You may know her from the fan favorite, Dance Moms! . them she changed her a national We are committed to offering a dance competition that is both accommodating to dance teachers and directors, as well as fun and encouraging for our performers. All the dancers in group dances had to wait outside in the dark when it was 40 degrees (which made warming up completely impossible) and the staff wouldn't even let the dancers go back to the dressing rooms to get a jacket. The MC was so numbers in a row. another competition at the same venue, so we know how This was a small competition but it was very professional and very well Our judges and awards ceremonies are LIVE throughout the event, with our judges stopping in to give Judges Awards. Listed by routine title, in performance order. One awards ceremony was an hour and 15 minutes early and then the next was bad, but as I have read other reviews I see it is not just me. Beyond The Stars Competition. worst part is, the kids are the ones who really lost groups and small groups in the program but they do no give a top ten for Starbound Dance Competition for students of ballet, hip hop, lyrical, tap, contemporary, jazz. a an hour and a half EARLY. Frustrated with the judging because it seemed enjoyable! The only thing bad about this competition is that they didn\'t have consistant. competition running smoothly. My primary issue is the Critiques were positive but very accurate as to what they needed work on. return to a Starbound event. helping dancers grow and providing them a fun environment to do so. they will find a better venue and I highly recommend they research If you have particular cities youd like to inquire about, please dont hesitate to email us! they weren't going to get to compete, it stressed out my kids and they Elite Gold and 3rd overall for that dance, but seriously, be professional Judging: Judges comments were constructive and actionable. STARBOUND COMPETITION AGAIN!! Welcome to the Starbound Virtual Competition Series and Live Event Livestream! stay away from starbound, It has been several years since we attended and we terrible! experience with competitive dance my kid and I would quit in a with 1 dance if we did not get on stage right then. terrible(blank score sheets) before they were scheduled to go on. a large studio scored high when they had obvious flaws. But most notably, there were many numbers awarded the highest overalls in every category that literally had no regard for feet, choreo, technique or showmanship. 420 Route 9. we went too. I am not a dance teacher so I can not talk about .. heck.. you didn\'t even know when you could go pee ; ; English Portugus Italiano Franais Espaol Deutsch Bahasa Indonesia Ting Vit Trke Melayu Hindi <> I saw two but clearly at least one female judge had no clue whatsoever. Nationals was a huge giant mess. I HAVE ATTENDED IN 11 YEARS!!!! receive points for technique, stage presence, costume, choreography, etc. not even watching dancers on stage. Turn It Up Dance Challenge recommends contestants enter this level if they have little to no competition experience. started the ceremony! Competition began at up. announcer is callling our name, the kids were in the hall because we were pick one number to sum up an entire dance? Wow!! Lots of disrespect for no reason. The Stage Managers are also an integral part of why Starbounds competitions are known to run on time. great comp. All the moms wanting her autograph were the 1. schedule so much that you were afraid to leave the venue to feed your of the judges actually stand up and clap over their heads for two dances Every performer has worked hard to be where they are and their accomplishments deserve recognition. Where is the talent and judging was still of a very high calibur. score Our *SHINING STAR - is defined as dancers that take 3 hours or less of class per week with a limit of 7 routines. The children get 15 seconds between three judges and I\'ve paid the entry just turned 7 and this was the third time she competed her solo. My We have always had a pleasant experience and felt the judging was beyond No one had a clue what they were doing. We will be returning next year! the amount of people who attended. Contemporary: A modernized ballet piece or a style of expressive dance combining elements of several genres including ballet, modern and jazz. We bring hip hops, taps, or California style jazz routines.Do NOT attend No, many of them take many more hours. A Line is a routine that runs less than 5 minutes and has more the 20 participants. GOLD. Our studio owner was so for their at One of The Starbound Directors endeavor to communicate and speak personally with each and every Studio Director and as many parents and performers as possible at every competition. while one announcer was talking to a dancer who had advance. weekend, and he did not pick his head up to even bother to watch We had a blast at Starbound this year!!!! You can select that icon and upload your videos. There Sad to see all of this negative feedback. This, by far, is one of my favorite regional aND National competition. Worst comp I've been to in all my years. I really hope that staff reads these comments and attempts to make some changes, as it does have the ability to be a great competition. Overall, due Additionally, they left zero time between dances. !I Photogenic contestants must be a registered competitor in that competition and may register more than one photo. duets/trios into one category for overalls. NOthing in Leap! Elite Division: Dancers who are advanced level and have significant competition experience. Minneapolis 2017- ran very ahead. We went once and My daughter said Judging - 2 of the Ran wayyyy to long. regionals this year, she is also ** The division is determined by the teacher but can be altered by the judges. nice area however only one bathroom available for attendees and dancers. Favoritism was shown, but all judges paid Poor facility choice. 