2025 Criteria for Modern Dance
A. Competitors shall be 15 and under 21 years as at 1 October 2025.
B. Each competitor shall perform in three classes during the preliminary round:
B. Each competitor shall perform in three classes during the preliminary round:
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B.1. Modern/Jazz
B.2. Contemporary/Lyrical - (no pointe work) B.3. Master Class – run by the Adjudicator. No audience observation. |
C. There shall be a maximum time limit of 3 1/2 minutes for each dance, taken from the beginning to the conclusion of the music.
D. There will be a semi-final at which competitors will repeat either B. 1 or B. 2 at the discretion of the adjudicator. Competitors will be chosen based on their marks in the Preliminary round(s).
The number of semi-finalists will be decided in accordance with the NYPA rules.
E. For the Final Award Concert six competitors will be recalled and shall repeat the item not performed at the semi-final.
F. Costumes, choreography & music should be appropriate to the age of the competitors and suitable for a family audience – this will be at the Adjudicators discretion.
NB: Nomination of competitors by Societies should be based on classes B1 and B2 i.e. with or without the Master Class, but may include an impromptu class, at the discretion of the society.
NB: AT THE NATIONAL COMPETITION
Nominees do NOT need to perform the same dances they used to win a Nomination. Nominees in the Modern Dance section are required to upload performance copies of their music when submitting their entry form, and a list of the titles and composer and/or artists for each piece. They must bring the same music on USB to registration. No changes are permitted after the 8th October 2025
D. There will be a semi-final at which competitors will repeat either B. 1 or B. 2 at the discretion of the adjudicator. Competitors will be chosen based on their marks in the Preliminary round(s).
The number of semi-finalists will be decided in accordance with the NYPA rules.
E. For the Final Award Concert six competitors will be recalled and shall repeat the item not performed at the semi-final.
F. Costumes, choreography & music should be appropriate to the age of the competitors and suitable for a family audience – this will be at the Adjudicators discretion.
NB: Nomination of competitors by Societies should be based on classes B1 and B2 i.e. with or without the Master Class, but may include an impromptu class, at the discretion of the society.
NB: AT THE NATIONAL COMPETITION
Nominees do NOT need to perform the same dances they used to win a Nomination. Nominees in the Modern Dance section are required to upload performance copies of their music when submitting their entry form, and a list of the titles and composer and/or artists for each piece. They must bring the same music on USB to registration. No changes are permitted after the 8th October 2025
Society Nomination
Each Society, which is a financial member of PACANZ, may nominate up to two competitors, who shall be selected by the adjudicator, based on Criteria stated in
A-C (above).
The adjudicator will determine that a competitor has displayed a sufficient standard of performance to competently represent that society at the National Finals.
The standard required will be at the absolute discretion of the adjudicator but will include:
If the adjudicator considers that sufficient standard has NOT been reached by any competitor, then NO nomination will be made.
The Nominating Society is responsible for paying part of the entry fee to the National Young Performer Awards, which is $75.00 incl. GST.
The Nominee is responsible for paying their portion of the entry fee to the National Young Performer Awards, which is $230.00 incl. GST.
A-C (above).
The adjudicator will determine that a competitor has displayed a sufficient standard of performance to competently represent that society at the National Finals.
The standard required will be at the absolute discretion of the adjudicator but will include:
- A demonstration of adequate preparation
- An authority of performance
- A performance with a level of maturity commensurate with a national final competition of this age group.
If the adjudicator considers that sufficient standard has NOT been reached by any competitor, then NO nomination will be made.
The Nominating Society is responsible for paying part of the entry fee to the National Young Performer Awards, which is $75.00 incl. GST.
The Nominee is responsible for paying their portion of the entry fee to the National Young Performer Awards, which is $230.00 incl. GST.