Nationals

July 16 – 20, 2012

Please join us at our new national location!

Resorts Hotel and Casino

Atlantic City, NJ

We’re very excited about our 2012 National Finals. The competition will be in the 1,400 seat SUPERSTAR THEATER. The dressing rooms are right across the hall in their 13,000 square foot ballroom. We’ve booked a large meeting space for free workshops and practice space. The hotel is conveniently set up with the theater, ballroom, meeting rooms and restaurants on a different floor than the casino. There’s also a pool, spa, shops and plenty of dining choices.

We’ve planned 5 days of competition, workshops, and fun activities for the dancers, including a private dance party at the hotels club Boogie Nights.

 

 

2012 National Rules

RULES

  • Contestants should enter with the age they performed at regionals.
  • Groups may enter a smaller division; however a duet/trio may not enter as a solo. Substitutions are allowed, however you must refigure the average age of the group.

PERFORMANCE LEVELS

  • Shooting Star and Rising Star contestants are welcome to compete at the National Finals but they are not eligible for Ultimate Awards, The Ultimate Challenge, or Title Pageant.
  • Shooting Star and Rising Star Division High Score Awards will be given and the highest scoring group in the each division will be invited for an encore performance at The Ultimate Challenge.
  • Any Contestant who competed at a Regional competition in the Shooting Star or the Rising Star Division may choose to enter a higher performance level for the National Finals.
  • A dance may be entered in a lower performance level if:
  1. The dance received lower than a 270 at a Regional competition
  2. The routine still meets all the performance level rules
  • All contestants must compete on the day and time assigned to be eligible for High Score Awards.
TITLE PAGEANT
  • Title contestants will perform their title solo during the regular solo portion of the competition and will be eligible for High Score Awards.
  • The contestants will re-perform their solos, introduce themselves, and model an age appropriate dress. Twelve and under finalist may wear a short party dress and 13 and over finalists should wear a semi formal dress or gown. Male dancers should wear a suit or tux.
  • Title awards include trophies for 1st runner up and 2nd runner up in each division. Title winners in each division will receive a crown, sash, trophy, $100 cash award and a gift certificate for a free solo entry and any 2012 Regional Competition. If there are fewer than 5 entries in a division, gift certificates to a 2012 Regional Competition may be given in place of cash awards
  • National title winners may not compete for the same Title at a Regional or National competition the following year. If they age up to the next division they are eligible to compete the following year.

AWARDS

  • Overall Top Ten Awards will be given in the All Star Division.
  • First, second and third place high score cash awards will be given in the Rising Star and All Star Divisions, in each age division, Mini 4 – 6, Petite 7 – 9, Junior 10 – 12, Teen 13 – 15, Senior 16 – 20.
  • A studio may have more than one routine place in a division for High Score Awards, however a soloist or duet/trio with the same performers, may only place once.
  • Divisions may be combined if there are fewer than 10 entries in a division. If there are fewer than 10 entries in a division, gift certificates to a 2013 Regional Competition may be given in place of cash awards.

 

HIGH SCORE CASH AWARDS

Rising Star Division

Solos
1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place		 $100
$ 75
$ 50
Duet/Trios
1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place		 $125
$ 75
$ 50
Small Groups
1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place		 $175
$100
$ 75

 

Large Groups
1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place		 $175
$100
$ 75
Lines and Productions
1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place		 $200
$100
$ 75

 

All Star Division

Solos
1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place		 $150
$100
$ 75
Duet/Trios
1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place		 $200
$125
$75
Small Groups
1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place		 $250
$175
$100

 

Large Groups
1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place		 $250
$175
$100
Lines and Productions
1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place		 $300
$200
$100

 

 

All Cash awards will be given to the studio.

THE ULTIMATE CHALLENGE

  • Only All Star Groups are eligible for The Ultimate Challenge.
  • Routines will be invited to compete in our Ultimate Challenge at the end of the appropriate awards ceremony. Mini, Petite, Junior, Teen and Senior Routines from the Small Group Division, Large Group Division and Lines and Productions Divisions will be chosen based on their scores. A studio may only compete with one dance in each category. (Example: A studio may only have one 16 and over Small Group but may also have a 13-15 Small Group)
  • The Ultimate Challenge winners will be named in the 12 and Under Small Group Division, 12 and Under Large Group, Line and Production Division and in the 13 and Over Small Group Division and 13 and Over Large Group, Line and Production Division. A trophy, $250 gift certificate to a 2012 Regional Competition will be awarded to each of the 4 winners.

ULTIMATE STELLAR AWARD
The Ultimate Stellar Award will be given to the top scoring performance at The Ultimate Challenge.

  • The winning entry will receive a special trophy, $300 gift certificate to next year’s National Finals and will be featured in the following year’s regional programs.
  • The National Stellar Award winner may not compete the same routine the following year, at either a regional or national competition.

PLEASE REFER TO OUR REGIONAL RULES FOR ANY OTHER INFORMATION YOU MAY NEED. EXCEPT WHERE NOTED ABOVE, ALL RULES LISTED IN OUR BROCHURE AND ON THE WEBSITE APPLY TO THE NATIONAL FINALS.

 

DATE
LOCATION
July 16-20