CATEGORIES, RULES & AWARDS
DIVISONS
NOVICE
• DANCERS IN THEIR FIRST YEAR OF COMPETITIVE DANCE
• FIRST-TIME SOLOISTS - THEY MAY HAVE PREVIOUSLY COMPETED IN A DUET/TRIO AND OR GROUP
• FIRST TIME DUET/TRIO - THEY MAY HAVE PREVIOUSLY COMPETED IN A GROUP
• ALL MEMBERS OF DUET/TRIO MUST QUALIFY AS NOVICE
• ALL MEMBERS OF SMALL GROUP, LARGE GROUP, LINE, EXTENDED LINE AND PRODUCTION MUST QUALIFY AS NOVICE
• NOVICE DANCERS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO COMPETE IN THE MAIN EVENT DANCE OFF
(EXCEPTIONS WILL BE MADE IF 75% OF A STUDIO'S ENTRIES ARE NOVICE AND/OR PRE-COMPETITIVE)
PRE-COMPETITIVE
• DANCERS WHO TRAIN LESS THAN 6 HOURS PER WEEK
• ALL MEMBERS OF DUET/TRIO MUST QUALIFY AS PRE-COMPETITIVE
• ALL MEMBERS OF SMALL GROUP, LARGE GROUP, LINE, EXTENDED LINE AND PRODUCTION MUST QUALIFY AS PRE-COMPETITIVE
• NO COMPETITIVE DANCER MAY DANCE IN A PRE-COMPETITIVE CATEGORY
• PRE-COMPETITIVE DANCERS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO COMPETE IN THE MAIN EVENT DANCE OFF (EXCEPTIONS WILL BE MADE IF 75% OF A STUDIO'S ENTRIES ARE NOVICE AND/OR PRE-COMPETITIVE)
COMPETITIVE
• DANCERS WHO TRAIN MORE THAN 6 HOURS PER WEEK
• ALL MEMBERS OF DUET/TRIO, SMALL GROUP, LARGE GROUP, LINE,
EXTENDED LINE AND PRODUCTION MUST QUALIFY AS COMPETITIVE
DANCE STYLES
• SONG AND DANCE
• ACRO
• HIP-HOP
• MODERN/CONTEMPORARY
• MUSICAL THEATRE
• LYRICAL
• JAZZ
• TAP
• OPEN
• BALLET
• POINTE
AGE CATEGORIES
AGE DIVISON
• MINI 9 AND UNDER
• JUNIOR 10-12 YEARS OF AGE
• TEEN 13-15 YEARS OF AGE
• SENIOR 16-21 YEARS OF AGE
5 AND UNDER, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 ADULT
• SOLO - BASED ON THE AGE OF THE DANCER AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2023
• DUET/TRIO, SMALL GROUP, LARGE GROUP, LINE, EXTENDED LINE AND
PRODUCTION - BASED ON THE AVERAGE AGE OF DANCERS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2023
• DROP THE DECIMAL POINT E.G., 11.8 =11)
CATEGORIES
• SOLO - 1 DANCER - 3 MINS MAX
• DUET/TRIO - 2-3 DANCERS - 3 MINS MAX
• SMALL GROUP - 4-9 DANCERS - 3 MINS MAX
• LARGE GROUP - 10-15 DANCERS - 4 MINS MAX
• LINE - 16-24 DANCERS - 4 MINS MAX
• EXTENDED LINE - 25 OR MORE DANCERS - 6 MINS MAX
• PRODUCTION - 20 OR MORE DANCERS - 8 MINS MAX
• IMPROV - 1 DANCER
**IF ANY ROUTINE EXCEEDS TIME LIMIT IT MAY BE SUBJECT TO AN ADDITIONAL FEE**
RULES
• EACH SOLOIST MUST BE ENTERED IN A GROUP ROUTINE
TO BE ELIGIBLE TO WIN A SOLO OVERALL *subject to change based on registration
• A SOLOIST IS ONLY ELIGIBLE TO WIN ONE OVERALL
• NO SOLOIST MAY COMPETE AGAINST THEMSELVES
• MAXIMUM OF 3 ACRO TRICKS ALLOWED IN ANY OTHER
CATEGORY OUTSIDE OF THE ACRO CATEGORY
(A TUMBLING PASS IN CONSIDERED 1 TRICK)
• NO INDEPENDENT ENTRIES ALLOWED
SCORING
SYSTEM
SILVER 75 - 79.99
HIGH SILVER 80 - 84.99
GOLD 85 - 89.99
HIGH GOLD 90 - 92.99
KNOCKOUT 93 - 94.99
TKO 95+
*FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD ANNOUNCED IN EACH CATEGORY
* FIRST TO FIFTH ANNOUNCED WHEN 8 OR MORE IN CATEGORY
* MEDAL PLACEMENT ANNOUNCED FOR ENTIRE CATEGORY
OVERALL AWARDS
NOVICE
SOLO
TOP 3 HIGHEST SCORING SOLOS ANNOUNCED IN EACH AGE DIVISION
SMALL GROUP / LARGE GROUP / LINE / EXTENDED LINE
TOP 3 HIGHEST SCORING ROUTINES ANNOUNCED FOR 12& UNDER AND 13& OVER
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DUET/TRIO
TOP 3 HIGHEST SCORING DUET/TRIOS ANNOUNCED IN EACH AGE DIVISION
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PRODUCTION
TOP SCORING PRODUCTION ANNOUNCED
PRE-COMPETITIVE
SOLO
TOP 3 HIGHEST SCORING SOLOS ANNOUNCED IN EACH AGE DIVISION
SMALL GROUP / LARGE GROUP / LINE / EXTENDED LINE
TOP 3 HIGHEST SCORING ROUTINES ANNOUNCED IN EACH AGE DIVISION
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DUET/TRIO
TOP 3 HIGHEST SCORING DUET/TRIOS ANNOUNCED IN EACH AGE DIVISION
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PRODUCTION
TOP SCORING PRODUCTION ANNOUNCED
COMPETITIVE
SOLO
TOP 10 HIGHEST SCORING SOLOS ANNOUNCED IN EACH AGE DIVISION
SMALL GROUP
TOP 3 HIGHEST SCORING ROUTINES ANNOUNCED IN EACH AGE DIVISION
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LINE
TOP 3 HIGHEST SCORING ROUTINES ANNOUNCED IN EACH AGE DIVISION
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PRODUCTION
TOP SCORING PRODUCTION ANNOUNCED
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DUET/TRIO
TOP 3 HIGHEST SCORING DUET/TRIOS ANNOUNCED IN EACH AGE DIVISION
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LARGE GROUP
TOP 3 HIGHEST SCORING ROUTINES ANNOUNCED IN EACH AGE DIVISION
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EXTENDED LINE
TOP 3 HIGHEST SCORING ROUTINES ANNOUNCED IN EACH AGE DIVISION
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IMPROV
TOP SCORING DANCER ANNOUNCED FOR 12& UNDER AND 13& OVER
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** Overall awards are subject to change based on registration
TKO
SPECIAL AWARDS
SPECIAL AWARDS GIVEN OUT BY THE JUDGES AT EACH AWARDS
CEREMONY TO STANDOUT PERFORMANCES
TOP DANCE STYLE AWARDS
HIGHEST MARK IN EACH DANCE STYLE, IN ANY OF THE FOLLOWING
CATEGORIES (EXCLUDING PRODUCTION): SOLO, DUET/TRIO, SMALL
GROUP, LARGE GROUP, LINE AND EXTENDED LINE.
TOP PRE-COMPETITIVE SCORE
HIGHEST MARK IN 12& UNDER AND 13& OVER PRE-COMPEITIVE
CATEGORIES (EXCLUDING PRODUCTION)
TOP NOVICE SCORE
HIGHEST MARK IN ANY OF THE NOVICE CATEGORIES
(EXCLUDING PRODUCTION)
CHOREOGRAPHY AWARDS
12& UNDER - JUDGES SELECTION
13& OVER - JUDGES SELECTION
JUDGES CHOICE AWARDS
12& UNDER - JUDGES SELECTION
13& OVER - JUDGES SELECTION
ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS
12& UNDER - JUDGES SELECTION
13& OVER - JUDGES SELECTION
TOTAL KNOCKOUT DANCERS
SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED TO INDIVIDUAL DANCERS
HAND PICKED BY OUR JUDGES