2026 DANCE CONTEST CATEGORIES & PAYOUTS
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Junior Boy’s & Girl’s 6-12 Boy’s Traditional, Grass, Fancy & Girl’s Traditional, Jingle, Fancy Shawl
1st-$250, 2nd-$200, 3rd-$150, 4th-$100, 5th-$75, 6th-$50, 7th-$25
Teen Boy’s & Girl’s 13-17 Boy’s Traditional, Grass, Fancy & Girl’s Traditional, Jingle, Fancy Shawl
1st-$500, 2nd-$400, 3r-$300, 4th-$250, 5th-$200, 6th-$150, 7th-$100
18+ Southern Women’s Traditional Buckskin
1st-$1,100, 2nd-$900, 3rd-$700, 4th-$500, 5th-$300, 6th-$200, 7th-$100
18+ Southern Women’s Traditional Cloth
1st-$1,100, 2nd-$900, 3rd-$700, 4th-$500, 5th-$300, 6th-$200, 7th-$100
18+ Men’s Contemporary Traditional
1st-$1,100, 2nd-$900, 3rd-$700, 4th-$500, 5th-$300, 6th-$200, 7th-$100
18+ Men’s Woodland
1st-$1,100, 2nd-$900, 3rd-$700, 4th-$500, 5th-$300, 6th-$200, 7th-$100
18+ Southern Men’s straight Traditional
1st-$1,100, 2nd-$900, 3rd-$700, 4th-$500, 5th-$300, 6th-$200, 7th-$100
18+Women’s Applique
1st-$1,100, 2nd-$900, 3rd-$700, 4th-$500, 5th-$300, 6th-$200, 7th-$100
Split Categories:
Men’s Traditional, Chicken Dance Grass, Fancy
Women’s Traditional, Contemporary Jingle, Old-Style Jingle, Fancy Shawl
- 18-39 Jr. Adult & 40-54 Sr. Adult
1st-$1,100, 2nd-$900, 3rd-$700, 4th-$500, 5th-$300, 6th-$200, 7th-$100
Golden Age Men’s Traditional-55-69
1st-$1,100, 2nd-$900, 3rd-$700, 4th-$500, 5th-$300, 6th-$200, 7th-$100
Golden Age Men’s Grass – 55-69
1st-$1,100, 2nd-$900, 3rd-$700, 4th-$500, 5th-$300, 6th-$200, 7th-$100
Golden Age Men’s Fancy – 55-69
1st-$1,100, 2nd-$900, 3rd-$700, 4th-$500, 5th-$300, 6th-$200, 7th-$100
Golden Age Women’s Traditional-55-69
1st-$1,100, 2nd-$900, 3rd-$700, 4th-$500, 5th-$300, 6th-$200, 7th-$100
Golden Age Women’s Jingle – 55-69
1st-$1,100, 2nd-$900, 3rd-$700, 4th-$500, 5th-$300, 6th-$200, 7th-$100
Golden Age Women’s Fancy Shawl – 55-69
1st-$1,100, 2nd-$900, 3rd-$700, 4th-$500, 5th-$300, 6th-$200, 7th-$100
Platinum Age Men’s Combined & Women’s Combined- 70+
1st-$1,100, 2nd-$900, 3rd-$700, 4th-$500, 5th-$300, 6th-$200, 7th-$100
2025 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS OF THE BLACK HILLS SINGING CONTEST
1st-$15,000, 2nd-$12,500, 3rd-$10,000, 4th-7,500, 5th-$6000, 6th-$4,000 (4) Consolations - $1000 each