2 DAY EVENT!

CCA QUALIFYING COMPETITION ON SATURDAY 8/1

NCHC QUALIFYING COMPETITION ON SUNDAY 8/2

CCA COMPETITION 8/1

QUALIFY FOR THE 2026 CCA SHOWDOWN

Starz Teams

Amateur Teams

Challenge Teams

Choreographed Solos

Line Solos

Duo/Duets

NCHC COMPETITION 8/2

QUALIFY FOR THE 2026 & 2027 NCHC NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Recreational Teams

Amateur Teams

Challenge Teams

**ALL QUALIFYING TEAMS WILL AUTO QUALIFY ALL SOLOS AND DUOS FOR NATIONALS **

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

SATURDAY 8/1 - CCA COMPETITION

Choreographed Solos

Starz Solos

Starz Teams

Amateur/Challenge Solos

Amateur/Challenge Teams

Duo/Duets

SUNDAY 8/2 - NCHC COMPETITION

Recreational Teams

Amateur Teams

Challenge Teams

EVENT INFO

REGISTRATION

Opens: 6/1/26

Closes: 7/12/26

NO LATE REGISTRATION WILL BE ACCEPTED!

CCA Event - All registrations must be through their online registration system

NCHC Event - All registrations must be completed with the Excel form and emailed to indianadancecompany@gmail.com

Order of dance will be determined in opposite order of registrations received - this includes payment!

ENTRY FEES

TEAM ENTRIES: $20

LINE SOLOS: $20
DUO/DUETS: $40 ($20 PER PERSON)

CHOREOGRAPHED SOLOS: $50

PAYMENT

Make checks payable to Indiana Dance Company.

Mail to Stephanie McGovern 713 N Abigail Ln. Ellettsville, IN 47429

Paypal: indianadancecompany@gmail.com

Venmo: @indiana-dance-co

QUALIFICATIONS

CCA - All events danced on Saturday will follow normal qualification procedures for the 2026 Showdown of Champions.

NCHC - All teams competing that place 1st, 2nd or 3rd in their age division will qualify for the 2026 AND 2027 NCHC National Championships.

JUDGING

CCA - Five judges will be used. The high and low scores will be dropped throughout the day and the three middle scores will be averaged. During dance-offs all scores will count towards the final score.

NCHC - Three judges will be used. All scores will count towards the final score.

AWARDS

Awards will be presented to all Solos, Team and Duo/Duet Age Division winners placing 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. The highest scoring Amateur, Challenge Junior and Senior Team in each category will receive a Grand Champion award.

OVERALL TEAM AWARDS: Overall category winners will compete in a dance-off, except for Starz teams. There will be 9 Overall team titles: 

• Starz Team (Awarded by high score)
• Amateur Jr Contemporary 
• Amateur Jr Traditional (awarded by high score)
• Amateur Sr Contemporary
• Amateur Sr Traditional (awarded by high score)
• Challenge Jr Contemporary
• Challenge Jr Traditional (awarded by high score)
• Challenge Sr Contemporary
• Challenge Sr Traditional (awarded by high score)

OVERALL DUO/DUET AWARDS: 

A top 3 will be recognized for overall duo/duet and short duo/duet.

• Contemporary Short Duo
• Traditional Short Duo
• Contemporary Duo
• Traditional Duo
• Show Duo
• Accapella Duo
• Overall Duo/Duet (Contemporary, Traditional, Show)
• Overall Short Duo/Duet (Contemporary, Traditional)

The highest scoring duo/duets of each category (Contemporary, Traditional, Show) will dance-off for overall duo/duet. 

1st place short duos in each age division (Traditional AND Contemporary) will dance-off for overall short duo.

OVERALL SOLO AWARDS: 

A top 5 will be recognized in the following categories: 

• Overall Choreographed Solo will be determined by high score 
• Overall Starz solo will be determined by high score
• Amateur Solos will dance-off for overall for overall male and female
• Challenge Solos will dance-off for overall male and female
• Amateur Traditional Solos will dance-off for overall
• Challenge Traditional Solos will dance-off for overall
• Acapella Solos will dance-off for overall
• Modern Solos will dance-off for overall

CONTACT INFORMATION

Please text or call us if you have any questions or we can help with anything at all!

Stephanie 812-322-2225

Maddie 812-320-5365