Judging Criteria
Scoring
Competition Awards
High Score Cash Awards
National Title Awards
Special Awards

JUDGING CRITERIA

Ability
Performance and Interpretation
Choreography and Musicality
Overall Appearance
40%
30%
20%
10%

All decisions by the panel of judges will be final.

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SCORING

All entries are adjudicated by four qualified judges. The low score will be dropped and the three remaining scores are tallied.

Platinum, High Gold, Gold, High Silver, Silver, Bronze and Honorable Mention awards will be presented based on the following combined scores:

Platinum
High Gold
Gold
High Silver
Silver
Bronze
Honorable Mention
290-300
288-289
282-287
276-281
264-275
240-263
216-239

Awards will be presented to all competing entries that meet the Platinum, High Gold, Gold, High Silver, Silver, and Bronze Criteria.

Judges' score sheets and critique tapes may be picked up at the Registration Desk following each awards ceremony. These items will be given to the teacher only.

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OVERALL AWARDS

1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place will be presented in ALL Divisions, in BOTH Primary and Advanced Competition Levels.

1st Place - division must have 6 or entries.
2nd Place - division must have 9 or entries.
3rd Place - division must have 12 or entries.


Overall Top 10 Soloists will be announced for each division and/or age- based on the number of entries. Each dancer may only place one time in the Overall Top 10 - recognizing the soloists, not the solo.

Overall Top 10 rankings will be announced for each division and/or age- based on the number of entries.

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NATIONAL CASH AWARDS

High Score Cash Awards will be presented to the OVERALL high scores in each of the SIX Age Divisions (Prep, Mini, Junior, Teen, Senior, Adult). ALL entries (Primary and Advanced) are eligible for High Score Cash Awards.

  Advanced
1st Place
Advanced
2nd Place
Advanced
3rd Place
Primary
1st Place
Solo
Duo/Trio
Group (4-8)
Line (9-15)
Small Production (16-24)
Large Production (16+)
$300
$300
$400
$400
$500
$500
$200
$200
$300
$300
$400
$400
$100
$100
$200
$200
$300
$300
$100
$100
$200
$200
$300
$300

All cash awards will be presented to the teacher or studio director. There will be no ties for the High Score Cash Awards. In the event of a tie, the dropped scores will be added into the total scores for the tied entries. In the event of an unbreakable tie, the score sheets will be returned to the judges, who will then break the tie.

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