AUXILIARY TEAM Choreography/ Content ENSEMBLE GENERAL EFFECT MOVEMENT & EQUIPMENT 50-60.9 61-70.9 71-80.9 81-90.9 91-95.5 96-100 Fair Average Good Very Good Excellent Superior Construction of Show Floor Patterns Variety of Body Movements & Execution Teamwork Perfection within Style Skill of Equipment handling Musical Effectiveness Specialties Novelty / Group exchanges Variety & Difficulty Floor Coverage Snap Exchanges/Group Sequences Espirit de Corps Variety & Difficulty Design in Form, Body, & Equipment Volume & Clarity Entrance & Exit Incorporation of Dance w/equipment Ease of Flow of Equipment Transitions Dynamic Movement W/Equipment 2:00-3:00 Number of Members ( Team) Pom/Dance Line Guard Baton Line Out of Step Alignment Phasing Over Gymnastic Floor Damage
BASIC/MILITARY MARCH Challenger Novice Beginner Advanced PLACE & EXECUTION 40 TIMING 40 FLOOR PATTERN & Parade Rest Attention Posture: Head, Shoulders, Back, Hips, Heels Torso, Fingers, Elbow Arm Swing Knee Level Corners Snap On beat Phasing (slightly before or after the beat) Beginner 8 steps per leg twice Out of Step Omitted Basic Requirements Floor Pattern Corners Floor Pattern Military Beat (Up/ Down) Sharpness Corners (Feet with Baton) Coordination of Arms and Legs Toes (Point on Lift and Lower) Toes (In/Out) Military Proper Beat with Baton Advanced 8 steps per Leg 2.0 Total Penalties Total Penalties Judges Signature
COLLEGE MAJORETTE LINE Checks = Very Good O Encircled = Needs OR Unsatisfactory ROUTINE 40 Place Variety/Difficulty/Creativity Artistic Interpretation Body Work Equipment Work Entertainment Value Specialties Floor Coverage & Flow Quality of Music Novelties TEAMWORK Time 5:00 7:00 (.1 Per second under/over) Variety/Difficulty/Creativity Partner Sequence Group Sequence Entertainment Value Use of Equipment Body Movement Posture Equipment Control Alignment Spacing Rhythm Uniformity of Body Head, Arms, Hands, Legs, Feet Uniformity of Equipment Poise & Grace Out of Step Breaks/Slips.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 6.0 6.5 7.0 7.5 Total.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5.1 per second Total Undertime 2.0 Over Gymnastics Other Penalties Overtime Total Penalties Penalties Total
AAU COLLEGE DOWNFIELD Place CODE: O (Encircled) = Unsatisfactory or Needs Construction Floor Coverage Variety & Difficulty of Baton Movement (Twirling Not Required) Variety & Difficulty of Body Movement Balance of Movements Perfection Turns Balance Body Control Foot Placement Baton Control Basic March (Knees, Toes, Posture) EXECUTION TIMING / Times for Status Levels 2:00 Max Under/.1 per second Time: Time Penalty: Carriage/Body Alignment/Posture Gracefulness of Body Poise Smoothness of Baton Footwork (toes/ankles) Presentation of Routine Basic March (toes, knees, ankles) Basic March Freestyle Portions On Beat With Music On Beat With Music Phasing (slightly before/after the beat) Posture Appearance Attitude Finesse/Charisma Smile Drop 2-hand Catch.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9 1.0 Breaks/slips 2.0 4.0 6.0 Status Violation Gymnastic>2 Total Penalties LESS _ Clerk Initials
COLLEGE HALFTIME (SOLO) Checks = Very Good O Encircled = Needs OR Unsatisfactory ROUTINE 40 EXECUTION Time 3:00-4:00 (.1 Per second under/over) Place Variety/Difficulty/Creativity Artistic Interpretation Body Work Equipment Work Entertainment Value Specialties Variety/Difficulty/Creativity Entertainment Value Use of Equipment Body Movement Posture Equipment Control Floor Coverage & Flow Quality of Music Use of Fight Song Novelties Transitions Rhythm /Perfection Control of Body/Equipment Uniformity of Body Head, Arms, Hands, Legs, Feet Uniformity of Equipment Poise & Grace Out of Step Breaks/Slips Out of Bounds.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 6.0 6.5 7.0 7.5 Total.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5.1 per second Total Undertime 2.0 Over Gymnastics Other Penalties Overtime Total Penalties Penalties Total
DANCE TWIRL TEAM TWIRLING DANCING Variety Exchanges Releases Receptions Partner/Group Sequences Variety Creativity Rhythm Musical Effectiveness Specialties Difficulty Smoothness Speed &Control Difficulty Difficulty of Twirls with Dance Combinations Control of Body Correlation of Body, Footwork, and Baton Twirling Volume & Clarity Entrance & Exit & Perfection Poise Grace of Execution Technique Baton Dance Quality of Performance Uniformity Style of Dance Style of Baton Aerials Footwork Arms Hands Body Quality of Reproduced Music (2:00 3:00) Number of Members Break/Slips Over Gymnastic
