Competition Rules and
Regulations
Each
school must mail a copy of their Certificate of Insurance for the current
competition year to LIKA. No school will
be allowed to enter any competition if they fail to meet this deadline. Additionally, certificates with coverage of
less than 2 (two) million dollars and/or those not listing competition
locations and LIKA as “additional insured” will be returned and the school will
be unable to compete.
a.
Applications and entry fees must be postmarked on or before the contest
deadline date.
b.
Refunds will be made only if LIKA has been notified of the cancellation
no later than the contest deadline dates.
Call the LIKA number 631-462-1525, and if necessary leave a message on
the tape.
a.
LIKA competitions will be divided into divisions i.e. high kick, dance,
pom, hip hop and step. Each division
will be divided further into junior high/middle school classes and small,
medium and large high school classes as needed.
b.
An individual school may enter one team per division. Therefore, a
school may enter a team in the high kick, dance, step, hip hop and pom
divisions.
c.
A team may compete in only one class per division.
d.
Individual participants may compete as members of the high kick, dance,
step, hip hop and pom teams.
e.
The number of participants who will be competing for your team(s) must
be “declared” in order to compete during the season. There will be no exceptions. The number declared will determine the class
in which the school will compete for the entire season.
f.
Teams competing with more or less than the number of participants
“declared” in their classes will be penalized as follows:
1. If over the class size
number, the penalty is disqualification.
2.
If under the “declared” size number by 4 or more, a penalty of 0.1 per
participant starting with the 4th participant, will be deducted from the teams
final average.
g.
The minimum number of participants for any team is 12.
h.
The maximum size for all classes
is 36.
a.
The competition floor will be a standard basketball court.
b.
The competition floor will NOT be provided for practice. A practice area will be provided.
c.
No practicing is permitted in the gym (subject to DISQUALIFICATION).
Only the on-deck team will be permitted to stretch in the gym, in a designated
area, out of the judges’ view.
d.
As a matter of sportsmanship and courtesy, team members must remain seated
during another team’s performance (subject to DISQUALIFICATION).
e.
Team members must remain on the team side of the gym or designated area
(as they must throughout the entire competition).
a. Set-up:
1.
If a team sets-up
outside the competition floor, no set-up time is taken, and no penalties apply.
2. If a team sets-up inside the
competition floor, they will have 30 seconds from the time the first team
member crosses the line until they assume their starting position.
b. Clearing
1. If a team clears the floor
to music, no clearing time is taken, and no penalties apply.
2. If a team sets-up inside the
competition floor, they will have 30 seconds from the time the first team member
crosses the line until they assume their starting position.
c.
Length of Routine:
1.
The length of the routine must be 2 to 3 minutes. The length of a Step routine will be 3 to 5
minutes only.
2.
Timing starts with the first beat of music or from the first motion or
the first call for Step to begin.
3.
Timing ends on the last beat of music for team ending on the
floor. Teams exiting to music will be
timed until the last participant has left the floor.
d.
All team members must remain outside the competition floor until the
announcement, “...you may now take the floor in competition.”
e.
Timing Penalties:
1.
A 0.2 point penalty will be assessed for overtime in set-up and/or
clearing.
2.
A 0.2 point penalty will be assessed for routines less than 2 minutes
or more than 3 minutes in length.
Specifically for Step routine the penalty will be assessed for routines
less than 3 minutes or more than 5 minutes.
3.
Penalties will be deducted from a teams’ final average.
a. Six judges will consider a team's total performance and allocate from 0 to 10 points in each of two categories: TECHNICAL MERIT, and ARTISITIC IMPRESSION and 0 to 5 points for the PERFORMANCE INTRICACIES category. The highest and lowest scores in each category will be dropped and the remaining scores averaged to three decimal places.
b. The decision of the judges is final.
c. In the event only 3 teams enter a competition, only 1st and 2nd place trophies may be awarded.
d. In case of a tie score at a contest, the next place trophy will be used and the plate changed. A coin toss will decide which team receives each trophy. In the event of a tie for third place, a new trophy will be ordered.
e. In the event a tie occurs at the Championships:
1.
the high and low scores will be added in as a tie breaker and if there
is still a tie,
2.
the tied teams will perform their routine again to determine placement.
a. Teams will be subject to DISQUALIFICATION if a team member is not considered to be in control of her own body (i.e. gymnastic building, lifts or climbs).
b. Routine segments where one team member performs "solo" for 16 beats or more (while the other team members remain stationary) will result in DISQUALIFICATION.
c. LIKA reserves the right to review any routine and ban any maneuver deemed to be dangerous. Repeating a banned maneuver in subsequent competitions will result in DISQUALIFICATION.
d. Kickline routines must include a minimum of 50 waist high or higher kicks for a two-minute routine. Additional kicks are expected for longer routines. Please remember that the overall routine, not the number of kicks, determines the placement. Performances with fewer than 50 kicks may result in a 0.2 point deduction or disqualification.
e. A Dance or Hip Hop routine is one that portrays a dance style that includes a combination of rhythmic, creative body movements, which interpret and enhance a musical selection.
f. A Pom routine utilizes any style of performance that incorporates the use of pom pons as the object or focus for at least 75% of the routine.
g. A Step Dance routine is one that portrays a specific style of dance using little music and the definite style of Step. A Step Performance should consist of an intro, at least 2 transitions and an exit step. There should be no more than 3 "breathe" breaks in a five-minute routine.
a. Rubber soled shoes or appropriate dance shoes are required. (The full foot must be covered.)
b. Jewelry: as a safety precaution, the wearing of jewelry of any kind (including captain pins, etc.) is prohibited.
1. Any jewelry observed by the penalty judge will result in a deduction of 0.1 point per piece of jewelry from the team's final score.
2. Covering jewelry (i.e. with band aids) is not allowed.
3. Discovered jewelry will be taken from student and returned in the scoring envelope. If jewelry is not surrendered to the Floor Judge, the dancer will not be permitted to perform
c. Props, including shakers are not permitted EXCEPT in the Pom and Step Dance Divisions.
a. Each team must provide their own music tape.
This tape MUST be turned in no less than 15 or more than 30 minutes prior to
the start of the contest. It is advisable that each team has a back-up
tape as a precaution.
1. CD’s are not recommended, due to the fact that all
players may not read the disc the same way, resulting in a speed variance.
b.
In the event a team changes their music, they may NOT select the music
of another team in their own Class.
LIKA will provide blank judge's tapes at the first Competition entered. These tapes are to be reused for the remainder of the season. Rewind each tape to start and turn them in with your music tape. Replacement tapes will be provided at a fee.
The display of unsportsmanlike conduct by any team, individual team member, an advisor or chaperone will, at the discretion for the LIKA Board of Directors, subject the entire team to suspension from one or more competitions. This rule will be held enforceable from the time a team arrives at the contest site and until they return to their home school.
a. Each team must have an advisor or school appointed chaperone accompanying them to every competition. A team captain does NOT qualify as an advisor.
b. During the team's performance, their advisor is to remain off the competition floor (except in an emergency) and should be seated so as not to impede the view of either judges or spectators.
c. Each advisor will certify, on the day of a contest, that to the best of their knowledge each member of their team is physically capable of performing.
1. Students with leg braces or previously injured must have a clearance from a doctor not just a parent to participate.
d.
As per NYS
coaching guidelines, it is recommended that the Advisor or other school
representative be certified in first aid and CPR.
A team must arrive at the competition site between the "doors open" time and 15 minutes prior to the start of the contest. Teams entering the building before the "doors open" time or after the official starting time may receive a 5.0 penalty. A team arriving after their scheduled performance time may be DISQUALIFIED.
After the last team has performed, all teams must remain in their seats in the stands. Team members must remain on the team side of the gym or in their designated area (as they must throughout the entire competition). The awarding of trophies will take place in the center of the gym floor with the captains of each placing team to be called forward.
Upon receipt of a team entry fee for a competition, each team will receive advisor pass(es). These will be permanent passes for the current season and will not be reissued.
a. The order of appearance within each Class will be established prior to each contest by random drawing.
b. In the event of multiple sessions, all schools in an individual Class will compete in the same session.
The dates will be determined after processing by the contest facility and will be published as soon as possible.
a. Spectator fee will be collected at the door.
b. Spectators are expected to follow the same rules of sportsmanship as are imposed on the competing teams.
c. Spectators must remain on the spectator side of the gym. Failure to do so may result in your team being DISQUALIFIED.
d. The use of flashbulbs or other forms of photographic lighting may distract performers and judges. It is suggested that they not be used.
e. Food and drinks may not be brought into the gym. Those found with food will be asked to leave. This includes team members. (Subject to location of contest).
a. The invitational Championship will include teams from each Division.
b. In order to qualify a team must:
1.
enter at least two preliminary contests and
2.
place 1st and 2nd in one of the preliminary contests.
(except in the event of cancellation by
LIKA).
c. Wild-card placement will be used to insure up to three competing teams per Class.
d. In order to qualify for a wild-card position a team must:
1.
compete in TWO PRELIMINARY CONTESTS and
2.
by adding the team's two highest placements be the team with the LOWEST
total.