Experience It All
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World Dance Challenge – Experience It All World Dance Challenge is an exciting international dance event specifically for dance schools and studios from all over the world. A complete dance experience in an Olympic style dancers village for dancers of all different standards. COMPETE in multiple rounds against dancers and groups from dance schools all over the world. LEARN and improve your skills by taking various Masterclasses, Workshops and more with leading dance experts. ENJOY traveling to a new destination, opening ceremony, DJ parties, day tours, leisure time and fun with your dance friends and family. How does it work? . Qualify with your dance school/studio either at your Live Country Qualifier, Online Video Qualifier or through a Dance World Cup live qualifier. Dancers who qualified wishing to compete at the World Championships are then required to select one of the affordable dancer’s packages. There are optional packages for supporters as well. The packages include accommodation, tickets, workshops, team jackets, photos and videos of your performances and much more. (See Packages Information Document) . Travel with your dance school/studio and family to Portugal where the WDC World Championships will be held from 3 to 8 April 2020 at a breath-taking resort turned into a dancers village in the Algarve. Spend some optional extra time after the event during Easter weekend in Portugal exploring this beautiful country. Compete in the first round, the Challenger round. If you receive a top placing, you move through to the Finals round. The top 25 routines from the Finals round move on to the Grand World Champion round where massive cash prize and awards are up for grabs. During all the rounds there are prize giving’s with awards. During the competition there are many Masterclasses, Workshops, Choreography classes in different genres and skill levels, as well as Teacher Seminars and Motivational Speeches presented by leading international dance experts. All included in the packages for dancer and teachers. In between all the dancing, take some breaks and enjoy day tours and excursions to beautiful surrounding destinations with your family and dance friends. Visit the beach, relax at the pool and enjoy the DJ parties at night. The Opening Ceremony will surely be a highlight, making memories that will last forever. World Dance Challenge - Qualifiers LIVE COUNTRY QUALIFIER Routines will compete at their country’s national competition for top honours and will be judged by a panel of international expert judges and stand the chance to advance to the World Championships. The top 6 routines in each section will receive certificates, trophies and/or medals at the prize giving. Routines receiving a score of 80 or more marks will qualify to compete in the Upper Division at the World Championship Challenger round. Routines receiving a score between 65 and 79 marks will qualify to compete in the Main Division at the World Championship Challenger round. Routines placed in the Main Division with a mark of 75 to 79 can request to compete in the Placement Division to better their scores and advance to the Upper Division at the World Championships Challenger round. Dancers can compete in more than one solo or duet/trio in the same section in the qualifier round, but only the highest scoring routine will be placed. There are no limitations on group entries. Various sponsorship to attend the World Championships will be awarded to the top dancers, groups and dance schools during the Live Country Qualifiers. VIDEO QUALIFIER Where a country does not have a live qualifier or a dance school cannot attend the live qualifier due to the distance to the live qualifier, video entries can be submitted for the World Championships. Routines receiving a score of 80 or more marks will qualify to compete in the Upper Division at the World Championship Challenger round. Routines receiving a score between 65 and 79 marks will qualify to compete in the Main Division at the World Championship Challenger round. Routines placed in the Main Division with a mark of 75 to 79 can request to compete in the Placement Division to better their scores and advance to the Upper Division at the World Championships Challenger round. AFFILIATED COMPETITION Routines can compete at the World Championship Challenger round in the Placement Division through an affiliated competition by receiving a mark of 70 or more. In the Placement Division routines will be placed according to their scores and compete in either the Main or Upper Divisions. The following are affiliated competitions: Dance World Cup – Live Country Qualifiers or Finals World Dance Challenge – World Championship – Portugal, 3 to 8 April 2020 CHALLENGER ROUND Routines will compete in either the Main division or the Upper division as determined by their scores at the qualifiers. Routines entered