Terms of service
Please read and confirm all the rules listed at the below. Failure to follow the rules may result in cancellation of your entry or inability to attend future WOD events.
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1. Submission Process
ATTENTION TEAMS / DANCERS:
(Competition Entries)
Junior Division
*All group members must be 18 or under.
*Groups must have a minimum number of 5 registered dancers.
*If there are less than 6 (six) registered Junior Division competition entries, the Junior Division competition will be eliminated from that particular WOD Qualifier. Teams originally in the Junior Division will be transferred to the Team Division competition to compete with groups composed of all ages.
Team Division
*Groups must have a minimum number of 5 registered dancers.
*Team Division is for adults, college students, and professional dancers but is open for all ages.
*Groups can be comprised of dancers who are of mixed ages.
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2. Registration & Payment Process
[Registration Requirements]
*Your registration form must include your group’s city of representation.
*Ages requirement must follow the submission guidelines on the day of the WOD Qualifier event you are participating in. If not, it will lead to disqualification of your team and removal of your placement.
*If you are participating in more than one team on the day of the qualifier, please let us know the name of each group so that we can accommodate any sudden changes.
If we do not hear from you, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to reschedule you to perform before or after.
[Payment Requirements]
(Junior and Team Division Competing Groups 5 or more)
*The registration payment is $30 per registered member, per routine.
*There is no registration fee for 2 (two) official directors of the dance group. Your group can have a maximum of 2 (two)
directors who will be able to perform with the group (as long as they meet the age requirements per division).
**The deadline to turn in registration and payment is 20 days prior to the World of Dance event date. Failure to comply will result in removal from the show or additional fees determined by the Tour Director.**
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3. Music
To complete the screening process, all dance groups must submit performance music 2 weeks prior to the World of Dance event date. All music must be in an WAV or m4a format, and emailed to
van@worldofdance.com The email format should be as follows:
Email Title: Team Name
[Music Screening Process]
After your dance group has submitted your music, the World of Dance Tour Team will make sure it meets our standards. The following rules apply:
*Profanity and inappropriate or offensive language are NOT allowed. Since World of Dance is a family event, all music must be clean. Explicit content is also NOT allowed.
*Music and performance time must not exceed 6 minutes in length.
*The World of Dance Tour Team will send an email to your primary contact, notifying them of whether or not your music has been approved. If changes need to be made, your primary contact will have the opportunity to do so. Pay attention to the eligibility rules! If your group is asked more than twice to clean up and resubmit your music, you will be removed from the event.
*Groups who neglect to send in their music two weeks prior to the event may be removed from the show lineup (up to the discretion of the Tour Director and Stage Manager).
**After your music has been approved, performers will need to provide a backup USB labeled with the group name on it. The music file on the back-up USB must be the same file that was approved by the stage manager. If the music file is switched and violates the language and/or time rule, the performer(s) will no longer be allowed to perform and may be banned from participating at future World of Dance events.
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4. Pre-Show Packets
To get you excited and ready to perform, the World of Dance Tour Team will provide a Performer's Packet to each group’s primary contact. The packet includes your check-in time, show line-up, example score sheet, and other vital information pertaining to the event. Talent Packets will be sent out prior to the World of Dance event date.
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5. Judge's Panel & Scoring System
Curious about scoring? For each event, a panel of judges decides team scores. The Judges Panel will consist of a minimum of 5 judges and 1 tabulator. All judges will meet the eligibility, training, judge skills level, and requirements set forth by the World of Dance event producers.
[All judges will score each competing team based on the following criteria:]
1)PERFORMANCE: 20% (20 points out of 100 total points)
Facials / Energy / Stage Presence / Showmanship
2)TECHNIQUE: 20% (20 points out of 100 total points)
Cleanliness of Routine / Dynamics in Movement / Execution / Foundations / Body Control / Musicality Timing & Synchronization
3)CHOREOGRAPHY 20% (20 points out of 100 total points)
Originality of Routine / Creativity in Routine / Concept / Variety of Routine / Musicality
4)CREATIVITY: 20% (20 points out of 100 total points)
Music Selection / Transitions / Theme / Staging & Blocking
5)PRESENTATION 20% (20 points out of 100 total points)
Costume & Performance Attire / Hair & Make-Up / Attitude & Facial Expression
[What are the deductions? ]
(JUNIOR & TEAM: with 5 registered dancers and more)
*Unapproved Props – 1 Point Deduction per judge (up to a total of 5 points deducted from final score)
*Music Longer than 6 minutes - .5 Point Deduction per second over time limit
*Profanity in Music - .5 Deduction per curse word
If the music file is switched the day of the qualifier and violates the language and/or time rule, your crew will be banned
from participating at future World of Dance events and will be disqualified.
