Competition Dates - Spring 2026:

Spring Showcase (Pirouette performances) - March 10 & 11 (Tues/Wed), Dave Dunnet Theatre, Oak Bay High. Note - younger dancers will likely be in only one performance; we will confirm this in the new year

VersaStyle Competition - April 7-9 (Tues-Thurs), Charlie White theatre, Sidney. All Tiptoes groups and competitive classes, solos, duets, trios, and quartets will enter this comp.

Euphoria Competition - April 15-19 (Wed-Sun), Charlie White theatre, Sidney. All Tiptoes groups and competitive classes, solos, duets, trios, and quartets will enter this comp.

Extra - Star Talent Competition - May 21-23 (Thurs-Sat), Coquitlam BC - Intermediate 2 and Advanced Tiptoes will be eligible for this comp - we will send an additional email with a link to a survey soon, so you can let us know if you are interested in this one. Pieces will be selected based on dancer availability.

Costumes:

Group dances - for any group dance that is in competition, the costume payment will be included with the Year-End Show costumes, due in April

Solo/duet/trio/quartet - for these pieces, costumes will be arranged with your choreographer. These are sourced from various different places; your choreographer will check price points and so on with you before deciding. You will be advised as to payment, this varies depending on the order source, but these costumes will be invoiced earlier in the year, late fall/January most likely

Tiptoes Jackets & Pins:

New for this year - we are introducing a Tiptoes-only track jacket, to be worn at competitions. This will be ordered for each dancer this fall, and will have the new Tiptoes logo on the back. We will not add personalizations, so that they can be sold/passed on as dancers outgrow them. For this year, these will be included in your Comp Deposit (see below). To add something a bit special, the studio is going to provide each Tiptoes dancer with an enamel pin, indicating their company group, which is to be pinned to the jacket. When dancers move up to the next company in time, they will get a new pin (and can keep the old one). We think this will be a fun way to distinguish our groups, and mark their progression through the levels over time. We will try on jacket samples in classes, once the samples arrive, and take care of the ordering this year as well.

Competition Deposit:

Also new for this year - we are introducing a deposit on Competition Fees, which will be due this fall (see payment outline below). As with costume deposits, this helps spread out your fee totals, and helps us cover the fee payments to the competitions - these are all due at the same time and are large amounts. These will be for all Tiptoes groups, at two price points, since younger groups have fewer dances: 

Junior & Intermediate 1 Tiptoes, Alumni, dancers in one competitive class (not Tiptoes) - $150 deposit
Intermediate 2 & Advanced Tiptoes - $300 deposit

Payment Outline:
Note - we will email in advance of these deadlines, with additional info on your total owing and payment options

October 15-25 - Competition Deposits due 
November 15-25 - solo/duet/trio/quartet rehearsal fees due - note these are not entry fees, but the fees for the choreographer/rehearsal time for these pieces; if you don't have one of these pieces, you will not have any fees in November
January 15-31 - Competition Fees balance due - this includes entry fees and Spring Showcase fee for groups and solos/duets/trios/quartets
April 15-30 - costume balances invoiced and due - competition groups and regular class dances