MASTERPIECE IBC COMPETITION RULES

BALLET COMPETITION ELIGIBILITY AND AGE REQUIREMENTS 

Masterpiece International Ballet Competition is open to ballet dancers from all countries, ages 7 years old onwards (based on your age as of January 1^st of the year of the competition).

Ballet and Contemporary Competition Age Categories

Pre Junior A:  7-8 years

Pre Junior B: 9-10 years

Junior A: 11-12 years

Junior B: 13-14 years

Senior A: 15-16 years

Senior B: 17 years and above

Professional dancers are not permitted to compete. A professional dancer is defined as anyone who is employed as a full-time dancer (Apprentices included) with a professional dance company. This includes dancers who are not currently employed under such a contract, but have been in the past.

Competition Procedure

1.Competitor must prepare his/her own-recorded music files for the competition.
2. Competitors will receive the Dropbox link to Upload your music prior to the Competition.
3. The music for the competition must be recorded separately with the title as WAV or MP3 file. So, each file should contain only music. 
4. The participant is responsible for the sound quality of his/her own music file. MIBC is NOT responsible for the quality of music.
5. Each title of music file should contain the name of the participant, the title of the music.
6. A competitor should bring, in case, additional music file or for his/her during competition.

COMPETITION CATEGORIES – BALLET SOLOS

Pre Junior A (7-8 years)

Every candidate is to perform:

One classical variation from the official Repertoire List.

Soft Ballet Shoes required for competition (Soft Ballet shoes only for this division – Pointe Shoes are not Permitted)

An exception is made for Pre Junior A & Pre Junior B. Participants to make slight changes to the original variations to suit their skills and ability.

Time: Maximum  2 minutes 30 seconds

Pre Junior B (9-10 years)

Every candidate is to perform:

One classical variation from the official Repertoire List.

Soft Ballet Shoes required for competition (Soft Ballet shoes only for this division – Pointe Shoes are not Permitted)

An exception is made for Pre Junior A & Pre Junior B. Participants to make slight changes to the original variations to suit their skills and ability.

Time: Maximum  2 minutes 30 seconds

Junior A (11-12 years)

Every candidate is to perform:

One classical variation from the official Repertoire List.

Soft Ballet Shoes required for competition (Soft Ballet shoes only for this division – Pointe Shoes are not Permitted)

An exception is made for Junior A. Participants to make slight changes to the original variations to suit their skills and ability.

Time: Maximum  2 minutes 30 seconds

Junior B (13-14 years old)

Every candidate is to perform:

One classical variation from the official Repertoire List.

You can have the option to wear Soft Ballet shoes or Pointe Shoes in this Division for all Female Participants.

Time: Maximum  2 minutes 30 seconds

Senior A  (15-16 years old)

Every candidate is to perform:

One classical variation from the official Repertoire List.

Pointe Shoes required for competition (Pointe Shoes must be worn in this Division for all Female Participants).

Time: Maximum  2 minutes 30 seconds

Senior B (17 years and above)

Every candidate to perform:

One classical variation from the official Repertoire List.

Pointe Shoes required for competition (Pointe Shoes must be worn in this Division for all Female Participants)

Time: Maximum  2 minutes 30 seconds

COMPETITION CATEGORIES – CONTEMPORARY SOLOS

Pre Junior A (7-8 years old)

Every candidate is to perform:

One Contemporary solo ( Free choice/choreography)

Candidate can choose to wear foot thongs, half soles, ballet shoes or barefoot

Time: Maximum  3 minutes

Pre Junior B (9-10 years old)

Every candidate is to perform:

One Contemporary solo ( Free choice/choreography)

Candidate can choose to wear foot thongs, half soles, ballet shoes or barefoot

Time: Maximum  3 minutes

Junior A (11-12 years old)

Every candidate is to perform:

One Contemporary solo ( Free choice/choreography)

Candidate can choose to wear foot thongs, half soles, ballet shoes or barefoot

Time: Maximum  3 minutes

Junior B (13-14 years old)

Every candidate is to perform:

One Contemporary solo ( Free choice/choreography)

Candidate can choose to wear foot thongs, half soles, ballet shoes or barefoot

Time: Maximum  3 minutes

Senior A (15-16 years old)

Every candidate is to perform:

One Contemporary solo ( Free choice/choreography)

Candidate can choose to wear foot thongs, half soles, ballet shoes or barefoot

Time: Maximum  3 minutes

Senior B (17 years and above)

Every candidate to perform:

One Contemporary solo ( Free choice/choreography)

Candidate can choose to wear foot thongs, half soles, ballet shoes or barefoot

Time: Maximum  3 minutes

COMPETITION CATEGORIES – GROUPS 

Junior Group A (7-9 years)

Soft Ballet Shoes required for competition (Soft Ballet shoes only for this division – Pointe Shoes are not permitted)

For Contemporary: half-soles, foot thongs or barefoot are allowed.

Maximum age of group participant must be 9 years and under

Time: Maximum  5 minutes
Group limit: minimum 4 dancers, maximum 30 dancers
Age category: the oldest member of the group will determine the group ‘s age category

Junior Group B (10-12 years)

Soft Ballet Shoes required for competition (Soft Ballet shoes only for this division – Pointe Shoes are not permitted)

For Contemporary: half-soles, foot thongs or barefoot are allowed.

Maximum age of group participant must be 12 years and under

Time: Maximum  5 minutes
Group limit: minimum 4 dancers, maximum 30 dancers
Age category: the oldest member of the group will determine the group ‘s age category

Senior Group A (13-15 years old)

Soft or Pointe Shoes required for competition (Optional).

For Contemporary: half-soles, foot thongs or barefoot are allowed.

Maximum age of group participant must be 15 years and under

Time: Maximum  5 minutes
Group limit: minimum 4 dancers, maximum 30 dancers
Age category: the oldest member of the group will determine the group ‘s age category

Senior Group B (16 years and above )

Soft or Pointe Shoes required for competition (Optional).

For Contemporary: half-soles, foot thongs or barefoot are allowed.

Minimum Age of group participant must be 16 years and above

Time: Maximum  5 minutes
Group limit: minimum 4 dancers, maximum 30 dancers
Age category: the oldest member of the group will determine the group ‘s age category

 COMPETITION JUDGING AND AWARDS

The MIBC judging panel will judge all the Candidates in Semi Final and Final rounds.  Decisions of the jury will be final and without appeal. Results will be announced on the Final Day.

COMPETITION AWARDS FOR SOLOS

Pre Junior A

Gold Award

Silver Award

Bronze Award

Pre Junior B

Gold Award

Silver Award

Bronze Award

Junior A

Gold Award

Silver Award

Bronze Award

Junior B

Gold Award

Silver Award

Bronze Award

Senior A

Gold Award

Silver Award

Bronze Award

Senior B

Gold Award

Silver Award

Bronze Award

COMPETITION AWARDS FOR GROUPS 

Junior Group A

Gold Award

Silver Award

Bronze Award

Junior Group B

Gold Award

Silver Award

Bronze Award

Senior Group A

Gold Award

Silver Award

Bronze Award

Senior Group B

Gold Award

Silver Award

Bronze Award

COMPETITION AWARD FOR OVERALL WINNER

SOLOS: Overall Winner Award

GROUPS: Overall Winner Award

SCHOLARSHIPS

Masterpiece IBC’s Scholarship winners will be announced on the Final Day. Our Judges and Scholarship Providers will be chosen and decided for Scholarship winners during judging.

BALLET COMPETITION RULES

Competitors

1. Cut off age will be by January 1^st of the year of the competition. Proof of Age is required with a copy of the Childs Birth Certificate.
2. The order of appearance on live stream will be determined by age. Competitors must accept and follow the order. Under NO circumstances will this order change
3. Competitors must wear their own costumes and make-up. Suitble for the Variation and Free Choice chosen. Elaborate costuming will not add and extra value or points to the competitors scores.
4. All competition performances are open to the public.

Music and Choreography Copyrights

1. Competitors must furnish their own musical material with theatrical acoustic standards.
2. Competitors must deal with royalty issues for their music and choreography. MIBC will not be responsible for any royalty disputes over music or choreography. Competitors must compensate for the damages to MIBC caused by royalty issues, if there are any.
3. Competitors’ names, program titles, lengths of the pieces and playing orders must be noted in English on the label of the music material.
4. All music must be age appropriate and free of any apparent profanity or vulgar language. Disqualification may occur if it is deemed the music is of this nature. 

