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JUDGING
& AWARDS

Experience next level feedback with our live video judging! During your performance, each judge will record their expert critiques in real-time. These invaluable video critiques are uploaded shortly after the competition concludes and will be available on your registration page for easy viewing and downloading. Get personalized, actionable feedback to enhance your skills and performances!

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RANKING

PINK DIAMOND

DIAMOND

SAPPHIRE

RUBY

EMERALD

AMBER

97-100

95-96

93-94

90-92

86-89

80-85

Our distinguished judging panel features four or more highly qualified and experienced authorities in the field. Each routine will be meticulously evaluated by three judges, focusing on technical ability, choreography, execution, and showmanship. Rest assured, the judges' decisions are final, ensuring a fair and professional assessment of every performance. Trust in our expertise to guide your journey to excellence!

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AWARDS

SOLO - DUO - TRIO

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

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  • 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

Given for Technique, Showmanship, Choreography, Musicality and Costume as nominated by judges.

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  • High point awards for the Top 10% Solos in each skill level. 

  • Overall High Point Duo/Trio in each skill level are recognized at the final awards ceremony when three or more entered.

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

    • Please note, a dancer may only win once in either the Miss Gotta Move Royalty or the Overall Skill Level High Point category, but not both.

 

STUDIOS​

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 1 hour prior to the last performing routine.  

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  • 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.)

  • Judges Choice plaques for each venue.

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

 

Team Specialty Awards

We’re excited to award winners for the top performances in EVERY AGE GROUP & SKILL LEVEL! Each group will have the chance to be recognized for their outstanding talent and hard work across all divisions.

  • Gotta Move has raised the bar with three additional special awards categories! Introducing:

    • The Art in Motion Award

    • The Urban Rhythm Award

    • The Showstopper Collective.

Each of these prestigious accolades will be presented across a variety of genre and skill levels, celebrating talent, creativity, and dedication at every stage. 

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Please note that routines that place in the Best of Show Overall top 10% will not be eligible for the Art in Motion Award, The Urban Rhythm Award, or The Showstopper Collective Award. These special categories are designed to recognize standout performances outside of the top 10% ranking, ensuring every dancer has a chance to shine!​

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Best of Show Overall High Point Awards

for top 10% in each skill level.

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$200 GOTTA MOVE! SCHOLARSHIP STUIDO 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). 

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  • 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.

SCHEDULING
NOTIFICATIONS

Gotta Move! reserves the right to group S/D/T contestants of close ages from differing age categories in order to provide a competitive experience as needed.  Example: Oldest Mini (9 yr old) to compete against youngest Junior (10 yr old) when there is no other equitable competition for the two contestants in their respective age/skill/genre categories, resulting in no more than one year age difference between the two.  
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Gotta Move! reserves the right to combine genres of similar qualities to provide a competitive experience, e.g. Jazz/Character, Lyrical/Ballet.

 

Scheduling efforts are made to separate studio classmates when S/D/T registration numbers deem possible.

 

AGE GROUP DIVISIONS

6 & under: Tinys

7-9 yrs:  Minis

10-12 yrs: Juniors

13-15 yrs: Teens

16-18 yrs: Seniors

19 & Older: Adults 

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