The 49 th Schools Dance Festival

The 49 th Schools Dance Festival Jointly organised by the Hong Kong Schools Dance Association Limited (HKSDA) and the Education Bureau (EDB) Competition Information 1. Venues & Competition Schedule 1.1 Please refer to the Annex 1 for details. 1.2 The competition schedule for the (Solo/Duet/Trio) in Primary School and Special School, published in July 2012, has been updated. 2. Fixtures Fixtures will be uploaded to the HKSDA website (www.hksda.org.hk) in early December. 3. Competition Categories Section Types of dance 1 Lower Primary (Lower Pri.) Upper Primary (Upper Pri.) Chinese Dance Western Dance Oriental Dance Modern Dance Children Dance Jazz Dance & Street Dance DanceSport Secondary Special School 3.1 --- Classic and tribal 3.2 --- Folk and national 2 3.3 Oriental Dance --- Folk and tribal dance of Asia and other regions, excluding and 3.4 Modern Dance--- Dance with creative elements 3.5 Children Dance --- Children oriented 3.6 Jazz Dance & Street Dance --- Jazz Dance including modern jazz, theater jazz and tap 2 3.7 DanceSport --- including Cha Cha Cha, Waltz, and Jive Dance 1 2 Each dance can only perform in one category, otherwise the result of this dance shall be stripped of all the categories. Participants who wear buckle shoes or tap shoes are required to provide wooden board to protect the floor mat at the venue. Failure to comply with this shall lead to disqualification. 1

4. Application 4.1 Eligibility: Participating schools must be the school member of the HKSDA. 4.2 The HKSDA School Membership Registration/Renewal: Participating schools shall register/renew as the 2012/13 school member of the HKSDA on or before 31 st October. For the details, please refer to the HKSDA website (www.hksda.org.hk). 4.3 Fee: A fee of $200 will be charged for each dance or each team (DanceSport) entered. Payments should be made by a crossed cheque payable to the HONG KONG SCHOOLS DANCE ASSOCIATION LIMITED. Please state the school name on the back of the cheque. 4.4 Enrolment: Schools are required to complete the Master Entry Form (Annex 2) and the Individual Dance Entry Form(s) (Annex 3-5) (one entry form for each dance, the form can be photocopied if necessary), or the DanceSport Entry Form (Annex 6). The entry forms together with the cheque shall be sent to the following address: Hong Kong Schools Dance Association Limited Room B-2, 15/F, Block B, Po Yip Building, 62-70 Texaco Road, Tsuen Wan, N.T., HK (The 49th Schools Dance Festival) 4.5 Deadline: 31st October 2012 (Wednesday) (the postal chop date will be the date of receipt). 4.6 Enquiries: For enquiries, please contact Ms Chrissy NG of the HKSDA at 3741 2973. 5. Conditions of Entry 5.1 The A.M. session, P.M. session and whole day session of the same school shall be treated as 3 individual units when entering for the competitions. Combining units is not allowed and shall lead to disqualification. (Exception: A session with 6 or fewer classes may combine with another session of the same school.) 5.2 If schools stage upper primary students in lower primary division competitions (except in DanceSport), the result of the dance shall be stripped. 5.3 In DanceSport Competitions, each team shall be composed of two students from the same school. All teams of the same school shall perform at the same time but shall be judged individually. 5.4 Schools shall clear all copyright issues related to their dances. Infringement of copyright shall lead to disqualification. 5.5 The organiser reserves right to distribute and circulate the dances performed by any formats (including but not limited to text, audio and visual record) to the public and the media. 5.6 Unauthorised video recording or photographing are strictly prohibited in the competition venues. Participating schools should remind their teachers, students, parents and supporters to closely observe this house rule beforehand. 2

5.7 DanceSport Dress Specifications Section Male Female Single colour trousers, black jacket, single colour shirt or top, black tie or bow Single colour vest (Optional) No restriction on decorations on dance dress No restriction on make-up No restriction on wearing ornaments Secondary White Long-sleeved shirt Black trousers Black tie/bow Primary Flash effects and decorations on dance dress are not allowed Make-up is not allowed Wearing of ornaments is not allowed Petticoat/trousers in any colour (including parti-colored) The lowest exposed breast position at the necklines (front and back) cannot be lower than 10 cm from the clavicle The length of petticoat/trousers cannot be shorter than 10 cm above the knee 10 cm below the clavicle and 10 cm above the knee should be completely covered by opaque materials No restriction on colour of dance dress No restriction on decorations on dance dress No restriction on make-up No restriction on wearing ornaments Single colour leotard or round neck T-shirt and single colour skirt or dress Flash effects and decorations on dance dress are not allowed Make-up is not allowed Wearing of ornaments is not allowed 3

