WELCOME - VIRTUAL WCTE EXPERIENCE
Welcome to our Virtual WCTE Dance Experience!
Our vision with providing this NEW educational virtual dance experience is for dancers to stay INSPIRED, stay positive, stay connected, continue to grow and KEEP ON DANCING!
At WCTE, we value the hard-work and dedication that teachers, instructors, choreographers and dancers have put into their routines. During this current climate, we want to offer an alternative competition experience for dancers and studios to showcase their talents and be recognized for their passion and dedication. We want to continue to provide a platform that offers dancers an outlet to grow and develop and be inspired.
Our mission is simple: We are devoted to offering valuable feedback and well- rounded critiques that will motivate, inspire and educate dancers. Our goal is for dancers to leave our virtual experience having learned something valuable to further their dance education.
WE INVITE YOU TO JOIN US ONLINE AND EXPERIENCE VIRTUAL WCTE!
WE CAN'T WAIT TO BE INSPIRED!
REGISTER ONLINE
REGISTRATION FEE: $30.00 PER ROUTINE.
INDEPENDENT REGISTRATION FEE: $35.00 PER ROUTINE.
Payment is available online only. Checks can not be accepted unfortunately.
All routine types and sizes are accepted.
Existing Studio: Log into your account, on the Main Menu page click "Register for Competition" and follow the same process as adding an entry to a competition, then navigate to the Virtual Competition dropdown.
New Studio: Create an account by clicking the "Register Now" green button on the Home Page and follow the instructions.
Independent Account: If you are registering as "Independent" and not with a studio, you would create an INDEPENDENT account. Click the link "Independent Registration" and follow instructions.
REGISTRATION DEADLINES
The registration deadline is TBD (5PM EST).
Registration will be available on your studio account from TBD (5PM EST).
CRITIQUES - JUDGING
To our existing dance studios - Our passionate, inspiring and caring staff and adjudicators are here for YOU! We MISS YOU! And we're READY to BEINSPIRED!
To our new dance studios who have not joined us before, our adjudicators are diverse, well trained, highly qualified and skilled in multiple genres of dance. We strive to provide a diverse panel of adjudicators that are sensitive to the various skill level and differing ages represented by the dancers.
We PROMISE you will receive meaningful and quality critiques that will assist in taking your dance education and routine to the next level. We will offer a comprehensive critique targeting strengths as well as pinpointing areas of improvement.
Our panel of three adjudicators will score each routine based on a 100 points per adjudicator.
All three adjudication scores will be averaged together for an adjudication placement.
TECHNICAL EXECUTION 40 POINTS
PERFORMANCE QUALITY 25 POINTS
CHOREOGRAPHY & MUSICALITY 20 POINTS
DIFFICULTY 10 POINTS
OVERALL APPEARANCE 5 POINTS
TOTAL: 100 POINTS
For Dance Studios, Studio Score sheets will be posted to your studio account.
For Independent Accounts, Score sheets will be emailed.
Our office will email a direct link with username and password for access to verbal critiques.
AWARDS / AWARDS CEREMONY STREAMED LIVE
ADJUDICATION AWARDS: Adjudication certificates will be awarded based on your star placement.
Please refer to our award policy for a breakdown of our adjudication placement per each level.
OVERALL AWARDS: Overall certificates will be awarded based on our Top 10 Overall Award Policy.
Please refer to our Overall Award Policy.
Scholarships and Special Recognition awards will be honored.
Adjudication Placement and Top 10 Overall Awards will be announced at our Livestream Awards Ceremony.
The Livestream Awards Ceremony will be hosted on NEW DATE! TBD. The livestream link will be available on our website and social media platforms.
Join us and watch us LIVE! Don't Miss the FUN and interactive EXPERIENCE!
RULES
All rules and guidelines for WCTE competition are to be adhered to for our Virtual Competition. Please refer to our guidelines.
You may enter multiple solos, please note only the highest scoring solo per dancer will be eligible for Top 10 Overall Placement.
Costume & overall presentation will not be critiqued or impact scoring for any routine.
You may submit an in-studio video from a rehearsal, or an onstage video from a previous dance competition for all routine types (solos, duo/trios and groups). Videos can also be filmed in your home or outside as long as environment is safe for dancer/s. The environment in which the routine is performed will not impact scoring.
HOW TO SUBMIT A VIDEO
1. Participants / Dancers MUST upload videos to YouTube.
2. Register your routines online on your Studio Account or Independent Account
3. Attach the corresponding YouTube video code to the routine. The video upload feature is available directly on the entry / registration page and the code MUST be submited when you register your routine.
YouTube Code: What is the "YouTube code" for a video of this entry.
Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kl5B6MBAntI
Your YouTube Code is Kl5B6MBAntI
To keep your video from being found on YouTube and other search engines; follow these steps to set your video as "Unlisted"
Change video privacy settings
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Sign in to YouTube Studio.
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From the left menu, select Videos.
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Hover over the video you'd like to update. To see your live uploads, select the Live tab.
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Click the down arrow under "Visibility" and choose "Unlisted".
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Save.
Click Here for the YouTube Help Article online.