I have always read that there is favoritism toward specific studios from their staff & judges, but finally witnessed it full-out without question. They have always been all over the place in judging, but our latest experience solidifies our studio's decision to never attend again.
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Hopefully this season was just a fluke!Īs an experienced comp mom of multiple elite dancers over the past 15 years, I cannot fathom the experience of Starbound this season. Also wish they did a scoring breakdown (so many points each for technique, performance, choreography) instead of just a general overall score because I feel like that’s where unfair judging comes into play since they aren’t really taking off points for anything in particular.
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We typically love this competition but our studio will be taking a break from it next year. The critiques were awful as they didn’t have much to say and didn’t even really seem to know much of what they were talking about. Also can tell very blatant favoritism towards one certain studio. They favor tap and boys as evident that the same two tappers get first and scholarships every single year, and still competing in the lower level. Elite golds going to dances with little content, dancers who could barely execute turns, no pointed toes, and technical issues, while other dances that were technically sound were receiving high golds. The judging was very off in comparison to previous years. StarBound EVENT 3 – 2021 – SOLOS + DUOS + TRIOSįRIDAY 17TH JUNE – 4:30PM START OPEN AGE +15YRS & UNDER GROUPSĦYRS + 8YRS + 10YR + 12YRS & UNDER GROUPSWe have done Starbound since 2018 and have always loved it, but this we were extremely dissatisfied. NB: all championship and Winner of Winner sections will be held at the end of each age group. *SUBJECT TO MINIMAL CHANGES DEPENDING ON NUMBER OF ENTRIES* StarBound EVENT 1 – 2022 – SOLOS + DUOS + TRIOSġ4YRS & UNDER + OPEN AGE + 15YRS & UNDER DUOS/TRIOS Please see below proposed days for each age group for all 4 events: We can’t wait to see you all shine on the StarBound stage 2022
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We look forward to meeting you all, and are also looking forward to seeing some familiar faces back again too. That means all acts (solos, duos/trios and groups) that place first, second or third at a 2022 StarBound event will qualify to attend the Showcase Australian Dance Championships National Finals, being held on the Gold Coast in January 2023.Īdditionally – StarBound will be introducing the Showcase ‘DANCER OF THE YEAR’ qualification section in conjunction with StarBound WINNER OF WINNERS for the following age groups: Junior (10/U), Pre-Teen (11 – 12), Teen (13 – 14) and Senior (15 – 18), with fantastic prizes including a $100 Showcase gift voucher up for grabs in each division and all 1 st – 2 nd & 3 rd placed WINNER of WINNERS will qualify to enter Showcase ‘DANCER OF THE YEAR’įor those of you entering StarBound for the first time we hope you have a fantastic experience. We are so excited to announce that in 2022, Starbound Entertainers Festival will be an official qualifying event for the Showcase Australian Dance Championships! Get your entries in NOW as we are sure they will all fill up fast Starbound Entertainers Festival – Online RegistrationĮXCITING NEWS – Join us at StarBound in 2022 and qualify for
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We will have different adjudicators for all events and you can enter the same routines in all. GROUPS – WED 15th JUNE to SUN 19 th JUNE–ĮVENT 3. SOLOS/DUOS/TRIOS – MON 19TH SEPTEMBER to SAT 24TH SEPTEMBER –Įvents 1+ 3 will be held at: GLOW CHURCH – 10 Energy Court, Robina QLDĮvent 2 GROUPS will be held at: Miami State High School – 2137/2205 Gold Coast Hwy, Miami QLD 4220 EVENT 1. SOLOS/DUOS/TRIOS – MON 4TH APRIL to SAT 9TH APRILĮVENT 2.