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Dance-writing Competition
For 2026: All the words and music, together with Andrew Swaine's comments… See 2026 Dance-writing CompetitionThe theme for the 2027 Dance-writing Competition is a dance for an odd number of people.
Some dance clubs in England often have small numbers, and if there are only five, seven or nine people and they all want to dance it seems a great pity to force one of them to sit out. To produce something original may tax your imagination, but that's the idea of the Competition! And of course the dance can be in any style: Playford, Traditional English, American, Scottish…
We suspect that most of the dances submitted will be gender-free, but if you want to write a dance for one man and eight women you may do so!
See the Competition rules.