Rules & Guidelines

ARISE COMPETITIONS

Please note that rules for skill levels may vary from competition to competition. It's important to follow ARISE Competitions rules.

Ages of All Dancers are as of January 1

Beginning

This category is designed for beginning dancers with beginning skill in their routine. Example skills for this category would be single pirouette, chaine, grande jete, sissonne, toe touch, "C" jump, all types of kicks, one rotation in reléve, cartwheel, and beginning technique. First year competitors does not automatically qualify as a beginning dancer.

Not allowed : Double Pirouette, Switch Leap, Back Leap, Fouette Turns, A la Seconde, Leg Hold Turns, No more than 2 airborne tumbling skill (backhand-spring, tuck, or aerial). Changing spots in different directions,

Intermediate

This category is for dancers who are executing or developing the following: Double Pirouette, Coupe turns, firebird, Grandé Jeté, Side Leap, all types of kicks, 2-3 A la secondé Turns, "C" jump, sissone. This category is for dancers that are working on body control, flexibility, and proper technique placement, and working on the fundamentals of Audience Appeal/Showmanship.

Not allowed: Triple pirouettes, Switch tilts, no more than 5 consecutive rotations in any turn combo, no more than 3 airborne tumbling skill (backhandspring, tuck, or aerial).

High Intermediate

This category is for dancers who can execute advance skills such as; Double/Triple Pirouettes, A La Second Turns, switch tilts, all types of kicks, side leaps, sissone, stag leap, firebird, aerial, turn sequences.

Not allowed : No more than 8 consecutive rotations of any turn combo.

Advanced

This category is for dancers who can execute those skills listed above. Dancers should be technically strong both in skill and strength.

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Spotlight dancers are welcomed; however, they may only go up one level (i.e. advanced dancers can NOT be spotlighted in beginning routines). Only a small percentage of dancers can be spotlighted. I.e. if there are 5 or less dancers it can only be 1spotlighted dancer. If 5-7 dancers it can be 2 and 8 and more dancers 3 spotlighted dancers in a routine.

Judges Discretion applies as they monitor routines to determine if a dancer has the skill level to be in a higher skill category than what they are entered as, even if the above routine rules are followed. If at least 3 of the 4 judges agree, a dancer/routine will be moved. This rule is designed to prevent dancers from removing dance/technical skills to compete in a lower level.

Tumbling: If a routine exhibits more than 35% tumbling skills, it should be entered in the Acro Category.

If a Team Routines is found to have more dancers than the number entered, the studio will be billed "late entry" price for each additional dancer plus a $50 administrate fee. Penalty judges will monitor this during the competition or we may review routines after the competition in our video reviews. Studios will have 15 days to pay the balance difference.

Please make sure you review the above rules and contact your Studio Director with questions. If your director is unsure, please have your studio director contact us.

Any intentional act that intends to deceive Judges or Arise Competition in general will result in immediate disqualification.

Entering Exiting Stage - Solo and Team Routines will have 45 seconds to enter the stage once called. This includes all prop set up. Show/Production Routines with more than 20 dancers will have extra time.

Run Off- If a dancer runs off the stage prior to the completion of their routine, they will be judged on their performance up to that point. They will not be eligible for any overall awards. By default they will not be able to "redo" their performance.

Category Guidelines: Please use these guidelines when entering; it will help create a fair competition for everyone.

Violations: At ARISE a penalty judge will monitor all routines. If a dancer or routine is determined to be entered in an incorrect skill level, they will be moved by the tabulator to the correct skill level. The dancer/routine will still be adjucitated, ranked, and receive the included awards; however, the routine/dancer will be ineligible for any overall or specialty awards.