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Regionals + Nationals

Registration for

Your Requests Were Heard!

Reduced # of Classes

We have reduced the number of classes at our events this year to allow plenty of time for your dancers to eat, recover, and get ready for competition.

Simplified Registration

We shortened the process for you to register! With our new site, we hope this process is much easier for everyone.

Class Structure

  • 1 Day Regional Convention:
  • 3 Classes plus warm-up
  • 2 Levels by Age not comp/rec
  • 11 & under or 12 & over
  • Open to ages 6 – Adult Professionals

Performance Levels

UPON REGISTERING, PERFORMANCE LEVEL WILL BE CHOSEN PER DANCER BY THE STUDIO DIRECTOR. NYLA DANCE TRUSTS THAT EACH STUDIO DIRECTOR WILL REMAIN HONEST AND TRUE TO THE DANCER'S TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE LEVEL SO THAT WE CAN OFFER FAIRNESS TO EACH AND

EVERY COMPETING DANCER AT AL OF OUR EVENTS.

  • Recreational Level

    THIS LEVEL IS FOR BEGINNER DANCERS WITH MINIMAL TO NO COMPETITION EXPERIENCE. THESE DANCERS MAY EXECUTE A MAXIMUM OF DOUBLE PIROUETTES, NO MORE THAN ONE CONSECUTIVE TURN COMBINATION, AND NO MORE THAN ONE CONSECUTIVE TUMBLING MOVEMENT. ENTRIES WILL BE SCORED AND WILL RECEIVE OVERALL HIGH SCORE AWARDS WITHIN THIS LEVEL OF COMPETITION. IF DANCERS HAVE MINIMAL COMPETITION EXPERIENCE BUT ABOVE AVERAGE TECHNIQUE/PERFORMANCE SKILLS, THEN THEY SHOULD BE PLACED IN THE COMPETITIVE LEVEL.

  • Averaging Levels

    UPON REGISTERING, PERFORMANCE LEVEL WILL BE CHOSEN PER DANCER BY THE STUDIO DIRECTOR. NYLA DANCE TRUSTS THAT EACH STUDIO DIRECTOR WILL REMAIN HONEST AND TRUE TO THE DANCERS TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE LEVEL SO THAT WE CAN OFFER FAIRNESS TO EACH AND EVERY COMPETING DANCER AT ALL OF OUR EVENTS.


    •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.

  • Age Groups

    EACH ENTRY WILL BE PLACED IN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING 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. ENTRIES MUST COMPETE WITHIN THE AGE GROUP THAT THEY QUALIFY FOR; ENTRIES CANNOT BE BUMPED TO A DIFFERENT AGE GROUP.


    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. *


    *PROOF OF AGE MAY BE REQUESTED ON SITE OF AN EVENT IF DEEMED NECESSARY. STUDIO DIRECTORS MUST BE PREPARED TO PRESENT A BIRTH CERTIFICATE OF EACH DANCER IF A PROTEST ARISES. THIS PROTEST MUST BE MADE IN WRITING NO LONGER THAN 30 MINUTES AFTER INCIDENT. IF FOUND GUILTY, SAID DANCER WILL THEN BE MOVED TO THE APPROPRIATE DIVISION.

  • Competitive Levels

    THIS LEVEL IS FOR INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED DANCERS WITH MODERATE TO SIGNIFICANT COMPETITION EXPERIENCE. THESE DANCERS MAY 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.

  • Divisions

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

    •SOLO 1 DANCER

    •DUET/TRIO 2-3 DANCERS

    •SMALL GROUPS 4-9 DANCERS

    •LARGE GROUPS 10-19 DANCERS

    •TEAM/PRODUCTIONS 20 OR MORE DANCERS

  • Convention Classes

    NYLA DANCE CONVENTION CLASSES ARE OFFERED AT ALL REGIONAL LOCATIONS FOR ALL AGES AND ALL LEVELS. AT NYLA DANCE WE OFFER A PERSONAL APPROACH TO EDUCATION BY PROVIDING PROFESSIONALLY TRAINED DANCERS, CHOREOGRAPHERS, AND INSTRUCTORS WHO SEEK TO PROVIDE NOTHING BUT SUPPORTIVE AND POSITIVE ENVIRONMENTS FOR OUR DANCERS TO DO THEIR BEST IN ALL AREAD OF DANCE. NYLA DANCE OFFERS CLASSES IN LYRICAL, MODERN, CONTEMPORARY, JAZZ, JAZZ-FUNK, THEATRE JAZZ, HIP-HIP FUSION, AND MORE.


