Participation

  • All participants must be registered members of your team.

  • Your team captain is the only person from your team that can communicate with the event producer.

Song Selection

  • All song selections are due by September 18, 2026 by 6:00 PM PT.

  • You can select one song or select multiple songs and create a mash-up.

  • All songs are on a first-come, first-served basis.

  • Songs not prominently featured in a mash-up are not automatically exclusive and could be featured by other teams.

  • Songs must be free of explicit language, including profanity, slurs, or derogatory content.

  • Songs must avoid lyrical themes involving sexual content or innuendo, violence, drug use or illegal activities, harassment, bullying, or hateful language.

Stage Performance

  • Your performance must be between 90-seconds and 3-minutes in length.

  • You may feature one song or a mash-up of several songs during your performance.

  • A maximum for 12 teams will perform on the night of the event.

  • The performance order will be announced 24-hours prior to the show date.

  • All performances will take place inside the outlined venue in front of a live audience and a panel of judges.

  • No performer may purposefully jump from the stage at any time

Judging Criteria

The judges will critique your performance and give your team a score between 1 - 10 points, with 10 being the highest score possible score.

  • The criteria the judges will be using to evaluate your performance is as follows:

    • Creativity - the judges will be looking for fun, clever concepts to bring your performance to life, including the use of themed costumes and props.

    • Choreography - the judges will be looking for the synchronization amongst the team members and the selected music.

    • Overall Performance - taking the entire performance into consideration the judges will be grading teams based on their effort, enthusiasm and the overall entertainment value.

Costumes & Props

  • Costumes may not be culturally insensitive, stereotypical, or associated with any political or religious symbolism

  • No food or beverage are allowed on stage during your performance

  • No confetti, glitter or anything that will make an impact or leave a permanent mark on the stage, floor, walls or ceiling

  • No smoke or fog machines

  • No lasers or strobe lights

  • No projectiles may be thrown from the stage

  • All props must be under 6’ in height

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