Page 7 - LIME 2020 Syllabus

C - DANCE
• Closing date for all group applications: Friday 29 November 2019 • Successful applicants will be notiied by: Friday 13 December 2019 • First day of the competitions:Tuesday 7 July 2020
• C1, C2 Prizes: 1st International Trophy and £750, 2nd £500, 3rd £250.
• C3, C4 and C5 Prizes: 1st International Trophy and £500, 2nd £250, 3rd £100. • C6 Prizes: 1st International Trophy and £300, 2nd £150, 3rd £75.
C1. Traditional Folk Dance Group (Friday 10 July)
Groups of 6 to 30 dancers to perform a programme of up to 8 minutes showcasing the folk dance traditions of the group’s culture. Dancers must be aged 16 or over on the irst day of the competitions. A total of 8 musicians and 2 lag-bearers are also allowed.The presentation must focus on the dance tradition and not on instrumental numbers or dramatics. Groups may choose how many traditional dances to include, and costumes changes are allowed at the discretion of the group so long as the dancing on stage is continuous. Staging and transitions must be carefully considered.Traditional instrumental accompaniment must be live; pre-recorded music is not permitted.
C2. Choreographed/Stylised Folk Dance Group (Friday 10 July)
Groups of 6 to 30 dancers to perform a programme of up to 8 minutes showcasing the folk dance of the group’s culture. Dancers must be aged 16 or over on the irst day of the competitions. A total of 8 musicians and 2 lag-bearers are also allowed. Groups are required to present creative, entertaining choreography based on their folk dance traditions.The presentation must focus on the dance and not on instrumental numbers or dramatics. Groups may choose how many dances to include, and costume changes are allowed at the discretion of the group so long as the dancing on stage is continuous. Originality and inventiveness are encouraged. Creative, innovative staging and transitions must be carefully considered.Traditional instrumental accompaniment must be live; pre-recorded music is not permitted.
C3. Contemporary Dance Group (Saturday 11 July)
Groups of no more than 25 dancers are required to prepare a contemporary performance in any genre currently classiied as contemporary (this can include all sub genres of ‘street’, fusion, concert, revisionism etc) lasting no more than 4 minutes, to a pre-recorded music track.The track may be original or commercial in nature but any commercial track used should be by permission from the copyright holders.There is no upper or lower age limit in this category.
LUCILLE ARMSTRONG DANCE AWARD
Three groups will be invited to compete for this prestigious prize.The winners of C1, C2 and C3 will compete against each other on Saturday 11 July in the evening and therefore it is important that all dance groups stay at the Eisteddfod until Sunday 12 July. Groups from C1 and C2 are required to present an entertaining programme of dance lasting up to 8 minutes.The Group from C3 are required to present an entertaining programme of dance lasting up to 4 minutes. If a group wins categories C1, C2 and C3 it must perform in the Final in the style for which it obtained the higher mark, in which case the second highest scoring group from the other category will go to the Final.The winner will receive the Lucille Armstrong Trophy and £500.
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