Expand your Fluid Regionals placement on a NATIONAL level! Compete against some of the best dancers and studios across the country! The same live feedback approach you love at Regionals, is still applied at Nationals. Routines will each receive live feedback, adjudication and National Awards, along with opportunities to perform in the ELITE FINALS while competing for Dancer of the Year and Performance of the Year titles!
NATIONALS
Rules and Regulations
Entries are available to all dancers. Teacher(s) are NOT allowed to compete.
All ages are determined by January 1, 2024 for all Nationals dancers.
All competition entries must be registered online (or postmarked) by the event registration cut-off date, otherwise they will not be eligible to compete.
Nationals fees are NON-REFUNDABLE. NO EXCEPTIONS. This includes sickness, incremental weather, doctors visit, injuries, etc.
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All changes and adjustments to competition routines must be finalized TWO WEEKS prior to event start date. Changes made after this time and onsite changes will not be accommodated.
Independent entries ARE allowed to compete (please specify "Independent" during registration.)
No limit to the number of competition routines entered per studio.
Judges will be live critiquing the performers, immediately following each routine. This format is for all solo, duet, trio and group routines.
Elite Finals: Judges will be scoring each routine, without live critiques.
Judges will be scoring each routine based on the breakdown below. (see Judging)
All routines must be appropriate and family viewable (both music and choreography.) Inappropriate routines will be stopped and immediately disqualified.
Flash photography and performance video are NOT allowed during competition. We supply personalized video of each routine to competing studios and Independent dancers.
Live web streaming will be available during the event (quality can not be guaranteed do to hotel/venue internet supply.)
Spectators to the competition will be welcomed on a first come, first served basis, with no entry fee.
NATIONALS Registration Deadline
May 31, 2024
PREQUALIFYING ROUTINES
No prequalifying requirements. ALL studios, dancers and routines are welcome!
COMPETITION CATEGORIES
Performances must be entered into one of the following categories which best fits the style of routine. If your routine does not fit into one of these categories, please enter it into the 'Open' category.
BALLET
Performance consisting of ballet technique; including classical steps and movement
POINTE
Classical ballet technique performed en pointe
JAZZ
Performance consisting of jazz technique, while utilizing up-tempo music
CONTEMPORARY
Performance consisting of jazz style, with heavy emphasis on modern & ballet technique
HIP HOP
Performance must include hip hop and street type movement
LYRICAL
Performance consisting of lyrical technique and contemporary dance styles
TAP
Performance consisting of tap technique and primarily tap work
MUSICAL THEATRE
Performance consisting of song interpretation from a Broadway or Movie Musical
MODERN
Dance emphasizing interpretive movement using modern technique
OPEN
Performance demonstrating any dance style or combination of dance styles (ethnic, ballroom, clogging, novelty, acro, character, etc.)
PERFORMANCE BREAKOUT
SOLO: 1 dancer
DUET/TRIO: 2-3 dancers
SMALL GROUP: 4-9 dancers
LARGE GROUP: 10-19 dancers
PRODUCTION: 20 plus dancers
*same performance breakout applies for 'Extended Time' routines
AGE DIVISIONS
Determine Age Division by age of dancer as of January 1, 2024.
PETITE DIVISION: Ages 5-7
MINI DIVISION: Ages 8-10
JUNIOR DIVISION: Ages 11-12
TEEN DIVISION: Ages 13-15
SENIOR DIVISION: Ages 16-19
ADULT DIVISION: Ages 20+
*Please note age division breakout is different for Nationals and Summer Intensive.
TIME LIMIT
SOLO: 2 minutes, 45 seconds
DUET/TRIO: 2 minutes, 45 seconds
SMALL GROUP: 3 minutes
EXTENDED TIME SMALL GROUP: 5 minutes
LARGE GROUP: 3 minutes
EXTENDED TIME LARGE GROUP: 5 minutes, 35 seconds
PRODUCTION: 4 minutes
EXTENDED TIME PRODUCTION: 6 minutes, 35 seconds
Timing will begin with the first movement and end with the last movement. Performers must enter and exit the stage in a timely manner, while promptly clearing any stage props.
