WOD CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

Advancing Divisions

There are 2 divisions that qualify for World of Dance Finals:

1. Junior Team Division
2. Team Division

The following details outline how dancers are qualified for each division:

Junior Team Division

• Ages: under 18
• Group size: 5+
• Experience & Background:

  Dancers have performance experience in a pre-professional, community, or industry competition setting. Dancers exhibit consistent and efficient understanding of formations and use of stage. Complexity of choreography is evident and demonstrated throughout the set.

Team Division

• Ages: If the group consists of any dancers over the age of 18* the group will compete in the Team division
• Group size: 5+
• Experience & Background:

  Dancers have performance experience in professional, pre-professional, community or industry competition setting. Dancers exhibit an efficient understanding of intricate formations and use of stage. Complexity of choreography, originality and exceptional creativity is evident and demonstrated throughout the set.

WOD STYLES COMPETITION

World of Dance Styles (WOD STYLES) - is a perfect experience for beginners, amateurs, and semi-pro's. No video preselection is required.

WOD Styles consist of 3 categories:

• Contemporary & Jazz-Modern
• Hip Hop & Urban
• Stage

Each WOD STYLES category is divided by age group:

• KIDS DIVISION (age 3 to 11.99) / UNDER 12
• YOUTH DIVISION (ages 12 to 15.99) / UNDER 16
• UPPER DIVISION (ages 16+) / UPPER

Each WOD STYLES category is divided by format:

• SOLO
• DUO
• TRIO
• TEAMS (4+ DANCERS)

In each category, WOD STYLES will only award prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places. The winner's video of the WOD Styles will be posted on the official World of Dance Championship Series YouTube channel

*The organiser reserves the rights to add and exclude certain categories of "styles" depending on the conditions of the event

ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS of participation for Championship Series and WOD Styles competition

Each participant of the event pays a registration fee, unless it is changed by the organizer.

If the leader of the dance team dances with the team, the registration fee may be waived, please contact the organizer of the event. If the leader does not perform, he automatically gets free access to the event.

Special registration circumstances

If there are less than 6 (six) registered participants for a Junior Teams division competition, the Junior Teams division competition may be excluded from that particular World of Dance competition. Teams that were originally registered in the Junior Teams division will be transferred to the Teams division if the organizer decides to do so.

Transfer from category to category

Transfer from one category to another is possible no later than two weeks before the event. If the transfer request is received less than a two weeks in advance, the cost of the service is 20 Euro.

Music and duration of the performance

All participants must upload audio files for their performance no later than one week (7 days) before the event. After the deadline, it is also possible to update and add a soundtrack - the cost of the service is 20 Euro.

All audio files must be in mp3, m4a, wav format and attached to the application for participation in the registration system. Participants must independently check their soundtracks for the presence of profanity - profanity is unacceptable! World of Dance Organizing Team have a right additionally conduct Music Screening Process.

For the use of profanity in the phonogram, the judges will deduct points!

The duration of the soundtracks should not exceed 6 minutes!

If the music does not meet the conditions, the music file can be replaced in the registration system before the deadline.

Teams that do not submit their music by the deadline may be excluded from the event or incur additional costs (at the discretion of the event manager).

** Once your music has been approved, performers must have a backup USB drive with the band name on it at the event. The music file on the backup USB drive must be the same file that was approved by the event manager. If the music file is different and violates the language and/or timing rules, the performer(s) will not be allowed to perform and may be banned from future World of Dance events.

Props for the performance

If props are used, all props must go through a verification process. The World of Dance team must approve all props before the deadline. To get approval, please describe your props, time needed for on and off stage setup; and indicate the overall dimensions/sizes in your application in the "Notes" field.

All heavy or oversized props must be left backstage BEFORE the event. During the event, any movement of oversized or heavy props is not possible.

WOD Styles judging system

Criteria

All judges will evaluate each team according to the following criteria:

1. Execution: 20% (max. 20 points out of 100)
   • energy
   • stage performance
   • ability to impress
2. Technique: 20% (max. 20 points out of 100)
   • clarity of dance
   • dynamics of movements
   • execution
   • basics of style
   • body control
   • musicality / timing synchronization
3. Choreography: 20% (20 points out of 100)
   • originality of the movement
   • creativity of choreography
   • concept
   • variety of techniques
   • musicality
4. Creativity: 20% (max. 20 points out of 100)
   • music selection
   • movement
   • theme
   • performance
5. Presentation: 20% ( max. 20 points out of 100)
   • costume
   • hairstyle and makeup
   • attitude/expression

Calculation methodology

Depending on the number of judges on the panel, 2 different counting principles are used:

• If there are 1-4 judges: Simple system
• If there are 5 or more judges: Olympic system

Simple system

1. The scores for the criteria are summarized for each judge separately. This is how the judge's score is obtained.
2. The scores of all judges are averaged and a single final score is displayed.
3. If there are penalty points, the sum of the penalty points is subtracted from the final score.

