Making seating more affordable might draw a larger crowd for the finals. It was the smallest audience I've seen and I believe it was due to seating. Even if you offered theater seating in tiers, you may have more folks attending. We ended up leaving before awards because it was hard to stand so long but with 3 of us in attendance splurging for seats was not a viable option for us.

 Very disappointing with the extra cost to attend the event. This should have already been included in all the fees dancers had to pay to participate. Not to mention charging the coaches to attend the event!! I didn't feel the event was well attended, and I am sure the extreme extra cost to attend was a factor. Plus, the extremely long wait for results was unacceptable. It is difficult to believe that it took that much time to adjudicate the results.

 The setup and tables were amazing! The ballroom was beautiful! The price however to enter made it very unaffordable for a lot of the families to attend and support the dancers especially after everything else throughout the weekend. Our suggestion is to still have Tier Levels but adjust the cost especially for standing room. (maybe only $25 to stand and then there would be more bar sales as well). Also, curious what happened to all of the beautiful flowers???

 This was over priced and so long to be standing. I appreciated the free ticket for a guest staying. But we didn’t know until the night before if our kid made the gala.

 The Gala was very expensive. I would have loved to dress up and go to this event as a team, but the price is limiting. I think the cocktails/ mocktails were a fun idea for parents/kids. I loved the famed dancer opening dance. We ended up leaving earlier and watching the livestream awards ceremony which was excellent and comfortable to do from our own place.

 Event was well done however it did not seem well attended compared to previous years. Many families/dancers opted not to attend if their dancer was not participating in the performance due to the cost.

 The gala was overpriced (why did we have to pay at all? Shouldn’t this be part of the overall fees?) and having a division between tables, seats, and standing kept everyone in the back of the room and made it feel empty.

 Great event. Pricing too high. Recommend to lower price point. Also, for the dinner only water and coffee served. Spent $9 for a sprite since my kids didn’t like the welcome drink that was included. For the cost of the dinner basic beverages like tea, soft drinks should have been included. But overall great night.

 I just wish we would have known about the cost of the gala earlier than later

 Way too long, started awards 38 min late. I wouldn’t pay this much money again to sit.

 Don’t understand need to pay even more to see my child dance