Dancing 

All England Dance

We are delighted to announce that the Dancing Section of the Hastings Musical Festival has been accepted as a Qualifying Festival for the All England Dance Festival.

This prestigious festival gives young dancers the opportunity to compete at the highest standard and to have a chance to progress to dance in both the Regional Finals locally and if they are successful, to dance in the Grand Finals held in a London Theatre, usually the Peacock Theatre in London’s Theatreland.

The next Hastings Musical Festival in 2010 is our first Qualifying Festival for All England, and is one of the first in the new qualifying year. South East Regional Finals and the Grand Finals will take place in 2011.

As a result, you will notice in the 2010 syllabus that some time limits have changed to comply with All England rules. We have also introduced some new Trio and Quartet classes but unfortunately have lost the Minigroup classes. Please check the syllabus carefully when planning dances and submitting your entries.

We do hope that this will encourage new dancers to join our festival and look forward to welcoming them and their family and friends.