MUSIC
Please upload all music within the registration portal.
Double check the correct song and song version has been uploaded to registration portal 10 days prior to event start date.
Please have a backup for all competing music onsite. We will not be able to accept music through email or the internet during the live competition.
PROP REQUIREMENTS
General props are accepted, but MUST be moved on and off stage by performers or performers' helpers. Fluid Dance Staff are not available to assist with movement of props. Please clean and clear stage upon completion of routine performance. The construction and building of props, both on and off stage, are strictly prohibited.
Fluid does NOT allow dangerous, explosive, live animal, fog machine, water, paint, glitter or oversized props. Due to restricted ballroom space and ceiling height, ‘oversized props’ are considered anything above 10 feet and dancers cannot stand on props over 6 feet.
Please contact our office and get approval regarding any props you think MAY be an issue prior to routine(s) registration.
Each routine is given 2.00 minutes to move props on stage and 2.00 minutes to move props off stage. One (1) point will be deducted for each minute gone over time.
3.00 minutes of ‘prop’ extended time is available for purchase: additional fee of $5 per dancer.
STAGE
42' x 36' Marley Floor Competition Stage, extra space provided for wings and backstage.
JUDGING
All competing routines will be adjudicated by three judges. Once routine is complete, live critiques will be given by each judge (45 seconds allotted per judge.) Live critiques are for all solo, duet, trio, small group, large group, production and all extended time routines.
Competition adjudication will also be on a point scale, each routine scoring off a total of 300 points. All ties will be broken by the Technique score. Our adjudicators have the final decision.
NATIONAL COMPETITION SCORING
PER JUDGE SCORING:
Technique: 40 points
Performance: 30 points
Choreography & Musicality: 20 points
Overall Appearance: 10 points
FINAL ADJUDICATION:
Advance to Elite Finals: 295-300
Platinum: 291-300
High Gold: 279-290.9
Gold: 268-278.9
Silver: 255-267.9
Bronze: 242-254.9
NATIONAL AWARDS
Platinum | High Gold | Gold | Silver | Bronze
Top 15 Petite Division | Top 15 Mini Division | Top 15 Junior Division | Top 15 Teen Division | Top 15 Senior Division
DANCER OF THE YEAR
Dancer of the Year will be titled at Nationals for each division: Petite, Mini, Junior, Teen and Senior.
How to qualify for Dancer of the Year?
All soloist to receive a Fluid POWER Award at 2024 Regionals
All soloist to receive a Fluid Top 1st Overall Award at 2024 Regionals
All soloist to advance to Elite Finals onsite at Nationals
All dancers qualifying for Dance of the Year, will compete for the title during the Elite Finals.
If advanced to the ‘Elite Finals’ from Regionals 2024 placement, dancer must compete the same solo in which advancement was received under.
Must compete same solo during Day 1-4 of Nationals.
PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
Performance of the Year will be titled at Nationals for each division: Petite, Mini, Junior, Teen and Senior.
How to qualify for Performance of the Year?
All routines (including duet/trio, small group, large group and production) to receive a Fluid POWER Award at 2024 Regionals
All routines (including duet/trio, small group, large group and production) to receive a Fluid Top 1st Overall Award at 2024 Regionals
All routines (including duet/trio, small group, large group and production) to receive advance to Elite Finals onsite at Nationals
All group routines qualifying for Performance of the Year, will compete for the title during the Elite Finals. Must perform same qualifying routine from 2024 Regionals.
Must compete same routine during Day 1-4 of Nationals.
NATIONAL ELITE FINALS
Comprised of the following routines:
All qualifying Dancer of the Year recipients
All qualifying Performance of the Year recipients
CONDUCT
It is expected for ALL dancers to conduct themselves in an appropriate and respectful manner at all times throughout the competition, on and off stage.