Media and Recordings

MIBC owns exclusive rights to the competition and related activities, including press interviews, all audio and video recordings during the competition, master classes, rehearsals, backstage, lobby, live broadcasting, reporting, photographs, production and distribution of presswork and audio-visual products created during the competition, opening ceremony and galas. Participants and their parents and/or legal guardians give their express permission for MIBC to make any photo/video recordings at any time. By participating in MIBC, participants and their parents or legal guardians give MIBC their express permission to use any such photo/video recordings including those containing their name for promotional purposes (including any uses in print, video, online, or in social media).

1. Without the written approval of MIBC, none of the above shall be conducted by any person.
2. MIBC and any third party authorized by MIBC are entitled to arrange for competitors to attend activities like photo sessions, interviews, broadcasting, audio and video recordings.
3. Competitors release to MIBC and any third party authorized by MIBC the following rights during the competition and activities described in (2) as above:
   A. Live broadcasting and public transmitting
   B. Audio and video recording
   C. Reproduction and distribution of audio-visual products
   D. Transmitting through internet
   E. MIBC warrants that no competitors’ images will be distorted or misused.
4. Competitors and their parents/guardians consent to MIBC and any third party authorized by MIBC in using their name, portrait, photos, voices and resumes in the following conditions and on the following products:
   A. During introduction, presentation and promotion of the competition and related activities.
   B. During production, recording, publishing, promotion and distribution of presswork and audiovisual products of the competition and related activities.
5. All the above rights mentioned in (3) and (4), which competitors and their parents/guardians release to MIBC free of any charge, are permanent and cannot be changed or limited by location and time.
6. In the case that competitors use music, choreography, and stage design copyrighted by any third, or provide photos and resumes to MIBC which belong to any third party, competitors must obtain a thorough and complete written authorization from the royalty owner, and provide it to MIBC. Competitors warrant that such authorization will not only grant them the right to use these works during their competition, but also ensure no rights granted to MIBC or any third party authorized by MIBC in (3) and (4) are in violations of rights against the royalty owner. Otherwise, competitors must compensate MIBC for any damage caused by compromising their warrants.
7. During the competition, competitors must not accept any interview about the competition by any news agency, organization or individual not authorized by MIBC, or release to any third party any information about the competition not publicly announced by MIBC. MIBC reserves the right to disqualify competitors who violate this rule.

   Insurance and Security

1. MIBC does not take responsibility for any previous injuries, chronic health conditions or stolen properties. Competitors must purchase their own insurances for accidents, disease and personal property.
2. No one is allowed to take photos or make video recordings during the live stream unless authorized by MIBC.

 Resolution

1. Only MIBC and jury have rights to make modifications to competition rules.
2. Decisions of the jury will be final and without appeal.

 Notes

1. All competitors must agree and follow all contents of this regulation when they sign up for Masterpiece International Ballet Competition.
2. Resolution to any arguments should be based on this regulation, MIBC holds the right of final interpretation of this regulation.

IMPORTANT COMPETITOR NOTES

BALLET COMPETITION REGULATIONS

 Repertoire List:

The competitor’s performance consists of Classical Ballet Solos (selected from the MIBC Repertoire List), and Contemporary pieces (free choice) . Contemporary refers to Neoclassical, Modern, Lyrical and/or Jazz styles. Failure to do so will result in a scoring penalty OR disqualification from the competition; depending upon the decision of the MIBC Judging Panel.

Judging:

Competitors will be judged by a five member, international jury panel elected by the MIBC Organizing Committee. Competitors will be judged twice by each jury member – 1st score for technical merit and 2nd for the artistic interpretation. The lowest and the highest scores of both technical merit and artistic interpretation will be dropped and the remaining three scores will be averaged.

Time Limit:

A competitor who surpasses the required time limit will receive a scoring penalty OR disqualification from the competition; depending upon the decision of the MIBC Judging Panel.

All Ballet Solos: Time limit must not exceed of 2:30 minutes
All Contemporary Solos: Time limit must not exceed of 3 minutes
All Group: Time limit must not exceed of 5 minutes

Publicity & Participation:

Accepted competitors must ensure that they have the choreography and music rights to perform the contemporary pieces. Performers featured in any events will be selected by the Jury panel. Any competitor may be selected to perform, regardless of scores.

Refunds:

There are no refunds for Entry fees.
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