World of Dance is the largest International Urban Dance Competition. With focus on the art of street dancing and today’s new aged choreography. World of Dance is the largest touring event that embraces Urban Dance and Lifestyle. Hundreds of participants with the country’s top dance teams, and thousands of spectators will partake in a performance festival setting, awarding today’s top dancers with the most prestigious acknowledgements. The 2019 World of Dance Tour promises to deliver an unparalleled experience to both participants and spectators in an effort to build a reputation as the Nation's authority in Urban Dance Culture. The World of Dance is not just another dance event... it"s an experience of a lifetime!
Submission Requirements:
Audition Video
● The audition video may be of your dance group’s most recent performance or rehearsal video.
● Make sure your video showcases the very best of your group’s abilities.
● Unfortunately, we cannot accept dance class footage as an audition video. Entries that include dance class footage will be disqualified.
Competition Entries
● Junior Division
○ All team members must be 18 or under.
○ Teams must have a minimum number of 5 registered dancers.
○ If there are six (6) or less registered Junior Division competition entries, teams originally in the Junior Division will be transferred to the Team Division competition to compete with groups comprised of all ages and the Junior Division competition will be eliminated from that particular WOD Qualifier.
● Upper Division
○ All group members must be 18 or over.
○ Groups may have a maximum number of 4 registered dancers.
○ Upper Division is for groups, solos, duets, and/or trios ages 18 and over.
● Team Division
○ Teams must have a minimum number of 5 registered dancers.
○ Team Division is for adults, college students, and professional dancers but is open for all ages.
○ Groups can be comprised of dancers who are of mixed ages.
Music Screening Process
After your dance group has submitted your music, the World of Dance Tour Team will make sure it meets our standards. The following rules apply:
● Profanity and inappropriate or offensive language are NOT allowed. Since World of Dance is a family event, all music must be clean. Explicit content is also NOT allowed.
● Music and performance time must not exceed 6 minutes in length.
● The World of Dance Tour Team will send an email to your primary contact, notifying them of whether or not your music has been approved. If changes need to be made, your primary contact will have the opportunity to do so. Pay attention to the eligibility rules! If your group is asked more than twice to clean up and resubmit your music, you will be removed from the event.
● Groups who neglect to send in their music two weeks prior to the event may be removed from the show lineup (up to the discretion of the Tour Director and Stage Manager).
Once your group has submitted an audition video, the World of Dance Team will begin the audition process. After your video has been evaluated, we’ll let you know the answer either way. Your group’s primary contact will be notified with whether or not you’ve been accepted to compete/perform.