STEP 1 - Click the link above to register for all of your competition divisions.

First early bird pricing for competition entry fees ends on Sunday May 31, 2026. Entry fees are non-refundable.

Second early bird pricing for competition entry fees ends on Friday July 31, 2026.

If you signed up for the wrong division or level, please email info@canadasalsacongress.com by August 15th and we will transfer your entry to the correct division.

STEP 2 - Purchase your Full Pass via the link above.

ALL competitors MUST be full pass holders of Canada Salsa & Bachata Congress. You may hold a Full Pass with reserved seating, or a Full Pass or a Performer/Competitor Full Pass. No exceptions.

To purchase the Performer/Competitor Pass you must meet one of the 3 requirements below:

1. Be on a team that has been confirmed to perform at the event

2. Be on a team confirmed to perform at the event AND you are competing (no minimum number of competition entries required)

3. Be entered and paid to compete in a minimum of 4 heats or 2 showcases or 3 heats and 1 showcase.

STEP 3 - Submit showcase music by September 15th (link will be posted below).

STEP 4 - Onsite at the hotel, check in for your competition divisions based on the schedule posted on our schedule page. Checking in means going to the competition table and checking in to receive the number for your back and ensure that you are listed in the correct divisions. If you are competing on multiple days and times, you only need to check in once.

Important: Spots in the Showcase divisions are limited due to time constraints and will sell out early. Spots will be given out on a first come, first served basis. Your spot will only be reserved once payment has been received. Please register early to avoid disappointment.

Due to high demand and time constraints, we will close the heated divisions a few weeks before the start of the event and usually we do not allow new heat entries onsite.

20th Annual Canadian Salsa & Bachata Championships

*Full Schedule available on the Schedule page (updated July 23, 2026)
*Schedule subject to change 

PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE

Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026

Check in 3:00pm-9:00pm

Competition 6:30pm-10:00pm

Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026

Morning Competitors
Check in 7:15am
Competition starts 8:00am

Mid morning & Afternoon Competitors
Check in 8:30am-11:00am
Competition starts after 10am

Professional Rising Star Competitors
Check in by 1:00pm

Evening
Check in 8:30am-5:00pm
Competition: 6:00pm-1:00am

Friday, Oct. 9, 2026:
*Note: We encourage all Friday competitors to check in on Thursday if possible

Morning
Check in 7:15am
All Friday Pro Am Showcase competitors must check in by 7:45am.

Pro Am Showcases begin 8am.

All Amateur heats, All Pro Am heats & All In heats must check in by 9:30am.

Heated Competition: 10:30am-6:00pm

Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026
*Note: We encourage all Junior competitors to check in on Friday if possible

Afternoon
Check in 1:00pm
Competition (Junior 17 & Under Showcases, Heats and Pro Am): 2:00pm-5:00pm

The Canada Salsa & Bachata Congress will be capping all showcase division entries as we meet our maximum number of entries based on the time allotted each day for showcases (Wednesday evening, Thursday daytime, Thursday evening, Friday daytime & Saturday afternoon).Please register early to avoid disappointment.

The Canada Salsa & Bachata Congress reserves the right to combine or cancel divisions based on registration. Minimum of 3 couples per division. If a division is canceled, entry fees will be refunded. The Canada Salsa & Bachata Congress reserves the right to limit the number of dancers that can enter a division based on time limitations.

The competition is open to all local, national and international dancers. 

General admission seating on Wednesday & Thursday (daytime & evening), Friday daytime and Saturday afternoon to watch the competition. VIP seating upgrades are available for Thursday evening.

A Showcase division means that the soloist, partnership or team choreographs their own routine to their choice of music.

A Heated division means that several couples are dancing on the dance floor at once to music selected by the DJ. This is social dancing - choreography not necessary.
When registering for a heated division,  know that all heated divisions are named just. I.e. Amateur Just Salsa, Professional Just Bachata

The Pro Am heated competition will be divided into leader and follower categories (formerly Pro Am Men and Pro Am Ladies).
Most categories for Pro Am and Amateur heats will be divided by level - Beginner, Pre-Intermediate, Intermediate, Pre-Advanced and Advanced. Competitors may enter their own level plus one level above (plus age divisions such as Over 40, Over 50 and Over 60).

Professionals in the Pro Am Heated divisions may enter a maximum of 5 students in the exact same category and division (e.g. 5 students that are followers in Pro Am Followers Just Salsa On 1 Beginner). 

Important when registering in Eventtabs: When registering for a Pro-Am division, always enter the Professional’s name first. When registering for an Am Am division, always enter the Leader’s name first.

