Fursuit Dance Competition

One of Furry Migration’s biggest events returns this year for another spectacular show. This popular all-ages event fills up fast, if you plan to watch the competition, come get a seat early. If you wish to be part of this event, bring your fursuit, grab a friend or go solo, and read the rules below to solidify your place in Furry Migration Dance Competition history.

Whether you’re watching the action or performing to the beat, we hope we see you at the performance!

Preliminaries Process

This year, the Furry Migration Dance Competition Preliminaries will be held both virtually and in-person. To participate in the dance competition, pre-registration and completion of the form below is required to be submitted in full by end of day on August 8th, 2026 [11:59:59 PM Central Time]. In-person entries at the convention are not accepted.

Virtual (optional)

• For virtual submissions, you will provide a video submission ranging from 60-90 seconds long of your performance in partial or full suit. You do not have to dance to the same track that you have submitted for the dance competition. However, the submitted video must be new and original choreographed work.
• A video can be submitted or a link to an off-site video (i.e. YouTube, Dropbox, Google Drive, or emailed separately to: FMDanceEvent@FurryMigration.org)
• Anyone who submits a virtual audition does not have to attend the in-person preliminaries event block. However, you are more than welcome to attend, mingle, and cheer on your other dancers.

In-Person

• In-person auditions will take place at Main Stage on Saturday, 10:00 AM. In-attendance members will showcase roughly the first 60-90 seconds of their submitted track to be judged.
• Preliminaries are not open to the public. Admission is limited to competitors and one handler. In order to attend, you must have pre-registered for this year’s dance competition.
• Late arrivals to the in-person preliminaries will disqualify you from the event. 

PrelimINARIES – Rules

• Minimum requirement for entry; head, hand paws, & tail. Exceptions to these requirements can be made if established in advance by 8/28/2026 by emailing: FMDanceEvent@FurryMigration.org
• All dancers will submit dance tracks via the signup form or email, being used for the dance competition event should be an MP3, Wav, or AAC file and submitted by end of day August 8th, 2026.
• All dancers should be ready to resubmit tracks at preliminaries in case of issues with the track.
• All submitted music must be PG-13 & radio friendly.
• Dance track should be between 1:30 and 2:30 minutes long.
• Use of AI to produce, generate or edit songs is strictly prohibited and will result in disqualification from the event.
• All props, special effects and off-stage choreography parts of your performance must be approved prior to your preliminaries performance.
• Auditions will be judged on the categories of originality, musicality, execution, character, and dynamics.
• Groups are allowed up to 3 minutes for song/routine.
• There is no photography or videography during preliminaries of performers unless explicitly requested in advance. As this is a closed event, we treat it as a headless lounge and want to respect all participants’ privacy. If you would like to record, please talk to a staff member before the block begins.
• The password needed to start the form is a capital e [ E ].

Performance

We will announce all who have qualified shortly after the preliminaries round. Our roster will contain 20+ dancers and up to 3 standbys. Standbys will be able to fill the slot for anyone who is not in attendance for the dance competition at the required time. We ask all who have qualified to be in attendance at least 30 minutes prior to the event’s start time. If you are not here for roll call, you will forfeit your spot.

competition – Rules

• Minimum requirement for entry; Head, Hand paws, & Tail. Skin should not be showing. Exceptions to these requirements can be made if established in advance by 8/28/2026 by emailing: FMDanceEvent@FurryMigration.org
• All props, special effects and off-stage choreography parts of your performance must be approved prior to your preliminaries performance.
• We ask all performers to be in attendance 30 minutes before doors open to be signed in. If you are not here on time, your slot will be forfeited to a standby performer.
• The competition will be judged on the categories of originality, musicality, execution, character, and dynamics.

Disclaimer

• Please be advised – theatrical lights and loud music are used during the performance. Please take appropriate precautions if you are sensitive to loud noises and/or bright lights.
• The event will be photographed and recorded. By participating in this event, you understand that your image or likeness may be used in convention media.
• All performers and attendees must 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 its participants or property during the Fursuit Dance Competition.
• All duplicate form submissions will be filtered and removed and will not be read or processed by a staff member. Please contact the email provided above if you need to make changes to your 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.

Fursuit Dance Competition Application