GUIDELINES & RULES

• Day of entries will not be accepted.
• Entries will be accepted on a first come, first serve basis.
• Limit of 1 solo per discipline per dancer.
• Duo and Trio dancers must have a change of partners to compete twice in the same category.
• Limit of 3 solos per dancer.
• A dance routine may move up in age division in order to avoid competition against itself within a category, but never lower.
• Competing dancers may enter routines in multiple categories as long as they are not competing against themselves in the same division, category, and age group.

Experience is determined by the current years of dance training. Whether your entry dances in the Competitive Category (under 6 hrs/wk) or Accelerated Category (6+ hrs/wk) is based on the average hours of training per week for your entry.

Ex 1: Dance ABC Entry. Average yrs of experience among the dancers is: 0-1 yr. The dancers average hrs of training per week is: 2 hrs = Competitive – Beginner

Ex 2: Dance XYZ Entry. Average yrs of experience among the dancers is: 8 yrs. The dancers average hrs of training per week is: 10hrs = Accelerated – Advanced. This entry may alternately choose to enter in the Allstar Studio Category.

The current dance season counts as one year of experience.

BEGINNER	0-2 YRS
INTERMEDIATE	3-5 YRS
ADVANCED	6+ YRS
ACCELERATED	10+ YRS
ADULT COMPETITIVE	AGE 25+
ADULT REC	Adult groups who are competing for recreational fun. These are typically parents or dancers over the age of 25.
OPEN DIVISION	Reserved for dancers of any age who make income off of teaching or paid dance performances. Includes, but is not limited to: performing for live artists, videos or television and instructing studio classes, workshops, summer/winter intensive camps. A group must have 5+ dancers that meet the Open criteria for the group to be considered Open.Instructor/Professional is someone who teaches more than 3 hours per week and is 19+ years of age.

Age is decided by the age of the participants as of JANUARY 1 of the current year.

All entries are calculated by adding all the ages and dividing by the number of dancers. All cases are rounded up or down to the nearest whole number. Eg) 11.4 years rounds down to the 11 year category. 11.5 years round up to the 12 year category.

MINIS	AVERAGE AGE 5-8
JUNIOR	AVERAGE AGE 9-12
TEENS	AVERAGE AGE 13-15
VARSITY	AVERAGE AGE 16-18
YOUNG ADULT	19-24
ADULT	25+

• All fees must be paid by the Registration Deadline of December 20th. Late fees apply.
• Competition Fees are per dancer per dance
• Entry fees are non-refundable. NO EXCEPTIONS.

All attendees authorize the use of their images in photos and video for any Artists Emerge promotional purposes.

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.