AAU DANCE TWIRL TWIRLING DANCE / PRODUCTION & QUALITY OF PERFORMANCE & APPEARANCE Variety & Difficulty of Baton with Dance Variety &Difficulty of Twirls with Traveling Novelty of Tricks Specialties (Adv/Elite/Adult ONLY) Variety & Difficulty Turns, Leaps, Kicks, Footwork, Use of Arms Rhythm Creativity//Staging Continuity of Routine Ending Pose Potentially Dangerous Perfection Transitions Dance Technique Control of Baton (Rapidity, Patterns, Connections, ETC.) Control of Body (Freehand, Arms, Leg Lines, Gracefulness, ETC.) Correlation of Body, Footwork, Baton/Music Worthwhile Utilization of Time &Space 1:30-3:00 Breaks/Slips Out of Bounds Over Gymnastic
AAU DRILL TEAM (Military/Freestyle) ROUTINE Constant Left-Right Tempo High Mark Time Low Mark Time Side Steps Stride Partner/Group Sequences Facial Expression Verbal Commands Arm Swings Basic Marching Freestyle- Double Time, Half-time, Ball Changes, Kicks, Hops, Digs, Jazz Runs (Freestyle Only) TEAMWORK & Partner Sequences Group Sequences Uniformity- Head, Hands, Chin, Knees Toes, Heels, Baton Freestyle- Arm Movements Changing Of Floor Patterns Floor Coverage Perfection Poise Grace of Execution Technique Baton Marching Alignment & Spacing Change of Floor Patterns Alignment Spacing Intervals Freestyle- Chants, Verbal Commands, Vocals Correlation of Body, Footwork, and Baton Entrance & Exit Marching & Maneuvering Reviewing Stand Production Uniformity Style of Marching Style of Baton Footwork Arms Hands Body Quality of Performance (2:00-3:00) Number of Members Twirling Out of Step Break/Slips Marching Style Out of Alignment Over Gymnastic Not Crossing Boundary (Entire Team Improper Salute(if Used).5 Beg/End Other Penalties
AAU FREESTYLE Choreography/ Content GENERAL EFFECT MOVEMENT & EQUIPMENT Construction of Show Floor Patterns Variety of Body Movements Execution Perfection within Style Skill of Equipment handling Control (Body & Equipment) Bodywork with Music and Equipment Musical Effectiveness Novelties Novelty Variety & Difficulty Rhythm & Floor Coverage Snap Espirit de Corps Variety & Difficulty Specialties (Adv/Elite/Adult ONLY) Design in Form, Body, & Equipment Transitions Volume & Clarity Entrance & Exit Incorporation of Dance w/equipment Ease of Flow of Equipment Transitions Dynamic Movement W/Equipment 1:30-3:00 Challenger: Beginner: Advanced: Breaks/Slips Out of Bounds Gymnastic>2
AAU MULTIPLE BATON Place CODE: O (Encircled) = Unsatisfactory or Needs VARIETY / DIFFICULTY 2 OR MORE BATONS BATON EXECUTION Presentation/ Showmanship Times for Status Levels _ Challenger/Novice 1:30 3:00 Beginner/ Intermediate 1:30 3:00 Adv/Elite/College 1:30 3:00 One Baton Time: (:30 - :45) Overall Time: Time Penalty: Under/.1 per second One Baton Section Balance of Material Connections Vertical Horizontal Side to Side Front to Back Full Hand/ Contact Material Aerials/Low Flips Multiple Body Spins L R Contact Material (low/tight) Double Releases (at the same time) Showers (Release same hand/opposite hand catch and pass back) Juggles (same hand continuous releases and receptions) Combinations (mixture of planes, patterns, high and low) Patterns (same characteristics, succeeding one another, unison) Connections Stacks Rolls Control (placement) Continuous Motion of Baton(s) Coordination of Batons Synchronization of Batons General Handing Smoothness Posture Batons Control Projection Performance One Baton Section Difficulty of Tricks Difficulty Achieved Through Follow Through By Intricacy of timing Novelties Multiple Body Spins L R Full Hand/ Contact Material Aerials/Low Flips Time: (0:30 0:45) Complex Material (various interrelated parts) Triple Releases(at the same time) High/Low Releases Finger Twirls Multiple Body Spins (left/right) Specialties (Adv/Elite/Adult Div. ONLY) Difficulty of Batons Coordination of Body with Baton(s) Speed of Baton(s) and Variations Rotation of batons Intricacy Follow Through Continuous Motion Appearance Gracefulness Use of Head, Arms, Hands, Legs, Feet Poise & Grace Body Lines Smoothness Adding Other Batons Drop 2-hand Catch.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9 1.0 Breaks/slips Out of Area 2.0 4.0 6.0 Status Violation Gymnastic>2 Total Penalties LESS
NOVELTY TWIRL TEAM TWIRLING TEAMWORK & Variety Exchanges Releases Receptions Partner/Group Sequences Variety Creativity Rhythm Partner/Group Sequences Musical Effectiveness Specialties Entertainment Value Technical Quality of Reproduced Music Perfection Poise Grace of Execution Technique Baton Dance Quality of Performance Facial expression Difficulty Smoothness Speed &Control Difficulty Difficulty of Twirls with Dance Combinations Control of Body Exchanges Releases Receptions Musical Expression through Movement Props Correlation of Body, Footwork, and Baton Twirling Volume & Clarity Entrance & Exit Costume Suitable for Theme Uniformity Style of Dance Style of Baton Aerials Footwork Arms Hands Body Quality of Reproduced Music (2:00 3:00 ) Number of Members Break/Slips Gymnastic>2 Use of Scenery 2.0 Use of Routine Not 2.0 Backdrops/Scenery Suitable