As you'll see in our 2024 recap video above, there's just nothing like a room of young dancers eager to get creative with teachers who LOVE to work with this specific age group.

DECAdance proudly hosts a signature event each October just for minis and petites. Dancers under the age of nine have a full convention day dedicated to their age group called DECAdance MINI MAYHEM.

MINI MAYHEM is a joy-filled event where everyone from our educators to our students go home with cheeks that hurt from smiling! Halloween costumes are welcomed, giggles abound, and most importantly - we create a schedule that accommodates this particular age group. With shorter classes and bonus breakout sessions to break up the day, these young dancers get to learn, stretch their creative muscles and bop around to their own beat under the loving guidance of our staff. (ICYMI, most of our staff are parents to children under the ages of 5. Our staff and the faculty we hire for this particular event are all very familiar with how to best support this age group!)

We order plenty of pizza, offer surprise bonus activities and of course - we host a huge dance party at the end of the day (seriously, does it get any better?).

We've always held one event per year right before Halloween in central Jersey but we have EXCITING NEWS for 2025: MINI MAYHEM will make an appearance in more cities next season! We are dedicated to making this important event accessible to more minis and petites across all the states we serve with our competitions.

Next year's HALLOWEEN MINI MAYHEM event is set for October 26th, 2025 in Somserset, NJ. Additional events will be announced in early 2025 and registration will open January 21, 2025 so that dancers who receive scholarships at competition can register right away!