IDO AcroDance Open Continental Cup

Hosted by:

The United States Tournament of Dance, Inc.

CELEBRATING 49 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE
www.USTD.com

CRU Dance, Inc

www.crudance.com

The United States Dance and Sport Competition Federation

www.usdscf.org

The United States is proud to serve as host country to this amazing event and celebrate the art of AcroDance with our friends and colleagues from around the globe!

This Three-day event will feature an open competition in all styles of Acrobatics and Contortion, as well as a Welcome Party, Complimentary Master Classes, Seminars, Vendors, Sponsor Awards and of course a Parade of Nations!

As an IDO sanctioned “Open” Continental Cup, this event is open to all dancers, studios, schools and countries, and will be governed under IDO competition guidelines.  Dancers do not have to be a member of their country’s team to participate.

Known as the Las Vegas of the East, Atlantic City will serve as host city to this amazing event!  With its famous beaches and boardwalk, nightlife, casinos, family friendly attractions, dining experiences and premier shopping outlets there is something for everyone to enjoy!

Event Inclusions

• Welcome Party for all Competitors
• Open Competition Acrobatics & Contortion
  (see below for rules & fees)
• Complimentary Master Classes for all Competitors
• Complimentary Seminars for all Competitors
• Complimentary Admission for all Attendees
• Complimentary Livestream
• Vendor Booths
• Sponsor Awards
• Complimentary “Show Me Your Badge” for all Competitors
  (lanyards & badge featuring discounts at many area retailers, restaurants and attractions)
• Parade of Nations
• Exclusive Media Coverage provided by Inside Dance Magazine!

About the Event:

The IDO AcroDance Continental Cup is an “Open” IDO competition being produced and hosted by the United States Tournament of Dance, CRU Dance, Inc and the United States Dance and Sport Competition Federation.  As a licensed IDO event, competitors from around the world will compete for the “Americas” Continental Cup and Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals in their respective categories (see awards section below).  This is a competitive event that determines winners that move from the first round to semi-finals and finals based on scores.  Unlike traditional US and Canadian events, only the top three highest scoring routines in each category will be recognized in an “Olympic Style” awards ceremony once the winner has been selected.  Routines moving forward will be posted on our video walls after each round and once tabulation for that category has been finalized.

This event will be supervised by IDO Senior Vice President, Fiona Johnson of Slovenia as well as an IDO Chairperson (TBD).  There will be a total of three VIP highly trained and specialized acrobatic judges from across the US and Canada.

Competitor Registration Details (IDO and USDSCF):

As the official event organizer, the United States Tournament of Dance will be collecting the mandatory IDO and USDSCF competitor participation fees and paying those fees directly to the IDO and USDSCF on each competitors behalf. The payment link for those fees is separate from the routine registration site (Dancebug) where routines will be entered and paid for. Please see below for USDSCF/IDO Registration Fees and Payment Link. All competitors are required to pay the IDO/USDSCF fees in order to participate. Fees are due no later than April 1st 2025.

• USDSCF Fee = $35.00 (USD) per competitor
• IDO Fee = $35 (Euro) per competitor
• Service Charge = $5.00 per competitor
• Total = $80.00 USD

Eventbrite Competitor Registration Link

Routine Registration Details:

Please note – while this “Open Continental Cup” allows for Independent entries, individuals not being registered in Dancebug under a dance studio, school or team account will not be permitted to create their own Dancebug account to register.  We urge any independent competitor to have their home dance studio, school or team set up an account on their behalf.  If a competitor does not have a studio, school or team affiliation they will be required to contact the United States Tournament of Dance (USTD) office for approval.

Routine Entry Fees:

• Solo $60.00
• Duo $40.00 per competitor
• Trios & Groups (3-7 dancers) $40.00 per competitor
• Formations (8-24 dancers) $35.00 per competitor
• Productions (25+ dancers) $35.00 per competitor

Routine Registration Link (Dancebug) – Coming Soon

Age Divisions:

Age division is determined by what age a competitor is as of January 1st of the competition year (January 1st 2025).  The Dancebug registration system is programmed to automatically place a competitor in their respective age division based on this rule.  A competitors birthdate must be imputed at the time of registration and MUST match the birth date on their passport.

