10/23/26 – Dance Postseason Updates & State Qualifiers
REGION INFORMATION
- The final time schedule for each regional dance competition is now available.
- Coaches should double-check the time schedules, as a few changes have occurred.
- Specific questions regarding the event should be directed to the event manager.
|
Regions |
Site |
Date |
Event Manager |
|
1-2 |
Taylor County High School |
November 7 |
Greg Oliver Phone (cell): 270-034-4506 Email: Greg.oliver@taylor.Kyschools.us |
|
3-4 |
Corbin High School |
November 14 |
Brenda Brison Phone (cell): 606-515-2855 Email: brenda.brison@corbin.kyschools.us |
REGION TIME SCHEDULES
STATE DANCE CHAMPIONSHIPS INFORMATION
- The 2026-27 KHSAA State Dance Championships will be held on December 13 at George Rogers Clark High School in Winchester.
- Session 1 will feature the Jazz, Pom & Hip Hop Large Divisions.
- Session 2 will feature the Hip Hop Small & Game Day Divisions.
- After all regionals are complete, a finalized, detailed time schedule will be developed for the state championships.
STATE QUALIFIERS
- The number of qualifiers for each region and each division is also released in this notice.
- Declaration numbers are pro-rated by region to avoid penalizing larger regions.
- After reviewing the declarations/withdrawals, this chart illustrates the updated number of squads per division and per region that will qualify for state competition.
| Jazz – minimum 5, maximum of 40 | Pom – minimum 5, maximum of 40 | Hip Hop Small – minimum 5, maximum 14 | Hip Hop Large – minimum 15, maximum 40 | Game Day – minimum 5, maximum of 40 | ||||||
| Region | Teams Entered | Total Advancing to State | Teams Entered | Total Advancing to State | Teams Entered | Total Advancing to State | Teams Entered | Total Advancing to State | Teams Entered | Total Advancing to State |
| 1 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| 3 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 |
| Totals | 25 | 15 | 36 | 17 | 25 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 29 | 15 |
– 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 72 teams and 270 individuals in 21 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.
