SCHEDULES
2026 Schedule is now LIVE
From tomorrow the schedule will be interactive allowing you to find a demo of each dance. This will be updated daily to view the following days workshop the day before.
IMPORTANT SCHEDULE TIMES (subject to change)
THURSDAY 4/2/26
5pm Registration, check in, merchandise opens – Majestic
7pm – Doors Open in Majestic & Royal
7.30pm – Open Dancing
FRIDAY 4/3/26
10am – 5pm Workshops
11.15am – WDM and Choreography Competitor Meeting
12pm – Choreography Competition
3pm – Sunshine Showdown Competitor Meeting & warm-up Diamond Ballroom
4pm – Sunshine Showdown Line Dance and J&J Prelims
5pm – FRIDAY DINNER & SHOW (Add-on ticket only)
8pm – Open Dancing
9.30pm Sunshine Showdown WCS, TwoStep Check-in and comp.
SATURDAY 4/4/26
10am – 5pm Workshops
1pm – WDM Duos, Quads, Teams and Pro-Am competition
3pm – Sunshine Showdown competitor meeting and warm up
4pm – Sunshine Showdown Country Swing Strictly prelims
8pm – Open Dancing
9pm – Saturday Night show (subject to change)
10.15pm – Sunshine Showdown check in, warm up & ALL finals
SUNDAY 4/5/26
9am – Easter morning Praise and Worship with Jo Thompson Szymanski and Anthony Gordon
10am – 4pm Workshops
12pm – WDM solo competition
5pm – Cocktail Party (add-on ticket only)
Once you register for the event you will receive a confirmation email from sunshinenline@gmail.com,this will include your tickets and information on how to book your hotel room.
If you do not receive confirmation within 48 hours please email sunshinenline@gmail.com
YES there will be a show on Saturday evening in the main ballroom which is open to all Weekend Pass Holders.
There is also an exclusive Show and Dinner with Staff on Friday evening (numbers are limited) and not included in your weekend pass.
Unfortunately no, the hotel does not provide a shuttle. You can take a taxi or an uber to the hotel from approx $15 from MCO. The address is:
10100 International Drive, Orlando, 32821
The 2025 event schedule won’t be released until the week of the event but if you go to the EVENT SCHEDULE page you can take a look at the schedule for 2024 to see how things run 🙂
Unfortunately no, due to the amount of attendees we are unable to accommodate any dietary issues for the Friday Dinner.
As a spectator or social dancer you need to purchase an event pass, you can find the prices HERE.
As a competitor you will need to purchase an event pass and then purchase your competitor registration.
If you are dancing in Rugrats, and Tiny Tots only, your Competitor Registration fee will give you entry to the event. There is no need to buy an entry pass.
No you do not need to qualify in order to compete at the Florida Dance Masters.
Yes all competitors are required to purchase an event pass.
However, if you are dancing in Rugrats or Tiny Tots only, your Competitor Registration fee will give you entry to the event. There is no need to buy an entry pass.
You may only dance in one age group per category. For example, if you are competing in Solo’s you may only dance in age and ability group such as ‘Intermediate Open’ (you are not able to also compete in Intermediate Silver or Advanced Open, it is only one solo division)
Refer to the rule book if you are unsure and if you have any questions fill out the form below.
Unfortunately no, there is a strict no refund policy in place. If you wish to sell your ticket to another person you are able to do that – however you will need to email sunshinenline@gmail.com with the details.
SOLO – $25
PRO-AM – $25
GROUPS – $35
CHOREOGRAPHY – $20 per entry
In WDM you only pay to compete per DIVISION not per dance.
For example if you are competing in Novice Open Solo, you have 3 dances – the cost is $25 TOTAL
Another example would be pro-am if you compete in Advanced Open and choose to do only two-step the cost is $25, if you choose to do all 5 dances the cost is still $25.
You can email Rachael to ask any questions related to the Florida Dance Masters email@floridadancemasters.com
If you have a question regarding The World Dance Masters click here.
Yes, there is a spectator pass available in the ticket section.
The spectator pass will allow access to all the competition ballrooms during the day and also the social ballrooms in the evenings.
Yes these are available on the tickets page
Workshops will begin on Friday morning, they run all day Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
The competition runs all weekend starting on Friday around noon.
The competitions will be ran across 2 ballrooms throughout the weekend – a tentative schedule will be released in January.
Yes!
Weekend pass holders have access to watch all the competition as well as the workshops and Saturday night show.
You can find the choreography competition rules by clicking here.
