Requirements

Audition Video

The audition video may be of your dance group’s most recent performance. Make sure your video showcases the very best of your group’s abilities. Unfortunately, we cannot accept dance class footage as an audition video. Entries that include dance class footage will be disqualified.

Competition Entries

Junior Division
All group members must be 18 or under. The Junior Division is open to solos, duets, and groups with a maximum of 4 dancers.

Junior Team Division
All group members must be 18 or under. The Junior Team Division is open to groups of 5 members or more.

Team Division
Team Division is open to groups of mixed ages (over or under 18) or groups of adults of 5 members or more.

Upper Division
All group members must be over 18. The Upper Division is open to solos, duets, and groups with a maximum of 4 dancers.

Showcase Entries

Junior Division
All group members must be 18 or under. The Junior Division is open to solos, duets, and groups with a maximum of 4 dancers.

Junior Team Division
All group members must be 18 or under. The Junior Team Division is open to groups of 5 members or more.

Team Division
Team Division is open to groups of mixed ages (over or under 18) or groups of adults of 5 members or more.

Upper Division
All group members must be over 18. The Upper Division is open to solos, duets, and groups with a maximum of 4 dancers.

Once your group has submitted an audition video, the World of Dance Team will begin the audition process. After evaluating your video, we’ll let you know the answer either way. Your group’s primary contact will be notified of whether or not you’ve been accepted to compete/perform.

**The deadline to turn in registration and payment is a month before the event. Failure to comply will result in removal from the show. Registration fees are non-refundable.**

The spotlight is almost yours. But first, the paperwork: Once your group has been accepted to compete/perform, you must submit a registration form and payment. If accepted, the World of Dance Team will provide a registration link and payment link to your group’s primary contact.

Registration Requirements

Your registration form must include your group’s bio. It should be a three (3) line bio that will be used to introduce your group’s performance at the World of Dance event. Your registration form must include your group’s city of representation. Your registration form must include the name of each group member participating in the World of Dance event. Ages requirement must follow the submission guidelines on the day of the WOD Qualifier event you are participating in. If not, it will lead to the disqualification of your team and the removal of your placement.

If you are in multiple dances on the day of the Qualifier, please indicate your group names and the names of individual performers in more than one number to account for quick changes. If we are not notified and the schedule has been sent, we cannot guarantee a change in the schedule to accommodate back-to-back performances.

Payment Requirements

Junior, Junior Team and Team Division Competing Groups
Registration payment is 30€ per registered member. There is no registration fee for 1 (one) official director of the dance group.

*FOR JUNIOR DIVISION ONLY - If there are six (6) or fewer registered Junior Division competition entries, teams originally in the Junior Division will be transferred to the Junior Team Division competition to compete with groups comprised of all ages, and the Junior Division competition will be eliminated from that particular WOD Qualifier.

Upper Division
Registration payment is 50€ per registered member for the Division. There is no registration fee for 1 (one) official director of the dance group.

Junior, Junior Team and Team Division Showcase
Registration payment is 20€ per registered member. There is no registration fee for 1 (one) official director of the dance group.

Upper Division Showcase
Registration payment is 30€ per registered member for the Division. There is no registration fee for 1 (one) official director of the dance group.

**The deadline to turn in registration and payment is a month before the event. Failure to comply will result in removal from the show or additional fees determined by the Director.**

To complete the screening process, all dance groups must submit performance music 2 weeks before the World of Dance event date. All music must be in an mp3 format and emailed to competition@worldofdancegreece.com

Music Screening Process

After your dance group submits your music, the World of Dance Team will ensure it meets our standards. The following rules apply:

Profanity and inappropriate or offensive language are NOT allowed. Since World of Dance is a family event, all music must be clean. Explicit content is also NOT allowed. Music and performance time must not exceed 6 minutes in length. The World of Dance Team will email your primary contact, notifying them of whether or not your music has been approved. If changes need to be made, your primary contact will be able to do so. Pay attention to the eligibility rules! You will be removed from the event if your group is asked more than twice to clean up and resubmit your music. Groups who neglect to send in their music two weeks before the event may be removed from the show lineup (up to the discretion of the Director and Stage Manager).

