NDA ALL-STAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Gaylord Texan Resort Grapevine, TX February 9-11, 2018

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1 INCLUDED IN YOUR REGISTRATION Commemorative Gift Two routines included with registration (additional routines are $55 per person) Admission into all performances One NDA Unleashed Master Class FLOOR DIMENSIONS Competition will take place on a stage in the Grapevine Ballroom at the. The marley dance floor is approximately 39 deep x 49 wide; each strip is 4 11 wide and there will be 10 strips running front to back. ITINERARY FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9 CHAMPIONSHIP CHECK-IN Make your way to Grapevine! Event Check-in and Practice will take place at the. NDA Unleashed Master Classes will be held this evening. COACHES MEETING NDA will offer a coaches meeting to wrap up any last minute championship questions you may have on check-in day. ONE COACH PER GYM/STUDIO IS REQUIRED TO ATTEND! INDIVIDUAL DIVISIONS Solos (Mini, Youth, Junior, Senior only) will be offered on Friday afernoon. Exact times TBD. See separate Soloist Registration Form for more information. Space is limited and registrations will be first come, first served. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10 GAYLORD TEXAN RESORT Preliminary Competition for all divisions will take place on February 10. Doors are tentatively scheduled to open one hour prior to the first performance. NOTE: Division times will not be available until 2½ weeks prior to the championship. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 11 Final Competition for all divisions. NOTE: Due to enrollments, all times are subject to change. TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS A & I Travel is a team of dedicated travel consultants that will help you arrange your group s travel. A & I Travel will negotiate group pricing on your preferred airline and provide fare comparisons for up to five airlines. Questions regarding airline tickets OR travel specifics: A & I Travel, at varsity@aitvl.com or phone at You may also visit our website for travel requests at nda.varsity.com. The championship registration is separate from your team s travel arrangements and cannot be paid for with one check. Separate payment arrangements must be made with A & I Travel. For more info, call 877.NDA.2WIN ( ) Get complete registration information and rules at nda.varsity.com

2 NDA TEAM PLACEMENT PROGRAM This program was put in place for all traveling teams utilizing hotel rooms while attending the NDA All-Star National Championship. Connections Housing is the official, and only, housing company for NDA Championship housing. Teams that attend the 2018 NDA All-Star National Championship in February are required to book rooms through Connections Housing in order to participate. NDA has authorized no other company to book housing for groups attending 2018 Nationals. Numerous hotels around Grapevine have been blocked for your ease and convenience in booking. There are three convenient ways to contact Connections Housing for information on blocking your team and spectator rooms: nda.varsity.com WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING YOU IN DALLAS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS!

3 INFORMATION YOU NEED TO KNOW CONTACT NUMBERS For questions regarding event schedules, legalities, or championship registration: NDA, P.O. Box , Dallas, Texas NDA.2WIN ( ) Fax Rules at nda.varsity.com NOW YOU RE READY TO REGISTER Complete and mail in all registration forms and deposit with registration to: Via USPS: NDA Championship Registration P.O. Box Dallas, Texas Via UPS or FedEx Overnight: NDA Championship Registration 2010 Merritt Drive Garland, Texas INFORMATION YOU NEED TO KNOW REGARDING PAYMENTS CHECKS/MONEY ORDERS/CASHIER S CHECKS (see next page for credit card payment option) When mailing in payment(s) please include: 1. Name of team 2. Customer Number (with final balance) 3. Contact phone number Note: Teams must submit one check, money order, cashier s check or credit card with their registration. If one payment is to be applied to more than one team, please indicate the amount to be credited to each team. Checks should be made payable to NDA. You may pay by money order, cashier s check or credit card. Do not send cash or personal checks. Incomplete registrations will not be processed. Please be sure to complete all required forms prior to registration. For your convenience, you can now register online. Please confirm your division at nda.varsity.com. Within two weeks of receipt of your completed form(s) and payment(s), you will receive an invoice and general information regarding the championship. A nonrefundable deposit is due at the time of registration. Payments not received at this time will result in the Team not being added to this event. Note: A $50 returned check fee will be charged for each insufficient funds check. Any payments received after January 3rd MUST be in the form of a cashier s check, money order, or credit card. Personal or organization checks will not be accepted after January 3rd and will be returned. For more info, call 877.NDA.2WIN ( ) Get complete registration information and rules at nda.varsity.com

