ALL DANCE SOLOS WILL BE SEPERATED BY RECRATIONAL OR COMPETITIVE LEVELS WITHIN THEIR AGE GROUPS. ONLY ONE ENTRY PER STYLE PER DANCER ALLOWED.
*NOTE THAT EACH DANCE IS ALLOWED 3 ACRO MOVES/TUMBLE PASSES. ALL OTHER DANCES CONTAINING MORE THAN 3 MUST BE ENTERED IN ACRO DANCE OR CONTEMPORARY FUSION*
• ACTING SOLO – A DRAMATIC OR COMEDIC INTERTPRATATION (MIC WILL PROVIDED)
• VOCAL SOLO – ANY TYPE OF VOCAL PRESENTATION (MIC WILL BE
PROVIDED)
FOLLOW THE INFO UNDER DANCE SOLOS ABOVE. THESE SOLOS ARE NOT SEPERATED BY PERFORAMNCE LEVEL.
ALL IMPROV SOLOS WILL BE SEPARATED INTO EACH AGE GROUP ONLY, NOT BY PERFORMANCE LEVEL. ONLY TWO ENTRIES PER DANCER ALLOWED. EACH WILL RECEIVE A MEDAL AND PLACEMENT PIN.
ALL IMPROV SOLOS ARE ENTERED INTO THE OVERALL HIGH SCORE IMPROV SOLOIST ONLY AND ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR ANY OTHER OHS SOLO AWARDS AS THIS IS ITS OWN UNIQUE CATEGORY.
DANCER WILL CHOOSE THEIR STYLE FROM CONTEMPORARY OR JAZZ, THEN WE WILL PROVIDE THE MUSIC ONCE DANCER TAKES THE STAGE. DANCER WILL BE GIVEN 1:15 TO PERFORM. DANCER MAY WEAR A COSTUME THAT REFLECTS THE STYLE THEY HAVE CHOSEN.
ALL IMPROV SOLOS ARE JUDGED STRICTLY ON PERFORMANCE AND CREATIVE INTERPRETATION.
FOR THOSE OF YOU NYLA DANCERS WHO ARE UP FOR THE CHALLENGE TO BE OUR T3 NYLA DANCER, HERE IT GOES:
• YOU MUST COMPETE WITH 3 SOLOS WITH ONE IN EACH OF THE CATEGORIES OF DANCE, VOCAL, AND ACTING
• YOUR HIGHEST SCORES IN EACH CATEGORY ARE THEN TOTALED TO GIVE YOU YOUR SCORE. ONLY ONE T3 SOLO ENTRY PER DANCER ALLOWED
• T3 SOLOS WILL BE SEPERATED BY AGE GROUPS
CONTESTANTS ARE NOT SEPARATED BY PERFORMANCE LEVEL FOR THIS CATEGORY. EACH CONTESTANT MUST ALSO REGISTER / PERFORM A DANCE, ACTING, OR VOCAL SOLO FOR THIS TITLE. MUST SUBMIT ONE PHOTO AND WILL HAVE 1 MINUTE TO ANSWER TWO QUESTIONS ON
STAGE.
CONTESTANT CAN WEAR SOMETHING THAT BEST DESCRIBES WHO THEY REALLY ARE, SO BE YOU. REMEMBER THIS CATEGORY SHOULD BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY FROM CHOICE OF OUTFIT, HAIR & MAKE-UP, QUALITY OF PICTURE, AND PRESENTATION OF STYLE. CONTESTANT WILL ENTER AND EXIT STAGE VIA CATWALK STYLE IN THE SHAPE OF AN "L".
ALL CONTESTANTS IN THIS CATEGORY WILL RECEIVE A MEDAL AND PLACEMENT PIN. TOP WINNER IN THIS CATEGORY BOTH 11&UNDER AND 12&OVER WILL RECEIVE A TROPHY AND PIN OF DISTINCTION.
Judges will view & complete written critiques of all photos within this category.
CONTESTANTS MUST SUBMIT ONE PHOTO PER DANCER (2 MAX). PHOTO CAN EITHER BE BLACK AND WHITE OR COLOR PREFERABLY 8X10.
