2015-2016 National Competition Guidelines DANCE EDUCATORS OF AMERICA, INC. (DEA) IS A TEACHING ORGANIZATION AND REQUIRES SPORTSMAN LIKE BEHAVIOR AT ALL TIMES. 2015-2016 RULE CHANGES AND FREQUENCY ASKED QUESTIONS ARE IN RED ENTRY REQUIREMENTS: To participate in a DEA National Competition, teachers along with their competing students MUST be registered for that DEA National Convention Workshop, except those students over 24 and under 5 years of age as of January 1, 2016. A teacher or student may register for only the National Convention Workshop Classes and does not have to compete in the National Competition. A Student that is using a DEA National Workshop Scholarship for that National Convention Registration must be registered at the Host City Hotel to use the scholarship, coupon or discount. The exception is if the student lives in the Host City. Teachers and students are required to purchase a banquet ticket for the National Event where they are competing. A routine may compete in a DEA National Competition if it has won a Scholarship, Cash Award or DEA Dollars at another DEA National Competition, but is not eligible to win the same award. Owner/Teacher(s) or Salaried Employees that are competing in a routine, the routine must be submitted on a Semi-Professional Level. Semi-Professional Level and Pre Small Fry and Extended Senior Age Category routines are not eligible for Cash Awards, DEA Dollars, Scholarships, High Score Award or Top 5 Award; but will be awarded a Medal, Plaque and Pins. Routines that received a High Silver Award and above at a DEA Regional Competition are eligible to participate in the Nationals Competition. Page 1 of 6
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: 28 Days in advance of event ALL Official DEA Competition & Workshop forms MUST be submitted using the online registration system. No TBA. Please ensure accuracy of age & spelling of names and music. REGISTRATION: All registration must be done using DanceComp Genie online Registration system. PAYMENT: Credit Card payment can be made using the online checkout system. We accept Visa, MC, Discover and American Express. Payments may be made by check. The registration is not complete until payment is received. Teachers must be registered and paid a full 28 days from the start of the event. Teachers not registered and paid in full will not have students entered in the program. DEA MEMBER REBATE: DEA Member that registers and pay in full for their competition/convention registration 45 days before the competition/convention regional event will receive a rebate on their competition fees. Member that spends Member that spends Member that spends $1,000- $4,999 per Competition Registration (not including Convention registration fees) receives a 5% rebate of their competition fees $5,000 - $9,999 per Competition Registration (not including Convention registration fees) receives a 10% rebate of their competition fees $10,000 & up per Competition Registration (not including Convention Registration fees) receives a 15% rebate of their competition fees INJURED DANCERS: Dancers that are injured prior to the National, with the proper documentation a credit will be issued to the registering studio. REFUND POLICY: ALL competition & convention fees are NON-REFUNDABLE. DEA has the ability to apply a credit to the teachers account that can be used for a future event if DEA feels it is appropriate. LOSS & INJURY: Dance Educators of America, Staff, Faculty and the housing facility are not responsible for personal injury or property loss. FLASH PHOTOS OR VIDEO: For the safety of the performers, flash photography and videography is strictly prohibited and may result in disqualification. AGE CATEGORY: The age of student(s) as of January 1, 2016 will be used at Regionals and National to calculate the age. The Pre Small Fry, Extended/Senior and Adult Age Categories routines are not eligible for Cash Awards, DEA Dollars, Scholarships, or High Score Award; but can be awarded a Medal, Plaque and Pins. PRE SMALL FRY 3-4 SMALL FRY 5-8 JUNIOR 9 10 PRE-TEEN 11 12 TEEN 13 15 SENIOR 16 19 EXTENDED/SENIOR 20 24 ADULT 25 and over AGE CALCULATION: The average age of all students in a routine; drop the decimal. Group entries cannot compete in more than one age division and must remain in the same age division. Page 2 of 6
