I'm a sister of a dancer, I've been to a lot of competitions with her and I can safely say this is the worst one. Let me tell you why: Location- 1: The competition in whistler takes place inside the Fairmont on a pop-up stage, not even a proper theater just chairs in a banquet hall so no wings for dancers to come out of etc 2: Whistler is at least a 2 hour drive away from almost all BC dance Studios, why not have it in Vancouver where there are plenty of ACTUAL theater halls with proper sound systems and hotels around, it would be cheaper for everyone but instead we have to book hotels because whistler is at least a over night stay Others- 1: TIMING, holy cow I actually can't believe it it's been 2 years in a row of this garbage management, in 2024 on the last day they were behind a total of 3 hours. I get 30 minutes to 45 but 3 hours?! We ended up leaving after 5pm. This year is no different. By far my least favorite competition

Very organized and the dressing rooms are set up nicely, wish there was more seating in the ballroom area

We loved Journey! Very well organized and the staff is very friendly. When the judges give their special awards to the dancers, you actually can feel the love they have for dance and the passion to educate. The awards sessions are so energetic and infectious. The kids have a blast. Their social media coverage is just as entertaining. This comp doesn’t give a false impression or expectation, they deliver the fun!

We attended this competition twice and had two very different experiences. The first year was great, staff was engaging, accommodating, and interactive. Dancers felt seen and celebrated. This year was the opposite. It was clear that there was favoritism toward certain studios that attend their nationals. The “all out call out” seemed great because it included solos/duets/trios, but when the staff members that choose those dances don’t watch the numbers, it makes the dancers feel unwanted.

Fly is such a fun, supportive, and fair competition. The staff is so friendly and encouraging. It truly is one of our favorite competitions!

North Port-May 10,2025. Longest competition ever! I think there were maybe 5 studios. Very small comp. Comp ran ahead which was great. Awards were an hour late. The dance off was a bore and very prolonged. Judging was unbelievable (not in a good way!). You have a solo with zero dance skills and lots of running around on stage lip syncing receiving high scores for what I assume was just stage presence? but little to no dancing. While the dancers with highly skilled and executed routines scored lower. It was laughable to say the least. Staff was very kind and appeared organized until awards time. Certainly wouldn’t waste my time or money entering again purely due to the terrible judging. I wish there would have been better judges choice awards too. They were all the same idea and very boring to say the least.