5.8 Conditions on the number of dancers, number of teams and time limit of performance Group Dance Solo/Duet/Trio Section Types of dance No. of dancers in each team No. of teams Time limit of performance No. of dancers in each team No. of teams Time limit of performance Secondary Oriental Dance Modern Dance Jazz Dance & 8 or more Not more than 2 for each type 7 minutes 1 to 3 Not more than 2 for each type (only 1 solo for each type) 5 minutes Street Dance DanceSport (Cha Cha Cha, Jive, Waltz) 2 Not more than 4 for each type 2 minutes Primary Oriental Dance Modern Dance Children Dance 8 or more Not more than 2 for each type (including lower primary and upper primary) 5 minutes 1 to 3 Not more than 2 for each type (only 1 solo for each type) 4 minutes (for lower primary only) DanceSport (Cha Cha Cha, Jive, Waltz) 2 Not more than 4 for each type 2 minutes Special School Oriental Dance 4 or more Not more than 2 for each type 5 minutes 1 to 3 Not more than 2 for each type (only 4 minute Modern Dance 1 solo for each type) 4

6. Adjudication Criteria 6.1 All Dance Types 6.1.1 The adjudication panel shall comprise four adjudicators. The final score of a performance shall be the average of the remaining scores after discarding the highest and the lowest. If the number of adjudicators in a panel is three or less, the final score of a performance shall be the average of the scores given by all the adjudicators. 6.1.2 The team shall not be allowed to perform if the costumes cannot meet the requirements stated in the DanceSport Dress Specifications (See Table 5.7). 6.1.3 One point shall be deducted from final score if: (1) Exceeding the time limit of performance (See Table 5.8); (2) The number of dancers in Group dance cannot meet the requirements stated (See Table 5.8); 6.1.4 No point shall be scored if the number of dancers in Solo / Duet / Trio Dance cannot meet the requirements stated (See Table 5.8); 6.1.5 Each dance can only perform in one category, otherwise the result of this dance shall be stripped of all the categories. 6.2 6.2.1 General characteristics of the region or tribe (Choice of music, costume and dancers are capable to present 35% the style of the tribe, including body gestures and rhythm) 6.2.2 Structure (The overall choreography, including whether the movement design can match dancers ability, music 30% arrangement and dancing language) 6.2.3 Performance (The overall ability of dancers, including communication and team work, expression, basic 35% techniques and sense of aesthetics) 6.3 & Oriental Dance 6.3.1 General characteristics of the region or tribe (Choice of music, costume and dancers are capable to present 35% the style of the tribe, including body gestures and rhythm) 6.3.2 Structure (The overall choreography, including whether the movement design can match dancers ability, music 30% arrangement and dancing language) 6.3.3 Performance (The overall ability of dancers, including communication and team work, expression, basic 35% techniques and sense of aesthetic) 6.4 Modern Dance 6.4.1 Theme (Dancers are capable to present the theme through the performance) 30% 6.4.2 Structure (The creativity and the overall choreography, including whether the movement design can match 35% dancers ability, the dancing language and whether the form of performance, e.g. the choice of music, the use of stage, costume, props and equipment, can highlight the theme) 6.4.3 Performance (The overall ability of dancers, including communication and team work, expression, basic 35% techniques, coordination, use of power, sense of rhythm and aesthetic) 6.5 Children Dance 6.5.1 Theme (Highlights the childlike innocence) 30% 6.5.2 Structure (The overall choreography in harmony with the theme, including whether the movement design can 35% match dancers ability, music arrangement and dancing language) 6.5.3 Performance (The overall ability of dancers, including communication and team work, expression and sense of 35% rhythm) 5