BUMP RULE: Applies when there is a 2+ Age Category differential between a routines average dancer s Age Category and the oldest dancer in the routine. The Bump Rule will determine the Age Category that a routine competes, based on the ages of the dancers. For routines that have older dancers that are dancing with dancers of a younger age, if it is determined that there is a 2+ Age Category differential, we will bump the Age Category of that routine up one Age Category. CLASS/LEVEL: PRE COMPETITIVE LEVEL: this level is for the dancer(s) whose classes and rehearsal time does not exceed 4 hours weekly. This is for first time competitors and or dancers(s) with limited competition experience. Any level that contains 25% or more of competitive level dancers must be entered in the competitive level. They must have qualified at the Regional in this level. Pre Competitive Level routines are not eligible for Cash Awards, DEA Dollars, Scholarships, or High Score Award; but can be awarded a Medal, Plaque and Pins. COMPLETIVE LEVEL: this level is for the dancer(s) that study more than 4 hours per week. SEMI-PROFESSIONAL: Owner/Teacher(s) or Salaried Employees entries must be submitted as Semi- Professional and there are no exceptions. Semi-Professional Level routines are not eligible for Cash Awards, DEA Dollars, Scholarships, or High Score Award; but can be awarded a Medal, Plaque and Pins. ENTRY TYPE: DANCERS DANCERS SOLO 1 DUET 2 TRIO 3 GROUP 4 8 LINE 9 + PRODUCTION 9 & up DANCE CATEGORIES: ACRO: BALLET CHARACTER: CONTEMPORARY: ETHNIC: FLAMENCO: HIP HOP: JAZZ: LYRICAL: MODERN: POINTE: SPECIALTY: TAP: THEATRE DANCE: Consists of a blend of Acro tricks and dance movements Consists of ballet technique, including classical steps Any national or folk dance (i.e.: Mazurka, Polka, and Schottische) Consists of ballet, jazz and/or lyrical movements fused with modern elements Dance deriving from another culture (i.e.: Hawaiian, Filipino, and East Indian) Consists of Spanish dance with castanets etc. Consists of street, funk & urban style jazz Consists of classic jazz technique Consists of ballet, jazz and/or modern technique Interpretive movement in a contemporary modern style Showing pointe technique A routine with props Consists of tap technique in tap shoes A Broadway show or movie musical dance Page 3 of 6
TIME LIMITS: A 2 point deduction will result for every 5 seconds over the Max Time for the Entry Type ENTRY TYPE MAX TIME Solo 2 Minutes 45 Seconds Duet 2 Minutes 45 Seconds Trio 2 Minutes 45 Seconds Group 3 Minutes Line 3 Minutes Production 5 8 Minutes EXTENDED TIME may be purchased for $5.00 per minute per routine. MUSIC: Music must be on a CD, IPod or on Drop Box. Teachers have the ability to print the Drop Box Instructions directly from the Web Site. CD s must be of professional quality and contain one routine per CD. All music should be recorded at the proper speed. Clearly mark each CD and IPods with studio name and name of music. Make sure that the repeat function is not enabled for all playlists on an IPod. Teachers must use judgment when selecting music and its lyrical content. Vulgar, derogatory or sexually suggestive words and inappropriate dance moves are cause for disqualification. TEACHER LINE UP: Upon completion of the Line Up, all Participating Teachers will be able to print the National line up from their Dance Comp Genie Studio Account. Teachers are responsible for confirming its accuracy prior to the event. Unconfirmed line ups are interpreted as correct and will perform as-is. Dance Educators of America, Inc. along with Dance Comp Genie have an app for the phone that can be purchased for $4.99. This app has the competition in real time, convention information, faculty and judges along with restaurant information. The DEA scholarship fund receives half of all monies for this app. DEA does not have any printed programs. TIME & PROGRAM: Students with makeup or costume changes that require additional time to prepare between performances MUST note this change on the entry form. Once the program has been issued 