12/23/25 – State Competitive Cheer & Dance Championships Update

December 23, 2025 Athletic Department Blog Updates

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The 2025-26 KHSAA Competitive Cheer & Dance State Championships presented by UK HealthCare are rescheduled for January 9-11 at George Rogers Clark High School in Winchester.

• Competitive Cheer: 
  • January 9:
    • Coed & All-Girls Medium Divisions
  • January 10: 
    
    • Session 1 – Game Day Small/Large Divisions
    • Session 2 – All-Girls Small/Large/Super Divisions
• Dance
  
  • January 11
    
    • Session 1 – Hip Hop Small/Large & Pom Divisions
    • Session 2 – Jazz & Game Day Divisions

TIME SCHEDULES

After a few minor adjustments due to withdrawing teams, the final time schedules are available to view at the link below and on the website: 

• Competitive Cheer Detailed Order of Appearance
• Dance Detailed Order of Appearance

PARTICIPATING TEAMS CONFERENCE CALL

• The KHSAA will hold another conference call for all cheer and dance qualifying teams on Monday, January 5, at 2:30 PM (ET).
• Details about joining the call will be sent to participating coaches.

SUBSTITUTIONS / ROSTER REVISIONS

Due to the rescheduled date, member schools will be permitted to edit the postseason roster in KHSAA360 (ArbiterSports.com). For the 2025-26 season only, additional competitors may be added to the school’s roster, even if the roster exceeds the division limits. These additions or revisions may be made due to injury or illness, or unforeseen circumstances. This does not allow for additional non-participating individuals to be admitted to the event; however, it provides coaches with flexibility to substitute over the next few weeks to utilize eligible student-athletes from the postseason roster. 

TICKETS ON SALE

• A reminder to coaches and fans: tickets are now on sale!
• Encourage your fans to purchase early, as the price will be lower and all fees will be included if purchased before midnight on the day of the event.
• A multiple-session pass is also an option for Saturday (Cheer) and Sunday (Dance).
• The price will be lower, including all fees, if purchased prior to midnight on the day of the event.
• Kentucky Children’s Hospital is sponsoring FREE tickets for all children 10 and under. To receive these qualifying free tickets, you must “purchase” them through khsaatickets.org even though there will be no charge.
• PURCHASE TICKETS

– KHSAA –

About the Kentucky High School Athletic Association
The Kentucky High School Athletic Association was organized in 1917 and is the agency designated by the Kentucky Department of Education to manage high school athletics in the Commonwealth. The Association is a voluntary nonprofit 501(c)3 organization made up of 291 member schools, both public and non-public. The KHSAA awards 229 state championships to 59 teams and 178 individuals in 13 sports and six sport-activities, funds catastrophic insurance coverage for its more than 109,000 rostered member school student-athletes, provides coaching education and sports safety programs for more than 12,000 coaches and licenses and facilitates the distribution of training material for over 4,000 contest officials.

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