2027
SCHEDULE
Thursday evening
JANUARY 14, 2027
Red Carpet Gala
2:00 pm
Dance workshops
6:00 PM
Dinner
Special Dance Show
Social Dancing
Friday morning
JANUARY 15, 2027
7:30 am
Registration opens
Friday daytime
8:30am - 4:40 pm
PRO/AM + AMATEUR
INTL BALLROOM EVENTS
INTL BALLROOM
Freestyles
INTL BALLROOM
Multi-Dance Challenges
Best of the Best Pro/Am Qualifier + Dance-Off for Ohio Star Ball
Best of the Best Gentlemen's Only Qualifier + Dance-Off for Ohio Star Ball
INTL BALLROOM
World Pro/Am DanceSport Series Qualifier
INTL BALLROOM
Scholarships
NDCA RANKING – OPEN EVENTS
PRO/AM + AMATEUR
INTL LATIN EVENTS
LATIN
Freestyles
LATIN
Multi-Dance Challenges
Best of the Best Pro/Am Qualifier + Dance-Off for Ohio Star Ball
Best of the Best Gentelmen's Only Qualifier + Dance-Off for Ohio Star Ball
LATIN
World Pro/Am
DanceSport Series Qualifier
LATIN
Scholarships
NDCA RANKING – OPEN EVENTS
Friday evening
6:00pm- 11:20pm
ALL STYLES
PRO/AM SOLO SHOWDANCE SCHOLARSHIP
Top 3 will dance Saturday evening
PRO/AM + AMATEUR
NIGHTCLUB NIGHT
"WINTER SLUMBER PARTY"
NIGHTCLUB
Freestyles
NIGHTCLUB
Multi-Dance Challenges
Saturday morning
JANUARY 16th, 2027
8:00 am
Registration opens
Saturday daytime
9:00 am - 4:40 pm
PRO/AM + AMATEUR
JUNIOR + YOUTH
AMERICAN RHYTHM EVENTS
RHYTHM
Freestyles
RHYTHM
Multi-Dance Challenges
Best of the Best Pro/Am Qualifier + Dance-Off for Ohio Star Ball
Best of the Best Gentelmen's Only Qualifier + Dance-Off for Ohio Star Ball
RHYTHM
World Pro/Am
DanceSport Series Qualifier
RHYTHM
Scholarships
NDCA RANKING – OPEN EVENTS
Saturday evening
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Under 21 Latin/Standard and Amateur Latin/Standard
SOLO SHOWDANCE SCHOLARSHIP
Top 3 Finalists
PROFESSIONAL EVENTS
PROFESSIONAL RISING STAR
SMOOTH
PROFESSIONAL RISING STAR
RHYTHM
OPEN PROFESSIONAL BALLROOM
NDCA RANKING
OPEN PROFESSIONAL
LATIN
NDCA RANKING
Sunday morning
January 17, 2027
7:45 am
registration opens
Sunday daytime
9:00 am - 6:10 pm
PRE-TEEN + JUNIOR + YOUTH ONLY
LATIN + BALLROOM
Freestyles
LATIN + BALLROOM
FORDNEY FOUNDATION
Multi-Dance Challenges
PRO/AM + AMATEUR
JUNIOR + YOUTH
AMERICAN SMOOTH EVENTS
SMOOTH
Freestyles
SMOOTH
Multi-Dance Challenges
Best of the Best Pro/Am Qualifier + Dance-Off for Ohio Star Ball
Best of the Best Gentelmen's Only Qualifier + Dance-Off for Ohio Star Ball
SMOOTH
World Pro/Am DanceSport Series Qualifier
SMOOTH
Scholarships
NDCA RANKING – OPEN EVENTS
PRO/AM + AMATEUR
AMERICAN SMOOTH EVENTS
SMOOTH FINALS
Open
Pro/Am Adult Scholarship
Am/Am Adult Scholarships
Sunday evening
8:30 pm - 10:30 pm
FORMATION TEAMS
PROFESSIONAL EVENTS
PROFESSIONAL RISING STAR
Ballroom
PROFESSIONAL RISING STAR
Latin
OPEN PROFESSIONAL
SHOWDANCE
OPEN PROFESSIONAL
SMOOTH
NDCA RANKING
OPEN PROFESSIONAL
RHYTHM
NDCA RANKING
AWARDS
Top Female Student
Top Male Student
Top Female Teacher
Top Male Teacher
Top Grand Slam Students
Top Grand Slam Teachers
Top Studios
STUDENT APPRECIATION PARTY
Immediately following the Sunday Evening session