7 days before competition date NO CHANGES will be allowed. PROPS: All props must be set on stage by the studio within the time limits or additional time needs to be purchased. Please note time begins from the moment the sets/props start to be set up. Purchase minutes that include set up and strike of your sets/props. Please have clean up after prop removal. DEA staff is not responsible for set-up or breakdown. In the event of damage to the stage, riser, flooring or facility as a result of the movement, set-up or breakdown of props, it shall be the financial responsibility of the applicant teacher. SCORING: The DEA Standard of Achievement of composite scores takes the sum of the individual Judges score, each giving up to 100 points and resulting in the following award categories: AWARD JUDGE 3 JUDGE COMPOSITE Platinum 95.0 to 100 282.0 to 300 Points High Gold 92.0 to 93.9 276.0 to 281.9 Points Gold 88.0 to 91.9 264.0 to 275.9 Points High Silver 80.0 to 87.9 240.0 to 263.9 Points Silver 79.9 & below 239.9 Points & Below All ties will be broken by the judges. AWARDS: To receive a 1 st place the routine must have been awarded a High Gold or Platinum Medal Page 4 of 6
Pre Competitive and Semi-Professional Levels and Pre Small Fry, Extended/Senior and Adult Age Categories routines are not eligible for Cash Awards, DEA Dollars, Scholarships, and/or High Score Awards. TROPHY, PLAQUES, MEDALS, AND PINS: Solos: Routine will be awarded a Medal and Pin. The Top 5 Scores in an Age Category, Entry Type will be awarded a Plaque. Duo, Trio, Group & Line: Routine will receive one Medal and each participant a Pin. The Top 5 Scores in each Age Category, Entry Type have the option to receive a Plaque or to donate the cost of the Plaque to the DEA SCHOLARSHIP FUND. Production: Routine will receive one Medal for the routine and each participant a Pin. The Top 5 Scores in 12 and Under and 13 and Over Age Category have the option to receive a Plaques or to donate the cost of the Plaque to the DEA SCHOLARSHIP FUND. CASH AWARDS: DEA reserves the right to award DEA Dollars. A routine can only win one Cash Award; the routine with the next highest score that has not received a Cash Award will be awarded the Cash Award. 1 st Place Cash Awards: Must be a minimum of 15 routines in an Age Category, Entry Type for 1 st Place Cash Award to be awarded. 2 nd Place Cash Award: Must be a minimum of 20 routines in an Age Category, Entry Type for 2 nd Place Cash Award to be awarded. 3 rd Place Cash Award: Must be a minimum of 25 routines in an Age Category, Entry Type for 3rd Place Cash Award to be awarded. National Director s Cup: must be 100 solo, duo and/or trios routines for the National Director s Cup Cash Award to be awarded. President s Cup: Must be 100 group, line and/or production routines for the President s Cup Cash Award to be awarded. Overall Solo, Duo, Trios by Age Category 3 rd Place - $50.00, each age category 2 nd Place - $75.00, each age category 1 st Place - $100.00, each age category Overall Groups, Lines by Age Category 3 rd Place - $75.00, each age category 2 nd Place - $125.00, each age category 1 st Place - $150.00, each age category Production 12 & Under 3 rd Place - $150.00 2 nd Place - $175.00 1 st Place - $200.00 Production 13 & Over 3 rd Place - $150.00 2 nd Place - $175.00 1 st Place - $200.00 Executive Directors Cup Overall Highest Scoring Solo, Duo or Trio, (must be a High Gold or Platinum Award) regardless of Age Category, Entry Type - $1500 President s Cup Overall Highest Score Group, Line or Production (must be a High Gold or Platinum Award) regardless of Age Category, Entry Type - $2500 GENERAL INFO: All participants give permission for any photograph or video taken by Page 5 of 6
Dance Educators of America, Inc. or DRC Video to be used in its promotions. This includes newspaper, brochures, ads, television, sales video, the internet, newsletters and any other form of marketing on behalf of Dance Educators of America, Inc. All performance music must be picked up at the event. Any uncollected materials will not be returned. Dance Educators of America and the housing facility are not responsible for personal injury or property loss. Page 6 of 6