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UNSTOPPABLE

At guiDANCE, we believe it's possible to have a dance competition that lets kids be KIDS!

We encourage community building, artistic expression, and honor the vast positive elements of the dance competition and convention experience! Together, we're unstoppable!

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Locations

Sept 14-15 Pittsburgh, PA

acroDANCE Convention

DoubleTree by Hilton Pittsburgh 


Sept 28-29: Dallas - Fort Worth

GDX Dance Convention 

DFW Sheraton

Oct 26-27: Pittsburgh, PA

Location: Ross Elementary School


Feb 7-8: Fort Worth, TX

Location: Arlington Music Hall


Feb 15-16: New Castle, PA

Location: Scottish Rite Cathedral

Feb 21-22: Detroit, MI

Location: Anchor Bay High School

Mar 7-8: Boston, MA

Location: Whitman Hanson High School


Mar 21-23: Buffalo, NY

Location: Villa Maria College


Apr 4-5: Chicago, IL

Location: The Matrix Club


Apr 25-26: Orange County, CA

Location: TBA


May 2-3: Orlando, FL

Location: East River High School

June 22-25: Pittsburgh, PA

Nationals

YPAD Certified

HAPPY 

HEALTHY

SAFE

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THE FIRST YPAD CERTIFIED
DANCE COMPETITION & CONVENTION
WITH CERTIFIED FACULTY & STAFF

OUR VALUES INCLUDE:

ALL FACULTY & STAFF ARE:

BACKGROUND CHECKED
CPR & FIRST AID CERTIFIED

FAMILY-FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT
AGE-APPROPRIATE STANDARDS

INCLUSIVE, BODY-POSITIVE CULTURE

SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY
ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE
DEDICATION TO HOLISTIC EDUCATION
DESIGNATED PHONE-FREE ZONES
COMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCY PLANS
    & SAFETY PROCEDURES

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING

VALERIE W. 
STUDIO DIRECTOR
TEXAS

I love everything about GuiDANCE!

The studio I direct our competition teams at has attended since 2019 and we look forward to coming back year after year. Love that everything is kept in mind for young dancers from content appropriateness to no late-night awards sessions. Always appreciate the amazing feedback and classes we receive from the judging panel as well!

CATHY A. 
PARENT
PENNSYLVANIA

guiDANCE is a breath of fresh air!

There is a need in the arena of dance competitions that fosters healthy goals, great role models, and respect for the art and the artist. As a former school teacher, I love everything guiDANCE stands for in dance and in life!

BETH B. 
STUDIO OWNER
OKLAHOMA

We don’t go to many competitions,

just one a year, and we chose GDX!

We would rather drive the distance to an event that holds studios to standards for appropriate music, costuming, and choreography.

I enjoyed watching the dances the other studios brought too! Great job to the studio owners and the guiDANCE team for making dance great! Thanks again for providing a safe space

for dancers to dance! 

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