International Competition “Oriental Love 2019” The Competition will be held on Friday, 8th November 2019, in DKCB grand hall, starting at 6 p.m. Venue address: Takovska 8 Ticket price: 400rsd
The Competition will be divided in three solo categories and one group category. The solo categories will be divided into three different levels:
The star is born – beginner category, for amateurs, who don’t have regular or any stage/performing experience or more than four years of dance classes
Oriental Love Princess - intermediate to semi-professional level dancers, with previous solo stage/performing experience, more than four years of dance classes
Oriental Love Queen - advanced to professional level dancers, with regular stage/performing experience, commercial performers, winners of any previous competitions, teachers/assistant teachers
The group category is not divided into levels. The group should consist of minimum three and maximum ten participants.
Please note that the organizer has the right to ask for a video presentation of any competitor in the case where it is not clear which group the participant belongs to. The organizer also holds the right to transfer any participant in an upgraded category, if there is a belief that the participant’s registration doesn’t belong to the category for which the participant registered for.
Maximum number of registrations per soloist category is 15 and for groups is 10. After the maximum number of registrations is reached, there will be a waiting list open. Participation in the competition will be based strictly on priority basis, so make sure to register on time. In order to confirm your spot, you need to pay the registration fee, which is 20e, for each soloist category. The registration fee for groups is 10e per group member. The registration fee needs to be paid BEFORE 1st September, otherwise, the organizer will not be able to guarantee your spot. The entry fee is non refundable in the case of cancellation of the participant, for any reason. The organizer will refund the fee paid, only in the case of cancellation of the event.
Please note that the participation in the competition is for the festival participants only, therefore, you must be registered to workshops to be able to join the competition. Queen category soloists must be registered to minimum 2 workshops, princess and beginner category soloists must be registered to at least 1 workshop and as for groups, each member of the group must be also registered to at least one workshop, to have the right to compete.
The style required for both solo and group categories is ORIENTAL. You can choose between – classic song, modern song, mejance, tarab or baladi. Your dance/song can have any elements of drum solo, fusion, props use, but not more than one third of the song.
Maximum length of your music needs to be 3 minutes for queen and princess category, maximum 2.30 minutes for beginner category and maximum 3.30 minutes for the group category. The participant is obliged to follow the required time limit. All songs that exceed the required time limit will be faded out after exceeding it, so please make sure to prepare and cut your music well before sending it. The music must be sent to the organizer via email STRICTLY in mp3 format. Make sure that the subject of your email is: FULL NAME-CATEGORY-ON/OFF.
The on/off refers to whether you will start your performance on or off stage. Your music needs to be sent to : [email protected], in the requested format mentioned above, BEFORE 15th October 2019. Please make sure to respect the deadlines required, as they are made in order to provide you the best comfort and note that not sending your music by the indicated time, may lead to disqualification.
The organizer will prepare all songs on the CDs and make the sound check at least two weeks before the competition in the theater, however, we would like you to be on the safe side and we would like to ask you to have the CD with your competition music with you, on the competition day, just in case. The CD must have your name on it and there should be only one song – the one you are competing with on it. Please make sure that the song is in mp3 format, but that the CD is burned as audio CD, not an mp3 one.
The organizer will provide the clean backstage for all the participants to have their space to change and prepare, however, due to the high number of participants, we are not able to provide the professional dressing rooms for everyone. Please arrive to the theater on the competition day with your make up and hair ready, if possible and make sure to leave the backstage clean after you. Kindly note that smoking is STRICTLY prohibited anywhere inside the theater area and any violation of this may lead to financial consequences between the theater management and the person who violated the rule.
Please make sure to arrive to the competition on time and report to any staff member that you are there, which is LATEST half an hour before the indicated start time, as we need to make sure that you are all there and start the program on time. Being late may lead to your disqualification.
All competition participants can watch the competition before and after their performance from the audience, from the back rows, however please make sure to be ready at the backstage on time for your exit.
