group
- Lucille Armstrong Dance Award
- C3. Children’s Traditional Folk Dance
- C4. Dancing in the Street
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C1. TRADITIONAL GROUP FOLK DANCE (Friday 9 July 2027)
Prizes: 1st International Trophy and £550, 2nd £350, 3rd £200.
- Groups of at least 4 dancers.
- Up to 8 musicians and 2 flag-bearers of any age are also permitted.
- Groups must perform a programme of up to 6 minutes showcasing the folk dance traditions of the group’s culture.
- Dancers must be aged 16 or over on the first day of the competitions.
- The programme must focus on the dance tradition, and not on instrumental numbers or dramatics.
- Groups may choose how many traditional dances to include, and costume changes are allowed at the discretion of the group, as long as the dancing on stage is continuous.
- Staging and transitions must be carefully considered.
C2. OPEN GROUP DANCE (Saturday 10 July 2027)
Prizes: 1st International Trophy and £550, 2nd £350, 3rd £200.
- Groups of at least 4 dancers.
- Up to 8 musicians and 2 flag-bearers of any age are also permitted
- Groups must perform a creative, entertaining programme of up to 6 minutes.
- Dancers must be aged 16 or over on the first day of the competitions.
- Groups may choose how many dances to include, and costume changes are allowed at the discretion of the group, as long as the dancing on stage is continuous.
- Originality and inventiveness is encouraged. Creative, innovative staging and transitions must be carefully considered.
LUCILLE ARMSTRONG DANCE AWARD
The adjudicators of C1 and C2 will award the Lucille Armstrong trophy to the day’s outstanding dance group, along with a prize of £750, to crown our 2027 Dance Champions. This will be announced at the end of the Saturday day session.
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C3. CHILDREN’S TRADITIONAL GROUP FOLK DANCE (Thursday 8 July 2027)
Prizes: 1st International Trophy and £350, 2nd £175, 3rd £100.
- Groups of at least 4 dancers under the age of 16 on the first day of the competitions.
- Up to 8 musicians and 2 flag-bearers are also allowed.
- Perform a programme of up to 5 minutes showcasing the folk dance traditions of the group’s culture.
- The programme must focus on the dance tradition, and not on instrumental numbers or dramatics.
- Groups may choose how many dances to include, and costume changes are allowed at the discretion of the group, as long as the dancing on stage is continuous.
- Staging and transitions must be carefully considered.
C4. DANCING IN THE STREET (Friday 9 July 2027)
Prizes: 1st International Trophy and £300.
- Groups of at least 4 dancers aged 16 or over on the first day of competitions.
- Up to 8 musicians and 2 flag-bearers of any age are also permitted.
- A performance of up to 5 minutes in a traditional or contemporary style. Any genre of dance permitted.
- Entertainment value and engaging the audience is encouraged.
- The audience will be able to indicate their favourite group and this ‘vote’ will be noted by the official adjudicator.
- Music performed live on traditional instruments is preferred, but pre-recorded tracks will be accepted.