Solo Categories
Preparatory
6-7 years old by October 1, 2022
SOLO/VARIATION (open category, time limit 2:30 min)
Preparatory solo dancers are not restricted to the Classical Ballet repertoire list, they may perform age and skill-appropriate choreographed numbers, classical ballet repertoire variation, and/or contemporary/open style solo
Pre-Competitive
8-10 years old by October 1, 2022
SOLO/VARIATION (open category, time limit 2:30 min)
Pre-Competitive solo dancers are not restricted to the Classical Ballet repertoire list, they may perform age and skill-appropriate choreographed numbers, classical ballet repertoire variation, and/or contemporary/open style solo
Junior
11-13 years old by October 1, 2022
A. CLASSICAL BALLET (any variation from Classical Ballet repertoire list, time limit up to 3:00 min)
B. CONTEMPORARY DANCE* (time limit up to 3:30 min)
Senior
14-16 years old by October 1, 2022
A. CLASSICAL BALLET (any variation from Classical Ballet repertoire list, time limit up to 3:00 min)
B. CONTEMPORARY DANCE* (time limit up to 3:30 min)
Pre-Professional
17-19 years old by October 1, 2022
A. CLASSICAL BALLET (any variation from Classical Ballet repertoire list, time limit up to 3:00 min)
B. CONTEMPORARY DANCE* (time limit up to 3:30 min)
Professional Category
20-25 years old by October 1, 2022
A. CLASSICAL BALLET (any variation from Classical Ballet repertoire list, time limit up to 3:00 min)
B. CONTEMPORARY DANCE* (time limit up to 3:30 min)
Pas de Deux and Duet
Pas de Deux
2 contestants (time limit up to 6:00 min)
12-25 years old by October 1, 2022
CLASSICAL BALLET
Dancers will perform adagio/entre and coda from any Classical Ballet repertoire (no variations)
Duet
2 contestants (time limit up to 4:00 minutes)
8-25 years old by October 1, 2022
- CLASSICAL BALLET (not Pas de Deux)
B. CONTEMPORARY DANCE* - CHARACTER DANCE
Ensemble Categories
Small Ensemble
3-4 contestants (time limit up to 4:00 min)
8-25 years old by October 1, 2022
- CLASSICAL BALLET
B. CONTEMPORARY DANCE* - CHARACTER DANCE
Medium Ensemble
5-10 contestants (time limit up to 5:00 min)
8-25 years old by October 1, 2022
- CLASSICAL BALLET
B. CONTEMPORARY DANCE* - CHARACTER DANCE
Large Ensemble
10+ contestants (time limit up to 6:00 min)
8-25 years old by October 1, 2022
- CLASSICAL BALLET
B. CONTEMPORARY DANCE* - CHARACTER DANCE
*For the purpose of this competition, contemporary choreography is understood as pieces in either modern or contemporary vocabulary choreographed since 2018.