Awards and Prizes

Remember – every studio has the opportunity to compete at the finals* - with no additional entry fees! And, it is even possible for one studio to win multiple Championship titles!

Every performance will be awarded a MOVE medallion based on the scoring categories of Platinum, Diamond, Gold or Silver.

MOVE will award First (1st), Second (2nd), and Third (3rd) place trophies in categories that consist of two (2) or more routines.

Each routine reaching the finals will be awarded a Finalist trophy and a cash prize.

MOVE will award trophies and cash and/or scholarship prizes to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Junior, Intermediate and Senior Finalist winners. We also have cash prizes for the Junior, Intermediate and Senior MOVE Champions!

Spotlight Awards

These awards will be awarded to the top three Novice and Pre-Competitive scores in the Junior 5-6, 7-8, 9-10 and 11-12 age categories. We also award the top three Pre-Competitive scores in the Senior 13-14, 15-16, 17-18 and 19-20 age categories. Please note that there is no Novice competitive category in the Senior age division. Winners of the Spotlight Awards receive trophies and cash awards!

Special Awards will be awarded throughout the competition by our panel of judges. Special awards are awarded based on stage presence, costume and overall performance rather than by score.

NEW FOR 2012! Judges will award one Choreographer award at each adjudication session!

*A minimum of 10 entries is required to be eligible for the Finals.

Scoring

Dance routines competing at MOVE will be judged by a panel of three (3) professional judges who will award each routine a score out of one hundred (100) marks. The three (3) marks will be averaged to achieve a final mark for each performance.

Results can produce multiples of Platinum, Diamond, Gold or Silver awards within each category. First (1st), Second (2nd) and Third (3rd) placements will also be awarded in categories that consist of two (2) or more routines.

MOVE Scoring System: