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The Dance Summit 2027 Cost: What Pom Teams Pay for the Trip, and the Purchase That Pays Back Every Season

For all-star dance and pom directors: what The Dance Summit 2027 costs a family, the Pom divisions and bids, how prices rose since 2023, how to budget the trip, and why a pom set pays back every season.

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For all-star dance and pom directors with a Dance Summit bid: the 2027 trip starts at $843 a person on the cheapest Disney package, and that bill comes back every year. Our LED pom poms change the whole team’s color from one remote and serve season after season. Team pricing is $120 a pair on 10 or more pairs.

What will The Dance Summit 2027 cost a dance family?

Purdue Golduster dancers in black performing on a football field at night, their LED pom poms glowing green and blue

The Dance Summit runs April 30 to May 2, 2027 at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort at Walt Disney World (source: Varsity: Dance Summit 2027 guide). The cheapest hotel package is $843 per person, two nights at Disney’s All-Star Resorts, four to a room (source: Varsity: Dance Summit 2027 pricing):

Hotel and room, per person 4 nights 3 nights 2 nights
Value (All-Star Resorts), 4 per room $933 $873 $843
Value, 2 per room $1,103 $1,013 $933
Moderate (Coronado Springs), 4 per room $1,010 $934 $884
Deluxe (Animal Kingdom Lodge), 4 per room $1,599 $1,441 $1,362

The commuter package, with no hotel, is $569. Hotel packages include a Park Hopper ticket, competition admission and bus transportation, plus the Sunday Celebration Party at Magic Kingdom on 3- and 4-night packages. Spectators without a package pay $50 a day or $130 for an event pass. A $100 non-refundable deposit is due at registration, which closes April 15, 2027.

Pom divisions and bids at The Dance Summit 2027

Pom is offered for Tiny, Mini, Youth and Junior teams in 2027; Senior teams compete in Variety, and Open teams in Kick and Variety (source: Varsity: Dance Summit 2027 guide).

Age group Divisions offered
Tiny, Mini, Youth, Junior Hip Hop, Jazz, Pom, Contemporary/Lyrical, Kick, Variety
Senior Variety
Open Kick, Variety

Base Camp bids go to the top 3 teams in every division at Varsity All Star dance events and start in Prelims; At-Large bids start in Semi-Finals; both pay the full balance. Full Paid bids start in Semi-Finals with a credit of $933 per dancer (4 nights), $873 (3 nights) or $569 (commuter), not for the 2-night or Deluxe package or family members (source: Varsity: Dance Summit 2027 pricing). Division champions get Dance Summit rings.

Dance Summit and Summit package prices since 2023

The 2027 Summit, D2 Summit and Dance Summit sheets list the same package rates, and the cheapest one has gone up every season, as The Cheer Buzz pointed out (source: The Cheer Buzz):

Season Cheapest hotel package (2 nights, value, 4 per room) Commuter
2023 $698 $432
2024 $739 $456
2025 $759 $485
2026 $784 $510
2027 $843 $569

That is $145 more per person since 2023 and $59 more than last season. The trip will cost what it costs. What a director controls is what the program buys once and keeps.

Sources: Varsity pricing sheets for 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 (D2 Summit) and 2027.

End-of-season options for pom teams: The Dance Summit and Worlds

Most all-star pom programs are chasing one of two end-of-season events:

Event Run by Pom divisions Bids
The Dance Summit Varsity All Star Tiny, Mini, Youth and Junior Pom Base Camp, At-Large, Full Paid
The Dance Worlds IASF Junior Pom, Open Pom and Open Coed Pom, 6 to 30 members Partial-Paid, At-Large

The Cheerleading Worlds is the cheer event, and athletes don’t cross over between it and The Dance Worlds (sources: IASF: 2027 dance bid form, IASF: dance age grid).

How do all-star dance programs budget an end-of-season trip?

Split the trip into lines and decide early who pays for what.

