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The 2026 season reaches U.S. sports TV in six ESPN2 episodes. Two are still to air. Results are already public, so DMM's spoiler links sit in their own marked card.
Verified Oct. 10, 2026 against IDL's ESPN schedule · local time shown automatically
ESPN2, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT. These are edited TV episodes of events that already took place, so treat them as appointment viewing rather than live sport.
ESPN and Disney+ in Australia/New Zealand, the Caribbean and Mexico.
Disney+, same day as the U.S. premiere, in Brazil and South America, the Philippines, South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Every Series and the Championship are on IDL's official YouTube channel, including front-row and wide-view cuts of each routine.
The Championship was decided on Sept. 20. Watching fresh on ESPN2? Skip this card.
All dates, times and markets are subject to change, per IDL's official ESPN schedule. Not the same event: the International Dance League Festival at Theater Rotterdam (Oct. 16–18, 2026) is a separate Dutch festival with a similar name, unrelated to this professional league.
Results tell us who won. DMM's season coverage also follows the people, movement, judging, culture and professional structure developing around the league. Start here with our welcome to readers and the editorial purpose behind the coverage.
Read DMM's welcome →GRV scored 94.00 in the final, finishing ahead of Brotherhood at 93.57 and Jam Republic at 90.86.
Read DMM's feature → · IDL sourceFive Series victories made Brotherhood the regular-season winner and the top team in final standings points.
Read DMM's feature → · IDL sourceThe league separates season standings from the final Championship title — creating two different measures of success.
Read the DMM explainer →Brotherhood dominated the season. GRV won the Championship. DMM connects the points, choreography, judging, culture and professional-league structure behind both accomplishments.
Read the feature →Watch the title-deciding sets and the full Championship replay, embedded from IDL's official YouTube channel. DMM does not download or rehost performance video.
Watch official video ↓May 2, 2026
Hammerstein Ballroom
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Hordern Pavilion
Aug. 1, 2026
Kyung Hee University Peace Hall
Sept. 19, 2026
Shrine Expo Hall
Sept. 20, 2026
Shrine Expo Hall
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The 2026 International Dance League season in chronological order — league milestones, every competition night, broadcast dates and DMM's own publication record. Event dates and results are attributed to IDL; DMM entries are marked separately.
Five events — New York, Vancouver, Sydney, Seoul and a two-day Los Angeles finale — published by the league. IDL announcement
IDL reported 18 returning dancers and two additions, Humuza Bazira and Andrew Ha. IDL roster report
Hammerstein Ballroom. Quick Style 89.97, Royal Family 86.25. Event dossier
Thunderbird Sports Centre, sold out. Jam Republic 86.31, 1MILLION 85.54. Event dossier
Hordern Pavilion. GRV 90.77, 1MILLION 89.37. Event dossier
The league's first media-rights deal; Series cuts air bi-weekly on ESPN2 at 7 p.m. ET from July 28. IDL announcement
Kyung Hee University Peace Hall. 1MILLION's 89.84 was the season's closest Round 2 finish (2.41 behind). Event dossier
Dance Enters the Arena: The International Dance League Lands a Global ESPN Deal
Shrine Expo Hall, sold out. Brotherhood 96.70, GRV 90.99, Royal Family 89.31. Seeding for the Championship set. Event dossier
GRV 94.00, Brotherhood 93.57, Jam Republic 90.86 — a 0.43 margin. Seven-judge Pro panel; fan vote removed from decisive scoring. Event dossier
Brotherhood's undefeated season · Who won IDL 2026, explained · GRV wins the Championship
Event dossiers, results matrix, rosters, judges, community record, source ledger and corrections log added. Update log
7 p.m. ET, per IDL's published schedule (subject to change). Status will be updated after air date.
7 p.m. ET, per IDL's published schedule (subject to change). Status will be updated after air date.