6.6 Jazz Dance and Street Dance 6.6.1 Characteristics (Dancers are capable to present the proper characteristics, style, theme and messages of the dance) 6.6.2 Structure (The creativity and the overall choreography, including whether the movement design can match dancers ability, the dancing language and whether the form of performance, e.g. the choice of music, the use of stage, costume, props and equipment, can highlight the theme,) 6.6.3 Performance (The overall ability of dancers, including communication and team work, expression, basic techniques, coordination, use of power, sense of rhythm and aesthetic) 6.7 DanceSport 6.7.1 Characteristics (Dancers are capable to present the proper style of the dance, including body gestures and rhythm) 6.7.2 Structure (The overall choreography, including whether the movement design and choice of music can match dancers ability and the use of stage) 6.7.3 Performance (The overall ability of dancers, including communication and team work, expression, basic techniques, sense of rhythm and aesthetic) 30% 35% 35% 30% 35% 35% 7. Awards and Souvenirs 7.1 Individual Dance Award 7.1.1 Honours Award*# -- will be awarded to a dance scoring 85 points or above. 7.1.2 Highly Commended Award*# -- will be awarded to a dance scoring 80 to 84.9 points. 7.1.3 Commended Award* -- will be awarded to a dance scoring 75 to 79.9 points. 7.1.4 Choreography Award -- will be given to choreographers attaining a high standard (only original choreography without prior stage performance in Hong Kong will be considered for this award. The choreography details shall be provided on the day of competition). * A certificate will be awarded to each school and participating students of winning the Commended Award or above. # A trophy will be awarded to school of winning the Highly Commended Award or Honours Award. A certificate will be awarded to choreographer of winning the Choreography Award. 7.2 Overall Awards 7.2.1 There will be overall awards for the,, Oriental Dance and Modern Dance. 7.2.2 The top three primary and secondary schools, with the most total points in each type of dance (mentioned in 7.2.1) and have to enter at least two performances in the same type of dance, will receive an overall award. Award achieved will be converted to the total points as shown in the following table: Award Group Dance Solo/Duet/Trio Honours Award 16 points 5 points Highly Commended Award 9 points 3 points Commended Award 3 points 1 point If there is a tie, the school with the higher sum score in the same type of dance shall win. 7.3 Souvenirs: A souvenir pennant will be given to each participating school. 6

8. Schools Dance Festival Winners Performance cum Prize Presentation The Schools Dance Festival Winners Performance cum Prize Presentations will be held from 1 to 5 May 2013 at Sha Tin Town Hall. To provide more opportunities for students to participate in the performance, it will only include Honours Award group dances; the arrangement is as follows: (1) Schools that are Overall Award winners, with at least one Honours Award group dance will be invited to perform at the event; and (2) The remaining performance opportunities will be allocated through ballot, taking into account the percentage share of Honours Awards group dances of various types. 9. Schools Dance Show The Schools Dance Show will be held on 13 April, 2013 (Saturday) at Hong Kong Cultural Centre. The performance will give priorities to Honours Award of Solo/Duet/Trio of various dances and DanceSports. 10. Others 10.1 Dance Sharing It is a good opportunity for students to share and exchange their dance experiences in the Schools Dance Festival; The Organising Committee encourages schools to arrange students to watch all other dance performances in the same session as far as possible. 10.2 Dance Appreciation To deepen students understanding in art of dance, teachers are welcome to accompany their students to watch the dance competitions. The AM session is from 10:00 to 12:30 noon and the PM session is from 2:30 to 5:00. The maximum number of visitors for each venue in each session is 40. If schools are interested in participated the events, please complete and fax (Fax No.: 3741 2979) the Dance Appreciation Application Form (Annex 7) to Ms Chrissy NG of the HKSDA on or before 17 th Dec., 2012 (Monday). Notification will be sent to school in due course. 7

The 49th Schools Dance Festival Annex 1 Venues & Competition Schedule (updated on 3.10.2012) Date Venue Section Type of Dance Dance Type &Section 17-1-2013 (Thur) PU Group Dance 18-1-2013 (Fri) PU Group Dance 19-1-2013 (Sat) PU Group Dance Auditorium, 20-1-2013 (Sun) PU Group Dance Tuen Mun 21-1-2013 (Mon) PU Group Dance Town Hall 22-1-2013 (Tue) PU Group Dance 23-1-2013 (Wed) PL / PU Group Dance 24-1-2013 (Thur) PL / PU Group Dance / Solo / Duet / Trio 25-1-2013 (Fri) PL Children Dance Group Dance 26-1-2013 (Sat) PL Children Dance Group Dance / Solo / Duet / Trio 27-1-2013 (Sun) Ko Shan S / SP Oriental Dance Group Dance / Solo / Duet / Trio 28-1-2013 (Mon) Theatre S Modern Dance Group Dance 29-1-2013 (Tue) S Modern Dance Group Dance / Solo / Duet / Trio 30-1-2013 (Wed) PL / PU Modern Dance Group Dance 31-1-2013 (Thur) PL / PU Modern Dance Group Dance / Solo / Duet / Trio 1-2-2013 (Fri) S / SP Group Dance 2-2-2013 (Sat) S Group Dance 3-2-2013 (Sun) Auditorium, S Group Dance 4-2-2013 (Mon) Yuen Long SP Modern Dance Group Dance / Solo / Duet / Trio 5-2-2013 (Tue) Theatre PL Group Dance 6-2-2013 (Wed) PL Group Dance 7-2-2013 (Thur) S / SP Group Dance / Solo / Duet / Trio 20-2-2013 (Wed) Queen Elizabeth P / S Dance Sport ------ 21-2-2013 (Thur) Stadium P / S Dance Sport ------ 22-2-2013 (Fri) S Jazz & Street Dance Solo / Duet / Trio Auditorium, 22-2-2013 (Fri) PL / PU Solo / Duet / Trio (updated) Tai Po Civic 23-2-2013 (Sat) S / SP Solo / Duet / Trio (updated) Centre 24-2-2013 (Sun) PL / PU / S Solo / Duet / Trio 25-2-2013 (Mon) PL / PU Oriental Dance Group Dance / Solo / Duet / Trio Auditorium, 26-2-2013 (Tue) S Jazz & Street Dance Group Dance Tsuen Wan 27-2-2013 (Wed) S Jazz & Street Dance Group Dance Town Hall 28-2-2013 (Thur) S Jazz & Street Dance Group Dance Remarks: P PL PU S SP : Primary Section : Lower Primary Section : Upper Primary Section : Secondary Section : Special School Section 8

