Nationals Group Rules + Awards

AGE GROUPS ARE DIVIDED UP AS FOLLOWS:

• Minis ages 4-5

• Tiny Dancers ages 6-8

• Juniors ages 9-11

• Teens ages 12-14

• Seniors ages 15-19

• Adults ages 20 and older

*ADULTS (20+ YEARS OF AGE) CAN COMPETE FOR AWARDS ONLY AND WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR OVERALL HIGH SCORE OF THE DAY. IF A DANCER WITHIN ANY GROUP IS 20+ YEARS OF AGE THEN THE ENTIRE GROUP CAN COMPETE FOR AWARDS ONLY AND WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR OVERALL HIGH SCORE OF THE DAY. *

EVERY ENTRY WILL BE PLACED IN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING DIVISIONS BASED ON THE NUMBER OF DANCERS IN EACH ROUTINE:

•  DUET/TRIO 2-3 DANCERS

•  SMALL GROUPS 4-9 DANCERS

•  LARGE GROUPS 10-19 DANCERS

•  TEAM/PRODUCTIONS 20 OR MORE DANCERS

ANY REGIONAL DANCE SCORING EITHER SUPERSTAR PLATINUM, PLATINUM, SUPERSTAR HIGH TRIPLE GOLD, OR HIGH TRIPLE GOLD QUALIFIES FOR NATIONALS.

STUDIO OWNERS CREATE YOUR OWN STUDIO ACCOUNT - REQUIRED TO REGISTER FOR ALL OF OUR EVENTS. YOU THEN WILL HAVE ACCESS TO

ALL OF OUR REGISTRATION FORMS & ENTRY FEE INFORMATION. PLEASE NOTE THAT NO REFUNDS WILL BE ISSUED UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.

*STUDIOS MAY NOT REGISTER JUST SOLOS, THERE MUST BE AT LEAST ONE DUET/TRIO OR GROUP PER REGISTRATION IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR OVERALL HIGH SCORES AND TITLES.

THE FOLLOWING LIST CONTAINS EACH DIVISIONS TIME LIMIT:

• DUET/TRIO (2-3 DANCERS): 2:45 MAX - EXTENDED TIME 3:15 MAX

• SMALL GROUPS (4-9 DANCERS): 3:00 MAX - EXTENDED TIME 4:00 MAX

• LARGE GROUPS (10-19 DANCERS): 4:00 MAX - EXTENDED TIME 5:00 MAX

• TEAMS (20+ DANCERS): 4:00 MAX - EXTENDED TIME 5:00 MAX

• PRODUCTIONS (10+ DANCERS): 7:00 MAX - EXTENDED TIME 8:00 MAX

*EXTENDED TIME FEES WILL APPLY.

Each group will have 20 seconds to set up their props with the exception of those with SET PIECES which are given 2 minutes. Studios must place the props themselves on stage before the dance and take them off stage after the dance very efficiently in order to stay on our time schedule.

EACH ENTRY WILL RECEVIE A TOTAL SCORE OUT OF 100 POSSIBLE POINTS. THE SCORES WILL BE USED FOR ADJUDICATED AWARDS AS WELL AS OVERALL HIGH SCORE AWARDS. 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.

SCORES ARE BROKEN DOWN AND AWARDED AS FOLLOWS:

• SUPERSTAR PLATINUM 99-100 POINTS

• PLATINUM 98-98.99 POINTS

• SUPERSTAR HIGH TRIPLE GOLD 97-97.99 POINTS

• HIGH TRIPLE GOLD 96.99 POINTS & BELOW

NYLA DANCE WILL ALSO ANNOUNCE THE TOP 5 PLACING ENTRIES OF EACH DIVISON PER AGE GROUP AND PERFORMANCE LEVEL, BANNERS WILL BE GIVEN TO THESE DANCES.

*IF A TIE OCCURS, THEN THE HIGHEST TECHNIQUE SCORE WILL BREAK THE TIE. IF THE TIE STILL OCCURS THEN JUDGES WILL BREAK THE TIE.