Saturday, April 4, 2009

                                                                                                  

EVENT ORGANIZATION	The American Chinese Art Society (ACAS) will be sponsoring the Fourth New England Chinese Dance Competition on Saturday, April 4, 2009, at the ACAS Activity Center.  The Competition is a not-for-profit event.  Beginning in 2005, the New England Chinese Dance Competition has been held every other year.
ELIGIBILITY	The Competition is open to all amateur dancers.
CATEGORIES	·         Competitors will compete in four(6) categories. ACAS reserves the right to cancel a given category of competition due to insufficient number of entrants (Each category must have a minimum of three entrants).  The registration fees will be refunded in case a category is canceled. Solo – ages 12 and under       Duet or Trio - ages 12 and under          Group – ages 12 and under Solo – ages 13 and above      Duet or Trio - ages 12 and above          Group – ages 13 and above ·         Category placement is determined by competitor age on the day of the competition.
REGISTRATION	·         The registration fee schedule is as follows: Solo                                        $ 50 Duet or Trio                           $ 30 for per person Group                                      $ 15 for per person ·         An application form and registration fee must be received by ACAS by February 28, 2009. ·         There will be no registration fee refunds for accepted competitors. ·         The Competition will only accept 50 entries.  Competitors will be accepted on a first come, first serve basis.  Full refunds will be given to any competitor who cannot be scheduled. ·     A performance schedule will be mailed 2 weeks before the Competition.
PROGRAM PROCEDURE	·         Competitors will be announced by number only. ·         The time limit for each performance is 6 minutes.  Any competitor exceeding this time limit can be disqualified. ·        An Awards Ceremony will be held immediate following the Competition.
MUSIC	·         Music can be recorded on either an analog cassette tape or CD. ·         Each tape or CD should contain only one song and should be labeled with: -  Competitor’s name(s) and dance number -  “On” if music begins with the dancer(s) on-stage, “Off” if music begins with dancer(s) off-stage
ADJUDICATION AND SCORING	·         The Competition will be scored by three judges. ·         The judges will score based on presentation, technique, and choreography. ·        The decisions of the judges will be final.
AWARDS	·         Winners will receive a trophy and cash award as follows:                                            Solo                 Duet or Trio                Group                    1st place            $100                 $150                             $250                    2nd place            $60                   $100                            $150 ·         In the case of ties, the cash award will be divided equally among the competitors. ·         First place winners will also have the option of performing at the ACAS 23rd Annual Chinese Dance Festival on June 27 & 28, 2009 at the Tsai Performance Center, Boston University. ·        Honorable mentions will also be awarded. ·        The judges reserve the right not to give any award in any given category.
ADMITTANCE POLICY	·         No children under the age of 4 will be admitted. ·         Any competitor who attempts to speak to the judges under any condition is subject to disqualification. ·        No photography or videography will be allowed during the Competition, except by that of the official event photographer.  Photography is welcome during the Awards Ceremony.

Solo applicants click here for application form
Group applicants click here for application

WINNERS OF THE THIRD CHINESE DANCE COMPETITION

　

CATEGORY	PLACE	NAME OF DAME	PERFORMER	CHOREOGRAPHY
Solo – ages 13 - 17	First Place	The Pingtan Girl	Jessica Chu	Unknown
Solo – ages 13 - 17	First Place	Spring Song	Danica Yang	Unknown
Solo – ages 13 - 17	Second Place	Ribbon	Grace Lin	Unknown
Solo – ages 13 - 17	Second Place	Words of Spring	Smy Tsao	艾于涵
Solo – ages 13 - 17	Honorable Mention	Big Brother, Little Sister	Ying-Ying Shiue & Matt Cowe	Betsy Lee
Solo – ages 13 - 17	Honorable Mention	Hu-Teng Dance	Stephanie Cheng	林之樺
Solo – ages 13 - 17	Honorable Mention	Angel of Banan	Stephanie Lu	Grace Chan
Solo - ages 13 - 17	Honorable Mention	Peacock	Sarah Chen	Li-Ping Yang
Solo - ages 13 -17	Honorable Mention	Fan Dance	Joanna Chung	Hiu-Wen Huang
Solo - ages 13 -17	Honorable Mention	Dun Hung Pipa	Camilla Yu	Chu Ling & Camilla Yu
Solo – ages 12 and under	First Place	A Happy Bird	Angel Jin	Unknown
Solo – ages 12 and under	Second Place	Daughter of Moon	Alice Lu	Chu Ling
Solo – ages 12 and under	Second Place	Joy of Spring	Alison Wong	Yvonne Wong
Solo – ages 12 and under	Honorable Mention	Arrival of the Peacock	Stephanie Yang	Unknown
Solo – ages 12 and under	Honorable Mention	小卜少	Jennifer Zhou	丁  佛
Solo – ages 12 and under	Honorable Mention	茉莉花	Kathy Bi	Unknown
Solo – ages 12 and under	Honorable Mention	喜兒過年	Ellen Yang	Ding
Solo – ages 12 and under	Honorable Mention	Countryside Fun	Zoe Wenjing Beggelman	Min Luo
Group – ages 12 and under	First Place	The Water Splattering Festival	Five Star	Ke Lin & Louise Lu
Group – ages 12 and under	Second Place	Spring Shower	Newton Children Dance Class	Unknown
Group – ages 12 and under	Honorable Mention	Hong Hu Shui	Century Chinese Language School	Lina Chen
Group – ages 12 and under	Honorable Mention	采  蓮	Newton Children Dance Class	Unknown
Group – ages 13 - 17	Second Place	A Beautiful Place	Anonymous	Unknown

WINNERS OF THE SECOND CHINESE DANCE COMPETITION

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