Registration
- GENERAL
We email a preliminary schedule out to the email address associated with the registered account approx 1 month prior to the event. Schedules may vary from city to city depending on the size of the competition.
All attendees authorize the use of their images in photos and video for any Artists Emerge promotional purposes.
- Nov 1 2024 – Registration Opens
- Dec 20 2024 – Registration Closes
- Dec 21-Jan 21 2025 – Late Entries Allowed
- Jan 24 2025 – First Schedule Sent out
- Jan 31 2025 – All Changes Must Be Submitted
- Feb 7 2025 – Schedule Locked
- Feb 24 2025 – Tickets On Sale
- Feb 28 2025 – attending teachers submitted
- Mar 14 2025 – music uploaded by
- Mar 19-21 2025 – AE EDM 2025
- Mar 31-Apr 1 2025 – AE VAN 2025
- COMPETITON
- All routines must be suitable for family viewing. Disqualification or point deduction will occur if judges / directors feel a routine is not within guidelines.
- Routines must perform in their scheduled order unless discussed with a director beforehand. A 15 point deduction may occur for those that do not comply.
- All participants agree to make all costume changes quickly in order to keep the competition running on schedule. Unreasonable delays can result in disqualification of the routine.
Solos: 3mins
Duet/Trio: 3 mins
Small Group: 3.5 mins
Large Group: 4 mins
X-Large Group: 4.5 mins
Production: 5-10 mins
AE provides a 10 second grace period.
The Standings below will be announced during adjudication on stage.
| DIAMOND | 95 & OVER |
| PLATINUM | 90-94 |
| GOLD | 85-89 |
| HIGH SILVER | 80-84 |
| SILVER | 79 & UNDER |
Judges break all ties and decisions by judges are FINAL.
- Music must be uploaded through your online account.
- Music must be edited and clean for family viewing or routines are subject to point deductions or disqualification.
- Please have backup music for each routine ready on hand.
- We only accept iPod, phone, computer as forms of back up. No CDs please
- Judges score sheets and comments are available thru the online account used to register.
- FINES & PENALTIES
PERFORMANCE
- More Dancers on Stage than entered – $50/dancer
- Inappropriate Language – 2 point deduction
- Unnecessary Delay due to props/music/late group – 0.5 point deduction
- Routine is over time limit (10 sec grace) – $25 per min ute
- Group entered in wrong category:
- 2 Solutions:
- Entry is announced as “Out of Category” & becomes ineligible for awards & are adjudicated only. Penalty Fee may apply.
- Entry is moved to correct category/time at the discretion of the Event Director. Penalty Fee may apply.
- 2 Solutions:
REGISTRATION
- Late Entry Fees will apply to any and all Late Registrations (entered after December 20th).
Late Fees are per dancer and per entry that is submitted after the Deadline and will be in addition to the standard entry fee. Entry is not guaranteed . - Late Fees are as followed: Solo $25 | Duo/Trio $25 | Groups $5 | All-Stars $10
- Changes to Entries after the Entry Change Deadline – $250 change fee . No changes after Final Schedule is released.