4 INFORMATION YOU NEED TO KNOW CREDIT CARD PAYMENT OPTION Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express may be used for full payment. The FULL BALANCE will be charged to your credit card. Credit card payments may be made by calling 877.NDA.2WIN ( ). LATE REGISTRATIONS If space is available, late registrations will be accepted after the designated deadlines by sending in the FULL BALANCE due with your registration. If you are registering late, the full payment must be submitted in the form of a cashier s check, money order or credit card. The standard cancellation policy will apply to all late registrations. CANCELLATIONS AND REFUNDS Notification of cancellations and request for refund must be made in writing, and ed or faxed to NDA. No cancellations will be accepted by phone. Cancellations may be faxed to NDA at NDA is not responsible for faxes not received. All cancellations must be received during business hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm CST. If cancellation is not received during these hours, it will be dated the next business day. TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS If you are booking flights to Dallas, we recommend you contact A & I Travel; their team of highly experienced group travel specialists provide: Personalized service to your team s travel needs to ensure a successful experience One-stop shopping to include all your event transportation arrangements Consultative air travel schedules and price options Expert group discounted airfare negotiations Negotiated ground transportation (NOT included with airfare) A & I Travel is happy to provide you with a no-obligation quote. Contact the dedicated Varsity team at or by at varsity@aitvl.com. For more info, call 877.NDA.2WIN ( ) Get complete registration information and rules at nda.varsity.com

5 COMMUTER PACKAGES (for hotel information, see page 2) COMMUTER PARTICIPANT Total per person if postmarked on or before Nov. 6 $169 Total per person if postmarked between Nov. 7 and Dec. 11 $174 Total per person if postmarked on or after Dec. 12 $179 COMMUTER PREP PARTICIPANT $119 $124 $129 COMMUTER COACH $79 $89 $99 ADDITIONAL ROUTINES* $55* $55* $55* NOTE: 2 FREE Commuter Coaches per registered team. *$55 per participant, per routine (two routines included in registration) DIVISION CHANGE DEADLINES Teams making Division changes between January 8th and January 22nd will be charged $100. No division changes will be accepted after January 23rd. SPECTATOR ADMISSION Friday, February 9th $10 Saturday, February 10th $25 Sunday, February 11th $25 Weekend Pass $55 PAYMENT Deposit due with registration. Final balance due January 3rd. LATE REGISTRATIONS All payments made after January 3, 2018, must be in the form of a cashier s check, credit card or money order. CANCELLATION On or before Jan. 8 Jan. 9 - Feb. 2 On or after Feb. 3 FEE PER PERSON $50 per person $100 per person All fees are non-refundable ADDITIONAL ROUTINES Two (2) included with registration $55 per participant/per routine For more info, call 877.NDA.2WIN ( ) Get complete registration information and rules at nda.varsity.com

6 A registration form must be completed for each squad/team participating. Please make additional copies as necessary. This application will not be processed unless all information below is accurate, completed in full and returned with full payment per person. Make one check payable to NDA. Please do not staple payments to this form. Please print all information clearly in black/blue ink or type directly into this PDF. Please send a separate registration form for each squad/team registering. NAME OF TEAM AS IT SHOULD APPEAR ON THE PERFORMANCE ORDER STREET ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP CODE TELEPHONE NUMBER FAX NUMBER COACH (all correspondence will be forwarded to the address of the coach) STREET ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP CODE COACH DAY TELEPHONE NUMBER COACH CELL PHONE NUMBER COACH ADDRESS PERSONAL ADDRESS* *NOTE: We only ask for your personal address in the event your firewall and/or filter prevents/blocks our communications. PAYMENT INFORMATION Number of Participants x $ Balance = $ Number of Coaches* x $ Balance = $ Number of Crossovers x $ Balance = $ Number of Add l Routines x $55** Balance = $ (per person) *2 FREE Commuter Coaches per registered team. **$55 per participant, per routine Total = $ Select form of payment: Check/Money Order Visa MasterCard American Express Discover Amount: $ IF PAYING BY CHECK OR MONEY ORDER, MAIL CHECK TO: NDA All-Star Nationals 2010 Merritt Drive, Garland, TX NOTE: Please include name of event attending on your check. IF PAYING BY CREDIT CARD, PLEASE CALL 877.NDA.2WIN.

