Tasmanian Open DanceSport Championship

Let's go Tassie!

'A Reserve' seats for the up close view and 'B Reserve' seats are available online at tasopen.org, via Ticketek or at the Silverdome Box Office unless sold out.

Heats are during the day, evening extravaganza starts at 7:30pm with the floorshow by Lily and Leo (doors at 7), and a meet and greet with Kyle Shilling in the foyer at 6:45pm.

Saturday August 8, 2026

Dancesport Tasmania

On top of all of Australia's most wonderful dancers competing on floor for their titles, four things are also true...

1. Home and Away star and 2025 Dancing with the Stars Australia Champion Kyle Shilling will be at the TasOpen to cheer floorside and meet and greet fans in the foyer at 6:45pm
2. Lily and Leo (both Dancing with the Stars Champions) will wow the audience with their opening floor show...
3. Lily will be performing next week at the Logies with Robert Irwin...
4. Tickets for the TasOpen are selling fast, and now that Floorside and Table tickets are sold out, A Reserve gets you closest to the action.

THIS SATURDAY | Doors open for night event at 7pm | tasopen.org

Launceston dancer Lily Cornish will debut two new routines with Italian partner Leonardo Lini at the Tasmanian Open DanceSport Championship at the Silverdome on Saturday.

Next week she will perform at the Logies with Robert Irwin.

Lini has flown in for the Launceston championships after Cornish’s original partner Kyle Shilling, her 2025 Dancing with the Stars Australia winning partner, was ruled out through injury.

Cornish said the hometown performance carries extra weight because it will be her first Australian show with Lini, in front of family, friends and the Tasmanian dance community.

Nine-time World Latin Champion Bryan Watson will also feature.

🛬 Ireland's Dancing with the Stars Professional Champion Leo Lini has arrived from Italy... and it was straight to the rehearsal room with our own multiple Dancing with the Stars Champion Lily Cornish to build on all their performances across Europe for your spectacular floor show right here in Tassie!

Will you be there this Saturday night to see the show?

⏰ Saturday August 8, 2026
📍 Silverdome Launceston
🎟 Tickets at tasopen.org

💥 note on ticket availability
Floorside - SOLD OUT
C Reserve - almost SOLD OUT
A and B Reserve offer the closest seats to the dance floor and are available, including at the Box Office on Saturday unless Sold Out prior.

Feel the energy, see every expression and witness some of Australia's best command the dance floor this Saturday...as well as the show opener by international Dancing with the Stars Champions, Lily Cornish and Leo Lini.

❤️‍🔥 Day sessions are for heats, the Night Extravaganza is for the inferno!

Floorside tables have sold out but A Reserve tickets are still just metres from the floor. Get the best available tickets right now at Ticketek or at tasopen.org.

Saturday August 8, 2026 | Silverdome Launceston |

🍻 Raise a glass to our Official B**r Partner Du Cane Brewing!

The dancing is all happening THIS Saturday, and we’re so happy to feature Du Cane Brewing as the official b**r of our Floorside VIP Table experience.

If you’re coming to the event (and hopefully staying on to enjoy more of Launceston and Northern Tasmania) don’t forget to drop into Du Cane’s dining hall on Sunday for a locally brewed b**r, great food and a relaxed afternoon after all the excitement of the dance floor.

Thanks, Du Cane, for helping us showcase another great taste of Tasmania.

💥 Floorside tables have Sold Out but grab your A Reserve tickets for the closest floorside action at tasopen.org!

[Image: Sam Raid from Du Cane with TasOpen Event Director Andrew Palmer]

📣 Update on the Opening Floor Show for the 7 Tasmania Open DanceSport Championships

The 7 Tasmania Open DanceSport Championships features a spectacular opening floor show with Lily Cornish, a Dancing with the Stars Australia dual champion and professional dancer who recently returned from performing on the US series of Dancing with the Stars.

Kyle Shilling, Lily's celebrity partner and the 2025 Dancing with the Stars Australian champion, was looking forward to performing for the Tasmanian audience after attending last year; however, due to an injury he cannot safely perform the demanding lifts required for the floor show. Kyle will still attend the event, cheer from the sidelines, and be there for a meet and greet in the Silverdome foyer at 6:45pm.

Lily will now be joined by internationally acclaimed dancer Leo Lini from Italy. Leo recently won Dancing with the Stars Ireland 2026 and has been wowing audiences on stages across Europe with Lily as his dance partner.

We look forward to seeing you all at the event for a stunning night of competition featuring some of Australia's most talented ballroom dancers vying for the title, the prize purse and the roar of the crowd.

👉 Silverdome Launceston | Saturday 8 August
💥Tickets from $44+bf at tasopen.org or at Ticketek.