    •NYLA DANCE OFFERS THE “I MADE A DIFFERENCE AWARD” AT ALL CONVENTIONS. THIS IS A NYLA DANCE CONVENTION SCHOLARSHIP THAT WILL BE AWARDED TO ONE DANCER IN THE 11&UNDER AGE GROUP AND ONE DANCER IN THE 12&OVER AGE GROUP AT ALL OF OUR REGIONAL LOCATIONS. THIS SHCOLARSHIP INCLUDES ONE FREE CONVENTION ENTRY AT ANY OF OUR EVENT LOCATIONS IN THE FOLLOWING YEAR.


    •NOTE, CONVENTION CLASSES ARE OPTIONAL AT ALL REGIONAL LOCATIONS BUT ARE MANDATORY AT ALL NATIONAL LOCATIONS.

Notice

*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.


*STARTING IN 2024, JUDGES WILL BE ALLOWED TO MOVE ENTRIES UP FROM THE RECREATIONAL LEVEL TO THE COMPETITIVE LEVEL IF DEEMED NECESSARY.


Disclaimer

CONTESTANTS AND TEACHERS BY VIRTUE OF ENTERING NYLA DANCE CONVENTIONS & COMPETITIONS EVENTS GIVE THEIR PERMISSION AND CONSENT TO THE DIRECTORS OF NYLA DANCE TO USE THEIR IMAGES OR PHOTOGRAPHS TO APPEAR ON VIDEOS, TELEVISION, OR ANY OTHER MEDIA FOR ADVERTISING, NEWS COVERAGE, OR ANY OTHER COMMERCIAL USE OF OUR EVENTS. FURTHER MORE, I UNDERSTAND AND RECOGNIZE THE RISKS OF PHYSICAL INJURY INHERENT IN DANCE AND DANCE PERFORMANCES SUCH AS BUT NOT LIMITED TO SPRAINS, PULLED MUSCLES, AND BROKEN BONES. I AM WILLING TO ASSUME THOSE RISKS. I AGREE THAT I WILL NOT HOLD NYLA DANCE CONVENTIONS & COMPETITIONS, ITS DIRECTOR SKIP COSTA, AGENTS, AND EMPLOYEES, NOR THE FACILITY LIABLE FOR DAMAGES, ILLNESSES, OR INJURIES SUSTAINED OR CONTRACTED BY ME OR MY CHILDREN OR STUDENTS WHILE IN ATTENDANCE AND/OR PARTICIPATING IN ANY ACTIVITY CONNECTED WITH NYLA DANCE CONVENTIONS & COMPETITIONS. NYLA DANCE WILL NOT TOLERATE RUDE OR DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR FROM ITS PARTICIPANTS. THIS IS ENFORCED DURING THE ENTIRE COMPETITION/CONVENTION FACILITY WHICH INCLUDES CLASSROOMS, DRESSING ROOMS, BALLROOMS, AUDITORIUMS, ON/OFF STAGE, HALLWAYS, AND LOBBIES JUST TO NAME A FEW. I AGREE TO ACCEPT THE JUDGES DECISION AS FINAL FOR ITS COMPETITION NUMBER. SHOULD THE JUDGES MOVE THIS NUMBER FROM ONE CATEGORY TO ANOTHER, I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE WILL BE NO PENALTIES OR DEDUCTIONS.


*STARTING NI 2024, JUDGES WLIL BE ALOWED TO MOVE ENTRIES UP FROM THE RECREATIONAL LEVEL TO THE COMPETITIVE LEVEL IF DEEMED

NECESSARY.