Each competitor can apply for more dance disciplines.
Make sure that you sign up for the category you belong to according to the elements of the dance you are performing, otherwise, you will be transferred to another category at the competition itself.
In each of the disciplines in which you can participate, it is necessary that there are at least 3 other choreographies, otherwise choreographies that will be in the category alone or with 1 other choreography will be transferred to the first age or related category by the dance category.
Observance of default elements in a particular type of dance category.
The group registration, the formation, and the production of every one in every 10 dancers can be from an older age group.
Evaluation method: Trial and evaluation takes place on a new tablet system, each judge has his own tablet, and each of his recorded records is automatically processed in the data processing system.
The judges have no insight as to which country dance club or school is coming from. The only thing displayed to them is a starting number and the name of the choreography.

Will be assessed by:

Scene and artistic impression
Synchronization
Technique
Interpretation
Stage present
The choreography

• In all dance disciplines of the festival, variations are permitted in accordance with the regulations set forth by the dance associations you are competing under.
• Please adhere strictly to the allotted time limit as specified by your choreographers.
• Ensure that you are prepared behind the scenes for your performance at least 15 minutes prior to your scheduled time.
• Follow the festival schedule diligently, and remain prepared for possible earlier performance slots in the event of any schedule changes.
• The use of flammable materials, fire, or pyrotechnics on the stage is strictly prohibited.
• In the event of any issues, please consult the scorer’s table and contact the event organizer for assistance.

• Access to the scorer’s table and interaction with the jury is not permitted.
• Unsportsmanlike behavior will not be tolerated and is strictly prohibited.
• Meeting fellow participants and spreading positive energy is not only allowed but encouraged.
• Access to the scorer’s table is strictly restricted.
• In case of injury to any participant, please immediately inform the event organizer so that they can provide necessary medical assistance.

Grading and Judge Criteria for Best of the Best (Top 10/Top 3):

Grading System for Top 10:

• One round of grading.
• 5 criteria for mini group, group, and formation performances.
• 5 criteria for solo, duo/trio performances.

Criteria for Grading the Best Choreography Include:

• Costume
• Music
• Technique
• Overall Impression on the Stage
• Showmanship

Grading and Judge Criteria for All Disciplines:

• Performances are ranked based on the judges’ grades.
• Judges assign grades between 1-10.
• The grades are provided by three to five reputable expert judges.
• Total points are calculated by summing up the judges’ grades.

Criteria for Grading Include:

• Costumes
• Music
• Technique
• Overall Impression on the Stage
• Showmanship

Judge Criteria for Special Awards:

• Special awards for solo, duo/trio, groups, and formations are determined by the maximum points earned over both days of the festival, as decided by the jury.
• Special awards are presented on the first and second days during the official award ceremony for street and art dance.
• The complete special award ceremony is covered by TV, radio, and newspaper teams.

Acrobatic Dance:
Routine using controlled moves such as walkovers, limbers, handstands, chest rolls, etc. Can contain gymnastic passes. The majority of the routine must be acrobatic moves. A routine may contain flexibility or contortionist moves. Must contain dance moves, steps, and choreography.

Ballet:
The routine must consist of ballet techniques. Must include classical steps and movements. No gymnastic/acrobatic tricks are allowed. Pointe shoes are not allowed.

Contemporary:
Interpretive dance using balance, extension, isolations, and control extending beyond jazz and lyrical. Only 1 gymnastic/acrobatic trick is allowed.

Hip-Hop:
The routine must consist primarily of hip-hop techniques. May include street dance, freestyle, funk, ‘pop-n-lock’, break dancing, and acrobatic tricks.

Jazz:
The routine must consist primarily of jazz technique. Only 1 gymnastic/acrobatic trick is allowed.

Lyrical:
The routine should demonstrate balance, extension, and control using lyrical moves set to the mood and/or lyrics of the music. Only 1 gymnastic/acrobatic trick is allowed.

Modern:
The routine must consist of modern technique and movement demonstrating balance, control, and extension. No gymnastic/acrobatic tricks are allowed.

Musical Theatre:
Routine featuring any style of dance interpreting a song from a Broadway show or movie musical.

Open:
Any of our listed categories or a combination of listed category styles.

Production:
A group routine incorporating any style of dance or acrobatics with a specific theme. A production encompasses the full use of the stage, multiple entrances/exits/crossovers, and multiple focal points.

COMMERCIAL/MTV:
A fusion of dance styles inspired by MTV’s impact, Dance Films and Music Award Performances, and Dance Clubs. It is a Commercial Style of Jazz, a fusion of Jazz, Funk, Hip Hop, or other Styles, which are performed both live and in Video Clips.

The following categories cannot contain any gymnastic/acrobatic tricks:
* Ballet, Pointe, & Modern
The following categories can only contain 1 gymnastic/acrobatic trick:
* Jazz, Lyrical, Contemporary, & Hip Hop

URBAN FUSION

Combination of all urban dance styles: Street dance, Hip Hop, Popping, Locking, Waacking, House, MTV, and Breakdance. It can be a combination of two or more dance styles in one choreography. There are no specific or limited numbers of designated elements; dance elements should be executed with technical accuracy, just like in individual dance disciplines.

JUDGES AND JUDGING

The judging panel is composed of renowned dance experts (judges, coaches, choreographers), both national and international, picked based on their credentials by the Organizer. Appointed judges are experts from different dance genres.

Each category is judged by 5 judges, specialized for the dance discipline they have been delegated to judge.

Judges evaluate each routine using points from 1 – worst to 10 – best in the following parameters:

– Technique
– Music and rhythm
– Interpretation
– Choreography
– Impression

The final result is the arithmetic mean of the scores that have been assigned by all the judges, where the best and worst scores for each evaluated parameter have been discarded.

The winner in each category is the routine that has been evaluated with the highest number of points. If two or more routines reach the same number of points, the winner is the routine that has the highest number of points in the technique parameter. If it is not possible to determine the winner even after that, the deciding factor becomes the highest number of points in parameter music and rhythm, then interpretation, choreography, and lastly synchronization. If it is still impossible to determine a winner after the mentioned order of parameters, the best routines share the first place.

PERFORMANCE AND TIME LIMITS

A maximum of 30 seconds is allowed for scenic setup for each performance. Dancers themselves, with the exception of dancers from the MINI category, must set up the scene. Dancers also have 30 seconds to break down the scene after the performance and to leave the dance floor clean and intact. Any damage done to the dance floor/stage as a consequence of the performance or movement of scenic props is the responsibility of the club/school.

REGISTRATION
Each club/school can register one or more routines in the same or in different categories. Individual dancers can perform in more than one routine in the same category.  Individual dancers cannot perform in two different routines, registered by two different clubs/schools. Exceptionally such performance is allowed, if both clubs/schools attach an agreement to the registration.

Entry fee is stated per individual dancer and per individual performance. Dancers, competing in more categories, pay entry fees for each category in which they compete.

Entry fee must be paid after receiving a pro forma invoice; payments should be made to the following bank account.

CHECK-IN

Check-in is available all day during the competition. The team captains must pay the start fee in cash if it wasn’t paid on the organizer’s account prior to check-in. 
The Team captain is going to receive the envelope with start numbers, bracelets for the contestants, and accreditations for supporters. 1 accreditation/ 10 dancers.

CANCELLATION

Registration cancellation is not possible after the registration deadline, except when the cause for the cancellation is a medical condition (disease, injury, etc.) and the Participant submits to the Organizer a physician’s note about said medical condition. Only in such a case, the already paid entry fee will be refunded as follows

GENERAL PROVISIONS

The dance floor measures a minimum of 12 x 12 meters. The dance floor is a ballet dance floor.
The club/school representative collects tickets and start numbers for the competitors. The representative also submits music for the performances.
Only dancers who have completed the entry fee payment by the deadline can compete in the festival.
In case there are not at least three choreographies in the category. The applied choreography is transferred to the first age or related dance category.

Participants must abide by festival rules and regulations and compete at their own risk. The Organizer does not take any responsibility in the event of possible injury, especially not financial or any other liabilities to third parties for the duration of the festival.

Participants must be responsible for the safekeeping of their own personal items, for they are not the Organizer’s responsibility.
By registering and paying the entry fee each participant unconditionally accepts all of the listed rules and regulations of the festival.
All contestants participate in the contest at their own risk
The organizer reserves the right to change the rules and award prizes in case of extraordinary circumstances.

From now on you can register in the A or B league.
A-league is for dancers who have a medium or high level of technique and interpretation (competitors).
The B-League is for beginners who train at a lower intensity for a shorter period of time and at a lower level when performing technique and interpretation (recreational dancers).

If the club registers in the wrong league for the wrong reasons, the point that was registered will be penalized by deducting 30 points and transferred to the correct league.

About judging and scoring

Judges evaluate each routine using points from 1 – worst to 10 – best in the following parameters:

-TECHNIQUE (balance, poise, smoothness of movement, agility, body control, body stretch, body strength, power, use of shape and lines)
-MUSIC, RHYTHM (musical timing, musical phrasing, appropriate music, diversity of rhythm)
-INTERPRETATION (presentation, personality, emotional execution, energy, charisma, self-assuredness, interaction between dancers)
-CHOREOGRAPHY (creativity, originality, use of space/dimensions/levels, theatrical and visual effects, synchronization)
-OVERALL IMPRESSION (appropriate costume and make-up, grooming, ability to capture the audience, crowd appearance, would you like to see it again)

The final result is the arithmetic mean of the scores that have been assigned by all the judges, where the best and worst scores for each evaluated parameter have been discarded. The winner in each category is the routine that has been evaluated with the highest number of points. If two or more routines reach the same number of points, the winner is the routine that has the highest number of points in the technique parameter. If it is not possible to determine the winner even after that, the deciding factor becomes the highest number of points in parameter music, rhythm, interpretation, choreography, and overall impression. If it is still impossible to determine a winner after the mentioned order of parameters, the best routines share the first place. Judges can also provide comments for each routine. Comments are anonymously presented at the FestIS web application after each festival. Dance club/school can see only comments for their routines.