Qualifiers for 2021 Competitive Dance Championship Announced
Feb 28, 2021
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) officially announced the qualifiers for the 2021 Competitive Dance National Championship. The 8-team competition will get underway with preliminaries on March 12.
This year's field includes five automatic qualifiers and three at-large bids. The automatic qualifiers are determined by the winners of the qualifiers.
| Institution | Qualification | Appearances | Last Time | Titles |
| Morningside (Iowa) | Northwest Grouping | 5 | 2020 | 0 |
| Grand View (Iowa) | Midwest Grouping | 5 | 2020 | 0 |
| Oklahoma City | Southwest Grouping | 5 | 2020 | 0 |
| St. Ambrose (Iowa) | Northeast Grouping | 5 | 2020 | 1 |
| Loyola (La.) | Mideast Grouping | 4 | 2020 | 0 |
| Midland (Neb.) | At-Large | 5 | 2020 | 2 |
| Baker (Kan.) | At-Large | 5 | 2020 | 0 |
| Aquinas | At-Large | 5 | 2020 | 0 |
Competition will begin on March 12 in Lee Lohman Arena on the campus of St. Ambrose University (Iowa).Teams at the Competitive Cheer and Dance National Championships will be competing on a level playing field as regular season and qualifier scores are not taken into consideration during the championships.
