Unfortunately, Hendrick did not move on this information quickly and the competition opened plants in the Southeast during the late 1970s.

The women's competition opens on Sunday with compulsory exercises.

The competition opened last April and closed June 30.

"The competition has opened a lot of doors for us," she said.

Word of mouth was so poor that, with little competition opening the following week, it had a then record breaking 70% second week drop off.

The competition opens at 9am on Thursday 12 January 2012.

However, the theatre encountered competition as newer more modern facilities opened.

The competition opens at 9am on Saturday 26 November 2011.

And so it will when the monthlong competition opens in Chicago next week.

As the competition open its doors to a wide array of talent, performances are bound to be spectacular and exciting.