*Poorly Executed Tricks - 1 Point Deduction per trick, stunt or skill executed poorly or landed incorrectly (By discretion of
the head judge and included judges panel if needed)
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6. Main Stage Area & Back Stage Specs
[Venue / Staging]
*Because each venue is different, main stage dimensions will differ from city to city. Crossovers are available at most World of Dance Tour events. Inquiries for Main Stage Areas can be addressed to the Event Manager prior to the Event Date.
*Due to the nature of the venue, it’s pretty much impossible for us to offer proper dressing rooms to each of the hundreds of dancers participating in the event. Instead, performers can get ready in designated open space or other rooms allocated for prep.
*All performers are responsible for their own items. The venue, World of Dance staff, and all World of Dance event affiliates and sponsors will not be held responsible for any lost, stolen, or damaged items.
[Props]
Got props in your act? All of them must go through a screening process. The World of Dance Tour Team must approve all performance props prior to the event date. To get approval, email photos of your props to the Event Manager before the event. All props must be fire retardant. Any prop that hasn’t been approved prior to the event will not be allowed on stage.
[Tech]
Due to time constraints, tech rehearsals will not be permitted on the main stage.
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7. Awards & Cash Prizes
What’s in it for you? The fun of expressing yourself with hundreds of other dancers, the thrill of sharing your art, and of course: prizes! To celebrate the most successful performances, World of Dance will hold an Awards Ceremony after each division.
*World of Dance will award trophies to dance teams that place 1st, 2nd, and 3rd within each division.
*First place winners from the Team Division will receive a $500 check, Second place will receive a $300 check.
*First place winners from the Junior Division will receive a $400 check, Second place will receive a $200 check.
*Additional awards will be given in each division for Best Theme, Best Costume, and Crowd Favorite. (These may vary per event).
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8. WOD Championship
These are the rules as of February 20, 2024.
This is subject to change.
[Championship Rules]
*1 - 3 Place winners with a score of 80 points or higher from Junior / Team Division, will be invited to compete at WOD
Championship within their qualifying year. *WOD Reserves the right to invite any teams to the WOD Championship.
*The age of each dancer at the time of any WOD Qualifier (US or International) in which they competed and placed with a
score of 80 points or higher will reflect the following:
WOD Championship age rules will reflect the following:
(Junior Division )
*Any act that competed ages 18 or under at the time of the World of Dance Qualifier.
(Team Division)
*Groups must have a minimum number of 5 registered dancers.
*Team Division is for adults, college students, and professional dancers but is open for all ages.
*Groups can be comprised of dancers who are of mixed ages.
Junior and Team qualifier winners will compete in the same category as they qualified, as long as the ages matched the above at the time of the qualifier.
Example: - For example, if a dancer is 17 years old competing in Junior Division at WOD Arizona on October 21st 2018, but turned 18 years old on January 1st, 2019, they will still be able to compete in Junior Division at the WOD Championship because we are taking the age they were in the qualifying event into consideration (not the age they have turned since then).
9.Notes
It is necessary to buy tickets except choreographers and assistants and performers.
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10. Tour to WOD CHAMPIONSHIP
All participants of WOD CHAMPIONSHIP from WOD Voncouver should participate in it through the tour organized by WOD JAPAN because WOD JAPAN manages WOD Voncouver.
*You'll lose the right to participate in WOD CHAMPIONSHIP without WOD JAPAN.
We will inform to all participants of WOD CHAMPIONSHIP more detail (schedule, fee and so on) of WOD CHAMPIONSHIP after WOD Voncouver
■Tour includes....
Flight tickets, Hotel, Schedule, Transportation (Airport-Hotel, Hotel-Rehersal studio, Hotel-Event venue) and so on.
