From April 8–11, swaths of faculty dance groups from across the nation gathered in Daytona Seashore, FL, for the Nationwide Dance Affiliation’s 2026 Faculty Nationwide Championships. This yr, the NDA added a brand new division for groups related to the Nationwide Affiliation of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), and it continued its 2025 addition of the Grand Champions title.
In whole, groups competed in six divisions (I, IA, II, III, Junior Faculty, and NAIA) and 4 dance classes (Staff Efficiency, Jazz, Pom, and Hip Hop).
Congratulations to every of this yr’s opponents! Listed below are the outcomes:
Grand Champions
Staff Efficiency
Sam Houston State College, coached by Sarah Garcia
Jazz
Sam Houston State College, coached by Sarah Garcia
Pom
West Virginia College, coached by Lindsey Florence
Hip Hop
Brigham Younger College, coached by Morgan St. Pierre
Division I
Staff Efficiency
1. Northeastern College, coached by Nicole Vicino
2. Illinois State College
3. Merrimack Faculty
Jazz
1. Stephen F. Austin State College, coached by TJ Maple
2. Illinois State College
3. California Baptist College
Pom
1. Elon College, coached by Elly Dirks
2. Stephen F. Austin State College
3. Northeastern College
Hip Hop
1. Elon College, coached by Elly Dirks
2. Lindenwood College
3. Sacramento State
Division IA
Staff Efficiency
1. Sam Houston College, coached by Sarah Garcia
2. East Carolina College
3. College of Louisville
Jazz
1. Sam Houston State College, coached by Sarah Garcia
2. Boise State College
3. Brigham Younger College
Pom
1. West Virginia College, coached by Lindsey Florence
2. Clemson College
3. Iowa State College
Hip Hop
1. Brigham Younger College, coached by Morgan St. Pierre
2. West Virginia College Hip Hop Dance Staff
3. The Ohio State College Membership Dance Staff
Division II
Staff Efficiency
1. Oklahoma Baptist College, coached by Jessica Bryan
2. Texas A&M Worldwide College
3. Roosevelt College
Jazz
1. Valdosta State College, coached by Kelli Fields
2. Davenport College
3. Maryville College
Pom
1. Northwest Missouri State College, coached by Taylor Merrill
2. Texas Ladies’s College
3. Oklahoma Baptist College
Hip Hop
1. Valdosta State College, coached by Kelli Fields
2. Davenport College
3. Gannon College
Division III
Jazz
1. Alma Faculty, coached by Tracy Burton
2. Montclair State College
3. College of Wisconsin, La Crosse
Pom
1. Central Faculty, coached by Sydney Bradford
2. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
3. College of Wisconsin, Oshkosh
Hip Hop
1. Alma Faculty, coached by Tracy Burton
2. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
3. New York College
Junior Faculty
Jazz
1. McLennan Neighborhood Faculty, coached by Emma Howard
2. Utah State College Japanese
3. Odessa Faculty
Pom
1. McLennan Neighborhood Faculty, coached by Emma Howard
2. Johnson County Neighborhood Faculty
3. Blinn Faculty
Hip Hop
1. Odessa Faculty, coached by Gabriela Gutierrez
2. Utah State College Japanese
3. Mount San Antonio Faculty
NAIA
Staff Efficiency
1. Midland College, coached by Erin Sibbald
2. Oklahoma Metropolis College
3. Hope Worldwide College
Jazz
1. College of Pikeville, coached by Johanna Case
2. College of the Cumberlands
3. St. Thomas College
Pom
1. Midland College, coached by Erin Sibbald
2. Central Methodist College
3. Ottawa College Arizona
Hip Hop
1. Oklahoma Metropolis College, coached by Tasha Hinex
2. Hope Worldwide College
3. St. Thomas College
