Y’all came to slay!
Mommy is practicing some serious gratitude!
Firstly the dancers: Mommy is BURSTING! You brought the fire, the faces, the footwork, and powered through even when the chips (and the tech) were down. You are a force of chaos and beauty, and a glorious reminder of why Mommy does this wild thing we call HMNP. From the sequinned depths of my heart: THANK YOU. Your talent, joy, and commitment to the drama (and yes, the sexy) are what make the magic.
And, to the Cheer Squad: you did your duties with gusto! Whooping, hollering and LOLing at all the right bits. May your cheeks be tired from all the grinning.
And now, some glittery shout-outs to our backstage heroes:
@pennyryanphotography – Our photo goddess. You’ve never looked so good mid-thrust.
Justin Andrews – Videographer supreme. Every shimmy, twerk, and tumble (RIP Penny’s shins) captured forever.
MC Razz – Our sparkle-spreader-in-chief. Would it even be HMNP without you?
DJ D.A.D. – Beat master and hype king, that’s why he’s the daddy..
DJ Bonanza Jellybean – Despite injury, you gave us BANGERS. That’s showbiz, baby.
Door Crew – Mek, Annabelle, Tim, Helen, Sheryl & Torsten – clipboard wizards!
Tim & @boomtownwine Crew – Built us a theatre out of dreams (and literal pellets). Mythical beings of logistical wizardry.
So with hearts full of glitter and knees full of bruises, The Dance Mom(mies) thank you, love you, and cannot WAIT to do it all again in 2026.
The Dance Moms
The Dance Moms run Hot Moves No Pressure like a military operation dipped in glitter. With clipboard fury, they speak in eight counts, survive on caffeine and chaos, and believe no adult is too old for a dramatic lyrical solo or a sequined snap crotch leotard. HMNP isn’t just a competition — it’s their holy kingdom of dance, and you better believe they rule it with a can of Taft hair spray and a hot glue gun.
The Dance Moms
Shera Blaise, Lisa Cant, Sarah Day, Rhani Dean-Talbett and Elizabeth Geddes
Music
Allegri: Misere – 02. Amplius Lava Me by The Tallis Scholars
Unholy by Sam Smith
Pony by Ginuwine
And a little bit of thanks to AI for the sermon
Mainesplainers
From goldfields to gold diggers, they are a fiscally irresponsible dance crew with one mission: to make it rain (because it’s been way too dry out here). They believe every problem can be solved with a small strip to space. Their investments are emotional. Their cigars are props. Their crypto is kryptonite. This is one small strip for man, one giant jeté for mainekind.
Mainesplainers
Andrea Distefano, Ange Devery, Bridie Allen, Charis Bury, Emilie Coffey, Isabel Dunstan, Luqman Latif, Rebecca Smallchua and Zoe Clondiffe
Music
I love it by Icona Pop feat Charli XCX
Menowhores
Deep in the Yandoit bush, three native birds are preparing to leave their nest, for one night only, to express themselves in the form of dance. Just like a white winged chough, sings a song sounds like she’s singing, OOo baby, OOo baby, ooooooh.
Menowhores
Caitlin Griffith, Jane Kingston and Wendy Hopkins
Music
Galvanise by Chemical Brothers
Shadow Boom Echo Bloom
From the shadows of fear, a vibrant explosion ignites. Change can be scary, but Shadow Boom Echo Bloom is to show us it’s worth it, for there might be magic on the other side.
Shadow Boom Echo Bloom
Inez Deckers, Isis Jordan, Julia Walsh and Paul Van Der Wal
Music
In my mind by Dynoro & Gigi A’gostino
YMCA by the Villlage People
Simon says by Pharoahe Monch
All fours
Forged on the shores of middle age and smashed by frustrated oceans, this powerhouse septet crashes into Boomtown on a fevered journey of lust, longing, and questionable logistics. Run away with All Fours on a business trip to nowhere. Bring your Spanx and your feelings. Together, we dance for more than victory. More than Davey, even. Clear the floor. Light your tonka bean candles and prepare to transcend. It’s ALL FOURS!
All fours
Amy Carmichael, Karly Whelan, Lior Albeck Ripka, Shelley Krape, Stacey Andrew, Steph Riddel and Tegan Nichol-Caddell
Music
Because the night by Patti Smith
Hot and bothered by Logan Avidan
Call me by Blondie
Hella goddess
Since the arrival of a mysterious box, Castlemaine has fallen under the cruelest of curses. Dance, once their celebration and joy, has vanished from living memory. On Mount Olympus, the Gods suffer too. Forgotten by their Followers and starved of ‘Likes’ they descend to intervene. But the magic to lift this curse cannot be conjured alone. They must first rekindle the harmony with the wild beasts and creatures they once shaped … This is the story of Hella Goddess.
