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Skill Levels:
ALL entries should be entered in the appropriate skill level based on the discretion and help of your studio director or dance teacher. Below is a “GUIDELINE” to help you enter your soloist/duo/trio in the correct skill level … HOWEVER, use your best judgement and it is on your honor that your dancer is competing fairly. Regardless if there are triple/quad pirouette and other “advanced” skills in their routine, if your dancer is competing with an advanced level group/company this year, then you should enter his/her routine in the advanced skill level. Again, just use your best judgement. As Dancers progress year to year, be sure to also advance them in the skill level you enter them in.
THANK YOU
Novice/Beginning Level: For those dancers who are first time competitors and/or are dancers with limited turn, leap, kick, etc…. capabilities. For example – single pirouettes, chaine turns, basic leaps, simple kicks, basic locomotor skills. NO a le seconde turns or fouette turns allowed.
NOTE: If you are the recipient of the Over-All HIGH POINT award in the Beginning Division, then you must move up to Intermediate skill level for next year’s competition:-)
Intermediate Level: For those dancers who have a couple years or more experience/dance training and can execute more intermediate level skills. For example – Double or triple pirouettes, pique turns, jete leaps, side leaps, back leaps, stag leaps, and a variety of jumps. Switch leaps or switch tilts would be considerded an advanced level leap/jump.
NOTE: If you are the recipient of the Over-All HIGH POINT award in the Intermediate Division, then you must move up to Advanced skill level for next year’s competition:-)
Advanced Level: For those dancers who have had many years of experience/dance training are now executing more advanced type skills. For example – triple pirouettes, multiple consecutive turns, a variety of skillful turn combinations, a variety of leaps, switch leaps/jumps, switch tilts, and any combination of leaps/jumps, intricate footwork, etc…. Intricacy with rhythms/musicality as well as excellent control over isolating body movements and executing dynamics.
** NOTE: ONLY those dancers entered in the ADVANCED skill level are eligible for the CHAMPIONSHIP Titles…. Youth Champion, Junior Champion, and Senior Champion!!!
TUMBLING … There is NO penalty for having tumbling skills in your solo routines. It is judged according to the judge’s discretion as to how well it fits into the choreography of the routine and the technicality executed just like it would for any other dance skill. Routines that have excessive acro or tumbling skills should be entered in the “Open” category.
Age Divisions
SOLO DIVISIONS … Kindergarten/1st grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, 6th grade, 7th grade, 8th grade, 9th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade, 12th grade.
** If the age division (grade division) is too small to provide a competitive opportunity, then we reserve the right to combine age/grade divisions.
DUETS and TRIOS … When entering the age division for duos and trios, you must enter the grade division of the OLDEST competitor in the duo/trio. Also be sure to enter the correct skill level based on the choreography and skills executed in the routine. IF the majority of the routine and skills are intermediate level then enter intermediate, etc…
Requirements:
- Those studio soloists wishing to compete for the title of “Studio Solo Champion” must be entered in the appropriate age division at the time of the competition AND be entered in the ADVANCED skill level. All other skill level divisions will be adjudicated with awards presented for the skill level’s High Point and Overall category winners. However, ONLY the Advanced skill level will be up to win an overall Championship Title Award.
- All solo applicants must fill out the online registration which also includes a waiver of liability and release for the use of pics and video for marketing purposes of this event.
- Solo and Duo/Trio routines MUST be within 1½ – 3 minutes in length. There will be a 2 pnt. deduction for every 10 secs. that the music is under or over the requited length.
- Music MUST be submitted by uploaidng it to a link that will be sent to you. You will receive an email from our music professional who will provide you with the link and instructions for submitting your music. You will receive this music link approximately 10-14 days prior the event. Don’t stress about sending us your music before 10-14 days before the event. Also, be sure to that YOU bring a “back-up” source of music for your routine to the competition and have it ready by the sound table. There will be a 2 point deduction for disrupting the flow of the competition due to not submitting the correct music to us.
- Music can NOT have vulgar or inappropriate words/language in it. There will be a 2 pnt. deduction given per infraction.
- Please make all music choices and costumes choices Age Appropriate and in good taste.
- There will be a $20 charge for any changes to skill level, style category, or age division within 2 weeks prior to the competition. If it is a mistake on our end, there will NOT be a charge. If it is a last minute change based on your request (due to registering incorrectly, not reading emails we send to you, etc….), then there will be a $20 charge per change that will need to be paid by venmo prior to the dancers performance. Sometimes the changes you request can not be made due to the ripple efect it may have and/or due to other scheduling issues. Please make sure your registration is correct so that once the schedule is done, there won’t be any need for changes. You may make change requests up to two weeks prior to the competition, but after that there will be a mandated $20 charge per change. THANK YOU for understanding the importance for us to have accurate information in order for us to get an accurate schedule out to everyone. One change has a ripple affect on the entire competition order. IF there are constant changes and last minute requests for changes, then it makes it very difficult for us to plan and organize our event for you. We want to always provide the BEST STUDIO SOLO CHAMPIONSHIP ever!!! Thank you for your help in this regard.
AWARDS
At our Solo Competition, dancers will be recognized in multiple ways to celebrate both individual achievement and overall excellence:
- Adjudicated Awards – All dancers will receive adjudcated results based on their performance (e.g., – Silver, High Silver, Gold, High Gold, Platinum, Diamond). These results are determined by the judges’ scoring system and will be announced for each age division, style, and skill level.
- Placement Awards based on groups – Within each performance group (the set of solos that compete directly against one another), a 1st Place Winner will be announced.
- Overall Category Awards – Top solo/duo/or trio performances in each style (e.g., jazz, lyrical, contemporary, hip hop, etc.) will be recognized with Overall Category Awards.
- High Point Awards – The highest scoring routines across all age divisions and styles will receive High Point recognition for each Skill Level.
- Specialty Awards – Judges will present special awards for standout qualities such as choreography, technical skill, showmanship, artistry, energy, etc. etc.
This award structure ensures that every dancer is celebrated for their personal achievement, while also recognizing top performances in each group, category, and across the competition as a whole.
The SOLO CHAMPIONSHIP Titles are reserved for ONLY those soloists entered in the ADVANCED skill level.
The “Studio Solo Champion” title WINNERS will be announced at the very end of the competition at the conclusion of the Advanced Skill Level performances….
“Over-All Champions”
YOUTH Champion – Advanced level dancers in age divisions Kindergarten thru 6th grade will have their over-all scores compared, and the highest over-all score will be our Over-all “Youth Champion”!!!
JUNIOR Champion – Advanced level dancers in age divisions 7th grade thru 9th grade will have their over-all scores compared, and the highest over-all score will be our Over-all “Junior Champion”!!!
SENIOR Champion – Advanced level dancers in age divisions 10th grade thru 12th grade will have their over-all scores compared, and the highest over-all score will be our Over-all “Senior Champion”!!!
“Duo/Trio High-Point Winners” – All scores from Duos and Trios will be compared for each skill level. The highest over-all score for each skill level will be recognized as the Overeall High Point Duo/Trio Winners. There will NOT be an Over-All Duo/Trio Champion.