COMPETITION INFO

Categories

Novice

Novice is a first time competitor. All groups must be 75% novice. Failure to comply with be disqualified from overall awards.

Pre-Competitive

Dancers who train 7 hours or less weekly combined in all dance styles. Solos/Duets/Trios must be 100% pre-competitive. All other entries must be 75% or higher to qualify as pre-competitive.

High School

Routines that entered through a high school group.

Competitive

Dancers who train 8 or more hours weekly combined in all dance styles.

The age division is calculated by adding all the dancers ages and dividing them by the number of dancers, then dropping the decimal. It is enforced that all ages are determined by December 31st, 2024. To allow for fair competition, all dancers will only directly be competing with another group/individual of a reasonable age difference in the adjudication portion of the competition. In a group of 2 or more competitors within their category, there will be a ranking of places at adjudication.

AGE CATEGORIES

  • Comet Destiny

    Ages 6 & Under

  • Star Destiny

    Ages 7-8

  • Nova Destiny

    Ages 9-12

  • Solar Destiny

    Ages 13-15

  • Prime Destiny

    Ages 16-18

  • Pro/Adult Destiny

    Ages 19+

CATEGORIES

  • Solo (1 dancer) 

    Duet (2 dancers)

    Trio (3 dancers)

    Small Group (4-8 dancers)

    Large Group (9-13 dancers)

    Line Group (14-17 dancers)

    Extended Line (18 + dancers)

    Production (15+ dancers), 6-10 minutes)

ROUTINE TRICKS

    • All dance styles may have 3 acro tricks in total with the exception of: Acrobatics, Open (8 tricks), & Production. Routines should stay true to style and should honor the dance genre's roots. However, we encourage creativity and modernized routines to our competition stage. 1 mark will be deducted should any of these routines reach over the maximum limit of tricks.

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DANCE GENRES

    • Acrobatics

    • Ballet

    • Pointe

    • Contemporary

    • Hip Hop

    • Jazz

    • Lyrical

    • ​Modern

    • Musical Theatre

    • Open 

    • Tap

    • Production​

MUSIC RULES

    • Music must be age appropriate and contain no vulgar words, inappropriate topics or subjects deemed non family friendly.

    • Music is to be uploaded via Dance Comp Genie two weeks prior to the competition.

    • Music should be cut and finalized before uploading.

    • All music should be reviewed and listened to once uploaded to ensure no errors were made.

    • Destiny Dance Competition is not responsible for the errors made in music uploading, studios review all of their music accordingly.​

TIME LIMITS

    • Solo, Duet, Trio :3 minutes

    • Small Group: 4 minutes

    • Large Group & Line : 4.5 minutes

    • Extended Line: 6 minutes

      Production: 12 minutes

      *Any routines that require longer times on stage should connect with the competition in advance (1 month minimum) to make appropriate arrangements. Additional fees will apply.

SUPERSTAR CATEGORY

  • The Superstar Category was established in our first season in 2018 for dancers who face physical challenges and are met with special abilities. These entries still receive positive commentary from the judges and are equally included in their award session. 



    This lovely sister duet received a "Joy of Dance" Award from all 3 judges at Destiny Barrie 2023!

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