Definition for Amateur:  Amateurs may not compete in Rising Star Professional, or Professional level competition, or as the Professional in a Pro-Am competition. Amateur level dancers may teach part time, and receive payment for teaching or performing.

Definition for Rising Star: Rising Star is an entry level professional division. Once a dancer competes as a Rising Star Professional, they can no longer compete as an amateur. Rising Star Professional dancers may partner an amateur in the Pro-Am divisions. Rising Star Professionals may also compete in the Professional division. Should a Rising Star professional win 3 competitions in a dance style with a minimum of 3 competitors, and/or make the final with a minimum of 8 competitors, they will not be permitted to compete in Rising Star in that style in the future. If a dancer wins Rising Star at an event in a style with a minimum of 3 competitors, they may not compete in Rising Star again at the specific event, in that specific style. 

Definition for Professional: Once a dancer competes as a Professional, they can no longer compete as an amateur. Professional dancers may partner with an amateur in the Pro-Am divisions.  

Amateur Intermediate Showcase is an entry level amateur division. Should a dancer win Amateur Intermediate Showcase 3 times in a dance style with a minimum of 3 competitors, they will no longer be permitted to compete in Amateur Intermediate Showcase in that style in the future.  Intermediate dancers can challenge and enter Amateur Advanced Showcase as many times as they want, but if an Amateur Intermediate dancer wins the Amateur Advanced division with a minimum of 3 competitors, and/or makes the final with a minimum of 8 couples, they will no longer be permitted to compete in Amateur Intermediate Showcase in that style.

Amateur Advanced Showcase: An advanced amateur level of showcase competition. There are no limits to how many times a dancer can win Amateur Advanced Showcase.

Over 40, Over 50 & Over 60 Divisions: In Pro Am divisions, the amateur must be at least 40 years of age or older (or at least 50 or 60 years of age or older) on the day of the competition. In Amateur divisions, BOTH dancers must be at least 40 years of age or older (or at least 50 years of age or older) on the day of the competition.

Open: A competition division which is open to all levels (Professional, Amateur or combo of both), open to all ages, and open to all styles unless otherwise specified in the division title. Open Team Open Showcase (Anything Goes): “Open Team” means that the team can be all amateurs or all professionals or a mix of both amateur and professional dancers. “Open Showcase” means it can be any genre of dance - anything goes!

Naming of Divisions: To better understand what the division names mean, here are some examples and descriptions.

Professional Open Showcase ~ When the word “Open” is before the word “Showcase”, it means any genre of dance (ie Salsa, Bachata, Cha Cha, etc)
Professional Open Solo Showcase ~ this means any gender and any genre of dance
Professional Ladies Same Gender Open Showcase ~ refers to any genre of dance
Professional Team Open Showcase ~ Everyone on the team is a pro and any genre of dance is allowed
Open Team Open Showcase (Anything Goes) ~ this means that the team can be any level or a mix of levels (pro, rising star and amateurs) and it can be any genre of dance
Pro Am Team Open Shines Showcase ~ Open designates any genre of shines
Amateur Team Open Shines Showcase ~ Open designates any genre of shines
Amateur Open Showcase ~ a couple dancing any genre
Amateur Ladies Solo Open Showcase ~ Open designates any genre of dance
Amateur Men Same Gender Open Showcase ~ Open designates any genre of dance
Pro Am Followers Open Showcase ~ Open designates any genre of dance
Pro Am Leaders Same Gender Open Showcase ~ One professional leader & one amateur leader dancing, Open designates any genre of dance

Detailed rules and definitons can be found here.

!New This year! - Rhythm Roster, our music submission portal.

Music for performances and competition showcase divisions must be submitted in advance.

You will receive a link from our music submission portal, to the email you used to register for your showcase division with instructions on how to upload your music through Rhythm Roster.

Deadline to submit music: Tuesday September 15th, 2026.

Any competition showcase music not submitted in advance will only be accepted at competition check in on Wednesday October 9th and Thursday October 10th. USB format, clearly labeled with name of the competition team or couple and the division.

Professionally-shot and edited competition videos, delivered within 48 hours by Deyogolos Productions!

Order your videos:

1. Prior to the event, message deyogolos_productions on Instagram

2. Payment in advance $35/video - Credit card, Paypal or etransfer to adeyogolos@gmail.com options available)

3. Last-minute/at the event orders $45/video in cash or e-transfer

Please note: There are hundreds of competition choreos. Anton will not be recording all of them. Only parts for recap purposes. All requests need to be made PRIOR to your competition, preferably well in advance.

All videos will be edited within 48 hours. In some cases, as little as a few hours after your competition.