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Vertical Guide
Dance Contests
Multiple routines per entrant, performance criteria, and large fast-moving fields.
Dance events move fast and run big: many entrants, multiple routines each, sorted into categories and divisions. Structure and speed are everything.
What's different here
- Entrants often perform multiple routines across categories.
- Criteria center on technique, execution, and artistry.
- Large fields mean heats, divisions, and quick turnover.
To writeAdd guidance on organizing categories/divisions and scoring many routines per dancer.
Before event day
- Divisions, categories, and running order are finalized.
- Judges agree on what technique vs. artistry means for your scale.
- You've tested how fast a judge can score one routine and clear the next.