EACH AGE GROUP WILL BE AWARDED AN OHS TITLE, 1ST RUNNER UP, AND 2ND RUNNER UP. THESE ARE NOT SEPARATED BY PERFORMANCE LEVEL.
ALL PHOTOGENIC ENTRIES MUST BE EMAILED TO US BY NOON ON THE FRIDAY PRIOR TO EVENT. NO ON-SITE REGISTRATION FOR THIS CATEGORY.
Judges will view & complete written critiques of all photos within this category.
EACH ENTRY WILL BE SCORED BY TWO PROFESSIONAL JUDGES CURRENTLY WORKING IN THE FIELD OF DANCE, ONE REPRESENTING THE EAST COAST STYLES OF DANCE AND ONE REPRESENTING THE WEST COAST STYLES OF DANCE.
JUDGES ARE ROTATED OUT THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE COMPETITION SEASON. YOU CAN FIND JUDGES BIOS UNDER NYLA FACULTY/STAFF.
THIS DIVISONS TIME LIMIT IS AS FOLLOWS:
• SOLOS (DANCE/VOCAL/ACTING): 2:45 MAX – EXTENDED TIME 3:15 MAX
• IMRPOV SOLOS (SONG PROVIDED BY NYLA DANCE) 1:15 MAX
*EXTENDED TIME FEES WILL APPLY. *
*5 POINTS WILL BE DEDUCTED FOR ANY ROUTINES GOING OVER THE TIME LIMIT.
*5 POINTS WILL BE DEDUCTED FOR ANY ROUTINES BEING VIDEOTAPED OR PHOTOGRAPHED BY OTHERS NOT AFFILIATED WITH THE STUDIO OF WHICH THE ROUTINE IS REGISTERED WITH.
*5 POINTS WILL BE DEDUCTED FOR ANY TAPS WITHIN YOUR MUSIC.
*INCOMPLETE OR RUN-OFF DANCES (DOES NOT INCLUDE MUSIC OR COSTUME MALFUNCTIONS) WILL BE ALLOWED TO PERFORM FOR A SECOND TIME BUT THE HIGHEST SCORE THEY CAN RECEIVE IS A HIGH TRIPLE GOLD AND THAT DANCE WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR OVERALL HIGH SCORE.
*ALL CONTESTANTS AGREE THAT THE TIME, MANNER, AND METHOD OF JUDGING THE CONTEST SHALL BE SOLELY WITHIN THE DISCRETION OF THE DIRECTORS AND PRODUCERS OF NYLA DANCE CONVENTIONS AND COMPETITIONS AND THAT ALL DECISIONS OF THE JUDGES ARE FINAL.
*JUDGES SCORES AND AUDIO CRITIQUES ARE POSTED ONLINE IN YOUR STUDIO ACCOUNTS THE WEDNESDAY FOLLOWING EACH EVENT.
*ALL AWARDS WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE END OF OUR COMPETITION. THEY WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR MAILING AFTERWARD.
Everyone receives an award for entering!
EACH ENTRY WILL BE PLACED IN ONE OF OUR AGE GROUPS BASED ON THE AVERAGE AGE OF ALL DANCERS IN THE ROUTINE. THE AVERAGE AGE CAN BE CALCULATED BY ADDING UP THE AGE OF EACH DANCER (AS OF JANUARY 1) AND DIVIDING THAT BY THE TOTAL NUMBER OF DANCERS IN THE ROUTINE. DROP THE DECIMALS AND ROUND DOWN (EX: IF AVERAGE IS 7.89 PLACE ROUTINE IN 7YR OLD AGE GROUP.) ENTRIES MUST COMPETE WITHIN THE AGE GROUP THAT THEY QUALIFY FOR; ENTRIES CANNOT BE BUMPED TO A DIFFERENT AGE GROUP.
ALL IMPROV SOLOS WILL BE SEPARATED INTO EACH AGE GROUP ONLY, NOT BY PERFORMANCE LEVEL. ONLY TWO ENTRIES PER DANCER ALLOWED. EACH WILL RECEIVE A MEDAL AND PLACEMENT PIN.
