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Syllabus

Southsea Dance Festival 2024 Syllabus

Solo Section

Please add an extra 30 seconds for Song & Dances

Age 6& Under

Time Limit: 1.5 mins

Novice & Open Section’s Combined

D7-Ballet

D8-Modern

D9-Tap

D10-Song & Dance

D11-Character

D12-National

Age 7&8

Time Limit: 1.5 mins

Novice Section

D13-Ballet

D14-Modern

D15-Tap

D16-Song & Dance

D17-Character

D18-National

Open Section

D19-Ballet

D20-Modern

D21-Tap

D22-Song & Dance

D23-Character

D24-National

Age 9&10

Time Limit: 1.5 mins

Novice Section

D26-Ballet

D27-Modern

D28-Tap

D29-Song & Dance

D30-Character

D31-National

D32-Lyrical

Open Section

D33-Ballet

D34-Modern

D35-Tap

D36-Song & Dance

D37-Character

D38-National

D39-Lyrical

Age 11&12

Time Limit: 2 mins

Novice Section

D40-Ballet

D41-Modern

D42-Tap

D43-Song & Dance

D44-Character

D45-National

D46-Lyrical

Open Section

D47-Ballet

D48-Modern

D49-Tap

D50-Song & Dance

D51-Character

D52-National

D53-Lyrical

Age 13&14

Time Limit: 2 mins

Open Section Only

D54-Ballet

D55-Modern

D56-Tap

D57-Song & Dance

D58-Character

D59-National

D60-Lyrical

Age 15+

Time Limit: 2 mins

Open Section Only

D61-Ballet

D62-Modern

D63-Tap

D64-Song & Dance

D65-Character

D66-National

D67-Lyrical

Solo’s – Greek & Contemporary & Acro

7 Years & Under

Time Limit: 1.5 mins

D68-Greek

D69 – Acro

Age 10 & Under

Time Limit: 1.5 mins

D70-Greek

D71 – Acro

Age 11&12

Time Limit: 2 mins

D72-Greek

D73-Contemporary

D74- Acro

Age 13 & 14

Time Limit: 2 mins

D75-Greek

D76-Contemporary

D77- Acro

Age 15+

Time Limit: 2 mins

D78-Greek

D79-Contemporary

D80- Acro

Duets – Open Section Only

Please add an extra 30 seconds for Song & Dances

Age 7 & Under

2.5 mins

D81-Ballet

D82-Modern

D83-Tap

D84-Song & Dance

D85-Character

D86-National

D87-Greek

D88- Acro

Age 10 & Under

2.5 mins

D89-Ballet

D90-Modern

D91-Tap

D92-Song & Dance

D93-Character

D94-National

D95-Lyrical

D96-Greek

D97-Acro

Age 11 to 14

2.5 mins

D98-Ballet

D99-Modern

D100-Tap

D101-Song & Dance

D102-Character

D103-National

D104-Lyrical

D105-Greek

D106-Contemporary

D107-Acro 

Age 15& Over

2.5 mins

D108-Ballet

D109-Modern

D110-Tap

D111-Song & Dance

D112-Character

D113-National

D114-Lyrical

D115-Greek

D116-Contemporary

D117-Acro 

Trios or Quartets – Open Section Only

Please add an extra 30 seconds for Song & Dances

Age 10 & Under

2.5 mins

D118 – Classical

D119 – Stage 

D120 -Acro

Age 11 to 14

2.5 mins

D121- Classical

D122- Stage

D123 – Acro

Age 15& Over

2.5 mins

D124 – Classical 

D125 – Stage 

D126 – Acro

Groups – Open section Only 

Please add an extra 30 seconds for Song & Dances

Age 10 & Under

4 mins max

D130-Classical

D131-Stage

D132-Acro

 Age 11-14 years

4 mins max

D133-Classical

D134-Stage

D135-Acro

 Age 15 & Over

4 mins max

D136-Classical

D137-Stage

D138-Acro

Please note:

  • Age of Stage Groups, Duets, Trios & Quartets are determined by the age of the oldest competitor. 
  • Competitors Age is taken from the 31st August 2024.
  • Pointe work is not allowed for any entrant under 13 years of age
  • No un-authorised person at side of stage
  • No re-dance unless it is at fault of the music or at adjudicators discretion
  • Entrants only accepted with dancing teachers written permission, by online system- payment must be made at time of entering.
  • Live singing is only allowed in the song & dance class. Pre-recorded singing or chanting is NOT allowed in the song & dance class.
  • Pre-recorded music in the tap class must NOT include any recorded tap or similar sound effect.
  • In all classes please ensure the costume, movement and music is appropriate for the age of the entrant.
  • Song and Dance does not necessarily need to be 50/50 but a good balance and characterisation sound be shown.
  • Please remember Modern, Lyrical & contemporary is NOT an Acro section a maximum of 2 acrobatic movements are permitted in accordance to All England Rules.
  • Duets, Trios, Quartets & Groups may be combined into Classical Section (Ballet, character, lyrical, contemporary, national) or Stage Section (Modern, Tap, Song & Dance) dependant upon entry numbers.
  • Novice & Open sections may be combined dependant upon entry numbers
  • Novice – A participant that has NOT placed 1st, 2nd or 3rd & Over 84 Marks in a specific genre at a British & International Federation of Festival. Please use your discretion for this & make a fair judgement if you are a novice dancer or not.
  • Open – Any participant who HAS placed 1st, 2nd or 3rd & Over 84 Marks in a specific genre EVER at a British & International Federation of Festival, however, any participant can enter into the open section regardless of previous placing.  Example – Florence has won her ballet section in 2017 at Petersfield dance festival this means her ballet will forever more be in the open section, regardless of if the music/costume/age changes, However as she hasn’t placed her jazz or tap solos they remain in the Novice section. The aim is to get all solos in the open section by age 13 when all sections become open. 

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