About Registration
To register for Pioneer Encuentro 2026, you will need to receive an invitation, agree to the event’s Liability Release agreement, and pay the registration fee. Along with the email invitation, invitees receive a link to a registration form that contains the Liability Release and enables payment. Invitees have a window of time to register, after which their invitation will expire and be extended to others on the Encuentro’s waiting list.
Invitations are generated in the early fall, typically 5-6 months ahead of the event. Dancers who remain interested in participating are welcome to use the [Contact Us] form to communicate their interest in the event.
Pioneer Encuentro is committed to dance-role balance. Dancers who dance both roles should register according to their dominant role.
Invitations are sent in waves to persons we know have a stable partner relationship and to single leaders and single followers. All the while, dance role balance is monitored. Slots for single dancers are allocated but, as we approach capacity, we can invite additional followers only as single leaders register to match them. If single leaders do not have a serious ongoing partner relationship, we encourage them to register early without naming a partner. This enables the invitation of more single followers.