There will be printed lists everywhere in the backstage, indicating the full order of presentations for each category.
Please stay in your costumes until the end of the competition, as we will be calling all participants to go on the stage upon the end, to call out and announce the winners in each category.
There will be no formal rehearsal for the soloists, due to the high number of participants, however, you will have the time to go out on the stage and check the space, while we are getting the stage prepared.
We will do our best to provide the rehearsal time for the groups, of which everyone will be notified about in a timely manner. In this case, there will be the time schedule published, to inform the group participants from when to when they can have the time to try their choreography. Once the schedule is out, please make sure to respect the indicated time of the rehearsal, as we will not be able guarantee you can try the stage if you are late.
JUDGING CONCEPT
The soloists will be judged based on the following categories:
Stage presence – this refers to the overall appearance and it includes your costume, make up, hair. This category will be judged by the scores from 1 to 5.
Technique- this refers to the quality execution of your movements. This category will be judged by the scores from 1-15.
Choreography - this refers to the use of stage and the elements with the music, rhythms, overall interpretation of music. This category will be judged by the scores from 1-10.
Interpretation/musicality- this refers to how well you are connected to the music you chose to dance to. This category will be judged by the scores from 1-15
The X factor - this refers to your expression, energy, feeling and connection with the audience. This category will be judged by the scores from 1-15.
Overall impression- this refers to the general impression your dance left to the judge. This category will be judged by the scores from 1-10.
The total of points that the soloist category competitors can get is: 70 points.
The groups will be judged based on the following categories:
Stage presence – this refers to the overall appearance of the group. The judges will take into consideration if the costumes of the group members match and make a complete picture, make up, hair. This category will be judged by the score from 1-5.
Technique- the judges will give the overall score for the quality of the movements of group members. The score given will be the average of the movement quality of the group members. This category will be judged by the scores from 1-15.
Choreography – this refers the use of stage and the elements with the music, rhythms, overall interpretation of music and formations. This category will be judged by the scores from 1-15.
Synchronization- the judges will take into consideration how well synchronized the movements of group members are and how well the dancers collaborate on the stage and if they function as a group or just as a group of individuals. This category will be judged by the scores from 1-15.
The X factor- this refers to the overall expression, energy, feeling and connection with the music and the audience. This category will be judged by the scores from 1-10.
The total of points that the group category competitors can get is : 60 points.
Judges of the competition: to be announced
COMPETITION PRIZES
GROUP CATEGORY PRIZES
3rd PLACE- 30% discount for full pass in Habibi Tsigana 2020 (Athens, Greece), for each member of the group. Sponsored by: Athena Najat & Amira Balkis 2nd PLACE- 30% discount for full pass in Oriental Groove 2020 (Bordeaux, France), for each member of the group. Sponsored by: Änna De Bordeaux -50% discount for full pass in RAKS GLAM 2020 (Cracow, Poland), for each member of the group. Sponsored by: Paulina Krzek 1st PLACE- 30% discount for any chosen pass in Oriental Passion 2020 (Athens, Greece), for each member of the group. Sponsored by: Elena Eleftheriou - 50% discount for any chosen pass in Cairo! Festival (Budapest, Hungary), for each member of the group. Sponsored by: Mercedes Nieto
THE STAR IS BORN (BEGINNER) CATEGORY PRIZES
3rd PLACE - 30% discount for full pass in Enta omri 2020 festival, sponsored by Gordana Mincic Ex Stevanovic - accessories by PM costumes design, sponsored by Patrycja Marzec -accessories by Shaari design, sponsored by Sarka Martinakova -accessories by Glitter factory, sponsored by Warisa Lie
2nd PLACE -15% discount for full pass in Bellycious festival 2020 (Vienna, Austria), sponsored by Katalin Breban & Elli Dworak -accessories by PM costumes design, sponsored by Patrycja Marzec -accessories by Shaari design, sponsored by Sarka Martinakova -accessories by Glitter factory, sponsored by Warisa Lie
1st PLACE -50% discount for full pass in Habibi Tsigana festival 2020 (Athens, Greece), sponsored by Athena Najat & Amira Balkis -30% discount for full pass in Oriental Groove festival 2020 (Bordeaux, France), sponsored by Änna De Bordeaux -full pass for Mafdet Oriental Weekend & Hafla 2020 (Banja Luka, Bosnia), sponsored by Mafdet dance studio -accessories by PM costumes design, sponsored by Patrycja Marzec -accessories by Shaari design, sponsored by Sarka Martinakova -accessories by Glitter factory, sponsored by Warisa Lie -crown
PRINCESS CATEGORY PRIZES
3rd PLACE -full pass in Habibi Tsigana festival 2020 (Athens, Greece), sponsored by Athena Najat & Amira Balkis -30% discount for full pass in Oriental Groove festival 2020 (Bordeaux, France), sponsored by Änna De Bordeaux -accessories by PM costumes design, sponsored by Patrycja Marzec -accessories by Glitter factory, sponsored by Warisa Lie
2nd PLACE -30% discount for half pass in Oriental Passion festival 2020 (Athens, Greece), sponsored by Elena Eleftheriou -30% discount for full pass in Diamonds of Orient festival 2020 (Warsaw, Poland), sponsored by Dominika Suchecka & Katarzyna Wronka Falah -80e value of workshops in Cairo by night festival 2020 (Greece), sponsored by Stella Zahir -accessories by PM costumes design, sponsored by Patrycja Marzec -accessories by Glitter factory, sponsored by Warisa Lie
1st PLACE -full pass in Bellycious festival 2020 (Vienna Austria), sponsored by Katalin Breban & Elli Dworak -50% discount for full pass in 360 Orient festival 2020 (Osnabruck, Germany), sponsored by Delanna Dance -50% discount for full pass in Raqs Glam festival 2020 (Cracow, Poland), sponsored by Paulina Krzek -100e value of workshops in Cairo by night festival 2020 (Greece), sponsored by Stella Zahir -accessories by PM costumes design, sponsored by Patrycja Marzec -accessories by Glitter factory, sponsored by Warisa Lie -crown
QUEEN CATEGORY PRIZES
3rd PLACE -50% discount for full pass in Venus festival 2020 (Volos, Greece), sponsored by Ntia Pilatou -30% discount for full pass in Raqs Glam festival 2020 (Cracow, Poland), sponsored by Paulina Krzek -30% discount for full pass in 360 Orient festival 2020 (Osnabruck, Germany), sponsored by Delanna Dance -accessories by PM costumes design, sponsored by Patrycja Marzec -accessories by Glitter factory, sponsored by Warisa Lie
2nd PLACE -full pass for 360 Orient festival 2020 (Osnabruck, Germany), sponsored by Delanna -80e value of workshops in Cairo by night 2020 (Greece), sponsored by Stella Zahir -30% discount for full pass in Diamonds of Orient 2020 (Warsaw, Poland), sponsored by Dominika Suchecka & Katarzyna Wronka Falah -20% discount for full pass in Bellycious festival 2020 (Vienna, Austria), sponsored by Katalin Breban & Elli Dworak -accessories by PM costumes design, sponsored by Patrycja Marzec -accessories by Glitter factory, sponsored by Warisa Lie
1st PLACE -full pass for Cairo! Festival 2020 (Budapest, Hungary), sponsored by Mercedes Nieto -full pass for Oriental Marathon festival 2020 (Montpellier, France), sponsored by Sharon Mesguich -50% discount for full pass in Oriental Passion festival 2020 (Athens, Greece), sponsored by Elena Eleftheriou -100e value of workshops in Cairo by night festival 2020 (Greece), sponsored by Stella Zahir - performance & judging in Oriental Groove festival 2020 (Bordeaux, France), sponsored by Änna De Bordeaux - galabeya by PM fashion, sponsored by Patrycja Marzec -training set by Glitter factory, sponsored by Warisa Lie -crown
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