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National Young Performer Awards
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2023 Criteria for Troupe
A. Competitors will be under 25 years as at 1st of October 2023. Competitors may only compete in TWO nominated Troupe/Group per Studio or Educational Institution.
B. Each Troupe will be nominated at a Member Society Competition by performing in any dance genre pertinent to the Competition they enter. This competition is for amateur troupes only and is not open to professionals*.
C. There will be a maximum time limit of 4 1/2 minutes, taken from the beginning to the conclusion of the music.
D. Troupes who gain nomination must be able to attend the National Young Performer Competition which will be held in Palmerston North. Compulsory Registration/Orientation will be on the evening of Thursday 19th and the Competition will be on Friday 20th October 2023.
E. A Final will be held on the afternoon/evening of Friday 20th October, with up to 18 Troupes recalled to perform. The number of Troupes in the Final may change, at the discretion of the Adjudicator(s).
F. It MAY be possible for the top 3 Troupes to perform at the Soloist Final Award Concert on the evening of Sunday 22nd October 2023.
G. Costumes, choreography & music should be appropriate to the age of both the competitors and suitable for a family audience, as determined by the Adjudicator.
Additional Rules
A. Once a Troupe Item has received a Nomination, it is no longer eligible to enter another Nomination class. The Studio name and the genre of the nominated item will be published on the PACANZ website as soon as PACANZ is notified by the nominating Society.
B. The Item receiving a Nomination will be substantially the same Item when it is performed at the National Young Performer Awards on 20th October 2023. The genre and theme will be the same with minor alterations allowed in music, choreography, dancer number and costuming.
C. Troupe nominations are subject to challenge and a Troupe risks disqualifying themselves, if the above criteria are not adhered to.
NB: The CLOSING DATES will be relative to the date of Nomination. Troupe members’ names and ages & entry fee will need to submitted on the Official Entry by the closing date.
Nominees in the Troupe section are required to include performance copies of their music in MP3 format when submitting their entry, and a list of the titles and composer and/or artists for each piece. The FINAL DATE for submitting music is 8th October 2023.
B. Each Troupe will be nominated at a Member Society Competition by performing in any dance genre pertinent to the Competition they enter. This competition is for amateur troupes only and is not open to professionals*.
C. There will be a maximum time limit of 4 1/2 minutes, taken from the beginning to the conclusion of the music.
D. Troupes who gain nomination must be able to attend the National Young Performer Competition which will be held in Palmerston North. Compulsory Registration/Orientation will be on the evening of Thursday 19th and the Competition will be on Friday 20th October 2023.
E. A Final will be held on the afternoon/evening of Friday 20th October, with up to 18 Troupes recalled to perform. The number of Troupes in the Final may change, at the discretion of the Adjudicator(s).
F. It MAY be possible for the top 3 Troupes to perform at the Soloist Final Award Concert on the evening of Sunday 22nd October 2023.
G. Costumes, choreography & music should be appropriate to the age of both the competitors and suitable for a family audience, as determined by the Adjudicator.
Additional Rules
A. Once a Troupe Item has received a Nomination, it is no longer eligible to enter another Nomination class. The Studio name and the genre of the nominated item will be published on the PACANZ website as soon as PACANZ is notified by the nominating Society.
B. The Item receiving a Nomination will be substantially the same Item when it is performed at the National Young Performer Awards on 20th October 2023. The genre and theme will be the same with minor alterations allowed in music, choreography, dancer number and costuming.
C. Troupe nominations are subject to challenge and a Troupe risks disqualifying themselves, if the above criteria are not adhered to.
NB: The CLOSING DATES will be relative to the date of Nomination. Troupe members’ names and ages & entry fee will need to submitted on the Official Entry by the closing date.
Nominees in the Troupe section are required to include performance copies of their music in MP3 format when submitting their entry, and a list of the titles and composer and/or artists for each piece. The FINAL DATE for submitting music is 8th October 2023.
Society Nomination
Each Society, which is a financial member of PACANZ, may nominate ONE Troupe**, who shall be selected by the adjudicator, based on a performance at the Member Society Competition.
The adjudicator will determine that the Troupe has displayed a sufficient standard of performance to competently represent that society at the National Troupe 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 Troupe, then NOnomination will be made.
The nominated Troupe is responsible for paying the entry fee to the National Young Performer Awards, which is $250.00 incl. GST.
The adjudicator will determine that the Troupe has displayed a sufficient standard of performance to competently represent that society at the National Troupe 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
If the adjudicator considers that sufficient standard has NOT been reached by any Troupe, then NOnomination will be made.
The nominated Troupe is responsible for paying the entry fee to the National Young Performer Awards, which is $250.00 incl. GST.
* A professional is someone whose primary employment is being paid to perform or work in the performing arts. For the present purposes, being a student constitutes “primary employment” and therefore is not seen as a Professional. For the Student who receives payment for participation, either teaching or performing, this should not impose professional status on a person if it is by way only of an occasional bonus or benefit rather than their principal means of earning a livelihood. The exception to this is a participating teacher who may perform.
** As some Societies split their dance genres and run large Competitions with different Judges and/or at different times of the year, they will be able to nominate more than one Troupe to represent their Society.
** If a Society has 20 or more Troupes that enter and compete for a Troupe Nomination, then they are entitled to offer an additional Nomination. This applies to every multiple of 20 Troupes that enter and compete for a Troupe Nomination. Therefore –
1-19 Troupes = 1 Nomination
20 Troupes = 1 additional Nomination
40 Troupes = 2 additional Nominations
60 Troupes = 3 additional Nominations
** As some Societies split their dance genres and run large Competitions with different Judges and/or at different times of the year, they will be able to nominate more than one Troupe to represent their Society.
** If a Society has 20 or more Troupes that enter and compete for a Troupe Nomination, then they are entitled to offer an additional Nomination. This applies to every multiple of 20 Troupes that enter and compete for a Troupe Nomination. Therefore –
1-19 Troupes = 1 Nomination
20 Troupes = 1 additional Nomination
40 Troupes = 2 additional Nominations
60 Troupes = 3 additional Nominations