The Te Anau Tartan Festival welcomes highland pipers and dancers to its 8th competition this Easter weekend. In addition to solo competitions on Saturday 8th April, we have a programme of piping and dancing workshops on Sunday 9th April that you won't want to miss. Judges are Lana Leckenby (highland dancing) and Peter MacLean (piping). Workshop tutors are Julie Hawke and Robyn Simmons (highland dancing) and Graeme Bryce (piping). Please note entries close on 25th March 2023. Entries will be accepted after this date, but a late fee of $2 extra per dance will apply.

Chose which events you'd like to enter from the list below then click GET TICKETS to enter. See our website (www.teanautartanfestival.co.nz... if you need help.

HIGHLAND DANCING COMPETITION

Novice
1 Highland Fling Under-12 (4 steps) $4.50

Under 8
2 Highland Fling (4 steps) $4.50
3 Irish Jig $4.50

Under 10
4   Highland Fling $4.50
5   Irish Jig $4.50
6   Sword Dance $4.50
7   Sailor’s Hornpipe $4.50

Under 12
8 Highland Fling $4.50
9 Irish Jig $4.50
10 Sword Dance $4.50
11 Sailor’s Hornpipe $4.50

Under 14
12 Highland Fling $4.50
13 Highland Reel (Sword Dance) $4.50
14 Seann Triubhas $4.50
15 Irish Jig $4.50
16 Irish Hornpipe $4.50
17 Sailor’s Hornpipe $4.50

14 Years and Over
18 Irish Reel (Irish Jig Double Time) $4.50
19 Irish Hornpipe $4.50
20 Sword Dance $4.50
21 Highland Fling $4.50
22 Seann Triubhas $4.50
23 Sailor’s Hornpipe $4.50

All Comers (NB Not open to PDANZ-registered competitors)
24 4-step Fling (Under 14 years) $2.00
25 4-step Fling (Adults) $2.00

SOLO PIPING COMPETITION

Novice
1 2/4 March $4.50

D Grade
2   Slow Air $4.50
3   2/4 March              $4.50
4   Strathspey & Reel $4.50

C Grade
5   2/4 March               $4.50
6   Strathspey & Reel   $4.50
7   Hornpipe & Jig $4.50

B Grade (submit 2 tunes of each type)
8 2/4 March $4.50
9 Strathspey & Reel $4.50
10 Hornpipe & Jig $4.50

A-grade (submit 3 tunes of each type)
11 2/4 March $4.50
12 Strathspey & Reel $4.50
13 Hornpipe & Jig $4.50

All Comers
14 Chanter – March of own choice $2.00
(NB entrants in this event may not also play on the full pipes in Novice or higher grades)

All Comers
15 2-minute Taster – tune of own choice $2.00
(NB Not open to PDANZ-registered competitors)