Being a competitive dancer is an option. Dancers will be approached if the NRG Dance teachers think they have the ability and work ethic to become competitive dancers. A parent/guardian can approach NRG Dance teachers at any time if their child is interested in competing.

Any child who moves dance school and is regisitered with the ADFP will be subject to a ban under current ADFP rules. This is detailed in the rule book that all ADFP pupils receive with their status cards. This is normally a 3 month ban and starts from when thenew dance school notifies the ADFP office.

A ban is necessary as a child needs time to adapt to their new schools way of teaching and also time to learn new routines etc.

Once a child becomes competitive it will be approximately 3 months until they attend their first competition. This is to ensure the child has improved their dancing to a good competitive standard and feels confident and prepared with their routines. Each child is given their own fast and slow routines which are individual to them, ensuring that the routines compliment their strengths.

Competitive pupils must attend 1-2-1 private lessons.

All competitive children will be given a NRG Dance Notebook for their routines and practice work to be noted in.

For competitive pupils there is an APP available where requests for private lessons can be done up to 2 months in advance. Private lesson times are allocated on a week by week basis and where possible will be availble on the Sunday evening at the start of a new week. All competition information is also available on the NRG Dance App.

Ad-hoc "free of charge" classes are also run for competitive pupils

Competitive dancers attend class for a longer period of time on a Wednedsay where they have the opportunity to work on their competitive routines. U12 Competitive dancers also attend a mandatory Acro/Flexibility/Stretch Class on a Friday, with over 12's optional to attend. They will also be expected to attend ad-hoc classes where more advanced dance technique will be taught.

The type of competitions attended are "Disco Freestyle Competitions"

These competitions are for freestyle and slow dance only. Competitors will dance through knock out rounds in their age group and grade. The dancers who do not get knocked out and reach the final (approx 6 dancers) will be placed and awarded with trophies. Pairs are sometimes danced at these events. When numbers suffice the dance school will run a bus to events.

Competitions are held mainly in the Glasgow area in Scotland with events in England, Wales and Ireland also being attended.