Deviate - Rules & Regulations
Deviate - Rules & Regulations
Deviate - Rules & Regulations
2013
GENERAL TERMS:
1. This is an all-styles Hip Hop dance contest. There are 3 sections: (i) freestyle battle format (ii) break crew battle (iii) group choreography / routine format. Each section has a different set of rules & criteria. This is strictly a non-smoking, drug and alcohol free event. There will be no discrimination at this event. No racism, homophobia or sexism. Flash photography or filming for resale is prohibited unless approved by the organizers.
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Cost: Cost to register to enter the DEVIa.t.e dance contest is $10 plus full access to the Australian Teenage Expo . This must be paid for upon entry to Deviate.
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Registration
All Contestants must register before the event. Registrations for DEVIa.t.e. 2013 closes on August 31st. Failure to complete all the necessary information & paper work required for registration may result in the inability to compete. Registration forms can be acquired from www.teenageexpo.com.au Each dancer may not compete more than once in each section. Either a parent or guardian must give consent to all performers under the age of 18 on the day of the competition. Consent forms are included in the registration forms. The contact name on the registration form must be over 18 years old and are responsible for all communications between DEVIa.t.e. management and the registered performers. This contact does not to be a performer, but can be a legal guardian, teacher, choreographer, coach, mentor, guide etc of the registered performers. Only one contact person must be listed. Current email addresses and phone numbers are very important for communication purposes. We will not be held responsible for any information not received. For group entries, substitutions may be allowed in circumstances beyond control. 75% of the dancers registered per group need to be in the final line up. All substitutes need to complete and submit all necessary registration requirements on the day of competition otherwise they are unable to compete. There will be no allocated time for stage rehearsals. However, there will be space at the venue for dancers to practice in the open. In fact, we encourage this.
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Judges will be selected by DEVIa.t.e. directors. Judges in each section / category has an outlined criteria to follow. A judging criteria for each section is specified. DEVIa.t.e. directors will determine by random order the performance schedule and will be announced on the day of competition. Winners will be announced on the day of the event.
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10. Prize money and awards will be determined solely by the DEVI.a.t.e directors. All prizes are subject to availability and the directors reserve the right to withdraw or alter conditions as they see fit. Awards or prizes are not transferable or exchangeable and cannot be redeemable for cash. 11. DEVIa.t.e. directors reserves the right to make any final changes. 12. DEVIa.t.e. management contact details: CONTACT NAME: Sonya Karras PHONE: 1300 080 330 EMAIL: sonya@teenageexpo.com.au WEBSITE: www.teenageexpo.com.au
Top 8/Finals After the Preliminaries the top 4 crews will be judged by a panel consisting of 2 judges and 1 crowd. There will be 1 Cypher.
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Dancers can be as creative as they want with their attires however street wear is highly encouraged since it is a street dance competition. Attires need to reflect individuality, style and character. Dance crews will need to wear, similar if not same themed, same style attire similar to a uniformed-look for judges to easily identify them. There will be no crude or offensive dance moves such as sexual gesturing. Vulgar language and on-stage bullying will not be tolerated. Deductions will be made.
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Dancers can be as creative as they want with their attires however street wear is highly encouraged since it is a street dance competition. Attires need to reflect individuality, style and character. Dance crews will need to wear, similar if not same themed, same style attire similar to a uniformed-look for judges to easily identify them. If 16 crews enter, a 2 hour Break-out will be allocated for preliminary time. There will be 4 designated cyphers in the venue where crews will gather to battle. 10 minutes x 12 blocks will be allocated to each battle. The first battles will be chosen at random by the organizers and will be announced on the day. Organizers highly encourage routines but it is not compulsory to use them in battle. There will be a limit of 2 Routines per Battle. Crew routines inclusive of commandos, pairs, triples etc. must be within 2 bars of 8 counts minimum or 4 bars of 8 counts maximum. Additional routines will result in penalized scores. There will be no crude or offensive dance moves such as sexual gesturing. Vulgar language and on-stage bullying will not be tolerated. Moves such as burns must be applied in tradition of gestural actions found in the parent dance Rocking or Uprock Dance. NON-METHODS WILL RESULT IN UNFAVORABLE JUDGMENTS AND/OR DEDUCTIONS PASSED BY THE JUDICIARY.
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Groups can be as creative as they want with their attires however street wear is highly encouraged since it is a street dance competition. Attires need to reflect individuality, style and character. There will be no crude or offensive dance moves, vulgar language and onstage bullying will not be tolerated. These will incur deductions.
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