| Eligibility
Requirements
 Only
members in good standing with DMC may enter students in this competition.
All teachers must have their competition fees paid by the entry deadline.
No refunds. Late entries are accepted only if time allows. All late entries
are subject to a $10.00 late fee per routine.
Entry
forms must be typed or clearly printed and submitted to the secretary
of DMC by the entry deadline. Only DMC entry forms will be accepted. If
the proper DMC forms are not submitted or are incomplete, they will be
returned.
Each
sponsor member will be required to work a 2-hour shift during the P.A.C.
We will try to schedule shifts during the time of day when you have the
least amount of routines entered. You must meet this requirement or your
routines will be disqualified.
DANCE
MASTERS OF CALIFORNIA WILL BE DONATING $1.00 PER ENTRY PER PERSON,
to a charitable foundation to be decided by the DMC Board. The
entry amount reflects our donation! Thank you for your supporting this
worthy cause.
| Age
Divisions |
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Div. #1 |
7-9 years of age |
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Div. #2 |
10-12 years of age |
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Div. #3 |
13-15 years of age |
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Div. #4 |
16 years of age and up |
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Div. #5 |
Adult Division, 25 years of age and up |
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Extended |
7 years of age and up |
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Production |
7 years of age and up |
Reminders
* To determine Age Division, calculate the average age of all contestants
in the routine, as of the competition date, and drop the decimal
point.
* No child under the age of 7 will be allowed to compete in Dance
Masters of California's Performing Arts Competition. Birth certificates
should be available upon request.
* No one (regardless of average age) may compete in the age division
more than one division lower than the oldest participating dancer.
* Please note: at the national level, age
divisions may vary.
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| Dance
Categories |
Entry
Fees |
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Solo |
1 dancer |
$ 60.00 each |
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Duo/Trio |
2-3 dancers |
$ 36.00 each |
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Groups |
4-8 dancers |
$ 21.00 each |
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Lines |
9 or more dancers |
$ 21.00 each |
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Extended |
4 or more dancers |
$ 21.00 each |
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Production |
12 dancers minimum |
$ 21.00 each |
| Prices for Adults 25 years and
up not attending workshop: $51.00, includes observers wrist band for
the weekend. |
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Subjects |
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Tap |
Routine consisting of 50% or more of
tap technique. Routine may not include more than three acro tricks. |
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Jazz |
Routine executing free form movement
in styling characteristic of jazz dance. Routine may not include more
than three acro tricks. |
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Ballet |
Ballet technique and movement performed
in ballet or pointe shoes, may not include any acro
tricks. |
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Lyrical |
A dance style that incorporates the interpretation
of the lyrics of the song or the lyrical quality of the music. May
not include more than three acro tricks. |
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Musical Theater |
A dance style based on Broadway or Movie
Musicals, may denote comedy, depict a character, relay a story, or
create a theatrical mood. Pantomime (lipsync) and singing are permitted. |
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Hip Hop |
Stylized dance incorporating some jazz
technique. |
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Modern/Contemporary |
A routine made up of an abstract style
of movement based on principles of modern dance, such as space, force,
weight and time. May be reflective of other dance styles. |
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Acro-Gymnastics |
Any routine involving more than 3 acro-tricks
must be entered in this subject. |
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Open |
Routines that incorporate more than one
form of dance, an ethnic dance, or any routine that does not fit in
any other category. |
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Extended |
Any subject of dance. Must have a minimum
of 4 dancers, ages 7 years and up. Does not need to carry out a theme
or story. |
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Production |
Routines that carry out a theme or story.
Must have 12 dancers minimum - ages 7 years and up. The scores of
production routines that do not carry out theme or story will have
deductions. |
** Props, in all categories except production,
must be a functional and integral part of the routine. Food or open
beverages are not allowed as props. No fire, swords or helium. Please
fill in the prop indication on your application. If the director deems
props to be unsafe, the routine may be disqualified.
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Time Limits |
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Solos |
2:50 minutes maximum |
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Duo/Trio |
2:50 minutes maximum |
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Groups/Lines |
3:00 minutes maximum |
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Extended |
6:00 minutes maximum |
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Production |
8:00 minutes maximum |
Entrances and exits must be brief.
A one-point deduction per second of overtime will apply after the
5-second leeway period.
Time limits may vary at the national level. |
Music
There must only be one song per CD.
CD's must
be marked with the music title, competition routine number
and teacher name.
A back-up
CD must be provided if necessary.
No mp3 players accepted.
Audible
taps, added to music, are not allowed.
Judging
Decisions of the judges are final. If, in judging, the judges feel
a routine is not in the correct subject, they have the right to move it
to its appropriate subject.
All routines
will be individually ADJUDICATED. All contestants will be awarded either
a PLATINUM, GOLD, HIGH SILVER, SILVER, HIGH BRONZE or BRONZE place adjudication,
as determined by point scoring.
A routine
with a PLATINUM, GOLD, HIGH SILVER or SILVER , will be eligible to compete
at the DMA National Competition. (Some National rules may differ from
our local rules. Please refer to the National rules if necessary.)
Important: Routines shall be in good taste and costumes shall
be appropriate. Any routine, costume and/or music the judges deem not
in keeping with the dignity of DMC may effect your over-all placement.
Awards: Division - Solo, Duo/Trio, Groups, Lines, Extended and Production
The
Overall Highest scoring group and line in each age division, as well as
the Overall Highest scoring extended and production, may receive a $100.00
scholarship.
The Overall
Highest scoring duo/trio in each age division may receive a $75.00 scholarship.
The Overall
Highest scoring Solo in each age Division may receive a $50.00 Scholarship.
Solo Winners are not eligible to participate in the Showcase.
"Outstanding
Achievement Awards" will be awarded in each subject in each age division.
To qualify
for Overall and Outstanding Achievement Awards, routines must have received
at least 80 points.
Each age
division must have a minimum of 4 routines to qualify for the scholarship
monies.
Scholarship
Monies will be awarded to the member teacher.
At least
ONE of the participants must change to place more than once in Overall.
Contestants
may enter as many Solo's as they wish. However, Solo's may only place
once in the Overalls, but shall be acknowledged with an Outstanding Achievement
Award in that category/age division.
All award
winners will give permission to DMC for the use of their name, image,
likeness, or photograph in DMC publications.
Additional Information
Competitors
shall act in a positive manner, off stage, as well as on stage.
All contestants
must have wristbands in order to compete. With the exception of Division
5, contestants must be pre-registered for the workshop to compete.
Contestants
must report backstage and be ready to perform at their designated times.
Contestants performing in more than one routine must take all of their
costumes backstage before their first routine.
The Sponsor
Teacher or Line Captain must have their own competition CD.
Contestants
will remain backstage until their routine number is called. Your routine
will be called three numbers prior to your performance. When your routine
is called, you must report to the stage door, with your music, ready to
perform.
All contestants
will be escorted to the stage for award distribution. Line Captains will
line up in COSTUME backstage to receive adjudication awards. After a line
captain has received the adjudication award, they will join their group
on stage. After all adjudication awards are presented, placement trophies
will be distributed.
Please
make sure your contestants and Line Captains understand what is expected
of them and are aware of their responsibilities.
Sponsor
Teacher, Teacher of Recognition, and Chaperones are solely responsible
for their contestants and spectators, and will be held accountable for
the safety and well being of the entrant during their stay at the DMC
Performing Arts Competition. Sponsor Teacher, Teacher of Recognition,
and Chaperones collectively assume all responsibility for entrant’s
behavior, entrant’s class attendance, entrant’s proper nourishment,
and that the entrant is dressed and groomed properly for various events
of the competition and convention. Please take time to explain these rules
and regulations to them to avoid point deductions or disqualification.
Point Deductions/Disqualifications
No
video taping or photography, including digital and cell phone cameras,
will be allowed at any time during the competition. Videotapes/DVDs
will be available for sale at the PAC.
Contestants in costume must stay backstage. Contestants in costumes are
not permitted in the theater or Hotel Lobby at any time.
NO REHEARSING IS ALLOWED IN THE CONVENTION CENTER, HOTEL, OR ON STAGE
AT ANY TIME.
FOOD AND
DRINKS ARE ABSOLUTELY NOT ALLOWED IN THE DRESSING ROOMS. A $400.00
cleaning fee will be charged to the sponsor member if this rule is violated.
Infraction
of any rule or regulation may result in a five-point deduction or disqualification.
DMA/DMC Performing Arts Standards
Inappropriate
or sexually suggestive movements should not be a part of any performance
in any DMA competition, and should be evaluated as such. Scores will be
lowered accordingly.
Costuming
such as thongs, bikini bottoms or tops that allow exposure of the private
body parts or that is not age appropriate will be evaluated as such. Males
performing shirtless or in pants that allow exposure of private body parts
is unacceptable and will be evaluated as such. Scores will be lowered
accordingly.
Vulgar,
profane or suggestive language in music is not acceptable for our family
audiences. Music that is not age appropriate or carries a message that
is not appropriate will evaluated as such and scores will be lowered accordingly.
If the
Board of Directors deem a routine inappropriate according to the standards
as stated above, they will not be allowed to perform in the showcase.
For more information please contact:
Dance Masters of California
C/O Joy Sinnott
P.O. Box 32927
San Jose CA 95152
phone: (408) 926-0221
Email: DanceMasters13@aol.com
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