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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 - 6th Place Trophies  if 11 Or More Teams Are Competing in a Dance Category) National Winner’s Circle Team Trophies National Winner’s Circle Officer Trophies National Top 15 Team Dance Technique Trophies National Top 5 Officer Dance Technique Trophies 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 cassette critique tape 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 Click here to view the sample artwork from our 2008 Commemorative Nationals Sweatshirt and to place ORDERS !   Divisions and Categories Team Divisions Jr. High/Middle School Public High School Private High School High School Elite All Star / Studio High School JV High School Pep Open Additional Divisions Officer Lines Dance Ensembles Solo Competitors Team Classifications (determined by number on team) Small Team 2 - 15 Members Medium Team 16 - 29 Members Large Team 30 - 49 Members Super Team 50+ Members HS Pep +10 HS Elite 10 - 24 HS JV +10 All Star / Community / Studio Classifications Team, Officers & Ensembles Pre K - Kindergarten Grades 1-3 Grades 4-6 Grades 7-9 Grades 9-12 Open Division Classifications do not have team size requirements Dance Solo Age Divisions Dance Solo Age Division Pre K - Kindergarten 1st - 3rd Grades 4th - 6th Grades 7th - 8th Grades 9th - 10th Grades 11th - 12th Grades High School graduate + 12 Dance Categories: Jazz Novelty Prop High Kick Military Modern Hip Hop Pom Lyrical Co-Ed Team Performance Show Production Click here to view our printable National Guidelines. 2007-2008 National Dance Competition Entry Fees 2009 fees will be updated soon! Team and Specialty Team Routines TBA Large Ensembles TBA Officer Routines TBA Solo Entries TBA Duets / Trios / Quartets TBA     Online Registration for Competition Printable Nationals Registration Form Refund Policy Refunds must be requested in writing or fax no later than March 12, 2009. 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. TENTATIVE SCHEDULE: Full Competition begins at 10am on Saturday, March 29th. This will allow awards to be completed by midnight on Sunday evening, March 30th. Please plan according to this guideline HOST HOTEL INFORMATION will be updated soon. 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. Order your action photographs online from your recent MA competition at 5 Star Media Questions about photographs and 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"! Copyright 1999-2008 M.A. Dance - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED