Article 15.1: Depending on the number of participants in the competitions, the organization may carry out preliminary rounds ending in a final round that will consist of: between 6 and 8 participants. In the preliminary rounds the participants must be reduced by half in each round.
Article 15.2: For disciplines in which the competition is carried out using the groups or teams' own music, depending on the number of competition units Recorded matches will be made at the Chairperson's discretion and, unless this causes a delay to the competition, eliminations will occur according to the table below:
- Up to 8 participants: Direct final
- From 9 to 25 participants: Semifinal and Final
- More than 26 participants: Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Final
Article 15.3: In the final the judges must place the best couple, group or team in first position and each of the remaining participants in successive positions according to their performance. n compared to each of the other participants. The same position cannot be awarded to more than one participant.
Article 15.4: Open Dance Fest has different elements to consider and evaluate according to each genre and level of presentation. These elements are:
1. Technical qualities:
- 1.1 Posture/poise
- 1.2 Holds
- 1.3 Balances
- 1.4 Footwork
- 1.5 Motion Elements
- 1.6 Body actions
- 1.7 Spins
- 1.8 Isolations and coordination
- 1.9 Dynamics
- 1.10 Lines and extensions
Movement with music:
- 1.11 Timing-shuffle timing
- 1.12 Rhythm
- 1.13 Musical structure
Pair/Group Skills:
- 1.14 Physical Communication
- 1.15 Overbalance/ counter balance / holds / drops
- 1.16 Space utilization
- 1.17 Synchronization
- 1.18 Consistency
2. Artistic qualities:
- 2.1 Choreography and presentation
- 2.2 Non-verbal communication
- 2.3 Position in space
- 2.4 Representation
- 2.5 Characterization
- 2.6 Interpretation
- 2.7 Energy utilization
- 2.8 Atmosphere
- 2.9 Musicality
- 2.10 Intent
Article 15.5: Scoring and qualification is the responsibility of the judges who have sufficient technical knowledge to evaluate any dancer in their different styles. The organization of the competition is the only existing authority to be able to see, together with the jury, any problem in this regard, thus leaving any external person, be it the academy or the dancer, outside of these.
Article 15.6: The final results are processed by software which provides data faithful to the scores entered by the jury. The results generated by the software are the only ones that are revealed.
Article 15.7: For no reason can the results be shown to external people or people not directly or indirectly involved in the competition, this data is of a legal nature and remains inspected and in custody at the Open Dance Fest offices.
Article 15.8: The results will be published on the competition page 1 week after the competition, at the latest. The organization is You have the right to make these publications after this time when any force majeure circumstance thus arises. I will send it and this does not give rise to claims or sanctions from competitors, teachers, judges or people external to the organization.
Article 15.9: Complaints from parents are not accepted during and after the competition, they are only accepted from the directors and directly with the Chairman of the competition , the organization or the Chairman may sanction the dancer for complaints made by parents. Claims are not accepted through any social network but only through the competition's official email. From 24 hours after the results are published and a maximum of 7 days, under no exception are claims accepted.
Article 15.10: The organization may advance or delay the times according to needs and without prior notice.
