2025
SCHEDULE
*tentative schedule updated 8/17/24
JANUARY 23, 2025
Thursday evening
Red Carpet Gala
3:00 pm
Dance workshops
6:00 PM
Dinner
Special Dance Show
Social Dancing
JANUARY 24, 2025
Friday morning
8:30 am
Registration opens
Friday daytime
10:00 am - 4:15 pm
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
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 Gentelmen's Only Qualifier + Dance-Off for Ohio Star Ball
INTL BALLROOM
World Pro/Am DanceSport Series Qualifier
INTL BALLROOM
Scholarships
NDCA RANKING – OPEN EVENTS
Friday evening
6:30 pm - 11:00 pm
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
PROFESSIONAL EVENTS
PROFESSIONAL RISING STAR
Ballroom
PROFESSIONAL RISING STAR
Latin
JANUARY 25, 2025
Saturday morning
8:00 am
Registration opens
Saturday daytime
9:00 am - 4:30 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 - 10:30 pm
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
JANUARY 26, 2025
Sunday morning
6:45 am
registration opens
Sunday daytime
7:45 am - 6:18 pm
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
PRE-TEEN + JUNIOR + YOUTH ONLY
LATIN + BALLROOM
Freestyles
LATIN + BALLROOM
FORDNEY FOUNDATION
Multi-Dance Challenges
Sunday evening
7:45 am - 10:45 pm
OPEN PROFESSIONAL
SHOWDANCE
FORMATION TEAMS
PROFESSIONAL EVENTS
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