Are you ready for CARE Festival 2026?
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Little Dance Stars
“CARE Festival was a great event to attend for the last 2 seasons of dance competition and we look forward to when we can take the stage again! It’s a wholesome event where the children are being judged on their own personal technique and skill instead of against students in others schools. Everyone walks away feeling accomplished and happy!”
Marianne
Studio Owner
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Little Dance Stars
“This is a fantastic recommendation!”
John Doe
CEO, John Doe Corp
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Little Dance Stars
“This is a fantastic recommendation!”
John Doe
CEO, John Doe Corp
2025/2026 Season Events
Workshop -Â November 16th - GTA -Â
Hamilton Festival - March 7th
Oshawa Festival - April 11-12Â
Ottawa Festival - April 25-26th
Toronto Festival - May 2-3rd
TBA Festival # 2 - May 23-24
Toronto Festival #2 - June 27-28th
 International Events
Roatan Honduras Festival - March 21-22nd, 2026
Paris Disneyland Parade and Performance - July 16-20, 2026
Festival of Dance and Performing Arts
Why we are different?
Our event is focused on part-time, novice, dancers from small or part-time studios.
We welcome recreational dancers to attend as well.Â
Most dancers train less than 6 hours per week, however we do offer a separate category for 7-9 hours as well.
Studios can bring up to 50 entries per event.Â
We offer categories for:
Beginner - Novice - first year of competition or first year competing a solo or duet/trio
Amateur - 1-3 hours
Achieving - 3-6 hours
Aspiring - 7-9 hours (or 7-9 dances at the competition)
One - Two Day Events on Weekends Only
Our events are 1-2 day events. Our events can be either set as regular scheduled competitions or block scheduling so your dancers and staff do not have to spend the entire weekend at the theatre.Â
Each dancer receives a placement medal
Each dancer receives a medal that matches the placement they received. Special awards are given by the judges and Star Performer awards for students with excellent performance quality.
Dancers Compete for Placements
There are no overalls, but students are challenged with clear actionable adjudications to improve their dance skills. Students work to their personal best and grow as a dancer at each session. Focus is on your dancers individual progress and artistic expression.Â
Your Team Won't Be Competing Against Each Other
If you have two students in contemporary solos of the same age so they will usually compete against each other - Not with CARE! Â At CARE you can enter as many age 15 contemporary solos as you want and your team won't be competing against each other because the judges mark each dance based on their own merit. Students can focus on work hard on their own dance to receive high scores not to try to beat their own teammates.Â
Judges are teachers who work with part-time and recreational dance students
These judges know exactly how to score and what to expect from part-time / recreational students because they currently  teach them!
Awards Session!
Dancers are presented their medals onstage individually by the judges. This is a great photo opportunity for the studios, plus each studio gets a group photo from our fantastic photography team at the end of their awards.Â
This is the part-time / small studio's chance to SHINE!
For more dates and details please fill out inquiry form below or contact us at info@caredance.ca
CARE Dance Festival & Alliance
*Please include all technique classes and choreography classes in your calculation of hours except solos unless solos are private weekly classes that run more than 12 weeks. Â
*If your dancer is listed as Achieving 6 hours but is competing 8 routines they will be moved to the Aspiring Category
@2025 Care Dance Festival
Care Festival Features
Other features of our event....
One or Two Day Events with Studio Friendly Scheduling
No 4 day weekends at the theatre or kids missing school to compete.
Weekend events only - 1 or 2 day competitions.
Judges Teach Part-Time & Recreational Dancers
The judges teach part-time and recreational dancers. It is important that these judges have and are working with this level of students, which gives them the opportunity to give specific relevant critiques.
Your Own Studio Photo Session!
Each school has their own studio photo session at the awards! Dancers are presented their medals onstage individually by the judges. This is a great photo opportunity for the studios, plus each studio gets a group photo from our fantastic photography team at the end of their awards.Â
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Little Dance Stars
“What a wonderful Experience my dancers had at the CARE Dance Festival - Everyone, dancers, teachers, and organizers were all so very helpful —lots of warm up space, never crowded back stage—Very Professionally run. All the awards given were of exceptional quality. All Competitors were recognized with an award. The judges were very Professional giving comments /critiques and suggestions to help each competitor become a better dancer. Special awards —All studios were recognized for a variety of reasons. We can’t wait to attend CARE Dance Festival next year!”
Carol
Studio Owner
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Little Dance Stars
“This is a fantastic recommendation!”
John Doe
CEO, John Doe Corp
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Little Dance Stars
“This is a fantastic recommendation!”
John Doe
CEO, John Doe Corp
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