Regionals Group Rules + Awards

Registration

Group Rules

  • Age Groups

    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.

  • Divisions

    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

  • National Qualification

    TO QUALIFY FOR NATIONALS ROUTINES MUST SCORE EITHER SUPERSTAR PLATINUM, PLATINUM, SUPERSTAR HIGH TRIPLE GOLD, OR HIGH TRIPLE GOLD.

  • Entry Fees

    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.


    *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 CATEGORY.

  • Time Limits

    THE FOLLOWING LIST CONTAINS EACH DIVISIONS TIME LIMIT FOR GROUPS:

    • 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.

  • Setups

    • PROPS MUST BE BROUGHT ON AND OFF STAGE IN A TIMELY MANNER IN ORDER TO STAY ON OUR TIME SCHEDULE. PLEASE MAKE NOTE OF ANY PROPS WHEN REGISTERING. EACH ROUTINE WILL HAVE 20 SECONDS TO SET UP THEIR PROPS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THOSE WITH SET PIECES WHICH ARE GIVEN 2 MINUTES. PROPS MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE WINGS IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE ROUTINE HAS FINISHED.


    • PROPS AND VEHICLES MUST NOT BE BLOCKING ANY LOADING DOCKS AT ANY VENUES.

  • Score Breakdown

    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

Prizes + Awards

Everyone receives an award for entering! All Duet/Trios/Groups will receive a banner and pins for adjudication.

N.Y.L.A. Rewards

  • Overall High Score Winners: For these divisions they are grouped as 11&under (minis not included as they have their own division) and 12&over in each performance level:
  • OHS DUET/TRIOS - 1 OHS TROPHY
  • OHS SMALL GROUPS - 1 OHS TROPHY
  • OHS LARGE GROUPS - 1 OHS TROPHY
  • OHS TEAM/PRODUCTIONS - 1 OHS TROPHY
  • ALL MINIS WILL HAVE THEIR OWN OHS AWARDS FOR DUET/TRIOS/GROUPS.
  • OHS GROUP OF THE DAY - 1 OHS TROPHY
  • *ALL OHS AWARDS MUST HAVE A TOTAL OF 5 REGISTERED DANCES IN THEIR DIVISION FOR THIS TITLE.
  • *STUDIOS MUST HAVE AT LEAST 1 DUET/TRIO OR GROUP PER REGISTRATION TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR OVERALL HIGH SCORE & REWARDS. IF NOT, IT WILL BE FOR ADJUDICATION ONLY.

Highly Acclaimed Judges Awards

  • JUDGES CHOICE AWARD
  • NEW YORK AWARD – BEST NEW YORK STYLE
  • LOS ANGELES AWARD – BEST LA STYLE
  • NYLA DANCE AWARD – MOST ENTERTAINING GROUP DANCE
  • ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT  AWARD - STUDIO THAT SHOWS THE MOST DEDICATION TO DANCE AS AN ART FORM
  • TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD - STUDIO THAT SHOWS THE BEST TECHNIQUE TRAINING OF THEIR STUDENTS
  • PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD - STUDIO THAT SHOWS THE MOST PROFESSIONALISM BOTH ON STAGE AND BACKSTAGE
  • PROPS, COSTUME, CHOREOGRAPHY AWARDS

National Qualification

  • EACH REGIONAL GROUP DANCE SCORING SUPERSTAR PLATINUM, PLATINUM, SUPERSTAR HIGH TRIPLE GOLD, OR HIGH TRIPLE GOLD QUALIFIES FOR NATIONALS.
  • PLEASE FOLLOW GUIDELINES FOR BREAKDOWN OF POINTS, AGE GROUPS, AVERAGING AGES, DETERMINING LEVELS, DEDUCTIONS, VIDEO/PHOTO POLICY, MUSIC POLICY, PROTESTS, GENERAL INFORMATION & REMINDERS, AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND OUR DISCLAIMER. YOU CAN ALSO VIEW THIS INFORMATION IN OUR PDF DOWNLOADS UNDER NYLA RULES. *