Dear fellow dancers,

We have two important updates for Vegas Open. The first is that the venue will for 2027 and 2028 will be The Palms Casino Resort! Save the dates: March 4,5, and 6 2027 and March 2,3, and 4 2028.

The second update is that Igor Litvinov and Agita Baronovska have taken over as owners and organizers of Vegas Open. We're confident that they will bring fresh energy to the event, and we invite you all to join us in supporting them in the years to come!

Maria and I want to express our profound gratitude to all those that have supported us in the years since we started the competition, in 2003. We appreciate all of you who came to dance, spectate, or work at our events!

Gratefully,

Mikal Watkins

Maria Hansen

Dear Dancing Friends near and far, it is with much sadness and regret that we must announce the cancellation of Vegas Open 2026.

Once every three years, there is a citywide convention called ConExpo that utilizes a vast amount of convention space. For this reason, we and our team were unable to find a venue for our event for 2026. No matter where we looked, on or off strip, Las Vegas proper or Henderson, no property was able to accomodate us. 

The good news is, our event team has been hard at work for us for 2027 and 2028, and before long we will be able to announce our brand new location.

Never too early to save the dates: 

2027: March 4,5,6

2028: March 2,3,4

Mikal Watkins