Season standings points earned at every event. Under IDL's 2026 rulebook, each Round 1 judge point and fan point counts as one standings point (7 available), and Round 2 placement adds 7, 5 or 3 — so 14 is the maximum at any event. The regular season (five Series) set Championship seeding; the Championship's Round 2 winner is Season Champion regardless of standings.
| Team | NYC | VAN | SYD | SEL | LA | Reg. | Champ. | Total | Reg.-season finish | Championship finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brotherhood | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 70 | 12 | 82 | 1st · No. 1 seed | 2nd · 93.57 |
| GRV | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 24 | 13 | 37 | 4th · No. 4 seed | 1st · 94.00 · Season Champion |
| Royal Family | 9 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 32 | 2 | 34 | 2nd · No. 2 seed | Round 1 · lost 2–5 to Jam Republic |
| 1MILLION | 0 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 31 | 1 | 32 | 3rd · No. 3 seed | Round 1 · lost 1–6 to GRV |
| Jam Republic | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 5th · No. 5 seed | 3rd · 90.86 |
| Quick Style | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 6th · No. 6 seed | Round 1 · lost 0–7 to Brotherhood |
Source & check: per-event points from IDL's official standings table (idl.pro/results), accessed Oct. 2, 2026. DMM re-added every row; all six totals match IDL's published totals, and each event's points reconcile with the official Round 1 votes and Round 2 placements in the dossiers below.
DMM analysis: Three regular-season Round 1 matchups ended in a 3–3 judges' split and were decided by the fan vote — GRV vs. Quick Style in New York (Quick Style advanced, 59% of the vote), Royal Family vs. 1MILLION in Vancouver (1MILLION, 76%) and 1MILLION vs. GRV in Los Angeles (GRV). The Championship's seven-judge panel made a split impossible. This is DMM's reading of IDL's published scoresheets, not a league statement about why the format changed.
IDL reported a sold-out Shrine Expo Hall and more than 1.7 billion views across the inaugural season. GRV became the first title-winning team in league history.
One permanent dossier per founding pro team. Origins and credits are attributed to each team's official IDL page; season lines come from IDL's official standings.
Defining moment: entered the Championship as the No. 4 seed, beat 1MILLION 6–1 and won the final by 0.43. Creative director Marc Dizon is credited by IDL. Team page cites World of Dance and Vibe wins.
Defining moment: won all five regular-season Series with the maximum 14 points each time. IDL identifies Adrian Vendiola as co-director with Forsyth. Team page cites back-to-back World Hip Hop International golds (2013, 2014), Body Rock (2015), VIBE (2017, 2019) and NBC's World of Dance Season 2 (2018).
Entered the Championship as the No. 2 seed after three third-place finishes (New York, Seoul, Los Angeles). Team page cites three straight World Hip Hop Dance Championship Megacrew titles (2011–2013).
Best result: second at the home Seoul Series, 2.41 behind Brotherhood — the closest finish of the season. Third in both Vancouver and Sydney.
As the No. 5 seed, upset No. 2 Royal Family 5–2 to reach the Championship final. Team page notes a runner-up finish on Mnet's Street Woman Fighter 2 (2023).
Finished second in the season opener in New York. Fielded an all-women 2026 roster; Nasir Sirikhan, identified by IDL as founder of Quick Style, said the change was bringing more girls into the studio. Team page cites BTS choreography credits and a 2009 Norway's Got Talent win.
The human record of the 2026 season. Rosters are transcribed from each team's official IDL page (accessed Oct. 2, 2026); Brotherhood's follows IDL's Feb. 25 season-roster release. Spelling follows IDL. (C) marks a captain as listed by IDL. Event lineups were 20 dancers per Series, drawn from these rosters.