The 49 th Schools Dance Festival Master Entry Form Annex 2 For Organiser Use Only School Code: 1. Please fill in the below information (Please delete whichever is inappropriate) School Name : School Address : Name of School Head : Mr/Ms Teacher-in-Charge : School Tel. No. : Teacher Mobile No. : Mr/Ms School Fax No. : School Email : Teacher Email : (For dissemination of competition information) 2. Division(Please put a tick in an appropriate box) Secondary School Special School Primary School 3.Please fill in the entry number for each type of dance: Types of dance Group Solo Duet Trio Total Oriental Dance Modern Dance Children Dance (Lower Pri. Section only) Jazz Dance & Street Dacne (Sec. Section only) Total number of dance(s) entered: Entry fee: $200 x Dance(s)= $ 4. I understand and accept that We shall indemnify the presenter against any loss of or damage to any property of the presenter arising out of my students and staff. Date: Signature of School Head: **Personal data held by EDB may be provided to government departments and other organisations or agencies authorised to process the information for verification, and education-related purposes. 9

The 49 th Schools Dance Festival Individual Dance Entry Form (For Primary Schools) One entry form for each dance 1. Competition Schedule (Primary School Section) Annex 3 For Organiser Use Only School Code: Types of Dance Lower Pri. Upper Pri. Group Solo/Duet/Trio 17-22/1/2013 22,24/2/2013 5-6/2/2013 23-24/1/2013 24/1/2013 Oriental Dance 25/2/2013 25/2/2013 Modern Dance 30-31/1/2013 31/1/2013 Children Dance 25-26/1/2013 26/1/2013 2. Section and types of dance (Please put a tick in an appropriate box) Section : Lower Primary Upper Primary Types of Dance Group Solo Duet Trio Oriental Dance Modern Dance Children Dance 3. Dance information (All section below MUST be filled accordingly and put a tick in an appropriate box, otherwise the enrolment will be rejected) a. Name of Dance 1 Chinese : English : b. Duration of Dance : c. No. of Dancer : d. Country/Tribe 2 Chinese : English : e. Stage Effect 3 (e.g sprinkle of paper on stage) : f. Choreography Original choreography without prior stage performance in Hong Kong 4 Reproduction Extraction 4. Others a. If schools enter two or more dances in the same type of dance, please put a tick in an appropriate box. (The organiser reserves the right to make the final decision.) Within the same session Within the same day In separate dates b. Date of School Examination : (If there are clashes with school examination timetable, please indicate the date and the session for competition.) Date: Signature of School Head: 1 The Chinese and English Name of /Modern Dance MUST be filled. 2 For, Oriental Dance and only. 3 Use of fire and water is prohibited. Other stage effect has to be approved by the organiser. 4 Choreography information sheets to be submitted on the competition day upon ticketing this box. 10

