DanceSport Competitions in the Midwest
revised 06/2017
Competitions in red are organized by USA Dance for amateur dancers.
More information on USA DanceSport
Competitions in yellow are collegiate DanceSport events.
| February 2017 |
| Event: | Michigan Senior Olympics Winter Games |
| Location: | Rochester, MI |
| Contact: | MSO Hotline for fees, details: (248)608-0252 |
| Sponsor: | Michigan Senior Olympics, Inc |
| URL: | http://www.michiganseniorolympics.org/page/Winter-Games-x-307-15-312.html |
| February 2017 |
| Event: | OSU DanceSport Classic |
| Location: | Dublin, OH |
| Contact: | |
| Sponsor: | |
| URL: | http://www.dancesportosu.org |
| March 2017 |
| Event: | Michigan Dance Challenge |
| Location: | Dearborn, MI |
| Contact: | Mark Brock (248) 561-7711 markbrock@comcast.net |
| Sponsor: | |
| URL: | http://www.michigandancechallenge.com |
| April 2017 |
| Event: | Wisconsin State DanceSport Championships |
| Location: | Milwaukee, WI |
| Contact: | Dan & Becky Messenger (262)367-3367 dancetrends@mindspring.com |
| Sponsor: | |
| URL: | http://www.wiscstatedancechamp.com/ |
| April 2017 |
| Event: | Univ. Michigan Ballroom Dance Competition |
| Location: | University of Michigan |
| Contact: | ballroom-exec@umich.edu |
| Sponsor: | University of Michigan Ballroom |
| URL: | http://www.michiganballroomteam.com |
| April 2017 |
| Event: | Notre Dame Irish Dancesport |
| Location: | South Bend, IN |
| Contact: | |
| Sponsor: | Notre Dame Ballroom Dance Club |
| URL: | http://ballroom.nd.edu/ndcomp.php |
| June 2017 |
| Event: | Chicago Crystal Ball Dance Competition |
| Location: | Chicago, IL |
| Contact: | 858-334-3754 Email: compbrenda@aol.com |
| Sponsor: | |
| URL: | http://www.chicagocrystalball.com/ |
| June 2017 |
| Event: | Northcoast Ballroom Championships |
| Location: | Cleveland, OH |
| Contact: | Carlos & Marielle Pabon Tel: 443-618-8388 or 240-535-2669 Email: capabon@aol.com |
| Sponsor: | |
| URL: | http://northcoastballroomchampionships.com/ |
| July 2017 |
| Event: | Twin Cities Open Ballroom Competition |
| Location: | Minneapolis, MN |
| Contact: | Scott & Amy Anderson 952-892-3650 |
| Sponsor: | |
| URL: | http://www.twincitiesopen.com |
| August 2017 |
| Event: | Michigan Senior Olympics Summer Games |
| Location: | Rochester, MI |
| Contact: | MSO Hotline for details: 248.608.0252 or 248.608.0250. Glenn Clark glennclark@glennclark.com |
| Sponsor: | Michigan Senior Olympics, Inc |
| URL: | http://www.michiganseniorolympics.org/ |
| August 2017 |
| Event: | Chicagoland Country & Swing Festival |
| Location: | Chicago, IL |
| Contact: | Jennifer and Randy Jeffries 765-563-1111 dancemaxx@comcast.net |
| Sponsor: | DanceMax Productions |
| URL: | http://www.chicagolanddancefestival.com |
| August 2017 |
| Event: | Cincinnati Ballroom Classic |
| Location: | Cincinnati OH |
| Contact: | Mark Brock C: 248-561-7711 E: markbrock@comcast.net |
| Sponsor: | |
| URL: | http://www.cincybc.com |
| August 2017 |
| Event: | Fort Wayne DanceSport Championships |
| Location: | Purdue Campus, Fort Wayne, IN |
| Contact: | Dan Keck, organizer@fwdancesport.org, 260-440-7004 |
| Sponsor: | Fort Wayne USA Dance Chapter # 2046 |
| URL: | http://fwdancesport.org |
| September 2017 |
| Event: | Cleveland DanceSport Challenge |
| Location: | Cleveland, OH |
| Contact: | Nichy Vegas Cell: (216) 577-8280 info@clevelanddancesport.com |
| Sponsor: | |
