Team Competition definitions
CHEER
ROUTINE MAY INCLUDE STUNTING, TUMBLING, DANCING & CHEER MOTIONS. ENTIRE ROUTINE MAY BE TO MUSIC. ROUTINES MAY INCLUDE AN UNLIMITED NUMBER OF SONGS. MAXIMUM TIME IS TWO MINUTES & THIRTY SECONDS (2:30). THERE IS NO MINIMUM TIME REQUIREMENT.
SIDELINE/NON-MOUNT
ROUTINE MAY INCLUDE TUMBLING, DANCING & CHEER MOTIONS. NO STUNTING IS ALLOWED. NON MOUNT SQUADS MAY NOT COMPETE IN MOUNTING DIVISIONS. ENTIRE ROUTINE MAY BE TO MUSIC. ROUTINES MAY INCLUDE AN UNLIMITED NUMBER OF SONGS. MAXIMUM TIME IS TWO MINUTES & THIRTY SECONDS (2:30). THERE IS NO MINIMUM TIME REQUIREMENT.
SIDELINE/NON-TUMBLING
ROUTINE MAY INCLUDE STUNTING, DANCING & CHEER MOTIONS. NO TUMBLING IS ALLOWED. NON TUMBLING SQUADS MAY NOT COMPETE IN TUMBLING DIVISIONS. ENTIRE ROUTINE MAY BE TO MUSIC. ROUTINES MAY INCLUDE AN UNLIMITED NUMBER OF SONGS. MAXIMUM TIME IS TWO MINUTES & THIRTY SECONDS (2:30). THERE IS NO MINIMUM TIME REQUIREMENT.
POM
A POM ROUTINE SHOULD DEMONSTRATE SYNCRONIZATION, SHARP MOVES, VISUAL EFFECT, STRONG POM TECHNIQUE, AND INCORPORATE DANCE TECHNICAL ELEMENTS. VISUAL EFFECT INCLUDES, LEVEL CHANGES, GROUP WORK, FORMATION CHANGES, THE USE OF DIFFERENT COLOR POMS, ETC. POMS SHOULD BE USED FOR MAJORITY OF THE ROUTINE.
HIP HOP
ROUTINES EMPHASIZE THE STREET STYLE MOVEMENTS WITH AN EMPHASIS ON EXECUTION, STYLE, CREATIVITY, BODY ISOLATIONS AND CONTROL, RHYTHM, UNIFORMITY AND MUSICAL INTERPRETATION. ROUTINES SHOULD ALSO INCLUDE ATHLETIC ELEMENTS FUNDAMENTAL TO BREAKDANCING SUCH AS: GO DOWNS, FREEZE/STALLS, POWERMOVES AND FOOTWORK.
JAZZ
A JAZZ ROUTINE INCORPORATES STYLIZED DANCE MOVEMENTS AND COMBINATIONS, FORMATION CHANGES, GROUP WORK, LEAPS AND TURNS. EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON PROPER TECHNICAL EXECUTION, EXTENSION CONTROL, BODY PLACEMENT AND TEAM UNIFORMITY.
KICK
ROUTINES EMPHASIZE CONTROL, HEIGHT UNIFORMITY, EXTENSION, TOE POINTS, TIMING AND CREATIVITY OF A VARIETY OF KICK SERIES. MOST COMPETITIONS REQUIRE A MINIMUM NUMBER OF KICKS IN THE ROUTINE. FOR A KICK TO BE COUNTED, AT LEAST HALF OF THE TEAM MUST PERFORM THE KICK. A KICK IS DEFINED AS ONE FOOT REMAINING ON THE FLOOR WHILE THE OTHER FOOT LIFTS WITH FORCE AT LEAST ONE INCH OFF THE FLOOR.
OPEN
AN OPEN ROUTINE MAY INCORPORATE ANY ONE STYLE OR COMBINATION OF STYLES. EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON CHOREOGRAPHY, PROPER TECHNICAL EXECUTION, VISUAL EFFECTS CREATIVITY, STAGING AND TEAM UNIFORMITY.
ALSO:
O OPEN ROUTINES MAY BE PERFORMED ONLY WHEN SEPARATE DANCE DIVISIONS ARE NOT OFFERED IN A QUALIFYING AGE CATEGORY.
O ROUTINE MAY BE ANY STYLE OR COMBINATION OF STYLES.
O MAJOR THEMATIC PRODUCTION NUMBERS AND/OR ELABORATE SETS ARE NOT ALLOWED.
O PERFORMERS MUST HAND CARRY ON PROPS DURING ENTRANCE WITHOUT ASSISTANCE FROM OTHERS.
O NO ADDITIONAL TIME FOR SET-UP OR TEAR DOWN. REMEMBER... TOTAL TIME IS 2:30.
O ALL STYLES WILL BE JUDGED AGAINST EACH OTHER.
O ONE ROUTINE PER ROSTER IS ALLOWED IN THE OPEN CATEGORY.
O ROUTINES MAY INCLUDE AN UNLIMITED NUMBER OF SONGS.
O MAXIMUM TIME IS TWO MINUTES & THIRTY SECONDS (2:30). THERE IS NO MINIMUM TIME REQUIREMENT. |
