Think You Can Belly Dance? Judging and Scoring

JUDGES VOTE (60 POINTS TOTAL-Possible 20 points per judge)

TECHNIQUE - 5pts
  • Hip articulation
  • Footwork and traveling
  • Fluidity and grace of torso and arms
  • Isolations
MUSICALITY - 5pts
  • Dancer demonstrates movement that visually represents choice of music
  • Dancer is able to convey emotion appropriate to music through facial expression and gestures
  • Dancer responds appropriately to tempo/time signature changes in music
PERFORMANCE SKILL - 5pts
  • Entrance and exit in character
  • Stage presence--ability to project personality and mood to audience
    COSTUMING - 5pts
  • Costume fit and appearance is appropriate to style of dance and is becoming to the dancer.
  • Grooming (hair, makeup)

BONUS POINTS - 1 to 10 points to be used in the event of a tie.



AUDIENCE VOTE (40 POINTS-Full point value given to the contestant with the highest number of audience votes, with incrementally less points given to each contestant thereafter based on placement)

First Place = 40 points
Second Place = 37 points
Third Place = 34 points
....etc.


TOTAL POINTS POSSIBLE: 100

The 6 contestants on Friday with the highest total point value will proceed to the final round on Saturday.  In the event of a tie, Producer has the right to add a 7th contestant to the final round. 

The 3 contestants on Saturday with the highest cumulative total point value will be awarded 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place respectively.  In the event of a tie, any bonus points awared by the judges will be added to the total to determine the winner.

--Sabeya; Coquitlam, CANADA "Learning and mastering correct technique right from the start will add speed to your progress and will increase your self-confidence, while allowing you to enjoy the feeling and execution of the moves."

 

--Leyla Amir; Las Vegas, NV "It is important to choose music and costumes that reflect the style of dancing you have chosen for your performance. It is off balance to say you are dancing "Egyptian" then perform to Greek music, as the music will inhibit your ability to give a good reflection of the music to the dance. The same can ...