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D1 |
All General Rules apply to the Dance Classes. Click here to view |
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D2 |
The Festival is not liable for any copyright infringement caused by CD recordings supplied by the performer. |
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D3 |
The Festival requires music on CD. There should be a single recording on the media. Music to be played by officials only. The quality of recording will be taken into account. It is advisable to have a backup CD. |
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D4 |
A Performer may not perform the same Dance in more than one Class. |
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D5 |
In the Group classes, all performers must be on the stage and active during the major portion of the dance. |
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D6 |
Performers may not dance more than once in any Solo Class. In Duets a performer may only enter one Classical Class and one Cabaret Class, and likewise in Trio classes. |
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D7 |
No School may enter more than 3 groups in the Group Classes, and a group must consist of at least 5 persons. |
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D8 |
Performers may not transfer to another Class without prior permission from the Festival Office. |
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D9 |
Cabaret Duets, Trios and Group classes may include song but should not include vocal on the backing track. |
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D10 |
In Tap Classes ‘standard’ taps (single sound) only must be used. |
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D11 |
Pointe work is not permitted for any performer under 13 years of age. |
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D12 |
Performers will be allowed to re-dance but will not be eligible for first, second or third place. |
D13 |
Individuals shall not be eligible to perform at the Festival if they have changed dancing schools since 1st September in the year prior to the Festival. Note: This rule is in place to allow sufficient time, after an individual has moved to a new dance school, for the dancer’s performance to be appropriately developed by the new teacher, thereby safeguarding the dancer’s physical and psychological wellbeing. |
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D14 |
Individuals attending full time vocational dance schools are not eligible to enter. |
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D15 |
A Novice is a performer who has not gained 1st, 2nd or 3rd place in any solo section at a comparable Festival. Song is not allowed in the Novice Section. |
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D16 |
Titles for National and Character dances must be brief and succinct. |
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D17 |
Competitors will not be allowed to dance out of section under any circumstances |
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D18 |
In the interest of safeguarding, no watching of performances from the Town Hall balconies will be allowed. |