AGE DIVISIONS

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PETITE: 5 YEARS OF AGE & YOUNGER

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MINI: 6-8 YEARS OF AGE

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JUNIOR: 9-11 YEARS OF AGE

 

TEEN: 12-14 YEARS OF AGE

 

SENIOR: 15-19 YEARS OF AGE

 

ADULT: 20+

 

THE AGE DIVISION FOR ACTS WITH MULTIPLE DANCERS IS DETERMINED BY CALCULATING THE AVERAGE AGE OF THE DANCERS IN SAID ROUTINE AS OF JANUARY 1ST OF THE YEAR IN WHICH THE COMPETITION IS HELD. IF THE AVERAGE AGE DOES NOT CALCULATE TO A WHOLE NUMBER, POSITIVE VIBES DANCE DROPS THE DECIMAL AND ROUNDS DOWN TO THE NEAREST WHOLE NUMBER. THE AGE DIVISIONS UNDER WHICH SOLOISTS COMPETE WILL ALSO BE DETERMINED BY THE DANCER’S AGE AS OF JANUARY 1ST OF THE YEAR IN WHICH THE COMPETITION IS BEING HELD.

 

BUMP RULE: THE AVERAGE AGE OF EACH ENTRY MUST NOT DROP MORE THAN ONE AGE DIVISION BELOW THE AGE OF THE OLDEST DANCER IN THE ROUTINE.

FOR EXAMPLE: THE AVERAGE AGE OF A ROUTINE IS QUALIFIED AS A JUNIOR ROUTINE BUT THE OLDEST DANCER IS A SENIOR, THE ROUTINE WILL COMPETE IN THE TEEN CATEGORY.

 

ALL ROUTINES WILL FALL UNDER THE SIZE DIVISION OF:

 

SOLO: 1 PERFORMER

DUET OR TRIO: 2 OR 3 PERFORMERS

SMALL GROUP: 4 TO 9 PERFORMERS

LARGE GROUP: 10 TO 19 PERFORMERS

LINE OR PRODUCTION: 20+ PERFORMERS

 

COMPETITION LEVELS/DIVISIONS

The following guidelines are suggestions to be used in determining the appropriate level placement of each dancer…

 

ADVANCED Level: This competition level is for competitive dancers who perform at an advanced technical level, and is recommended for dancers who have had approximately 6+ years experience.  All entries will be adjudicated, and will receive High Score Awards.

 

INTERMEDIATE Level: This competition level is for the intermediate dancers, and is recommended for dancers who have had approximately 2-5 years experience. Entries will be adjudicated, and will receive High Score Awards within this level.

 

NOVICE Level: This competition level division is for beginning dancers who have little or no experience competing. Dancers may only be considered ‘novice’ dancers for a maximum of 2 years.. Entries will be adjudicated, and will receive High Score Awards within this level.

 

**IMPORTANT** - Because no competition can possibly know how many hours a child dances or for how many years they have danced, it is left to the teachers own sound judgment when entering level placement for their students. It is at the judges discretion to move any routine that they feel is placed in a level below their ability to the level in which they feel is necessary. All judges decisions are FINAL. If the judges determine that a routine should be moved to a different level, and that level has already competed, the routine will then be eligible for adjudication only.

 

Groups - No more than 1/3 of the dancers in a routine may be a higher performance level than the level that the routine is entered. Example: If a routine has 12 dancers - 4 advanced, 4 intermediate & 4 novice, the routine should be placed in the ‘advanced’ level because 1/3 or more of the dancers are advanced.

* No dancer that is registered in the ‘advanced’ level will be permitted to dance in ANY ‘novice’ level routine. Note: Groups/Lines may be placed in a higher competition level than the average of the participants, but never a lower level.

 

TIME LIMITS

SOLOS & DUET/TRIOS 2:45

EXT. SOLOS & DUET/TRIOS 3:15

SMALL GROUPS 3:00

EXT. SMALL GROUPS 3:30

LARGE & LINE 4:00

EXT. LARGE & LINE 5:00

PRODUCTION 6:00

EXT. PRODUCTION 8:00

 

CATEGORIES

ALL ROUTINES WILL BE COMPETED AND REGISTERED UNDER THE CONTEXT OF ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:

 

ACRO: ROUTINE IS COMPRISED OF GYMNASTIC AND/OR ACROBATIC WORK IN ADDITION TO DANCE CHOREOGRAPHY WHICH MUST ACCOUNT FOR 50% OR MORE OF THE ROUTINE.

 

BALLET: ROUTINE IS CHOREOGRAPHED UTILIZING CLASSICAL OR CONTEMPORARY BALLET TECHNIQUE(S). DANCER(S) MUST WEAR BALLET SHOES.

 

CHARACTER: PERFORMERS PORTRAY A RECOGNIZABLE CHARACTER. MAY INCORPORATE ANY FORM OF DANCE.

 

CONTEMPORARY: ROUTINE IS CHOREOGRAPHED USING CONTEMPORARY TECHNIQUE AND MOVEMENT

 

FOLK/ETHNIC: ROUTINE IS CHOREOGRAPHED UTILIZING ETHNIC STYLES AND TECHNIQUES SUCH AS HAWAIIAN, AFRICAN, LATIN, MIDDLE EASTERN, INDIAN, ETC.

 

HIP-HOP: ROUTINE IS CHOREOGRAPHED UTILIZING STREET AND/OR JAZZ FUNK TECHNIQUE & MOVEMENT.

 

JAZZ: ROUTINE IS CHOREOGRAPHED UTILIZING JAZZ TECHNIQUE AND MOVEMENT.

 

LYRICAL: ROUTINE IS CHOREOGRAPHED UTILIZING LYRICAL TECHNIQUE, AND MAINTAINS THE THEME OF THE MUSICAL SELECTION.

 

MODERN: ROUTINE IS CHOREOGRAPHED UTILIZING MODERN MOVEMENT DERIVED FROM GRAHAM, HORTON, OR THE LIKE.

 

MUSICAL THEATRE: ROUTINE IS THEATRICAL IN NATURE, AND IS CHOREOGRAPHED TO MUSIC FROM BROADWAY OR CINEMATIC MUSICAL.

 

OPEN: ROUTINE THAT CONTAINS ANY COMBINATION OF GENRES OR DOES NOT FALL UNDER ANY OTHER GENRE RECOGNIZED OR REPRESENTED HEREIN.

 

POINTE: ROUTINE IS CHOREOGRAPHED UTILIZING TRADITIONAL OR CONTEMPORARY POINTE TECHNIQUE AND MOVEMENT. DANCER(S) MUST WEAR POINTE SHOES.

 

POM/DRILL: ROUTINE IS CHOREOGRAPHED UTILIZING POM PONS AND DANCE TEAM/ DRILL TECHNIQUE AND PRECISION.

 

TAP: ROUTINE IS CHOREOGRAPHED UTILIZING TRADITIONAL, CONTEMPORARY, OR HOOFING TECHNIQUES, STEPS, AND/OR RHYTHM PATTERNS. NO TAP SOUNDS ARE PERMITTED IN THE MUSIC, AND DANCERS MUST WEAR TAP SHOES.

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EXCEPTIONAL CHILD: THIS CATEGORY IS FOR EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN WITH VARYING PHYSICAL AND COGNITIVE ABILITIES.

 

PROPS

THE USE OF PROPS IS WELCOME AT ANY OF OUR EVENTS. HOWEVER, PLEASE BE AWARE THAT TRANSPORTATION, SET-UP, AND TEAR DOWN OF PROP(S) IS/ARE THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE STUDIO UTILIZING SAID PROP(S). FOR THE DANCERS’ SAFETY, THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF ALL PROPS BOTH FREE STANDING & HAND-HELD IS 10 FEET, AND NO DANCER SHALL STAND ANY HIGHER THAN 6 FEET FROM THE STAGE FLOOR. IN ADDITION, THE USE OF FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS, POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, PYROTECHNICS, AND/OR WEAPONRY OF ANY SORT IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED. IN THE EVENT THAT LIQUIDS ARE USED, THE STAGE MUST BE WIPED COMPLETELY CLEAN AND DRIED IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING SAID ROUTINE, AND MUST MEET STAGE MANAGER APPROVAL. PLEASE NOTE THAT POSTIVE VIBES DANCE WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO PROPS IF LEFT UNATTENDED. ALSO, ANY PROPS LEFT AT THE COMPLETION OF THE SHOW WILL BE DISPOSED.

 

MUSIC

ALL MUSIC MUST BE AGE APPROPRIATE AND FREE OF ANY APPARENT PROFANITY OR VULGAR LANGUAGE IN AN EFFORT TO PRESERVE OUR FAMILY FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT. INFRACTIONS OF THIS RULE MAY RESULT IN DEDUCTION OF SCORE OR DISQUALIFICATION.

 

ALL MUSIC MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA AUDIO FILE UPLOAD THROUGH YOUR STUDIO ACCOUNT. ALL MUSIC MUST BE UPLOADED AT LEAST ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE START OF YOUR EVENT. ALL STUDIOS ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO BRING AND BE PREPARED TO PROVIDE BACK UP MUSIC SHOULD POSITIVE VIBES DANCE ENCOUNTER ANY TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES WITH YOUR MASTER COPY. WE WILL NOT ADJUST THE SPEED OR MAKE CUTS IN ANY MUSIC. POSITIVE VIBES DANCE IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY MUSIC THAT IS NOT RECLAIMED AT THE COMPLETION OF AN EVENT.

 

ADJUDICATION

ALL ROUTINES WILL BE SCORED WITHIN THE FOLLOWING CRITERION:

TECHNIQUE(40%)

SHOWMANSHIP(30%)

PRECISION/EXECUTION(30%)

 

THE FOLLOWING ARE THE CUMULATIVE SCORING BREAKDOWNS AS THEY RELATE TO THE RESPECTIVE LEVELS OF DISTINCTION.

 

                                             COMPETITIVE             INTERMEDIATE             NOVICE DEBUT

POSITIVE PLATINUM              289-300

PLATINUM                               277-288.9                      274-288.9                         270-288.9

HIGH GOLD                            265-276.9                      260-273.9                         256-269.9

GOLD                                      253-264.9                      248-259.9                         244-255.9

SILVER                                       0-252.9                           0-247.9                             0-243.9

 

TOP SCORING ROUTINES WILL BE ACKNOWLEDGED WITHIN EACH AGE/SIZE DIVISION. AT EACH COMPETITION, POSITIVE VIBES DANCE WILL RECOGNIZE THE TOP 10 HIGHEST SCORING ROUTINES FOR EACH AGE & SIZE DIVISION CONTAINING AT LEAST 10 OR MORE ROUTINES. FOR ANY AGE AND/OR SIZE DIVISION CONTAINING BETWEEN 5 AND 9 ROUTINES, POSITIVE VIBES DANCE WILL ACKNOWLEDGE THE TOP 5 HIGHEST SCORING ROTUINES. FOR ANY AGE AND/OR SIZE DIVISION CONTAINING 3 OR 4 ROUTINES, THE TOP 3 SCORING ROUTINES WILL BE ACKNOWLEDGED.

IN THE EVENT OF A TIE, THE TECHNIQUE SCORE WILL DETERMINE THE HIGHER OVERALL PLACEMENT WITHIN THE DIVISIONAL OVERALL. IF THE TECHNIQUE SCORES ARE TIED, THE SHOWMANSHIP SCORE WILL DETERMINE THE HIGHER OVERALL PLACEMENT. IN THE EVENT THAT BOTH THE TECHNIQUE AND SHOWMANSHIP SCORES ARE TIED BETWEEN/AMONGST ROUTINES, THE PRECISION/EXECUTION SCORE WILL DETERMINE THE HIGHEST OVERALL PLACEMENT. IF TWO OR MORE ROUTINES ARE TIED WITH EQUIVALENT TECHNIQUE, SHOWMANSHIP, AND PRECISION/EXECUTION SCORES, THE CHOREOGRAPHY SCORE WILL DETERMINE THE HIGHER/HIGHEST OVERALL PLACEMENT. LASTLY, IF TWO OR MORE ROUTINES ARE TIED WITH EQUIVALENT TECHNIQUE, SHOWMANSHIP, PRECISION/EXECUTION , AND CHOREOGRAPHY SCORES, THE OVERALL PERFORMANCE SCORE WILL DETERMINE THE HIGHEST PLACEMENT WITHIN THE OVERALLS.