As of Oct. 2 the team page also lists Josh Mendonca (#44), who is not on IDL's Feb. 25 roster release; DMM has not confirmed his 2026 status.
| Judge | Events judged (Pro Division) | Other 2026 roles |
|---|---|---|
| Amari Marshall | New York · Seoul | — |
| Dr. Arnel Calvario Ripkens (listed as Arnel Calvario in NY and Sydney) | New York · Sydney · Los Angeles | Championship Head Judge |
| Arturo Lyons | New York | — |
| Brandi Chun | Los Angeles · Championship | — |
| Buddha Stretch | — | Championship commentary & adjudication; Championship Community panel |
| Carlos Irizarry | Vancouver | Championship Community panel |
| Cheyenne Kibblewhite | Vancouver · Seoul · Los Angeles · Championship | — |
| Chonique Sneed | New York · Sydney · Los Angeles | — |
| Comfort Fedoke | Vancouver · Sydney · Seoul · Championship | — |
| Gina Michael | Seoul | — |
| Haeni Kim | Seoul | — |
| Handy Yacinthe | Vancouver · Championship | — |
| Jamal Sims | New York | — |
| LaTasha Barnes | New York · Championship | Championship commentary & adjudication |
| Mel Charlot | Sydney · Los Angeles | — |
| Nicolas Begin | Vancouver · Seoul | — |
| Shaun Evaristo | Sydney · Championship | — |
| Sorah Yang | — | Championship Community panel |
| Stephen Grey | Vancouver · Sydney · Championship | — |
| Tessandra Chavez | Los Angeles | — |
| Zuce Morales | — | Championship Community panel |
Series panels are taken from the judges named on each event's official Round 1 scoresheet (idl.pro/results). The Championship Pro panel and roles are from IDL's Championship recap.
IDL's Community Division put emerging teams on the same stage as the pros at every 2026 event. These podiums are preserved because tomorrow's league dancers are often found here.
| Event | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York · May 2 | Community | Narratiiiv | The Squad | Day One | Results page |
| Vancouver · May 23 | Community | Northside (Studio North) | C-Fam | Nonstop | IDL recap |
| Sydney · June 20 | Junior (<18) | The Kookies JV Sydney | Space Studios NZ | Retaliate NZ | IDL recap |
| Sydney · June 20 | Adult (18+) | ID Co NZ | The Home Base Brisbane | Wan Squad Papua New Guinea | IDL recap |
| Seoul · Aug. 1 | Junior (<18) | VPeepz Philippines | Fmc__korea South Korea | Chibi Unity Jr Japan | IDL recap |
| Seoul · Aug. 1 | Adult (18+) | The Stories Seoul | UPeepz Philippines | BĀWZ Philippines | IDL recap |
| Los Angeles · Sept. 19 | Junior (<18) | iLL Habits San Diego | Underscore Los Angeles | Syndikidz San Jose | IDL recap |
| Championship · Sept. 20 | Adult (18+) | Choreo Cookies San Diego | V MO Los Angeles | Team Athena Dallas | IDL recap |
New York and Vancouver records do not specify a Junior/Adult split. For Vancouver, IDL's results page lists the winner as "Northside" and its recap as "Studio North"; IDL's Brotherhood roster story describes Northside as Studio North Vancouver's elite mega crew. Locations are given only where IDL published them.
Every Dance Mogul Magazine IDL story in publication order. New features, interviews and Mogul Spotlight covers will be added here as they publish.
Official International Dance League video, organized by event. All items are hosted by IDL on YouTube; DMM links and embeds only. Livestream replays are the links IDL published in its own recaps.
| Event | Video | Team | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | [1st Place] Brotherhood Round 2 Wide View | IDL 2026 New York Series | Brotherhood | Round 2 · embedded above |
| Vancouver | Vancouver Series livestream replay | All teams | Full event |
| Sydney | Sydney Series livestream replay | All teams | Full event |
| Seoul | Seoul Series livestream replay | All teams | Full event |
| Los Angeles | LA Series livestream replay | All teams | Full event |
| Los Angeles | [1st Place] Brotherhood Round 2 Front Row | IDL 2026 LA Series | Brotherhood | Round 2 |
| Championship | [Champion] GRV Round 2 Wide View | IDL 2026 Championship | GRV | Title-winning set · embedded above |
| Championship | [Champion] GRV Round 2 Front Row | IDL 2026 Championship | GRV | Title-winning set |
| Championship | Brotherhood Round 2 Wide View | IDL 2026 Championship | Brotherhood | Round 2 · embedded above |
| Championship | REPLAY: IDL 2026 Championship | September 20, 2026 | All teams | Full event · embedded above |
| Format | How the League Works (IDL explainer) | — | Explainer |
Embedded videos were play-checked for v4.x. Linked replays were taken from IDL's own recap pages on Oct. 2, 2026; a New York livestream link was not published in the materials reviewed. Every Series has front-row and wide-view cuts on IDL's channel.
