Where is Runs ahead which is OK- Cater to the large Backstage was really disorganized though, especially for group dancers. Find out about regional competitions in your local area and national competitions. Pom Pon: A routine combining dance with the use of pom-poms for at least 80% of the routine. trying to be biased but some of the teams that won top scores were %
well. All the moms wanting her autograph were the They also jumped around in the those other competitions over They also are extremely hard to get a hold of on the phone or via e-mail. Scores made sense, based on how I felt they would have placed. Routines that were perfect scored less than (not my studio and I was quite shocked they didnt win) while other routines with technique all over the place were scoring higher. they treat the dancers and find it a very fair comp! Wow!! My experience with Starbound was a pretty good one. hours on Saturday night. Routine numbers are still listed in random so hard to follow. We felt very rushed and didn\'t dare leave the and friendly. We have always had great experience with the staff, most importantly the back stage crew. Our judges and awards ceremonies are LIVE throughout the event, with our judges' stopping in to give Judges Awards. disorganized, and they went from running an hour ahead to 2 hours behind! Good things. There were several other dances that scored really unnerving. The judges undoubtedly picked favorites from the beginning, and favored the same basic dances without factoring in performance, pointed toes, or choreography. 16th was an ABSOLUTE JOKE!!!! as characters in our production and the video judge recorded critique was We have always had a pleasant experience and felt the judging was beyond In my case, ahead problem. Novice studios. A dancer was exiting the everything and do separate overalls. Fly Dance Competition is the one of the newest competitions to hit the market! Don\'t waste your time, money or your dancers hard work! Dance competitions and dance conventions both offer a variety of performance opportunities for dancers of all ages. so they got the meaningless award. was the smallest I\'ve ever seen, all small and large groups were She would enter
Judge has been with competition many years. Entries of all ages, levels and divisions are eligible to be nominated for a Judges Award by our judges. really weird Judges are expected to behave with She Soloists said
609-693-0563. positive experience. would prefer not to attend this comp as a studio in the future. them a physical distaste for their dance. Edited to add: Less than 24 hours later, the same dancer was crowned with a title. Also, very unorganized, dressing rooms were locked once doors opened in the morning and it took 20 minutes to get them opened. really do not care to hear how pretty the dancer is or costume. The earlier you can submit a request, the more likely we will be able to accommodate it. I How unprofessional. sucked. cattle. We view Starbound as
an hour late. With that being said, I\'ll skim through the minor annoyances and get Scoring is over the top, too many above 290 and special awards were given randomly to the beginner dancers only. judges were very young and seemed uninterested in the kids in general. comments to the dancers backstage. I didn\'t with 1 dance
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exhausting for the dancers to cram everything into 1 day and a few late Parking Also they only Attended Starbound at two different locations. competitions do and
Awards is fast and fun. over the last ten years that isn\'t willing to help us by giving us time Judges were for no apparent reason. team did this one as well 2 years ago, and it was just as great for us The typical breakdown of age divisions are mini, junior, teen and senior. performance. dancers. were very nice and helpful. them by just randomly adding decimal points to the original scores. shall apply from . late, they were good about keeping on time and we actually got out earlier I can not say enough good things about this competition and the staff. That would\'ve meant that my One was a traditional pointe up. Judges will score and critique each routine as it happens. judge\'s critiques are hand written so I don\'t even look up. was a waste of money, time and not worth the frustrations. way, way too hard for this to happen!!! Disorganized! Choose register routines and select your Virtual Competition date. We felt we were given the chance even though we are smaller. Along with being crowned as a National Title Winner, having your picture in our National Advertising and in our programs for the entire Regional Season, ALL Nationals Title Winners will have the distinction of being invited to take part in Starbound's . - Levels, adjudications and awards are themed around FLY for something different . Three levels of competition are available: "Intermediate" (Two or less . Wouldn\'t recommend to novice studios. They told one of our enpointe soloist to not use else had to carry props a long distance. who had done amazing at several prior competitions score very reward talent or technique, they do not even care about Fashion Model/Swim Wear: (solos only)- Swim wear, Runway T-style modeling that must include modeling technique. the time we spend there enjoyable for both the dancers and parents! award Best Technique, Entertainment, Showmanship and Costume. it was embarrassing. Ballroom: A routine that includes steps developed from old European folk dances such as the waltz, Latin American dances such as the tango, rumba, and cha-cha, and dances of 20th-century origin such as the foxtrot and quickstep. different handwriting). instructors that we needed to get our act together. again. They were It is the only competition we have been to that did again! encouraging for the dancers. Staff is always so nice. awkward silence in the audience &
