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1 Last Revised: 12/3/14 COMPETITION INFO Competition Divisions Solo Duet/ Trio Small Group (4-11) Large Group (12-23) Line Group (24+) Ext Line Group (24+) Fee Per Dancer $88.00 $52.00 $40.00 $36.00 $34.00 $40.00 Time Limit 2 MIN 30 SEC 2 MIN 30 SEC 3 MIN 15 SEC 3 MIN 15 SEC 5 MIN MAX 6-8 MIN MAX Note: Entry level (both National and Preliminary) is based on the dancer s age the first day of the event entered. RULES & REGULATIONS >>> LEVEL ONE is designed for the performers who take class less than 3 hours a week or have had 1-4 years of dance training and only moderate experience in competitions. LEVEL TWO is designed for those who take class more than 3 hours per week and have had more than 4 years of dance training and several years of competition experience. AGE DIVISIONS PRE SCHOOL/PRIMARY: 7 & Under PRE JUNIOR: 8-9 JUNIOR: INTERMEDIATE: SECONDARY: SENIOR: GRADUATE: Division should be determined by the average age of all dancers in the routine. PRO AM (teacher or choreographer is performing with the group). These performances are not eligible for highest or overall score awards. ADULT DANCE (Age 21+) is a recreational category for adults in dance. Adult dance entrants are not eligible for overall score awards. ENTRIES Must be received in our office along with payment 14 business days prior to the competition start date. Entries are accepted on a first come first serve basis, and are scheduled in accordance with the performance times available at each event. Entries received after the deadline, (if time permits) may incur a $15.00 late fee per entry. Entries will not be processed without full payment. Visa, MasterCard, cashier or certified checks, money orders and cash are the only forms of payment accepted. If paying by personal check, the checks must have cleared the bank before payment is considered to be finalized. Credit card payments are subject to a transaction fee upon checkout. Entry fees are NON REFUNDABLE! CONVENTION INFORMATION Conventions and/or Dance Factory Workshops are available in select cities. Some competition events may require student attendance at the Convention to be eligible for the competition. If Convention is mandatory, this information will be indicated in the online registration and posted on the website. Teachers are encouraged to have their students take advantage of the excellent instruction offered at the DTI conventions and Dance Factory Workshops. This is also a wonderful opportunity to meet the adjudicating faculty and see and hear their dance perspective when judging an entry in the competition.

2 ENTRY LIMITS AND MAKEUP OF ENTRIES Soloists are limited to two entries. You may not compete against yourself (i.e. jazz against jazz.) Duet/Trios are limited to two entries. You may not compete against yourself (i.e. jazz against jazz). After two entries of the same performers, there must be at least one different person in to continue to compete in a duet/trio number in same category The two entries rule also applies to groups. At least half of the dancers in a group must be different to compete in the same category. It is possible to move a group to a higher age division to allow for numbers to compete that have exhausted the twoentry rule; however the two entry rule applies to each age division. Winners at one preliminary may not compete with same number at another preliminary. Any number having won an overall high score/ or highest score award in a previous competition or at any national finals, may not compete with the same number in the same calendar year or at a national event following the year in which it won. This is inclusive of all the dance divisions. Using a different group with the same choreography applies within this rule. It is not allowed. Preliminary winners must compete with the same number at Nationals that they qualified with before nationals. For National Finals, the number of people in the choreography may change, and that may result in a large group becoming a small group, and trio becoming a duet, and so on. This is allowed. The choreography and the music must remain the same for the entries. All changes to national entries must be made before the deadline of the National Competition. All entries will compete in the Age Division in which they qualified at the Preliminary. Dancers will not be placed in another age division even if their ages changed after preliminaries and before nationals. REFUNDS Absolutely no refunds are given for any reason. Credit vouchers valid for a one-year period are issued at the discretion of DTI for sickness or injury. Refunds will be given in the case of a cancelled event. ADMISSION FEES There are no admission fees with the exception of some Dance Troupe special events or seminars. Such fees will be posted on the website in advance of those events. We are not responsible nor have control over fees that may be imposed by a certain facility and have no relation to DTI. (DTI will advise its clients in advance should that occur). JUDGING >>> The decision of the judges is final and not open for discussion. Participants will be judged on Technical Excellence, Choice and Suitability of material (including age appropriateness,) Showmanship, and Degree of Difficulty. Sexually suggestive material must be avoided, and age appropriate costumes are highly recommended. Judges have the discretion of marking or noting that any routine may not be appropriate for Dance Troupe, Inc. s audiences and points up to 10 may be deducted from those scores. Any concern of the judges or directors with either of the above could and may disqualify a number. The opinions of the judges is definitive. Costume and Choreography are also being scored by the judges in their critiques. 2

