💃 Theme: 10 Years of Dance 🕺
We’re delighted to announce that all schools have now been allocated their theme for the Chippenham Dance Festival 2027, taking place on Monday 1st March 2027 at the Neeld.
This year is extra special as we celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Chippenham Dance Festival!
Ten years ago, after being inspired by a primary dance festival in another area, we launched the first Chippenham Dance Festival at Abbeyfield School. Since then, thousands of children have taken to the stage, building confidence, creating lasting memories and sharing their love of dance with family and friends.
We’re also proud to recognise Jessica Pierce, who has been part of every Festival since day one. Over the last 10 years, Jessica has supported schools, helped organise the event and watched every performance, playing a huge role in making the festival the success it is today.
Most importantly, thank you to all the schools, teachers, support staff, pupils and families who have supported the Festival over the last decade. Your enthusiasm, commitment and creativity have helped make the Chippenham Dance Festival what it is today, and we couldn’t have reached this incredible milestone without you.
✨ 10 years of dance
⭐ 10 years of confidence
🎭 10 years of children taking to the stage
❤️ 10 years of bringing our school community together
To celebrate this incredible milestone, our 2027 theme is “10 Years of Dance”. Schools are invited to create a performance inspired by the last decade, whether that’s a favourite song, dance trend, memorable moment or simply a track their pupils love.
Whether you’re returning for another year or joining us for the first time, we can’t wait to celebrate this special anniversary with you and make 2027 our biggest Dance Festival yet!
📍 Event Details
- Date: Monday 1st March
- Venue: Neeld Hall, Chippenham
- Doors Open: 6:00pm
- Show Starts: 6:30pm
- Finish: Approximately 8:30pm
🎟 Tickets
- £4.00 each, including a programme
- Due to limited seating, tickets will initially be limited to 1.5 tickets per participating family
- Tickets will be available on a first come, first served basis
📅 Key Dates
- Booking opens: 1st October
- Tickets distributed: 8th January
- Ticket collection deadline: TBC
- After the collection deadline, any remaining tickets will be available from Abbeyfield School
A huge thank you to An Apple A Day Supply for supporting our Dance Festival and helping us continue to give children the opportunity to shine on stage, grow in confidence and create fantastic memories.
🌟 10 years. Hundreds of children. One amazing celebration of dance! 🌟
For more details / questions please contact Jessica Pierce or email jep@abbeyfield.wilts.sch.uk
For those schools joining us for the first time and want to know how it works, please check out “what to expect” – https://youtu.be/FHVT0TagyBU
A tour of the Neeld – 2025 Dance Festival
What happens on the night of the Dance Festival
TICKET ALLOCATION:
Ticket information
Tickets: The Neeld Hall seating accommodates an audience of 216 people per night, which means each family will be allocated tickets for 1 or 2 adults only. As in previous years, each school will receive tickets based on a 1.5 allocation per child.
This system ensures that at least one parent per child will have the opportunity to watch the performance, with the possibility of two tickets in some cases. While we’d love to offer two tickets per child, we hope you understand that due to space limitations at the venue, this isn’t always possible.
Previous years themes have included:
2017 – Movie Nights / 2018 – Dance Through The Ages / 2019 – West end Musicals / 2020 – The Olympics / 2021 – “Virtual” covid year free style / 2022 – Top Of The Pops / 2023 – Back to the 90s / 2024 – Around the world / 2025 – “Lights, Camera, Dance! / 2026 – “Its in the game” / 2027 – 10 years of Dance