Tauranga Performing Arts Competitions Society

20/09/2026

10/07/2026

Well done to our gorgeous Under 8 modern dancers.

Thank you to Leanne and Nick Hems, The Stull Family and Hannah Revell for the sponsorship of our under 8 goodie bags. The girls adored their treats!

09/07/2026

First day for Classical Singing today and last day for Modern Dance .
There will be no lunch break in the Modern Section … we will go straight through 😊

09/07/2026

Troupe Night !!! Still tickets available to watch am awesome night of Troupe dancing . Door Sales available. $15.00. Evening starts at 6.00pm tonight 😊😊

08/07/2026

The Modern section is running approximately 30 minutes ahead of time - keep an eye on the app.
The Troupe Session will not start before 6pm as this is a ticketed event.

08/07/2026

What a way to start our Modern Section. Our TPACS Major Award was stunning. Thanks to our fab Adjudicator Kate Limuloa … it must have been a hard job!

Winner ……..Sophie Wood
2nd Place …Mackenzie Waters
3rd Place ….Naera Kobal-Adams
4th Place…..Claire Main
Most Promising … Willow Elliott- Lowe
TPACS Highest Local … Naera Kobal-Adams
Cathy Gifford Encouragement Award …Tatianna Curtis

07/07/2026

Today we have Modern Dance in the Theatre and Speech and Drama in the X Space. A gold coin to watch some fabulous young artists do their thing.

06/07/2026

Today at Baycourt Community and Arts Centre we have the final day of Tap Dancing in the theatre and in the X Space the final day of Piano and Instrumental … including Drumming! Our friends from C4 Street Food and Espresso will keep you warm with hot and yummy food and drinks.

05/07/2026

Scholarships and Major Awards in the Ballet Section:
Scholarship Under 7 Years - Annabelle Amadio
Scholarship 7 & Under 9 Years - Isla Wilkes
Runner Up - Jada Watson
Scholarship 9 & Uner 11 Years - Sharon Zhao
Runner Up - Kristen Grant
Scholarship 11 & Under 13 Years - Annie Li
Runner Up - Imogen-Lily Harvey
Scholarship 13 & Under 15 Years - Jade Harley
Runner Up - Shyla Deegan
Scholarship 15 Years & Over - Bella Harley
Runner Up - Naera Kobal-Adams

Junior Variation
1st Place - Shyla Deegan
2nd Place = Annie Li and Nicki Zhao
3rd Place - Jade Harley

Senior Variation
1st Place and TPACS Tuition - Naera Kobal-Adams
2nd Place - Kasia Macdonald
3rd Place - Jessica Ding
Most Promising - Elsa Gu
Cathy Gifford Encouragement Award - Leila Ewart

All Special Awards are now uploaded on the Comp World app and all trophies have been allocate to competitors on the app.

We thank you all again for attending our Ballet Section and a special Thank You to our adjudicator Louise Hawke.