International Dance Affair, Mackay

🎟️✨ TICKETS ON SALE SOON! ✨🎟️

The countdown is officially on for International Dance Affair’s 2026 Annual Concert – BEYOND THE STAGE! 🌟

🎭 Act One: Night at the Toyshop
🎶 Act Two: Iconic – Countdown Songs

📅 Saturday 31st October 2026
⏰ 6:00pm
📍 MECC

🎫 TICKETS GO ON SALE SATURDAY 26TH SEPTEMBER!

Tickets will be available from the MECC Box Office or online.

We can’t wait to take you Beyond the Stage for a magical night of dance, music and entertainment! 💃✨

Our beautiful Primary ballerinas are looking pretty in pink and have so much to be proud of! 🌸✨

These gorgeous girls recently completed their very first ballet exam, and we couldn’t be prouder! They showed such wonderful maturity, dedication and confidence in the lead-up to their exam, and all received exceptional results! 👏💕

What a special milestone in their ballet journey. Congratulations, girls! All that hard work has certainly paid off! 🩰🌷💗

💎 Diamond rings for diamond knees! 💎

Because every dancer knows… diamonds aren’t just for your fingers! 😂🩰

✨ Turnout ON
✨ Knees over toes
✨ Heels forward
✨ DIAMOND KNEES activated! 💎

🩰✨ Our Grade One ballerinas were very excited to receive their exam results!

Congratulations, girls, on your exceptional results! We are so proud of all your hard work and dedication. 💕👏

Well done, ballerinas! 🩰🌟

A weekend away in Brisbane for Harper and Cleo, at Feis Lúnasa, Brisbane .

🥈🏆Harper was runner up in the 6 & Under Mixed Championship.

On Sunday, Harper gained 1 x first place in her trophy dance and 3 x second places. While Cleo gained HC in her reel.

Thanks Eireann Academy - Irish Dance - for hosting such a wonderful Feis! We had a lovely time!

Have you signed the petition yet?

📣 WE NEED YOUR SIGNATURE! 💃🩰

For months, the dance community has been saying that while dance is technically included in the Play On! voucher program, in practice many dance studios still can’t accept the vouchers.

That means kids who choose dance can miss out on this support.

Alongside Jonty Bush MP and Jess Pugh MP, we brought together dancers, parents, advocates and dance studio owners to hear directly about these challenges and push for change.

Now, we’re taking the next step.

✍️ We’ve launched a community petition and we need your signature!

This is about equality of access. With families already feeling the pressure of the cost of living, every dollar counts. Families who choose dance should have the same opportunity to access support as families participating in other eligible sports and activities.

We’re calling on the Minister to make sure Play On! vouchers are genuinely accessible to dancers and dance studios.

💃🩰 Help us stand up for Queensland’s dance community and sign the petition today!

SIGN VIA THE LINK BELOW 👇
https://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/Work-of-the-Assembly/Petitions/petition-details/4674-26

2026 STATE BATON TWIRLING CHAMPIONSHIPS

We had some phenomenal results over the weekend for the State Championships! We had a total of 27 IDA twirlers compete over the day. Huge congratulations & thanks to our super coach Miss Judy & her assistants who are so dedicated to our twirlers & their sport of Baton Twirling.

Results:

Strut
Tiny Tot - 1st Tammy, 2nd Holly
Petite - 3rd Leah
Juvenile Beginner - 3rd Hailey, 4th tie Ellie and Emma
Juvenile Intermediate - 1st Macy, 2nd Lennyn
Junior Beginner - 1st Lily, 2nd Isabella, 3rd Maddison, 4th Elise
Junior Intermediate - 1st Violet
Senior Intermediate - 4th Lillian
Senior Advanced - 1st Turill, 2nd Madeline
Champion of Champions Runner-up - Turill

Grading - Standard Solo
Level 1 Gold - Maddison, Isabella
Level 4 Silver - Violet

Freestyle Solo
Novice - 1st Hailey, 2nd Ellie, 4th Emma
Petite - 1st Leah, 3rd Amelia
Juvenile Beginner - 1st Macy, 2nd Lennyn
Junior Beginner - 4th Lily
Junior Intermediate - 2nd Violet
Senior Beginner - 1st Lillian Mortimer

Artistic Twirl
Junior Intermediate - 1st Violet

Two Baton
Juvenile Novice - 1st Hailey, 2nd Ellie
Juvenile Beginner - 1st Macy
Junior Novice - 1st Elise
Junior Beginner - 2nd Lily, 3rd Violet
Senior Beginner - 1st Lillian
Senior Advanced - 1st Turill
Champion of Champions Winner - Turill

Three Baton
Adult Novice - 1st Lillian
Adult Entry - 2nd Turill

Freestyle
Senior Intermediate - 2nd Turill

Pairs
Juvenile - 4th Ellie & Hailey

Two Baton Pairs
Junior - 1st Amelia & Emma
Adult - 1st Turill & Violet, 3rd Macy & Lillian

Dancetwirl
Petite - 2nd Tammy, 3rd Holly
Juvenile - 3rd Macy
Junior - 3rd Violet
Senior - 1st Lillian

Team Events
Junior Specialised - Surfin USA - 1st
Senior Specialised - Vogue - 1st
Junior Large Display - 1st
Adult Small Display - 2nd
Artistic Group - 1st
Adult Marchpast - 3rd

WHAT A TEAM!!! ‼️‼️😍😍💯💯
👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏

✨ INTERNATIONAL DANCE AFFAIR PRESENTS ✨

🎭 BEYOND THE STAGE - 2026 Annual Concert

Step Beyond the Stage and experience two spectacular acts filled with dance, music and entertainment! ✨

🧸 ACT ONE — TOY SHOP
When the doors close and the lights go down, the toy shop comes to life! Join our dancers for a magical adventure where toys take centre stage.

🎶 ACT TWO — ICONIC
Get ready to count down some of the most ICONIC songs of all time! A high-energy celebration of unforgettable hits that will have you singing and dancing along.

📅 Saturday, 31 October 2026
⏰ 6:00pm
📍 MECC

🎟️ TICKETS AVAILABLE SOON!
👀 Watch this space…

Fun • Fame • Fitness • Friendships

Incredible results Violet!! 🏆

🏆✨ State Championships Success for Violet! ✨🏆

Grade 8 Student Violet Lemmon recently competed at the State Baton Twirling Championships and achieved some amazing results:

🥇 1st Place Strut
🥇 1st Place Junior Intermediate Artistic Twirl
🥇 1st Place Specialised
🥇 1st Place 2 Baton Pairs (with Turill)
🥇 1st Place Artistic Twirl Group
🥈 2nd Place Solo
🥈 2nd Place Teams
🥉 3rd Place Dance Twirl
🥉 3rd Place 2 Baton
🥉 3rd Place Marchpast

The journey isn't over yet. Violet has now qualified for Nationals and will compete during the school holidays. We can't wait to see what she accomplishes on the national stage.

Congratulations, Violet! 🌟🏅

Congratulations Amy for taking out first place at your school talent quest!