NEWS

OFFICIAL RULES & REGULATIONS - AUSTRALIAN HIP HOP CHAMPIONSHIPS 2010
By Jerome Valencia
June 9, 2010

1. Definitions

1.1. The Event Management Description: Refers to the event organizers (UEG) and event partners.

1.2. The 'Event' Description: The Australian Hip-Hop Championships (AHC) is a competitive hip hop dance event that provides performers the opportunity to showcase the artistry and technique of hip hop dance. The event is strictly a drug & alcohol free event and flash photography or filming is strictly prohibited.

1.3. The Event 'Divisions':

Open Age -  All crew members 7 years of age and over
Varsity -  All crew members between 16 and 21 years of age
Junior -  All crew members must be between 7 years and 16* years 
(*16 on January 1st 2010).

 If you require assistance regarding which category to enter, please contact the event management. (Please see the end of this document for further information)

1.4. 'Hip Hop Dance'- Description: There is no particular definition to describe the hip hop dance genre. It is a fusion of dance disciplines and cultural interpretations from around the world. A hip hop routine incorporates the look music, attitude, posture and street style to make it uniquely hip hop. The most hip hop routines showcase a variety of 'old school' and 'new school' moves and choreography conveying the character and energy of the street.

1.5. Authorised Hip hop 'Styles': Description: Performances can be any Hip-Hop style. Examples Include: Funk, Breaking, Popping, Locking, Krumping, Clowning, Commercial hip-hop, Shaking, Old school, New school, House.

1.6. Hip Hop Dance 'Crew': Description: A Hip hop dance crew, for the purpose of this event, is a collective of dancers brought together to perform a choreographed hip hop dance routine. The collective can comprise of male or female performers.

1.7. Crew Number limit: A crew consists of between 5-20 dancers

 

2. Competitor and Crew Rules

2.1. Competitor Cost

2.1.1. $15.00 (gst inc) entry fee per dancer (non refundable) to be paid at the preliminary round.

2.1.2. Fee will cover costs for the competitor for entry to their respective preliminary round and if qualifying for the finals, entry to the championship final.
2.1.3. Competitors failing to pay registration fees before or upon arrival of the preliminary event will be unable to perform.

2.2. Participation Requirements

2.2.1. At least 70% (rounded down to the nearest whole number) of all registered crew members must compete in preliminary.
Example:
- If your total crew number is 16, at least 11 crew members must compete in the preliminary round to qualify. All crew members however, must be registered to compete in the finals.
- If your total crew number 5, at least 3 crew members must compete in the preliminary round to qualify. All crew members however, must be registered to compete in the finals.

2.2.2. Entry changes or submissions in the finals are subject to review by event management

2.3. Forms and completion of forms

2.3.1. All names, age, addresses must be completed and submitted to be eligible to compete in preliminary & final by the date specified by event management. Dates are located on the event management's website.
2.3.2. Consent must be given for all competitors under 18 (May be a ticked Box on web form).
2.3.3. Failure to sign all relevant forms may result in crew disqualification.
2.3.4. A 'contact person' must be nominated at registration and is responsible for all communications and correspondence to be received on behalf of the competing crew. The event management will only deal with this single point of contact and will not be held responsible for any messages/communication not received by the competing crew (or their supervision) that they represent.
2.3.5. Changing the contact persons must be completed in writing- please contact event management if you require this change after registration. (Please see end of document for contact details)
2.4.6. The main form of communication to competitors will be via email- the event organisers will not be held responsible if registered email account is not checked. Communication will be sent according to our important dates as listed on the event organisers website. (Please see end of document for contact details)

2.4. Attire

2.4.1. Comfortable street wear is highly recommended.
2.4.2. Props prohibited however will be limited to: hand held only (ie: hanky, hat and face paint).
2.4.3. All use of props must be approved by event management at least 14 days prior to the event.
2.4.4 Material that will cause the stage to become slippery or dangerous is strictly prohibited and points will be deducted.

 

3. Competition Rules

3.1. Routine Length- Description: Routine will begin at the first audible sound of the routine. Routine must be between the lengths specified.
Preliminaries song length:  2.00 min - 3.00 min
Finals song length:  4.30 min- 6.00 min

3.2. Performance Order

3.2.1. Performance order is determined by event organisers prior to event at the event organiser's discretion. (All important dates released via event management website)
3.2.2. Notification will be posted to our website at a specified date prior to the event. Please visit our website for release dates.