3 REPERFORMANCE Routines not finished receive a 2-point deduction. A performer will be allowed to re-perform any number if the number has been interrupted by a technical error on the part of DTI, an electrical failure or an extenuating circumstance at the discretion of the Director. Conditions of a stage are not the responsibility of Dance Troupe, Inc and will not be considered in any re-performance of a number. Sickness or routines that are forgotten will not be accepted as reasons for re-performance. Contestants must perform on the designated day and time. Persons performing outside a normal line up of an event, in so far as division of dance, or day scheduled for that event, forfeit their rights to overall high score and highest score awards. Persons who arrive late or teachers asking for a number to be delayed because of late arrival of dancers or parents for whatever reason will be given a maximum of 30 minutes, after which the number will be disqualified. LINE UP AND PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE Dancers are expected to perform in the order of the program unless the director has granted special permission. The director or backstage personnel can issue 3 Point deductions for delay of program for costume change. A teacher will be given one warning before the points are deducted. You will be able to find the performance schedule under DTI EVENT SCHEDULE one week prior to the competition. Contestants in the first 15 acts are expected to be in the house 45 minutes ahead of start time and should be in costume and ready to perform at the exact time of the opening of the competition. All other dancers are expected to be in the facility and ready to perform one hour before their scheduled time. Those dancers need to be in the house 45 minutes before the start time of the event. Failure to perform in the assigned Level or category division may result in any entrant not receiving any award. They may be adjudicated but audit will not be able to factor them into the appropriate scoring if they have performed out of their assigned level or category Many times the competitions will be ahead of the schedule. All participants should anticipate this and be ready to dance when called. Numbers may be moved around to accommodate costume changes at the event. If you are unsure of the running of the program you should check with a backstage line up person for updates. Teachers are given the final running order of the program in a special staff program; this too can be subject to change. This should be reviewed upon arrival. Parents may wish to purchase a program at the site. Sometimes this printing of the program may not reflect the exact running order because of last minute costume change moves; however the program will reflect the awards running order. FORMAT OF COMPETITION >>> The competition schedule will begin with Level One Solos and Duet/Trios followed by Small and Large Groups. If there are small numbers of entries, groups may be interspersed with Solos and Duet/Trios to allow for costume changes. This may also happen in Level Two to accommodate costume changes. Studio owners should be aware of this and advise all participants to be at least one hour ahead of their scheduled performance time. PARENTS should also be alerted to changes in the program by studio ownersso as not to miss their child's performances. Some competitions may be staged in a hotel on a ballroom floor rather than an elevated stage area or auditorium stage. 3

