Dance Battle

Furry Migration wants to bring the excitement and fun to the dance floor of Minnesota very own Furry Migration. Join us at main stage to see the exciting battle commence.

This year’s Dance Battle, will be 1 bracket of 32 dancers both in and out of suit.

Both fursuiters and non fursuiters will be competing for total domination of the dance floor! Each competitor will give it their all twice for 30 seconds each with random music that is spun by our house DJ. The challenge is to take whatever music is playing and do your best to improvise a well-suited dance. The music could go from hard core, EDM, to 80s pop, to smooth jazz, you never know what will be until the music starts! We will have a knockout battle to decide our 3rd place winner and our final showdown to crown the winner of this year’s Furry Migration 2026 Dance Battle!

Rules

• Each competitor will be put into a One-vs-One bracket with the winner of each round moving on using a typical single elimination policy.
• Each battle will give the dancer two 30 second rounds to perform to, Round#1 will only be 1 song so give it your all from the get-go.
• The winner will be determined by a panel of judges. In the event of a tie, the dancers will be given one more 30 second dance for the judges to consider.
• The winner is decided on judges signaling left or right to the dancer they wish to advance or creating an X with their arms if undecided.
• We ask all performers to be in attendance 30 minutes before doors open to be signed in, if you are not here your slot will be taken by a standby performer.
• Taunting other dancers: Dance taunts are allowed, but spoken taunts are not. Also, no physical contact with other dancers!
• No Props will be allowed for this event due to risk to audience and other dancers on the floor.
• The password needed to start the form is a capital e [ E ]
• Rules may change based on the number of participants.
• Sign up closes end of day 8/28/2026 Central Standard Time [11:59:59pm] (limited spots may be open at the convention)
• For any additional questions please email: FMDanceEvent@FurryMigration.org

Disclaimer

• Please be warned – theatrical lights and loud music are used during the time of performances. If you are sensitive to loud and/or bright lights you may want to take the necessary precautions.
• Imagery and Videography of this event will take place, understand that one’s image, or likeness of image, may be used in media.
• All performers and attendees will abide by Furry Migration’s Code of Conduct
• All performers and attendees must be registered with Furry Migration to attend and/or perform in the event.
• Furry Migration is not: Liable for any injuries or damages to it participants or property during the Dance Battle.
• All duplicate form submissions will be filtered and removed and will note be read or processed by a staff member. Please contact the email provided above if you have already submitted and application.
• Event staff reserves the right to remove or change rules or stipulations at any time. Event staff also reserves the right to revoke any competitor’s registration and eligibility to the competition based on reasonable grounds.

Dance Battle Sign Up Form