**After your music has been approved, performers must provide a backup USB labeled with the group name on it. The music file on the backup USB must be the same file approved by the stage manager. If the music file is switched and violates the language and/or time rule, the performer(s) will no longer be allowed to perform and may be banned from participating in future World of Dance live events.

To get you excited and ready to perform, the World of Dance Team will provide a Performer's Packet to each group’s primary contact. The packet includes your check-in time, show line-up, example score sheet, and other vital information about the event. Talent Packets will be sent out before the World of Dance event date.

Curious about scoring? For each event, a panel of judges decides the team scores. The Judges' Panel will consist of a minimum of 5 judges and 1 tabulator. Judging will maintain an Olympic-style points structure, whereas top and bottom scores are removed. The three remaining judge scores are averaged and produce one final team score. All judges will meet the eligibility, training, judge skills level, and requirements set forth by the World of Dance event producers.

All judges will score each competing team based on the following criteria:

PERFORMANCE: 20% (20 points out of 100 total points)
Facials, Energy, Stage Presence, Showmanship

TECHNIQUE: 20% (20 points out of 100 total points)
Cleanliness of Routine, Execution, Foundations, Body Control, Musicality, Timing

CHOREOGRAPHY 20% (20 points out of 100 total points)
Originality, Concept, Dynamics in Movement, Musicality/Variety

CREATIVITY: 20% (20 points out of 100 total points)
Music Selection, Transitions, Theme, Staging/ Blocking

PRESENTATION 20% (20 points out of 100 total points)
Costume/Attire, Hair & Make-Up, Attitude

What are the deductions?
JUNIOR TEAM & TEAM: with 5 registered dancers and more
Unapproved Props – 1 Point Deduction per judge (up to a total of 5 points deducted from final score) Music Longer than 6 minutes - .5 Point Deduction per second over time limit Profanity in Music - .5 Deduction per curse word

If the music file is switched on the day of the qualifier and violates the language and/or time rule, your crew will be disqualified from participating in future World of Dance events.
Poorly Executed Tricks - 1 Point Deduction

In case of a tie, the tiebreaker will be as follows:
• Average of technique scores. If tie still remains,
• Average of performance scores. If tie still remains,
• Average of choreography scores. If tie still remains,
• Average of creativity appeal scores. If tie still remains,
• Average of presentation appeal scores. If tie still remains,
• Majority vote by judges raise of hands

Venue / Staging
Because each venue is different, main stage dimensions will differ from city to city. Crossovers are available at most World of Dance events. The Event Manager can address inquiries for Main Stage Areas before the Event Date. Due to the nature of the venue, it’s pretty much impossible for us to offer proper dressing rooms to each of the hundreds of dancers participating in the event. Instead, performers can get ready in designated open spaces or other rooms allocated for prep. All performers are responsible for their own items. The venue, World of Dance staff, all World of Dance live event affiliates, and sponsors will not be held accountable for any lost, stolen, or damaged items. All performers may get their hair and make-up done by the Paul Mitchell salon team for free. All hair and make-up appointments are made on a first-come, first-served basis. So get there early if you want to get styled on us!

Props
Got props in your act? All of them must go through a screening process. The World of Dance Team must approve all performance props before the event date. Email photos of your props to the Event Manager before the event to get approval. All props must be fire retardant. Any prop that hasn’t been approved before the event will not be allowed on stage.

Tech
Due to time constraints, tech rehearsals will not be permitted on the main stage.

What’s in it for you? The fun of expressing yourself with hundreds of other dancers, the thrill of sharing your art, and prizes! To celebrate the most successful performances, World of Dance Greece will hold an Awards Ceremony after each division.

World of Dance will award trophies for dancing teams that place 1st, 2nd, and 3rd within each division.