Manchester University

Ballroom and Latin Dance Club

Regional Dancesport Competitions

 

Here are dancesport competitions within a four-hour drive from North Manchester.  Competitions generally fall in three categories:

Ø  Collegiate – usually sponsored by campus clubs

Ø  Amateur – sanctioned by USA Dance

Ø Professional and Pro/Am – sanctioned by the National Dance Council of America (NDCA)

 

Collegiate Competitions

Competition

Location

Date

Web Site

Illini Dancesport Invitational

 

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL

October 3 & 4, 2015

http://publish.illinois.edu/illinidancesportinvitational

MSU Green & White Gala

Michigan State University, Lansing, MI

October 10, 2015

 

www.msu.edu/~ballroom/index.html

 

Purdue Ballroom Classic

Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

October 24, 2015

classic.purdueballroom.org

 

USA Dance National Collegiate DanceSport Championship

Columbus, OH

November 21 & 22, 2015

www.usadancencc.org/

VUComp

Valparaiso University, IN

January 30, 2016

vuballroom.com/comp-info.html

 

OSU Dancesport Classic

Ohio State Univ. Columbus, OH

February 13, 2016

www.dancesportosu.org/team-resources/competitioninformation/osu-dancesport-classic

Arnold Youth Dancesport Challenge

Columbus, OH

March 7 & 8, 2015

(last year’s date)

http://arnoldsportsfestival.com/dancesport

MichComp

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

April 9, 2016

www.michiganballroomteam.com/michcomp

 

Irish Dancesport Gala

Notre Dame Univ., South Bend, IN

April 16, 2016

ballroom.nd.edu/ndcomp.php

 

 

Amateur Competitions

Competition

Location

Date

Web Site

Derby City DanceSport Championships

Louisville, KY

August 5-7, 2016

(tentative)

http://www.usadance.org/dancesport/competition-calendar/2016-8-5-derby-city-dancesport-championships--nqe/

Chicago DanceSport Challenge

Chicago, IL

Oct 30 - Nov 1, 2015

usadancechicago.org/r2competition2014.html#competition

 

 

 

 

Professional and Pro/Am Competitions

(some of these include amateur events as well)

Competition

Location

Date

Web Site

Riverfront DanceSport Festival

Covington, KY (Cincinnati)

January 9, 2016

www.riverfrontdancesportfestival.com/index.html

Indiana Challenge

 

Merrillville, IN

February 25-28, 2016

http://www.indianachallenge.com/

Windy City Open

Rosemont (Chicago), IL

March 17-20, 2016

http://www.thewindycityopen.com/

 

Michigan Dance Challenge

Dearborn (Detroit), MI

March 30 - April 2, 2016

http://www.michigandancechallenge.com/

Indianapolis Open

Indianapolis, IN

April 14-16, 2016

indianapolisopendancesport.com

 

Chicago Crystal Ball

Itasca, IL

June 9-12, 2016

chicagocrystalball.com

 

Derby Dance Festival

 

Louisville, KY

June 25, 2016

derbydancefestival.com

 

Cincinnati Ballroom Classic

Cincinnati, IL

August 18-21, 2016

cincybc.com

Kentucky Dancesport Challenge

Louisville, KY

September 17, 2016

http://www.kentuckydancesportchallenge.com/

 

Cleveland Dancesport Challenge

Cleveland, OH

September 24-26, 2015

www.clevelanddancesport.com/

 

Motown Showdown

Dearborn (Detroit), MI

September 25-27, 2015

motownshowdown.net/

 

Chicago Harvest Moon Ball Championships

Chicago, IL

October 8-11, 2015

chicagoharvestmoon.com

 

North American Imperial Star Championships

Indianapolis, IN

October 29-31­, 2015

http://www.northamericandancesport.com/

 

Ohio Star Ball Championships

Columbus, OH

November 17-22, 2015

ohiostarball.com

 

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If you have questions about information on this web page please contact Jim Brumbaugh-Smith.   

 

 

 Updated 4/9/16