Nationals Group Rules + Awards

AGE GROUPS ARE DIVIDED UP AS FOLLOWS:

• Minis ages 4-5

• Tiny Dancers ages 6-8

• Juniors ages 9-11

• Teens ages 12-14

• Seniors ages 15-19

• Adults ages 20 and older

*ADULTS (20+ YEARS OF AGE) CAN COMPETE FOR AWARDS ONLY AND WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR OVERALL HIGH SCORE OF THE DAY. IF A DANCER WITHIN ANY GROUP IS 20+ YEARS OF AGE THEN THE ENTIRE GROUP CAN COMPETE FOR AWARDS ONLY AND WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR OVERALL HIGH SCORE OF THE DAY. *

EVERY ENTRY WILL BE PLACED IN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING DIVISIONS BASED ON THE NUMBER OF DANCERS IN EACH ROUTINE:

•  DUET/TRIO 2-3 DANCERS

•  SMALL GROUPS 4-9 DANCERS

•  LARGE GROUPS 10-19 DANCERS

•  TEAM/PRODUCTIONS 20 OR MORE DANCERS

ANY REGIONAL DANCE SCORING EITHER SUPERSTAR PLATINUM, PLATINUM, SUPERSTAR HIGH TRIPLE GOLD, OR HIGH TRIPLE GOLD QUALIFIES FOR NATIONALS.

STUDIO OWNERS CREATE YOUR OWN STUDIO ACCOUNT - REQUIRED TO REGISTER FOR ALL OF OUR EVENTS. YOU THEN WILL HAVE ACCESS TO

ALL OF OUR REGISTRATION FORMS & ENTRY FEE INFORMATION. PLEASE NOTE THAT NO REFUNDS WILL BE ISSUED UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.

*STUDIOS MAY NOT REGISTER JUST SOLOS, THERE MUST BE AT LEAST ONE DUET/TRIO OR GROUP PER REGISTRATION IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR OVERALL HIGH SCORES AND TITLES.

THE FOLLOWING LIST CONTAINS EACH DIVISIONS TIME LIMIT:

• DUET/TRIO (2-3 DANCERS): 2:45 MAX - EXTENDED TIME 3:15 MAX

• SMALL GROUPS (4-9 DANCERS): 3:00 MAX - EXTENDED TIME 4:00 MAX

• LARGE GROUPS (10-19 DANCERS): 4:00 MAX - EXTENDED TIME 5:00 MAX

• TEAMS (20+ DANCERS): 4:00 MAX - EXTENDED TIME 5:00 MAX

• PRODUCTIONS (10+ DANCERS): 7:00 MAX - EXTENDED TIME 8:00 MAX

*EXTENDED TIME FEES WILL APPLY.

Each group will have 20 seconds to set up their props with the exception of those with SET PIECES which are given 2 minutes. Studios must place the props themselves on stage before the dance and take them off stage after the dance very efficiently in order to stay on our time schedule.

EVERYONE RECEIVES AN AWARD FOR ENTERING. ALL DUET/TRIOS AND GROUPS WILL RECEIIVE A PLAQUE AND PINS FOR ADJUDICATION. NATIONAL OVERALL HIGH SCORE WINNERS: FOR THESE DIVISIONS THEY ARE GROUPED AS 11&UNDER (MINIS NOT INCLUDED AS THEY HAVE THEIR OWN DIVISION) AND 12&OVER IN EACH PERFORMANCE LEVEL:

• OHS DUET/TRIOS $50 NYLA REWARD & A TROPHY

• OHS SMALL GROUPS $100 NYLA REWARD & A TROPHY

• OHS LARGE GROUPS $100 NYLA REWARD & A TROPHY

• OHS TEAMS/PRODUCTIONS $100 NYLA REWARD & A TROPHY

• ALL MINIS WILL HAVE THEIR OWN OHS AWARDS FOR DUET/TRIOS

& GROUPS

NATIONAL GROUP OF THE DAY: GIVEN TO THE HIGHEST SCORING GROUPS IN 11&UNDER AND 12&OVER IN EACH PERFORMANCE LEVEL

• RECEIVES $100 NYLA REWARD & A TROPHY NATIONAL AWARDS FOR MAKING TOP 5 ROUND: TOP 5 ANNOUNCEMENTS WILL BE MADE ON THE FIRST DAY AT THE END OF COMPETITION AT OUR THEMED NYLA NATIONALS DANCE PARTY. THOSE THAT MAKE THE TOP 5 ROUND WILL RECEIVE A RECOGNITION AWARD AND FUN PRIZES.

*ALL CASH REWARDS ARE VALID FOR ONE YEAR AND WILL BE GIVEN TO THE

TEACHER OR STUDIO DIRECTOR ONLY.

*STUDIOS MUST HAVE AT LEASE ONE DUET/TRIO OR GROUP PER REGISTRATION TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR OVERALL HIGH SCORE & REWARDS.

EACH ENTRY WILL RECEVIE A TOTAL SCORE OUT OF 100 POSSIBLE POINTS. THE SCORES WILL BE USED FOR ADJUDICATED AWARDS AS WELL AS OVERALL HIGH SCORE AWARDS. EACH ENTRY WILL BE SCORED BY TWO PROFESSIONAL JUDGES CURRENTLY WORKING IN THE FIELD OF DANCE, ONE REPRESENTING THE EAST COAST STYLES OF DANCE AND ONE REPRESENTING THE WEST COAST STYLES OF DANCE.

SCORES ARE BROKEN DOWN AND AWARDED AS FOLLOWS:

• SUPERSTAR PLATINUM 99-100 POINTS

• PLATINUM 98-98.99 POINTS

• SUPERSTAR HIGH TRIPLE GOLD 97-97.99 POINTS

• HIGH TRIPLE GOLD 96.99 POINTS & BELOW

NYLA DANCE WILL ALSO ANNOUNCE THE TOP 5 PLACING ENTRIES OF EACH DIVISON PER AGE GROUP AND PERFORMANCE LEVEL, BANNERS WILL BE GIVEN TO THESE DANCES.

*IF A TIE OCCURS, THEN THE HIGHEST TECHNIQUE SCORE WILL BREAK THE TIE. IF THE TIE STILL OCCURS THEN JUDGES WILL BREAK THE TIE.