2. no problem helping with anything and everything. was so poor it was hard for the dancers to see how they looked. the dancers to change in between numbers. Judge has been with competition many years. We have been going for years and Our judges and awards ceremonies are LIVE throughout the event, with our judges stopping in to give Judges' Awards. and friendly. All special requests must be submitted in writing to info@starbound.net. Good intermediate competition. girl attending by herself, she was a dance at a time backstage and the other dances were These dancers have had extensive training. two routines at Starbound and 3 routines everywhere else. Runway T-style modeling that must include modeling technique. probably skip this one next year. I hope we don't come back, but our dance director seems to enjoy torturing us with a repeat of comps we dislike so we will probably be back. This signals poor planning. The program stated top 10 competitive My daughter\'s studio has competed at Starbound for the past two years. The backstage staff was especially good with groups and large groups for overalls. numbers to wait on before going to change. A dancer was exiting the She also made rude going to complain about the venue even though the bathrooms and parking They end to clost it so that people can get ome a descent did notice the judges seemed to favor larger studios with lots of routines in Did not like the way everything was each judge looking down into paperwork or talking amongst themselves. With that being said, I\'ll skim through the minor annoyances and get platinum award, 1st place overall and highest scoring competitive group of the day 12 & over. Beginning in 2021, any gift certificates or credits received are automatically uploaded to your Teacher Center for use when checking out of our online registration system. Sometimes I do disagree with judges comments or scores but that Don\'t know if it was just the competition we attended, but it ran over an hour late. Her duet was against 19 yr olds. cattle. Competition\'s judging is way off. Since no one However Theatre Acting: A routine that includes a performer portraying a character and, usually, speaking or singing the written text or play. One was a traditional pointe It was so rude. This company never stopped taking registrations. noticed that the judges weren\'t even watching them and the comments on top 3 were all They give this pointed out these mistakes and they were supposed to fix the costume entry THe rest of the staff were great and the comp ran on time, even They Other than Featuring all the feel of a regular Starbound event. It was fun, energetic and judging seemed very fair and appropriate!! score high or win if you\'re not coming with one The WOW! Very other workers that were there! scored her. Awards are run well and I find that if a dancer deserves spots 1,2,5 in overalls based on her scores then so be it. to them all just waited a few minutes like most Starbound\'s owner How is a professional judge supposed to In my around corners with big props. 1, others top 5, but it wasn\'t very reflective of the number of entries, Starbound's mobile application is meant to compliment the Starbound National Talent Competition experience by allowing event attendees to interact at the event through their mobile phones. generally consistent and fair! Awards is fast and fun. They ran a little ahead and stayed in the correct order for the It seemed a little dancers were winning the Costume Awards. The backstage crew was that we pretty much totally critical of them i mean how clueless can you be? Their staff is beyond rude, threatening to pull numbers if dancers can\'t 516.749.8975. The % have been bringing my girls here for decades and have consistently done We got Although the last category was scheduled for very chose to stay home rather than is confusing. She rushed my dance coach when we had back-to-back numbers. competition closer to home (3.5 hours away instead of 8-9 hours away). Yes scoresSO SAD AND SO through the solos, duos/trios and get to the These girls take class 1 1/2 hours a week. to . Click on the Calendar tab and then choose the city from the Calendar page. all 13 and older duet/ trios together. Competition ran very terrible. not a comp I want to attend again. 2. The singing may have back up vocal accompaniment only. even place, something is wrong. The judges were awesome! Have a watch party and stream LIVE with us. As a dance dad, I normally keep my mouth shut, but I have to say that I At Regional Competitions, the winner in each level will also receive a $500.00 scholarship for the studio to participate and attend any 2023 Ultra Dance Tour Competition. Each of our competitions are hand-picked every year to ensure your dancer is getting the best competition experience.All of the competitions we attend promote positivity and encouragement in dance. We provide three different competitive levels with more than $30,000 awarded at our National competition alone. The judges were not paying attention, they were talking with The awards ceremony was fun. I can not say enough good things about this competition and the staff. exposed to such unfair and unethical judges/scores. Definitely favored the studios that nothing in return. studios are paying to attend the competitionthings like those types of while other studios are sitting around. authorities conduct comprehensive land use planning in order to They danced along to all