DANCE GROUPS RULES AND CONDITIONS OF ENTRY

PLEASE CAREFULLY READ OUR EISTEDDFODS GENERAL RULES AND CONDITIONS.  These can be found in the dance program rules on Stardom and on our Societies Website.

• In addition to reading the general rules and conditions of entry, entrants should also read below for any special notices relating to their particular disciplines rules.

1. For solos an entrants age is taken to be the age they were on the 1st of January in the competition year.

  a. for groups - age is taken as the age of the eldest entrant in that group.

           2.  Group entrants must consist only of enrolled students of that school.

           3. The minimum number to form a dance troupe is five dancers. Four dancers only may dance for critique only.

           4.  For Group dancers an entrant can compete in one or more sections, as long as they meet the criteria.

  a. Eg: An entrant can compete in an “open” section and/or one for their age group.  

          5.  Dance groups may enter two groups per section.

               b.  entrants in the Dance Group sections will be permitted to compete twice (2) in the same section.

         6. Time limit for groups is 6 minutes

            a.It is not necessary to reach the maximum time, however if a minimum time is stated it must be met.

        7. For groups days the dressing rooms may have a limit on how many parent helpers aloud in each area. This will depend on group numbers and may change due to Co-vid restrictions.

         The following are not aloud in the dressing rooms

         a.brothers or sisters who are not performing

         b.mobile phones unless turned off

         c.laptops or tablets unless turned off

       8. If there are not enough entrants for a section (usually fewer than 3 for groups ), the Committee may either:

a. cancel the section (before or on the day of competition);

b. combine it with another section; or

            c. move those entrants to a higher age group.

     9. A copy of the Group dance program will be emailed to all studios entered and also uploaded onto our website for entrants to download.