ALL IMPROV SOLOS ARE ENTERED INTO THE OVERALL HIGH SCORE IMPROV SOLOIST ONLY AND ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR ANY OTHER OHS SOLO AWARDS AS THIS IS ITS OWN UNIQUE CATEGORY.
DANCER WILL CHOOSE THEIR STYLE FROM CONTEMPORARY OR JAZZ, THEN WE WILL PROVIDE THE MUSIC ONCE DANCER TAKES THE STAGE. DANCER WILL BE GIVEN 1:15 TO PERFORM. DANCER MAY WEAR A COSTUME THAT REFLECTS THE STYLE THEY HAVE CHOSEN.
ALL IMPROV SOLOS ARE JUDGED STRICTLY ON PERFORMANCE AND CREATIVE INTERPRETATION.
THIS LEVEL IS FOR INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED DANCERS WITH MODERATE TO SIGNIFICANT COMPETITION EXPERIENCE AND TRAIN FOUR OR MORE HOURS PER WEEK INCLUDING CLASSES & REHEARSALS. THESE DANCERS CLEANLY EXECUTE MULTIPLE PIROUETTES, TURN COMBINATIONS, AND TUMBLING MOVEMENTS. ENTRIES WILL BE SCORED AND WILL RECEIVE OVERALL HIGH SCORE AWARDS WITHIN THIS LEVEL OF COMPETITION.
THIS LEVEL IS FOR BEGINNER DANCERS WITH MINIMAL TO NO COMPETITION EXPERIENCE AND TRAIN THREE OR LESS HOURS PER WEEK INCLUDING CLASSES & REHEARSALS. THESE DANCERS EXECUTE A MAXIMUM OF DOUBLE PIROUETTES, NO CONSECUTIVE TURN COMBINATIONS, AND NO CONSECUTIVE TUMBLING MOVEMENTS. ENTRIES WILL BE SCORED AND WILL RECEIVE OVERALL HIGH SCORE AWARDS WITHIN THIS LEVEL OF COMPETITION.
• SOLOS - DANCERS MUST COMPETE IN THE PERFORMANCE LEVEL THEY ARE REGISTERED IN. DANCERS CAN COMPETE MULTIPLE SOLOS BUT ONLY ONE ENTRY PER STYLE PER DANCER. ACTING/VOCAL SOLOS WILL FOLLOW SAME INFO ABOVE BUT IS NOT SEPERATED BY RECREATINOAL OR COMPETITIVE LEVELS.
•DUET/TRIOS & ALL GROUPS - DANCERS MUST COMPETE IN THE LEVEL THEY ARE REGISTERED IN. 51% OF YOUR GROUP DETERMINES THE PERFORMANCE LEVEL.
•ALL DANCE SOLOS, DUET/TRIOS, AND GROUPS WILL BE SEPARATED BY RECREATIONAL OR COMPETITIVE PERFORMANCE LEVELS AND BY EACH AGE GROUP.
*NOTE THAT EACH DANCE IS ALLOWED 3 ACRO MOVES/TUMBLE PASSES. DANCES CONTAINING MORE THAN 3 MUST BE ENTERED IN ACRO DANCE OR CONTEMPORARY FUSION CATEGORY.
ALL COMPETITORS, TEACHERS, STUDIO OWNERS, FAMILY MEMBERS, AND AUDIENCE MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO SHOW RESPECT, COURTESY, AND SPORTSMAN LIKE BEHAVIOR AT ALL TIMES DURING COMPETITION TO ALL COMPETITIORS, NYLA DANCE STAFF, TEACHERS, ETC. THIS ALSO INCLUDES NO STUDIO-TO-STUDIO RECRUITMENT. DEDUCTIONS AND DISQUALIFICATIONS COULD OCCUR DUE TO THIS BEHAVIOR. WE AIM TO CREATE A VERY FAMILY FRIENDLY ORIENTED ENVIRONMENT WHERE EVERYONE CAN ENJOY THEIRSELVES. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REMOVE ANYONE FROM AN EVENT IF HE/SHE IS ACTING OUT OF CONDUCT.
