MUSIC needs to be uploaded in advance of the competition using our online system. All music should be recorded at a proper speed. FOR EMERGENCY, it is advisable to have a duplicate Flash Drive available.
TIME LIMITS: Solos, Duet/Trios 3:00 min, Groups 4:00 min, and Productions 10:00 min (Time limit includes entrance/exit and prop setup); If extended time is needed for entries, contact the office for procedure.
NUMBER OF ENTRIES: Entries will be on a first come, first served basis and will be limited to the amount of performance time available. DANCE MACHINE reserves the right to add additional competition days or move the competition location due to unforeseen circ*mstances. Dance Machine also bears the right to refuse entries at their discretion.
VIDEOTAPING AND PHOTOGRAPHY IS PROHIBITED at Dance Machine and ANDC Family Competitions. This is for the protection of all performers and studios. We give FREE PHOTO AND VIDEO of every routine for performers and studios at Regional Competitions and National Finals.
Only CERTIFIED FUNDS will be accepted for payment. Make payable to Dance Machine Productions, Inc.Use our ONLINE Entry System for submitting routines. A schedule email will be sent via email 10-12 days before the regional competition. Unpaid entries will not be scheduled.A general performance schedule will be posted on the website a week prior to the competition. If entry fees are not paid, we will not allow performers to participate in the competition. ALL ENTRIES SHOULD BE PAID BY CERTIFIED FUNDS or CREDIT CARD. Double check all entries before submitting them as a “change fee” will be applied to your account if changes are needed once the schedule is created.
ALL FEES ARE NONREFUNDABLE FOR ANY REASON… Credits can be issued for future events based on the individual situation. Studio directors must facilitate this communication; our office will not speak with parents/guardians of performers.
Routines awarded an Elite Gold Award or higher qualify to compete at one of our Dance Machine-America’s National Dance Championships Finals, known as The Clash of the Champions. June in North Carolina and July in Tennessee.
Photogenic Entries: Entries must bring to the competition a recent 5 x 7 or 8 x 10 in black and white or color to the competition.On the back of the photo, list the name, age, and studio.Photos will be returned to the merchandise table at the conclusion of the age division.Dance Machine is not responsible for any damages to the photograph submitted.You must enter photogenic on the day of the competition.You do not have to be a registered competitor to enter the photogenic category, but you must be affiliated with a registered studio.DO NOT SEND PICTURES OR MONEY FOR PHOTOGENIC ENTRIES - you must enter at the competition. There is a $50.00 fee per photo entered in the photogenic category. Each competition will have a limited number of photogenic entries.Photos will receive an Adjudicated Award and are eligible for Top Score Awards. Top Scoring Photogenic Awards will be presented at Group Awards during regional competitions.
Absolutely NO forms of liquids (including water), gels, aerosols, glitter, confetti, etc., which may affect the stage surface may be used during a routine. All props must be in place withinthe given time limit of the routine unless certain circ*mstances warrant reasonable additional time as a result of the stage location and conditions.
All routines must compete on the day and time assigned. All entries which do not compete on their assigned day and time will be adjudicated but will not be eligible for top score awards.
Any change in competition days and/or times is at the sole discretion of Dance Machine and will be determined by the amount of time available at each regional competition.
A studio schedule will be emailed 8-10 days prior to the competition date if paid in full. Dance Machine does not have a general format we follow at our regional competitions. Every regional schedule is set up based solely on the breakdown of entries by solos, duet/trios, groups, and productions for that particular event. We do not have this breakdown in numbers until all of the entries have been processed, and at that time, we set up a schedule which will best accommodate the participants at that regional. We would rather go later on a Saturday, so it is not a late night on a Sunday when participants have school or work on the next day. This would not always be possible if we had a general format.
Dance Machine reserves the right to extend or condense the number of days of competition or move the competition location due to unforeseen circ*mstances.
The dance machine rules will be evaluated and enforced on an individual basis, based on what is best for all parties involved. Studios/schools that feel a need to complain and try to go against the system will be asked not to return to any future dance machine production events.We pride ourselves on being FAIR!!!
Maxx Opportunities, Inc DBA Dance Machine/The ANDC Family of Competitions & Conventions and the hosting facility are not responsible for personal injury or property loss. Contestants will be judged by a panel of well-qualified judges, and all decisions of the judges will be accepted as final.
