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In advance ticket prices increase on Wednesday October 9th at midnight. Online ticket sales will remain open all weekend long with at the door prices. ALL tickets can also be bought at the door.  We do NOT sell out  - we have one of the largest ballrooms in Canada.

Registration Office is open Thursday 8:00am-1:00am, Friday 8:00am-2:00am, Saturday 8:30am-2:00am & Sunday 10am - 2am.

If you bought a pass or ticket online, go to Registration office (in Salon A), show photo ID & pick up your pass.

Our registration office closes at 1:00am Thursday and at 2:00am on Friday, Saturday & Sunday. If performers cannot pick up their pass before 2:00am on Friday, they will need to pay the late night entrance of $35 to enter the ballrooms/parties late on Friday night. They can then pick up their wristband Saturday morning.

Late night tickets (entrance after 11pm) are available at the door.  Thursday $15 ~ Friday $35 ~ Saturday $40 ~ Sunday $35.  Includes access to all 3 ballrooms - Salsa, Bachata & Hustle/West Coast Swing.
We do not sell out - we have some of the largest ballrooms in Canada.

Anyone who does not pay for their performer pass in advance will need to pay full price for a full weekend pass at the door, NO PERFORMER DISCOUNT. NO EXCEPTIONS. 

Thursday & Friday Competitions & Opening Night Gala
All competitors must check in in advance. See the schedule page for timelines.
No tech rehearsal for the competition.

NEW EARLIER START TIME! Thursday daytime Amateur competition will begin at 8:00am.

NEW EARLIER START TIME! Thursday night's Professional and Team competition will now begin at 6pm.
Competitors must be in holding area (Salon B), in costume, ready to go at 5:30pm.
Doors open for spectators at 5:30pm.  Get there early to cheer on the competitors. 

Competition entry changes will NOT be made after 9:00am Friday morning.  Any last minute competition modifications can be made Wednesday evening between 6pm and 9pm and Thursday between 8am and 5:00pm.
Note: All Showcase divisions and most heated divisions will close in advance due to time constraints.

 
Weekend Info
Shows on Friday, Saturday & Sunday begin every night at the new earlier time of 8:30pm.  
We suggest getting there an hour early to get a good seat.  Want to upgrade to a VIP seat? $25 per night at the door.  Limited availability.

Dress to impress every night. This is a beautiful venue worthy of glitter and glam and it is our 20th anniversary so let’s dress up!
Event themes:
Thursday Dress to Impress ~ Friday Red Carpet ~ Saturday Formal Gala ~ Sunday Glitter and Glam

We do not have a paid coatcheck available this year but there will be a coat rack (unattended) that is free to hang your coat on Friday, Saturday & Sunday nights.  We are not responsible for any lost items.

Cash bar every night.  Zero tolerance for outside alcohol. No outside beverages allowed in ballrooms and ballroom foyer. All ages event. 

No outside alcohol is allowed on the convention floor at any time.  Only alcohol purchased at the bar will be allowed. Security will be checking and enforcing the Ontario alcohol laws.  Thank you for your co-operation. 

Great deals on dance shoes, costumes and more when you visit the vendors in our Salsa Marketplace. Some vendors will open on Thursday and the rest will set up and open on Friday and remain open all weekend.

Zero Tolerance for noise in guestrooms after 11pm. The Royal York is very strict about loud noise in guestrooms after 11pm.  Although we book hundreds of rooms at the hotel, they are spread out amongst all the different floors and there are hundreds of hotel guests that are not part of our event sharing the same floors as us. The hotel security will give a warning and if they are called back to the same room twice, they can evict you from the hotel.  Please party down in the ballrooms and the ballroom foyers!!

Practice Room - This year the hotel has provided us with Salon B (beside Concert Hall) and the Toronto room (Saturday and Sunday, beside the Canadian) and the Tudor room (mezzanine level, when it is not used for workshops) for practicing and privates. Please do not practice and teach privates in the public areas of the hotel. Concert Hall foyer (ie hustle room at night) is also available several hours a day for practicing and private lessons.

 
Tech Rehearsal
This year, there will be NO formal tech rehearsal. All teams must submit a performance or rehearsal video by Sept 15th (details and link to upload will be posted on Performer Info page) and the show order will be done in advance. There will be 1-1.5 hours set aside every day for teams to try their formations on stage and test the floor (2 minutes max per team). NO MUSIC, NO FULL RUN-THROUGHS. This is to test the stage floor and spacing only. Times to test the stage are posted on the performer info page.  

Sunday Afternoon Show
No tech rehearsal. See above for more info.
There is no green room for the Sunday afternoon show.  Performers must be in costume, ready to go and meet the stage manager, in the Concert Hall at 2pm sharp.  Doors open to the public at 2:30pm and show runs from 3pm-5pm. 

Music
All music must be submitted in advance via the specific dropbox links for your competition showcase division and performance night (see Performer Info page).  If you have not submitted your performance or competition showcase music, please submit it no later than September 20 and clearly state the team name and performance day as per the instructions on the Performer Info page on this website.  Onsite we will only be accepting USBs.