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National Qualifiers

Dance World Cup

Further details about your qualifying competition you find at www.dwcworld.com

Rules of the Competition

1. Organiser
The competition is being organized by the Dance World Cup Association, a non profit association in Jersey, Channel Islands, in co-operation with similar dance associations world-wide.

2. Participation
All dances that want to participate in this competition have to qualify by winning a first or second prize in a national dance competition in their home countries. In each competition class a maximum of two dances per country, or three by exception, may enter.
In case there are no dance competitions at all being organised in a country, schools may apply for participation by sending a DVD. The DVD has to show the students that want to enter. On the video no costumes are necessary yet may be worn. The video has to be sent to Ballettförderkreis München e.V., Menzelstr. 2, 81679 Munich, Germany. Closing date for the entry of DVDs is February 1 of the year where the competition takes place. Together with the video an entry fee of Euro 20,- has to be paid.
All participants have to be students of private ballet- or dance schools.. All nationalities are admitted. Entries have to be made through the dance school. Closing date in general is two months prior to the competition itself. The precise closing date for the current year you find on the website with the information of that year. All entries have to be sent by E-mail to dance@dwcworld.com

3. Age
The precise age of the candidates on March 1, of the year where the competition takes place is being counted. In duets, trios and group dances the age of the oldest candidate counts for the category where the dance is being put.

4. Point Shoes
In all children’s classes point shoes are not permitted throughout the whole competition. Girls under the age or 12 years are not permitted to wear point shoes at all.
For soloists age 12 – 13 who want to compete on point, there is a separate class KSPB.
In case girls of the age of 12 to 13 years want to dance in point shoes in a duet, trio or groupdance, they have to dance in the Junior class.

5. Restriction in participation
Only those dances may perform that qualified for the competition. Yet dancers may be exchanged. That means, it is not necessary that precisely the same dancers perform in the world cup that performed in the qualification competition. In a duet or trio not more than one dancer may be changed.
A dancer may not perform more than 2 solo dances. These two dances have to be in different categories of style.
In all Duet / Trio classes each dancer may perform once only within a certain class. However a dancer may perform in as many different Duet / Trio classes according to where he or she is qualified.

6. Time Limit
Every single dance must not be longer than the time permitted in this class. Yet it may be shorter. In case a dance is too long it will be disqualified.

7. Music
Any music may be used. The music has to be recorded on CD . On every CD there has to be written: Title of the dance – name of the school – country – Registration number of the dance. Mini Disk or Dat or MP3 are not possible.

8. Judging
Three internationally acknowledged dancers, dance teachers or registered adjudicators are the judges. To every dance points are given. The highest possible number of points is 100. Decisions of the jury cannot be changed, they are final. A dance has to achieve at least 85 points to get a first place or 80 points to get a second or third place. If a dance does not get that many points, this place is not given. If two dances get the same number of points, two first, second or third places are given. If in a certain class the quality of the dances is not high enough it is possible not to give any place at all.
These are the judging criteria with a maximum of 20 points in each section:

1. Technical level of the dance.

2. Quality in executing the dance, harmony in the group in technique and dress.

3. Musicality in the choreography and in dancing

4. Choreographic variety

5. Expression and Personality of the dancers, interpretation

General comments on the whole presentation.

9. Classes
The organising committee has the right to put two small classes together into one or to divide a large class into two.

10. Stage
The competition is taking place in a theatre. Precise information about the size of the stage you find on the website with the information of that year.

11. Admission to the Theatre
All participants as well as up to two teachers from each school have free admission to the theatre. They receive an identity card which has to be worn visibly. All other spectators have to pay an entry fee. Parents have no access to the dressing rooms and back stage unless they are registered assistants of the teachers. The whole competition apart from the rehearsals is open to the public.

12. Rehearsals
There are rehearsals most probably one day prior to the competition itself or on the actual day of the competition. The schedule for the rehearsals will be made after the closing date of entries. Each school has to stick to the time limit that is given for the rehearsal. Stage rehearsals are without music except the categories “Song and Dance”

13. Costumes
In all classes costumes of free choice may be worn. The costumes should underline the character of the dance. Extraordinarily valuable costumes do not have any influence on the judging of the dance.

14. Gala of the Winners
On the last day of the competition there will be the Gala performance of the best participants of the competition. The jury and the organising committee decide together which dances will be invited to perform at the Gala. It is possible that a dance is invited although it did not get any prize. It is just as well possible that a dance is not invited although it achieved a prize.

