UK Rules

 

IMPORTANT CHANGES TO QUALIFICATIONS PLEASE NOTE: (effective from 15th September 2011)

TEAM QUALIFICATION FOR THE UDO EUROPEAN STREET DANCE CHAMPIONSHIPS

The top three placed intermediate and advanced teams and the 1st place in Newcomer Teams from each age category at any UDO European qualifying regional event will qualify to compete at The UDO European Street Dance Championships.

TEAM QUALIFICATION FOR THE UDO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

The Top five placed teams in each division (Newcomer, Intermediate and Advanced) for each age category (Under 10, Under 14, Under 18 and Over 18) at any UDO Worlds qualifying event will qualify to compete at the The UDO World Championships.

 

United Kingdom Rules:

Any dancer wishing to compete at any UDO competition or a sanctioned UDO competition must be members of the UDO. This is FREE of charge. Membership can be obtained on line at www.uniteddance.co.uk each dancer must complete their own membership form multiple applications from a dance school will not be permitted.
 
UDO competitions can offer a mixture of the following categories SOLO’S DUOS’S QUADS TEAMS CREW BATTLES BREAK DANCE. Not every competition will offer all categories.
 
The UDO takes the poaching of students from one dance school to another seriously.  Any evidence of this will be dealt with by the executive committee. Schools found guilty of this could see their membership of the UDO taken away.
 
SOLO RULES

  • Each dancer must be a member
  • Dancers are not permitted to dance in more than one age division and one category at each competition.
  • Dance entry forms for solos at the British Championships and The World Championships must be received at the UDO office no later than 10 days prior to the competitions. Entries for these two events cannot be made on the day.
  • Dancers when they are on the floor must stay in their own dance space moving around the floor is not permitted.
  • Dancers cannot touch the judges.
  • Dancers cannot perform acrobatics or any move they are not in full control of i.e. front or Back Flips in early rounds of a competition such moves are only allowed in a FINAL where there is more room on the dance floor.
  • Clarification on ages i.e. If you are 9 you can compete in Under 10 if you are 10 you must compete in under 12 and so on.
  • Teachers or professional dancers must compete in ADVANCED
  • Student teachers must compete in Intermediate or open.
  • Dancers must not wear their school branded clothing to dance


COMPETING AGE DIVISIONS FOR SOLOS
Under 6 Under 8 Under 10 Under 12 Under14 Under 16 Over 16
 
COMPETING CATEGORIES


NEWCOMERS
This division is open to all dancers who have never competed in any Street dance competition. **Dancers will be permitted to compete in this division until they get placed 3 times with more than 10 dancers in the category or if you win a newcomer division with more than five dancers in it you will automatically have to move up to intermediate**

INTERMEDIATE
This division is open to all competitors dancers will be permitted to dance in this category **until they have won twice with more than SIX dancers in the division OR they Win at the UDO World Championship with more than six competitors in the category. On achieving either you must move up to Advanced.**

ADVANCED
This division is open to all competitors once you have danced in this division you cannot go back to INTERMEDIATE unless you move up an age group; you will then be permitted to move back down to intermediate. Each dancer will perform a solo spot of their routine for a maximum of 12 bars (48 beats). **On achieving 3 advanced wins with over 6 dancers or you win Top advnced dancer at the UDO World Street Dance Championships you will then automatically move up to Junior all Stars or Senior all star.**

JUNIOR ALL STAR
To qualify for this division you must be under 14 you will have had to have 3 advanced wins with more than 6 competitors at an UDO competition OR YOU Win top advanced dancer at the UDO World Street Dance Championships. You will Dance a solo spot to your own choice of music for no more than 2 minutes.

SENIOR ALL STAR
To qualify for this division you must achieve 3 advanced wins in the advanced division with more than 6 dancers or you win top advanced dancer at the UDO World Street Dance Championship. Be aged 14 or over you will dance a solo spot to your own choice of music for no more than 2 Minutes
RULES FOR DUOS
 
Each dancer must be a member
 
Dance entry forms for Duo’s at the British Championships and The World Championships must be received at the UDO office no later than 10 days prior to the competitions. Entries for these two events cannot be made on the day.
 
**All duos must compete in the same Division as there solos or the division and age category of the Eldest dancer.  Dancers are not permitted to dance in more than one age division and one category at each competition.**
 
Dancers when they are on the floor must stay in their own dance space moving around the floor is not permitted.
 
Dancers cannot touch the judges.
 
Dancers are cannot perform acrobatic or any move they are not in full control i.e. Front or Back Flips in early rounds of a competition such moves are only allowed in a FINAL where there is more room on the dance floor.

