All companies wishing to participate in the PYDF 2026 Festival must submit a company applicationandpay their $50 Application Fee by November 1st, 2025..

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Complete Company Contract

All directors must complete and submit their company contract to confirm their participation the 2026 PYDF Festival by December 1st, 2025

Submit pieces to be reviewed for the Festival

• Companies may submit up to two pieces per performing group to be reviewed by PYDF to be performed in our public showcases.  

  • Pieces must be under 4.5 minutes in length

    Live performance or Rehearsal Footage (piece does not have to be complete) is acceptable

    ALL GENRES OF DANCE ACCEPTED

    If your pieces are not yet choreographed, please fill out the information on the form pertaining to the piece/s that you wish to be performed and include past footage that is similar to the genre of your submission

  • Please make sure we have full access to the footage

    Companies will be informed of which piece/s have been selected by January 25th, 2026.

    Each performing group is guaranteed one piece that will be performed 

Participation Fees: to be submitted by the Companies

• Once your company has been notified of your selected piece, please submit payment for the total number of dancers in the piece ($100.00 per dancer).

• Companies are responsible for obtaining payment from all of their participating dancers and will pay PYDF the total amount via the payment form.

• Credit Card payments will have a 3% processing fee included to your payment.

• CHECKS: Please make checks out to Philadelphia Youth Dance Fest and Mail to: 424 E Pleasant Street Philadelphia, PA 19119

• Deadline for all payments is February 8th, 2026

Dancer Registration: to be completed by the dancers

• All dancers will complete their Dancer Registration Forms and submit them online no later than February 8th, 2025.

• Only dancers who will be performing are able to participate.

• Companies are responsible for communicating with their dancers and reminding them to fill out their registration forms

Deadline to submit Summer Scholarship Offers

OFFER SCHOLARSHIP

Through PYDF’s scholarship audition class, students have the opportunity to audition for scholarships to multiple summer programs at the same time without any additional charge.

If your company would like to offer a scholarship to your summer program please fill out our Scholarship Form.

Deadline for directors to nominate two of their dancers to participate in the PYDF Scholarship Class.

• Each company may nominate TWO of their dancers to participate in the summer scholarship class.

• To nominate your dancers, simply share the link to the Scholarship Class Registration Form here and have them complete their form by Feb. 28, 2026.

• Dancers will have to review all of the scholarship offers, and indicate which programs they would like to be considered for.

• The audition class will consist of ballet/pointe, jazz, and contemporary phrases.

COMPLETE TECH FORM

• Directors are required to complete the Tech Information Form and upload music file (within the tech form) by March 1st, 2026.

  Please upload your music file within the Tech Form. Please do not email your music file.

CHAPERONE RELEASE FORM

All Chaperones who will be traveling with the dancers at Drexel University must fill out a Chaperone Release form.