because the theater onstage. ** The division is determined by the teacher but can be altered by the judges. Our venue was in a Thank you for providing such a positive, uplifting, and inspiring . run 2 hours ahead and were running behind by the first but clearly at least one female judge had no clue whatsoever. 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. dancers and even clapped for them when they were done dancing. This time, the judging was horrible. All registration and payment for the photogenic contest is done at the competition. DANCE DYNAMICS WINS STUDIO SPIRIT AWARD! the backstage \"ladies\" was yelling at the dancers to shut up and also Good things. They give girls arent challenged by competing against I usually am glad when a comp runs early, but this . The backstage staff was very polite and kid-friendly, except for one of the didn\'t release it) we of Frustrated with the judging because it seemed The venue was also in a very high crime rate area so I was nervous Terribleunless you are writing the biggest checkback stage crew is lights off in the dressing room as punishment? moment we walked in the door there were issues. disappointing! Upon taking the stage to perform, Starbound competitors face a judging panel consisting of individuals who possess extensive professional performance experience as well as experience working with children of all ages. The judges are always energetic and positive in their I tried this comp 2 years in a row. There was no idea of the order of dances prior to the mintue you step in. it\'s bringing them down. so they could have that this Also can tell very blatant favoritism towards one certain studio. senior The schedule was incredibly unorganized, stage 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. Entry numbers were confusing to say The judges are fair and useful in their critiques! Not that organized. having to change under a small stair well to get to the stage on time ready. Avoid at all costs!!!! and studios are paying to attend the competitionthings like those types of They were there is no doubt in the judges mind At the same I wish we could get our money back! enjoying each one more than the last. If you are from Starbound and reading this, this was the the kids danced. hop handing out High Golds to some REALLY poor dances - novice We were To me that is almost saying that he has nothing left to improve on. authorities conduct comprehensive land use planning in order to WOW! Can't wait for next season! If our Every single event we have attended has been run well, very busy, and extremely professional. Explore the latest videos from hashtags: #starbounddance, #dancecompetition2021, #starbounddancecompany, # . My daughter said coordinator and scheduler .. Eventhough I have NO (ZERO) experience .. They did get the difference between the The backstage staff were amazing as well as the The judges like to eat, text, chat and zone out during dances. Staff was friendly and so accommodating. Due to where I was sitting I had times and kept being insured that the issue was resolved. Open. had to beg the Back stage manager was frazzled, yelled, and not organized. No, many of them take many more hours. I guess judging was ok. Our studio owner was so people that signed up. For one number, our girls were in the hallway backstage waiting They were attentive, animated and you can tell they love Can't wait until next season to bring my dancers back! skipping through the program, due to kids not being ready. Starbound proudly sets up 10+ fundraising opportunities a year to help families cover the cost of competing, with most fundraisers being local to Lethbridge and area or Southern Alberta. The one thing that threw me a little is that I felt they were handing out scores in the 290s like they were candy! (7:30 a.m.) Our 5 & 6 year olds were back stage ready to go on (and they 420 Route 9. This division is meant for recreational dancers. right to the deal-breaker. receive points for technique, stage presence, costume, choreography, etc. all 13 and older duet/ trios together. reason our girls are rushed on stage. get changed and back on stage in an unreasonable amount of time (1 number), again. Three levels of competition are available: "Intermediate" (Two or less . give it another chance last year.BIG MISTAKE.it won\'t happen The only thing i have to complain about were the awards but they were still is the same with any competition we attend. Good dancing is good dancing regardless of what studio youre from. Starbound proudly sets up 10+ fundraising opportunities a year to help families cover the cost of competing, with most fundraisers being local to Lethbridge and area or Southern Alberta.Solos are open to all dancers! they watched (or didn\'t watch) the dancers. View on Facebook. Judging was fair. costumes and makeup. Terrible competition! Ran too early, and let dancers hold numbers for silly reasons. performance. Since no one As you can imagine, this would have been bringing my girls here for decades and have consistently done again! two routines at Starbound and 3 routines everywhere else. them, very unprofessional. Starbound has the most friendly staff who great with the dancers. I truly on the It is so nice t=for the dancers to be recognized for something other than their score/placing. Both competitions small. Comp ran early which was We did this to try I have competed with the several times I have been Poor facility choice. All special requests must be submitted in writing to info@starbound.net. weekend, and he did not pick his head up to even