Sat, Oct 10
|Hilton Garden Inn Auburn
IDW NY CONVENTION & COMPETITION 2026
More than a convention. More than a competition. Experience training, performance, and community, reimagined the IDW way.
Time & Location
Oct 10, 2026, 8:00 AM – Oct 11, 2026, 9:00 PM
Hilton Garden Inn Auburn, 74 State St, Auburn, NY 13021, USA
Tickets
AMB. TEEN 12+ EARLY RATE
AMBASSADORS ONLY RATE. CONVENTION TICKET. Convention Classes both Saturday & Sunday with Ambassador Performance on Sunday evening at The Showcase. Rehearsal will be Friday evening (Around 7/8pm) TBA Schedule's go out 2 weeks prior to event. Please block off both weekend days for your availability.
$280.00
AMB. JUNIOR (9-11) EARLY RATE
AMBASSADORS ONLY RATE. CONVENTION TICKET. Convention Classes both Saturday & Sunday with Ambassador Performance on Sunday evening at The Showcase. Schedule's go out 2 weeks prior to event. Please block off both days for your availability.
$280.00
AMB MINI (5-8) EARLY RATE
AMBASSADORS ONLY RATE. CONVENTION TICKET. AGES 5-8 SUNDAY ONLY 3 GENRE CLASSES, FACULTY Q & A & SHOWCASE PERFORMANCE *Schedule will be sent 2 weeks prior event. Please plan accordingly to block out day in advance.
$150.00
IDW JUNIOR (9-11) EARLY RATE
IDW CONVENTION TICKET. CONVENTION CLASSES SAT & SUNDAY. PLEASE KEEP WEEKEND OPEN. SCHEDULE GOES OUT 2 WEEKS PRIOR.
$300.00
IDW TEEN 12+ EARLY RATE
IDW CONVENTION TICKET. CONVENTION CLASSES SAT & SUNDAY. PLEASE KEEP WEEKEND OPEN. SCHEDULE GOES OUT 2 WEEKS PRIOR.
$300.00
IDW MINI (5-8) CONVENTION
SUNDAY CLASSES ONLY. GENERAL ADMISSION. EARLY RATE. 3 GENRE CLASSES, FACULTY Q & A, SHOWCASE REHEARSAL & PERFORMANCE. PLEASE KEEP AVAILABILITY OPEN FOR SUNDAY AT IDW. SCHEDULES GO OUT 2 WEEKS PRIOR.
$165.00
1 DAY OBSERVER BANDS
Required to observer in ballroom classes. Must have a participating dancer to observe classes in ballroom. Our convention ballrooms are not public access. Please note 2 day is discounted. To observe The Showcase performance only an observer band is required. Mini Dancers must have a designated Observer in their classes. Mini's are a day pass.
$25.00
SOLOIST: IDW THE STAGE
EARLY RATE - Solo Entry: Saturday evening after 2pm. Schedule's go out two weeks prior. Please email us Age, Style Performing, Studio or Independent and Song to Info@IndustryDanceWorkshop.com
$140.00
AMB. SOLOIST: THE STAGE
EARLY RATE - Solo Entry: Saturday evening after 2pm. Schedule's go out two weeks prior. Please email us Age, Style Performing, Studio or Independent and Song to Info@IndustryDanceWorkshop.com
$125.00
DUO: THE STAGE
EARLY RATE - Pricing includes 2 dancers in entry. Saturday evening after 2pm. Schedule's go out two weeks prior. Please email us Age, Style Performing, Studio or Independent and Song to Info@IndustryDanceWorkshop.com
$150.00
TRIO: THE STAGE
EARLY RATE - Trio Entry: Includes 3 dancers. Saturday evening after 2pm. Schedule's go out two weeks prior. Please email us Age, Style Performing, Studio or Independent and Song to Info@IndustryDanceWorkshop.com
$200.00
INDUSTRY ICON TITLE
IDW: THE STAGE. SOLOIST DANCER ENTRY. Includes interview question during awards. Candidates will be emailed on what to wear for awards and their interview portion. Winner will receive ICON Jacket & Full Scholarship to any IDW Convention of their choice. (If assistant is competing and is the selected winner of Industry Icon, their award will be a credit in the same amount to another program of their choice.) Please email Dancer, Name, Age, Song Title & Studio to Info@IndustryDanceWorkshop.com
$50.00
THE MUSE AWARD
IDW THE STAGE: DANCE PHOTOGRAPHY SUBMISSIONS. DANCERS SUBMIT THEIR DANCE PHOTO OF CHOICE TO BE ELIGIBLE TO WIN "THE MUSE AWARD" DANCER IS AWARDED BASED ON TRANSLATION THROUGH THE LENS. DANCER AWARDED ONE PHOTOSHOOT WITH LK FILMS & PHOTO IN 2027 SUBMIT DANCE PHOTO, DANCER NAME AND AGE AND STUDIO TO INFO@INDUSTRYDANCEWORKSHOP.COM
$35.00
MINIS STORYTELLERS FREESTYLE
MINI LEVEL AGES 5-8 DANCERS WILL BE GIVEN 30 SECONDS TO SHOWCASE THEIR INDIVIDUAL STYLE AND STORYTELLING ON STAGE. EVERYONE WILL BE CHEERING EACHOTHER ON.
$35.00
JR STORYTELLERS FREESTYLE
JUNIOR LEVEL 9-11 DANCERS WILL BE GIVEN 30 SECONDS TO SHOWCASE THEIR INDIVIDUAL STYLE AND STORYTELLING ON STAGE. EVERYONE WILL BE CHEERING EACHOTHER ON.
$35.00
TEEN STORYTELLERS FREESTYLE
IDW: THE STAGE. TEEN LEVEL 12+ DANCERS WILL BE GIVEN 30 SECONDS TO SHOWCASE THEIR INDIVIDUAL STYLE AND STORYTELLING ON STAGE. EVERYONE WILL BE CHEERING EACHOTHER ON.
$35.00
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