15. Entry Fees
Please check on the website of the year where the competition takes place.

16. Insurance

The Dance World Cup Association is not responsible for any injuries that may occur to a dancer while being in the theatre or on stage.

17. Travel

The participants have to care and pay themselves for their travel expenses and their lodging.

Categories and Classes

What counts is the actual age of the dancers on March 1 of the year where the competition is taking place. In groups the age of the oldest dancer counts.

Mini – 9 years and under

There is no separate class Mini Solo or Duet / Trio Modern. It is our opinion that young children should first get a good basis of classical ballet before they start studying the various modern dance styles. If a young child wants to enter in any modern solo or duet / trio class, the candidate has to enter in the children’s class.

Children Classes 13 and under

Junior Classes 16 and under for solo, duet and trio, 17 and under for group dances

In the age group Juniors there are the same classes as in Children Classes. At registration please replace the “K” by a “J”.

Open Classes, 25 years and younger

In the age group Open Class there are the same classes as in Children Classes. At registration please replace the “K” by an “O”.

Attention, exception: There is NO open class ballet solo!

Additional special regulations:

?         For girls age 12 – 13 years who want to perform a classical solo dance with point shoes, we offer the special class KSPB

?         Provided we will have enough entries, special solo classes for boys will be offered.

?         A solo dance in the style „Hip Hop“ is not possible.

?         A solo dance in the open classs classical ballet is not possible.

At registration, please, state the style of the dance as clearly as possible.
In order to avoid possible misunderstanding and in order to make it easier to decide into which class a dance has to be put, the meaning of each category is explained.

Mini:
All dances should be child appropriate. Original choreographies of any kind are NOT permitted. All dances should point out the special skills of the young children.

Classical Ballet and Demi Character:
These are all dances including demi character where classical ballet steps are the basis of the dance. They may be purely classical ballet dances but they may just as well be dances that tell a story or that present certain characters e.g. animals, figures from fairy tales or similar characters. If, however, in a character dance the movements are more modern than classical ballet, then this dance should be put into the modern classes. If in a Character Dance Character Shoes are worn, this dance should go into “N”, National, Folklore, Character Dance. Preferably classical music should be used, in the junior classes classical music has to be used.
In the children’s classes it is recommended not to use original classical choreographies. In the junior classes it is recommended but not compulsory that at least some of the girls in a group dance wear point shoes.

National, Folklore, Character:
These are all dances that show the typical way of dancing in a certain country. The basic steps of such a dance may come from classical ballet but they may just as well come from a totally different dance style. In any case the music should be typical for the country. National or Folklore dances from any countries may be presented by dance students from any countries.

Modern, Contemporary:
These are all dances with various modern movements. They may be based on classical ballet in the widest sense, they may also be contemporary, modern, graham lyrical or any similar style.

Jazzdance, Show Dance, Musical Mime
These are all dances which use music of any of the styles mentioned above and with movements accordingly. Any kinds of shoes may be worn.

Hip Hop Street Dance and Breakdance
All dances that are performed in this typical style and with such music.
This category is for group dances only with a minimum of 4 dancers.

Song and Dance
These are all dances where singing is included in the dance. We are planning to provide microphones in the front of the stage so that the voices of the singers will clearly be heard by the audience. Singing and dancing should be split up about 50% each.

Tap Dance:
These are all dances with tap shoes provided they do not fit into another category. In case of an Irish dance in hard shoes e.g. it is the choice of the choreographer whether he wants to put this dance into the category "Folklore" or "Tap Dance".
It is permitted to perform tap dance without music. Yet the dance has to start and end with music, and the à capella section may only be in the middle of the dance.

Registration:

Registration should be made via E-mail to dance@dwcworld.com , unless stated differently in the information about the event of a special year, and it should contain the following information:

Main registration:

• Name of the school the way it shall appear on the certificate (40 signs maximum)

• Name of director of school or name of person responsible for the entry into the competition

• Full address of school including street, postal code, city, country, telephone, E-mail

• Complete list of all dances registered including code letters for the class and number of dancers that are in this dance

• Complete list of all participants including dates of birth written in order of age starting with the youngest

In addition we need the following information for every single dance:

• Class (code letters)

• Title of the dance

• Name of the school, city and country

• Name of the choreographer

• Name of the composer of the music

• Name, place and date of the competition through with the dance qualified

• Complete list of all dancers in this dance, including their dates of birth

All entry fees have to be sent via bank transfer to DWCA
(apply by E-mail for bank code etc.) before the closing date of entries.

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