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PRESENTED BY DANCEFEST

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

  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

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