Tickets, Dates, Time, & Hotels
Advertise in our 2026 Program
Advertise your business or congratulate a contestant buy buying an ad in our 2026 glossy program which is sold during Finals in March. Click here for 2026 ad form
Preliminaries – all events postponed to “Afternoons at the Nationals” in March due to winter weather
Friday & Saturday March 13 & 14 at 2pm
Friday March 13 at 2pm – Afternoons at the Nationals featuring NSDC Champion Mixed Doubles to benefit the Beth Mitchell Memorial Scholarship; calling all former champions! Please call Barry to get your name on the list 843-222-6706 as space is limited.
Saturday March 14 at 2pm – Afternoons at the Nationals featuring Beth Mitchell Scholars Mixed Doubles; calling all former scholarship winners! Please call Barry to get your name on the list 843-222-6706 as space is limited.
Finals
Dates: March 12-14, 2026
Start Times (doors open one hour before start time):
Thursday 8:00PM
Friday 7:30PM
Saturday 7:30PM
Location: The Spanish Galleon at the OD Beach & Golf Resort (end of Main Street in North Myrtle Beach)
General Admission available at door (no reserved or guaranteed seat) = $20 Thursday / $25 Friday / $30 Saturday
Reserved Grandstand Seating (formerly known as “bleachers”)
Preferred Hotel: Ocean Drive Golf & Beach Resort 800-438-9590
Click Here for 2026 Grandstand Seating Order Form
Disc Jockey
Craig Jennings will return as our 2026 Disc Jockey – welcome back Craig!
Contestants
All 2026 contestants are required to dance at Prelims when their division dances. DJ Craig Jennings will select songs.
Friday January 30th starting at 8pm
- Dance of 2025 Champions
- 2026 Non-Pro Contestants in Dance Order
- Exhibition by All That
- Inaugural Beth Mitchell Scholars Mixed Doubles
- Pro Division Exhibition in Dance Order
- Junior Shag Showdown (hosted by Keith Smith)
- Awarding of the Beth Mitchell Mixed Doubles
Saturday January 31st starting at 8pm
- Veteran’s Salute
- Seniors Division Contestants in Dance Order
- Jukin Juniors Dance Team Exhibition
- Junior 1 Contestants in Dance Order
- Masters Division Contestants in Dance Order
- Junior II Division Exhibition in Dance Order
- Mixed Doubles Contest for NSDC Champions
DANCE ORDER
Dance order below is for Thursday night and will be reversed for Friday night.
JUNIOR I
1 – Aliya Bowers & Idris Bah
2 – Lydia Davis & Sam Williams
3 – Claire Flogel & Carson Flogel
JUNIOR II
1 – Savannah Bradshaw & Mike Velez
2 – Liv Kirby & Ben Smith
3 – Maggie Jackson & Connor Sanders
4 – Graylen Kirby & Easton Brown
5 – Maci Walters & Zane Morgan
6 – Saddie Honeycutt & Jackson McLaughlin
7 – Ava Farlow & Billy West
8 – Rebecca Hodges & Joel Sogluizzo
NON-PROFESSIONAL
1 – Vickey Van Frank & Henry Dowd
2 – Crystal & Tripp Turner
3 – Jane Renger & Sid Strawderman
4 – Robin & Mark Casey
5 – Mitzi Sheeks &Jeff Harmston
6 – Teresa & Michael Robinson
7 – Sharon Valk & Pat Hayes
8 – Meredith Furst & Steve McKinney
SENIORS
1 – Bonnie Rhodes & Allan Grider
2 – Barbara Banks & Bruce Yates
3 – Tobitha Stewart & Gene Pope
4 – Kathy & Gene Benfield
5 – Dale & Jim Hern
6 – Jennifer & Joey Sogluizzo
7 – Carmen Vaughn & Keith Smith
8 – Sarah Kemp & Sam West
MASTERS
1 – Anna & Jesse Bradshaw
2 – Rene’e Scott & Milton Nowell, Jr.
3 – Ellen Taylor & Scott Campbell
4 – Leah Greene & James Parker
5 – Loretta McIntosh & Rick Shoemaker
PROFESSIONAL
1 – Ivy Claire Huiet & Johnathan Kemp
2 – Autumn Jones & Grayson Free
3 – Karsyn Folds & Mack West
4 – Kristal Taylor Davis & River Harmon
Board of Directors
- Barry Thigpen
- Chuck Stokes
- Jenny Kelly
- Tommy Hamrick
- Debra Helton
- Casey Kelly
- Judy Duke
- Jason Cagle