Add a competition or convention

The event is on your schedule with its dates, ready for the schedule and the results whenever you have them.

  • About 2 minutes

Before you start

All you need is the dates. Most families start there and add the full schedule once the studio sends it.

  1. On the Schedule tab, tap +, then Competition or convention.

    The Add to Season screen with Class schedule, Studio calendar and Competition or convention, with Competition or convention circled.
  2. Choose how much you know: Just the dates, Dates + some details or Full schedule. These steps follow Just the dates.

    The Competition or convention screen asking how much you know about it, with Just the dates circled above Dates + some details and Full schedule.
  3. Search for the company that runs it, not the event's name (for example Showstopper or KAR), and tap it. Not in the list? Tap Enter details manually.

    The company search with Showstopper typed, and Showstopper, 76 upcoming events, circled under RESULTS.
  4. Tap your event under UPCOMING EVENTS, and its dates and venue are filled in for you. Not listed? Tap Skip — enter dates manually.

    Showstopper's upcoming events listed by date and city, with Feb 12–14, 2027 in Anaheim, CA circled at the top.
  5. If Ovation asks Which is it?, choose Competition or Convention, then tap Continue →. You can only pick this once: a competition asks you for routines, a convention for classes.

    Which is it?, with Competition selected and Convention below, the note that you can only pick this once, and Continue circled.
  6. Check the dates, and the name if you like; tap either one to change it. Then tap Save placeholder.

    The Just the dates form with the name Showstopper and the dates Feb 12 to Feb 14, 2027, pre-filled from the Showstopper event, and Save placeholder circled.
  7. Ovation opens the event's page. When the running order arrives, tap Add the schedule on its Day tab.

    The new Showstopper Anaheim page on its Day tab, saying No schedule yet, with Add the schedule circled.

Good to know

  • Dates + some details adds the location and, for a competition, any routines you already know, with times left for later.
  • Full schedule imports the running order from a PDF, a photo or pasted text, or lets you type it in. An import counts as one of the free plan's two AI imports; adding just the dates does not.
  • A convention's schedule goes in one day at a time: the page for one day now, the next one after.
  • Event dates and venues are there to help you plan and may change. Always confirm with your studio or the company.
  • With reminders on, Ovation reminds you 3 days out, and the night before each day.

If something goes wrong

  • Can't find the company or the event? Use Enter details manually or Skip — enter dates manually and type it in.
  • Added the wrong one, or the dates changed? Go to Manage → Competitions to edit or remove it.
  • For anything else, go to Manage → Get help. A real person reads every message.

Checked on Ovation 1.1.5