2026 AMC Competitive Dance Championship Preview

March 7, 2026

COLUMBIA, Mo. - The 2026 American Midwest Conference Competitive Dance is set to take place on Saturday, March 7 at the Arena of Southwell Complex on the campus of Columbia College.

The teams participating are: Columbia, Oklahoma City, Saint Xavier, St. Ambrose, St. Francis, and Viterbo.

Prelims will begin at 10 a.m., with the finals scheduled for a 3 p.m. start.

2025 NAIA National Championship Results

Place	School	Score
2nd	St. Ambrose	92.24
4th	Oklahoma City	83.48
5th	Viterbo	82.23

Returners 2025 NAIA All-Americans

Name	School	Award
Maddy Barnes	St. Ambrose	First Team
Sara Gundacker	St. Ambrose	First Team, Dancer of the Year
Sydnie Offerman	St. Ambrose	First Year
Shea Denahy	St. Ambrose	Second Team
Maggie Schreiber	St. Ambrose	Second Team
Alyssa Seratte	Oklahoma City	Second Team
Hailey Hotvedt	Viterbo	Second Team
Breckyn Remis	Viterbo	Second Team
Carly Skroback	Viterbo	Second Team
Julia Steinfeldt	Viterbo	Second Team
Erin Walters	Viterbo	Second Team

Returners 2025 AMC All-Conference

Name	School	Award
Amanda Szydlowski	Columbia	First Team
Maddy Barnes	St. Ambrose	First Team
Sarah Gundacker	St. Ambrose	First Team
Sydnie Offerman	St. Ambrose	First Team
Shea Denahy	St. Ambrose	Second Team
Sara Borik	St. Francis	Second Team
Stefanie Schellhorn	St. Francis	Second Team, Newcomer of the Year
Breckyn Remis	Viterbo	Second Team
Carly Skroback	Viterbo	Second Team, Freshman of the Year
Erin Walters	Viterbo	Second Team
Hailey Hotvedt	Viterbo	Second Team
Julia Steinfeldt	Viterbo	Second Team

2026 NAIA ARC Ratings

School	Feb. 3	Feb. 17	Mar. 3
Columbia	---	10	9
Oklahoma City	1	2	2
Saint Xavier	6	6	4
St. Ambrose	---	1	1
St. Francis	---	8	5
Viterbo	2	2	2

2026 AMC Competitive Dance Performance Schedule

Time	Performance
10:00 AM	Saint Xavier
10:10 AM	Columbia
10:20 AM	Viterbo
10:30 AM	St. Ambrose
10:40 AM	Oklahoma City
10:50 AM	St. Francis