Dance Showcase USA

17th Anniversary

2012 Dance Showcase USA Awards

CATEGORY AWARDS

Trophies and ribbons will be awarded to the FIRST, SECOND, and THIRD PLACE finalist in each age division of each dance category. In addition, all dancers will compete against an adjudicated scoring system. Each judge is allocated 100 points. Platinum, Gold, and Silver Medallions will be awarded based on the combined scores from three judges as follows: Elite Platinum — 293-300 points, Platinum — 285-292 points, Elite Gold — 279-284 points, Gold — 270-278 points, Elite Silver — 261-269 points, Silver — 260 points or lower. A medallion will be awarded for each adjudication placement and every contestant will receive a ribbon reflecting the adjudication placement.

REGIONAL OVERALL AWARDS & SPECIAL SHOWCASE AWARDS

Overall Awards and Trophies will be given to entrants receiving the highest scores in their applicable Level as outlined below for the Mini, Petite, Junior, Teen, and Senior Age Divisions. Only trophies will be given to entrants receiving the highest scores in the Adult Age Division. In each of these Age Divisions, a minimum of five (5) entries must be entered in the Solo, Duet/Trio, Small Group, or Large Group in order for trophies, cash prizes or gift certificates to be awarded. *NEW* If an Age Division has less than 5 entries at one Performance Level, then we reserve the right to combine this Performance Level with another Performance Level, i.e. if there are 5 or more Junior Diamond Large Groups and only 4 Junior Star Level Large Groups, then we will combine these levels in order for everyone to be eligible for Overall Awards. When Performance Levels are combined, awards will be given based on the highest Level combined. The Line Division will be divided into Junior (12 & under) and Senior (13 & over) Age Divisions with a minimum of five (5) entries in order for cash prizes to be awarded. If there are 5 or more entries for the Line Division, the Line Division will be further divided into Line (less than 5 minutes) and Production (5-8 minutes) and Cash Prizes and Trophies awarded to each of these divisions. All cash prizes will be awarded to the studio director.

NATIONAL OVERALL AWARDS & SPECIAL SHOWCASE AWARDS

Overall Awards and Trophies will be given to entrants receiving the highest scores in their applicable Level as outlined below for the Mini, Petite, Junior, Teen, and Senior Age Divisions. Only trophies will be given to entrants receiving the highest scores in the Adult Age Division. In each of these Age Divisions, a minimum of five (5) entries must be entered in the Solo, Duet/Trio, Small Group, Large Group, or Line in order for trophies, cash prizes or gift certificates to be awarded. *NEW* In order to make as many routines eligible for the Grand Showcase Finals, we reserve the right to combine Age Divisions as required to insure there are enough routines to qualify for the Grand Showcase Finals as applicable. If there are 5 or more entries for the Line Division, the Line Division will be further divided into Line (less than 5 minutes) and Production (5-8 minutes) and Cash Prizes and Trophies awarded to each of these divisions. All cash prizes will be awarded to the studio director.

*NEW* GRAND SHOWCASE FINAL RULES & AWARDS

The Grand Showcase Finals will consist of the Top 3 or Top 5 routine scores that competed in our National Finals during the previous week. The Grand Showcase Finals competition for solos and duet/trios will take place after all solos and duet/trios have been completed for the National finals competition. The Grand Showcase Finals competition for small groups, large groups, and lines will take place on the last day of competition (Sunday, June 24). The finals will be competed for all age groups and all levels or combination of age groups that have at least 10 routines in the National Finals competition. For example, if there are at least 10 routines for Junior Small Group Diamond, then the Top 3 group scores and any ties will compete at the Grand Showcase Finals. If there were at least 15 routines, then the Top 5 group scores and any ties will compete at the Grand Showcase Finals. The Top 3/5 scores are determined based on the actual score and not the placement, i.e. if the overall scores were 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and a two-way tie for 4th place, then 5th place would not be included in the Grand Showcase Finals because the top 5 scores would have been above the 5th place overall score due to ties.

Solos and Duet/Trios will compete separately. There must be at least 10 Large Groups and at least 10 Lines in order for them to compete separately for a given Age Division/Level. If there are not 10 Large Groups and 10 Lines, then these scores will be combined in order to create a Large Group/Line combined competition. If there are not 10 Large Group/Lines, then they will be combined with the Small Groups. After the Small Groups/Large Groups/Lines have been combined, there must be at least 10 routines for this Age Division/Level to be selected for the Grand Showcase Finals. If necessary, we reserve the right to combine Age Divisions to reach the 10 routine minimum. Productions are included with Lines for determining the top scores for the Grand Showcase Finals. When groups are combined, awards will be given based on the highest group combined. Mini and Adult Age Divisions will not be eligible for the Dance Showcase Finals.

For Solos, a studio can have all dancers that qualify from that studio selected to participate in the Grand Showcase Finals, i.e. the studio can have more than one dancer qualify. For Duet/Trios, Small Groups, Large Groups, & Lines, a studio can only have more than one routine in a particular age division/level selected if the second routine is comprised of completely different dancers. Otherwise, only the highest scoring group from a studio will be selected in each age division/level. If a studio ties itself for the Grand Showcase Finals competition, then the tie will be broken by the judges. For Duet/Trios, Small Groups, Large Groups, & Lines, a studio cannot have more than two routines qualify for an Age Division/Level. Performance order is determined by random order.

There will be not be any scores or judge's critiques for the Grand Showcase Finals. After the Top 3/5 numbers have been performed, the judges will confer to determine the placement of the dances for that Age Division/Level. The routines that will compete at the Grand Showcase Finals will be announced when the National Finals Overall awards are presented.