Judging & Awards

 Solo, Duo, Trio

• Every contestant receives a Gotta Move! keepsake trophy with jewel denoting ranking score.  

• Gotta Move! King Cap or Rhinestone Crown awarded to all 1st  place and Pink Diamond rank level scores.

(1st place winners are cited only when there are three or more contestants in the division.  We make an effort to separate S/D/T dancers from their teammates when the registration numbers allow us to do so, while still maintaining the goal of three to five dancers to a division to preserve the opportunity of winning a crown.)

• Specialty awards are given for Technique, Showmanship, Choreography, and Costume as nominated by judges.

• High point awards for the Top Five Solos in each skill level.

• Overall High Point Duo/Trio are recognized at the final awards ceremony (minimum of 10 to be divided by skill level)

• Miss Gotta Move! Solo Overall High Point Queen and two attendants are awarded competition scholarships.

Studio Teams

• Each Studio Team dancer receives a participation award.  These participant awards are available to be picked up at the front table during the teams competition throughout the day until 45 minutes prior to the last performing routine.  

• Each qualifying studio receives a large studio trophy with a plaque for displaying the place plates with jewel denoting ranking score.

(Studios remitting less than $400 team entry fees will receive a handsome wall-plaque award in lieu of the large studio trophy.)

• Overall High Point Awards for 1st-5th place in each skill level.

• $200 Gotta Move! Scholarship Studio Sweepstakes winner for the highest average of the top 10 routine scores from each studio (minimum of 10 routines must be registered for studio qualification). 

• Cash prize awarded in each skill level as Best in Show for highest scoring single team number.

• Directors Chair "Hall of Fame/Director of the Year."  At every competition, we recognize and welcome a studio to our Gotta Move! Hall of Fame for a director who:

  • has attended Gotta Move! competitions for multiple years

  • is always pleasant to work with

  • fosters good sportsmanship in her studio

  • demonstrates professional commitment and leadership to her students' dance education and experience.

• Judges Choice plaques for each venue.

• Special Recognition Certificates are awarded for Technique, Showmanship, Choreography, and Costume as nominated by judges.