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Holy Child High School

Kinoguitan, Misamis Oriental

MASS DANCE COMPETITION

GUIDELINES and MECHANICS
GENERAL GUIDELINES
1. All the student participants must be bona fide students of Holy Child High School.
2. Only students/teachers must train the cheer dance. No trainer must be hired by the
team.
MUSIC/DANCE ROUTINES/TIME MATTERS/COSTUMES/PROPS
1. Participating teams are given the free-hand for their choice of music and costumes.
2. The use of drums and other instruments are allowed.
3. The music must be submitted at least 30 minutes before the competition starts. Back
up is highly encouraged.
4. Dance routines are freestyle. It could include hip hop, modern, ethnic and etc.
5. The performance must at least five (5) minutes and shall not exceed (8) minutes to
include entrance, exit and chant.
6. The committee has prepared official timer to take note of time consumed by each
group. However, for equality, each team can assign one representative to be with the
timer assigned by the committee and eye witness the process of “time keeping”.
7. Costume, props, apparel and accessories are free of choice but MUST be properly
secured.

STUNTS/ACROBATS/LIFTINGS
1. Stunts and lifting are highly discouraged.
2. Tossing is strictly prohibited.
3. Cartwheel, back-turns, etc. are also prohibited to assure safety of the students.
CHEERS AND YELLS
1. Yells and cheers must always promote the team they represent.
2. Loudness and Clearness of the words is encouraged.
3. Profanity and other inappropriate language are strictly prohibited.

INTERRUPTION OF PERFORMANCE
1. In the event performance is interrupted because of technical reasons caused by the
event equipment, facilities, etc. the team shall be given the option to either resume the
performance from where it stopped or repeat their entire performance.
2. In the event performance is interrupted because of failure of team’s own equipment
supplies, tools, music, props, acts or any of the same kind, the team either continues the
performance or withdraws from the competition.
3. In the event of injury, the team will be given the authority to decide whether to continue
the performance or not.

PENALTIES/POINT DEDUCTION
1. Failure to follow mechanics on STUNTS/ACROBATS/LIFTINGS is subject to a 5-point
deduction on the final score.
2. A deficit or excess of 5 seconds on allotted time of performance is subject to a 2-point
deduction on the final score in every 5 seconds of the presentation.
3. Point deduction will be done by the tabulators.

TECHNICAL RULES
1. Three to five judges will score the whole performance.
2. Each judge is responsible for scoring all the categories of the routine.
3. The decision of the judges is final and irrevocable.

CRITERIA FOR JUDGING

Each presentation will be judged according to the following:
 Choreography/Execution - 40%
- Formation
- Variation
- Difficulty
 Mastery - 25%
- Coordination
- Rhythm
- Timing/Synchronization
- Precision
 Costume and Props - 15%
- Blending of Colors
- Design
- Creativity
 Cheers and Yells - 10%
- Loudness and Clearness of the voice
- Content
 Over-all Impact – 10%