Hella goddess
Charmaine Lewis, Francis Icasiano, Jeremy Gay, Kirsty Moergerlein, Sarah Taylor and Tess Jo
Music
Hella good by No Doubt
Castlemainiacs
Welcome to Castlemainia, a land of community-minded keyboard warriors, where online supermarket battles can and do happen. Inspired by the drama of 1980s Town Council power suits, this pearl-wearing committee of Facebook maniacs has seriously divided loyalties. Love IGA? Thumbs up for Woolies? Did someone say Aldi? Shoulder pads are optional, but look out if you think lowering the speed limit to 50 is a good idea! Hold onto your leg warmers people, the Castlemainiacs are ready to rumble!
Castlemainiacs
Bec Hulme, Bree Carr, Chrissy Heydon, Georgina Heydon, Hannah Michael, Jaimee Patira, Kahu Patira, Mahira Sobral, Melanie Marshall, Rani Kerin, Sarah Sorsby and Stella Robinson
Music
Maniac by Michael Sembello
Love Fools
From goldfields to gold diggers, they are a fiscally irresponsible dance crew with one mission: to make it rain (because it’s been way too dry out here).
They believe every problem can be solved with a small strip to space.
Their investments are emotional. Their cigars are props. Their crypto is kryptonite.
This is one small strip for man, one giant jeté for mainekind.
Love Fools
Ange Pannell, Anna Clifford, Annabel Fairclough, Emma Ragheb, Meg Greenwood, Rickie Lee Robbie and Steph Luxton
Music
When doves cry by Quindon Tarver
Lovefool by The Cardigans
Young hearts run free by Kym Mazelle
Kissing you by Des’ree
O Verona by Craig Armstrong
Foxes in the Henhouse
Cockadoodledoo! There’s trouble in the henhouse. These cheeky chicks aren’t all that they may seem. As soon as Daddy Farmer turns his big brown eyes away from the coop, he realises he may not be the one in charge. He’s no match for these foxy vixens
Foxes in the henhouse
Cedar Henderson, Charlie Lloyd-Byrnes, Derry Doyle and Josh Al-Kazhraji
Music
The flower duet by Lakmé
Paint the town red by Doja Cat
Foxey lady by Jimi Hendrix
Foxey lady by The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Fisters
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. The trouble is, these days even the 11.9% gender pay gap is not enough to entice a women to look past the looksmaxxing, Andrew Tating manosphere to the vulnerable heart of 21st century masculinity. If Mr Darcy wants to find his happily ever after, he’s going to have to learn who’s boss.
Fisters
Ally Oliver-Perham, Bryony Green, Clare Woods, Em Webster, Emma Pratt, Fron Jackson-Webb, Jodi Hunt, Josephine Maloney, Katie Bishop, Leah Fistric, Libby Baker and Pinar Maher
Music
Boss bitch by Doja Cat
What is love – Haddaway
Got you by Amyl and the Sniffers
Symphony No. 2 in A Major by Vivace
The nudibranch crew
A movement masterpiece inspired by the ocean’s most glamorous molluscs — the nudibranchs! Fabulous, mysterious, and riding their own personal heatwave, these creatures don’t fight the current—they strut through it. What you’re about to witness is part marine biology, part interpretive dance, and part “why am I sweating through my sequins again?” Plankton, party people, and deep-sea divas, prepare yourselves. They are the nudibranchs of the night — and this is their sparkling, heat-rising, tide-turning moment.
The nudibranch crew
Bec Ryan, Briony Phillips, Carla Bessant, Christine Webb, Claire Ryan, Frog Peck, Jess Curran, Jess Tape, Kirby Kneebone, Lisa Williams, Nicci Simirenko and Stephanie Carson
Music
Killing in the name of by Rage Against the Machine
Calypso by Spiderbait
Hot in here by Nelly
HOT TO GO! by Chapelle Roan
Crotch capacitors
It’s 1985, the scene is the Wesley Hill Valley aerobics competition. Doc Emmet Brown and his faithful assistant Einstein have learnt from the election, and are shifting away from nuclear to renewables, with the invention of: the CROTCH CAPACITORS, a Time Machine powered by dance. Can Mart, Doc and a heavily pregnant Jennifer produce the 1.21 gigawatts required to send them back to the future?
