The Launceston Competitions have been a a fixture on the dance community's calendar since 1902, and the cancellation was only the second in its history and the first since 1935.

Launceston Competitions secretary Margaret East was thrilled with the community's response to the competitions returning.

"We had a volunteer training night last Tuesday and a lot of people were wiling to volunteer and help us run this event again," she said.

Behind the scenes, the 2021 Launceston Competitions looked a little different than usual.

Change rooms were closely monitored for social distancing, with many studios encouraging dancers to get ready at home, while parents had to drop their children off at the rooms and then wait in the audience.

Jontay House, 12, travels down to Launceston from Smithton for dance training every week and was ecstatic to be back on the stage to perform.

"I really missed it last year," she said

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For Linda Peters, of Classique Dancentre, this year's Competitions felt like coming back to her second home.

"It was a long, long wait to get back here," she said.

"But it's like we never left."

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