Performing Arts

Performing Arts Competitions for 2025/2026

The Competitions Committee invite Clubs or Districts to complete an Intention to Enter form (closing date Monday 22nd September 2025 – extended date) for the performing arts competitions, these include:

  • Entertainments
  • Commercial Dance
  • Show Choir

Rules 2025/2026

03 Performing Arts Rules ALL – Entertainments Drama Pantomime 2025-2026

06 Competitions Day – Show Choir (28 & Under) Rules 2025-2026

07 Competitions Day – Commercial Dancing (28 & Under) 2025-2026

What is it?

Performing Arts is one side of Young Farmers that not everyone thinks about however for many years, members have dressed up and worn make-up, farmers have become performers and corn barns have become dance studios! The competition runs on the 3 year rotation between Drama, Pantomime & Entertainments. In general, the competitions are:

  • Drama usually consist of a smaller cast with little singing and dancing however can be of a comical or serious note. Members have one hour to perform their drama production.
  • Pantomime is completely different with plenty of colourful costumes, dancing, singing and of course slapstick comedy. Like the drama, one hour maximum is also given for the whole pantomime.
  • Entertainments can be a mixture of any talent including magic, dancing, singing and comedy and put together in 30 minutes.
  • Jump Rope is a physical performance using single and double ropes for a team of 4 competitors.
  • Street Dance involves a team of  between 6 and 10 dancers performing a dance based on the theme “around the world”.
  • Commercial Dance involves a team of between 4 and 12 dancers performing to a song from the Official UK Top 40 Single between 1st January 2025 and the date of the NFYFC Final.
  • Choir usually comprises of between 8 and 20 singers plus a Choirmaster perform on stage performing two songs for a maximum of 10 minutes.
  • Cheerleading involves a team of between 6 and 10 members performing a choreography of jumps, cheers, dance and stunts for a maximum of 5 minutes.
  • Ballroom Dancing involves a team of between 6 and 10 members putting on the glitz and performing a show dance.

Please check out the latest NFYFC rules for guidance, number of competitors and timings.

The NFYFC Entertainment Finals will be held on Saturday/Sunday April 2026 (date tbc) at venue to be confirmed. The NFYFC Commercial Dance and Show Choir finals are planned for Saturday 4th July 2026 at Staffordshire Showground.

It’s a great opportunity for members to show off their talents and maybe try something new that they would never dream of doing outside YFC.

In true YFC style there is something for everyone and even if you aren’t one for treading the boards there’s always a job manning the lights and the sound, writing the risk assessment, and manual tasks like costume design! Why not give it a go, it would be fantastic to see entry numbers on an increase for Yorkshire!

Cawthorne Pantomine from previous years:

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