CLASSICAL BALLET
A performance consisting of ballet technique and incorporating traditional classical movements. Performers dancing in this category SHOULD NOT be wearing pointe shoes.
VARIATION/POINTE
A variation solo from a classical ballet or a performance consisting of ballet technique and incorporating traditional classical movements that must be performed in pointe shoes.
LYRICAL
A performance consisting of jazz or ballet technique expressing the lyrics of the song
CONTEMPORARY
A performance that incorporates a fusion of modern dance techniques from Graham, Humphrey-Weidman, Horton or the Bartenieff Fundamentals.
NEOCLASSICAL
A dance style that strips away the costumes and sets from a traditional classical ballet to allow the audience to focus solely on the movement. A style of dance with Classical technique that includes a more minimalistic aesthetic for the audience.
DEMI CHARACTER
A performance consisting primarily of Classical technique with a storyline from beginning to end. Gestures, facial expressions, and movement is used to tell the story.
JAZZ
A performance consisting of jazz technique; kicks, turns and jumps.
SONG & DANCE
A performance containing both singing and dancing of any style.
TAP
A performance consisting primarily of tap technique.
SONG & TAP
A performance containing both singing and tap technique.
ACROBATICS
A performance demonstrating a combination of control, strength and flexibility, through balances, contortion and tumbling tricks.
MUSICAL THEATRE
A performance featuring any style of dance from a Broadway Show, Movie or Television Show.
HIP HOP
A performance demonstrating street dance that incorporates style and/or funk choreography.
OWN CHOREOGRAPHY
Performers can showcase any style of dance. This must be choreographed independently by the registered dancer.
FOLK/ETHNIC
Performances which are to a significant degree bound by tradition with strong cultural roots.
POM/CHEER
A performance using pom-poms incorporating precise and definite movements.
OPEN DANCE
A performance demonstrating any style of dance or a combination of dance styles.