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45+ Cities · Now Touring

The biggest weekend of the dance season.

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45+: Cities
6: National Finals
100K+: Dancers a Season
44: Years on Tour
3: Generations
1: Family

Introducing

KAR 2027

This is the ultimate season gamechanger. Bigger stages. Bolder awards. Better memories than you've ever imagined.

Reserve Your Weekend

The KAR Weekend

One weekend. A whole season of memories.

A dancer leaping across a brightly lit KAR stage

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SHINE

Broadcast-level production. Elite judging panels drawn from Broadway, world tours, and film. Every routine gets the full spotlight treatment — because your dancers earned it.

Explore the competition

A dance instructor leading a packed convention class

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GROW

Convention classes with faculty your dancers follow online — now teaching them in the room. New styles, new combos, and confidence they carry home Monday morning.

Explore the convention

Young dancers gathered around their trophy on a brightly lit stage

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CELEBRATE

Awards that feel like a finale, confetti included. Team hugs, proud parents, first trophies, and the moments your studio will talk about for years.

National Finals

Nationals. A week unlike any other.

Six dream destinations. Beach mornings, headline stages, and a title worth the whole season's work. Pick your finals — then pack for the best week of the summer.

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