Dance Waves

Place, date & tickets

The 2nd qualifying match of 2026 - 2027 in the Netherlands will take place in the beautiful Theater De Willem (Van der Palmstraat 4, Papendrecht) on Sunday, 29th of November, 2026. Tickets for spectators can be purchased on site.

Tickets

Visitors pay €13.00 for a ticket. This ticket allows visitors to enter and leave the theater throughout the day. Tickets are available at the theater (cash & debit card). We ensure that there are always enough seats available.

Info about the stage

Measurements: 15m wide and 10m30 long.
Floor: The stage floor exists of black painted parquet covered with black ballet floor.

Access for disabled people

There are a couple of seats available for wheelchairs. Please contact us prior to the competition.

Public transport & Parking

You can take a bus to Theater De Willem.

Search a bus: https://www.ns.nl/ of Google Maps

Timetable

Four weeks prior to the competition, there will be a temporary time schedule available on the website. This temporary time schedule can still change as the inscriptions are still open. The final time schedule will be available one week prior to the competition on the website. The timetable mentions the times the dancers need to be ready to go on stage. You can find on your subscription confirmation in which age division and style you participate.

For solos, duos & trios there is a dressing room available half an hour up front, for groups an hour up front. If you arrive earlier, please wait until the dressing room is free and also leave the dressing room in time for the next dancers.

There are multiple award ceremonies during the day so that the dancers can go home if they are not able to stay the whole day.

Stay in

Do you need to come from far away and would you like to stay overnight in Papendrecht? Click here to find a list of places to stay: Go to the website.