![]() It is up to the studio owner, choreographer or dance teacher to place their dancers in the appropriate level. Levels allow more dancers to compete and walk away from an event feeling accomplished. In order to choose the correct level for their dancers, studios are asked to assess the skill level of the routine, the years the dancers have competed and/or the total hours the dancers take class weekly. You may see the beginner level named as “Novice” or “Primary”, the mid level as “Intermediate”, and the highest level as “Advanced” or “Pre-Professional”. Now, competitions have added lower and midrange levels for less experienced dancers who still want to compete, but against dancers who train similarly. In the past in the US and Canada, competitions only had one level and everyone regardless of their technical level or experience at competitions competed against everyone else in their age division. The level of a dancer refers to their skill as a dancer or experience on the competition stage. Level of DancersĪ newer feature of competitions that has developed in the past 15 years is levels. Competitions vary as to how many dancers make up the amount of dancers in the groups between small groups and production. ![]() The size of the groups of dancers are broken down as follows: solo, duo/trio, small group, large group, line, and production. The most commonly seen categories are Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Contemporary, Lyrical, Open, Acro, Modern, Hip Hop, Musical Theatre, Folkloric, Pointe, Production, Vocal and Character. Style of Danceĭance competitions allow dancers to compete in all styles of dance. Some Junior categories are 8-10 year olds, for example. ![]() Names of age ranges vary, as does the range itself. Most dance competitions have a few different age ranges so that 8 year olds don’t compete against 15 year olds.įor example, the age ranges at Star Power are Petite (8 & Under), Junior (9-11), Teen (12-14), Senior (15-19), and Adult (20 & Up). What Are the Different Categories at a Dance Competition?ĭance competitions have a variety of different categories for different components that must be taken into consideration when judging. Because dance although technical is also an art form, most competitions are adjudicated by a minimum of three judges to ensure scoring is fair and consistent.Venues range from high school or college auditoriums to professional theatres, or hotel ballrooms.Most competitions typically begin on a Friday afternoon or early Saturday morning and last until around 10:00pm each day.If a dancer or group of dancers receives a top placement or an overall placement in a particular category, they will also be awarded an additional trophy, medal, plaque or other special award.The critique may be written, typed or an audio recording. They will also receive a critique about their performance to know what they were doing well with and what needs to be improved.At most dance competitions, every dancer walks away with a trophy indicating what award level they received which I write about in more detail further in the article or you can read How Dance Competitions are Judged & Scored? What Parents Want To Know!.Sometimes, competitions will group them according to one or more of the above categories to make adjudicating easier.Most of the time, routines will perform in a random order.Studios enter dance routines into categories of age, style of dance, and group size, and dancers from different studios compete against each other in front of three qualified judges to receive feedback, adjudication scores, and placement awards.In some places in the US midwest and Canada, competitions are known to start on Wednesdays and run through to Sundays! Teresa a competitive dance mom tells you all about a weekend away in her article What Happens at A Dance Competition – A Parents Perspective.Dance competitions typically last between one day and three to four days.How Do Dance Competitions Work? The Important Facts!!! What Are the Most Competitive Dance Competitions?.Do You Win Money at Dance Competitions?.How Much Does it Cost to Enter Dance Competitions?. ![]()
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