Important Dates:
First Session
July 30th & 31st: shoe sale 4:00-6:00 pm (last names A-M July 30th and last names N-Z July 31st)
September 4th through 6th: Competitive Team Tryouts (dancers can attend if they want to be moved up from their current class; mandatory for ALL purple team dancers)
September 10th: season begins
October 6th: 1st round of solo/duo/trio try outs
October 13th: 2nd round of solo/duo/trio try outs
October 18th: no school/no dance
November 22nd: no school/no dance
November 26th: winter recital
December 17th and 18th: class pictures
Second Session
January 14th: season resumes
January 19th: solo/duo/trio try outs (mandatory for all solos/duos/trios)
February 4th: Creative Movements second session begins
March 18th through 25th: no school/no dance (Glendive competition- March 23rd)
April 19th through 22nd: no school/no dance
May 6th: spring recital (tentative)
May 6th: season end
Competition Schedule
February 15th through 17th: 24/7 Billings (solos, duos, trios)
March 9th & 10th: dTC Billings (purple teams- optional, solos, duos, trios)
March 23rd: Badlands Glendive (recreational teams, solos, duos, trios)
March 29th through 31st: Celebration Bismarck (red teams, purple teams, solos, duos, trios)
April 12th through 14th: Spotlight Gillette (purple teams, red teams, solos, duos, trios)
May 4th & 5th: dTC Sidney (whole studio)
June 27th through July 3rd: Spotlight Nationals in Wisconsin Dells (must qualify for this in Gillette)
July 30th & 31st: shoe sale 4:00-6:00 pm (last names A-M July 30th and last names N-Z July 31st)
September 4th through 6th: Competitive Team Tryouts (dancers can attend if they want to be moved up from their current class; mandatory for ALL purple team dancers)
September 10th: season begins
October 6th: 1st round of solo/duo/trio try outs
October 13th: 2nd round of solo/duo/trio try outs
October 18th: no school/no dance
November 22nd: no school/no dance
November 26th: winter recital
December 17th and 18th: class pictures
Second Session
January 14th: season resumes
January 19th: solo/duo/trio try outs (mandatory for all solos/duos/trios)
February 4th: Creative Movements second session begins
March 18th through 25th: no school/no dance (Glendive competition- March 23rd)
April 19th through 22nd: no school/no dance
May 6th: spring recital (tentative)
May 6th: season end
Competition Schedule
February 15th through 17th: 24/7 Billings (solos, duos, trios)
March 9th & 10th: dTC Billings (purple teams- optional, solos, duos, trios)
March 23rd: Badlands Glendive (recreational teams, solos, duos, trios)
March 29th through 31st: Celebration Bismarck (red teams, purple teams, solos, duos, trios)
April 12th through 14th: Spotlight Gillette (purple teams, red teams, solos, duos, trios)
May 4th & 5th: dTC Sidney (whole studio)
June 27th through July 3rd: Spotlight Nationals in Wisconsin Dells (must qualify for this in Gillette)
Venue and Hotel Information:
Here is a list of each competitions' venue and host hotel information. You are not required to stay at the host hotel. I have posted them because sometimes they have better rates with the group code.
24/7 Dance Convention/Competition Billings
Venue: Billings Hotel and Convention Center, 1223 Mullowney Lane, Billings, MT 59101
Hotel: Billings Hotel and Convention Center
Rate: $109/night + taxes
Group Code: 24 Seven Dance Convention
dTC Billings
Venue: Petro Theatre, 1500 University Drive, Billings, MT 59101
Hotel: Best Western Clock Tower Inn, 2511 1st Ave N, Billings, MT 59101
Rate: $112/night + taxes
Group Code: Dance Talent Competition
Badlands Glendive
Venue: Dawson County High School, 900 N Merrill Ave, Glendive, MT 59330
Hotel: n/a
Celebration Bismarck
Venue: Belle Mehus Auditorium, 201 North 6th St, Bismarck, ND 58501
Hotel: Radisson Hotel Bismarck, 605 East Broadway Avenue, Bismarck, ND 58501
Rate: $91/night + taxes
Group Code: Celebration Talent
Spotlight Gillette
Venue: CAM-PLEX, 1635 Reata Dr, Gillette, WY 82718
Hotel #1: Wingate by Wyndham Gillette, 1801 Cliff Davis Drive, Gillette, WY 82718
Rate: $85/night + taxes
Group Code: Spotlight Dance Cup Attendees
Hotel #2*: Arbuckle Lodge, 1400 S Garner Lake Road, Gillette WY 82718
*This is not a host hotel but it is right across the street from the venue which makes it a bit more convenient.
dTC Sidney
Venue: Sidney High School,
Hotel: n/a
24/7 Dance Convention/Competition Billings
Venue: Billings Hotel and Convention Center, 1223 Mullowney Lane, Billings, MT 59101
Hotel: Billings Hotel and Convention Center
Rate: $109/night + taxes
Group Code: 24 Seven Dance Convention
dTC Billings
Venue: Petro Theatre, 1500 University Drive, Billings, MT 59101
Hotel: Best Western Clock Tower Inn, 2511 1st Ave N, Billings, MT 59101
Rate: $112/night + taxes
Group Code: Dance Talent Competition
Badlands Glendive
Venue: Dawson County High School, 900 N Merrill Ave, Glendive, MT 59330
Hotel: n/a
Celebration Bismarck
Venue: Belle Mehus Auditorium, 201 North 6th St, Bismarck, ND 58501
Hotel: Radisson Hotel Bismarck, 605 East Broadway Avenue, Bismarck, ND 58501
Rate: $91/night + taxes
Group Code: Celebration Talent
Spotlight Gillette
Venue: CAM-PLEX, 1635 Reata Dr, Gillette, WY 82718
Hotel #1: Wingate by Wyndham Gillette, 1801 Cliff Davis Drive, Gillette, WY 82718
Rate: $85/night + taxes
Group Code: Spotlight Dance Cup Attendees
Hotel #2*: Arbuckle Lodge, 1400 S Garner Lake Road, Gillette WY 82718
*This is not a host hotel but it is right across the street from the venue which makes it a bit more convenient.
dTC Sidney
Venue: Sidney High School,
Hotel: n/a