Determining Your Dancer's Level for our Dance Competition

 

Amateur

Dancers who have had 1-2 years of training. Beginning skill level allowed slills include; single pirouette turns, chaine and pique turns, basic leaps.  No aerials, back handsprings, or skills listed under higher levels. 

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Amateur/Intermediate

Dancers who have had 3-4 years of training. More control over movement and performance awareness. than amateur. Allowed skills include; double pirouette turns,  side leaps, turning leaps. Aerials and backhandsprings allowed. No specific skills listed under intermediate level are allowed.

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Intermediate

Dancers who have had 4-7 years of training. Good understanding of staging, performance quality and body control. Allowed skills include; triple pirouettes, up to 3 turns in 2nd and fouette turns, (no spot changes) variety of leaps. All tumbling is allowed. No skills listed in advanced are allowed. Have won high point in am/int level. 

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Advanced

Dancers who have had 7 or more years of training. Advanced performance capacity, body control and skill level.  More than 3 la seconde and/or fouette turns, turns with spot changes, switch leaps, and any other dance skills are acceptable. Have won high point in an intermediate level. 

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Elite

Dancers who have had 9 or more years of training. Older high school age dancers who have extensive training and advanced performance and skill level. Any dance moves are acceptable. Have won 1st or overall in advanced level. 

 

When determining the level for your team. Look to the average level of all dancers within the routine.

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A solo spotlight within a team routine CAN have a higher level skill, with the exception of a back handspring or aerial in amateur. No airborne tumbling is allowed in amateur, even from a soloist. Any more dancer than 1 doing a higher skill, the routine needs to be moved up to the higher level.

 

*If the judges determine that a routine has entered the wrong category, they will move them to the correct category, and judge them accordingly. That entry will not be eligible for top 10 awards.