The Royal Academy of Dance is Proud to Present
🎉The Jacqueline Morland Awards 2026 🎉
ABOUT
The Jacqueline Morland Awards are Queensland's flagship RAD event held annually in Brisbane. Open to RAD students across QLD and northern NSW, the Awards are an opportunity to showcase your ballet skills and perform on a professional stage in front of a live audience and panel of highly respected adjudicators.
The Awards
All candidates who participate in the Awards, take part in a semi-final open class, that is performed on stage in front of a live audience of family, friends, teachers and the adjudicators. After the class, the adjudicators select and announce the finalists. Finalists return the following day to perform their chosen RAD exam dance or variation, as a solo, on stage in front of a live audience and the adjudicators. At the end of the finals the prize recipients for the Jacqueline Morland Awards are announced.
The Dance Performance Groups
In addition to these performances, the finals also include group performances by students who have been training with special guest choreographers. For those who don't want to participate in the competition itself, the Dance Performance Groups are an excellent opportunity for students to be involved - learn a short performance from our guest teachers with 12 hours of tuition over 4 weekends, and then perform in front of a live audience of family and friends, at the Awards event.
Dance Performance Group Registration:
REGISTRATIONS CLOSE 8AM MONDAY 9 FEBRUARY, 2026
Awards Registration:
REGISTRATIONS CLOSE 8AM MONDAY 16 MARCH, 2026
LOCATION
The RAD is proud to announce that the 2026 Jacqueline Morland Awards will be held at the Thomas Dixon Centre - The world-class performing arts destination and home of Queensland Ballet in Brisbane's West End!
Thomas Dixon Centre - 406 Montague Rd, West End (Brisbane)
DATES AND TIMES
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Saturday 28 March 2026 - Semi-Final Candidates
- Candidates who register for the Jacqueline Morland Awards are required to be available all day on Saturday 28 March to attend their semi-final class.
- Timetable will be announced in early 2026 - If you are unable to attend at the given time, the registration fee is non-refundable.
- Audience tickets will be on sale in early 2026
Sunday 29 March 2026 - Finals & Performance Day
- Candidates who register for the Jacqueline Morland Awards are required to be available all day on Sunday 29 March to attend the finals if they are selected.
- Timetable will be announced in early 2026 - If you are unable to attend at the given time, the registration fee is non-refundable.
- Audience tickets will be on sale in early 2026
Dance Performance Group Rehearsals
- Sunday 1, 8, 15, 22 March 2026
- Sunday 29 March 2026
- Dancers/students who register for the Dance Performance Groups are required to be available ALL day on ALL four rehearsal dates and the performance dates, as listed above.
- Rehearsal times will be announced in early 2026 - if you are unable to attend at the given time, the registration fee is non-refundable.
Guest Adjudicators Announced Soon!
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