Type of event:
Dance Festival
Location requested:
Ideally Midlands and North - The most urgent venue area that we are looking in is the Midlands, this could be as far south at Leamington Spa in Warwickshire to Derbyshire and Leicestershire. Next is the Bristol and South West area, but we would also be most interested in areas around Sheffield and Leeds.
Number of Attendees:
Space in the theatre for at least 350
Preferred date:
23rd May for 7-9 days
Previous schools used:
Currently use - Berkhamsted and Dean Close
Catering requirements:
Snacks, hot lunches and sandwich tea
Other details:
This is a Children’s Charity that facilitates performance opportunities for young people from aged 4 to 21 through a series of competitive dance events. As a Charity we do ensure that our access to entry is as universal as possible and as such our access to funds is limited based on the restricted potential revenue vs the required spend to secure aspiration venues for our dancers.
In order to access our events, dancers participate in a network of local festivals to achieve a qualifying mark to perform in one of our 7 Regional Finals, hoping to gain a place at the National Final.
We are looking for a school venue with a professional theatre with a minimum of 350 seats, with availability for a 7-9 day booking from 23rd May 2026. We will require large spaces such as dining hall / sports hall and classrooms for dressing rooms. There are limited technical requirements which include a designated wifi network for the event or access to a production network, lighting (one wash throughout) and sound.
As you may imagine, with dancers come dance mums, dads, siblings, grandparents and friends. Along with our event staff they will need refreshments. There is a huge potential for F&B revenue during these events even more so if the school has a license to serve alcohol!
The two schools that we use currently provide a wonderful catering option via the school canteen to include hot lunches and a sandwich tea for our staff and the endless chips, bacon rolls, sweets, cans of pop and crisps that the dance families will purchase directly.
The most urgent venue area that we are looking in is the Midlands, this could be as far south at Leamington Spa in Warwickshire to Derbyshire and Leicestershire.
Next is the Bristol and South West area, but we would also be most interested in areas around Sheffield and Leeds.
Beds for 30 staff if possible but not essential.