ENTRY INFORMATION AND EVENT RULES
THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN HEADLINERS!
In order to guarantee placement into our competition, entries must be received in our office 28 days prior to each event. Entries received after this deadline will be considered on a case by case basis and will be accepted only if time permits and if the schedule is not adversely affected. All late entries are subject to a $5 late fee per entry. A credit card will be required for processing (service fee will apply).
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ENTRIES SUBMITTED ONLINE - CLICK HERE TO BEGIN
Entries must be submitted and received online 28 days or more prior to the start of the first day of competition. A credit card is required to guarantee entries. Fees can be mailed in with a studio check to avoid the credit card service fee but must arrive in the Headliners office within 5 business days of online submission. If payment is not received the credit card provided will be charged. (Note: Headliners can not accept third party credit cards. Credit card provided must be a studio owner or teacher or the person submitting the information.)
ENTRIES SENT VIA US MAIL
Anyone choosing not to take advantage of the online system must have their entries postmarked 30 days prior to start of the first day of competition. Full payment is due with entries by studio check. A $5 per entry fee will be accessed if fees are not included with mailed entries and a credit card will be required for processing (the service fee will apply).
NOTE: National entries must be received by May 20th
PAYMENT OF ENTRY FEES: Once entries are submitted to Headliners, Studio/dancers are liable for all entry fees due and agree to pay same. FEES ARE DUE UPON SUBMISSION OF ENTRIES. Entry fees can be paid by studio check, money order or by credit card.
Contestant Entry Information: Contestants may enter as many categories as desired. Soloists are limited to three solos per regional event and cannot compete more than once in the same category and age division (they may not compete against themselves.) In duo/trio, group, line and class there must be 50% or less of the same students when competing in the same age group and category. All monies are required when sending entries. NOTE: Studios must issue one check for all entries.
Changes to entries: Changes to existing entries will be permitted up to 2 weeks prior to the competition or until the final schedule is completed. Please review your confirmations carefully!! NO CHANGES/ADDITIONS WILL BE PERMITTED LESS THAN 10 DAYS PRIOR TO THE COMPETITION!
Refunds: There are no refunds of any kind including no refunds for scheduling conflicts. If a participant becomes injured and supplies Headliners with a legitimate letter from a doctor, a credit for those fees will be issued to the studio.
Independent entries: Headliners is happy to accept entries independent of a dance studio. An additional $10 is required for students independently of their studio or for single entries from a studio. Money orders from independent dancers are preferred.
Returned Check/Denied Credit Card: There is a $25 charge for checks returned or credit cards denied.
Check-in: A studio representative should check-in upon arrival at the merchandise table to pick up the studio information packet. Our sound engineer is located backstage so not to interfere with the audience. Music should be turned in backstage to the announcer.
Music: Headliners requires CD’s for music playback and highly encourages the use of audio specific CDs. Each song should be on a separate CD. Back-up CDs are recommended.
Right to Extend: Entries are accepted on a first come, first serve basis. Headliners reserves the right to extend any event to accommodate entries received. Headliners also reserves the right to close the competition prior to the deadline should the number of entries received exceeds the time allotted.
Appropriateness: Competitions are not meant to censor everyone’s moral judgment as that would be too much of a challenge being that everyone’s opinions are different. What may be offensive to one person can be completely harmless to another. Headliners also recognizes that routines being performed have been approved by the parents of the students. However, movements and/or costuming that the Headliners staff feels may be inappropriate will be addressed by the judges on the critiques and will not be eligible for overall awards.
Video and Photography Cameras: Video and flash photography are prohibited at all Headliners events. A warning will be given to the studio if rules are broken. Points will be deducted for repeated offenses.
Props: Hats, canes, chairs, etc. may be used. Scenery essential to the choreography is also permitted. Special lighting, knives, fire props, fog machines, etc. are prohibited.
Deportment of Contestants/Audience Members: The failure of performers or audience members to act appropriately or the continued breaking of rules will result in disqualification of the routine and/or ejection from the event. Headliners also enforces a strict zero tolerance rule (no drugs/alcohol). Any offenders will be held liable for any damages or consequences incurred by the actions of the offender(s). No coaching from the wings or audience allowed. Dancers are not permitted to sit on the floor in the vicinity of the judges’ tables
Miscellaneous: Entrants consent to the use of their photographs or videotaped performances for advertising or promotional purposes.
Smoking, food and/or drinks are prohibited in the auditorium and dressing rooms at all times.
Questions, concerns during an event: During any event, should anyone have any questions, they should immediately seek out a Headliners staff member on site to have it properly addressed.
