Attention Dancers!

We are excited to be offering a dancer’s dream weekend including social dancing, opportunities to show off your skills at the Show Dance Spectacular and a one-day competition. Everything happens in Tupelo MS. Friday evening and Saturday evening parties and the Sunday competition take place at: The Furniture Market, Building V, 1879 Coley Rd Tupelo, MS 38801. Saturday events during the day happen at either The Dance Studio 105 Wayside Drive Tupelo or the Elvis Presley Birthplace Museum 306 Elvis Presley Drive Tupelo. 
 
Please check out our packages! 
Dancing With The King™ works hard to provide dance opportunities for young dancers. If you are 25 years old or younger, please complete the registration form, which includes an application for a scholarship to attend the event. Also, you may want to enter the Show Dance Competition, where you can earn scholarship awards to pursue your dance education. See more information below.

Weekend Dance Workshops

Saturday, October 31st, 2026

Each workshop lasts 50 minutes, with a 15-minute break between it and the next workshop. Please arrive early enough to check in and be ready to start promptly.

* Must be on a dancer package to participate *

Waltz with Expression

Time: 9:00 AM
Level: Full Bronze to Silver
Instructor: Jim Maranto
Location: The Dance Studio

Build a Beautiful Waltz Foundation

Time: 9:00 AM
Level: Beginning to Intermediate Bronze
Instructor: Jenell Maranto
Location: The Elvis Presley Museum Events Center

Tune Up Your Cha Cha Technique

Time: 10:00 AM
Level: Full Bronze to Silver
Instructor: Tammy Wilson
Location: The Dance Studio

Cha Cha with Confidence

Time: 10:00 AM
Level: Beginning to Intermediate Bronze
Instructor: Robbie Greenwood
Location: The Elvis Presley Museum Events Center

Refine Your Movement in Quickstep

Time: 11:00 AM
Level: Full Bronze to Silver
Instructor: Jenell Maranto
Location: The Dance Studio

Quickstep Made Easy

Time: 11:00 AM
Level: Beginning to Intermediate Bronze
Instructor: Jim Maranto
Location: The Elvis Presley Museum Events Center

Ice Cream Social

Time: 12:30pm
Following Lunch at 12:00pm
Location: Elvis Birthplace Museum Event Center
Sponsored by:

Cha Cha Routine Class to Little Egypt

Time: 2:00pm (2 hours)
Level: All
Instructor: Robbie Greenwood
Location: The Elvis Birthplace Museum Event Center

Youth Show Dance Competition

Youth (ages 25 and younger) are eligible to compete in a Show Dance Competition. Winners will receive dance education scholarships. Competitors dance to an Elvis™ tune. Remixes are allowed but Elvis™ must be the primary vocalist. Total routine cannot exceed 2 minutes, 45 seconds. Youngest competitors will compete on Friday evening. Older competitors will compete on Saturday evening. The actual age break will be determined when we receive all the competition entries. Show Dance Routine Music must be emailed to DWTKTupelo@gmail.com by October 1st.

We encourage youth to also apply for a scholarship to pay for the weekend. Please see the details in the online registration form.

Show Dance Spectacular

SATURDAY NIGHT | OCT. 31 | 7:00PM

dinner at 6:00pm

There is nothing more fun than seeing great dance performances! Our Show Dance Spectacular will have many fun and exciting performances to see!!

If you have a show dance routine you’d like to perform, please indicate on your registration form that you’ll be entering. The fee is $30 per routine. Routines cannot exceed 2 minutes, 45 seconds.

Show Dance Routine Music must be emailed to DWTKTupelo@gmail.com by October 9th.

The amazing hairstylist, Liz Gunter, will be available for all dancers!

Schedule your appointment today by emailing us at: rubyedel@gmail.com

$45 Hair | $45 Makeup

Elvis Presley™ Tunes by Dance Style

Elvis™ recorded over 700 songs and there are hundreds of remixes. For the competition, any song where Elvis™ is singing can be used.

Our official DJ, Matt Thomson has sorted some of these songs by dance style. This list is not all encompassing but can be a good starting point.