TIME LIMITS
SOLO: 2 MINUTES 45 SECONDS
DUO/TRIO: 3 MINUTES
SMALL GROUP: 4 MINUTES
LARGE GROUP/LINE: 5 MINUTES
DISCIPLINES
Acrobatics Division
AcroDance: Routine contains 50% dance and 50% gymnastics, tumbling, or limbers etc. Contortion: Routine focuses on the display of flexibility and balance through act of contortion and body bending.
Ballet Division
Classical Ballet: Routine includes classical, precise and highly formalized sets of steps, gestures, and movements with ballet technique.
Character Ballet: Ballet routine in which the performer portrays a recognizable character throughout the entirety of the performance.
Contemporary Ballet: Division utilizing overall contemporary/modern/ballet training.
Variation Ballet: A solo from a ballet production performed alone. The choreography does not differ significantly from what was set by the original choreographer of the ballet.
Pointe Ballet: 30% or more of the dancers must be on pointe with a majority of the routine performed on pointe. The same style of show must be on both feet. The division is to be calculated utilizing overarching ballet training, not pointe training.
Jazz: Routine to include jazz techniques such as leaps, splits, floor rolls, kicks, etc.
Lyrical: Routine to include emotional interpretations using combination of ballet and jazz technique. Balance, control and extension are main focuses of the dance whilst portraying a story and connection to the lyrics.
Musical Theatre & Stage: Musical Theatre routine to include lip-synching and dramatization. Stage routines do not include lip-synching but have theatrical Broadway elements. Both styles include theatrics and facial expressions.
Modern: Interpretive dance using balance and control. Demonstrated free, creative, and expressive movement styles that closely relate to actual human life.
Tap: Routine to include tap technique. Must be wearing tap shoes. NO RECORDED TAP SOUNDS are permitted in the music.
Song & Dance: A dance routine that also includes singing. NO RECORDED AUDIO is permitted, vocals only. Music volumne will be adjusted to aid projection, theatres may or may not have stage microphones.
Contemporary: A contemporary exploration of fundamental ballet, jazz, modern and lyrical training.
Street Division
Hip Hop: Routine consisting primarily of hip-hop and street dance technique.
Break Dance: Routine consisting of break dance and tricking elements within a street styled routine.
National/Traditional: A routine of national origin: Highland, Irish, Polynesian, Chinese, and traditional routines such as: Cha Cha, Salsa, Tango, and Latin/Ballroom origins. There is no ranking and only medal standings.
Open: This category is for those routines that do not fit into any of the above categories. There may be a variety of interdisciplinary routines within this category with no restrictions. This category may be merged with another category for overall scoring and ranking purposes.
Student Choreography: This category is reserved for routines that are self choreographed, available for solo, duo/trio or group. Dancer does NOT need to be the choreographer.
Adjudication Only: For those performers looking for Adjudication only.