Competition Rules
LEVEL CATEGORIES
Our NEWCOMER category is for new teams and/or solo dancers who are competing for the first time or have never made it through rounds.
Our NOVICE category is for teams/and or solo dancers who have competed before and who have placed top 6 in the newcomer category
Our INTERMEDIATE category is for teams and/or solo dancers who have placed 1st in our novice category or placed top 3 twice in our novice category with 6 or more in the category.
Our ADVANCED category is for teams and/or solo dancers that have placed 1st in our intermediate category or placed top 3 twice in our Intermediate category.
If you don’t place top 5 in Advanced category within the year you can email us at bookings@soardance.com to ask to be reconsidered to move back to Intermediate.
BATTLES
1v1 House & Hip Hop
12 & Under / 13 & Over
There are no more than 50 dancers per age category, per battle competing. Each dancer will freestyle individually for the judge for 25 seconds. The judge will pick their top 8 for the 1v1 battles. Each dancer gets 30 seconds to battle it out against another dancer. In the final each dancer gets 2 rounds of 30 seconds each.
2v2 all-styles, all ages
There are no more than 25 pairs per battle competing. Each pair will freestyle individually or together for the judge for 30 seconds. The judge will pick their top 8 for the 2v2 battles. Each pair gets 2 rounds of 30 seconds to battle it out against the other pair. In the final each pair gets 2 rounds of 30 seconds each.
5v5 all-styles, all ages
Each 5 will freestyle individually for the judge for 1 minute. The judge will pick their top 4 for the 5v5 battles. Each dancer gets 30 seconds to battle it out against another dancer.
SOLOS
Dancers must compete in their age & level category set out by SDC rules. We advise and encourage all dancers to freestyle and not come with a set routine to compete in this category. Music will be played at random by our DJ.
Teachers MUST compete in Advanced.
AGE & LEVEL CATEGORIES
6 & Under (Open Only) / 8 & Under / 10 & Under / 12 & Under / 14 & Under / 16 & Under / 17 & Over / Parent Solo (Open Only)
Newcomers
Novice
Intermediate
Advanced
Once you have started a level category you can not go down a category unless you have gone up an age category.
DUOS
Dancers must compete in the age & level category of the eldest and more experienced dancer of the 2 dancers competing.
For example: dancer 1 competes in 12 & under advanced and dancer 2 competes in 16 & under newcomers. The duo competes in 16 & under advanced.
Teachers must compete in Advanced.
AGE & LEVEL CATEGORIES
6 & Under (Open Only) / 8 & Under / 10 & Under / 12 & Under / 14 & Under / 16 & Under / 17 & Over / Parent & Child (Open Only)*
Newcomers
Intermediate
Advanced
*Parent & Child - The child must be under the age of 16
The music will be selected by the DJ on the day.
QUADS/TRIOS
8 & under / 10 & under / 12 & under / 14 & under / 15 & over
The level is open
Dancers can have 1 person over or under the age category they dance in if they are in a quad.
Music will be selected by SOAR and given out 3 months prior to the event.
TEAMS
Teams must be between 5-25 dancers
AGE & LEVEL CATEGORIES AND TIME ALLOWANCE
6 & Under (Open Only) / 8 & Under / 10 & Under / 12 & Under / 14 & Under / 16 & Under / 17 & Over.
Newcomers - No more than 2:00 minutes allowed.
Novice – No more than 2:00 minutes allowed.
Intermediate – No more than 2:30 minutes allowed.
Advanced – No more than 3:00 minutes allowed.
Parent Teams follow Novice Rules
Dancers can not compete in more than one team.
Soar Events Ltd have the right to condense their age and level category to ensure the smooth running of each event.
Teachers are able to dance in any team category (NEWCOMER/NOVICE/INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED) but are only permitted to dance in advanced for solo and duo categories.
Penalties will be used for the following:
Swearing or any bad language in music
Music over allotted time (5 second grace)
Inappropriate movement & costumes
There must be no more than 25% above the age category in the team.
JUDGES CRITERIA FOR TEAMS
CHOREOGRAPHY
With the rise in Youtube & Vimeo over the past couple of years and non street styles (foundational) choreography being popular; this section is where you will be judged on non foundation street dance styles.
You will be judged on:
Cleanliness of dancers in the team
The precision of movement
The synchronicity of dancers
The ability of the team as a whole
(Please note that if your whole set is made up of foundational styles then you will still be judged on the guidelines set above.)
VARIETY/EXECUTION
This is where you will be judged on how well you execute the foundation styles in your team performance:
Age and level will be taken into account.
