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Thursday, 22 October 2026
The National Young Performer Awards 2026 will be held on 22-25th October in Palmerston North – NYPA is Celebrating 50 years!!
200 young Soloist performing artists, aged between 15 and 25 , as well as more than 1,100 Troupe dancers, will come from all over New Zealand to perform at the 2026 NYPA
Soloist competitors will perform: Ballet, Tap Dance, Pianoforte and Vocal sections
Troupes will cover all dance genres from Hip Hop to Ballet and everything in between.
Each performer represents a PACANZ member society of which there are 73 across NZ and undergoes a rigorous selection process, performing to the specific required standards of their chosen art form. As with their sporting peers, it is an honour for young performing artists to be selected to participate in the NYPA for $65,000 in prizes.
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