MISS DANCE TEAM MINNESOTA

Eligibility

 

All contestants must be of middle school or high school age (12-18, grades 7-12).  She/He should be of good character and represent herself/himself with intelligence, poise, health, and fitness.

 

 

Divisions

​

Best of Minnesota, Middle School: Dancers in grades 7-8, female or male, who are an active member of a high school dance team or middle school dance team compete in this division. 

​

Best of Minnesota, Grades 9-11: All freshman, sophomore, and junior dancers, female or male, who are an active member of a Minnesota (fall or winter) dance team and wish to compete a solo routine will compete in this division.               
 

Mr. Division: All male seniors who are an active member of a Minnesota (fall or winter) dance team will compete in the "Mr." division. 

Miss Division: ALL female seniors who are an active member of a Minnesota (fall or winter) dance team will compete in the "Miss" division. Junior dancers may also opt to compete in the “Miss” division to qualify to compete in this division at the nationals.

Duet/Trio: Dancers of any grade/age may enter the duet/trio category.   
                                                                         
Team Minnesota: A group of the top dancers from the competition will be chosen as TEAM MINNESOTA. This group will be invited to attend the nationals and compete as a team. All contestants are considered for this team and selection is not determined solely by placement or score. Judges determine which dancers will make up the best TEAM. 

​

​

Judging Criteria

 

MISS DIVISION 

Solo routine: 70% of final score. Contestants will perform a routine within the time limits of 1:30 to 2 minutes. Timing will begin 
at the first beat of the music and end with the last beat of the music. Scoring will be based on appearance, routine choreography, execution, difficulty, and showmanship. Routines are limited to 3 gymnastic feats. Routine does not need to be choreographed by the dancer

Modeling of technical skills: 15 % of final score. Contestants will perform a 'Star Formation' of technical skills. At each of the 5 points of the star, the dancers must perform their best technical skills or poses. The entire segment should not exceed 45 seconds. There will be upbeat music played. The modeling segment of the competition will be done in a star formation. The contestant will enter from stage right, start at the center of the stage in the back. Take 8 steps downstage-right (point 1), pose or skill. Take 8 steps to upstage-left (point 2), pose or skill. Take 8 steps stage right (point 3), pose or skill. Take 8 steps downstage-left (point 4), pose or skill. Exit to stage left.

Interview: 15% of final score. All contestants will be asked one interview question in which they have approximately 45 seconds to answer. Questions can be of any subject matter and will be announced to each contestant shortly before they enter competition. This portion of the preliminaries will be closed to the public. It will be conducted in front of a private judging panel.

​

​

BEST OF MINNESOTA/MR DIVISIONS

Solo routine: Contestants will perform a routine within the time limits of 1:30 to 2 minutes. Timing will begin at the first beat of the music and end with the last beat of the music. Scoring will be based on appearance, routine choreography, execution, difficulty, and showmanship. Routines are limited to 3 gymnastic feats. Routine does not need to be choreographed by the dancer

Duet/Trio Division: As another additional category, all contestants may enter the duet/trio division, with yet another opportunity to win a bid to the nationals! Contestants can do both the “Miss” , “Best of MN” and the duet/trio category. Contestants will perform a routine
within the time limits of 1:30 to 2 minutes. Timing will begin at the first beat of the music and end with the last beat of the music. Scoring will be based on appearance, routine choreography, execution, difficulty, and showmanship. Routines are limited to 3 gymnastic feats. Routine does not need to be choreographed by the dancer

 

**Gymnastic feat = dancer is inverted without the support of hands. A front or back walkover, cartwheel, or kip is not considered a gymnastic feat. 
 

​

​

​