Dance World Cup

The Dance World Cup is the world's largest all-genre dance competition for children and young adults, bringing together classical, contemporary, hip-hop, street dance, acro, jazz, tap, commercial, national folklore and ballroom disciplines in a single event, with both individual and group performances. The competition has grown steadily in scale. In 2019, Braga's Altice Forum hosted more than 6,000 athletes from 53 countries, drawing 100,000 visits over the event. Prague followed in 2024 with 9,500 dancers from 54 countries. Burgos hosted over 8,500 dancers from 51 countries in 2025. Dublin's 2026 edition brought together more than 11,500 dancers from over 60 countries, its largest field to date. Each edition runs across roughly ten days and draws tens of thousands of visitors, family members and coaching staff alongside the athletes. Dance World Cup positions itself as the second largest sports competition in the world by number of participating athletes, after the Olympic Games.