EU majorettes' association

INTERNATIONAL JUDGING EXAM

Zagreb, 15th March, 2017

INTERNATIONAL JUDGING EXAM

Place: Jastrebarsko (18 km from Zagreb), Zrinsko Frankopanska 13, Croatia
Date: 8th - 9th April, 2017
Coming time: Saturday 8th March till 9.00 hours
Language: English
Fee: 30 EUR
Lodging: if you need lodging (put it in registration form) you will be contacted by local organizer
Materials: Rulebook and other material for seminar and exam will be sent after deadline on 31st March

Fee and lodging: paid on first day in hotel

Deadline for registration: 30th March 2017


REGISTRATION FORM FOR INTERNATIONAL JUDGING SEMINAR AND EXAM
you have to sent this form for each participant separately till 30th March, 2017
to ema_european_majorettes@yahoo.com or fax 00385-1-34-65-886

If you did not get Registration form please contact EMA office ASAP.


Program of the seminar:

1st class
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 HISTORY OF THE MAJORETTE DANCE AND INTRODUCTORY CLASS
1.1.1. Beginning of the majorette dance from 18th century till 1999
1.1.2. Similar dancing forms (twirling-baton, cheer-leaders, drum-majorettes)
1.1.3. EMA history (1999-2011)

1.2. THEORY OF MAJORETTES’ DANCE
1.2.1. Definition of the majorette and elements of majorettes’ dance
1.2.2. Difference between stage choreography and parade march, with practical use
1.2.3. Difference between NBTA program and majorettes, and sports’ twirl and majorettes

2nd class
2. STATUTORY AND BASIC DEFINITION RULES IMPORTANT FOR JUDGES
2.1. STATUTE AND GENERAL REGULATIONS
2.1.1. Statutory rules in judging
2.1.2. Rulebook competence
2.1.3. Common rules and precedents
2.1.4. Technical board
2.1.5. Judges
- time kipper
- judges wrights (fee, judging on national and international level)
2.1.6. Judges obligation before competition
- coming time and preparation of the competition
- judging lists and computer system
- inspection of the arena, parade march route, stage, audio-system, judging room, data imputing, and other conditions relevant for competition (2.4.2.)
- check of the official lists and age category
- briefing with group heads (2.4.4.)
- bulleting (2.4.4. i 2.4.5.)
2.1.6. Delegate

3rd class
2.2. TYPES AND ORGANIZATION OF CHAMPIONSHIP
2.2.1. EMC
2.2.2. Competitors
2.2.3. Organizer obligation
2.2.4. Competition program
- redy for performance – deadline
2.2.5. Orchestra

3. FORMAL RULES
3.1. FORMS, DISCIPLINES AND CATEGORIES
3.1.1. Forms
- mace majorettes
3.1.2. Disciplines
3.1.3. Categories

4th class
3.2. FORMAL RULES IN JUDGING
3.2.1. Number of majorettes in formation and sex of the majorettes
3.2.2. Age classes
3.2.3. Costumes (uniforms)

5th class
4. BASIC RULES FOR COMPETITION
4.1. COMMON RULES OF PERFORMANCE AND JUDGING
4.1.1. Synchronization
4.1.2. Rhythm consistence
4.1.3. Props technique
4.1.4. Marching
4.1.5. Entire choreography
4.1.6. Acrobatic figures

6th class
4.1.7. Music
- definition of the music in majorettes’ dance
- forbidden music
- play back vs. orchestra
- singing in composition
4.1.8. Vis major
4.1.9. Other common rules
- repetition
- outside arena
- prevent spectators

7th class
4.2. PARADE MARCH
4.2.1. Definition
4.2.2. Route
4.2.3. Time limit
4.2.4. Graded elements

4.3. STAGE CHOREOGRAPHY
4.3.1. Discipline definition
4.3.2. Arena (stage)
4.3.3. Position of the judges
4.3.4. Time limit
4.3.5. Coming and leaving in/from stage
4.3.6. Graded elements

8th class
4.4. NONFORMATION
4.4.1. Discipline definition
4.4.2. Specifics

5. SYSTEM OF JUDGING
5.1. GRADING
5.1.1. Basic grading
5.1.2. Artistic impression
- 0-9 BED TEAMS
# 0-4 Very bad teams
# 5-9 Bed teams
- 10-19 AVERAGE TEAMS
# 10-14 lower average teams
# 15-20 upper average teams
- 20-29 GOOD TEAMS
# 20-24 very good teams
# 25-29 excellent teams
- 30 PERFECT TEAMS
5.1.3. Technical data

9th class
5.1.4. Baton and mace technique
5.1.5. Pom-pom technique

10th class
5.1.6. General impression
- 0-1 extremely bad by all criteria
- 2-3 bad by all criteria
- 4-5 average, or some of criteria are good but some are bad
- 6-7 good teams with all criteria are good, but non of those are very good
- 8-9 excellent but some of criteria are not excellent
- 10 perfect by all criteria
5.1.7. Positive pointes for synchronization

5.2. PENALIZATION
5.2.1. Negative points

11th class
5.2.2. Disqualification

6. RANKING AND PROTEST
6.1. RANKING
6.1.1. Data processing
6.1.2. Skating
6.1.3. Ranking list and proclamation of results
6.2. PROTEST


12th class
SKATING PRACTICE

7.2. PRACTICAL ADVICES – questions about test

Time for preparation for exam 10.30 – 12.00

WRITTEN EXAM 12.00 – 13.00
VERBAL EXAM 14.30 – 16.00
RESULTS AND PROCLAMATION 16.00 – 16.30


Alen Šćuric
president