| URL: | http://www.clevelanddancesport.com |
| September 2017 |
| Event: | Motown Showdown |
| Location: | Dearborn, MI |
| Contact: | Blake Kish - kish.blake@hotmail.com 810-308-3091 |
| Sponsor: | |
| URL: | http://www.motownshowdown.net |
| October 2017 |
| Event: | Chicago Harvest Moon Ball Championship |
| Location: | Chicago, IL area |
| Contact: | Phone: 773-383-0139 |
| Sponsor: | |
| URL: | http://www.chicagoharvestmoon.com/ |
| October 2017 |
| Event: | Chicago DanceSport Challenge |
| Location: | Chicago, IL area |
| Contact: | Barbara K. Finn 847-426-7978 email: chicagochallenge@comcast.net |
| Sponsor: | Chicago USA Dance Chapter |
| URL: | http://usadancechicago.org/ |
| October 2017 |
| Event: | American Lindy Hop Championships |
| Location: | Detroit, Michigan |
| Contact: | Art Spectrum - askartsprectrum@yahoo.com |
| Sponsor: | |
| URL: | http://www.artspectrum.org |
| October 2017 |
| Event: | Dancing Illini DanceSport Invitational |
| Location: | Urbana, IL |
| Contact: | dancing@illinois.edu |
| Sponsor: | |
| URL: | http//publish.illinois.edu/illinidancesport/ |
| November 2017 |
| Event: | Ohio Star Ball Championships |
| Location: | Columbus, OH |
| Contact: | Sam Sodano or Brenda Burge (614) 848-7827 |
| Sponsor: | DanceSport |
| URL: | http://www.ohiostarball.com |
| November 2017 |
| Event: | North American-Imperial Star Dancesport Championships |
| Location: | Chicago, IL |
| Contact: | Arunas Bizokas and Katusha Demidova E: arunaskatusha@aol.com |
| Sponsor: | |
| URL: | http://www.northamericandancesport.com/ |
| January 2018 |
| Event: | Snow Ball Dance Competition |
| Location: | Minneapolis, MN |
| Contact: | Donna Edelstein 612 910-2690 |
| Sponsor: | |
| URL: | http://www.thesnowballcomp.com |
| February 2018 |
| Event: | Indiana Challenge DanceSport Comp |
| Location: | Merrillville, IN |
| Contact: | Tim & Sue Bourget (219) 322-8381 indchallenge@gmail.com |
| Sponsor: | |
| URL: | http://www.indianachallenge.com |
| March 2018 |
| Event: | Arnold Youth DanceSport Challenge |
| Location: | Columbus, Ohio |
| Contact: | Sam Sodano Bill Sparks jryouthclassic@aol.com |
| Sponsor: | EUROPA |
| URL: | http://www.arnoldsportsfestival.com/sports-and-events/dance-and-fitness/youth-dancesport/ |
| March 2018 |
| Event: | USA Dance National DanceSport Championships |
| Location: | Baltimore, MD |
| Contact: | (800) 447-9047 (415) 641-9265 |
| Sponsor: | USA Dance |
| URL: | http://usadance.org/dancesport/competition-calendar/2018-4-6-2018-national-dancesport-championships/ |
| March 2018 |
| Event: | Udance Fest |
| Location: | Minneapolis, MN |
| Contact: | info@usadance-mn.org |
| Sponsor: | USA Dance-MN |
| URL: | http://www.sotncomp.com/ |
| March 2018 |
| Event: | Arnold 50+ DanceSport Challenge |
| Location: | Columbus, Ohio |
| Contact: | Mike Lorz 1331 South High Street Columbus, OH 43207 614 443-1877 614 443-6646 (fax) mlorz@rrcol.com |
| Sponsor: | EUROPA |
| URL: | http://arnoldsportsfestival.com/50-dancesport/ |
| April 2018 |
| Event: | Windy City Open |
| Location: | Chicago, IL |
| Contact: | theWindyCityOpen@yahoo.com |
| Sponsor: | |
| URL: | http://www.theWindyCityOpen.com |
| May 2018 |
| Event: | New World Dancesport Challenge |
| Location: | Columbus, Ohio |
| Contact: | Dana Edwards (614) 600-0792 RumchickProductions@icloud.com |
| Sponsor: | Rumchick Productions |
| URL: | http://newworlddancesport.com |
