You Are Invited To the West Coast AAU Junior Olympic Games Dance Competition!
Join us as we Celebrate our Athletes, Families, Communities, and Country this Year June 22 – 25, 2023 in Burbank, Ca. Three Incredible Dance-Oriented Days of Fun, Education, and CompetitionYou Won’t Want to Miss!
AAU DANCE is honored to offer Dance Athletes 3 days of education and action-packed days of fun and an intense World Class Competition at the 2023 West Coast AAU Junior Olympic Games, hosted in Burbank, CA. June 22-25, 2023.
THE DANCE GAMES are an intensive competition of Ballroom Single and Multi dances, Solos, Showdances, Formations, and Team Group Dances, in Large and Small Groups of various Dance Genres, including but not limited to Ballroom- Cabaret- Hip Hop- Breakdance- Contemporary- Folk- Jazz, Clogging and more competing for an opportunity to earn a Bronze, Silver or the most prestigious” AAU Jr Olympic Gold Medal”.
THURSDAY JUNE 22, 2023- An Exciting “Meet and Greet” with our weekend Guest – “No Lonely Hearts” the worlds newest Boy Band will kick off the Dance Games Thursday Evening. Stay posted for info!
FRIDAY NIGHT GALA, SHOW, and FUNDRAISER – is open to the Athletes, friends & their families. Over the years the infamous Epic Gala & Pizza Party has become a time for forging new friendships, fun dance games, lots of social dancing, and a Showcase of Stars presented by our dancers. This year we will be hosting Guest Star Performers! From the producers of the Backstreet Boys and NSNYC, we are excited to announce that the Worlds newest Boy Band- NLH ‘No Lonely Hearts’ will be performing at the Gala.
AU Dance will also be hosting an AAU Care Event for athlete participation. Together we can make a differenc
THE DANCE GAMES are an intensive competition of Ballroom Single and Multi dances, Solos, Showdances, Formations, and Team Group Dances, in Large and Small Groups of various Dance Genres, including but not limited to Ballroom- Cabaret- Hip Hop- Breakdance- Contemporary- Folk- Jazz, Clogging and more competing for an opportunity to earn a Bronze, Silver or the most prestigious” AAU Jr Olympic Gold Medal”.
West Coast AAU Junior Olympic participants are awarded 1st through 8th place West Coast AAU Junior Olympic Ribbons in Std, Latin, Rhythm and Smooth in Single Dances. . AAU Jr Olympic Medals 1st through 3rd placement are awarded in the Closed Syllabus Bronze, Silver, and Gold Multi Dance Events as well as the Open multi dance events in Advance, Pre Champ, and Championship levels. A prestigious West Coast AAU Junior Olympic Games 10 Dance Trophy will be awarded to the top-ranking Couple in a combined Standard & Latin 5 Dance score in the Open Champion Category in the qualifying Age Divisions. New this year is a Youth Choreography Category that allows dancers who have the desire to choreograph their own routine and teach it to other dancers to show off their skills and possibly earn a Jr Olympic Medal.
All participants receive the West Coast AAU Jr Olympic Games T-Shirts, and ‘Achievement Certificate’ along with their Medals and Ribbons. Many athletes use their Certificates as a record of attendance to incorporate in their College Resume. It is a well-known fact in the world of sports that AAU is ‘Where Champions are Born”
For more detailed information about entering the Event, go to the Competitors Tab above and choose Registration, scroll down to Downloads and choose Basic Info, Important Info, or click here: Registration
For a full schedule of events, go to the Schedule Tab (top of page) or click here for the basics: Schedule The Tentative Schedule and Heat list will be posted 5 days prior to the event. Please be aware that the schedule can change as entries continue to be posted.