The 49 th Schools Dance Festival Individual Dance Entry Form (For Secondary Schools) One entry form for each dance 1. Competition Schedule (Secondary School Section) Annex 4 For Organise Use Only School Code: Types of Dance Group Solo/Duet/Trio 1-3/2/2013 23-24/2/2013 7/2/2013 7/2/2013 Oriental Dance 27/1/2013 27/1/2013 Modern Dance 28-29/1/2013 28-29/1/2013 Jazz Dance & Street Dance 26-28/2/2013 22/2/2013 2. Types of dance (Please put a tick in an appropriate box) Types of Dance Group Solo Duet Trio Oriental Dance Modern Dance Jazz Dance & Street Dance 3. Dance information (All section below MUST be filled accordingly and put a tick in an appropriate box, otherwise the enrolment will be rejected) a. Name of Dance 1 Chinese : English : b. Duration of Dance : c. No. of Dancer : d. Country/Tribe 2 Chinese : English : e. Stage Effect 3 (e.g sprinkle of paper on stage) : f. Choreography Original choreography without prior stage performance in Hong Kong 4 Reproduction Extraction 4. Others a. If schools that enter two or more dances in the same type of dance, please fill it. Please put a tick in an appropriate box. (The organiser reserves the right to make the final decision.) Within the same session Within the same day In separate dates b. Date of School Examination : (If there are clashes with school examination timetable, please indicate the date and the session for competition.) Date: Signature of School Head: 1 The Chinese and English Name of /Modern Dance MUST be filled. 2 For, Oriental Dance and only. 3 Use of fire and water is prohibited. Other stage effect has to be approved by the organiser. 4 Choreography information sheets to be submitted on the competition day upon ticketing this box. 11

The 49 th Schools Dance Festival Individual Dance Entry Form (For Special Schools) One entry form for each dance 1. Competition Schedule (Special School Section) Annex 5 For Organise Use Only School Code: Types of Dance Group Solo/Duet/Trio 1/2/2013 23/2/2013 7/2/2013 7/2/2013 Oriental Dance 27/1/2013 27/1/2013 Modern Dance 4/2/2013 4/2/2013 2. Types of dance (Please put a tick in an appropriate box) Types of Dance Group Solo Duet Trio Oriental Dance Modern Dance 3. Dance information (All section below MUST be filled accordingly and put a tick in an appropriate box, otherwise the enrolment will be rejected) a. Name of Dance 1 Chinese : English : b. Duration of Dance : c. No. of Dancer : d. Country/Tribe 2 Chinese : English : e. Stage Effect 3 (e.g sprinkle of paper on stage) : f. Choreography Original choreography without prior stage performance in Hong Kong 4 Reproduction Extraction 4. If there are clashes with school examination timetable, please indicate the date and the session for competition. Date: Signature of School Head: 1 The Chinese and English Name of /Modern Dance MUST be filled. 2 For, Oriental Dance and only. 3 Use of fire and water is prohibited. Other stage effect has to be approved by the organiser. 4 Choreography information sheets to be submitted on the competition day upon ticketing this box. 12

The 49 th Schools Dance Festival DanceSport Entry Form 1. Please fill in the following information (Please delete whichever is inappropriate) Annex 6 For Organise Use Only School Code: School Name : School Address : Name of School Head : Teacher-in-Charge : Mr/Ms School Tel. No. : Teacher Mobile No. : School Fax No. : Teacher Email : School Email : : Mr/Ms (For dissemination of competition information) Type Waltz Cha Cha Cha Jive Team 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Member 1 Member 2 Name Sex Class Name Sex Class *Student can participate in more than one type of dance, the entry fee is based on the number of teams. Total number of team(s) entered: Entry fee: $200 x Team(s)= $ 2. I understand and accept that We shall indemnify the presenter against any loss of or damage to any property of the presenter arising out of my students and staff. Date: Signature of School Head: **Personal data held by EDB may be provided to government departments and other organisations or agencies authorized to process the information for verification, and education-related purpose. 13

Annex 7 The 49 th School Dance Festival Dance Appreciation Application Form For Organiser Use Only School Code: Application is not required for the teams competed on the same day Please complete and return this form to the HKSDA by fax (Fax No.:3741 2979) on or before 17 th Dec., 2012(Monday). School Name : School Address : Fax No. : School Tel. No : Teacher-in-charge : Teacher Mobile No. : Date Session (1000-1230/ 1430-1700) Venue Type of Dance (e.g.: Upper Pri. ) No. of Participant Student Teacher Accept/Reject (For organiser use only) Signature of School Head: Name of School Head: Date: To School Head: Reply Slip (For Organiser Use Only) Date: Your application has been accepted as detailed in the above proforma. Please be on time and report to the organiser upon arrival at the venue. For enquiries, please contact MS Chrissy NG of the HKSDA on 3741 2973. Your application has been rejected. Organiser Chop 14