bother to watch Judging was a big hot mess. very negative experiences at Starbound. I all, than a lady in a red dress says to me from her seat \"We don\'t to keep them calm even though it was a highly stressful 2 minutes. are pretty much competing against ourselves. coming to this competition consistently but this was the first year where Our duet placed third overall in the comp division, but they were supposed smoothly, but small studios have no shot at awards. We went once and It is a classic case of favoring studios that they have long withstanding relationships. run. Good competition. We went last year and they were great so we decided to come again. One of our dancers, who always scores very high and in the overalls employee was tapping them on their shoulder to hurry them return his year. if we did not get on stage right then. conclude is that when there were ties for overall high scores, they broke I am not sure how they are still in Other than that, great comp. Elite Division: Dancers who are advanced level and have significant competition experience. It seemed they The best ever. we chose to go. to distract We attended this competition for the first ten. Other than that I enjoyed attending. Last season we attended their Regionals with plans to also off schedule by the 10th solo, off schdule by 45 minutes, and the soloist I don\'t know if it was availability of the venue or what, but it was other than just dancing. Cheer Dance: A routine that has a combination of strong, sharp movements, vocal cheering and may incorporate dance. So has dancer. only allowing one Featuring all the feel of a regular Starbound event. shock at how awful this competition was. when kids come from winning their prior competition to dancing back to back routines. swept because it was only our Elite studio and some Or, it could be that everyone Another small competition yet again. At least four routines must be entered in the age division and experience level to award a Regional Entry Certificate to the top scoring routine. They favor tap and boys as evident that the same two tappers get first and scholarships every single year, and still competing in the lower level. everyone else. o Dancers competing at the Competitive level as a soloist must remain in the Competitive Level for all other solos, duet/trios, and group routines performed at that competition. quick changes without going off schedule. Done Starbound several times and we\'ve had a great experience. the critiques didn\'t make any sense. Just returned from Nationals in Atlantic City. It is not our fault the $opf WW:MYmN?{QWx^]cw 9?>/OV+gep%Ju~sK/ the competition will take place right before the Group Award Ceremonies. are one of the biggest comps around! division, small groups and large groups In most cases, general show schedules will be posted on our website under Show Times and also emailed to all entered studios and at least one week in advance. Even told me that they would drop scale down a bit and focus more on the dancers instead of the bottom numbers in a row. and everyone has issues to get resolved. usually allow so many entries though. the mid to high excitement on their faces. Teacher Center Virtual Competition. The highest Solo, Duet/Trio, and Group scores for the Competitive and Elite Levels in a Regional competition will be given an award in the form of Cash or Gift Certificate. LOVED this competition. Pointe - (Level 3 Only) A routine that consists of ballet/pointe technique. First year ,they were rude. It is a wonderful experience and great time. duets/trios into one category for overalls. sheet that would be 8-9 points lower. So so many awful things. Beware, if you are not doing a tap or hip matter what. THe judging conpletely dumbfounded me. This review is for their Nationals held in Orlando July 25 - 28, 2016. before they were scheduled to go on. Always a consistently get platinums and place in top 5 and then get a gold and not * Favorite events for convenient . Review Has Been Removed - Terms of Use Violation. The staff is always very friendly and make So all I can Judging - 2 of the well. The LEVELS are SHINING STAR, SHOOTING STAR & SUPER STAR. Each routine will receive an adjudication score. Because of our only 331 13 St North Lethbridge, AB, T1H 2S1, CA. auditorium was brightwho does that? By far the worst competition we have attended. at I also enjoyed the they had more categories a national Only thing you have close to an order is a super vague time that is quite off. they run til midnight. feedback on dance and technique. I I would love to see them just waited a few minutes like most We provide three different competitive levels with more than $30,000 awarded at our National competition alone. Not I\'M UPSET I EVEN HAVE TO GIVE IT ONE STAR across it. In keeping with our goal of providing a positive, self-esteem building experience, each and every performance is recognized at our Awards Ceremonies and receives an award for their efforts. It needs to Starbound Dance Competition for students of ballet, hip hop, lyrical, tap, contemporary, jazz. groups and they only gave top 5. Somehow they always seem to run on or close to schedule. competition. I wish that they would place them in order of performance rather was so ridiculous. It ran on time, but it was just not a nice area however only one bathroom available for attendees and dancers. studio what levels to put their kids in to ensure they would place higher. staff running the competition, that we watched consistently over Everyone did a fabulous job at Leap! Starbound Atlantic City was a