WHAT ARE THE COMMONWEALTH CUP DANCE CHAMPIONSHIPS?

The Commonwealth Cup Dance Championships (CCDC) is an international partnership to unite a family of dancers from all Commonwealth Nations for the common purpose of dance education, while displaying good sportsmanship and fostering friendship. 

Team Canada is excited to once again compete in the Commonwealth Cup Dance Championships (CCDC).  The CCDC is an event that takes the best dancers from the Commonwealth Nations to compete.  The commonwealth is a biennual event,  2017 and 2019 were held in South Africa, but due to Covid-19, the next CCDC will take place in 2022 in Melbourne, AUSTRALIA!  Prepare to join us now!

We will hold auditions so keep checking back with us or contact us to be put on the list.   Also,  studios may bring a group of their own dancers as well.  Please contact us if this is something that may interest you.

CCDC is a DANCE CUP competition.  This means that it is run more like our competitions, where you dance once and are awarded placement.  We will still be awarded on the podiums.  Overall dancers will compete in the final DANCE-OFF at the GALA on the final day of competition.  There are awards for everyone, including ribbons, medals and/or trophies, and cash awards for top 3's.  Dancers may enter in any genre they wish and may dance as often as they want.  Entry fees are separate.  Workshops are available from renown dance educators from around the Commonwealth.  

THE DIFFERENCE:  The IDO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS we attend are considered the "Olympics of Dance".  Each nation can only bring 3 of their top athletes for a week of intensive competition in one genre.  The competition is fierce, unlike any other!  The CCDC will be bringing together many of the same IDO dancers to this competition, but they will also be allowed to bring more dancers that can dance in more categories.  Dancers from Canada, Gibraltar, Australia, South Africa and Malaysia have gone head to head for first place many times!!

Team Canada Dance is intending on taking teams to Australia in 2022.    We will take ALL GENRES.  For more information, please click here

Stay tuned for pics from the 2019 South African competition!  If you were a member of the 2017 or 2019 Team Canada Commonwealth, we would love to see your pics - please submit to Melissa or Bonnie.

For more information on the Commonwealth Dance Cup, please click the  link below!