Novice:

Has never competed in a dance competition.

(BDC DEFINES "NOVICE" AS 1ST TIME ON STAGE FOR ENTRY SIZE - NOT DANCE GENRE. EG: SOLO, D/T, SMALL GROUP, ETC).

• eg: If a competitor has competed in a group/line but not in a duet/trio or solo, they may enter Novice for the duet/trio or solo.

• If they have competed in a Duet/Trio, but it’s their first time in a solo category, they may enter as a Novice Solo.

• If they have had solos in the past, but not a D/T and/or group, they may compete in a Duet/Trio and/or group.

• A Duet/Trio must be 50% Novice dancers, and groups or lines must be 75% novice dancers. (This means in a Duet, one of the dancers must have NOT competed in a D/T before, and in a group, 75% of the dancers must NOT have competed in a group before.

• Entries eligible for Novice overalls ONLY.

• ***PLEASE CONTACT BREAKTHRU DANCE CHALLENGE DIRECTLY IF CLARIFICATION IS REQUIRED***

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Minor:

Dancers who train 5 hours or less per week. D/T must be 100% Minor dancers.

Group or line entries must be 75% Minor dancers. Entries are eligible for Minor overalls ONLY. 

***NOTE*** Dancers with more than 4 years of Major (full time) training at any point in their life, may NOT enter in the Minor division for Solos or D/T's at all.

***NOTE***Major Dancers with less than 4 years of full time training and are now training as a Minor (Part time) dancer, must have trained as a Minor (Part time) dancer for a minimum of 2 years before they can enter in the Minor division.

***PLEASE CONTACT BREAKTHRU DANCE CHALLENGE DIRECTLY IF CLARIFICATION IS REQUIRED***

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Major:

Dancers who train more than 5 hours per week and have previous competitive experience. All Major entries are eligible for overall awards and Top Breakthru Award.

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Pro-Am:

A competitor whose MAIN source of income is supplied through professional performing and/or choreographing and would be completely independent from any financial support and have a self sufficient lifestyle.

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Adult:

20 years of age and over. No professional experience. Entries are not eligible for overall awards.

 

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DANCE FORMS:

The following categories may NOT contain any acro tricks.

- An acro trick is defined as a definite gymnastic move, or any movement where the hips pass over top of the shoulders while suspended in the air (aerials, walkovers, cartwheels, handsprings, layouts.)

- A succession of tumbling acro moves is considered ONE trick. (ie: roundoff, back-handspring, backtuck).

- If a number of dancers perform the same tumbling line at the same time, this is considered ONE trick.

(***Illusions, over-head lifts and rolls are not considered acro tricks):

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• Ballet - Routines must consist of ballet technique containing classical movements. No pointe shoes allowed.

• Pointe - Routines must contain ballet technique demonstrated in pointe shoes.

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The following categories may contain no more than 6 acro tricks:

 

• Jazz - Routines must consist primarily of jazz technique. Partnering tricks that end up with partner’s feet over shoulders are allowed.

• Lyrical - Movement and technique demonstrating emotional interpretation of the lyrics and feel of the music.

• Modern/Contemporary - A collection of contemporary styles incorporating lyrical, jazz and/or modern movements

• Tap - Routines must contain tap technique. No pre-recorded tap tracks are allowed in music.

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The following categories may contain acro tricks:*

 

• Open - Routines consisting of and/or combining any of our listed dance style categories.  

• Acro - Routines that consist of both acrobatic/gymnastic and dance techniques.

• Hip Hop - Routines containing hip hop technique (styles such as breakdancing, funk, freestyle, etc.) Music containing inappropriate lyrics will result in a scoring deduction.

• Musical Theatre - Routines portraying a character throughout. Lip syncing and all forms of dance are permitted.

• Song and Dance - Routines containing both singing and dancing. No pre recorded lyrics in music permitted.

• Production - A routine containing 15+ performers portraying a theme or story while incorporating any style of dance. Production is not eligible for Highest Mark of the Competition. ***NOTE: regardless of registered category information, there in only ONE category for Production. ****Division, age, and class, DO NOT apply to the Production category.