Olympic system

1. The scores for the criteria are summed up for each judge separately. This is how we get the judge's score.
2. The maximum and minimum scores are subtracted from all judges' scores.
3. All remaining judges' scores are averaged to get one final score.

Example:

• judge 1 total score: 60
• judge 2 total score: 70
• judge 3 total score: 80
• judge 4 total score: 90
• judge 5 total score: 40

Crossed out: 90 (judge 4) and 40 (judge 5)

Total score of the dance team: (60+70+80) / 3 judges = 70 points

Deduction points

There are 4 specific categories that we provide point deductions on

• Profanity in music - 0.5 point deduction per curse word
• Unapproved Props - 1 point deduction per judge (up to a total of 5 points deduction to final score)
• Music longer than 6 minutes - 0.5 point deduction in total
• Poorly Executed Tricks - 1 point deduction per trick

Deduction points will be subtracted from the participant's overall average score (final score)

Score divisions

According to the World of Dance rules, there are only one 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in each category of competition.

One prize place = One winner/team of winners.

If two (or more) teams/participants score the same number of points for one of the prize places, a tie is declared.

In case of a tie, the tiebreaker will be as follows:

• Average of technique scores. If tie still remains,
• Average of performance scores. If tie still remains,
• Average of choreography scores. If tie still remains,
• Average of creativity appeal scores. If tie still remains,
• Average of presentation appeal scores. If tie still remains,
• Majority of the judges' votes by raising hands for one of the teams with the same number of points. (+0.5 points for the team with the most votes).

Venue Area rules

There is a wardrobe inside the location building, where we strongly ask you to leave your outerwear. For changing into stage costumes you can use any free space in the room, but not in the places of fire exits!

Event public agreement

ATTENTION!: By visit the event, you have read and accept the following conditions:

1. If you attend the event, you automatically agree to all health-safety, security, and fire safety rules of the Venue.
2. The organizers strongly recommend that all participants have health insurance valid on the date of the event. In case of injury to participants during the festival, the organizers, in the absence of such insurance, are not responsible for the health of the participants.
3. If you need documents confirming your presence on our event , please inform the organizers in advance so that we can prepare them in time.
4. The organizers are not responsible for accidents of participants or other persons during the event.
5. The person who creates an account for registration of one or more participants, registers one or more participants, firstly, must obtain official permission from the persons or official representatives of the persons whom he registers, to place personal data in the registration system.
6. A person who creates an account to register one or more participants, registers one or more participants, has no right to place personal data of other persons without obtaining official permission from these persons or their official representatives
7. A person who creates an account to register one or more participants, registers one or more participants is considered the official representative of the participants registered by him.
8. This public agreement applies to any participant registered for the event, any visitor to the event
9. By registering yourself or persons from your dance team, you and the team members automatically consent to the processing of personal data.
10. Any personal data received during the registration of a participant, spectator, coach or accompanying person will not be transferred to third parties, and will be allocated upon request to the official mail of the event.
11. By completing the registration procedure, you automatically agree that you assume all responsibility for the use of copyright and / or related rights (fragments of musical works and / or musical works in their entirety) and all possible appeals and / or claims of copyright holders will be resolved by you independently (without involving the Organizer) in accordance with the procedure established by the current legislation of Poland. The organizers and partners of the talent project are not responsible for your use of copyright and / or related rights during the performances and the display of such performances in real time and / or in recording via the Internet.
12. By completing the registration procedure, you fully waive any rights to photo and video materials made within the project, which depict you (your performance) and / or your property, and acknowledge the full right of the Organizers to use the above materials at their discretion, including for editorial, commercial purposes, including, but not limited to, by displaying such materials in real time and / or recording via the Internet, as well as for any other purposes.
13. Refunds in case of refusal to participate are considered individually after the event in each case. Refunds may not be made or not in full depending on the decision of the Organizer. The Organizer reserves the right not to make refunds. The organizer does not compensate for any financial and moral losses of participants and spectators. At the time of registration for the event, participants and spectators automatically waive any claims against the Organizer.
14. Refunds for participation, spectator tickets and master classes in case of cancellation of the event due to force majeure or force majeure (military actions, restrictions on holding mass events, quarantine, etc.) are considered individually. Refunds may not be made or may not be made in full depending on the situation. The organizer reserves the right not to make refunds. Terms of refunds are discussed individually. The organizer does not compensate for any financial and moral losses of participants and spectators. At the time of registration for the event, participants and spectators automatically waive any claims against the Organizer.
15. Refunds for participation, spectator tickets and master classes in case of postponement of the event due to force majeure (military actions, restrictions on holding mass events, quarantine, etc). The funds are deposited by the Organizer for participation in the postponed event. The date and venue of the postponed event will be announced additionally. The Organizer does not compensate for any financial and moral losses of participants and spectators. At the time of registration for the event, participants and spectators automatically waive any claims against the Organizer.