A SOLOIST MAY ONLY PLACE ONCE WITHIN THE OVERALLS WITHIN THEIR RESPECTIVE AGE DIVISION WITH THEIR HIGHER/HIGHEST SCORING SOLO.

 

SPECIAL AWARDS

MR. AND MISS POSITIVE VIBES TITLE: OUR PANEL OF JUDGES WILL CHOOSE ONE MINI, PETITE, JUNIOR, TEEN AND SENIOR IN TWO DIVISIONS - NOVICE/INTERMEDIATE AND COMPETITIVE.  THIS IS BASED ON OVERALL PERFORMANCE.  ENTRIES MUST BE ENTERED INTO TITLE VIA YOUR DASHBOARD OR AT THE DOOR AS LONG AS IT IS BEFORE THE DANCER'S PERFORMANCE. THERE IS A $40 CHARGE FOR EACH ENTRY INTO TITLE. 

 

COSTUME AWARD: OUR PANEL OF JUDGES WILL CHOOSE ONE COSTUME FROM EACH ADJUDICATION CEREMONY THAT STUCK OUT TO THEM. THE SELECTION WILL BE MADE BY THE JUDGES ON OVERALL DESIGN, CREATIVITY, FIT AND WORKMANSHIP. ALL ROUTINES ARE REGISTERED FOR THE OUTSTANDING COSTUME AWARD WITHOUT ANY ADDITIONAL FEE.

 

PHOTOGENIC AWARD: AN AWARD WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE INDIVIDUAL JUDGED MOST PHOTOGENIC IN EACH AGE DIVISION OF COMPETITION.  ALL PHOTO ENTIRES SHOULD BE EMAILED TO office@positivevibesdance.com (subject: "Photogenic Entry" and include student's name, age, and studio in the body of the email) AND $30 PAYMENT, WHICH CAN BE PAID ON OUR WEBSITE UNDER THE "STORE" TAB. YOU MUST BE A REGISTERED COMPETITOR TO ENTER PHOTOGENIC. IF YOU WISH TO ENTER THE PHOTOGENIC, YOU MUST DO SO AT THE COMPETITION. THE PHOTOGENIC TITLE IS $30 PER ENTRY. ALL PARTICIPANTS MUST BE ENTERED AT LEAST 25 ACTS BEFORE THE AWARDS CEREMONIES FOR EACH AGE DIVISION.

 

CHOREOGRAPHY AWARD: AT THE DISCRETION OF OUR PANEL OF JUDGES, CHOREOGRAPHY AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED FOR OUTSTANDING WORK IN THE AREA OF CHOREOGRAPHY.

 

CAMERAS

ABSOLUTELY NO CAMERAS, CAMCORDERS, OR ANY OTHER RECORDING DEVICES ARE PERMITTED FOR USE WITHIN THE PERFORMANCE ARENA OR DRESSING AREAS UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED BY THE SHOW DIRECTOR. REPEAT OFFENDERS WILL BE ASKED TO DEPART FROM THE COMPETITION. PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT THE PURPOSE OF INSTITUTING THIS GUIDELINE IS TO PROTECT THE DANCERS AND THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OF THE CHOREOGRAPHERS.

 

SCHEDULING

A TENTATIVE SCHEDULE IS RELEASED 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO EACH COMPETITION.  ACCOMPANYING THE RELEASES OF THE TENTATIVE SCHEDULE WILL BE AN EMAIL OUTLINING OUR EXPECTATIONS OF OUR PARTICIPATING STUDIOS AND DEADLINES BY WHICH REQUESTS FOR MODIFICATION MUST BE SUBMITTED.  IN THE EVENT THAT A MODIFICATION REQUEST IS NOT SUBMITTED BY THE DEADLINE OUTLINED IN THE EMAIL, ANY AFFECTED ROUTINE WILL COMPETE FOR ADJUDICATION ONLY.