AGE DIVISIONS FOR DUO’S 

  • Under 6 Under 8 Under 10 Under 12 Under14 Under16 Over 16
  • RULES FOR TEAMS
  • Each dancer within the team must be a member
  • Team entry forms for all competitions must be sent to the UDO office no later than 10 days before any competition. They must be completed in ful
  • Dancers cannot touch the judges
  • Each team must consist of a minimum of 5 dancers and a maximum of 26
  • Dancers can only perform for one team/crew at any one competition and in only one age category.
  • The UDO will however allow a dancer to represent their own high school as well as their dance team/crew at the same competition
  • Prop are permitted providing they can be cleared from the dance immediately after your performance.
  • **Teams are not allowed to be called by their own school name, all teams must have their own individual team name and must not wear their dance schools branding**

 
AGE DIVISIONS FOR TEAMS
 
Under 10 Under 14 Under 18 Over 18
 
 
TEAM CATEGORIES
 
Newcomer
**Teams are permitted dance in this category provided that no more than 25% of their team are above newcomer level (in solo / duos) they are allowed to stay in this category until they win a competition with more than 6 teams against them then they will automatically move up to intermediate.**
 
Intermediate
**Teams are permitted to dance in the category until they win twice with more than 6 teams in their division or you win at the UDO World Championships, you will then have to move up to the Advanced Category.

 
Advanced 

Any team is permitted to compete at this level but once you have you cannot go back down to Intermediate or Newcomer.
 
RULES REGARDING MUSIC FOR TEAMS
 
Teams will provide their own music on a CD (Please bring a spare copy of your music)
No swearing allowed within in the music
 
The music can be NO more than two minutes for newcomer teams
The music can be NO more than two minutes 30 Seconds for intermediate teams
The music can be NO more than two minutes 30 Seconds for Advanced teams

Rules regarding ages within teams:
75% of the competing team must be within in the age division they are competing in. 25% of the team would be allowed to be older. However they can only be older up to the next age division.
 
I.e. If you had 12 Dancers in your under 14 team 9 dancers would have to be under 13 years of age, 3 dancers could be older either 14, 15, 16, OR 17 years of Age.  THEY WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO USE DANCERS OVER THE AGE OF 18.
 
Teams are permitted to use dancers younger than the age division they are entered in IE.  An under 10 dancer could compete in an over 18 team.

**JUDGING CRITERIA FOR TEAMS**

 Judges will give scores for teams based on the following criteria:

Choreography

1 Variety

Variety of styles used throughout, and understanding the main features of these styles. Use and portrayal of technique. Clarity of contrasting styles.

2 Creativity

Original movement & ideas. Uniqueness and originality of combinations. Creating interest in the performance. Use of appropriate and suitable movement.

3 Musicality

Choreography to music, Interpretation of different beats, styles, phrasing & synchronisation. Music choices & complexity of musical phrasing.

4 Shapes & movement

Difficulty of patterns used throughout. Overall use of space and spatial awareness, and use of smooth transitions.  Use and complexity of levels and formations.

5 Execution

Pattern, rhythm, timing, and initial phrasing between the team to the selected music.  Synchronicity and precision. Overall use of movement, tricks, body extension & shape.

 

Performance

1 Presentation

How clean is choreography, Variety of styles, Team work & connection throughout. Attentiveness, enthusiasm, enjoyment of the dance, and general team spirit as perceived through appropriate presentation

2 Overall entertainment

Routine execution and perfection, crowd appeal & enjoyment. Costumes, Energy & emotion throughout, Performance & excitement

3 Projection

Energy, showmanship, presence, confidence, charisma.

4 Theme / concept

Relevance and true representation of hip hop / street style, including music.

5 General

Creating an atmosphere and mood appropriate to the street / hip hop style.

 

DANCE ETHICS
The decision of the Judges and contest coordinators are final; dancers are not permitted to ask the judges about their placements. No one is allowed to approach scrutineer table during the competition. Any questions you have during the competition should be directed to your dance teacher who then will take the question to the contest coordinator.
Good sportsmanship should be adhered to at all times UDO will not tolerate bad sportsmanship and have the right to disqualify or suspend from their competition any competitor showing bad sportsmanship.
 
TITLES
when using titles in any correspondence you must give the full description of your title, which will always start with the U.D.O then your age category and your level of dance then the Championship. IE the U.D.O under 16 Newcomer British Street dance Champion.


COSTUME RULES
Competitors are free to wear any street style outfits they wish.
Dancers must wear suitable footwear.
If any of the above rules are broken in any way and they are brought to the attention of the UDO or a contest coordinator they will be looked into and dealt with by the UDO Executive committee. The decision of the contest coordinator or the UDO executive committee are final and there is no grounds for an appeal.
Rules can be amended and will take effect from September 1st 2007