SAVE THE DATE: Chattanooga Area

RINGOLD, GA • February 6-7, 2026

M I N I C O N V E N T I O N: Chattanooga 2026

Open Call will be offering a half-day convention on the stage of the theater which includes three master classes from our evaluation panel from 8:30am to 12:30pm on Saturday morning. Classes will be 1hr and 15 minutes long and be appropriate for all levels- our Faculty love teaching your dancers and will give appropriate challenges for the different levels participating. This is a special time where the evaluators get to know your dancers, and can be better advocates for them on their critiques. Dancers will have a one hour break between competition and convention. This is not required, but is recommended. Please contact allison@opencallcompetition.com for pricing and registration.

* In Open Call’s other southeastern cities, mini conventions often sell out, so please register any groups early, and email Open Call if you’d like to make a deposit to hold your space.

IMPROV SHOWDOWN:

The Open Call Improv Showdown is a supportive exploration of improv developed as a contest to encourage creativity, courage and fun! All dancers who join the Improv Showdown competition will be asked to line up on stage, listen to a sample of a random song and then will be called forward one at a time to dance for about four eight-counts. They then may be asked to dance all together or have other improv-based creativity prompts. The audience cheers the dancers, and the criteria that the judges use always account for bravery and ingenutity. The Improv Showdown is divided so that dancers compete in two different age categories- 12 & Under and 13 & Up. Please contact allison@opencallcompetition.com for pricing and registration.

S A M P L E  S C H E D U L E 

FRIDAY

Doors Open at 4:00pm

5-8pm: Teen and Senior Solos, Duos and Trios

8pm: 13&Up Improv Showdown

8:15pm: 13& Up Awards

SATURDAY

Convention 8:30am-12:15pm

Doors Open at 8:00am

8:30am: Frankie Morgan (Contemporary)

9:45am: Andrew Wilson (Musical Theater)

11:00am: Elliott You (Hip-Hop) OR April Cook (Tap)

1pm: Petite, Junior, Preteen Solos/Duos/Trios

3:30pm: Group Competition

5:30pm: 12 & Under Improv Showdown and Final Awards

A detailed schedule will be placed online within 7 days of the competition.
A copy of this schedule will be emailed to all studio owner accounts.

Please email opencallcomp@gmail.com (or call 706-389-8433) to pre-register for any add ons.

A detailed schedule will be placed online within 7 days of the competition.
A copy of this schedule will be emailed to all studio owner accounts.

Judges’ Bios:

Andrew Wilson:

Andrew Wilson was recently seen on Broadway playing the role of the Tiger in The Life of Pi and as Tumblebrutus in CATS. Other credits include working with JLo on Kiss of Spiderwoman, the National Tour of Life of Pi, Dance Captain/Newsie in the 2017 movie, Newsies The Musical as well as Dance Captain/Swing in the Newsies 1st National Tour. He has worked with Cathy Rigby as Peter Pan. He also performed in the CATS 25th Anniversary Tour; a show which he was able to revisit twice more as Mr. Mistoffelees at Pittsburgh CLO and Casa Manaña.

April Cook:

April Cook is a Master Tap Teacher AND Director of Marketing and Communications at Broadway Dance Center in New York City. She received her formative training under Gene Medler of the North Carolina Youth Tap Ensemble, Barbara Morgan Eaves, of Rhythm Dance Studio, and Miss Donna's School of Dance. April currently teaches throughout the country, and is a judge/teacher for several competitions and conventions including NYCDA, Mainstage Productions, Dance Theater USA, The PTC Productions Annual Teacher Workshop/The PULSE on Tour, and The Big Apple Tap Festival. She has been a tap instructor for Rosie O’Donnell’s Rosie’s Theater Kids and had the incredible privilege of performing nationally with Savion Glover.

Frankie Morgan: 

Frankie Morgan grew up in McAlester, Oklahoma and he moved to Los Angeles, California to pursue a career as a professional dancer. He has assisted choreographers like Stacey Tookey and Tyce Diorio on episodes of the Fox show So You Think You Can Dance. Frankie was the male swing for the Shaping Sound tour choreographed by Travis Wall, Teddy Forance, Nick Lazzarini, and Kyle Robinson. He has performed in the Festival Ballet Theater’s The Secret Garden Ballet & Mixed Repertoire. In 2017, he moved from Los Angeles to New York City to further pursue his passion for dance. Since moving he has worked for choreographers like Joe Lanteri, Kelly Divine, and Karla Garcia.Most recently, he performed with Taylor Swift at the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards. 

Our Amazing Vendors

Open Call Competition is forever grateful to the partnerships that allowed us to create awards, gift bags, and treats for your dancers at competition this year!

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