Omaha Regional 

SCHEDULE IS COMPLETE
The schedule for the 2026 Omaha regional competition is now complete. It is scheduled for
Friday-Sunday, March 20-22 at the Mid-America Center EXHIBIT HALL located at 1 Arena Way in
Council Bluffs, Iowa. Performance times for all studios have been emailed to studio directors, and
a general schedule appears below. If you’ve not received your schedule confirmation, please
check your email “spam” folder before you contact us.

CHANGES AND CORRECTIONS
Your ability to make any changes or corrections to your acts is now limited. If, however, you
discover an issue that requires attention please email us at office@talentonparade.com by the
end of the day on Thursday, March 5 to check your options. Please include in your email your
studio name, the show location you are attending, and as much detail as possible for the act(s)
you are inquiring about (song title, dancer name if soloist, etc.). Changes emailed after March 5
will require management approval and may not be accommodated.

FRIDAY MORNING START
The size of the show makes a Friday morning start necessary again this year. We have attempted
to affect as few people as possible by scheduling only solos on Friday. Those unable, or unwilling,
to attend due to school obligations may receive a full refund of entry fees for those school-time
acts, provided you email the scratch(es) by 5 pm (CST) Thursday, March 5 to
office@talentonparade.com. Do not contact the office to inquire about a time change for your
act(s). Scratching those acts unable to attend as scheduled is your only option. If it were in any
way possible to schedule everyone outside traditional school hours, we would have done that
originally.

SCHEDULE FLEXIBILITY
Even though we have provided “to-the-minute” information in your schedule confirmation, you
should still use it as a general guideline only. All acts should also be ready, and willing, to perform
up to one hour earlier or later than scheduled as it is not unusual for the show to run early or, on
rare occasions, a little late.

PERFORMANCE MUSIC UPLOAD AND REVIEW
If you’ve not already uploaded your music, you must do so immediately. Uploading your
performance music is required. Log in to your DanceComp Genie dashboard, look for the “Upload
Music” button, then attach each music file where indicated. Once your music is uploaded, we
strongly recommend that you listen to each file to confirm that you have uploaded what you
intended to. Be advised, however, that uploaded files can only be listened to from a PC (not a
MAC) that is running the Chrome browser. We cannot be responsible for music uploaded
incorrectly and, in fairness, we cannot allow an act to re-compete because of an incorrect music
upload. We also strongly recommend that you have with you at the show a flash/thumb drive
containing all your music files that we can use as a backup if necessary. Contact us with any
questions or issues and we’ll be happy to assist.

TOP ENTERTAINER AND PHOTOGENIC
Entry for these special awards should have been processed during your act entry period and will
not be accepted at the door. If you still need to enter for TOP Entertainer or Photogenic you must
email us at office@talentonparade.com prior to 5 pm (CST) Thursday, March 5 with entry details.
We will then contact you to make payment arrangements.

TOP CHARITY DANCE DOWN IS BACK
Students who donate $5 or more to our sponsored charities at the show will receive a special
ticket that will allow them to participate. These students will learn a quick combination on stage
and then dance down to a winner. The winner will receive a special plaque and a pair of Bombas
Socks. The money collected will be donated to Drea’s Dream, a dance therapy/expressive

movement program for children with cancer and special needs (dreasdream.org). Check the
general schedule for Charity Dance Down time(s).

PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEO RECORDING WILL BE PROHIBITED
Photography and video recording will only be allowed during awards presentations. This rule will
be strictly enforced and has been established to protect the rights of studio owners, directors,
teachers, choreographers, and costume designers. We also want to prevent unauthorized photos
from being used elsewhere in a questionable manner. Professional performance photos and
videos will be available from Same Day Productions for those who may be interested.

SAME DAY PRODUCTIONS PHOTOS AND VIDEOS
Same Day Productions will be in the house making available digital photos and videos for
purchase both during the event and after. You can check them out at samedayproductions.com.
Note that prices go up once the event has concluded.

RULES REVIEW
If you’ve not already done so, please take a few minutes to review the complete list of rules and
guidelines posted at talentonparade.com/rulesanddivisions. Pay particular attention to the 

RUN OFF POLICY as you help your dancers (and their parents) understand the consequences they
face if they choose to leave the stage during the performance.

PROP SET UP AND REMOVAL
The total amount of consolidated (total of on AND off) time allotted for all props is 2 minutes,
except for Productions which are allotted 3 consolidated minutes. Score deductions will be
assessed if overtime. We are now offering the option to purchase an additional 3 minutes of
consolidated prop set-up/removal time (for a total consolidated allotment of 5 minutes, except for
Productions which will receive a total consolidated allotment of 6 minutes). This optional prop
“insurance” will be charged at $75 per act(s) for those Group acts that you request extended prop
time for. Score deductions will not apply to insured Group acts until more than 5 consolidated
minutes of prop set-up/removal time (6 consolidated minutes for Productions) has expired, versus
2 consolidated minutes (3 consolidated minutes for Productions) of prop set-up/removal time
for non-insured Group acts. Prop insurance is only available to Group acts and must be
purchased prior to performance.

CRITIQUES AND SCORES
Video critiques and digital scores will be available for you to view in the week following the show
by logging in to your DanceComp Genie account dashboard.
 

HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS

Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, Council Bluffs, IA

17 Arena Way

Council Bluffs, IA 51501

712-318-5706

Rate: $119 (Thursday) $144 (Friday & Saturday) Complimentary breakfast available at hotel

Cut off deadline: Wednesday, February 25, 2026

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GENERAL SCHEDULE
Friday, March 20
9:15 am Doors Open
10:00 am Ages 9-10 Solo Competition
12:10 pm Ages 9-10 Solo AWARDS
1:00 pm Ages 11-12 Solo Competition
5:00 pm Ages 11-12 Solo AWARDS
5:50 pm Ages 13-14 Solo Competition
8:35 pm Ages 13-14 Solo AWARDS

Saturday, March 21
7:20 am Doors Open
8:00 am 12 & Younger Duet/Trio Competition
10:45 am 12 & Younger Duet/Trio AWARDS
11:35 am 8 & Younger Solo Competition
1:45 pm 8 & Younger Solo AWARDS
2:35 pm 8 & Younger Small and 12 & Younger Lg/Line/Prod

5:30 pm All Ages TOP Charity Dance Down
6:00 pm AWARDS For Above
6:50 pm Ages 9-12 Small Group Competition
9:05 pm Ages 9-12 Small Group AWARDS

Sunday, March 22
8:10 am Doors Open
8:45 am 15 & Older Solo Competition
11:50 am 15 & Older Solo AWARDS
12:40 pm 13 & Older Group Competition
3:30 pm 13 & Older Group AWARDS
4:30 pm 13 & Older Duet/Trio Competition
6:15 pm 13 & Older Duet/Trio AWARDS