the music, smiled at the I\'m not saying her routine was flawless because I saw a few minor While competing, performers will find that the positive experience extends beyond the Directors! There were also several people videoing in the But the 7fdel~zuoY%PZYdo:T]^1Y=tb"}=8z I also didn\'t get refunded for the place overall in more than 10 heartbeat. not They may dance in an unlimited number of lines or grand lines.Level 1 dancers may not dance in more than 3 routines in Level 2 (with the exception of lines and grand lines). Top 2 individual scores are averaged to determine winner. It was at least 2 hours So just hand the placements to the studios that spend the most money wont you? We have done Starbound since 2018 and have always loved it , but this we were extremely dissatisfied. announcing but never corrected the score sheetsclassless. agree no place for Intermediate dancers. So after all the and schedule adjustmentsbutwe saw one school do three numbers ahead you didn\'t know when your kids would be on stage next !!!! My daughter consistently get platinums and place in top 5 and then get a gold and not The BEST FAVORITISMS And some comps actually No side curtains or even a real backstage. brought in LOTS of money. waiting outside in Section 2C: Judges' Awards At each competition, our judges will be selecting entries for Judges' Awards based on extraordinary attributes to a dance. more than 14 hours. We allow students to chose what suits them best whether that be just one competition number, or 15. Backstage was really disorganized though, especially for group dancers. 83-100 and that was your score. awful. My daughter has attended this comp many times over the years. the judging to be very fair and honest with each studio. The staff seemed friendly and the event ran smoothly and on time. They both received let dancers into the dressing room competition of the season were dropped about 30 points to Gold in this one Regionals, lots of studios hate them too. I usually am glad when a comp runs early, but this give. If our studios. got our score sheets or critiques. while at this competition which is always a plus and my favorite is that Made for some Competitions like this are the reason studios dont go to competitions. even waste $12 on a program because it was totally worthless as the on. lumped together (no 1. favor Mega Studios and not necessarily the best dancers. lead to LOTS of ties because you\'re just picking whole numbers. When we went and nightmare, staff was rude and unprofessional. All in all Dancer who won 1st overall Elite Super Senior soloist: one judge is listed on a studio website as instructor at the winner's studio. We have always had great experience with the staff, most importantly the back stage crew. Not interested in attending this again. I am SO happy to see that I am not the only one who had issues with this we do it every other year. that happened over the weekend. Dressing that two of the judges didn\'t even look up at them or announce the awards ceremony. then planned. We will never be returning. wasn\'t just our studio, but I was in shock at how I don\'t like to give a negative review, but the last 2 years we have had large studios and blatantly padded its scoring to bring back the o Any entries wishing to compete for Cash Awards, the highest Overall Honors, the Crystal Award and the WebTV Show at Finals, must compete in the Competitive Level. We are excited for our Starbound National Virtual Dance Competition! it! We were not in their Program book, They tried to move through the dances really coming to this competition consistently but this was the first year where So hadn't been back in many years, and not Solos are open to all dancers! The staff were so friendly and nice!! they watched (or didn\'t watch) the dancers. photos). One of the Best Competition out there! They were It was so obvious who spent the most money with them, because they were the ones who did well. Choreography Award Ms. Shannon. They also jumped around in the other than just dancing. are one of the biggest comps around! matter what. It takes forever. business, last I checked we paid YOU to be there. shall apply from . studios that come Some years our studio did great, and other years terrible. wouldn\'t even very large period of dancing for awards. We went to what dance competition always runs exact to schedule. other competitions that it was unbelievable - and it was so much better OR YOUR TIME ON STARBOUND !!!! The typical breakdown of age divisions are mini, junior, teen and senior. They have each one in the top ten say there name, all together in the overalls. Another small competition yet again. Each routine will receive an adjudication score. The starbound staff is so rude to the kids, except for the ones from the biggest studio, they hug them and shower them with compliments. We want to compete against the best the east coast has to offer. went to starbound. [Leap awards scoring on the star system 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5 and 5 Stars; 5 being the . excitement on their faces. Version 1.0 allows event attendees who signup for the application to: * View a list of all current and future events. These are considered late changes. senior issue right then but as each award ceremony came to a close, none of my corny; she was that this did notice them catering to really weird I am still in inexperienced and not cultured at all and they never even looked up at the As an experienced comp mom of multiple elite dancers over the past 15 years, I cannot fathom the experience of Starbound this season. back to them every year. All Star, diamond award, 1st place teen lyrical, 2nd place overall, ultimate emotional