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2012 MA National
Dance & Auxiliary Championship
Friday & Saturday, March 23rd & 24th
Entrance to Arena Lobby – 9th Street & Commerce

Nationals Travel- 2012

Fort Worth, Texas is a thriving center of culture and commerce. Visitors are often surprised by everything Fort Worth has to offer:
The Historic Stockyards, remarkable museums, a dazzling downtown area, Texas Motor Speedway, spectacular annual events and a lot more! Join us in Fort Worth, Texas for the 2012 MA NATIONALS!

This year, 6 Fort Worth area properties will serve as Official 2012 National Championship MA Guest Hotels.
These include the Hilton, Courtyard Marriott Blackstone, and the Holiday Inn Express located in Downtown Fort Worth, as well as The Springhill Suites in the Museum District, and The Radisson Fossil Creek & Courtyard Fossil Creek. There is a hotel for every budget!

15% OFF ALL CONTEST ENTRY FEES WILL BE AWARDED TO TEAMS WHO
BOOK HOTEL RESERVATIONS IN THE MA BLOCK AT ANY OF THESE 6 FORT
WORTH AREA HOTELS. THIS OFFER IS GOOD UNTIL NOVEMBER 15TH OR
UNTIL THE MA BLOCK IS FILLED, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST!

2012 MA Nationals Guest Hotels

HILTON FORT WORTH HOTEL Currently this room block is full. 815 Main Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102 $149 + tax per room/night Across from Convention Center Discounts for full breakfast & lunch Starbucks on property Some 5-occupancy rooms available Reserve your rooms at this hotel!
THE COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT/ BLACKSTONE Currently this room block is full. 601 Main Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102 $149 + tax per room/night 2 blocks from Convention Center Corner Bakery on property Historic Art Deco hotel in Sundance Square Reserve your rooms at this hotel!
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS - DOWNTOWN 1111 W. Lancaster Avenue, Fort Worth, TX    76102 $139 + tax per room/night 8 blocks from Convention Center Full breakfast INCLUDED Free High Speed Internet & Shuttle Reserve your rooms at this hotel!
RADISSON- FOSSIL CREEK 2540 Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, TX    76107 $99 + tax per room/night 11 minutes from Convention Center Full hot breakfast buffet INCLUDED Complimentary Hotel Parking And Internet Jacuzzi and Indoor Heated Pool Reserve your rooms at this hotel!
COURTYARD- FOSSIL CREEK 3751 N. Loop 850, Fort Worth, TX    76135 $79 + tax per room/night – lowest available rate 11 minutes from Convention Center Free Hotel Parking & High-Speed Internet Reserve your rooms at this hotel!

National Scholarships & Awards

• National Outstanding Dancer Trophies & Cash Scholarships
  
• National Duet, Trio, Quartet & Large Ensemble Trophies and Medals in All Age Divisions
• National 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place Trophies For All Team Competitive Divisions in All Dance Categories (1st through 6th Place Trophies If 11 or More Teams Are Competing in a Dance Category)
  
• National Winner’s Circle Trophies-Public School & Officers
  
• National Winner’s Circle Trophies-All Star & Officers
  
• National Top Technique Trophies-Public School & Officers
• National Top Technique Trophies-All Star & Officers

Click here for a detailed explanation of awards presented at Nationals.

National Facilities

• Incredible 10,500 Seat Arena
  
• Easy Unloading, Assembly and Storage for Props
  
• Spacious and Convenient Garage Parking
  
• Numerous Eateries Within Walking Distance
  
• 4-5 Star Guest Hotel Accommadations
  
• Easily Accessible to DFW & Love Field Airports
  
• Wonderful Tourist Attractions
  
• The Fabulous Atmosphere Of MA Nationals!

Professional Judges: 
Olympic Style judging will be used in the TEAM divisions.  Five (5) highly qualified judges from across the country will adjudicate each performance. The high and low scores will be eliminated and the other three will be utilized to determine each team’s total score. Three (3) judges will be used in the other divisions of Officer Lines, Dance Ensembles, Solos and Auxiliary Events. Every judge will provide both a digital audio critique and score sheet for all routines. 

Note: At MA Dance Nationals, judges will be encouraged to deduct points in the appearance and choreography captions if appropriate costuming, movement, and/or music is not utilized in all routine performances.

Numerous Divisions:  High School and Community/Studio teams are placed in different divisions with a wide variety of age groups.  This enables participants to be judged against groups and individuals of similar background and team size.

National Championship Jackets
in Eight Different Dance Divisions! 

One Set Of National Championship Jackets Will Be Awarded to the Top Scoring Team From The Following Divisions: 

• All Star/Studio Pre K - 6th Grade
• All Star/Studio 7th - Adult
• High School Small
• High School Medium
• High School Large
• High School Super

National Championship Jackets Will Be Awarded to the Top Scoring Officer Line
National Championship Jackets Will Be Awarded to the Top Scoring Soloist In All 7 Age Divisions

Jackets will also be awarded to any other team classifications with 8 eligible entries.

Click here to view the sample artwork from our 2011 Commemorative Nationals Sweatshirt and to place ORDERS !

Divisions and Categories Dance Classifications Public High School (see divisions) All Star / Studio (see divisions) Private High School High School Elite High School JV High School Pep High School All-Male High School Coed Jr. High/Middle School Jr. High School All Male Jr. High School Coed Officer Lines Dance Ensembles Solo Competitors Public High School Divisions (determined by number on team) Small Team 4 - 15 Members Medium Team 16 - 29 Members Large Team 30 - 49 Members Super Team 50+ Members HS Elite 10 - 24 Coed and All Male are not divided by team size.   All Star / Community / Studio Divisions Pre K - Kindergarten Grades 1-3 Grades 4-6 Grades 7-9 Grades 9-12 HS Grad+ Classifications do not have team size requirements

2011-2012 National Dance Competition Entry Fees

• Online Registration for Competition
• Printable Nationals Registration Form

Refund Policy

Refunds must be requested in writing or fax no later than March 1, 2012. No Refunds will be granted for inclement weather unless event itself is cancelled.

Teams, officers, ensembles, and individuals that cancel entries after that time will not receive any refund! All entry fees must be paid by the date of the competition.

SPECIAL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP AWARDS

Only M.A. Dance offers teams so many opportunities to win. Last year, we awarded over 300 letter jackets. First, Second, and Third Place Trophies in all dance categories in each team division are awarded. If more than 10 teams from the same division enter the same dance category, the First through Sixth Place Trophies will be presented.

MA Dance is excited to feature Champion Image Photography as our newest Nationals Event partner.
Champion offers a wide variety of photo imaging options and includes these outstanding features:

• Live action expert event photography
• Full screen laptop viewing of photos after your performance
• On site professional printing
• Free CD of images with purchase of $125.00

5 Star Media will continue to offer broadcast level quality high-end video products for our 2010 National Dance Championship.   5 Star Media is the premier video production company in our industry.  
Questions about videos should be directed to 5 Star Media, 800-838-4955. .

Please note the following policy regarding video taping for Nationals:
We are pleased to let you know that performances in all three performance areas will be professionally recorded. No Video Taping will be allowed by teams or individuals attending the competition. Please be sure to make parents aware of this policy.

Please don't hesitate to call us at 1-800-977-7933 should you need further details. Attend an M.A. competition and "show us your stuff"!

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