 

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULES WITH APPROXIMATE TIMES WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE SOLELY TO STUDIO ADMINISTRATORS.  IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF STUDIO PERSONNEL TO DISTRIBUTE THE SCHEDULE TO THEIR PARTICIPATING DANCERS, AS POSITIVE VIBES DANCE DOES NOT PUBLICLY POST THE SCHEDULES OF ANY OF OUR COMPETITIONS.  PLEASE BE PREPARED TO COMPETE 90 MINUTES PRIOR TO YOUR DESIGNATED PERFORMANCE TIME.  IN THE EVENT THAT A STUDIO PERFORMS OUT OF ORDER, THE AFFECTED ROUTINE WILL COMPETE FOR ADJUDICATION ONLY AND BE INELIGIBLE FOR DIVISIONAL OVERALL AWARDS.   POSITIVE VIBES DANCE HAS THE INTENTION OF RUNNING EACH SHOW ON TIME, IF NOT EARLY, AND RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ADJUST THE SCHEDULE IN AN EFFORT TO DO SO.

 

REGISTRATION

IN AN EFFORT TO SIMPLIFY THE REGISTRATION PROCESS, POSITIVE VIBES DANCE MAKES IT POSSIBLE FOR YOU TO REGISTER FOR A COMPETITION THROUGH OUR ONLINE FORM PAGE ON OUR WEBSITE. ADMINISTRATORS MUST FIRST ESTABLISH A ROSTER OF ALL PARTICIPATING DANCERS INCLUDING THEIR NAME, BIRTHDATE, AND COMPETITIVE CLASS. ONCE A ROSTER HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED, THE ADMINISTRATOR MAY ENTER THEIR ROUTINES, SPECIFYING THE CITY IN WHICH THEY WISH TO COMPETE, AS WELL AS THE NAME AND CATEGORY OF EACH ROUTINE THEY WISH TO COMPETE. OUR REGISTRATION DEPARTMENT WILL CALCULATE AGE AND SIZE DIVISIONS AS WELL AS COMPETITIVE CLASS. PAYMENT FOR FEES IS DUE 45 DAYS PRIOR TO THE START OF EACH EVENT.  PLEASE NOTE THAT THE ONLY METHODS OF PAYMENT FOR ENTRY FEES ACCEPTED BY POSITIVE VIBES DANCE ARE CASH, CHECK, OR MONEY ORDER. FURTHERMORE, NO STUDIO WILL BE OFFICIALLY REGISTERED FOR A GIVEN COMPETITION UNTIL THEIR BALANCE IS SATISFIED IN FULL. IN THE EVENT THAT A GIVEN STUDIO SUBMITS ANY PAYMENT WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE COMPETITION IN WHICH THEY WISH TO COMPETE, THE ONLY ACCEPTABLE METHODS OF PAYMENT WILL BE CASH, BANK-ISSUED CASHIERS CHECK, OR MONEY ORDER. ENTRY FEES WILL BE SUBJECT TO A 10% INCREASE IF NOT PAID 30 DAYS PRIOR TO THE COMPETITION.

 

CASH AWARDS

THE TOP SCORING SOLOIST OF EACH AGE DIVISION WILL RECEIVE A CASH PRIZE.

• **PLEASE NOTE THAT ONLY TOP SCORING SOLOISTS FROM AGE DIVISIONS AND COMPETITIVE CLASSES CONTAINING AT LEAST 5 DIFFERENT SOLOISTS WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A CASH AWARD.

GROUP ROUTINES
THE SINGLE TOP SCORING GROUP ROUTINE IN EACH AGE DIVISION WILL BE AWARDED A CASH PRIZE DEPENDENT ON PARTICIPANTS IN THE CATEGORY.