We expect more diversity in the steps and encourage you to look into the styles and the different vocabulary available.
We suggest showing at least 3 foundation styles throughout your routine. 2 points will be awarded for each style shown, gaining a maximum of 6 bonus points.
A further 4 points can be gained for the quality of those styles.
We need to see at least 4x8 for the style to count.
Focus should be on QUALITY not QUANTITY
There won’t be any deductions for more than 3 styles shown.
Styles we recognise are:
HIP HOP | HOUSE | POPPING | LOCKING | KRUMP | WAACKING | VOGUING | BREAKING | DANCEHALL | LITE FEET | AFRO
MOVEMENT
This is where you are judged on your use of the floor and how the team moves around it:
How clean your formations and shapes are.
Smooth transitions from position to position.
Use of original movement.
MUSICALITY/CREATIVITY
This is where you will be judged on your interpretation of the music:
Originality of moves.
Original music choices.
Complexity of music phrasing.
Creativity of movement to music/lyrics.
PERFORMANCE
This is where you will be judged on your performance:
The energy the team brings to the floor.
The enthusiasm that every member brings.
The confidence in the performance.
How engaged with the judges and audience the team are.
Judges will grade per section using the following scale:
0-2 = Below Average
3-4 = Average
5-6 = Good
7-8 = Very Good
9-10 = Excellent
Please note that Judges may use increments of 0.25, 0.5, 0.75 and 1 to scores in accordance with the above scale.
MEGACREW RULES 2023
CONCEPT/ STORY
We would like to see a concept or story. We encourage you to be original and creative with your performance and to engage with the audience.
Your choreography should be original and match your concept or story.
This does not have to have a theme but the judges will take that in mind.
EXECUTION OF STREET DANCE TECHNIQUE AND CHOREOGRAPHY
Here is where your execution, difficulty and authenticity of choreography will be judged.
We are a street dance competition and recognise 11 Street styles (found in team rules) but encourage you to use all dance styles as long as it provides a purpose to the piece or has some form of relationship with the street dance culture.
In Megacrews we want to give you more creative freedom, this way you wont be marked solely on your level of technique & choreography but also the choices you make.
OVERALL CREATIVITY
We want to see a PERFORMANCE like no other, make sure you use transitions, formations, music, levels and choreography to engage with the audience. Musicality will be judged upon use of accents, rhythms and tempos should be used.
Props are welcomed as long as they are safe and don’t impede the dance floor for future acts, they should be used to add to the performance and add value.
Outfits should be age appropriate and not distract from the performance, dancers should be dressed appropriately.
Outfits should compliment performance and match the overall performance.
Originality is key.
PERFORMANCE
This is where your performance is judged. Your stage presence and engagement with the audience, showmanship and stage projection will be focused on.
We are looking for a slick routine. Great synchronisation is required to gain full marks. We are looking for confidence and commitment from all the dancers to ensure the performance as a whole is clean, tight and visually pleasing.
JUDGES OPINION
As you are aware dance is very subjective and everyone has there own opinion, this section is where our judges will give scores based on their own person views.
Also how engaged they felt and how much entertainment it brought to the dance floor.
18-40 dancers are permitted in a Megacrew
Megacrew routines can be up to a maximum of 4 minutes long.
There is no maximum of song choices; Megacrews may dance to as many or as few songs as they like in one routine.
75% of the Megacrew must dance for at least 2 minutes of the routine.
There is no age or division categories for the Megacrew competition; all Megacrew will dance against each other regardless of age or ability.
Tricks are permitted.
Judges will grade per section using the following scale:
0-2 = Below Average
3-4 = Average
5-6 = Good
7-8 = Very Good
9-10 = Excellent
Please note that Judges may use increments of 0.25, 0.5, 0.75 and 1 to scores in accordance with the above scale.
PAYMENT & REFUND POLICY FOR SDC SUPER WEEKENDER COMPETITION
Once registered, payment will be required to secure your place at SDC Super Weekender 2023.
Deadline to confirm your place, registration and payment is required no later than 1 month before the event start date - 31/10/23
If you need to amend your registration & booking numbers of dancers & spectators please do so within 14 days of filling out your initial registration form. Any amendments to your booking after the deadline date, your tickets will still need to be paid for in full. However you are more than welcome to sell your tickets to someone else.
However, if you need to cancel your registration or any dancer/spectator tickets you have pre-ordered and paid for in full, a part refund will be refunded within the first 7 days of purchase. Refunds are issued within 7 days after the event.