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UDA NDTC GENERAL RULES 2018 * Purple print denotes a change from prior year* JUDGING PROCEDURES INTERRUPTION OF PERFORMANCE The judges for the event will be appointed at the A. UNFORSEEN CIRCUMSTANCES sole discretion of Universal Dance Association. 1. If, in the opinion of the competition As the teams make their presentations, the officials, a team’s routine is interrupted judges will score the teams using a 100 point because of failure of the competition system. Judges scores will be AVERAGED equipment, facilities, or other factors together to determine the overall team score. attributable to the competition rather than the team, the team affected should SCORES AND RANKINGS STOP the routine. Individual score sheets are for the exclusive use 2. The team will perform the routine again of each particular judge. Each judge has the in its entirety, but will be evaluated responsibility and authority to review and ONLY from the point where the submit his or her final scores and rankings prior interruption occurred. The degree and to the final tally of the scores for all teams. No effect of the interruption will be scores and rankings will be given over the determined by the competition officials. telephone. After each round of competition, GENERAL RULES teams will receive the judges’ score sheets and B. FAULT OF TEAM comments for their team. In addition, teams will 1. In the event a team’s routine is receive a ranking sheet with the names and interrupted because of failure of the scores of all teams in their group. team’s own equipment, the team must either continue the routine or withdraw HOW TO HANDLE PROCEDURAL from the competition. QUESTIONS 2. The competition officials will determine 1. RULES & PROCEDURES – Any if the team will be allowed to perform at questions concerning the rules or a later time. If decided by officials, the procedures of the competition will be team will perform the routine again in handled exclusively by the advisor / its entirety, but will be evaluated ONLY coach of the team and will be directed to from the point where the interruption the Competition Director. Such occurred. questions should be made prior to the C. INJURY team’s competition performance. 1. The only persons that may stop a routine 2. PERFORMANCE – Any questions for injury are: concerning the team’s performance a) competition officials, should be made to the Competition b) the advisor / coach from the Director immediately after the team's team performing or performance and/or following the c) an injured individual. outcome of the competition. 2. The competition officials will determine if the team will be allowed to perform at SPORTSMANSHIP a later time. If the competition officials All participants agree to conduct themselves in a allow a routine to be performed at a later manner displaying good sportsmanship time, the spot in the schedule where the throughout the competition with positive re-performance is to take place is at the presentation upon entry and exit from the sole discretion of competition officials. performance area as well as throughout the The team may perform the routine again routine. The advisor and coach of each team is in its entirety, but will be evaluated responsible for seeing that team members, ONLY from the point where the coaches, parents and other persons affiliated interruption occurred. with the team conduct themselves accordingly. 3. The injured participant that wishes to Severe cases of unsportsmanlike conduct are perform may not return to the grounds for disqualification. competition floor unless: 9 a. The competition officials receive PRELIMINARIES, SEMI-FINALS, AND clearance from, first, the medical FINALS personnel attending to that participant, UDA reserves the right to determine if a second the parent (if present) AND preliminary, semi-final, or final round will be THEN the head coach/advisor of the necessary. There will be a preliminary competing team. competition held in most categories. All b. If the medical personnel does not divisions with only one round prior to the finals clear the participant, the participant can will be classified as a semi-final. 50% of the only return to the competition if a parent teams in each group will advance to the next or legal guardian in attendance signs a round. $OO9DUVLW\GLYLVLRQVZLOOKDYHD return to participation waiver. In the PLQLPXPRIWHDPVWKDWZLOODGYDQFHIRU event of a suspected concussion/head WKHILQDOURXQGRIFRPSHWLWLRQ ,QWKHHYHQWRID injury, the participant cannot return to WLHIRUWKHILQDOVSRWDGYDQFLQJERWKWHDPVWKDW perform without clearance from a DUHWLHGZLOOPRYHRQ7RXUQDPHQWRIILFLDOVZLOO licensed medical professional that has KDYHIXOODXWKRULW\WRPDNHWKHILQDO training related to head injuries, even GHWHUPLQDWLRQRIWKHQXPEHURI with a waiver from a parent or legal WHDPVVHOHFWHGWRDGYDQFHWRWKHQH[WURXQG guardian. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP INTERPRETATIONS AND / OR RULINGS PARTICIPATION- SCHOOL TEAMS ONLY Any interpretation of any aspect of these Rules It is understood that teams participating in the and Regulations or any decision involving any National Dance Team Championship will not other aspect of the competition will be rendered knowingly and willingly participate in any other by the Rules Committee. The Rules Committee dance event promoted as a “national will render a judgment in an effort to ensure that championship” or “international championship” the competition proceeds in a manner consistent fo r the 2017-2018 school year. (Exception: with the general spirit and goals of the USA National Championship). Teams who do competition. The Rules Committee will consist no t adhere will automatically be disqualified of the Competition Director, Head Judge, and a from the 2019 Championship and will forfeit designated competition official. the opportunity to participate in the tournament the following year. DISQUALIFICATION Any team that does not adhere to the terms and TELEVISION COVERAGE The National Dance Team Championship will GENERAL RULES procedures of these "Rules and Regulations" will be subject to disqualification from the be nationally televised on an ESPN network. competition and will automatically forfeit any Because of the format of the show, not all right to any prizes or awards presented by the finalist teams will be shown on the telecast. Out competition. of respect for the copyrights of others, original music will be composed for all routines featured FINALITY OF DECISIONS in the show, in order to meet broadcast licensing By participating in this competition, each team requirements. If teams use an original agrees that all decisions by the judges will be composition created or commissioned by you final and will not be subject for review. Each (an original song and recording to which you team acknowledges the necessity for the judges own or license the rights by written agreement to make prompt and fair decisions in this from a preferred provider), your routine music competition and each team therefore expressly may be used. waives any legal, equitable, administrative or procedural review of such decisions. VIDEO MEDIA POLICY No commercial recording (audio or visual) or commercial live streaming is allowed in the event venue or other event-related venues (including, but not limited to, hotels and restaurants) or on the grounds of any such venues (collectively, “Event Locations”). 10 In the event a team authorizes the commercial GENERAL SAFETY GUIDELINES recording or streaming in any Event Location, 1. All participants agree to conduct the team will be automatically disqualified. In themselves in a manner displaying good addition, the personal, non-commercial use of sportsmanship throughout the event. The live streaming apps (such as Periscope, coach of each team is responsible for Facebook Live, etc.) to capture all or any part of seeing that team members, coaches, a performance during the event is not permitted. parents, and any other person affiliated By attending/purchasing admission to the event, with the team conduct themselves each attendee grants permission to Varsity accordingly. Spirit, LLC and its affiliates, designees, agents, 2. All programs should have, and review, licensees, and invitees to use the image, an emergency action plan in the event of likeness, actions and statements of the attendee an injury. in any live or recorded audio, video, film, or 3. Coaches must recognize the entire photographic display or other transmission, team’s particular ability level and limit exhibition, publication, or reproduction made of, the team’s activities accordingly. or at, the event in any medium, whether now 4. No technical skills should be performed known or hereafter created, or context for any when a coach is not present or providing purpose, including commercial or promotional direct supervision. GENERAL RULES purposes, without further authorization or 5. All practice sessions should be held in a compensation. location suitable for the activities of dance, and away from noise and APPEARANCES, ENDORESEMENTS, AND distractions. PUBLICITY 6. Warm-up and stretching should precede All teams winning titles, awards, or prizes agree and conclude all practice sessions, pep to have all appearances, endorsements, and rallies, games, competitions, publicity approved through the NDTC office. performances, and other physical activities. PENALTIES 7. The performance surface should be A two (2) point per judge penalty will be taken into consideration before engaging assessed to any team violating any of the in any technical aspect of dance. The specific rules