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GENERAL RULES:

 

THIS IS A STREET STYLES COMPETITION open to anything under the umbrella of HIP HOP, JAZZ, JAZZ FUNK, STREET JAZZ, BREAK, TAP,  ROOT STYLES SUCH AS  AFRICAN, LATIN STYLES COMBINATIONS OF ANY ALL OR IN BETWEEN. 

 

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CATEGORIES:

 

Hip-Hop: It's raw, it's rowdy, its rooted, percussive, expressive, powerful, technical, and borrows/ chops and screws from any and all of the styles below. THIS HIP HOP. 

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Jazz: Primarily jazz technique, utilizing isolations,extension, syncopation, technical movement, expression, precision and style. 

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Jazz Funk/Street Jazz: Raw Jazz… utilizing isolations, syncopation, technical movement, expression, precision style, and power. 

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Tap: Primarily tap technique emphasizing style, syncopation, rhythm. 

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Step: A percussive, highly-energetic art form first developed through the song and dance rituals performed by African-American fraternities and sororities.  In stepping, the body becomes an instrument, using footsteps, claps and spoken word to produce complex poly-rhythms. *Step Afrika

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Root: Routine utilizing at least 50%  root  styles of dance such as African, Hawaiian, Latin, etc.

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Open: Any street  style not listed in the categories above such as breaking, whacking,  house, etc. 

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Fusion: A routine that is a combination of two or more street styles; a routine that does not exactly fit any of the definitions of any other category.

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OTHER COMPETITION EVENTS:

 

FREESTYLE BATTLE: Open to all dancers and all ages

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ON THE SPOT INDUSTRY INSPIRED BATTLE: Dancers learn choreography from one of our instructors and are asked to execute it on the spot in groups and individually. 

 

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AGE AND LEVEL DIVISIONS:

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LEVELS:

 

Xcel - Novice/Beginners

 

Xtreme - Intermediate 

 

X Factor - Advance

 

X Factor Pro Division (19+ )

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LEVEL PLACEMENT RULES:

 

Group performances will be entered at the highest level as 50% of their dancers. EXAMPLE: If 50% of a group routines dancers are Advance and 50% of a group routines dancers are Intermediate, then the group needs to be entered at the Advanced  level. 

Duet/Trios need to enter at the highest Level of dancer. EXAMPLE:  A trio has two Intermediate Dancers and one Advanced Solo Dancer, it needs to be entered at the Advanced Level.  The same goes for a Duet/Trio - if one dancer is Advanced for Solo it needs to be entered at the Advanced Level.

 

 

 

AGE DIVISIONS:

 

Mini (5-8)

Junor (9-12)

Teen (13-15)

Senior (16-18)

Open  (19+) May only compete it in the Pro-Division

 

 

 

GROUP SIZE DIVISIONS:

 

Solo (1 Performer)

Duet/Trio (2-3 Performers)

Small Group (4-9 Performers)

Large Group (10-19 Performers)

Super Group (20+ Performers)

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ENTRY FEES:

GROUP DANCES - $50/per Dancer, $55 per dancer less than 30 days before

SOLOS - $100/per Dancer $110, per dancer less than 30 days before

Freestyle or On the Spot Battle: $35/per Dancer $45 per dancer less than 30 days before

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