Registration
Form (word document)
In
order to qualify for the State Dance/Drill Championship held on March 23rd
and 24th, qualified dance/drill teams must attend a district qualifying
event. WIAA District Four’s Dance/Drill qualifying event will be held at Heritage High School on Saturday, March 10th,
2007.
The Team Registration
& Confirmation form (enclosed) should be mailed and/or emailed with your Team Roster. All district
qualifying tournaments will follow the format used by local competitions
developed by WSDDCA (Washington State Dance/Drill Coaches Association), WSSJA
(Washington State Spirit Judges Association), and the WIAA regulations “Bound
for State”, which can be found at www.WIAA.com.
QUALIFICATION:
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Team must have
performed in at least five (5) school events.
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The team must
have participated in at least two (2) school sponsored competitions in each
of the categories in which they wish to compete at the district event and at
the state event. The team must have
scored at least a 195 minimum qualifying score (whole numbers only; there will
be no rounding of decimals) after all deductions (based upon the cumulative
scores awarded by three (3) judges) in the category in which the team will
compete at the state event in at least one (1) of the competitions. (Please note change in bold)
The Registration &
Confirmation form is due Monday, February 19th for planning
purposes. The last competition to
qualify is scheduled for February 24, 2007.
Teams who are not qualified and hope to be by
NOTE: Please list email address
on registration form. All communication
from tournament director will be done via email.
EVENT FORMAT:
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Teams will be
randomly selected for performance times. An order of performance will be emailed
to participating teams approximately one week before tournament.
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Teams may
arrive at
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Each team will
be given 5 minutes floor time per routine.
Floor times will be assigned and sent along with the order of
performance. Due to travel, if you request a specific floor time, all effort
will be made to accommodate your team.
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Schedule for
the tournament:
9:00am Teams Arrive
(entrance doors will be marked)
10:00am Floor Times
Begin
Approximately
Please note: The
competition will begin precisely at
CATEGORIES:
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All six
categories of Drill, Dance, Kick, Pom, Color Guard/Prop/Production, and Hip Hop
Dance. Color Guard/Prop/Production teams
must indicate which sub-category within that category they wish to be judged
in. Please note category definitions
posted on the WIAA website.
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Schools may
enter in a maximum of three (3) categories.
SCORING AND JUDGING:
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Score sheet
used for all competitions is based on 30 points for Execution, 30 points for
Content/Choreography, and 40 points for Overall Effect for a maximum of 100
points from each judge.
·
Festival
judging will be used which consist of three (3) judges on each side and two (2)
technical judges for a total of eight (8) judges.
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All questions
prior to tournament about safety issues or National Federation Spirit Rule book
concerns need to be addressed by Cara Heiner at cbheiner@gmail.com. Questions or videotapes must be emailed or
sent to her two weeks prior to district event.
Please contact her prior to mailing any videotapes to receive her
mailing address.
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Routines will
be scored the sum of the three (3) judges using the linear scale:
90–100%
(270-300 points) will receive a Superior Rating
70-89.9%
(210-269.9 points) will receive an Excellent Rating
50-69.9%(150-209.9
points) will receive an Outstanding Rating
0-49.9% (0-149.9 points) will receive a Good
Rating
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Teams
receiving a score of 210 or higher after deductions from three (3) WSSJA judges
in the category or categories in which the team competes will qualify for the
Washington State Dance/Drill event.
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The length of
all routines will be 2-3 minutes (prop/production category routine length is
2-4 minutes). Teams are allowed an
additional one (1) minute to enter and one (1) minute to exit the performance
area. Color Guard/Flag and/or
Prop/Production teams can have three (3) minutes to set up and three (3)
minutes to remove props if necessary.
·
The
performance area is the basketball court with no boundary lines.
·
Entrances and
exits to and from the performance floor will not be judged by performance
judges, but will be judged by safety/technical judges. Performance judges will keep judging until it
is clear that the routine has ended, with or without music.
·
It is
important to follow schedule for on deck, on floor, etc. Teams should not enter the floor for
performance until the announcer calls for the team. Then script from “WIAA Bound for State” is
used for all competitions (section 5.8).
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No provisions
will be made for special effects. Use of
fire, smoke and helium balloons or routines with gym lights out will not be
allowed in competition. Any violation of
these rules will result in disqualification.
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Teams must
enter and exit at designated doors. A
map of school and gym will be emailed to qualifying teams prior to the
competition.
MUSIC:
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All music must
be recorded at the beginning of a new compact disc (CD). It is recommended to have two new CD’s in
case of an accident. Tape player will be
available for back up purposes only.
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Music must be
appropriate. Coaches must have their music cleared by their Athletic Directors. A 25 point sportsmanship violation deduction
will occur if musing contains inappropriate language or lyrics. Please refer to music guidelines provided by
WIAA, WSSJA and WSDDCA.
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Floor time is
a five (5) minute practice used for each routine. A music sound check should be done at this
time.
AWARDS:
Team
Trophy: Trophies
will be awarded depending on how many teams compete in one category. Some categories may be combined.
Drill
Down: Due to changes in the bound for state regulations,
drill down will be different this year.
Two drill down competitions will occur.
All 4A team members will compete together for 1st, 2nd,
and 3rd place pins. The last
16 individuals standing during this competition will qualify for state drill
downs. Then all 3A/2A/1A/B team members
will compete together for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd
place pins. The last 27 individuals
standing in this competition will qualify for state drill downs
Trophies will be
grouped by category and not by school classification. [NOTE:
At the state championship all 4A schools will compete for awards on
SEATING:
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Designated
areas for teams, parents, and spectators will be marked with a school sign for
each school per local competition tradition, provided by the tournament
management.
WARM UP AND LOCKER ROOMS:
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Areas/rooms
will be available for changing clothes and applying make-up.
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Teams who have
male members will have a boys room available for changing.
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Teams are
expected to keep valuable belongings with them in the stands as with the WIAA
state and most local competitions, unless a secure area is designated.
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A Warm Up area
will be available for teams before they enter the on deck position during the
competition.
ADMISSION PRICES AND PASS POLICY:
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Admission
prices will be $7 adults, $4 students with ASB Card, $7 students without ASB
Card, $4 for children 12 and under and Senior Citizens (62 and over).
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Tournament
managers will use a gate list for participating school team members, coaches,
and managers/chaperones.
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A pass list
will be used to admit competing school supervisors unless supervisory passes
are printed and distributed by the tournament manager. Schools are to notify the tournament manager
prior to the tournament as to who will be assigned supervisory duties. The gate list should also include the names
of the superintendents and members of the school board of Directors as
requested by the participating school.