3.3. Special Lighting Requirements

3.3.1. No special lighting requests may be given and use of lighting is subject to event management discretion.

3.4. Music Audio Format:

- (2x) audio CD format.
- (1x) track per CD.
- No Rewritable CDs to be used.

3.5 Music Submission Dates

3.5.1 Preliminary rounds: CDs are to be submitted on the day of your allocated preliminary.
3.5.2 Finals: CDs are to be submitted 1 week prior to the event. Please contact event management to arrange drop off or pick up of the music- contact information can be found at the end of this document. (Also, please see appendix for alternative arrangements)

3.6. Rehearsals

3.6.1. Preliminaries: There will be no rehearsal times for preliminary rounds unless specified otherwise by your states event management representative.
3.6.2. Finals: Rehearsals times will be scheduled on the same day of the event. Rehearsal times will be released closer to the date on the event management's website.

3.7. Winners, Wildcards and Awards

3.7.1. Announcing Preliminaries Winners: Winners in the Open Category and Junior category will be announced at each preliminary round. Preliminary winners will be announced on the night of the performance. The preliminary winners will compete in the final championships. Number of crews advancing from the Preliminary rounds to the finals will be determined by event management based on amount of registered competitors from each preliminary round.
3.7.2. Announcing Wildcards Winners: A total of (x1) Wildcard winner for the combined Open and Varisty categories and (x1) Wildcard winner for the Junior category will announced after all preliminary rounds have been completed. Wildcard winners will be chosen by the judging panel. Wildcard winners will compete in the final championships.
3.7.3. Announcing Championships Winners: Places for first, second and third will be announced at the end of the night of the championships.
3.7.4. The contents of the awards and prizes will be at the Event management's sole discretion. All prizes and awards offered throughout this competition are subject to availability and Event management reserves the right in its absolute discretion to withdraw and/or alter the conditions of awards and prizes as it sees fit. Awards and prizes are not transferable or exchangeable and cannot be redeemed as cash.

 

4. Judging

4.1. Judging Panel

4.1.1. Judges will be selected for preliminaries and finals at event management discretion
4.1.2. Each Judge will assess each of the crew on technical (Execution and Difficulty) and artistic (Creativity and Showmanship) merit.
4.1.3. One judge will be nominated as a Judiciary director as nominated by the judging panel (Attire, Music, Performance Violations).

4.2. Judging Criteria

4.2.1. Calculation: The final score for each performance will be calculated (using the Criteria and Scoring) out of 100 points. Each of the judges scores are added, and then divided by the number of judges to arrive at an initial score. The judiciary director(s) point deductions will then be deducted from the initial score to arrive at the final score.
4.2.2. Judging Criteria: Please refer to the table below for a breakdown of judging criteria

Table 1.0 - Judging Criteria Table

Choreography

Execution

Skill

Stage Presence

Entertainment

25%

25%

15%

15%

20%

4.2.3. Scoring Criteria: Please refer to the table below for a breakdown of scoring criteria in points:

 

Table 2.0 - Point Scoring Table

Needs Improvement

Reasonable

Good

Very Good

Excellent

0-20

21-40

41-60

61-80

81-100

4.2.4. Deductions- Definitions: Deductions are calculated and deducted from final scores by the Judiciary director using the deductions list.
4.2.5 Deduction Categories: The following is a list of deductions which will affect final scoring:

 

Performance
- Props- Throwing items (clothing or other props) in crowd (-10)

Music
- Under or over time limits specified (-10)

Prohibited Moves
- Crude or offensive moves (-20)

Attire
- Inappropriate or offensive attire (-5)

 

4.3. Extraordinary circumstances

4.3.1. False starts- In the event of a false start, (which is out of control of the performing crew) the dance crews must stop their performance immediately for the judiciary director(s) will make a decision on the restart of performance. Management reserves the right to make any final decisions regarding false starts. No protests can be made regarding false starts after the crew has performed their routine.

 

4.4. Protests

4.4.1. Judges decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

 

UEG Contact information

Mailing Address: PO Box 23079, Docklands, VIC 8012
Email: ahc@ueg.com.au This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Website:  www.UEG.com.au

The Australian Hip Hop Championships 2010 is brought to you by: UEG, GRAND JESTER ENTERTAINMENT, & CRITICAL HYPE

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