As a member of the Performing Arts BC, the Peace River North Festival of the Arts (PRNFA) sends the most promising dancers to participate in the annual BC Provincial Festival.

Our Festival is one of 32 provincial festivals held in BC, all of which are members of Performing Arts B.C.. Each festival member is able to send promising participants from their event. The best of the best gather at provincials each year to attend master classes, coaching, workshops, and technique classes as well as to compete. Provincials are hosted by a different regional festival each year.

For dance, there are three categories: Ballet, Stage and Modern. There are three age groups: Junior (10-12), intermediate (15 and under) and senior (20 and under). In order to qualify, the dancer must perform two contrasting solos in the genre and receive a mark of 85 or higher. Within each genre, there are also rules and regulations. The entire syllabus can be found at www.bcprovincials.com

The adjudicators choose two dancers for each of the age groups for each of the genres. They also choose a Merited Participant which also serves as the Alternate. The Merited Participant does perform a solo and this person becomes a delegate if the chosen delegate is unable to attend. There are occasions that there are eligible candidates but the adjudicators have chosen not to send a delegate.

All decisions of provincial participants are made completed by the adjudicators.