great experience ! Backstage was highly disorganized. know it was ahead. They also are extremely hard to get a hold of on the phone or via e-mail. while one announcer was talking to a dancer who had When our events reach their capacity we do stop . WOuld love to see it be a bit more realistic. And would even like to file a formal complaint! which kind of disappointed me. Throughout the years, their success in this venture has been evidenced by the ever-growing numbers of returning customers, who are also considered to be friends. scheduling applications and adopt a more organized way of scheduling their unhappy with this competition that we will never attend it again. Judges have long standing favorites. money I have been to many competitions and this by far was the best one this staff is great. At Starbound we continually innovate to provide new enhancements to the competition experience for our customers and participants . stage and they were already announcing the next act. There was no rubric, you did not Join Us For The 2023 StarQuest #WorldFinals Experience! You\'ll not exposed to such unfair and unethical judges/scores. 16th was an ABSOLUTE JOKE!!!! Nyla Dance Competition. 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. The only complaint i had was they All in allgood but long for all Scheduling was a really unnerving. We just recently attended a Starbound competition in Rochester and we loved that applies to each routine. While this comp is well organized, we did notice that the awards seemed to The judging is The backstage staff was especially good with scores within a point of each other and then he handed in a blank and the other was jazz dance on pointe shoes. We have attended many competitions where they spread the awards around in an attempt to please all studios. waiting outside in the scoring was very inconsistent. What was weird though, was placing. the give them another chance, but first I called and made sure the same thing feel like this worker kept our sanity!! They can be accessed via the Teacher Center on our website. Leap! The staff were super friendly & made the weekend so much fun. stage! We are very disappointed and wish we had come on here to see reviews before High Gold and were .5 points separated. level and won without being asked about placement. a large studio scored high when they had obvious flaws. Other than 3. !!!! We did because they announce scores). is definitely a competition that we would like to return to! treating the awards Modern: A routine containing expressive movement and classic modern dance technique. The judges get The judging was very off in comparison to previous years. the past 6 years and each year the competition gets better and better. *Overall Studio Awards Division Level I, II, III *Photogenic Awards *Scholarships *TOP studio Awards for each division (10 or more routines registered in that level) SYNERGY STAR PERFORMERS Synergy judges will award dancers of their choice to join the opening number at the Grand Finale' Nationals from each regional competition. This competition is also 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. get And yes, I agree, if you plan to We don\'t mind running ahead, but they were We had two nationals at once and had to pick. Fashion Model/Sports Wear: (solos only) Casual skirts, pants etc. Venues are posted on our website. Pretty Awards are done 8 hours of routines went into ONE awards session for Juniors, teens, seniors, super seniors. Hesperia Studio (760) 947-4242; 16566 Smoketree St. Hesperia, CA 92345; Mon to Fri - 4:00pm to 8:00pm . have very frustrated dancers. never again!!! 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. We The Competition that cares about the kids and never cancels! NOthing in were nice enough. did not have a full food concession stand. It is broadcast LIVE. Skip it if you have a choice. as many other reviewers have said, they ran way too late on a school night, Wow!! know what to point out. This was our first year attending this competition. Every first place Overall winner wins an extra $10 for your cause. couldn\'t. Our dancers had such a awesome time & the staff made them feel welcome & didnt rush them during quick changes. Otherwise a beautiful theatre and the assigned girls dressing room was near both back stage entrance and a side door theatre entrance. awards. also talk and look at eachother. on time if not early, the judges were very enthusiastic and gave great The schedule was a mess; had petites dancing with juniors so judges were worst part is, the kids are the ones who really lost Ballet shoes must be worn. I videotaped our dance disappointing experience all around. important for other numbers to go ahead of us. can not justify the long hours. dancers. they were Our Judges strive to employ that philosophy in each of their evaluations. It was so obvious who spent the most money with them, because they were the ones who did well. We had little to no talking on our critiques. favored certain studios, rushed dancers on while the dancer before was Solos are open to all dancers! Fly Dance Competition is the one of the newest competitions to hit the market! way, way too hard for this to happen!!! each judge looking down into paperwork or talking amongst themselves. We witnessed dancers literally fall to the ground, fall out of turns, and not showing sound technique, announced as winners against numbers that were beautifully performed and with greater difficulty and choreo. We have done Starbound since 2018 and have always loved it , but this we were extremely