Eligibility
Starmakers Dance and Performance Camps Inc. contests are open to teams of all ages and sizes.

Team Divisions
Select the division that best represents your team:
Junior High/Middle School, High School Junior Varsity, High School Varsity, Collegiate
Studio/All-Star Pre-K, Studio/All-Star K-3, Studio/All-Star 4-6, Studio/All Star 7-9, Studio/All-Star 10-12
Varsity Performances
Small Varsity 7-20 members
Medium Varsity 21-35
Large Varsity 36-50
Super Varsity 51 +
NOTE: These numbers refer to the total number of team members NOT number performing.
NOTE: High School team size cannot change within 10 days of the contest.

Performance Divisions
Elite High School Division
A new division has been created to specifically accommodate high school teams that have a special dance group within the team. This enables elite dance groups to compete within a category of their own! All High School Elite teams will be in competition with one another regardless of school or team size.

Elite performances will be recognized both by category as well as overall:

• Groups will be rewarded within the style of dance and can receive a Gold, Silver or Bronze plaque for their performance (ie: Gold Star Award in Elite Jazz).
• In addition, the top three overall scores by Elite performances at contest will receive a Gold, Silver or Bronze trophy (ie: Starmakers Elite – Best In Class Gold).  This ranking is based on the average of scores from all Elite performances.
  

Elite Guidelines:

1. HS Elite team members may also compete with their regular school team.
2. The entry fees will be the same as other team performances.
3. Elite teams may not be entirely composed of officers, but may include officers as part of the Elite team.
4. All other items in the team routine guidelines will also apply

Solo Division
Solo performances should be no longer than 2 minutes in length with a 15 second grace period. Finalists will be selected and each finalist will perform their routine again for an additional judges’ panel. The winner of the solo competition will receive a trophy; finalists will receive medallions.

Officer Division
An officer line may enter as many as 10 or as few as 1 performance. Officer performances must be completely separate from the team entry; material may not be duplicated.

Ensemble Division
Duets: 2 performers
Trios: 3 performers
Small Ensemble: 4-9 performers
Large Ensemble: 10+ performers

Your team may enter as many ensembles as desired. Routines from team and officer divisions may not be duplicated.
IMPORTANT: If an individual has entered more than one ensemble, please indicate the overlap to avoid a conflict in scheduling. In most cases, ensembles from a school will perform consecutively.

Team Division
Your team may enter as many as 11 or as few as 1 performance.

2007 Entry Fees for State Contests
$175 per team entry
$175 per Elite routine
$150 per officer entry
$125 small per ensemble entry
$145 large per ensemble entry
$65 per solo entry
$80 per duet entry
$100 per trio entry
$330 per team in Production Category

2007 Entry Fees for National Contests
$185 per team entry
$185 per Elite routine
$160 per officer entry
$135 small per ensemble entry
$155 large per ensemble entry
$75 per solo entry
$90 per duet entry
$110 per trio entry
$340 per team in Production Category

Performance Catgories

Ensemble
Any of the above categories are acceptable as an ensemble performance.

Solo
Any of the above categories are acceptable for a solo performance.

Production Category
Production category performances should incorporate a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 8 minutes dancing time. A 5 minute set up and 5 minute tear down are not included. The scores in the production category will count twice in a team's overall score.

Time Specifics
All performances should total no more than 4 minutes in length; this includes entrances and exits. Approximately 2 to 3 minute dance time is encouraged in all categories excluding the production category.

Music
Only cassette tapes and CD's will be accepted. Please consider the following when preparing music for the contest:
1. Use a separate tape or disc for each performance.
2. Record music using electricity, not batteries.
3. Have a back up tape for each piece of music.
4. Set all tapes/discs.
5. Label each tape or CD with school/team name, music title, and category.
6. Plan to have a person at the sound table prior to and during your team's performance.

Performance Area
Team Performances will take place on regulation size basketball courts. Individual, ensembles, and some officer performances will in some cases perform in auxiliary facilities. Details will be indicated in specific information for each individual contest.

Registration Specifics

1. Complete registration application or online form (available in winter).

2. Mail application/registration to:
Starmakers Dance and Performance Camps, Inc.
508 West Lookout Drive Suite 14 #99
Richardson, Tx 75080

3. Make checks payable in full to Starmakers

4. Fax or register online your registration to Starmakers as early as possible then mail registration form along with the payment to the Starmaker office.
Fax: 972-231-8939 or www.starmakersdance.com

5. Registration must be received 10 working days prior to the date of the contest for scheduling purposes. Registrations received after the deadlines are subject to a late fee of $100.

6. Refunds will be issued if cancellations are received at least 10 working days prior to the contest. A $100 processing fee is non-refundable.

7. Payments must be received prior to contest in order to be placed on the schedule.

1. Team Size Rule: Varsity Public High School Dance Teams classified by team size (Small, Medium, Large, and Extra Large), must determine their size by reporting the actual number of members on their team and not how many members will be competing at the competition. Contest administrators may elect to further divide some of these team categories that have a large number of participants. Changes in team size must be made in writing three weeks before the contest and signed by your administrator. No changes in team size will be made after the schedule is sent out.
    
2. Routine Performance Requirement: Varsity Public High School Dance Teams must perform a minimum of 70% of their actual team membership on all team routine events entered. Any team that elects to perform less than 70% will be placed in the Elite category.
    
3. Props and Backdrops Usage: Curtains, staging, and other props for routines should be constructed to fit through a 7 foot tall double door, with the center support bar removed, found at most public school gymnasiums where regional contests are held. Props and staging may have minor assembly on the floor but setup and breakdown time for props and staging will be added to the actual routine performance time length to produce total floor time. Total floor time should not exceed 5 minutes for all dance categories except show production (10 minutes). Any exceptions must be approved by the contest administrator, in advance of the competition.
    
4. Performance Schedule: A 5 point penalty will be assessed to teams not ready to perform when scheduled unless the delay is caused by a technical problem in the competition. This will be determined by the officials conducting the competition. If the competition is running ahead of schedule, teams will have the option of performing early or waiting until their scheduled time but no later.
    
5. Late Entry Penalties: Any entries received after the registration deadline (10 days prior to the contest date) will be charged a $25 late fee for each team, officer, ensemble, and solo routine entered.
    
6. Late cancellations: Any team that drops events after the schedule has been made will still be responsible for those entry fees unless cancellations have been approved by the contest administrator.