4 PERFORMANCE DIVISIONS BALLET/POINTE, JAZZ, TAP, LYRICAL, MODERN, CONTEMPORARY, LITURGICAL, SONG AND DANCE, OPEN, CLOG, BATON/POM, ACRO/GYM/, MUSICAL THEATER, CHARACTER, AND HIP HOP/STREET JAZZ. Please Note: OPEN division consists of all other categories, including but not limited to; ethnic, novelty, ballroom, etc. It may not be used as a catch all for numbers that a teacher does not want to compete against another entry in a same category. TRICKS Acrobatic moves/tricks are limited to three in all categories except acro/gym, open, and Dance Crew Challenge. Acrobatic tricks or gymnastic moves (i.e. walkover, front hand spring, cartwheel, etc.) are considered one trick when done in succession. For example, three cartwheels in a row equals one trick. PROPS OR SETS and/or mats must be set up in less than 45 seconds. The building of sets on stage is prohibited. All sets must be moveable into place and or off the stage within 45 seconds. NO dangerous props may used during the competition (swords, fire, etc.). Props that stand more than 10 are not guaranteed to fit on the DTI stage. DTI is not responsible for and will not supply power. In addition, DTI Staff will not assist with props. Delay of the program because of props being placed on or removed from the stage will result in point deductions from the number (from 1-4 points) depending on the delay. This is at the Director s or Stage Manager s discretion. MUSIC All CDs must be marked with performance numbers, studio code and name of music prior to the studio s competition. We only accept one song per CD. Please submit your music upon arrival at least one hour before your scheduled performance time when coming to the event. Studios are required to have back up CDs or an ipod (where music selection must be clearly accessible in a marked play list). Music should be picked up after the completion of your performances. DTI will not be responsible for any music left at an event or any electronic device left at the music station. 4

5 REBATE & SPECIAL OFFER Please contact our office at (276) for current rebates and special discounts! CRITIQUES Computer errors, though rare, do occur. DTI will make every effort to correct any errors or omissions that may occur due to a computer malfunction. These corrections however may only be made at the completion of each award segment, and should be brought to the attention of the auditor at that time only. All critiques are available online a week after the event. The awards ceremony must not be interrupted while in progress, unless by the auditor or DTI staff. STUDIO CODES All studios will be assigned a code at the time they register online. This code will be a means of identification for all of their entries: critiques and CDS also use this code. Competition line-ups will be ed approximately 7 days before the competition. The general line up for the event is also available online at Confirmation of entries will be acknowledged within three days, and any changes for those entries must be made within one week prior to the event. Unforeseen changes due to illness or injury of a dancer should be made as soon as possible. INDEPENDENT ENTRIES Independent entries are accepted. Additional fees apply, which are listed below. Independent entries are entries without other numbers being performed from their studio. Fees: Solos $ Duet/Trio: $85.00 per dancer Groups: $

6 DRESSING ROOMS DTI does attempt to be fair in assigning dressing rooms, however when space is limited it may be necessary for studios to share a dressing space. Please honor the listings as to placement in these dressing areas when done. All dressing areas are to be shared equally by all participating studios. All entrants are expected to change costumes quickly (three numbers should be adequate in most cases). Absolutely no valuables should be left in dressing areas, and personal property is left at the risk of the owner. DTI is not responsible for any items in the dressing areas. All Dressing areas should be left clean, and any damages that might be incurred will be the responsibility of the studio(s) dressing within those areas. Please respect our venues property. VIDEOS AND PHOTOGRAPHY DTI will provide taping of the event unless otherwise noted. ALL other cameras and recording devices such as cell phones are prohibited. Anyone caught recording a number will be asked by security to leave the facility. That person may also cause the number that was being recorded to be disqualified. Viewing of an unauthorized video on sites such as YouTube will result in after the event disqualification unless permission from the choreographer has been granted. The professional videos will be available to purchase at the site, but require the signature of the studio or teacher. ABSOLUTELY NO PHOTOS MAY BE TAKEN. This is to ensure the safety of the dancers on stage and so routines may be enjoyed by spectators without interruption. DTI will provide a professional photographer at each event. Photos for routines will be available for ordering. USE OF FACILITIES Participating teachers and students under their care will be responsible for preventing damages of our facilities, auditoriums, dressing rooms and other rooms. Each teacher needs to advise students and chaperones of the costs to them should damages occur to the facility. If damages occur at a facility future use of that same facility will be jeopardized. Teachers should report any destructive behavior to the staff of DTI immediately. REGULATIONS DTI reserves the right to cancel, move or extend any competition in accordance with the response to the number of entries or unforeseen circumstances. Studios will be notified within five days of the competition date if the schedule has been extended or relocated. In case of cancellation, all funds will be returned promptly one to two weeks out of the event. Refunds are not given for any reason, unless an event is cancelled by DTI. There is no admission charge and the event is open to the general public. Doors will open approximately 45 minutes before the competition s scheduled start time. All attendees, participating teachers, dancers, parents and friends are expected to display good sportsmanship. Persons not complying with this rule will be immediately disqualified and will lose future privileges to compete at a DTI event. Our focus is always on your dancer s BEST Performance! 6

