NPACS 2025 Modern Jazz Competitions will be held
5, 6 & 7 September 2025
at the Capitaine Bougainville Theatre,
Forum North, 7 Rust Avenue, Whangārei 0110.
Entries are open and close: Friday 27 June at 5:00pm
Lyrical classes are transferred from the Ballet section back to the Modern Jazz section.
Under 10 years
501 Modern Jazz - under 8 years
502 Modern Jazz - 8 & under 10 years
506A Modern Jazz impromptu under 10 years
520A Lyrical - under 10 years
527A Student Own Choreography
559 Modern Jazz Championship Juvenile
10 & under 12 years
503 Modern Jazz 10 years
503A Modern Jazz 11 years
520 Lyrical
Under 12 years
471 Hip Hop Solo
506 Modern Jazz Impromptu
510 Restricted Modern Jazz - Northland residents only
515 Contemporary
526A Contemporary Impromptu
550 Musical Theatre
560 Modern Jazz Championship - Junior.
12 years & over
472 Hip Hop Solo
526 Contemporary Impromptu
527 Student Own Choreography
551 Musical Theatre
12 & under 15 years
504 Modern Jazz
507A Modern Jazz Impromptu
516 Contemporary
521 Lyrical
561 Modern Jazz Championship - Intermediate
15 years & over
505 Modern Jazz
507 Modern Jazz Impromptu
517 Contemporary
522 Lyrical
562 Modern Jazz Championship - Senior.
PACANZ NYP Nomination Class
NYPJAZZ National Young Performer Modern Dance.
Not held in 2025 competitions.
Please refer to the PACANZ page for more details.
No age restrictions
525 Acrobatic Dance - not gymnastics
530 Modern Jazz Duo
531 Contemporary Duo
532 Modern Jazz Trio
533 Dance Duo
533A Dance Trio
Group classes are Open (have no age restrictions), unless specified.
470 Hip Hop Group
458 Song and Dance Group
535 Contemporary Group Junior - average age under 12 years
535A Contemporary Group Senior - average age 12 years and over
536 Lyrical Group Junior - average age under 12 years
536A Lyrical Group Senior - average age 12 years and over
537A Modern Jazz Group Junior - average age under 12 years
537 Modern Jazz Group Senior - average age 12 years and over
538 Group Dance - To Tell a Story
539 Musical Theatre Group
540 Open Dance Style Group
541 Lyrical Group.
PACANZ NYPA Nomination Class
NYPAG National Young Performer Troupe Dance
We will be holding a Troupe Dance nomination for the 2026 NYPA finals.
Competitors will be under 21 years on 1 October 2026.
Refer to PACANZ website for further details and entry criteria.
SMAC Dance – S McDiarmid under 12 years
Most promising Modern Jazz dancer.
L J Senior Trophy under 12 years
Modern Jazz personality - donated by La Danse Academy.
Darnika Williams Trophy under 12 years
Most promising Contemporary dancer.
Savannah Endt Trophy under 12 years
For all Solo Modern Jazz, Contemporary and Lyrical classes.
SMAC Dance – S McDiarmid 12 years & over
Most promising Modern Jazz dancer.
Golden Crumb Bakehouse Trophy 12 years & over
Modern Jazz personality - donated by La Danse Academy.
Brydie Colquhoun Trophy 12 years & over
Most promising Contemporary dancer.
Ashleigh Lucia Scott Trophy 12 years & over
For all Modern Jazz solo, Contemporary, Impromptu (Modern Jazz or Contemporary) and Lyrical classes.
Sue Beu Trophy Adjudicators Award
For choreographic appeal in Modern Jazz, Contemporary and Lyrical.
Pulse Dance Studio Trophy
Most entertaining item in Modern Jazz, Contemporary and Lyrical. Adjudicator’s choice.
Pulse Dance Studio Trophy Northland residents only.
Most outstanding dancer in Modern Jazz, Contemporary and Lyrical.
Rebecca Bassett-Graham Trophy
Highest marks in Modern Jazz, Contemporary and Lyrical solos.
Turoa Ohana Versatile Dancer - Junior under 12 years.
Most versatile dancer in Tap solo, Jazz solo and Lyrical solo. Adjudicator's choice. Not necessarily a winner.
Turoa Ohana Versatile Dancer - Senior 12 years & over.
Most versatile dancer in Tap solo, Jazz solo and Lyrical solo. Adjudicator's choice. Not necessarily a winner.
Beth Ackers Trophy 14 years & over. Northland residents only.
To be eligible competitors must dance in all specified classes.
For excellence in:
Ballet section: Classical Ballet Variation 331, Classical Ballet 334, Pointe 335.
Modern Jazz and Tap Dance section: Lyrical 521 or 522.
Mrs. P. Hamilton Trophy under 10 years.
- Most promising and versatile competitor in Ballet and Tap Dance.