STAGE DANCING SECTION

 

Saturday 19^th February  –  Friday 25^th  February 2022

 

The Freedom Centre

Preston Road

Hull

 

 

Adjudicator  Jill Redford

 

Head of Section  Shelagh Staniforth 

 

FEES:-

Solos - £4.50

Duets & Trios - £4.00 (per competitor)

All Troupes and Groups entered - £10

 

AT THE DISCRETION OF THE ADJUDICATOR:

                First, Second, Third will be awarded in each class

                First in each class will receive a Gilt Medal

                Second each class will receive a Silver plated Medal

                Third in each class will receive a Bronze Medal

 

SPECIAL NOTE – TIME LIMITS AS UNDER WILL BE STRICTLY OBSERVED:

 

                Under 11 years –

Solo - 1¹/₂ minutes

Song & Dance 2 minutes

                                               

                11 years and over –

Solo -  2 minutes

Song & Dance 2 ½ minutes

 

                Duet & Trio Entries – 2 ½ minutes

Song & Dance -  3 minutes

               

                Troupes & Groups – 4 minutes

                                                With song 4 ½ minutes

 

GENERAL NOTES

 

PLEASE NOTE – No large props will be permitted i.e. Tables etc.  All props must be able to be carried down 2 flights of stairs by competitor.

 

Entries received after the closing date will not be accepted, and once entered may not be transferred to other classes.

 

AN INVOICE FOR FEES WILL BE SENT OUT AFTER THE CLOSING DATE, PAYMENT WILL CONFIRM THE ENTRIES – Cheques to be made payable to “Kingston upon Hull Musical Festival” (Competitors will be withdrawn if payment is not received by the date on the invoice.)

 

Music to be on CD’s, and of good quality and volume.  The volume setting will be the same for all entries and will not be altered. Only one piece of music per CD – CD’s with more than one piece of music will only be accepted as a back-up if there is a technical problem during the performance.

 

Vocal recordings may be used except for any classes that include singing, including troupes.

 

To ensure the smooth running of the Festival, all dances must be set to operate immediately the number is announced.  Failure to comply with this rule may result in disqualification.  Please do not infringe copyright on your CD’s.

 

All competitors MUST hand in their CD and register at the desk on the first floor at least 30 minutes before their section is due to start, failure to comply may result in the competitor not being allowed to dance.

 

Pointe work is not allowed for any Competitor under 13 years old in Solo classes.

 

Photography & Videoing is prohibited during the festival by members of the public. 

 

The Organisers have the power to make any other regulations or interpret or qualify any of the rules as occasion may arise.

 

AGE LIMITS: AGE SHOULD BE COMPUTED TO THE 1^st September 2021

 

ENTRY CLOSING DATE:  9^th November 2021 (changes will be accepted for competitors that win the novice section at another festival after the closing date – no other exceptions will be made) Maximum of 30 entries for solo classes and 15 entries for Duet classes.  Once the maximum number has been reached the class will be closed.

 

	Class		SOLOS		Class	CHARACTER (novice)
			BABIES – 3 & 4 years		40	5 & 6 years
	1		Classical		41	7 & 8 years
	2		Cabaret		42	9 & 10 years
			CLASSICAL  BALLET (open)		43	11 & 12 years
	3		7 & 8 years		44	13 & 14 years
	4		9 & 10 years			TAP (open)
	5		11 & 12 years		45	7 & 8 years
	6		13 & 14 years		46	9 & 10 years
	7		15 & 16 years		47	11 & 12 years
	8		17 & over		48	13 & 14 years
			CLASSICAL  BALLET (novice)		49	15 & 16 years
	9		5 years		50	17 & over
	10		6 years			TAP (novice)
	11		7 years		51	5 & 6 years
	12		8 years		52	7 & 8 years
	13		9 years		53	9 & 10 years
	14		10 years		54	11 & 12 years
	15		11 years		55	13 & 14 years
	16		12 years			MODERN  DANCE (open)
	17		13 years		56	7 & 8 years
	18		14 years		57	9 & 10 years
			GREEK		58	11 & 12 years
	19		5 to 7 years		59	13 &14 years
	20		8 to 10 years		60	15 & 16 years
	21		11 to 14 years		61	17 & over
	22		15 to 21 years			MODERN  DANCE (novice)
			NATIONAL (open)		62	5 & 6 years
	23		7 & 8 years		63	7 & 8 years
	24		9 & 10 years		64	9 & 10 years
	25		11 & 12 years		65	11 & 12 years
	26		13 & 14 years		66	13 & 14 years
	27		15 & 16 years			SONG & DANCE (open)
	28		17 & over		67	7 & 8 years
			NATIONAL (novice)		68	9 & 10 years
	29		5 & 6 years		69	11 & 12 years
	30		7 & 8 years		70	13 & 14 years
	31		9 & 10 years		71	15 & 16 years
	32		11 & 12 years		72	17 & over
	33		13 & 14 years			SONG & DANCE (novice)
			CHARACTER (open)		73	5 & 6 years
	34		7 & 8 years		74	7 & 8 years
	35		9 & 10 years		75	9 & 10 years
	36		11 & 12 years		76	11 & 12 years
	37		13 & 14 years		77	13 & 14 years
	38		15 & 16 years			CONTEMPORARY DANCE
	39		17 & over		78	14 – 16  years
					79	17 years & over
	Novice sections are for competitors who have not previously won in that particular section
Class		DUETS Competitors may dance only once in any duet or trio section and may enter up to 3 duet sections only		Class			TROUPES & GROUPS Are limited to 1 entry per school 5 or more dancers constitute a group/troupe. For All England entries a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 24 dancers will constitute a group/troupe No more than 3 competitors are allowed to dance under the age specified in Troupes & Groups
		MODERN					TROUPES
80		5 to 7 years		108			5 to 10 years
81		8 to 10 years		109			11 to 14 years
82		11 to 14 years		110			15 to 21 years
83		15 to 21 years		111			Open Age
		TAP					BALLET  GROUPS
84		5 to 7 years		112			5 to 10 years
85		8 & 10 years		113			11 to 14 years
86		11 to 14 years		114			15 to 21 years
87		15 to 21 years		115			Open Age
		SONG & DANCE					GROUPS
88		5 to 7 years		116			5 to 10 years
89		8 to 10 years		117			11 to 14 years
90		11 to 14 years		118			15 to 21 years
91		15 to 21 years		119			Open Age
		CLASSICAL (excluding ballet)					STREET DANCE TROUPES
92		5 to 7 years		120			5 to 10 years
93		8 to 10 years		121			11 to 14 years
94		11 to 14 years		122			15 to 21 years
95		15 to 21 years
		BALLET		123			STUDENT CHOREOGRAPHY – timing for the section 2 mins for solos, 2.5 mins for duets, trios and song and dance 4 mins for groups
96		5 to 7 years
97		8 to 10 years
98		11 to 14 years
99		15 to 21 years
		TRIOS
		CLASSICAL
100		5 to 7 years
101		8 to 10 years
102		11 to 14 years
103		15 to 21 years
		CABARET
104		5 to 7 years
105		8 to 10 years
106		11 to 14 years
107		15 to 21 years
Please complete the entry form and send it to:- hulldancefestival@gmail.com or it can be posted to:- 51 St Philips Road Keyingham HU12 9TD