The big show
The Big Show
The Big Show is the ultimate showcase of talent closing out our Championship Week!
Throughout Championship Week, select high-scoring routines will earn an invitation to return to the stage and compete again in The Big Show, a special competition featuring the week’s top qualifying performances, enhanced production, and a prestigious awards ceremony.
A new panel of judges will judge The Big Show using a ranking system. To keep the focus on the performance experience, no critiques will be provided during The Big Show.
Invitations
Only one routine per studio may be invited to The Big Show within each qualifying performance category. If a studio has multiple routines among the highest scores, only its highest-scoring eligible routine in that category will receive an invitation. This gives more studios the opportunity to be represented in The Big Show.
Invitations are awarded across all performance levels (Showcase, Competitive, and Elite) in the following categories:
- Top Small Groups — Petite, Junior, Teen & Senior
- Top Large Groups — Petite, Junior, Teen & Senior
- Top Lines — Petite, Junior, Teen & Senior
- Top Grand Lines — 11 & Under and 12 & Over
5 & Under: If a performance category has five or more routines in the 5 & Under age group, a fifth age category will be created for those routines.
Competitive Level Split
The five highest-scoring eligible routines from five different studios will receive invitations, regardless of their placement within the Shining Stars or Super Stars divisions.
If the 1st Place Super Stars routine does not receive an invitation to The Big Show, it will be invited to return for a showcase performance. This performance is purely for audience enjoyment and will not be judged or receive any awards.
The Big Show Awards
Pinnacle Champion Awards
Pinnacle Champion Awards are presented to 1st–3rd Place in each division and age category. Finalist Awards are presented to 4th and 5th Place.
Victory Cup — Elite Level
Awarded to the routine with the highest overall score based on the combined scores of Small Groups, Large Groups, and Lines in the following age categories:
- Petite
- Junior
- Teen
- Senior
- 11 & Under
- 12 & Over
Premier Cup — Competitive Level
Awarded to the routine with the highest overall score based on the combined scores of Small Groups, Large Groups, and Lines in the following age categories:
- 11 & Under
- 12 & Over
Schedule Information
The final Big Show schedule will be announced following the last awards ceremony of Championship Week and shared via email and social media. Performance times can only be finalized once all qualifying routines have been determined.
Congratulations to all of our future Big Show invitees! We can’t wait to see you take the stage!