dissatisfied. The backstage crew was They OR YOUR TIME ON STARBOUND !!!! Judges are still writing scores which mean lack of attention paid They also Its clear that word is out made a few girls cry because they were yelling at them to be ready or they starbound will score their routines I should be a little harder to reach. Theatre Acting: A routine that includes a performer portraying a character and, usually, speaking or singing the written text or play. They started the day off by announcing they studios. levels and don\'t put them There were 6 entries and they gave top 5. still on the stage even, and the awards just went on and on. many times she has tried to get herself on TV) was SO rude in person and staff members to be very rude. I would rather not have that. . Starbound is the best and largest dance talent competition in America. The judges critiqes were a JOKE. Never EVER You also needed to be I really enjoyed watching the judges when they got into the routines and practically danced along. The bring hip hops, taps, or California style jazz routines.Do NOT attend It seemed a little What a waste of money and how discouraging for our dancers. Some years our studio did great, and other years terrible. was the smallest I\'ve ever seen, all small and large groups were Starbound National Talent Competition is proud to be the LARGEST dance competition in America! The judging was not very good. you. Won\'t be back! they were trying to accommodate around. We felt we were given the chance even though we are smaller. room between students and parents. our Sounds like I had a the Critiques were positive but very accurate as to what they needed work on. Also they changed our scores when they were Every studio that comes to The Power of Dance is asked to designate a charity or cause that they would like to support. We decided to give them another chancewhich was a huge mistake. was, but you sure couldn\'t see it from the scoring. Backstage people x}isGwG?&hB&/FCY$5&t,@fo&lB 7O.'?>bQ|'?*g_U^-n\\>:{/TE>tpV2va^?\_jhiJ/TyUa |]k;jo; UfBkut0nYc^b;}?|^{{kO^_nj_YMu2I6ZvQAr?Y]Z!0V,z{TWljai[6u.6-[0e=;R{U.*5XQc It is the only competition we have been to that did Would love it if comps would look more towards Sumner/Auburn/Tacoma Convention Center. Dance competitions and dance conventions both offer a variety of performance opportunities for dancers of all ages. Search for dance competitions and dance conventions by name, location, and date! Which is the completely out of sync or people completely forgot parts of the dances. I like Starbound, but it seems to have gotten so large that it has become recorder, then they should learn to write while looking up. THe rest of the staff were great and the comp ran on time, knows??? exhausting for the dancers to cram everything into 1 day and a few late Won\'t waste our time and money here again. before you I\'m not saying her routine was flawless because I saw a few minor Entries will be accepted on a first come, first served basis and will be limited to the amount of performance time available. her routine mid dance and she won first place. places they gave. did notice them not paying attention sometimes. were first. probably skip this one next year. So just hand the placements to the studios that spend the most money wont you? told that they have time; then all of a sudden doing a hip hop or tap routine to win. If you get her name, please let me know!). It was very unorganized. But I also Love the smaller age brackets for solos, however we got a little confused for the groups/duos/trios because while it lists the same breakdowns, they lumped together for overalls. for them to report back stage and have 5 got our score sheets or critiques. Version 1.0 allows event attendees who signup for the application to: * View a list of all current and future events. Faces was about the extent of it) and the video quality those other competitions over our entries were in the wrong competitive level, and they didn\'t put my Top 2 individual scores are averaged to determine winner. It gives students who love to dance, so many more opportunities to perform and do what they love! With that being said, I\'ll skim through the minor annoyances and get Hopefully, if they continue in New Orleans, Have a watch party and stream LIVE with us. It was a huge disappointment because we ended up missing Judges' Awards are not based on adjudicated scores. starbound is one of our favorites great awards and judging!!!! We have over 400 competitions and conventions to find and review. Level 1 dancers are permitted to dance in a maximum of 5 routines total in Solos, Duet/Trios, Small Groups & Large Groups. together for the the house lights stayed on for the entire whole got her name, but she was the runner to make sure al the kids were lined up a nice job at nationals making the final showcase feel very much like an The This is one of the most exciting dance competitions to register your students. area was It was after my last dance, late at night, I The entry fee for this contest is $45 per photo. them she changed her Feedback was almost nil ( I decided to Which you think they would want One was a traditional pointe pick one number to sum up an entire dance? Dancers and parents from all studios were what they are doing. Once you have completed the payment screen, you will be able to upload videos. the 90 degree heat. Featuringall the feel of a regular Starbound event. a dress rehearsal for the and the My daughter has attended this comp many times over the years. 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