DanceSport Australia

Registration Fees 2026

All fees include GST

All payments to DanceSport Australia Ltd include GST. No receipts are posted – you can download a PDF of your payments to DSA at any time from your account.

Under 16 Division

Competitors who are under 16 in the year (DSA age groups go by year of birth). One fee covers them – there is no separate Membership fee.

Under 16 Division
$40

For Under 16 Division competitors. Includes everything an Under 16 competitor needs for the year.

Athlete Licence - Under 16
Free

For Under 16 athletes in Para-Dance, Special Olympics & All Abilities, Breaking and Hip-Hop, and Rock n Roll events – not DanceSport events.

Membership – 16 and over

Everyone 16 and over pays the Membership fee each year, then a fee for each registration or licence they hold below.

Life Member
No fee

Life Members of DanceSport Australia pay no Membership fee. Our Life Members

Member
$60

Required every year for everyone 16 and over, whatever else they hold.

Competing – 16 and over

Paid on top of the Membership fee.

Recreational Competitor
Free

To compete in Recreational Division events – danced to a restricted syllabus and without competition attire. For newcomers 16 and over.

Competitor Amt/Pro - 16 & Above Years
$38

To compete in Amateur or Professional events under the Rules of DanceSport Australia.

Athlete Licence - 16 & Above Years
Free

For athletes 16 and over in Para-Dance, Special Olympics & All Abilities, Breaking and Hip-Hop, and Rock n Roll events. Not for DanceSport events – that is a Competitor licence.

For example – an adult competitor pays Membership $60 + Competitor $38 = $98.
An adult competitor who also coaches pays Membership $60 + Competitor $38 + Coach $80 = $178.

Accreditation Licences

For members who hold the accreditation. Paid on top of the Membership fee.

Competitor & Level 0 Coach
$60

A Competitor who also holds Level 0 Coaching pays this one combined fee instead of both.

Level 0 Coach
$60

For members holding a Level 0 Coaching accreditation.

Coach
$80

For members holding a Level 1, 2 or 3 Coaching accreditation.

Adjudicator
$80

For members holding an Adjudicating accreditation.

Chairperson
$40

For members holding a Chairperson accreditation. Free for those who hold both the Adjudicator and Coach (Level 1 or above) licences.

Scrutineer
$40

For members holding a Scrutineering accreditation. Free for those who hold both the Adjudicator and Coach (Level 1 or above) licences.

Keep your Membership renewed each year to keep an accreditation – reinstating a lapsed accreditation costs extra.

Day Passes

Try a competition without registering for the year.

Recreational Day Pass
$25

For one competition only, in Under 16 or Recreational Division events. Not available to anyone who is, or has been, registered in the Amateur Division. Competing at several events in the year? A full registration is better value.

At Competitions

DSA administration fee
$2per entry

Added to each entry at a DanceSport Australia competition.

Registered Training Facilities

Annual fees for studios and schools registered with DanceSport Australia.

RTF Endorsed Provider Fee
$300for 2027

The annual fee for an RTF Endorsed Provider. Each RTF nominates a Principal, who must be a member of DanceSport Australia; the RTF account is reached through the Principal's own login. What is an RTF?

Questions about fees? Ask the DanceSport Admin Team with the Contact Form.

Help & guides
Paying your fees

Log in to your account and choose Renew Online to pay your fees.

Every payment shows in your account, where you can download a PDF receipt.

Which fees do I pay?

Under 16: the Under 16 fee only.

16 and over: the Membership fee, plus one fee for each registration or licence you hold – for example Competitor, Coach or Adjudicator.

Age groups go by your year of birth.

Codes of Conduct

DanceSport Australia is committed to a sport and work environment free of discrimination and harassment, where everyone is treated with respect and dignity and children are protected from abuse. Behaviour that breaches our Member Protection Policy will not be tolerated and may be reported to the Branch Ethics and Conduct Committee.

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