Acro

Any routine consisting of five (5) or more acro tricks.

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Ballet - Classical

Any routine consisting of classical or contemporary ballet movements and technique. Acro tricks are not permitted.

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Ballet - Character

Any routine consisting of classical or contemporary ballet movements used to portray a story or a character.

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Ballet - Contemporary

A fusion of classical ballet technique and modern dance elements. Ballet shoes are not required, and pointe shoes are not permitted.

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Ballet - Variation

Any routine that is choreography directly from a professional ballet production and is not their teacher's own choreography/interpretation of a ballet piece.

*Ballet variations are not eligible for choreography awards.

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Ballet - Pointe

Any routine in which pointe shoes are worn. Can be classical or contemporary style.

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Ballet - POINTE Variation

Any routine in which pointe shoes are worn that is choreography directly from a professional ballet production and is not their teacher's own choreography/interpretation of a ballet piece.

*Ballet pointe variations are not eligible for choreography awards.

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Cheer Dance

A routine combining cheerleading and dance, including solo, partner and group stunts. May or may not include vocalization. There is no limit to acro tricks in this category.

 

Contemporary

Freestyle contemporary dance and technique. No more than four (4) acro tricks.

 

Hip Hop

Freestyle dance and music. (Street dance, break dancing, funk, popping and locking, etc)

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Improv

Dancers take the stage one at a time to perform an improvised solo to music selected by Wanna Dance Canada. Dancers select their musical style when registering and can choose from Ballet, Jazz, Contemporary/Lyrical or Hip Hop. Dancers may perform in any style of their choosing and are judged on musicality, movement, and creativity.

 

Divided into age divisions

Mini (petite/mini)

Junior (junior/intermediate)

Senior (teen/senior/advanced)

 

When there are 1-5 improv contestants in an age division: Each dancer will be marked for their performance and receive beautiful custom designed glitter medal.

 

When there are 6+ improv contestants in an age division three (3) dancers will receive a "Callback" to compete again in the Final Callback Dance Off for the title of Improv Champion. Improv champions receive a custom Wanna Dance? plaque.

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International

Any routine that consists of ethnic or cultural moves and music (Ukrainian, Highland, Bollywood, etc)

 

Jazz

Any routine consisting of jazz technique.

 

Lyrical

Any routine that interprets the lyrics of a song through lyrical movements.

 

Modern

Any routine consisting of traditional modern techniques (Graham, Horton etc).

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Musical Theatre/Lip Sync

Any routine that uses lip-sync to portray a character or story. There is no limit on acro tricks in this category.

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Open

Any routine that does not fit into another category. Please do not enter a second solo of a discipline in this category, dancers may compete additional solos of the same discipline in the age category up.

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Production

An extended routine, minimum 6:00 minutes, maximum 12:00. Can be any style or combination of styles. Minimum 12 dancers. There is no limit to acro tricks in the production category. Please note all production routines will compete against each other regardless of average age/ability level.

 

Song And Dance

Any routine consisting of live vocals. NO pre-recorded vocals are permitted. A microphone will not be provided. Wanna Dance must be informed if you are bringing a microphone a minimum of three (3) days prior to the competition start date.

*Wanna Dance Canada and/or venue staff will not be held responsible in the event a performance is affected by microphone use and/or poor sound quality.

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Street Jazz/JAZZ FUNK

A routine combining Jazz and Hip Hop techniques.

 

Tap

Any routine in which tap shoes are worn. NO pre-recorded tap sounds are permitted.

No more than four (4) acro tricks for solos/duets/trios and six (6) for groups/lines.

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*Ballet - Character, Ballet - Contemporary, Contemporary, Jazz, Lyrical, Modern, Street Jazz/Jazz Funk, Tap are permitted FOUR Acro tricks maximum

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**Cheer Dance, Hip Hop, International, Musical Theatre, Open, Production, Song & Dance are permitted unlimited acro tricks

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***An acro trick is classified as any movement in which the hips pass over the head. A tumbling pass counts as one (1) trick. Does not include floor work (Ex: Back rolls), illusions or partner work. 

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****A routine exceeding the limit for acrobatic tricks may be deducted 1 mark/judge, at judges discretion, for a maximum of 3 marks deducted.