Studio competition qualifications

How studio comp qualifications work

• Studios compete at regional events throughout the season
• Top scorers earn qualifications to that competition's national finals
• National finals often held in summer in tourism destinations
• Multiple national finals possible per year (each competition runs its own)

Major studio comp national finals

• Showbiz Talent Competition Nationals
• StarQuest Nationals
• KAR Dance Competition Nationals
• Hall of Fame Dance Challenge Nationals
• Leap! Nationals
• Applause Talent Nationals
• StarPower Nationals
• Turn It Up Nationals
• Groove Nationals (Atlantic City, Orlando, Nashville)
• Encore DCS Nationals
• 24Seven Dance Awards (24Seven's championship)
• Encore Finale (mid-season major)
• The ONE Cheer & Dance Finals

Cross-competition bid systems

Some competitions award bids to OTHER major events — this is the closest the studio comp circuit gets to a Worlds-style bid hierarchy.

• Encore Finale — major end-of-season event; some competitions offer bids to it
• The ONE Cheer & Dance Finals — some events offer bids
• Summit Bids — for studios crossing over from cheer programs
• The Dance Worlds bids — USASF Member Event Producers (covered separately)

Grand Champion bid awards

At many major studio competitions, the highest-scoring routine in each Overall Division becomes "Grand Champion" — and Grand Champions often receive bids to other events (Encore Finale, ONE, etc.). This is the closest analog to a Worlds bid in studio comp.

Sample bid structure at a major USASF event

Cheer & Dance Extreme (example USASF Member Event Producer) typically awards:

• Up to 3 Partial Paid Worlds Bids
• Up to 6 At-Large Worlds Bids
• Bids to The Finale (1st-3rd place)
• Paid Bids to The ONE Cheer & Dance Finals
• Summit Bids (for crossover teams)
• Grand Champion bonuses