REGISTRATION DETAILS
ROUTINE LENGTH
Each routine must be 3 minutes or less.
AGE DIVISION
Dancers will be divided into age divisions based on their age as of MARCH 1, 2022.
Age divisions are as follows:
Tiny {age 4 and under}
Mini {age 5-7}
Junior {age 8-10}
Teen {age 11-13}
Senior {age 14 and older}
SKILL DIVISION
Dancers must be registered in the proper skill division based on their skill level and routine execution. If a judge feels that a dancer is registered in the inappropriate skill level, it will be discussed as a panel with the event directors and the dancer will be moved.
Skill levels are as follows:
Novice {little to no on-stage experience, novice level skills}
Beginning {1-2 years of stage experience, beginning level skill, entry level acro/tumbling}
Intermediate {3-6 years of stage experience, attempting advanced skills}
Advanced {7+ years of stage experience, any skill acceptable and executed correctly}
CATEGORIES
Dancers will be asked the genre of their routine upon registering. Routines will be judged in their age and skill level; routines will not be separated into genre categories.
MUSIC
All music must be submitted by May 14, 2022.
CLICK HERE to submit.
PHOTOGRAPHY/VIDEOS
Parents are welcome to photograph and record the routines that include their dancer. A professional photographer will be present at the event and photographs will available for purchase at the conclusion of the competition.
JUDGING
Each routine will be critiqued by a panel of 3 judges and given a score out of 100 based on the following criteria.
Appearance- 10 points
Technique- 30 points
Choreography- 30 points
Performance- 30 points
AWARDS
Each routine will be given an adjudicated ranking based on their score out of 300.
DAC Stand Out {291-300}
Platinum {276-290}
High Gold {261-275}
Gold {246-260}
Silver {230-245}
Routines will then be eligible for the following overall awards:
Top 10 highest ranked routines in each skill level
Specialty awards in each age group {technique, choreography, showmanship}
IMPROV COMPETITION
Dancers wishing to enter the improv competition will pay a $15 entry fee. Dancers will choose the level that they wish to compete in {beginning, intermediate, advanced}.
The DAC judging panel will watch each group improv for 45 seconds. After the first round, they will narrow it down to 10 finalists. Finalists will improv for 45 more seconds at which point the judges will choose a final 5. The 5 finalists will improv a final time, and the judges will select an overall winner. Each of the 5 finalists will receive a $25 DAC credit. The overall winner will receive a cash prize and a DAC merchandise item.
Finalists and winners will be chosen in each division.