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  • Costuming
    • Adult, Youth, Junior I & II Costumes
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  • Formations
    • General Info for Formation Teams
    • Order of Appearance
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    • Invigilation Forms - complete in advance
    • Entrances, Exits, and Time Restrictions
    • Dressing Rooms for Teams
    • How Formation Teams are called back
  • Champions
    • Past U.S. National Amateur Champions
    • Past U.S. National Formation Champions
    • Previous years results

Judges & Officials

Chairmen of Judges
  • Richard Booth
    Richard Booth
    Lecanto, FL
  • Stephan Krauel
    Stephan Krauel
    Emerald Hills, CA
  • Dawid Schulz
    Dawid Schulz
    Provo, UT
Masters of Ceremonies
  • Gary McDonald
    Gary McDonald
    Fairfield, NJ
  • Tony Prado
    Tony Prado
    Charlotte, NC
Adjudicators
  • Rita Algarra
    Rita Algarra
    East Brunswick, NJ
  • Didio Barrera
    Didio Barrera
    Miami Beach, FL
  • Inna Berlizyeva
    Inna Berlizyeva
    Phoenix, AZ
  • Jennifer Booth
    Jennifer Booth
    Lecanto, FL
  • Riccardo Cocchi
    Riccardo Cocchi
    Jersey City, NJ
  • Katusha Demidova
    Katusha Demidova
    Fairfield, NJ
  • Tony Dovolani
    Tony Dovolani
    Statford, CT
  • Rufus Dustin
    Rufus Dustin
    Miami Beach, FL
  • Andrei Gavriline
    Andrei Gavriline
    Morganville, NJ
  • Marat Gimaev
    Marat Gimaev
    Aliso Viejo, CA
  • Olga Ginzburg
    Olga Ginzburg
    San Diego, CA
  • Mazen Hamza
    Mazen Hamza
    Newtown square, PA
  • Michelle Hudson
    Michelle Hudson
    St. Paul, MN
  • Debbie Kusumi
    Debbie Kusumi
    Oro Valley, AZ
  • Maria Manusova
    Maria Manusova
    Brooklyn, NY
  • Timothy Mason
    Timothy Mason
    Tampa, FL
  • Natalie Paramonov
    Natalie Paramonov
    Boca Raton, FL
  • Iveta Pauryte Faraci
    Iveta Pauryte Faraci
    San Jose, CA
  • Igor Pilipenchuk
    Igor Pilipenchuk
    Baltimore, MD
  • Jurga Pupelyte Skimelas
    Jurga Pupelyte Skimelas
    Union City, CA
  • Toni Redpath
    Toni Redpath
    San Diego, CA
  • Tatiana Seliverstova
    Tatiana Seliverstova
    Van Nuys, CA
  • Edward Simon
    Edward Simon
    New York, NY
  • Aigars Stolcers
    Aigars Stolcers
    Wayne, NJ,
  • Igor Suvorov
    Igor Suvorov
    Huntington Beach, CA
  • Taliat Tarsinov
    Taliat Tarsinov
    New York, NY
  • Forrest Vance
    Forrest Vance
    Scottsdale, AZ
Officials & Staff
  • Amanda Ashcraft
    Registrar
    Amanda Ashcraft
    Beach Lake, PA
  • Tara Christensen
    Scrutineer
    Tara Christensen
    Coral Gables, FL
  • Ava Kaye Brennen
    Scrutineer
    Ava Kaye Brennen
    San Francisco, CA
  • Kenneth Kuo
    Scrutineer
    Kenneth Kuo
    Los Angeles, CA
  • Pamela Licht
    Costume Checks
    Pamela Licht
    Fairfield, NJ
  • Brent Mills
    Music Director
    Brent Mills
    Las Vegas, NV
  • Glade Monson
    NDCA Premier
    Glade Monson
    Orem, UT
  • Rick Popp
    Music Director
    Rick Popp
    Bridgeport, MI
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March 10 - 14, 2026
Marriott Center • Provo, UT

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