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Dance Competition

2024 Dance Competition Winners

1st Place Winner:
Appalachian Irish Dance Company

2nd Place Winner:
Rand & Ava Akers

3rd Place Winner:
Jewell Weatherford

Rules: 1) The completed entry form should be submitted to the Appalachian Fair office by Friday, August 8th along with the $20 entry fee. Incomplete entries & unpaid entries will not be accepted. 2) Contest is open to Dance Companies or solo dancers. 3) Dance numbers may consist of 1 to 20 members per routine. 4) Dance numbers must be CLEAN; Music for the routine must be CLEAN; no profanity, racist comments, alcohol, drugs, or lewd behavior will be permitted. Must maintain "family friendly" atmosphere or you will be disqualified. 5) There is no limit on age of dance routine members. 6) All contestants will use the lighting/sound equipment provided. Sound Engineer will be provided by the Appalachian Fair. 7) Each dance number will have a maximum of 10 minutes to perform. Any routine exceeding 10 minutes will be disqualified. An official timekeeper will be present. 8) A dance routine may drop a member but may NOT add a member from the original entry form. 9) All dance routine members must be present 15 minutes prior to setup or automatic disqualification. 10) Each Contestant/Group will supply the Sound Engineer with 2 copies of their music on CD or Digital Format for their performance. The name of the Contestant/Group should be written on or attached to, along with the name of the song, the music. 11) IMPORTANT: Music can NOT be on a cell phone or personal device. All music must be on a NEW CD, flash, thumb, or jump drive by itself. If you bring music on a personal device, you will be DISQUALIFIED. ** 1st Place - $500 / 2nd Place - $250 / 3rd Place - $100

Dance! Dance! Dance!

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