Newcastle Knights Red Energy Sparkle Squad Tryouts

Register now to tryout for the 2026 Red Energy Newcastle Knights Sparkle Squad.

Led by Newcastle Knights Dance Squad Director Alex Tsambos, along with members of the Official Dance Squad, the Sparkle Squad are searching for talented and enthusiastic 5 to 16 year olds who love to perform, have a passion for dance and have a can-do attitude!

2026 Tryouts

When: Wednesday 4th February 2026
Where: McDonald Jones Stadium
Time: From 4pm
Registrations: Registrations begin at 4pm with the tryouts at 4:30pm and finishing approx. 6:30pm
All registrations will close 5pm, Tuesday 3rd February 2026.

The auditions will take place across two age groups, please see below for further details:

5-10 Year Olds
4pm: Registrations Open
4:30pm – 5:30pm: Auditions take place

11-16 Year Olds
5pm: Registrations Open
5:30pm – 6:30pm: Auditions take place

The process for our Sparkle Squad tryouts will be kept wholesome in a non-threating environment, similar to a typical dance class:
Warm-up (stretching)
Basic Technique (Sequence of steps travelling from corner kicks, turns, etc.)
Basic Choreography suited to each age group (16-24 counts)

What to wear: Comfortable clothes/dance wear, comfortable shoes/joggers and hair tied back.
What to bring: Bottle of water and a big smile!
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Successful Candidates

The first training session will consist of Sparkle Squad orientation, choreography for the first routine of the season and a parent information session. The Sparkle Squad is self-funded and carries a charge for rehearsals and costumes.

Successful candidates will be notified via email within 7 days of the tryouts and invited to the first training session on Wednesday 11th February 2026. Please note, training sessions will be held at a dance studio located in Beresfield..

Register to Attend

Participant's Name*
First Last
Participant's Date of Birth*
DD slash MM slash YYYY
Top Size*
Pant Size*
Parent/Guardian's Name*
First Last
Parent/Guardian's Contact Number*
Parent/Guardian's Email*
Home Address
Does your child take any medications, have any allergies/medical conditions or any injuries that we should be aware of? If so please explain:
Does your child have any previous dance experience? If so please explain:
Can you commit to a weekly training session each Wednesday afternoon?
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Please list emergency contact and contact number if not listed above:
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Waiver I, the below signatory and on behalf of my heirs and personal representatives in consideration of my participation in the tryouts for the Sparkle Squad (the “Tryout”), hereby release, acquit and forever discharge the Knights Rugby League Pty Ltd, the NRL, the venue where the Tryout is held, and their respective employees, agents, owners, officers, directors, partners, licensees and affiliates and all of their respective heirs, personal administrators, executors, successors and assigns (collectively, ‘Releasees’), of and from any and all claims, actions, causes of actions, demands, rights, damages, costs, expenses, lost wages and loss of services of any kind whatsoever for personal injury (including death) and/or property damage, known or unknown, which may result from my participation in, preparation for, or any other activity/ies associated with the Tryout, and whether arising before, during or after such activity/ies. I further covenant not to sue any of the Releases for or on account of any such injury(ies). I hereby acknowledge that the participant is physically and mentally capable of participating in the Tryout and the activities associated therewith. Furthermore, the participant is familiar with the risks incidental to participation in such events, assume full responsibility for the risk of bodily injury, death or property damage due to the negligence of any of the Releases or otherwise, while in or upon the premises in which the Tryout is taking place, and while for any purpose participating in the aforementioned activities, and hereby expressly waive, release and forever discharge all Releases of and from any and all claims of any nature which may be occasioned by participation in these events. In further consideration of the publicity afforded as a participant in the Tryout, I hereby grant permission to the Knights Rugby League Pty Ltd, BOS Talent Pty Ltd, and the NRL, their affiliates and promotional agencies to use my picture, name, likeness and/or voice in any and all manner and media (including but not limited to the internet) throughout the world in perpetuity for the purpose of publicising participation in the Tryout and for marketing, promoting or advertising the Knights Rugby League Pty Ltd, the NRL, their affiliates and sponsors, without fee or payment of any kind, and hereby release all of such parties from any claims that I may have for invasion or violation of rights of privacy, right of publicity or any other cause of action arising out of such usage. I hereby waive any right to pre-approve usage of my picture, name, likeness or voice before release or publication and agree that any such usage may be edited in your sole discretion.
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Newcastle Knights Red Energy Sparkle Squad Tryouts

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2026 Tryouts

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