MAXT OUT 2023 REGISTRATION

We are excited to dance with you!

Please fill out your competition registration application. After you fill out your registration form you will receive an email confirming your registration. Your registration will be confirmed once your team pays for their registration. Payment can be received by check/mail or Zelle.

*Last day to apply for all competition divisions is MONDAY OCTOBER 16TH.

COMPETITION RULES & REGULATIONS

DIVISIONS

CREW DIVISION

Groups of 15 or more dancers

Established dance crews

MINOR CREWS: 

Dancers must be 17 and under: Crews are allowed to have one 18 – 19 year old dancer for every 10 dancers. 

For example: A dance crew with 20 dancers may have up to two 18 or 19 year old dancers on their crew. 

Dancers 20 years or older are NOT allowed to compete in Minor Crews.

MAJOR CREWS:

Dancers must be 18+: Crews are allowed to have one 17 year old dancer for every 10 dancers. 

For example: A dance crew with 30 dancers may have up to three 17 year old dancers on their crew. 

Dancers 16 years or younger are NOT allowed to compete in Major Crews.

 

CHOR DIVISION

Groups of 15 or more dancers

Maxt Out offers the ability for choreographers to compete with their creative talents in our CHOR (CHOReographers) Division. Choreographers have the ability to choreograph their own project in any style and compete against other choreographers and dancers in their age division as a specific dance project.

MINOR CHOR:

Choreographers must be 17 and under: Crews are allowed to have one 18 – 19 year old dancer for every 10 dancers. 

For example: A dance crew with 20 dancers may have up to two 18 or 19 year old dancers on their crew. 

Dancers 20 years or older are NOT allowed to compete in Minor Crews.

MAJOR CHOR:

Choreographers must be 18+: Crews are allowed to have one 17 year old dancer for every 10 dancers. 

For example: A dance crew with 30 dancers may have up to three 17 year old dancers on their crew. 

SOLO DIVISION

Dancers competing in this division are of all ages from 10 years and up.

This is an all styles division.

Must compete with a choreographed routine.

DUET DIVISION

Dancers competing in this division are of all ages from 10 years and up.

This is an all styles division.

Must compete with a choreographed routine.

TRIO DIVISION

Dancers competing in this division are of all ages from 10 years and up.

This is an all styles division.

Must compete with a choreographed routine.

SHOWCASE DIVISION

Dancers competing in this division are of all ages from 10 years and up.

This is an all styles division.

Must present with a choreographed routine.

*Last day to submit for Showcase is Friday, September 29th.

5 minutes maximum for groups divisions: Crew, Chor, Showcase

3 minutes maximum for Solos, Duets and Trios

All Crew Division dances will be judged in the following dance styles: Hip-Hop, Breakdance, Funk, Popping, Locking, and all street dance styles.

All Chor Division dances will be judged in all dance styles. This division is not limited to street styles of dance.

Routines will be scored in 5 categories – totaling 100 points:

○ Precision: 30 points technical

○ Fundamentals: 25 points technical

○ Dance/ Choreography: 25 points

○ Projection/Performance: 10 points

○ Creativity & Costume: 10 points

Judges will be split into two categories: Technical Merit and Artistic Merit. A sample score sheet will be emailed to choreographers two weeks prior to the event.

In the case of a tie, it will be broken with the Precision score. If the Precision score is identical, it will be broken by the Dance/Choreography score.

MUSIC & CONTENT GUIDELINES

This is a family-friendly event – please respect this! All music will be screened prior to the competition. Music MUST be free of ALL profanity, curse words and explicit or sexual lyrics. Absolutely NO exceptions will be made.

Music is subject to a 1 point penalization for EACH curse word, here is a list of the words you may not use any derivative: F**k, A$$, A$$hole, B!tch, H*e, N!**a, C*nt, Who&e, Sh!t, P*$$y, P!$$, C*ck.

Thank you for understanding and we apologize for having to be so specific.

Choreography is subject to penalization if it is deemed lewd or graphic. For example no grabbing of genitalia, licking body parts, or inappropriate rubbing or grinding.

Deductions are 1 point per inappropriate action.

Videos/ music will have a 1 point deduction for every 10 seconds over the required time frame.

MUSIC SUBMISSION DUE DATES:

Your music (5min MAX) is due by or before: Monday, November 6th, 2023 by 11:59PM PST

Email your music (MP3 format) to: [email protected] . The title of your music track must be TEAMNAME-DIVISION. Ex: ASCENSION-MAJOR CREW

REGISTRATION FEES

Registration is not complete until FULL ROSTER AND PAYMENT is received. There are no refunds at any time.

Please note that your online registration is not complete until your dancer registration fees have been paid. We appreciate your support and look forward to dancing with you! There are no refunds at any time. You can transfer a registration from one dancer to another.

A note to all dancers: dancers performing on multiple teams are required to pay the registration fee for EACH team. Dancers will be counted on stage to ensure the roster matches the number of performing dancers. Performances with more dancers than rostered are subject to deductions.

*Last day to apply for all competition divisions is Monday, October 16th.

*Deadline for Regular registration ends on MONDAY OCTOBER 16TH. All rosters and t-shirt sizes are due this day as well.

CREW AND CHOR DIVISIONS

EARLY REGISTRATION:

$40 per dancer by Wednesday, August 30th, 2023, 11:59PM PST

REGULAR REGISTRATION:

$45 per dancer by MONDAY OCTOBER 16th 2023, 11:59PM PST

*Deadline for Regular registration ends on MONDAY OCTOBER 16th. All rosters and t-shirt sizes are due this day as well.

LATE REGISTRATION:

$50 per dancer by Friday, November 10th 2023, 11:59PM PST

*Last day to apply for all competition divisions is MONDAY OCTOBER 16th.

SOLO, DUET, TRIO DIVISIONS

$75 per dancer for all 3 divisions. Must Register before Friday October 20th 11:59PM PST

SHOWCASE DIVISION

REGULAR REGISTRATION:

$25 per dancer by MONDAY, OCTOBER 16TH 2023, 11:59PM PST

*Last day to submit for Showcase is Friday, September 29th.

COMPETITION ENTRY INCLUDES

CREW, CHOR, SOLO, DUET & TRIO DIVISIONS

*Commemorative Maxt Out 2023 T-Shirt

*Commemorative Maxt Out 2023 Lanyard

Chance to win cash prizes and a trophy!

SHOWCASE ENTRY INCLUDES

We are registering showcase groups for Maxt Out 2023!

Please fill out your showcase registration application to be considered to showcase at Maxt Out 2023.

We are looking for groups that have the following qualities: Unique acts, different and crowd appealing, colorful (we love costumes!), family friendly and custom dances that are appealing to dancers and non-dancers. If this is you, apply below and we will let you know if your group has been selected within a few weeks.  

*Last day to submit for Showcase is Friday, September 29th.

*Commemorative Maxt Out 2023 Lanyard

PAYMENT

Zelle payments: [email protected]

Venmo payments:

Make checks payable to Maxt Out Dance Competition and mail to:

Maxt Out Dance Competition

321 S. 2nd St. Alhambra CA 91801

AWARDS & PRIZES

CREW AND CHOR DIVISION 1ST PLACE WINNERS

More information coming soon about our awards!

Video placement on all social media/YouTube channels

Placement recognition on Maxt Out website

 

CREW AND CHOR DIVISION 2ND & 3RD PLACE WINNERS

More information coming soon about our awards!

Video placement on all social media/YouTube channels

Placement recognition on Maxt Out website

 

JUDGES OVERALL AWARDS

More information coming soon about our awards!