St. Louis
Regional

SCHEDULE IS COMPLETE
The schedule for the 2026 St. Louis regional competition is now complete. It is scheduled for
Thursday-Sunday, February 26-March 1 at the St. Charles Convention Center located at 1
Convention Center Plaza St. Charles, Missouri. 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.
Competition will take place on 2 stages for the first 2 days, then reduced to a single stage for
the final 2 days. Use the general schedule listed below to determine which stage(s) your acts
will perform on.

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, February 12 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
February 12 will require management approval and may not be accommodated.

THURSDAY MORNING START
The size of the show makes a Thursday morning start necessary. We have attempted to affect
as few people as possible by scheduling only solos during traditional school hours. 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,
February 12 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, February 12
with entry details. We will then contact you to make payment arrangements.

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 Alive Video and Photo for those who
may be interested. Just make sure selections are made and orders are placed at the show as
photo and video images will NOT be available to view or purchase after the show online.

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.

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.

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Hotel Accommodations

Embassy Suites by Hilton St Louis – St Charles

Two Convention Center Plaza

St Charles, MO  63303

636-946-5544

Rate:    $169 to include Breakfast

Cut Off Deadline:  Wednesday, February 4, 2026

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GENERAL SCHEDULE
Thursday, February 26
7:50 am Doors Open
Exhibit Hall Stage
8:30 am Ages 13-14 Solo Competition
3:10 pm Ages 13-14 Solo AWARDS
4:00 pm Ages 15-16 Solo Competition
9:20 pm Ages 15-16 Solo AWARDS
Ballroom Stage
1:30 pm Ages 9-10 Solo Competition
5:30 pm Ages 9-10 Solo AWARDS

Friday, February 27
8:00 am Doors Open
Exhibit Hall Stage
8:45 am 17 & Older Solo Competition
11:30 am 8 & Younger and 17+ Solo AWARDS
12:40 pm Ages 11-12 Solo Competition
5:10 pm Ages 11-12 Solo AWARDS
6:00 pm Ages 11-12 Duet/Trio Competition
8:00 pm Ages 11-12 Duet/Trio AWARDS
Ballroom Stage
8:30 am Ages 8 & Younger Solo Competition
(awards on Ex Hall Stage @ 11:30 am)

Saturday, February 28 (all competition on Exhibit Hall Stage)
7:40 am Doors Open
8:15 am 10 & Younger Duet/Trio Competition
10:55 am 10 & Younger Duet/Trio AWARDS
11:45 am 8 & Younger Group Competition
2:35 pm 8 & Younger Group AWARDS
3:25 pm Ages 9-10 Sm Groups and 9-12 Lg/Line/Productions
8:30 pm All Ages TOP Charity Dance Down
9:00 pm AWARDS For Above

Sunday, March 1 (all competition on Exhibit Hall Stage)
7:20 am Doors Open
8:00 am Ages 11-14 Small Group Competition

11:30 am Ages 11-14 Small Group AWARDS
12:20 pm 15-16 Sm Groups and 13+ Lg/Line/Productions
5:15 pm AWARDS For Above
6:05 pm 13 & Older Duet/Trio Competition
8:30 pm 13 & Older Duet/Trio AWARDS