General Rules & Information

1. Payment Deadlines

   • A 50% deposit is due 5 months before the venue date.

   • Full payment must be received at least 12 weeks prior to the event.

   • An early bird discount of 10% is applied if fees are received by October 1, 2025.

2. Payment Methods

   • Fees are accepted through E-transfer to dancefestinc@gmail.com 

3. Cancellations

   • LNK Dance Competition reserves the right to cancel or modify any competition if necessary.

4. Teacher/Choreographer Rule

   • Dancers who work as teachers or choreographers and are paid through their studio are not eligible for overall awards.

   • Dancers age 19+ are also excluded from overall awards.

5. Accepted Dance Genres

   • Ballet, Pointe, Jazz, Tap, Lyrical, Contemporary, Open, Musical Theatre, Song & Dance, Hip Hop, Acro, Cheer, Street Dance

   • Acro limit: Max of 3 Acro tricks per routine. Any pass of connected skills counts as one skill.

6. Routine Categories

   • Novice: New to competition

   • Pre-Competitive: Training less than 6 hours per week

   • Competitive: Regular competitors

   • High School: Dancers in high school teams

   • Duet/trios must be 50% Novice to qualify as Novice

   • Pre-Competitive routines must include 100% part-time dancers

7. Overall Awards

   • Awards are given in Novice, Pre-Competitive, and Competitive for:

     • Solo, Duet/Trio, Group, Line – across Mini, Junior, Teen & Senior

   • In case of a tie, the highest score from any single judge will break the tie.

8. Time Limits

   • Solo: 3 minutes max

   • Duet/Trio: 3 minutes max

   • Groups/Lines: 4 minutes max

   • Extended Lines: 5 minutes max

   • Production: 15 minutes max (including setup and takedown)

9. Studio Cancellation Policy

   • No refunds for late cancellations. All registrations are final.

   • In case of injury or emergency, a doctor's note is required to receive a credit for future events.

10. Entry Modifications

• All entry changes are subject to a $25 fee.

• Media Release

• By entering LNK, you grant permission for photos/videos to be used in marketing materials.

Scoring Breakdown

Competitive Division

• High Silver: 84.00 – 86.99

• Gold: 87.00 – 89.99

• High Gold: 90.00 – 91.99

• Elite Gold: 92.00 – 94.99

• Outstanding: 95 +

Novice / Pre-Competitive Division

• High Silver: 80.00 – 84.99

• Gold: 85.00 – 87.99

• High Gold: 88.00 – 89.99

• Elite Gold 90-92.99

• Outstanding - 93+

Schedules & Contact

• Schedules are emailed to studios 3 weeks prior to your competition date.

• For questions, email: lnkdancecompetition@gmail.com

• Call or text: (905) 399-3209