2025 Utah events Entry Fees

Awards

Every team participant will get an D2D T-SHIRT.  Judges will also award specialty awards  to studios for Best Choreography, Technical Precision, Best Show Production, and more!  We will also have a D2D Overall Grand Champion for the Stage teams and a D2D Overall Grand Champion for the Gym teams.  We will take each studios top scores from both panel of judges and whatever studio has the highest percentage will be the D2D Overall Grand Champion. To be elgible for the D2D Overall Grand Champion a Studio has to bring a minimum of 5 teams. Studios that brings 5 or more teams to compete will also get a custom D2D recognition award.

Top Solo, Duo, Trio, & Quad Awards: Friday evening we will award the top scoring performers for each panel of judges and announce them as Top Scoring Recipients.  These Top Score Awards will be awarded to all top scoring participants in the BEG, BEG+, INT, INT+, & ADV categories.   Each Top Scoring Recipient will receive a special award!  Overall High Point soloist will receive a custom award. Must be 18 years or younger to be eligible for a High Point Award.  If there are at least 10 or more 19+ aged competitors in a division we will award an Overall High Point Adult Award.  There must be at least 5 or more competitors in each level to award a High Point Recognition for that specific level.  

Adjudication 

If a dancer/team are the only ones in their division they will be awarded placing based on the % of points earned.  300 points are the max points given. The adjudication breakdown is as follows: 

1st Place : 96 - 100%

2nd Place : 90 - 95.9%

3rd Place : 85 - 89.9%

4th Place: 84.9% and below

Age/Grade

Team divisions will be based on the average age of the team. Add together the ages of every dancer on each team and divide it by the number of girls on the team. Teams will compete against other teams of their same age and dancing experience. 

Style

Please specify what style of routine each team will be competing with as same or similar styles will compete against each other depending on the entries received.

To register a team to compete you must have at least 4 dancers on the team.

Divisions

We like to keep the divisions small and will never have more than 4 teams in one division and no more than 4 soloists in a division.

Music

All music must be emailed to d2dcompetition@gmail.com or uploaded via our website.  Songs must be labeled with team name or solo dancer (first and last name) in .mp3 format (no movie files).  We highly recommend having backup music on hand the day of the event. 

Registration Deadline

Please register early as the event could fill up prior to the registration deadline date.  We will cut off the registration prior to the deadline date if we are full.  Please see above rates for early bird pricing. Registration and payment must be received by the early bird deadline date to receive early bird price.  The deadline to register for March and April events are February 10, 2024. Late entries will be accepted based on capacity of event. If accepted, dancers are subject to $18 per dancer per routine.  Solos, Duo, & Trios, & Teams are subject to a late fee of $10.00. All registration fees are non - refundable.  

Ability

Refer to the chart on the "Directors Registration" page and please place your teams accordingly to ensure a fair competition for all.  If teams are found to be dancing out of their ability/style division, judges/director has the right to move the team to the appropriate category without prior notification.  

Score Sheets  

Scores be given out at the conclusion of the event with a breakdown of how your teams scored compared to the other teams you were up against.  All judges decisions are final and excellent sportsmanship is expected from ALL.  Judges can move a dancer/group to a different division or level if the dancer/team is in the wrong group either by level, age, or style. If this happens the dancer/group will be pulled from the grouping and adjudicated.  

Spectators

All of our events do have an entry fee for spectators.  Those entry fees range from $5-7 depending on location.  We keep our dancer entries fees low and charge at the door vs larger entry fee with no spectator fee.  Events at Nampa Civic Center, Colonial Theatre, & Egyptian Theatre may be subject to a ticketing/processing fee.  This fee goes directly to the Theatre and NOT D2D. 

Any spectator, coach, dancer, director etc. acting unreasonable in a disturbing unsportsmanlike fashion will be asked to leave the event forfeiting all entry fees/performance - NO EXCEPTIONS! All judges decisions are FINAL!

​Costumes, Music, & Choreography must be appropriate for all audiences.

Upon registering you agree to hold harmless Get Creative / Dare 2 Dance Competition for any items lost, stolen, or damaged and injuries that may arise from competing at any of the events.  Once payment has been received, studio representative/director acknowledges that there will be no refunds for any reason.  Fee's may be transferred to a different D2D event within the one calendar year of when payment is received.   Upon completing your team registration you will receive an email from the competition director to arrange payment. Payments can be accepted via paypal, CC, or check.  A 3% fee will be applied to those who pay via paypal or CC.  All return checks are subject to a $45.00 return check fee. You may mail checks payable to Get Creative PO BOX 383 , Hooper, UT 84315.

Information packets along with wristbands for the dancers will be sent out approximately 2 - 3 weeks before the registered event.  These packets will be sent to the Studio Director.  Soloists not competing with a studio attending the event will pick up wristbands at the event.  The packet will have instructions for parking, spectators, loading and unloading props, dressing rooms etc.  Line up for order of performance will be sent to studio directors 3 weeks prior to event.  Final performance line up will be sent one week prior to event and at this point no more changes will be made to the line up. 

When registering a legal representative jointly and severally hereby releases, discharges Get Creative, Dare to Dance Competition its successors and/or assigns and all their employees, agents & the hosting team/school from any liability for injury, damage or loss which may be caused by any act or omission of any act. Including but not limited to, any injury or damage caused by or resulting from the negligence of Dare to Dance Competition and Get Creative. I understand that it is the purpose of Dare to Dance Competition/ Get Creative to provide performing experiences in varying forms and styles of dance and that these athletic activities may in fact have certain types of injuries that are common & inherent. I understand that all judges’ decisions are final and that there are no refunds for any reason. I along with the above participants, teammates, teachers, &/or directors agree to engage in a sportsmanlike manner. Any willful act of unsportsmanlike behavior may be cause for disqualification.