Welcome Competitors!

Competitor Fees:

Early Bird | Due February 27, 2026 | $55

Regular | Due March 13, 2026 | $60

Late | March 20, 2026 | $65

If you have any questions or need help with registration, please contact our Technology Chair, Marvin Shang, at shmarvin@umich.edu

Payment Instructions:

  • Our preferred payment method is Venmo @UMBDT
  • If you are paying for yourself: Your Venmo message should be formatted as: “First/Last Name, Email, School Affiliation (if applicable)”
  • If your team is paying together: Please submit a single Venmo payment with the message: “Team Name, Team Email, School Affiliation” and send an email to ballroom-exec@umich.edu with a list of your members’ first/last names and emails.
  • Make sure your name(s) and email(s) are spelled correctly and match those used in your registration.
  • If you or your team ABSOLUTELY CANNOT pay via Venmo, please email us at ballroom-exec@umich.edu to make alternative arrangements.
  • UNLESS YOU’VE MADE PRIOR ARRANGEMENTS, YOU MUST PAY BEFORE ARRIVING AT THE COMPETITION. NO PAYING AT THE DOOR!

Spectator Information:

Fees are as follows:

  • 10 with student ID
  • 15 without student ID
  • Free with Passport To The Arts ticket!
If purchase a spectator ticket, hold on to your wristband, it will allow for reentry if you ever decide to leave!

TBA Partnerships:

If you looking for TBA partner(s), please fill out this spreadsheet. You are responsible for contacting potential TBA partners on your own.

  • To register with your TBA partner(s), follow the normal registration procedure described above. Our competition treats TBA partnerships the same as normal partnerships.
  • TBAS ARE NOT AUTOMATICALLY PAIRED!

Housing:

We will be offering limited free housing. If you are registering with a team, one person should submit the form for the whole team. This is the link for the form.

Parking:

Skyline High School has free parking right next to the main gym where the competition is hosted.

Events Offered:

The following table shows a full list of events. All levels are Collegiate except for Open Amateur. Commas ‘,’ indicate separate events, slashes ‘/’ represent paired events.
 StandardSmoothRhythmLatin
NewcomerW, Q, TW, T, FC, R, Sw, MC, R, Sa, J
BronzeW/Q, T, FW/T, F, VC/R, Sw, MC/R, Sa, J
SilverW/Q, T/FW/T, F/VC/R, Sw/MC/R, Sa/J
GoldW/T/F/QW/T/F/VC/R/Sw/MC/Sa/R/J
SyllabusV BP
NoviceW/F/QW/T/FC/R/SwC/Sa/R
Pre-ChampW/T/F/QW/T/F/VC/R/Sw/M*C/Sa/R/J
ChampW/T/V/F/QW/T/F/VC/R/Sw/B/MC/Sa/R/P/J
Open AmateurW/T/F/QW/T/F/VC/R/Sw/MC/Sa/R/J
 * Pre-Champ Rhythm will feature Mambo instead of the usual Bolero