Voghera Country Festival 2016 Black Snakes Dance Off Tacchino

Voghera Country Festival 2016
Black Snakes Dance Off
Tacchino Hat Dance Trophy
The Best of the West Catalan Cup
RULES
BlackSnakes Dance Off
1) Cheek to Cheek
2 wall – 64 count by Rob Fowler
Music: Keith Urban – John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16
2) Buddy
2 wall – 32 count by Bruno Moggia
Music: Desert Rose Band – One Step Forward
3) We Are Tonight
4 walls – 32 counts by Dan Albro
Music: Billy Currington – We Are Tonight
Regulations:
1) Dance Off is an individual competition.
2) In order to take part at the competition, please send your registration to
dance@vogheracountryfestival.com by specifying first name, last name, school
or group membership (it is not required to be part of a school), city of origin and a
telephone number. Registrations can also be made on-site by 11.00 am of June 26,
2016
3) There will be three choreoghraphies. During the race Judges will be on track to
watch the dancers. At the end and during the ongoing of each choreography there
will be the elimination carried by the Jury in order to get the 3 final winners who
will be awarded.
4) The race number can be picked up by the box office inside the Pala Texas until
11:00 am of Sunday, June 26.
5) In order to take part you will need to compete in all three choreographies
scheduled.
Rating:
6) Knowledge and correct execution of the choreography - Enthusiasm and
congeniality - Clothing: We would like to underline the need to ensure the utmost
decorum and overall compliance of the country dress code.
Tacchino Hat Dance Trophy
The Best of the West Catalan Cup
1) Admission requirements
2) Registration procedure
3) Traditional Line Dance category (Tacchino Hat Dance Trophy) with a separate
category for Team Over 100
4) Catalan Style category (The Best of the West Catalan Cup) with a separate category
for Team Over 100
5) Music Show category
6) Jury composition and evaluation criteria
1) ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
• The choreography must be unpublished (never taught, never published on social
networks and any other communications medium).
• The music of the choreography should be based on country music. That is, music
composed by a Country Artist produced by a record company that recognizes
country genre, otherwise the choreography will be scratched from the
competition.
• The teams in competition must be composed of at least four participants.
• Team can also be composed of children (only children under 12 years), provide
that their number does not reach half of the team members.
• Each school and team can compete in more than one choreography in the same
category and level. If one school competes with more than one team in the same
level of each category, the teams must have different names. Schools or teams
could keep the same name even if they compete in several category or in different
levels of each category.
2) REGISTRATION PROCEDURE
• In order to take part to the competition, please send your registration to
dance@vogheracountryfestival.com by May 31 2016 specifying:
1) Team name
2) City of origin
3) School/Team membership numbers
4) Number of Children present in the team
5) Team leader name, mail address and phone number
6) Chorographer name
7) Indication of the competition category (Traditional / Catalan / Music
Show)
8) Indication of difficulty level (improver / advanced), except for Music
Show category
• Together with the registration you have to provide also the following attached:
1) Choreography script
2) Music used in mp3 format, minimum 192 kb
3) TRADITIONAL COUNTRY LINE DANCE CATEGORY (TACCHINO HAT DANCE
TROPHY)
• Each choreography will compete in one of the two standard level classes:
IMPROVER, ADVANCED.
• The Choreographer will indicate the level class at the registration. If the VCF
coordination race staff should face inconsistency between what was
communicated by the choreographer and the actual technical and execution
difficulty of the dance, a class level change can be operated, upon notice to the
choreographer and / or team leader.
• IMPROVER level: choreography should have maximum 64 counts, 2 restarts and
1 tag of 8 tempi repeatable.
• ADVANCED level: no limit of counts, restarts or tags.
• We would like to underline the need to ensure the utmost decorum and overall
compliance of the country dress code.
4) CATALAN STYLE CATEGORY (THE BEST OF THE WEST CATALAN CUP)
• Each choreography will compete in one of the two standard level classes:
IMPROVER, ADVANCED.
• The Choreographer will indicate the level class at the registration. If the VCF
coordination race staff should face inconsistency between what was
communicated by the choreographer and the actual technical and execution
difficulty of the dance, a class level change can be operated, upon notice to the
choreographer and / or team leader.
• IMPROVER level: choreography should have maximum 64 counts, 2 restartsand
1 tag of 8 tempi repeatable.
• ADVANCED level: no limit of counts, restarts or tags.
• We would like to underline the need to ensure the utmost decorum and overall
compliance of the country dress code.
5) MUSIC SHOW CATEGORY
• Within this category there will be choreographies performed in total freedom
from executive, musical, theatrical and organic point of view, but within a
timeframe of not more than 10 minutes, including construction of scenography.
6) JURY COMPOSITION AND EVALUATION CRITERIA
• All choreographies in the race, in all three categories, will be judged by a jury
made up of: DAN & KELLY ALBRO, ROB FOWLER, BRUNO MOGGIA,
LILLY & MARIO HOLLNSTEINER.
• The score will be done through card voting that will be shared at the end of the
competition
• The evaluation criteria that will be used towards the final score are generally
related to:
1) originality of the choreography
2) technique according to the represented style, timing, fluidity, team spirit,
complicity and empathy between team members
3) introductions and / or closures
NOTE:
If inside of enrollment will be attached also a video of the choreography, this one will be published on the
official website of the festival www.vogheracontryfestival.com in new section.
THIS REGULATION COULD CHANGE IN CASE ORGANIZATIONAL SITUATIONS REQUIRE IT.
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