The official sources behind this archive, preserving provenance even if outside pages later move. DMM keeps the core season facts and source metadata in this master; external URLs remain citation links. Status reflects DMM's check on Oct. 2, 2026.
Preservation rule: If an IDL or YouTube source later moves, is edited or disappears, DMM should keep the original title, publisher, date, URL and the facts already attributed to it in this ledger, then mark the source status and date of the change. Do not silently remove the historical citation. Where rights permit, retain a private editorial reference copy or screenshot outside the public page for verification.
| ID | Source | Publisher · date | Supports | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S-01 | 2026 Season Results & Standings | IDL · live page | Per-event points, totals, podium scores | Live |
| S-02 | New York · Vancouver · Sydney · Seoul · Los Angeles · Championship results | IDL · live pages | Round 1 votes, scoresheets, judges, venues | Live |
| S-03 | 2026 Season Rulebook | IDL · live page | Scoring, points, seeding, Championship rule, roster sizes | Live |
| S-04 | How the League Works | IDL · live page | Format overview | Live |
| S-05 | Official 2026 Season Schedule | IDL · Dec. 11, 2025 | Season calendar | Live |
| S-06 | Vancouver Brotherhood is running it back for the 2026 season | IDL · Feb. 25, 2026 | Brotherhood roster and spellings | Live |
| S-07 | Vancouver Series recap | IDL · May 25, 2026 | Attendance, community podium, quotes | Live |
| S-08 | Sydney Series recap | IDL · June 24, 2026 | Community podiums, standings movement, quotes | Live |
| S-09 | ESPN To Present the International Dance League | IDL · announced July 27, 2026 | ESPN2 schedule | Live · Oct. dates still future |
| S-10 | Seoul Series recap | IDL · Aug. 2, 2026 | Venue, clinch, community podiums, quotes | Live |
| S-11 | LA Series recap | IDL · Sept. 20, 2026 | 3–3 split, Junior podium, seeding matchups, quotes | Live |
| S-12 | GRV Championship recap | IDL · Sept. 21, 2026 | Seeds, judging change, panels, Adult podium, views | Live |
| S-13 | Official team pages (six) | IDL · live pages | Home cities, origins, rosters, captains | Live |
| S-14 | Standings graphic with prize amounts | IDL · Sept. 2026 (image) | $1,000,000 pool; per-team prize column | Image only · not re-verified in text Oct. 2 |
| S-15 | IDL Press Kit | IDL · live page | Official logos and media guidance | Live |
| Asset | Used for | Source · credit | Rights note |
|---|---|---|---|
| idl-hero-main-arena.png | Hero, welcome card | DMM editorial artwork (R2 /IDL/) | DMM-owned · not event photography |
| idl-championship-celebration.png | Podium card, OG image | DMM editorial artwork (R2 /IDL/) | DMM-owned · not event photography |
| idl-arena-performance-wide · idl-performance-formation · idl-stage-production · idl-dance-battle · idl-season-cities-banner · idl-team-huddle · idl-team-showcase-banner (.png) | Section backgrounds | DMM editorial artwork (R2 /IDL/) | DMM-owned · not event photography |
| gold1.png · gold2.png · gold3.png | Mogul Spotlight digital covers | DMM (R2 /IDL/) | DMM-owned |
| Embedded video (4) | Official Video Library | International Dance League · YouTube @idl.global | Embedded only; not downloaded or rehosted |
| Official IDL event photography | Not yet used | IDL press folders linked from event recaps | Use only after credit and usage are cleared |
DMM dates every substantive change to this record rather than silently rewriting it.
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