Crotch capacitors
Annika Kearton, Brendon Hillerman, Brook Sykes, Christie George, Edd Blaise, Emma Shannon, Josie Ryder, Lisa Vettori, Lou Bay, Nat Elliot, Sam Beavis, Vivian McManus
Music
The power of love by Huey Lewis and the News
Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry
Time Warp by The Rocky Horror Picture show cast
Pizza night
Better than a cold slab of Dominos on a Saturday morning, Pizza Night offers you 10 delicious dancers, combining their moves to create the best family sized super supreme special.Forged in a flaming oven of a regular Friday night pizza party, they’ve taken the heart from last year, tossed in some bold new ingredients and cooked up something altogether unexpected. Think … twisted cabaret in a dystopian factory floor fever dream, but with a pop and a heartbeat that refuses to be silenced.
Pizza night
Belle Bloom, Callum McLure, Jade Sinclair, Kate Vigo, Kelly Alexander, Melina Chan, Ngaire Leighton, Sacha Jellinek, Shaz Dunn and Zoe Ferronato
Music
The diner by Billie Eilish
Booty scooters
BEHOLD! With the butts of glory, breasts of Xena Warrior Princess and the naughtiness of Nigella at midnight. The Booty Scooters are here, ready to rip it off, rip it up and melt the floor with every sultry strut. It’s about to get wet and wild.
Booty scooters
Bron Wills, Clare Chalmers, James Bennett, Jo Allan, Kendall Ingram, Lauren Bonkowski, Polly Cameron, Suriya Vine, Victoria Rose
Music
100% pure love by Crystal Waters
Bittersweet symphony by The Verve
Get low by Lil John and the East Side Boyz
Fifty Shades of Slay
With more harnesses than the Melbourne Cup. More hot wax than the Vatican. More gags than the comedy festival. More discipline than Puckapunyal. More roleplays than Theatresports. Less vanilla than Haagen-Dazs. More Dom than Dominoes and more Sub than Subway. Are they more cringe than your nan’s minge or do they have more aura than your labia majora? We give to you the finest collection of BDSM warriors this side of the Loddon … Fifty Shades of Slay
Fifty Shades of Slay
Jen O’Donnell, Karen Boyd ,Kate Stones, Michelle Teunon, Nicky Hall, Pip Parsons, Rachel Ellis-Hall, Shelley Fremlin and Sophie Ellis
Music
Obxessed by Fire Choir
Bear cats
The year is 1925. Poor Mum has been relegated to the doldrums … What is she to do? What will become of her scheming? Enter … The Bearcats! Here to take poor Mum from drab to fab! But have they gone too far? Will poor Mum survive her transformation? Stay tuned to witness the smoke drenched lows and the glittering highs of 1920s rebellion!
Bear Cats
Amelia Stuparich, Cahra Swarris, Carmen Bunting, Christie Nieman, Eliza-Jane Gilchrist and Lena Mitchell
Music
Poor Mum by Molly Drake
I only smoke when I drink by nimino
Get shakey by Ian Carey Project
Doop doop by Sidney Berlin Ragtime Band
Trouper duper zooper troupers
Is it a lost marching band? A rogue walking tour? Nope, it’s the Super Duper Troupers… Or is that Zooper Trouper Dupers… Who knows, who cares! What started as a simple camel toe has progressed into a full blown toe-heel that just won’t quit. With blisters on their feet, and glitter in their veins, these striders have come way too far to turn back time. So fall in line, open your legs (and hearts) and come along for the ride as these troupers march on in!
Trouper Dooper Zuper Trooper
Alyssa O’Sullivan, Kate Freston, Lisa Kearns, Matt Cheek and Sarah Hart
Music
I’m gonna be (500 miles) by The Proclaimers
Watch
Trouper Dooper Zuper Trooper at Hot Moves No Pressure 2025
Fab 5
After last year’s Hot Moves, the Fab 5 were kidnapped and taken to a secret laboratory! There, they were forced to perform experimental dance moves night and day. Unexplained cellular division appears to have swollen their number to six. They managed to escape, but it appears they are not quite themselves….
Fab 5
Alice Mathieu, Alix Edquist, Laurie Vigor, Mikaela Beckley, Rhea Favero and Will Henderson
Music
Seize the Power by Yonaka
Panic Attack at the Disco
These professional overthinkers turned dancers bring their unapologetic chaotic energy to the dance floor. They once had a panic attack at the disco, but now just call it choreography. They tell a story of struggle and strength, expressive flailing and interpretive sweating. Come for the footwork, stay for a therapy session in motion.
Panic attack at the disco
Kylie Hicks, Marco Amati, Mel Fowler, Sam Upton, Simone Fraser, Stephanie Fargher O’Cuana and Tim Watson
Music
Anxiety by Doechi
Watch
Panic Attack at the Disco at Hot Moves No Pressure 2025
Rural hot bitches
Lady luck was MIA on the day of the draw so our beloved Rurals missed out on an official dance slot. But they brought their vim and vigour and entertained the croiwd waiting in line to get in. THEN during the unexpected black out they did an impromptu acapella by phone audio and light. GENIUS.