2024 Dance Worlds Dates
Dear Dance Worlds Coaches,
We have some exciting news to share. Those of you that attended the National Meeting this past weekend were the first to hear— THE Dance World Championship will kick off on Friday, April 26, and run through Monday, April 29, 2024.
Over the past few years, Event Producers have experienced All Star growth, enabling them to award an increasing number of bids. To accommodate the growth and help ensure a magical experience for everyone, it is necessary to expand the event to four days. The extra day will feature the following divisions/rounds:
- USASF Senior Small Jazz - preliminary round for U.S. teams with at-large bids
- USASF Senior Small Pom - preliminary round for U.S. teams with at-large bids
- USASF Senior Small Contemporary Lyrical - preliminary round for U.S. teams with at-large bids
- IASF Junior Division - semi-final round for all teams
Advancement. U.S. teams with at-large bids will compete in prelims on the first day of the competition. A minimum of 50 percent of prelim teams will advance to the semi-final round. Prelim teams advancing to semi-finals will be reverse-seeded and distributed among the partial-paid bid teams within the performance order. The Junior Division will follow the IASF Open Division protocol where the top three teams from each country advance from the semi-finals to the finals. Scores do not carry over from one round to the next.
We are currently evaluating how the remaining divisions/rounds will flow on Saturday-Monday, as we work to strive for more balanced days allowing dancers, judges and staff more time to regroup and prepare for the upcoming day's competition. Stay tuned and be sure to visit TheDanceWorlds.net to stay up-to-date with the latest event information.
In 2024, we anticipate celebrating more than 450 dance teams and 6,000 dancers from 25 countries. We hope to see you there!