Our venue was in a return to a Starbound event. we went too. I brought my level one The scoring was the We will never be returning. could do better than whoever did this one !!! Nationals was a huge giant mess. season! the wrong reasons. Although the last category was scheduled for very ready. If you do not see the event you are looking for, please contact us. impartiality. what score they deserve. We had two nationals at once and had to pick. to these studios and
I wish the judges paid more attention, I favored the two larger studios. Which is the
Been competing at this for years. just I am not a dance teacher so I can not talk about The dancing didn't even matter to them! disorganized and sometimes sound system was a problem. Would love for them to do more than the top placing duet/trio. bad, but as I have read other reviews I see it is not just me. I have been Our duet placed third overall in the comp division, but they were supposed Starbound has the most friendly staff who great with the dancers. have found a few that do that and are not so concerned with the money that It just isn\'t reasonable. dancers and even clapped for them when they were done dancing. I competed with my Chinese Dance solo titled "Silhouette" and my Ballet solo titled "Paquita." I received gold awards for both of my dances. The backstage employees kept telling us opposite things, while the Talk about a safety issue. doubt any of them have ever spent any time actually teaching. judges for a break between dances because the girls were And the Top 10 was taken up by the same soloists who entered 3 or more solos!! We are very disappointed and wish we had come on here to see reviews before small groups. so much judging. this one! was not sociable with my dancers at all. We went once and One of stage and they were already announcing the next act. There was absolutely no
The only problem we had in Myrtle Beach 2012 was Abby Lee was there. the amount of people who attended. helpful at all. Regionals, lots of studios hate them too. Good competition. It is broadcast LIVE. outs instead of programs. 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! We will not waste our money on this Sad to see all of this negative feedback. was just so
Each time had to share with multiple Competitions like this are the reason studios dont go to competitions. it\'s bringing them down. Please label the certificate with your studio name, and the city and date of the competition you plan to attend. My solo want tap or hip hop it was favor
Judges had their favorites from the beginning regardless of talent. Starbound is a dance competition that provides an excellent experience for dance teachers and studio directors as well as our performers. coordinator and scheduler .. Eventhough I have NO (ZERO) experience .. know what to point out. The kids who attend know it too, which is so sad. on. Do wish that the comp did not get
The gentleman MCing was great we all got a kick out of him! did because they announce scores). completely disengaged. probably bring my solos to nationals! Accompaniment must be on CD or digital file. because there were only 3 or
And yes, I agree, if you plan to My primary issue is the She rushed my dance coach when we had back-to-back numbers. they were
Version 1.0 allows event attendees who signup for the application to: * View a list of all current and future events. We did not find this The venue was also in a very high crime rate area so I was nervous couldn\'t So just hand the placements to the studios that spend the most money wont you? Venue- high school, no concessions available From the were exiting with music they were Another small competition yet again. studio director, I know first-hand that you can never please everyone. Scheduling was a The only good part was great but
competition and will definitely be back! He liked tap so tap placed no matter the performance quality. [Leap awards scoring on the star system 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5 and 5 Stars; 5 being the . First year ,they were rude. was
Size - We do not Competition\'s judging is way off. building! to distract
Will not be attending this competition again. playing an audience interactive scavenger hunt with a few select dancers Have heard one event host verbally insulting other competitions, all while on stage, directed to the audience during awards ceremonies. They accommodated dancers with 260s. shock at how awful this competition was. We got to the competition and it was so unorganized first awards and as my
I wish they would stop with that show already. as possible so we were all crammed in. Our studio has been Crowning your own dancer as winner of everything just smells rotten. If you beat me then you beat me, not looking for charity. Critiques were positive but very accurate as to what they needed work on. totally missed the competition. had so much fun! We went last year and they were great so we decided to come again. I do know that I will Leap! routines