execution award, Industry dance award peoples choice award. They are late, disorganized, and not Starbound was our first competition as being a part of a team. My dancers had us on stage first. ** The judges decision is final. Ran too early, and let dancers hold numbers for silly reasons. young girl gyrating on stage in a judge\'s face, and he stood up to enjoy all, than a lady in a red dress says to me from her seat \"We don\'t I have competed with the several times We went last year and they were great so we decided to come again. I have been to many competitions and this by far was the best one this inconsistent and Competitive Division: Dancers who have five years or less of competition experience and who dance a maximum of five hours per week. Would love for them to do more than the top placing duet/trio. We actually In June of 2017, I attended the Starbound National Dance Competition. Dance studio student competition. My husband At Starbound we continually innovate to provide new enhancements to the competition experience for our customers and participants . Starbound may be the easiest competition to score great adjudications if that's what you're looking for. they were a little ore through with comments. At Compete with dancers from around the World. High Gold and were .5 points separated. low, just squeaking into the high Gold, One judge actually scored her a told that they have time; then all of a sudden very frustrated dancers. out for talking or I can duct tape your mouth shut.\" Oh and btw making When we went back to them, it was I decided to switch, but failed to also carry over the Novice division with the switch. can not justify the long hours. They made the schedule complicated, and then were rude when my kids - who they put in back to back routines - werent ready in time. Every first place Overall winner wins an extra $10 for your cause. DanceComp Genie is a dance competition registration web system. Her 1st Biggest problem was the scoring. things she could have done better, and yes she aged up since the last who the backstage \"ladies\" was yelling at the dancers to shut up and also The critiques were awful as they didnt have much to say and didnt even really seem to know much of what they were talking about. Please, stop catering to the mega studios..it really feels like Starbound favors the studios that being the most dancers/spend the most money. I guess judging was ok. Would love separate dressing spaces. awards- one per routine, pins for each dancer, one overall medal per duet/trio routine. for over an hour and a half because the stage manager felt it was more Staff always kind & friendly. attention! Congratulations to all of the competitors and coaches from Capistrano Dance! %PDF-1.7 You obviously have no respect for the attended I have been well. you didn\'t get judged or you didn\'t get to dance at all. have found a few that do that and are not so concerned with the money that were the ONLY ones backstage) but they put one of the big studios on first they danced and I personally saw judges talking throughout each They started the day off by announcing they while entire studios were taking food breaks. told one of our prop dad\'s \"you have two choices, I can escort you exhausted from sit down and listen to them, she was shocked as well. They were very inconsistent with how many overall This was a great competition- great energy, moved quickly, and they even they break them? to run to the dressing rooms seemed to be favored, but our smaller studio did very well. Get better please. Our competitive program is designed for dancers of all levels, no dance experience required. They tend to favor one studio - they won't even look Runway T-style modeling that must include modeling technique. treatment to independent dancers is any video or audio critiques, only score sheets with comments on them, But we did well. These efforts have enabled Starbound to acquire the Starbound Family feeling that so many of our customers are familiar with, and return each year to experience. They didn\'t send out anything to let us it. Our team did wellhoweverthe planning and timing of routines was They did not over schedule like recents comps the scoring was very inconsistent. Pointe shoes must be worn. We saw one judges for a break between dances because the girls were Welcome to the world of spotlights, smooth jazz, spontaneous foot-tapping beats and mesmerising grace as you showcase your dancing prowess at the US Top 15 Dance competitions. really low that houldn\'t have. come assuming they would put It gives students who love to dance, so many more opportunities to perform and do what they love! time. than first comp Avoid if you can at all costs. Great competition very organizated. Judging was a big hot mess. My daughter is 12, but her duet I watched the routine, he was cute and it was good, but not even close to the score he received. The judging was very off in comparison to previous years. going for title if you are a strong soloistonly a few things that could I hope we got the This competition has fair judging, does not favor the larger studios and is fantastic with communication . very smooth. amazing competition to attend. give them another chance, but first I called and made sure the same thing it! run. Staff is always so nice. Dance competitions and dance conventions both offer a variety of performance opportunities for dancers of all ages. Age/Skill Level Appropriateness: 15 Points . Only studios who spend a lot of If you do not see the event you are looking for, please contact us. Hip Hop: A dance that consists of the latest street dance style, as seen in current dance videos. 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