Revised Dance Corps Competition rules approved

Post date: May 18, 2015 4:18:2 AM

Group of dancers that is part of a Pipe Band, as is the case in several bands of South America.

May 15 2015 approved clauses applicable to the Dance Corps competition:

• Rename this category to "Dance Corps".  This allows for a dance corps not associated to a pipe band to compete likewise (with the assistance of a pipe band, per the requirements for this competition category).

  • Definitions > Pipe Band Dance Corps (renamed to "Dance Corps")

    • Definition: "A dance corps shall consist of not less than four performing members" (same as past definition, but deleting "pipe band")

• Events > General > Dress Code

  • • Sporran (optional for dancers)

    • Shoes, gillie brogues, or dance pumps.

  • Competition Categories> Pipe Band with Dance Corps: (renamed to "Dance Corps")

  • Corps minimum size: in accordance with the definition of a Dance Corps.

  • Dances and/or choreography: based on Highland Dancing or National Dancing (not Country Dancing).

  • Performance duration: at least 2 minutes.

  • Music source: live standard-size pipe band.

  • Music types: Marches, Strathspeys, Reels, Hornpipes, Jigs

  • Order of play:

    • Same order as for pipe bands.

    • A dance corp that is not associated to a pipe band should be drawn as if it were a pipe band.

  • Dress code:

    • per Events > General > Dress Code

      • jewelry, accessories and medals are not to be worn.

• Adjudication > Number of Adjudicators:

  • Pipe Band with dancing Dance Corps: 1 dancing

• Adjudication Aspects > Pipe Band with Dance Corps: (renamed to "Dance Corps")

  • Execution:

    • Timing and ensemble: dancers must place feet, arms and head in precise positions in accordance with the music (a tempo)

    • Technique and rudiments: dancers' footwork and the coordination of head, arms and hands.

    • Synchronization: the dance corps's precision of movement in unison, one with the other as a team, and the accuracy of the figures.

  • Artistic impression:

    • General deportment: dancers' ability to capture the spirit and motif of the dance, and the use of the music's structure

      • Choreography: the creative skill of composing a routine that combines artistic and technical elements.

  • Pipe band: not adjudicated in this competition category

  • Notes: The adjudication shall commence with the first beat of the first bar, and shall cease on the last beat of the last bar of the dance.

  • Paperwork > Corps/Quartet/Band registration:

    • 1st paragraph: "No person shall be allowed to compete in a Drum Corps, Pipe Quartet, Pipe Band or Dance Corps if not registered therein."

    • 3rd paragraph:

      • "Performers may be registered per event in at the most one Drum Corps, one Pipe Quartet, one Pipe Band and one Dance Corps [...]"

      • "Dancers are allowed per event to also compete at the most in one Drum Corps, one Pipe Quartet, and one Pipe Band (as a piper or drummer), in accordance with the applicable rules and exceptions for those categories"