7 ALL-STAR/STUDIO DIVISIONS Please check Division and indicate number of Participants in each Category. The following Divisions will follow USASF Safety Rules. AGE NUMBER COMPETING AND DIVISIONS REQUIREMENTS CATEGORIES OFFERED MEMBERS GENDER Tiny 6 Years & Younger Jazz Pom Hip Hop min. of 4 Members N/A Mini Prep* 9 Years & Younger Jazz Pom Hip Hop min. of 4 Members N/A Mini Small 9 Years & Younger Jazz Pom Hip Hop 4-14 Members Female Mini Large 9 Years & Younger Jazz Pom Hip Hop min. of 15 Members Female Mini Coed 9 Years & Younger Jazz Pom Hip Hop min. of 4 Members Male & Female Mini Male 9 Years & Younger Hip Hop min. of 4 Members Male Youth Prep* 12 Years & Younger Jazz Pom Hip Hop min. of 4 Members N/A Youth Small 12 Years & Younger Jazz Pom Hip Hop 4-14 Members Female Youth Large 12 Years & Younger Jazz Pom Hip Hop min. of 15 Members Female Youth Coed 12 Years & Younger Jazz Pom Hip Hop min. of 4 Members Male & Female Youth Male 12 Years & Younger Hip Hop min. of 4 Members Male Junior Prep* 15 Years & Younger Jazz Pom Hip Hop min. of 4 Members N/A Junior Small 15 Years & Younger Jazz Pom Hip Hop C/L 4-14 Members Female Junior Large 15 Years & Younger Jazz Pom Hip Hop C/L min. of 15 Members Female Junior Coed Junior Male 15 Years & Younger 15 Years & Younger Jazz Pom Hip Hop C/L Hip Hop min. of 4 Members min. of 4 Members Male & Female Male Senior Small 18 Years & Younger Jazz Pom Hip Hop C/L 4-14 Members Female Senior Large 18 Years & Younger Jazz Pom Hip Hop C/L min. of 15 Members Female Senior Small Coed 18 Years & Younger Jazz Pom Hip Hop C/L 4-14 Members Male & Female Senior Large Coed 18 Years & Younger Jazz Pom Hip Hop C/L min. of 15 Members Male & Female Senior Male 18 Years & Younger Hip Hop min. of 4 Members Male Open Small 14 Years & Older Jazz Pom Hip Hop C/L 4-14 Members Female Open Large 14 Years & Older Jazz Pom Hip Hop C/L min. of 15 Members Female Open Small Coed 14 Years & Older Jazz Pom Hip Hop C/L 4-14 Members Male & Female Open Large Coed 14 Years & Older Jazz Pom Hip Hop C/L min. of 15 Members Male & Female Open Male 14 Years & Older Hip Hop min. of 4 Members Male *Prep division have different awards from all other divisions. National Champions in prep divisions will receive a team banner and team award and each individual and up to 2 coaches will receive a National Champion Hoodie. C/L : Contemporary/Lyrical

