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Street Dance Competition

Sunday 29th November 2009
Rivermead Leisure Centre, Richfield Avenue, Reading, Berkshire

Doors Open 9.00am / Competition Starts 10.00am

SOLO’S Age categories Under 10’s, Under 14’s, Under 18’s, Over 18’s
DUO’S
TEAMS’S

To book your place all Solo, Duo and Team Booking Forms to be returned to Dance Reality by 1st November 2009. Please register your interest to enter asap

All spectator and dancer entry fees to be sent by 1st November 2009

Dancers Entry £9.50 / Spectators £5.00

SOLO & DUO RULES

· Dancers are not permitted to dance in more than one age division

· Dancers when they are on the floor must stay in their own dance space moving around the floor is not permitted.

· Dancers cannot touch the judges.

· Dancers cannot perform acrobatics or any move they are not in full control of i.e. front or Back Flips in early rounds of a competition such moves are only allowed in a FINAL where there is more room on the dance floor.

· Clarification on ages i.e. If you are 9 you can compete in Under 10 if you are 10 you must compete in under 14 and so on. For Duos dancers must compete in the oldest dancers age category

TEAM RULES

· Team entry forms for all competitions must be sent to the office no later than 1st November. They must be completed in full

· Dancers cannot touch the judges

· Each team must consist of a minimum of 6 dancers and a maximum of 24

· Props are permitted providing they can be cleared from the dance immediately after your performance.

Teams must provide their own music on a CD (Please bring a spare copy of your music)
No swearing allowed within in the music

The music can be NO more than two minutes
Rules regarding ages within teams
75% of the competing team must be within in the age division they are competing in. 25% of the team would be allowed to be older. However they can only be older up to the next age division.

I.e. If you had 12 Dancers in your under 14 team 9 dancers would have to be under 13 years of age, 3 dancers could be older either 14, 15, 16, OR 17 years of Age. THEY WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO USE DANCERS OVER THE AGE OF 18.

Teams are permitted to use dancers younger than the age division they are entered in IE. An under 10 dancer could compete in an over 18 team.

DANCE ETHICS
The decision of the Judges and contest coordinators are final; Good sportsmanship should be adhered to at all times.

COSTUME RULES
Competitors are free to wear any street style outfits they wish.
Dancers must wear suitable footwear.