Leamington Spa Competitive Festival :: Stage Dancing Section Rules [2010 edition]

Note

These are the Festival Regulations which apply to the Stage Dancing Section. These are in addition to the General Rules of the Festival, which you should refer to. You should also refer to other regulations relating to the section(s) that you are entering for details of additional requirements for those sections. These can be accessed from the Rules index or from the navigation list on the right of this page. All regulations are printed in full in the printed syllabus (download copy) available from this site. In the event of any apparent error or difference between the following rules and those printed in the syllabus, the printed copy should be taken as correct.

1. Official entry forms may be obtained from and must be returned to the Section Secretary by 15th March 2010. The entry form contained in the general Festival Syllabus may not be used for this Section
2. All entries must be accompanied by a cheque for the full fee. One cheque per school should be made payable to "Leamington Spa Competitive Festival". No post-dated cheques will be accepted.
3. Entries are taken on a first come first served basis and no entries will be accepted after the closing date. Once the entry reaches capacity, the organisers reserve the right to close the entry.
4. Stage includes modern, lyrical, tap, and song & dance. Classical includes ballet, national, character, contemporary and Greek. Please note that we no longer offer a Novice section.
5. Age Groups: (All ages are taken as at 1st January 2009
   

   Baby	6 years & under	Class C	11 + 12 years	Junior	9 yrs & under
   Class A	7 + 8 yrs	Class D	13 + 14 yrs	Inter	12 yrs & under
   Class B	9 + 10 yrs	Class E	15 yrs & over	Senior	13 yrs & over

6. A draft timetable giving times of classes and number of entrants will be sent to every school as soon as possible. Please enclose a stamped, self addressed envelope or email address for this. Due to limited accommodation it will be necessary for schools to share dressing rooms.
7. Competitors may not dance more than twice in Duets or Trios. Please note that this must be with different partners. The same people are not allowed to dance together more than once. A school may enter a maximum of three troupes in any one section. The Championship class, sponsored by The Miller Foundation, will be a selection of 15 solo dances chosen by the adjudicator.
8. No competitor will be allowed to dance out of section.
9. Teachers using music created from commercial recordings are advised that they should seek copyright permission themselves as the Festival cannot take responsibility for this.
10. If pre-recorded music is used in any Song and Dance section it must not include any singing or chanting. Pre-recorded music in the tap section must not include any recorded tap or similar sound effects.
11. The time limits for dances must not be exceeded. Times will be checked from the first note or word of the accompaniment or first movement of the dance up to the dancer's last movement at completion of the dance. An extra ½ minute can be added to the following for all character and song & dance solo sections.
    

    Baby, A&B Solos	1½ mins	Duets without song	2½ min	Trios	3 mins
    C - E solos	2 mins	Duets with song	3 mins	Groups	5 mins

12. The stage and wings are out of bounds to all except authorised persons and competitors about to perform. Authorised persons include on assistant from each school who may accompany competitors for the sole purpose of wardrobe or properties.
13. Both CD and MiniDisc players will be provided and music played. All music must be handed in to the front desk at least 30 minutes before the section is due to start. Please note that there will be no cassette player. Music on iPods can be played as a backup if the original music cannot be played through the sound system.
14. Sections:
    

    Solo:	National	Modern	Tap
    	Song and Dance	Lyrical	Greek
    	Character	Contemporary (D, E and Senior only)	Ballet
    Duets/Trios/Quartets:	Classical (Ballet and Character)	Stage Modern (Lyrical or Modern)	National
    	Stage Song and Dance	Stage Tap	Greek
    Groups:	Classical (Junior, Inter & Senior)	Stage (Junior, Inter and Senior)

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