MUSIC REQUIREMENTS

• Please provide 1 professional quality recording - CD preferred - for each number entered. A back-up tape or CD must be available for all entries. If CD recordings are provided, we suggest cassette back-ups as well.

• All music must be submitted to our registration desk between 9:00 AM and noon on the day of the competition. Music will not be accepted after noon. NYCDA entry labels will be provided when music is submitted at the registration desk.

• Each cassette/CD must contain only 1 number and must be labeled with the following information:

TITLE OF ENTRY
STUDIO NAME (CODE LETTER)
ENTRY NUMBER

• All music must be cued with no more than 3 seconds lead time. A deduction of 5 points will be made for improperly cued music.

• It is recommended that all music be recorded in a non-dolby format with audio recorded on both left and right channels.

ADJUDICATION OF AWARDS

• All entries are adjudicated by four qualified judges. The lowest score is always dropped and the three remaining scores are tallied.

• Platinum, Gold, High Silver, Silver, Bronze and Honorable Mention awards will be presented based on the following combined scores:

PLATINUM	290 - 300
GOLD	282 - 289
HIGH SILVER	276 - 281
SILVER	264 - 275
BRONZE	240 - 263
HONORABLE MENTION	216 - 239

• All Platinum, Gold, High Silver, and Silver awards will be eligible for the 2008 NYCDA National Season Finale! Qualified Regional Solos will be expected to compete in a Group, Line, or Production number to compete at the National Season Finale!.

COMPETITION AWARDS
Critics’ Choice Awards - Sponsored by Dance Magazine
High Score Soloist Awards - Sponsored by Body Wrappers

• Awards will be presented to all competing entries who meet the Platinum, Gold, High Silver, Silver, and Bronze criteria. Certificates will be presented to Honorable Mention entries.

• Overall high scores in the Group, Line and Production categories of the (7-10), (11-12), (13-15), and (16-18) age divisions will receive a special award and a Regional Convention Scholarship.

• Overall high score soloists in the 7-12 and 13-18 division will receive a Regional Convention Scholarship and a special presentation from Body Wrappers.

• One Mini, Junior, Teen and Senior entry will be selected to receive the NYCDA Critics’ Choice Award and will be presented a special plaque of achievement. This entry must be a Group, Line or Production. Each age classification must each have 6 entries to warrant the awarding of the Critics’ Choice Award.

• Each NYCDA Regional Critics' Choice Award Winner will receive FREE competition entry fees for that number at the 2008 National Season Finale!

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