8 COMBINING AND SPLITTING 1. Primary Age Divisions will be combined first by team size when applicable, then by gender. 2. A Dance Category may be offered to combine categories (by Age Division) when fewer than three teams are registered in a Category. Specific rules apply. See below. 3. Prep Divisions/Categories may be split when there are three or more teams registered in a Category. Specific rules apply. See below. 1. COMBINING BY SMALL AND LARGE TEAM SIZE If there are fewer than three teams in Small and/or Large in Mini, Youth, Junior, Senior and/or Open Divisions within the same Category, Small and Large divisions must be combined. (Example: If there are two teams in Senior Small Pom and five teams in Senior Large Pom, Divisions will be combined into Senior Pom.) a. Small and Large will not combine if it means that a program will compete against itself. (Example: Senior Small Pom and Senior Large Pom teams from the same program will not be combined into one division that would cause them to compete against each other. If a program chooses to register two teams in the same Age, Team Size and Category (like Senior Small Pom), the teams will compete against each other.) b. When there are 10 or more teams in any Small or Large division, NDA may further split that division by team size, provided a minimum of three teams remain in all resulting divisions. 2. COMBINING AGE AND GENDER If there is only one team registered in any Mini, Youth, Junior, Senior or Open Division within the same Category, Event Producers must combine (in this order), as long as a program is not forced to compete against itself: a. Mini Coed with Mini Male, Youth Coed with Youth Male, Jr Coed with Jr. Male, Sr. Coed with Sr. Male and Open Coed with Open Male b. Mini with Mini Coed, Youth with Youth Coed, Jr. with Jr. Coed, Sr. with Sr. Coed and Open with Open Coed c. Mini with Mini Male, Youth with Youth Male, Jr. with Jr. Male, Sr. with Sr. Male and Open with Open Male 3. COMBINING CATEGORIES TO CREATE A DANCE CATEGORY The Dance Category (formerly known as Open ) may be offered to establish competition when fewer than three teams are registered in any Category within an Age Division. If combined, all Category styles (Jazz, Pom, Hip Hop, Contemporary/Lyrical, Kick or Variety), in each Division, (Tiny, Mini, Youth, Junior, Senior or Open), will compete together in this category. (Example: When one team is registered in Junior Jazz and two teams are registered in Junior Pom, the event producer may combine Junior Jazz and Junior Pom to create Junior Dance.) Exceptions: a. Categories will not combine into Dance if there are three or more teams registered in a category. (Example: If there are 3 teams in Junior Jazz, 2 in Junior Pom, 2 in Junior Hip Hop and 1 in Junior Kick, the event producer will combine the Pom, Hip Hop and Kick teams into the Junior Dance Division/Category and will leave Junior Jazz as a separate Division/Category). Note: There should always be more than one team in the Dance category. b. Categories and Divisions will not combine into Dance if it means that a program will compete against itself. (Example: Junior Jazz and Junior Pom teams from the same program will not be combined into one division that would cause them to compete against each other. If a program chooses to register two teams in the same Age, Team Size and Category, the teams will compete against each other.) c. The Dance category is not a Worlds Bid category. 4. SPLITTING TINY: All performances, regardless of style, in these division categories will be judged against each other unless one of the splitting rules applies. Then, NDA will split Tiny into separate Categories (Jazz, Pom, Hip Hop, etc.), if: a. There are two teams from the same program registered in the same Age Division. (Example: Tiny Jazz and Tiny Pom teams from the same program will not compete against each other. However, if a program chooses to register two teams in the same Age, Team Size and Category, the teams will compete against each other.) b. NDA must split Tiny Divisions within the same category into Small and Large (as outlined in grid) if there are 10 or more teams in the division before the split occurs. There must be at least 3 teams in each division once the split occurs. c. There are three or more teams in the same Category, and at least two remaining performances in any one category including the Dance Category. For more info, call 877.NDA.2WIN ( ) Get complete registration information and rules at nda.varsity.com

