5/9/13 Early Registration Deadline Approaching - The early registration fee deadline is just one week away.  Friday, May 17, 2013 is the deadline to take advantage of lower, early registration fees.  Fees may be paid online through your account or by hardcopy.  Hardcopy entries must be postmarked by May 17, 2013 and mailed to Louisiana DanceSport, 203 Choctaw Dr., Houma LA 70360.

4/19/13 Revised Registration Package that includes the Senior IV National Championships - The Gumbo DanceSport Championships have been awarded the National Championships for Senior IV for 2013.  We have revised our registration package to reflect this addition to the Gumbo Weekend.  Everyone involved with the Gumbo Weekend is excited to be hosting the National Championships for Senior IV.  We are planning to make it a wonderful experience for our competitors.  The revised package can be downloaded from the Registration page.

4/18/13 Hair & Makeup Appointments - Margaret Burns of Purple Tiger will be our hair and makeup vendor for the Gumbo Championships this year.  If you would like to make an appoinment with Margaret, she can be reached at
941-266-1515 or through her website.  Appointments times fill up quickly so we urge you to contact her as soon as possible to secure the appointment time you desire.

4/16/13 Tentative Schedule - A tentative schedule is now up on the schedule page of the website.  A schedule with more precise times will be posted after June 17, 2013.

3/30/13 Gumbo Website Updates - We added some pictures of the Gumbo Fundraiser Dance on the Gallery page of the site. And on the Sponsors/Fundraising page you will find a list of sponsors who have generously donated funds to help make this year's Gumbo the best ever! Please take a minute to review the list.

3/26/13 Thank you! - We would like to thank everyone who participated in our fundraiser this past Sunday at the Jefferson Orleans. It is because of you that our fundraiser is so successful and we are able to provide scholarships for the Gumbo Championships.

We will post some pictures and more details on the fundraising results later this week.


2/8/13 Redesigned Website - We have redesigned the Gumbo Website for 2013. Now that the new site is up, we will be working to update the information on the tabs. Some of the updated information from the old site was not transferred to the new site and it will take us a few days to get all the new information on the site. Please be patient if we have a few growing pains in the process!