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Recreational Division

Dancers training 5 or less hours per week and/or with limited
competition experience may enter the recreational division. To make the competition
experience more enjoyable for these dancers, the scoring will be more lenient.

Elite Division

 Dancers training 6 or more hours per week must enter in the elite division. The
scoring is designed for a dancer who has had prior performance and/or competition experience.

Ballet

Includes classical or contemporary ballet movement and technique. Ballet shoes only.

Demi Character Ballet

Includes classical ballet movement and technique, must portray a recognizable character & or tell a story.

Pointe

Must include classical or contemporary pointe technique and steps. Pointe shoes for solos / Pointe & ballet shoes with a higher pointe shoe ratio for groups.

Jazz

Contains traditional jazz movements and techniques. Maximum of 3 acrobatic tricks

Lyrical

A style of jazz dance that incorporates ballet technique. The movement should interpret the lyrics, mood and content of the music.

Contemporary

A style of jazz dance that incorporates movement derived from modern dance.

Tap

Contains tap movements and techniques.

Acro

A routine that consists of acrobatic/gymnastic skills that are incorporated with dance.

Hip-Hop

Street or contemporary jazz-funk. (multiple tricks are allowed)

Variety

Choreography that is different in nature to the listed disciplines or a combination of disciplines.

Improv

The dancer listens to selected music immediately prior to commencement of category, does not know what s/he will execute but moves spontaneously and freely to chosen music. In opposition to composed dance, where the dancer memorizes choreography.

Group Fusion

Elite dancers to form groups consisting of a duo/trio or small group.This must be a self choreographed routine. NOTE – One or more studios can be represented in each routine. Any style of dance can be performed. Each dancer is only permitted to enter with one group.