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Dance for the prize.

Audition once and you are entered for both stages — semi-finals at the K-Wave Festival in November, finals at the Orlando Korea Festival in December.

K-Pop Contest

One audition, two stages.

Audition, then dance in front of a live crowd for cash prizes. The semi-finals are at the K-Wave Festival in November and the finals at the Orlando Korea Festival in December — one application enters you for both.

  • Semi-finals · K-Wave Festival

    November 21, 2026

  • Finals · Orlando Korea Festival

    December 11–12, 2026

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  • Contest winners holding their prize cheques on the festival stage
  • Dance contest entrants lined up on stage with their cheques
  • A performer on the K-Wave Festival stage under purple light
  • Two performers sharing the K-Wave stage
  • The K-Wave crowd in front of the stage after dark
  • The crowd dancing between the tents as the sun goes down