Competition Rules
*Registration fees are not publicized and are available by request from Studio Owners or Coaches only. We do allow single entries. Please have your studio owner or coach register your routine if you intend to participate apart from your studio. If you do not belong to a studio, you may register independently.
TYPE OF ENTRIES
Solos
Duet/Trios (Duets and Trios will compete against each other)
Team/Group Routines
STYLES
Color Guard
Contemporary
Hip Hop
Jazz
Kick
Lyrical
Musical Theater
Open
Pom
Tap
STUDIO AGE DIVISIONS
AGE DIVISIONS ARE DETERMINED AS OF JANUARY 1ST 2024. We do not round up when determining average age. For instance, if the average age is 13.6 the group is still considered 13.
Petites 5-7
Minis 8-10
Juniors 11-13
Teens 14-16
Senior 17-18
STUDIO GROUP SIZES
Small Group 4-9
Large Group 10-19
Line 20-29
Production 30+
STUDIO ENTRY LEVELS
Novice - 4 hours or less of dance instruction per week. Moderate dance competition experience.
Elite - 5+ hours of dance instruction per week. Several years of dance competition experience.
Dance coaches are expected to use discretion when registering. Group routines that contain multiple levels must be entered based on the average level of the entered dancers. Please double check your entries, routines will NOT be allowed to change entry level OR style category once the final schedule has been released.
SCHOOL AGE DIVISIONS
Middle School
Junior Varsity
Varsity
College
SCHOOL SIZE
(general rule of thumb less than 500 = small)
Small School
Large School
TIME LIMITS
*May vary by state
Solos 2:15
Teams 2:15
Production 5:00
Studio Solo, Duet, Trio & Teams 3:00
Studio Production 9:00
RELEASE FORM
Each participant must have a parent or guardian sign a WAIVER order to perform/compete.
DIGITAL MUSIC UPLOAD
Music Files must be uploaded digitally at least 2 weeks prior to the competition date. You will do so during the registration process.
Awards
ADJUDICATION
300-270 Platinum
269.9-255 High Gold
254.9-237 Gold
CATEGORY WINNERS
Top 3 in each Age Division, Style of Dance, Routine Type and Entry Level
OVERALL HIGH POINT WINNERS
Top 5 in each Age Division, Routine Type and Entry Level regardless of the style of dance.
*There must be a minimum of 2 routine entries in a division in order to have an Overall High Point Winner.
GRAND CHAMPIONS
Grand Champion overall Age Division regardless of Style of Dance or Type of Routine.
*Subject to change depending on number of routine entries