NYLA DANCE DOES NOT HAVE A SET SCHEDULE THEREFORE IT IS DETERMINED BY THE NUMBER OF ENTRIES REGISTERED PER EVENT. PLEASE SEND ALL SCHEDULE REQUESTS IN THE COMMENT BOX IN YOUR ONLINE REGISTRATION AND VIA EMAIL. ALL RELIGIOUS & SCHOOL FUNCTIONS TAKE PRIORITY. SCHEDULES ARE EMAILED TO STUDIO DIRECTORS ONLY BY THE FRIDAY (7 DAYS OUT) PRIOR TO EACH EVENT. THEN ALL CHANGES TO THE SCHEDULE MUST BE MADE BY MONDAY THE WEEK OF THE EVENT DUE TO OUR PROGRAM BEING PRINTED. NO EXCEPTIONS.
• VIDEOTAPING AND FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY ARE STRICTLY PROHIBITED DURING THE ENTIRE CONVENTION & COMPETITION, UNLESS NYLA DANCE HAS MADE AN ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT VIDEOTAPING AND NON-FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY PRIOR TO START OF EVENT.
• VIDEO TAPING ROUTINES THAT ARE REGISTERED WITH A STUDIO YOU ARE NOT AFFILIATED WITH IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED. IF FOUND GUILTY, DISQUALIFICATION COULD RESULT. UNLESS A PIECE OF CHOREOGRAPHY HAS BEEN OFFICIALLY COPYRIGHTED, NYLA DANCE CANNOT ENFORCE ANY PLAGIARISM POLICIES. COMPLAINT MUST PROVIDE PROOF FOR CONSIDERATION OF COMPLAINT.
• ALL DANCERS AUTHORIZE THE USE OF THEIR IMAGE IN PHOTOS OR VIDEOS FOR PUBLICITY AND ADVERTISEMENT PURPOSES WITH NYLA DANCE CONVENTIONS AND COMPETITIONS.
• ALL MUSIC MUST BE CUT, EDITED AND OF CORRECT PITCH AS OUR STAFF IS NOT CAPABLE OF MAKING MUSIC EDITS ON-SITE. ALL TEMPOS, PITCHES AND KEYS MUST BE CORRECT ON EACH TRACK AND ALL MUSIC MUST BE OF A REASONABLE VOLUME. MUSIC WITH INAPPROPRIATE LYRICS MAY BE SUBJECT TO POINT DEDUCTIONS. FOR
ACTING/VOCAL/IMAGE CONSULTANT ENTRIES ONE WIRELESS MICROPHONE WILL BE PROVIDED FOR USAGE DURING ENTRY.
• MUSIC MUST BE SUBMITTED ONLINE VIA THE MUSIC UPLOAD SYSTEM LOCATED WITHIN YOUR STUDIO ACCOUNT. MUSIC MAY BE UPLOADED AFTER YOUR REGISTRATION HAS BEEN FINALIZED FOR YOUR EVENT. MUSIC MUST BE UPLOADED 72 HOURS PRIOR TO THE START OF THE EVENT. PLEASE BE SURE TO UPLOAD THE CORRECT VERSION OF YOUR MUSIC, AS PITCH AND SPEED CANNOT BE ADJUSTED AT THE EVENT. STUDIO DIRECTORS SHOULD HAVE AT LEAST TWO BACK-UP COPIES OF ALL MUSIC IN THE FORM OF AN I-POD, I-PAD, OR USB. USB MUST BE TURNED NI AS A BACK UP AT THE REGISTRATION DESK. PLEASE LABEL YOUR MUSIC WITH THE CORRECT NUMBER FOR ROUTINE, TITLE OF ROUTINE, AND STUDIO NAME/CODE THAT IS GIVEN TO YOU. PLEASE HAVE ALL MUSIC CUED TO THE BEGINNING OF THE SONG. YOU CAN PICK UP YOUR USB AT THE END OF THE EVENT.
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