Please read carefully. Failure to comply may result in loss of points or disqualification. By entering Celebrity Dance Competitions, you accept all policies and guidelines set forth.
Competition Admission
Audience admission for all regional Celebrity Dance Competitions events is complimentary. We believe in making dance accessible and enjoyable for everyone, fostering a supportive environment for our talented performers.
Competition Rules: Ensuring Fair Play and a Positive Environment
To ensure a fair and enjoyable experience for all participants at our Dance Celebrity Competitions, we have established a clear set of rules. Adherence to these rules is crucial for maintaining the integrity of the competition and promoting a respectful atmosphere.
- Unlimited Entries Per Studio: Studios are welcome to showcase their diverse talent with no restrictions on the number of entries per studio. We encourage broad participation to celebrate the richness of dance.
- Family-Friendly Content is Essential: All routines must be suitable for family viewing. Music, choreography, and costuming should be appropriate for all ages. Content deemed inappropriate for minors may result in point deductions. We prioritize creating a wholesome environment where dancers of all ages can shine.
- Teachers Showcase, Not Compete: To maintain fair competition among students, teachers are not permitted to compete in regular categories. However, teachers are invited to perform in our Showcase category, offering inspiration and entertainment.
- Multiple City Participation Welcomed: Dancers are encouraged to broaden their experience and may compete in more than one city. This allows for diverse feedback and performance opportunities across different regional events.
- Safety First: Prop Restrictions: For the safety of our dancers and staff, dangerous props such as fire, glass, or swords are strictly prohibited. General props that enhance performances are permitted, provided they are used safely.
- No Live Animals or Scenery: To ensure the well-being of animals and manage stage logistics, live animals and elaborate scenery are not allowed. Focus should remain on the dancers’ skill and artistry.
- Clean Stage Policy: Studios are responsible for ensuring the stage is clean after their performance. This includes removing all props and any debris to maintain a pristine performance space for all. No helium balloons, loose feathers, or loose glitter are permitted due to cleaning and environmental concerns.
- Designated Stage Entry and Exit: Dancers must use the wings on either side of the stage for entry and exit. Entry or exit from the front or back of the stage is not permitted to ensure smooth transitions and stage management.
- Supportive Audience, No Coaching: While enthusiastic support is encouraged, coaching from the audience is not permitted. Judging is based solely on the performance on stage, and external coaching can be disruptive and unfair.
- Scheduled Performance Order: Routines must perform in their scheduled order unless prior permission for a change is granted. This ensures the competition runs smoothly and on time.
Venues: Professional and Dynamic Performance Spaces
Celebrity Dance Competitions utilizes professional equipment at all venues to enhance the performance experience. Stage and venue sizes may vary by location, so we encourage studios to contact Celebrity for specific measurements of the performance area at their chosen event. Hotel venues may involve stage entrances via stairs. Be aware that effects such as lighting, strobes, and smoke are commonly used during events to create an exciting atmosphere. Participants sensitive to these elements should consider this when attending Celebrity events.
Critiques: Valuable Feedback for Growth
Competition score sheets and routine critiques are valuable tools for dancer development. These will be available for pickup at Celebrity & Company and will be provided exclusively to the teacher or studio owner. By participating in Celebrity Competitions, you acknowledge that all decisions made by our panel of judges are final, ensuring fairness and impartiality.
Awards: Recognizing Excellence in Dance
All entries at Celebrity Dance Competitions are adjudicated by a panel of three qualified judges. Awards are presented at Platinum, High Gold, Gold, Silver, and Bronze levels, celebrating a range of achievements. Platinum, High Gold, Gold, and Silver award winners earn eligibility to compete at the prestigious Celebrity Nationals. Bronze award winners are also invited to perform at Celebrity Nationals for critiques only, providing a valuable learning opportunity on a larger stage.
Acrobatic Limitations: Balancing Dance and Acrobatic Skills
To ensure categories maintain their core dance focus while still allowing for impressive skills, some categories have limitations on acrobatic elements. An acrobatic skill is defined as any gymnastic-based exercise including handstands, cartwheels, walkovers, handsprings, aerials, tucks, layouts, or any air-based flipping maneuver. Partner lifts, illusions, and floor rolls (like seat and shoulder rolls) are not considered acrobatic skills for these limitations. Ballet routines strictly prohibit acrobatic skills. Jazz, tap, lyrical, and contemporary routines are allowed up to three (3) acrobatic skills. All other categories have no restrictions on acrobatic skills. Tumbling passes are counted as a single skill. For example, a continuous running roundoff back handspring into a back tuck is considered one acrobatic skill.
Music: Digital Submission for Efficiency and Eco-Friendliness
Celebrity Dance Competitions is committed to environmental responsibility and efficiency. All competition music must be uploaded online at least 5 days prior to the event through your secure Celebrity Online Account. Please ensure you also bring backup copies on a USB drive as a precaution. Music tracks must be cued to the start and ready to play. Music submissions on CDs, phones, tablets, or computers will not be accepted. It is crucial to test your music files before the competition begins. Music delays due to technical issues may result in a 5-point deduction.
Singing: Microphone Usage Guidelines
Live microphones are permitted exclusively in the Song & Dance and Production categories. Celebrity will provide up to two (2) handheld wireless microphones for these categories. The use of personal live microphones or tapping into the venue’s sound system is not allowed in any other category. Live singing without microphone amplification is permitted in all other categories where it is appropriate and enhances the performance.
Ties: Fair Resolution Procedures
In the event of a tie in scores, ties will be resolved through a multi-tiered system. Technical scores will be the primary tie-breaker. If a tie persists, routine scores will be considered. Should a tie remain after these measures, the final decision will rest with the judges, ensuring a fair and comprehensive evaluation.
