Nationals Competition

DanceMakers will be offering live streaming for all competition, award ceremonies and the Wrap It Ceremony here on the city page.

Competition photos and videos are available for purchase and will be free of the watermark that appears on the stream.

Admission to DanceMakers competition is absolutely free!

All registered attendees, as well as family and friends, are welcome to watch at no cost. Come and support your dancers!

VIP Seating will be available for teachers at competition.

All competing dancers must be registered for the full week of convention in order to participate in competition.

Convention wristbands must be worn while competing. Please do not remove convention wristbands once they are secured on the wrist.

All competing dancers must have studio representation in order to participate in competition. DanceMakers does not accept independent competition registrations.

Dancers are only able to be registered and compete under one studio.

Teachers and/or professional dancers are not permitted to compete.

Teachers will be responsible for producing birth certificates to verify age, should challenges or questions arise.

There are no refunds or credits for competition fees.

Choreographers and all attendees automatically give permission to DanceMakers to use all photos and videos for advertising and publicity.

All entrances and exits must be done from stage left or right. No entrances or exits from front or back of stage.

Talking, lip syncing and singing are acceptable. Microphones are prohibited.

If a routine performing was choreographed by one of the judges, that judges score will be an average of the other two judges.

We ask that all competition music is uploaded by the Wednesday before your event.

Please log into your DanceMakers registration account to upload music by clicking "Music Uploads" feature for your event.

MP3 or MP4 files are accepted. Once uploaded you can preview all music!

Please have a backup of your music with you on either a smartphone or USB at the event. If you need assistance, please contact our admin team prior to your event.

In efforts to cut down on our environmental footprint, we will be uploading all scores to the studio's online registration portal.

At Nationals, all routines will receive an adjudication score only. Routines will not be receiving a judge's critique.

All critiques of routines were given at our Regional events to help the dancers improve to compete at Nationals.

Photography and videography during competition are strictly prohibited.

Advanced technology of video on cell phones, cameras, etc., has forced us to prohibit all camera use during competition. This includes ALL still photography, with or without flash.

This is to protect the rights of the choreographer as well as your children's safety, and to make it possible for DanceMakers to offer a professional photography and video service.

We have a team of professionals capturing competition and will have all photo and video available for purchase.

Any violations can result in a routine and/or studio disqualification.

DanceMakers welcomes general props to our competition! However, the use of props is the sole responsibility of the studio.

Studios have a total of two minutes to place and remove their props from the stage. Violation of this rule will result in a 5 point reduction.

It is also the studio's responsibility to ensure the stage is left clean and clear following their performance. Teachers, dancers and parents are more than welcome to help with props as long as the judges cannot see any studio affiliation.

Please refrain from using fire or helium balloons as well as props being thrown into the judges area and/or audience.

DanceMakers cannot guarantee props over 10'h will fit on the stage.

If your prop cannot fit through a single door, please reach out to jonathan@dancemakersinc.com to coordinate a time to get your props into the showroom. We will only have designated times available for this.