7 COMPETITION AWARDS SCORING Level I and Level II: There is a possible total of 100 points on each judge s sheet, with a costume and choreography scoring range of 0-15 points. We use 3 qualified judges for each of our competitions and one of those will also serve as our specialty judge. Sometimes a 4th judge is added, and designated as solely a specialty judge. JUDGES POINT RANGE Judges Choice Elite = Judges Choice = High Gold Excel = High Gold = Gold = Overall High Score Awards are presented in all age divisions for Solos, Duet/Trios, Small Groups, Large Groups, Line/Extended Line. Level One is recognized in one to three places. Level Two is recognized in three to five places. Highest Scores of the Event Number of places is at the discretion of the DTI staff and is based on the number of entries for each category. Cash Awards Cash Awards are presented to the Studio owner by voucher (which may be mailed in for payment). They are only given for Level Two Highest Scores of the Day and there must be 5 or more entries in the category. Solo- $50, Duet/Trio- $75, Small Group- $100, Large Group- $100, Line- $100 The Hollingsworth Award Honoring its founders, DTI will present a beautiful trophy to the studio who most represents the spirit of dance. This award is to honor Mr. and Mrs. Hollingsworth s love of dance, style and creativity which they exhibited throughout their careers. They always pushed themselves and others to be the best, with the hope of passing on their enthusiasm and love of the art to those who study dance in studios across the nation. AtmosFIERCE Award This specialty award is given to Preliminary contestants by Dance Troupe s panel of judges, and is not determined by a numerical scoring. This award expresses the highest degree of quality of a dance, uniqueness in a routine, excellence of a dance and overall FIERCEness! Star Title Performers are chosen from the Highest Scoring Solos at each Regional. The top five places of Highest Scores in Level Two Solos are eligible to participate in our National Star Title Program. Youth Dance Ambassadors are chosen from Level Two Solos and Duet/Trios scoring High Gold or higher. All chosen candidates are eligible to participate in The National YDA Program at Finals. Premier Dance Performers are chosen from Level One Solos and Duet/Trios scoring High Gold or higher. All chosen candidates are eligible to participate in The National PDP Program at Finals. The Dance Crew Challenge is awarded to the highest scoring Hip Hop/Street Jazz group. The Call Back Challenge is a lightning round of encore performances by solo, duos, and trios chosen by the judges. Each participant receives an invitation to participate in the Call Back Challenge Participation Program at Nationals. 7

8 CONTACT US PHONE: (276) FAX: (276) Follow Us on Like Us on Facebook: Dance Troupe Inc. Our focus is always on your dancer s BEST performance! LIABILITY DTI, its staff, the hotel, theater or site of the convention or competition will not be responsible for any accident or injury that may occur to anyone participating or attending these events. DTI cannot be responsible of unforeseen flaws in theater stages that may inadvertently lead to an accident. Persons entering the competition and/or participating as a spectator MUST assume the responsibility for any unforeseen injury. It is the responsibility of the dance teacher and or person in charge of the participating entries to educate them and other attendees from their studio as to these rules and policies. By registering online for any DTI event, The Studio and Its Teachers acknowledge that they have read and understand the rules and regulations of the event, and that they in turn have informed all parents as to the same requirements. Once a studio submits its entries to DTI, the company acknowledges your understanding of the rules and the liability clause put in place at all events. PUBLICITY RIGHTS All participants in our competitions at the preliminary or national level give their permission for any photograph or video that is taken of them to be used in the promotion of DTI, including the rights of newspapers, brochures, websites, social media, cable and TV advertising.