2007 - 2008 CHAMPIONS CUP SERIES
DANCE JUDGING & SCORING CRITERIA
Judging Panels
Champions Cup Series judges will be selected from around the country and must attend a judging clinic prior to each competition to insure fairness and honest evaluation of each and every routine. No affiliated judges will be used.
For Classic competitions - Each judging panel will consist of one (1) Head Judge and three (3) Assistant Judges.
For Championships competitions - Each judging panel will consist of one (1) Head Judge and five (5) Assistant Judges.
Head Judge - will oversee the consistency of the judging panels throughout the competition, be responsible for deducting any neutral infractions incurred from the base score and adding any difficulty bonus awarded to determine the final team score.
Assistant Judges - will score each routine using the judging criteria for each division. The high and low scores will be thrown out averaging the middle scores for the team's final score.
ALL SCORES ARE FINAL. ALL JUDGES' DECISIONS ARE FINAL.
Ranking scores for both Classic and Championships competitions are determined by throwing out the high and low scores and averaging the remaining scores.
Championships - All Teams Compete Twice
At Championships competitions all teams will compete twice. See Performance Order section of the Rules and Guidelines for determination of Round Two competition. Final team scores from both rounds of competition will be averaged to determine the final ranking for awards. The 1st place team in each division will be determined by the highest average score from both rounds of competition.
Level Champions
A Level Champion team trophy will be presented to one squad from each level with the highest total score from adding all judges scores together. This is a different score from the Ranking score. Championships competition Level Champion will be the added total of all judges' scores from both rounds of competition.
Tie Breaking
In the event of a tie at a Classics competition, the tie will be broken by:
- The team with the highest difficulty bonus points awarded
- The team with the highest individual assistant judge's score
- If still ties, both teams will share the placement and receive appropriate awards
For Championships competition - In the event of a tie after two days of competition, the tie will be broken by:
- The team with the highest day one score
- The team with the highest difficulty bonus points awarded
- The team with the highest individual assistant judge's score
- If still ties, both teams will share the placement and receive appropriate awards
Neutral Deductions
All neutral deductions will be taken from the base score at the sole discretion of the Head Judge. The following is a list of neutral infractions that would warrant a deduction.
| * MINOR BALANCE ERRORS | .05 to 3.0 | Minor balance errors resulting in the lack of execution of a skill or creating a timing error. Touching hands without bearing weight, misplaced foot or hand or incomplete twisting skills. Any slight infraction created from balance or skill not performed correctly. |
| * FALL OR DROP | 5.0 | Any fall or drop causing weight bearing of any body part not in correlation to the routine or skills being performed. |
| * OUT OF BOUNDS | 5.0 | Any team member stepping off the competition floor or touching any body part outside of the competition area. Props are also included. Stepping on or touching the red border will not constitute a deduction. |
| * THESE DEDUCTIONS WILL BE TAKEN BY ASSISTANT JUDGES AT NATIONAL LEVEL COMPETITIONS AND ABOVE | ||
| SAFETY | Up to 10.0 | Obvious lack of safety training or misuse of rules. |
| ABUSE OF WARM-UP TIME | 5.0 | Abusing the time alloted for team warm-ups. Failing to leave the warm-up area when time is up or instructed by competition staff. |
| OVERTIME | 10.0 | Exceeding the maximum overall routine time by more than 10 seconds |
| TEAM DRESS - OFFICIAL UNIFORM OR COSTUME | 5.0 | All teams must perform in official uniforms/costumes at all competitions. Each team member should be dressed in the same uniform/costume. |
| USE OF PROFANITY OR VULGAR MOVEMENTS | 10.0 each | Suggestive and/or vulgar movements or profanity of any kind |
| UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT | 5.0 to 10.0 | Any display of unsportsmanlike conduct from any team member, coach and/or parent will result in penalty. Severity to be determined by head judge. Multiple infractions will result in disqualification. |
| ROUTINE REQUIREMENTS | Up to 10.0 | Illegal use of props, building illegal stunts or pyramids or performing illegal jumps or tumbling not at the level of the designated division. |
| ROUTINE VIOLATION | 5.0 to 10.0 | Violation of any routine guideline as outlined in 2007-2008 Rules and Policies for the Champions Cup Series competitions. |
| WRONG DIVISION | Disqualification | Team registering in the wrong division. |
Judging Criteria - Dance
* Half point (0.5) deductions allowed
| Difficulty | 10 |
| Group Execution/Synchronization | 20* |
| Dance Technique | 20 |
| Choreography | 15 |
| Formations/Transitions | 10 |
| Crowd Appeal/Showmanship | 15 |
| Projection/Expression | 10 |
| TOTAL TEAM SCORE | 100.0 |
| Difficulty | 10 |
| Group Execution/Synchronization | 15* |
| Dance Technique | 30 |
| Choreography | 20 |
| Crowd Appeal/Showmanship | 15 |
| Projection/Expression | 10 |
| TOTAL TEAM SCORE | 100.0 |
| Difficulty | 10 |
| Group Execution/Synchronization | 25* |
| Dance Technique | 20 |
| Choreography | 20 |
| Crowd Appeal/Showmanship | 15 |
| Projection/Expression | 10 |
| TOTAL TEAM SCORE | 100.0 |
| Difficulty | 10 |
| Execution and Technique | 20* |
| Footwork - Up Rock/On the Bottom | 20 |
| Freeze/Pose | 10 |
| Power Moves | 10 |
| Transitions/Use of Floor | 10 |
| Creativity/Choreography | 10 |
| Perfection of Routine/Overall Impression/Crowd Appeal | 10 |
| TOTAL TEAM SCORE | 100.0 |
| Difficulty | 10 |
| Dance Techniques | 25 |
| Group Execution/Synchronization | 20* |
| Creativity/Choreography | 15 |
| Formations/Transitions | 10 |
| Crowd Appeal/Showmanship | 10 |
| Expression/Projection | 10 |
| TOTAL TEAM SCORE | 100.0 |
| Difficulty | 20 |
| Dance Technique/Execution | 20 |
| Synchronization/Timing | 20 |
| Creativity/Choreography | 15 |
| Crowd Appeal/Showmanship | 15 |
| Expression/Projection | 10 |
| TOTAL TEAM SCORE | 100.0 |
| Difficulty | 20 |
| Dance Technique/Execution | 30 |
| Creativity/Choreography | 25 |
| Crowd Appeal/Showmanship | 15 |
| Expression/Projection | 10 |
| TOTAL TEAM SCORE | 100.0 |
Updated 8/26/07