Streetstar · A new international title

Streetstar Showcase
of the Year

The strongest overall dance creation.

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30–31 OKT STOCKHOLM 2026
Part of the Streetstar weekend · 29 Oct – 1 Nov · Berwaldhallen
Why this title exists

Every year, somewhere, a work is made that says everything. This is the stage that crowns it.

Showcase of the Year succeeds Streetstar's Advanced category — rebuilt as an international title, open to crews, choreographers, schools and independent creators.

Streetstar finals
Streetstar Finals · Berwaldhallen
One of the Nordics' longest-running dance competitions.
Over 80 crews took the stage in 2025.
Ten finalists perform. One work takes the title.
What the judges are looking for

One question.
Four ways of asking it.

What the work says — and how completely we hear it.
How the work is built. Structure, space, music — one architecture.
How the work is delivered. Exact where it means to be exact.
What the work does to the room — and what the room remembers.

Which work is the strongest overall creation? Everything else is a lens.

The panel

Three perspectives.
The first two are here.

Alberto Blanco Ruiz
Alberto Blanco Ruiz · Spain
Seat I — Revealed
Alberto
Blanco Ruiz
Spain

International Creative Excellence. Competition-winning choreographer and international showcase judge. His lens: artistic vision and choreography.

Teaches a Sunday workshop
Archie Burnett
Archie Burnett · Club Dance
Seat II — Revealed
Archie
Burnett
Club Dance · Ambassador of Urban Social Styles

A well-known master of varied styles of club dancing for well over 47 years, which he teaches and performs worldwide. Ambassador of Urban dance social styles and griot of Club Culture, known for sharing Whacking/Waacking/Hustle/Vogue/Freestyle — aka House aka Club Dance — that he grew up with. The catalyst in pioneering the Vogue Culture in Europe, and Grandfather of the iconic House of Ninja worldwide.

Teaches a Sunday workshop
Seat III
Performance & Industry
Stage impact · The audience
Teaches a Sunday workshop
Reveal — September 2026

Every judge teaches. Compete in front of the full panel first — then train with all of them on Sunday, once the title is decided.

One stage
A school from Stockholm.
A crew from Tokyo.
The same stage.
The same night.
Experience the weekend

Four days in Stockholm.

29 Oct
Thursday
  • 14:00 — Next Generation 14–16
  • 19:00 — Next Generation 17–19
  • Opening party
30 Oct
Friday
  • 14:00 — New Talent 8–13
  • 19:00 — Showcase of the Year
31 Oct
Saturday
  • 16:00 — Top 5 Finals, DSC
  • Top 10 Finals, Showcase
  • The title is awarded
1 Nov
Sunday
  • Workshops with the judges — open to all
  • After party
  • Stockholm is yours
The prize

The title.
And what comes with it.

20,000 SEK
To the winning work

The winner holds the title for one year: named on every Streetstar stage, recorded in the annals of the competition, invited back to open the final in 2027. The money is spent. The record does not forget.

The Stage. The Work. The Title.
Step 1 · Registration

Register your crew

Start your journey to Showcase of the Year 2026.

Registration takes approximately 2 minutes. Final crew information, music and production details will be collected separately.

01 · Your Crew
02 · Contact Person
03 · Your Showcase — Optional

You do not need to submit music, final dancer information or technical requirements yet.

Experience the Streetstar weekend

Make a weekend of it

Showcase of the Year is part of the full Streetstar weekend in Stockholm. Tell us what your crew may be interested in.

Sunday · 1 November
Train with the judges

A full Sunday of workshops with members of the international Streetstar judging panel.

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Saturday get-together
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Thursday opening
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Complete your Streetstar weekend
Sunday Workshops

Train with the international judging panel.

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