through an affiliated competition will compete in the Placement division and will compete in either the Main division or the Upper division according to their scores received in the Challenger round. The Main and Upper divisions will have their own separate prize giving’s and rankings. In the Upper division the 3 highest scoring routines will advance to the World Championship Final round without having their scores revealed. The routines not advancing to the Final round will be ranked and the top 6 will receive certificates, medals and/or trophies. In the Main Division the top 6 highest scoring routines will receive certificates, medals and/or trophies. Routines scoring 85 and higher in the Main division may stand a chance to advance to the Final round. Teachers will receive judges audio comments directly after the routines have competed which can be used to polish the routines going through to the Final round. Dancers can compete in more than one solo or duet/trio in the same section in the Challenger round, but only the highest scoring routine will be placed or can advance to the Final round. Dancers can compete in multiple small and large groups in the same section, but these groups must have at least 50% different dancers for all routines to be placed or advance to the final round. FINAL ROUND Routines will compete in their section for a ranked placing for top honours, cash prizes and awards. The overall top 25 highest scoring routines from different disciplines in solos, duet/trio’s, small groups, large groups and productions (as per table below) will win cash prizes and advanced to the Grand World Champion round. Solos: Top 5 (5 different disciplines) Duet/Trio: Top 5 (5 different disciplines) Small Group: Top 5 (5 different disciplines) Large Group: Top 7 (5 different disciplines) Productions : Top 3 GRAND WORLD CHAMPION ROUND The prestigious grand finale, the Grand World Champion round will see the best selected 25 routines from the Finals round competing against each other for the title of World Dance Challenge Grand World Champion. The overall top 3 placings will be announced at the Awards Night with huge cash prizes, and best category routines will receive awards. Further awards will include but not be limited to: - Best overall dance school - Best dance school per genre - Recognition for outstanding teacher - Best Male, Best Female, Best Choreography World Dance Challenge – Rules 2020 AGE DIVISIONS: A competitors age is taken on 1 January of the year of the WDC World Championships. Mini 9 years and under Children 10 & 11 years Junior 12 & 13 years Teen 14 & 15 years Senior 16 to 18 years Adult 19 to 27 years For duo/trio and groups, the age division is calculated by average age. The decimal point is always dropped. The average age of each entry must not drop more than one age division below the age of the oldest dancer in the entry, regardless of the actual average age. The maximum age of competitors is 27 years. GENRES: Acro Dance Ballet Contemporary Modern Lyrical Jazz Show dance Hip Hop & Street Dance Commercial Production CATEGORIES & TIME LIMITS Category No of Dancers Time Limit Solo 1 2 minutes Duet/Trio 2 to 3 2 minutes Small Group 4 to 10 3 minutes Large Group 11 and more 4 minutes Production 20 and more 6 minutes Music can be up to 10 seconds over the time limit. Any music over the 10 seconds time limit will not be accepted on the entry system. DATES AND SCHEDULE Entries for the WDC World Championships in April 2020 qualifying through Live & Video Qualifier will close on 24 January 2020. The WDC World Championships will be from 3 to 8 April 2020. REGISTRATION FEE Every dancer will pay a registration fee of €10 per competition season to compete at a Live Country Qualifier, Online Video Qualifier or at the WDC World Championship. ENTRY FEES FOR THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Category Main or Upper Divisions Placement Division Solo €60 €80 Duet/Trio (per dancer) €30 €40 Group (per dancer) €20 €25 Production €15 €20 ENTRY ALLOWANCE Dancers can compete in more than one solo or duet/trio in the same section in the live and video qualifiers, as well as the Challenger round at the World Championships, but only the highest scoring routine will be placed, or can advance to the Final round at the World Championships. Dancers can compete in multiple small and large groups in the same section, but these groups must have at least 50% different dancers for all routines to be placed or advance to the final round at the World Championships. JUDGING Technical Level 20 Points Quality & Level of Performance 20 Points Choreography & Entertainment 20 Points Expression & Personality & Grooming 20 Points Knowledge & Interpretation & Musicality 20 Points GENRE / STYLE DESCRIPTIONS Acro Dance: Style Description: A routine showing clear acrobatic elements / tricks, with linking dance moves, steps and choreography combined with a smooth transition between the two.