National Schools Dance Competition

The Great Big Dance Off is a popular national dance competition open to schools all across England & Wales. This is the ONLY national dance competition aimed SOLELY at schools. Our vision is to create an exciting competition bringing together children of all ages and abilities where the emphasis is on having a good time.  
Each school can enter as many teams as it likes. Whatever your preferred style of dancing, whatever your level of experience, we want you to be involved. A bit of imagination, dedication and teamwork is all that is required. 

New for TGBDO 2020

Whilst we may have to wait a while longer to get together again, we’d love to kick off the GBDO year with a virtual competition and hope that by the Spring we can offer you some live heats and a Grand Final.
Each school can enter up to 5 solo dancers. Initial entry must be completed by Monday 19th October so don't delay!

TGBDO 2019

The Great Big Dance Off 2019 was bigger than ever with teams from all over the country but still focused on fun, healthy competition.  We had a wonderful time organising the competition, meeting all the dancers and watching the performances. 
"Wow! What a great competition.  Our girls had a wonderful day and were so proud of themselves, and getting third place was the icing on the cake for them. We cannot wait to come back next year and are already making plans."
"I just wanted to thank you on behalf of myself and my students for a fantastic opportunity. It was a wonderful experience for them not only to perform, but to be able to watch other schools perform to an incredible standard. They have come back with so many ideas and things they want to try out."

Our event is about performance

We want to provide a professional stage where children can enjoy their performance in front of family and friends.  We hope they’ll feel like stars as they dance at some of the country’s most special venues. 

Don't let the competitive element put you off

Our aim is to create an event young people will enjoy whilst benefiting from the positive elements of competition such as striving to be the best you can be. Who knows, it might be your school that successfully battles it out for the coveted title of NATIONAL SCHOOLS DANCE CHAMPION 2020! 

It's easy to enter!


Please go to our How it works or our Enter TGBDO page for all the information you need. Registration for the 2020 is now open!  Good luck and we look forward to seeing you at THE GREAT BIG DANCE OFF 2020!
Whatever your preferred style of dancing, whatever your level of experience, we want you to be involved. A bit of imagination, dedication and teamwork is all that is required. Please don’t hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions. We have extensive experience of working in schools and are confident we have planned an event which is easy to enter and understand.

Good luck and we look forward to seeing you at THE GREAT BIG DANCE OFF 2020!