Tour Calendar: Flexibility and Scheduling
Celebrity Dance Competitions reserves the right to adjust the tour schedule at any time due to unforeseen circumstances or logistical needs. This includes potential changes to dates, times, and venues. Regional competitions may commence as early as 8:00 AM on Friday and potentially conclude by 9:30 PM on Sunday. While we strive to adhere to this timeframe, unique time constraints may occasionally require events to operate outside these hours. In such instances, we will make every effort to notify studio representatives during scheduling. The final schedule is determined by event size and logistical factors.
Schedule: Accessing Your Personalized Competition Information
The finalized competition schedule and Welcome Packet will be accessible through your Celebrity Online Account, powered by DanceEra, at least 10 days prior to your event. Dancers who have previously attended a Celebrity Event or already have a Celebrity Online Account will receive an email notification when the schedule is available. New participants can easily create an account by selecting the REGISTER button or by CLICKING HERE. This same account provides access to complimentary photos and videos from the event, as well as medal rankings post-competition.
Hotels: Preferred Accommodation Rates
Celebrity Dance Competitions secures partnerships with select hotels to offer preferred rates for our guests. These hotel options are conveniently listed under each event location on our website. Some rates may include a rebate that benefits Celebrity, helping us continue to provide high-quality events.
Conduct: Maintaining a Respectful Environment
All dancers and audience members are expected to conduct themselves appropriately at all times. This includes maintaining respectful behavior in dressing rooms, backstage areas, on stage, and within the audience. We are committed to fostering a positive and supportive atmosphere for all participants and attendees.
Photo & Video: Capturing Memories Professionally
To minimize distractions and ensure high-quality recordings, guests are not permitted to take photos or videos during routines at Celebrity Regional Events. Instead, Celebrity provides complimentary professional photos and videos for download through Celebrity Dancer Accounts. Dancers will have access only to media from the routines they are registered in. Please note that photos and videos will not be available for pickup at the event itself but will be accessible for download approximately 5 days after the event concludes.
Online Registration: Streamlining Your Competition Entry
Enjoy the convenience of Celebrity Online Registration for all your competition needs. Through your online account, you can:
- Enter Routines
- Make Payments Securely
- View Welcome Packets
- Upload Music Files
- Access Competition Schedules
- Save Time and Simplify the Process!
Visit the Registration Tab at the top of the Celebrity Website to utilize these features today. Payment can be made via check* or credit card over the phone. For any inquiries, please contact the Celebrity Offices at 877.326.2394.
Entries: Final and Nonrefundable Policy
All competition entries are final and nonrefundable, without exceptions. Entries must be submitted exclusively through the Celebrity Website. Changes to competition entries are not permitted within 10 days of the event start without incurring a change fee and final payment. Competition participation is limited based on time and venue availability. Entry is on a first-come, first-served basis, so early registration is highly recommended to secure your spot at a Celebrity Dance Regional Event. Detailed registration policies and deadlines are available in your Celebrity Online Account.
Celebrity Pricing: Transparent and Accessible
Detailed pricing information is readily available within studio accounts under the pricing tab on our website. Studios may apply their own administrative fees in addition to Celebrity’s base pricing.
Payment Information: Flexible Payment Options
Payments can be made conveniently by check* or credit card.
Make all checks payable to:
Celebrity Dance Competitions, LLC
3620 N. 3rd Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85013
*Business and personal checks are accepted only when received 35 days prior to your event. After this deadline, only secured funds or credit card payments will be accepted. If funds are not received by the deadline, competition space may be released to other participants.
By entering Celebrity Dance Competitions, it is understood that Celebrity Dance Competitions, Celebrity Competitions, Celebrity Conventions, Celebrity Nationals at Sea and all of its employees, contractors and staff members are not and will not be held responsible for any injury, accident or financial responsibility. The own insurance policy of the competitor will be the only source of reimbursement. This is the same for audience members, guests, family, friends, spectators, studio owners and teachers. Celebrity may use photos and videos from events, competitions, conventions and nationals for promotional use indefinitely. Official studio representative agrees he/she has informed all parents/guardians and spectators of these policies.
By registering, attending, viewing or participating in a Celebrity Event or entering a venue hosting an event, you acknowledge full responsibility and forever release and discharge Celebrity Competitions, Celebrity Dance Competitions, Celebrity Nationals at Sea, Celebrity Travel, Celebrity Conventions, Celebrity Media, Celebrity Carriers, its faculty, staff members, associates, and all venues and theaters from any and all contracts, claims, suits, actions, and liabilities arising from or relating to injuries, accidents or damages from participating or viewing this event. If injury occurs, you understand that Celebrity Dance Competitions, Celebrity Conventions, Celebrity Travel, Celebrity Nationals at Sea, Celebrity Media, Celebrity Carriers, all venues and theaters and the staff of Celebrity Competitions, Celebrity Carriers and Celebrity Media are NOT financially responsible and will NOT offer any reimbursement. You acknowledge Celebrity Competitions and all companies associated have the right to use any forms of media including but not limited to photographs and video in any and all promotional related materials indefinitely. By registering, attending, viewing or participating in a Celebrity Event you acknowledge you have read and agree to abide by all rules and regulations pertaining to Celebrity Competitions. If it is believed by Celebrity Competitions or a Celebrity Staff member that you are in violation of any policies set by Celebrity Competitions, you will be asked to vacate the premises and will leave without hesitation. All entries are final and nonrefundable. Celebrity may change its rules and policies at any time. All rules, policies and laws will be those of Arizona only and no other state laws will apply.
