2025
Qualifier

We are extremely pleased to announce that, after a sad 6-year absence, the
main Dance section will resume on the 24th-31st May 2025 and will be
run on alternate years as a valuable qualifying festival for All England Dance.
2025 Dates
24th & 25th May - Group weekend at The Ashcroft Theatre
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26th - 31st May - Solos, Duets, Trio & Quartets at Royal Russell School
Location
Group Weekend - The Ashcroft Theatre, Fairfield Halls, Park Lane, Croydon CR0 1JD
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Solos, Duets, Trios & Quartets - Royal Russell School, Coombe Lane, Croydon CR9 5BX
Syllabus & Timetable
Entries through Festival Connect
Entries Open: Thursday 9th January 2025
Entries Close: Thursday 23rd January 2025
We reserve the right to close entries once full:
online entry will be via festival connect.
No late entries will be taken. System
Adjudicator
Alison Forrester

Alison began her passion for dance in Portsmouth where she loved competing in the local Festivals. She competed many times at The All England Finals herself in a variety of dance genres. She loves adjudicating and having the opportunity to be part of the enjoyment felt by young people when competing. She trained at London College of Dance in Bedford. She graduated with teaching qualifications in Greek, Ballet, Modern and Tap. Her first professional UK engagement was in Aladdin with Barbara Windsor at the Chichester Festival Theatre.
She then spent 3 wonderful years cruising around the world with Celebrity and Silver Seas Cruises. Onboard, the cast performed a variety of shows from Le Jazz Hot and Fiddler on the Roof to Chorus Line and Grease. It was a highlight of her career! Her next adventure was to take her to the USA for 9 years. She danced in Shows on the Las Vegas Strip for 7 years and performed in various large conventions, most notably for American Express, which took 6 months of preparation in learning to Irish dance! During her time in the US, she travelled to Chicago and Los Angeles to study with some of the Tap Greats such as Gregory Hines, Henry Le Tang and Jason Samuels Smith.
When returning to the UK, her career took many different pathways. She became a Fellow of the ISTD, ran a Dance School, created the Tap syllabus for the ISTD and became one of only two UK Judges for the IDO World Tap Championships. This has taken her to Germany, Zagreb and Prague in the past few years.
Alison currently teaches at Laine Theatre Arts in Epsom, is examiner and Lead Lecturer for the ISTD, coaches and mentors teachers around the world and examines for The Dang Musical Theatre Syllabus.
Further information
AED dance enquires cpaf.dance.aed@gmail.com
CPAF enquires info@croydonperformingartsfestival.org