9 5. SPLITTING PREP: All performances, regardless of style, in these division categories will be judged against each other unless one of the splitting rules applies. Then, NDA will split Prep into separate Categories (Prep Jazz, Prep Pom, Prep Hip Hop, or Prep Contemporary/Lyrical) by Age Division if: a. There are two teams from the same program registered in the same Age Division. (Example: Junior Prep Jazz and Junior Prep Pom teams from the same program will not compete against each other. However, if a program chooses to register two teams in the same Age, Team Size and Category, the teams will compete against each other.) b. There are three or more teams in the same Category, and at least two remaining performances in any one category including the Dance Category. AGE REQUIREMENTS: Age Requirements, Divisions and Categories for the 2018 Dance Worlds can be found at usasf.net and in The Dance Worlds Bid Packet.) 1. The Division (age) of a team is determined by the age of the oldest competitor. 2. Any team, from any country, may enter any USASF Division as long as they abide by the age requirements of that Division. The age of the competitor as of August 31, 2017 will be the age used for competition purposes throughout the season for Tiny, Mini, Youth, Junior and Senior Age Divisions. All USASF member athletes must be 3 years of age in order to participate. (Note: Junior teams that compete for a Bid to The Junior Dance Worlds will follow the age requirements outlined in the application process posted on USASF.net) For Open (International) Divisions, the eligible age for the athletes will be determined by the calendar year of the competition (Dec. 31 of the same year that the competition occurs) for its age cut off date. Athletes that are not 14 on or before December 31, 2017 may not compete with an Open team before November 1, A calendar year is considered January 1st December 31st. The USASF recognizes the concern with fielding teams of a broad age range and highly recommends that individual programs be vigilant in monitoring participants of various ages on the same team and that, whenever possible, a team s composition is made up of participants of similar ages. CROSSOVERS: 1. Dancer(s) may compete in more than one division and/or category as long as they abide by the age requirements in all divisions in which they compete. 2. Prep a. Dancer(s) may compete in both Prep and Non-Prep categories with the following limitations: i. They may not compete in routines in the same category. (i.e. Dancer(s) may not compete in Youth Hip Hop and Youth Prep Hip Hop) ii. They may not compete in routines in the same category in a different age division. (i.e. Dancer(s) may not compete in Youth Prep Pom and Junior Pom) iii. Jazz & Contemporary/Lyrical ONLY: Dancer(s) may not crossover and compete in Prep and Non-Prep performances in the Jazz & Contemporary/Lyrical categories. (i.e. Dancer(s) may not compete in Youth Prep Cont/Lyrical and Youth Jazz) b. Dancer(s) may progress from a Prep to a Non-Prep Team in the same category style over time, but may not first compete on a Non-Prep team and later compete on a Prep team in the same style. (Clarification: dancers may only move forward in levels of progression, not backward). (Exception: When only one team is registered in a Prep Division Category the team may move to the Non-Prep category at that particular event without breaking Crossover Rule 2b at future events.) For more info, call 877.NDA.2WIN ( ) Get complete registration information and rules at nda.varsity.com

10 STUDIO NAME ALL-STAR CROSSOVER FORM COMPLETE ONE FOR EACH CROSSOVER PHONE NUMBER SAMPLE SENIOR JAZZ CINDY HERKIMER JUNIOR HIP HOP IF YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL CROSSOVERS, PLEASE PRINT THIS FORM AS MANY TIMES AS NEEDED. Age Eligibility Requirements - The age of the competitor as of August 31, 2017 will be the age used for competition purposes throughout the season for all divisions. NDA always attempts to ensure teams from the same program do not have overlapping performances during the preliminary schedule. However, NDA cannot guarantee that a performance and practice overlap will not occur during the final schedule.

11 ALL-STAR DANCE ATHLETE ID FORM Dear All-Star Gym/Studio Owner, In lieu of the Team Eligibility Roster that was previously required by NDA, all cheer and dance participants must now be registered in the USASF Athlete ID program. Registration is required prior to your first competition of the championship season. If you haven t already registered, please see the quick process below. ATHLETE ID PROCESS STEP 1 Prior to attending your first event in the season, register all cheer and dance athletes by entering information in member profiles at USASF.net. Athlete birth certificates will be uploaded to USASF secure servers for birthdate verification by USASF staff. Once birthdates are verified, birth certificate files are digitally destroyed and not stored on any server. STEP 2 Create and print USASF Official Event Rosters for each team prior to each event and submit at check-in. Please attach the Roster to this form. I certify that all the listed athletes on my USASF Official Event Roster are current active members of and meet the eligibility requirements of the specified division to be a member of the team participating. MUST BE SIGNED BY GYM/STUDIO OWNER. SIGNATURE DATE PRINT NAME DAYTIME PHONE TITLE

12 TEAM BIO FORM Please take the time to completely fill out this form - a separate one for each team in the competition. The information you share will be used to produce Championship related content for varsity.com, and Varsity TV. Make sure your team gets the recognition they deserve! Turn in completed form during event registration or at least 1 week prior to Jenni Parrish at jparrish@varsity.com. Gym/Studio Name Team Name Division(s) Number of athletes competing on floor Breakdown of athletes by age or grade City & State Team Nickname (if any) Team Colors Captain s Name(s) Head Coach s Name Additional Coaches Name(s) Team Traditions Team Goals How many years have you attended NDA All-Star Nationals? Last year s placement List all NDA titles won Coach s contact number at event Any additional information you d like to share about your team Coach s Team Twitter Handle Team Facebook Page Official Team Hashtag Team Instagram