Places for this contest are limited. The companies to participate can be formed by a maximum of 30 professional dancers.
They register for the selection process using the form on the contest website, and must attach the synopsis and the recording of a complete piece with a maximum duration of between 6 and 10 minutes. The selection of the companies is made after viewing and analysis by the organization of the material provided by the applicants, who cannot present more than 1 piece per company.
Of all the proposals received, the organization chooses 15, which are the ones that will perform in the contest, being evaluated in it and live by 3 judges of international prestige within the discipline, these will take into account the choreographic quality and creativity of the assembly to choose the 3 best. With this rigor The Best On has managed to position itself as one of the shows with the highest level and repercussion in all of Europe.
SCORING CRITERIA
The evaluation criteria by the jury, previously established by the festival management, are:
- CREATIVITY (50 points) Choreography / difficulty (10 points) · Concept of the piece and transitions between acts and links between themes (10 points) · Dynamics and energy changes (10 points)
- Originality, characterization and costumes
(10 points)
- Theme and storytelling, if what you want to convey is understood and reaches the public (10 points)
-TECHNIQUE (50 points)
- Musicality and tempo (10 points) Use of space and position changes (10 points)
- Coordination and definition of movement (10 points)
- Remarkable urban dance base (10 points) Stage presence and confidence (10 points)
Thus, the Creativity section can opt for a maximum of 50 points and the Technique for another 50 points. The total of the two added values is what gives the final score to each participant. Thus, 100 points are the maximum score and 0 the lowest possible. The jury scores at the end of the stage presentation of each piece. After finishing the last performance, the jury retires and begins the counting of scores and the deliberation to assign the corresponding prizes. Once the contest has finished, all the scores are made public on the website and social networks of the contest.