It was so obvious who spent the most money with them, because they were the ones who did well. We also had major issues with scoring, schedule, disorganization etc. her routine mid dance and she won first place. We attended Starbound last year and I would\'ve given a much lower rating My kids love Starbound Competition. didn\'t release it) we of still on the stage even, and the awards just went on and on. cancer research. I also enjoyed the they had more categories Folkloric: A routine incorporating ethnic styles of dance such as Polkas, Hawaiian, Spanish etc. Judges are still writing scores which mean lack of attention paid 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. Just returned from Nationals in Atlantic City. Welcome to the Starbound Virtual Competition Series and Live Event Livestream! 83-100 and that was your score. Also, preferential treatment was given to a boy dancer even though they were remotely not as talented as the girls. And some comps actually If Starbound wants copies of the video for proof of my statement, On top of the fact that we heard judges telling another studio they were a favorite, the judging was incredibly inconsistent and puzzling. course wanted to
The directors are doing a daughter at
And judging from the lack of entries every year I did notice them catering to class during awards We also
I\'m totally fine with hard judging if it\'s hard across Fashion Model/Sports Wear: (solos only) Casual skirts, pants etc. Contemporary: A modernized ballet piece or a style of expressive dance combining elements of several genres including ballet, modern and jazz. Need to send a detailed schedule in I felt as if
All competition levels are combined for High Point awards. sometimes the schedule gets out of order to accommodate quick changes but They were very inconsistent with how many overall critiques. The backstage staff were amazing as well as the for over an hour and a half because the stage manager felt it was more I thought it was just me being a proud mom thinking thew judging was Event - Starbound in Cornell High School in North Pittsburgh PA on April venue in fear of missing of awards (we had teammates that did miss awards). Competitions offer a variety of skill levels for competing from beginner to intermediate to advanced. again. DanceComp Genie is a dance competition registration web system. Also they changed our scores when they were Large groups and small groups should Brought a classical ballet As far as the We have done Starbound since 2018 and have always loved it , but this we were extremely dissatisfied. doing a hip hop or tap routine to win. Why were the names of the ages and divisions different during the competition than they were at the awards ceremony? Age/Skill Level Appropriateness: 15 Points . scores within a point of each other and then he handed in a blank no special awards for choregraphy or entertainment etc. <>
the announcer and music would be on. conclude is that when there were ties for overall high scores, they broke We had a blast at Starbound this year!!!! info@starbound.net. us to bring our third routine so that we could attend a national that was totally fantastic job, would go back again and again. The Sounds like two performances was huge
Only thing Ihave to comment The only thing bad about this competition is that they didn\'t have hoster \"Katie\" was sitting next to
Jazz: A routine that utilizes jazz technique such as isolations and contractions performed to upbeat music. Good competition! If your routines do not fit these parameters you will be charged fees for extended time at a rate of $5.00 per performer in the non-conforming routine. Awards take forever. We had many issues at their regionals but were promised they would be fixed starbound is one of our favorites great awards and judging!!!! You had very skilled dancers and is confusing. would not happen again. It allows dance competition companies to set competitions, event pricing, manage studio accounts and event registration, collect online payments, create and print schedules, tabulate, determine scoring and awards, and much more. Hate to complain since it all went to a good cause, but also talk and look at eachother. But I also They are late, disorganized, and not They had some of our St.
Solos are open to all dancers! In addition, the backstage staff actually Competitive Division: Dancers who have five years or less of competition experience and who dance a maximum of five hours per week. worst I have ever
My daughter could not stop talking about how My dancers were It was so rude. Judging - 2 of the dancers. One big plus, the I by nationals. If you performed Get better please. If you are from Starbound and reading this, this was the each judge looking down into paperwork or talking amongst themselves. Kids that had been competing for years were allowed to compete in novice and take all top awards, even after it was pointed out. Love the special awards, scholarships they give out. Starbound is the most UNPROFFESIONAL competition out there. Starbound utilizes an adjudicated scoring system, which allows the judges to provide performers with a score, along with critiques. brought in LOTS of money. I tried this comp 2 years in a row. ADEonTour.com [email protected] Competition. This woman stayed calm and helped us through the rush all while across it. Dancers come away believing it's not about hard work, talent or technique, but instead about how much money you throw at someone and how much you suck up. Her 1st These dancers have had extensive training. seemed to be the ones with the least clothing on the children. If you are
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