GENERAL RULES FOR QUALIFICATION

The competition is international and is open to all dancers, dance clubs, studios, associations, schools, academies of professional and amateur groups regardless of belonging to any federation or dance group.

Dance floor parameters: 12x12m.

Judging panel: 3 judges (will be announced)

5 judges judge GALA NIGHT-MINI GALA  ( Best of the Best).

3 judges judge each category and evaluate each routine using points from 1 (worst) to 10 (best) in the following parameters:

  • Technique
  • Music and rhythm
  • Interpretation
  • Choreography
  • Impression

 

The judging panel is composed of renowned dance experts (judges, coaches, choreographers), both national and international, picked based on their credentials by the Organizer. Appointed judges are experts from different dance genres.

CATEGORIES  BY:

NUMBER OF DANCERS

SOLO: 1
DUO/TRIO: 2 – 3
SMALL  GROUP: 4 – 7
GROUP: 8 – 15
FORMATION:16 – 38

AGE DIVISION

MINI KIDS: 5-7 yrs.
KIDS: 8-10 yrs.
CADETS: 11-13 yrs.
JUNIORI: 14 -17 yrs.
SENIORS: 18+ yrs.
Evergreen 39+ yrs

 

TIME LIMIT

SOLO: (1) 1:00 – 2:30 min.
DUO/TRIO: (2-3) 1:15 – 2:45 min.
SMALL GROUP: (4-7) 1:30 – 3:00 min.
GROUP: (8-15) 1:30 – 4:00 min.
FORMATION: (12-35)1:45 – 4:30 min.

When registering for age groups, apply according to the day of the competition.

If asked to apply for a group, formation, or production You are applying to a category that includes 70% or more children by age in a specific age group.

IMPORTANT TO NOTE: If there is less than THREE choreographies in the category, the coreography will be transferred into the most similar category and age group.

ENTRY FEES AND PAYMENT

  • SOLO (1) 25€ per person ,per dance
  • DUO/TRIO (2/3) 25€ per person, per dance
  • SMALL GROUP ( 4 – 7 ) 18€ per person, per dance
  • GROUP(8 -15) 18€ per person,per dance
  • FORMATION (16 -35) 15€ per person per dance
  • BATTLE 15€ PER PERSON

 CANCELLATION :

Registration cancellation is not possible after the registration deadline, except when the cause for the cancellation is a medical condition (disease, injury, etc.) and the participant submits a physician’s note about said medical condition to the organizer. Only in such a case, the already paid entry fee will be refunded as follows :

Until (7) days  before the competition 100%
Until( 5) days before the competition 50%
Until (3) days before the competition 25%
One (1) day before the competition 0%

CHECK-IN:

Check-in is available all day during the competition. The team captains must pay the start fee in cash if it wasn’t paid on the organizer’s account before check-in. 
The Team captain is going to receive the envelope with start numbers, bracelets for the contestants, and accreditations for supporters. 1 accreditation/ 10 dancers.

PERFORMANCE AND TIME LIMITS

There is a maximum of 15 seconds allowed for scenic setup for each performance. Dancers themselves, with the exception of dancers from the MINI category, must set up the scene.

Dancers also have 30 seconds to break down the scene after the performance and to leave the dance floor clean and intact. Any damage done to the dance floor/stage as a consequence of the performance or movement of scenic props is the responsibility of the club/school. 

  • REWARD FOR ALL PARTICIPANT OF ISLAND DANCE COMPETITION RANKED FROM FIRST(1) TO THIRD (3) PLACE
  • Certificate, medal solo, duo/trio for each dancer
  • Certificate and a medal for each dancer, a trophy or a plaque for a group, formation,  or/and production
  • Certificate of participation for those ranked for 4,5,6, etc.

Special prizes in the form of vouchers for competitions and seminars will be awarded to the most outstanding dancers and groups at the competition will be allocated according to a joint decision by the judges, organizers, and sponsors of the competition.

SPECIAL AWARD FOR BEST OF THE BEST – MINI GALA, GALA NIGHT

Mini Gala and Gala participants will be announced after the regular announcing regular rewards. During the day, the temporary list will be available to the public.

Mini Gala (10 choreographies solo/duo/trio)
Gala (10 choreographies small group/group/ formation)

DANCE CATEGORIES:

  1. ACRO DANCE
  2. LYRICAL
  3. STREET DANCE SHOW
  4. URBAN FUSION
  5. MTV /COMMERCIAL DANCE STYLE
  6. CLASSICAL BALLET
  7. CONTEMPORARY / MODERN
  8. JAZZ DANCE/ALL STYLE
  9. OPEN
  10. TAP DANCE
  11. HIP HOP
  12. SHOW DANCE/OBLIGATORY PROPS AND COSTUMES
  13. MUSICAL THEATER
  14. BATTLE ALL URBAN CATEGORY
  15. BREAKDANCE
  16. LATINO SHOW 
  17. BELLY DANCE
  18. CHARACTER DANCES

 

ABOUT JUDGING AND SCORING:

Judges evaluate each routine using points from 1 – worst to 10 – best in the following parameters:

  1. TECHNIQUE (balance, poise, smoothness of movement, agility, body control, body stretch, body strength, power, use of shape and lines)
  2. MUSIC, RHYTHM (musical timing, musical phrasing, appropriate music, diversity of rhythm)
  3. INTERPRETATION (presentation, personality, emotional execution, energy, charisma, self-assuredness, interaction between dancers)
  4. CHOREOGRAPHY (creativity, originality, use of space/dimensions/levels, theatrical and visual effects, synchronization)
  5. OVERALL IMPRESSION (appropriate costume and make-up, grooming, ability to capture the audience, crowd appearance, would you like to see it again)

 

The final result is the arithmetic mean of the scores assigned by all the judges, where the best and worst scores for each evaluated parameter have been discarded. The winner in each category is the routine that has been evaluated with the highest number of points. If two or more routines reach the same number of points, the winner is the routine that has the highest number of points in the technique parameter. If it is not possible to determine the winner even after that, the deciding factor becomes the highest number of points in parameter music, rhythm, interpretation, choreography, and overall impression. If after the mentioned order of parameters, it is still not possible to determine a winner, the best routines share the first place. Judges can also provide comments for each routine. Comments are anonymously presented at the FestIS web application after each festival. Dance club/school can see only comments for their routines.

TABLE OF SCORES:

 

               %

AVERAGE

JUDGE

SCORE

POINTS

MAXIMUM POINTS:

           100

              10

           150

ELITE GOLD

        91 -100

             9,1

       137- 150

GOLD

        81 – 90

             8,1

      122 – 136

ELITE SILVER

        71 – 80

             7,1

      107 – 121

SILVER

        61 – 70

             6,1

        92 – 106

ELITE BRONZE

        51 – 60

             5,1

        77 – 91

BRONZE

         0 –  50

 

          0 – 76

For the categories cadets, juniors and seniors, competitors who exceeded the score threshold of over 107 points qualified.

Competitors who scored more than 92 points qualified in the mini kids and kids age categories

All contestants participate in the contest at their own risk.

The organizer reserves the right to change the rules and award prizes in case of extraordinary circumstances.

The organizer reserves the right to make changes regarding the organization and prize. In case of changes, competitors and clubs will be notified on time. Participation in the competition is  at your own risk.