How it Works | ULTIMATE

PAC Collective Championships

Welcome to the first event of ULTIMATE!

This is the competition you know and love. Here, your dancers will compete for adjudicated scores and overall awards along with the familiar PAC Attack Challenge™ and PAC Attack Call Back.

Dancers in each age and competitive level have a chance to move on to The Ultimate PAC Attack Challenge.

A Top 15 overall in every age level, division, and competitive level will be awarded.
An adjudicated award will be given to all routines.
All solos are eligible to receive a PAC Attack Call Back.
All groups are eligible to receive a PAC Attack.
All Ultimate Performers will be eligible to participate in an improv show-off with their age and competitive level before the awards ceremony. They will also move on to The Ultimate PAC Attack Challenge.
All groups that receive a PAC Attack will re-compete in the PAC Attack Challenge against their age and competitive level for the Best In Show.
Groups that win Best Emotional Execution will move on to The Ultimate PAC Attack Challenge.
Groups that win Most Creative Concept will move on to The Ultimate PAC Attack Challenge.
Groups that win Best In Show will move on to The Ultimate PAC Attack Challenge.

The ULTIMATE PAC Attack Challenge

Welcome to the second event of ULTIMATE!

This is where we set the stage for the competition of your lifetime, The ULTIMATE PAC Attack Challenge. Winners from the Championships are eligible to compete again and/or have performance opportunities.

Dancers competing at this level will have the opportunity to move on to The Dance Honors.

The Top 10 Titlists across ALL age levels will be announced in no particular order at the awards ceremony.
The Top 10 Artists of the Year in each age level qualify to learn and perform a routine with a guest choreographer.
The Top 10 Artists of the Year across ALL age levels will be announced in no particular order at the awards ceremony.
All dancers who received a PAC Attack Call Back will be placed in an improv competition across all age and competitive levels. The Top 5 ULTIMATE Performers. will be named in no particular order.
The competition will have 4 rounds in different styles, making cuts along the way to select the Top 5.
All routines that won Most Creative Concept at The Championships will re-compete for the Top 5 Most Creative Concepts across all age and competitive levels, which will be awarded in no particular order..
All routines that won Best Emotional Execution at The Championships will re-compete for the Top 5 Best Emotional Execution across all age and competitive levels, which will be awarded in no particular order.
All routines that won Best In Show at The Championships will re-compete for the Best of the Best award across all age and competitive levels, which will be awarded in no particular order. The Best of the Best will be awarded at The Dance Honors!

The Dance Honors (TDH)

This is the FINAL event of ULTIMATE!

At The Dance Honors, it's all about the SASH. Dancers awarded a sash at the second event move on to be recognized here. All attendees are invited to celebrate with us at this black tie gala. At TDH, we will conclude with champagne, guest performances, and the grand award ceremony.

All registered studio directors will have reserved tables.
General admission is available for all attendees for no fee, first come first served. Limited seating, standing room only.
A sash won at the second event acts as your ticket to premium seating.
The opportunity to purchase seated tickets will be available 90 days prior to the event.
Attire guidelines follow a black tie event and formal dress code, such as floor length gowns and suit jackets with ties. The color recommended is black.
Top 10 Titlists will be crowned.
Top 10 Artists of the Year will be awarded.
Top 5 Ultimate Performers that were "Called Back" during Ultimate will be awarded.
The Best Emotional Execution of the event will be announced.
The Most Creative Concept of the event will be announced.
Best in Show Finalists will be awarded with one studio representative taking the stage.
The Best of the Best will be announced with all dancers taking the stage.

Welcome to ULTIMATE!

We are excited to host your studio this season. ULTIMATE is a unique, 3-in-1 event hosted by The PAC Collective. Click on each tier to learn more about each event!