Line 2027 price Plan it with
Hotel package $843 to $933 per dancer at the value resort, four to a room Families, less any paid bid credit
Commuter package $569 per dancer or coach Families who book their own room
Family tickets $519 for 2 days, up to $785 for 5 Families
Crossover fees $100 for 3 performances, up to $250 for 6 The program or families
Light-up poms $120 a pair on 10 or more pairs, bought once The program or booster club

Deadlines follow the month you qualify: a November qualifier registers by December 2, 2026 and pays in full by January 20, 2027. Four to a room saves $90 a person over two on the 2-night value package (source: Varsity: Dance Summit 2027 pricing).

A pom set pays back every season

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The travel bill resets every year. The poms don’t. At $120 a pair on 10 or more pairs, 20 pairs is $2,400. If the set serves three seasons, that is $800 a season, or $40 a dancer a season. Sending the same 20 dancers on the cheapest 2027 package is $16,860, and that bill comes back next year.

Team Pairs Cost at the team rate Per season over 3 seasons Per dancer per season
10 dancers 10 $1,200 $400 $40
20 dancers 20 $2,400 $800 $40
24 dancers 24 $2,880 $960 $40

The LEDs are built into the pom itself, not one light in the handle, under metallic streamers. Each pom weighs 7 oz and runs 3 to 4 hours per charge on a rechargeable pack; white and rainbow drain faster. One remote changes the whole team’s color, so one set covers team colors, theme nights, showcases and the banquet. More on poms built to last.

What a real team ordered: the Purdue Golduster Dance Team

Aerial view of the Purdue band and dance line in formation on a night football field, poms glowing white in a green outline

The Purdue Golduster Dance Team, the dance line of the Purdue “All-American” Marching Band, ordered 24 pairs of our light-up pom poms in September 2026 and performed with them on the field at a night home football game, switching colors from one remote. At our team rate, 24 pairs is $2,880. Read the Purdue Goldusters case study.

How do you order LED pom poms for your team?

  1. Count your dancers and add a spare pair or two.
  2. Pick your streamer color and your team colors.
  3. Order 10 or more pairs on the team order page, or email info@neoncowboys.com with “Team order” in the subject, your roster size, your colors and your event date. Send us your date and we will tell you plainly what fits.

Need the booster club to sign off? See booster club approval for LED pom poms. Competition rules vary by event, so check with your event producer before using anything lit in a judged routine.

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Frequently asked questions

How much does The Dance Summit 2027 cost?

From $843 per person on the 2-night value hotel package, four to a room, or $569 on the commuter package. A $100 non-refundable deposit is due at registration.

When and where is The Dance Summit 2027?

April 30 to May 2, 2027, at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort at Walt Disney World. Registration closes April 15, 2027.

Is there a Pom division at The Dance Summit?

Yes, for Tiny, Mini, Youth and Junior teams in 2027. Senior teams compete in Variety, and Open teams in Kick and Variety.

Does a paid bid cover The Dance Summit trip?

A Full Paid bid credits $933 per dancer on the 4-night value package, $873 on the 3-night or $569 commuter. It doesn’t cover family members.

How much does all-star cheer or dance cost at the end of the season?

Gym fees vary by program. The end-of-season trip alone runs $569 to $843 or more per dancer in 2027, plus $519 or more for each family member’s ticket.

How much do LED pom poms cost for a dance team?

$120 a pair on 10 or more pairs. Twenty pairs is $2,400, or $40 a dancer a season if the set serves three seasons.

See also: the Purdue Goldusters case study, booster club approval, poms built to last and poms for competitive dance teams.

Sources: Varsity: Dance Summit 2027 pricing, Varsity: Dance Summit 2027 guide, IASF: 2027 dance bid form, The Cheer Buzz.

Varsity, The Dance Summit, Walt Disney World and ESPN Wide World of Sports are trademarks of their owners, and The Dance Worlds is an IASF event; none is affiliated with Neon Cowboys.

Questions: info@neoncowboys.com.

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