Duo’s, Groups, Formation and Production ages are determined by the average age of the competitors.  The registration system adds all ages of competitors in a given routine and then divides by the total dropping the decimal.  A competitor’s age may not be more than one age division higher or lower than the average age of the routine.  For example, if the average age of the competitors in a routine averages out to 11-12, the youngest competitor in the routine can be age 9 (as of January 1st) and the oldest competitor in the routine can be age 15 (as of January 1st).  In this case, there could not be an 8 year old or a 16 year old in the routine.

• Mini Kids (6-8)
• Children (9-10)
• Junior (11-12)
• Teen (13-15)
• Senior (16-19)
• Adult (20 & Over)

Please note – there are no levels being offered at this event. Competitors should be advanced level and experienced in AcroDance.

Time Limits:

• Solo 1:45 (minimum) – 3:00 minutes (maximum)
• Duo 1:45 (minimum) – 3:00 minutes (maximum)
• Trios & Groups (3-7 dancers) 2:30 (minimum) – 4:00 minutes (maximum)
• Formations (8-24 dancers) 2:30 (minimum) – 5:00 minutes (maximum)
• Production (25+ dancers) 2:30 (minimum) – 8:00 minutes (maximum)

Stage/Production:

The stage is floor level and measures 57’ long X 39’ wide.  The unique material of the floor provides acrobats with spring and cushion and is overlaid with our high grade touring marley for safety.  The stage is surrounded by trussing with a wide variety of production lighting and the highest quality audio equipment.  Flanked by a 60’ long fiber optic curtain which includes 2 – 15’ X 17’ video walls and 80” screen TV’s is a 48’ long, two level awards table.  There is no charge for the live stream service and those staying on property will also have the luxury of watching the event on a dedicated channel on their sleeping room TV’s!

Awards:

• Mini Kids Solo Female Continental Champion Cup/Gold Medal
• Mini Kids Solo Female Second Place Silver Medal
• Mini Kids Solo Female Third Place Bronze Medal
• Mini Kids Solo Male Continental Champion Cup/Gold Medal
• Mini Kids Solo Male Second Place Silver Medal
• Mini Kids Solo Male Third Place Bronze Medal
• Children Solo Female Continental Champion Cup/Gold Medal
• Children Solo Female Second Place Silver Medal
• Children Solo Female Third Place Bronze Medal
• Children Solo Male Continental Champion Cup/Gold Medal
• Children Solo Male Second Place Silver Medal
• Children Solo Male Third Place Bronze Medal
• Junior Solo Female Continental Champion Cup/Gold Medal
• Junior Solo Female Second Place Silver Medal
• Junior Solo Female Third Place Bronze Medal
• Junior Solo Male Continental Champion Cup/Gold Medal
• Junior Solo Male Second Place Silver Medal
• Junior Solo Male Third Place Bronze Medal
• Teen Solo Female Continental Champion Cup/Gold Medal
• Teen Solo Female Second Place Silver Medal
• Teen Solo Female Third Place Bronze Medal
• Teen Solo Male Continental Champion Cup/Gold Medal
• Teen Solo Male Second Place Silver Medal
• Teen Solo Male Third Place Bronze Medal
• Senior Solo Female Continental Champion Cup/Gold Medal
• Senior Solo Female Second Place Silver Medal
• Senior Solo Female Third Place Bronze Medal
• Senior Solo Male Continental Champion Cup/Gold Medal
• Senior Solo Male Second Place Silver Medal
• Senior Solo Male Third Place Bronze Medal
• Adult Solo Female Continental Champion Cup/Gold Medal
• Adult Solo Female Second Place Silver Medal
• Adult Solo Female Third Place Bronze Medal
• Adult Solo Male Continental Champion Cup/Gold Medal
• Adult Solo Male Second Place Silver Medal
• Adult Solo Male Third Place Bronze Medal
• Mini Kids Duo Continental Champion Cup/Gold Medals
• Mini Kids Duo Second Place Silver Medals
• Mini Kids Duo Third Place Bronze Medals
• Children Duo Continental Champion Cup/Gold Medals
• Children Duo Second Place Silver Medals
• Children Duo Third Place Bronze Medals
• Junior Duo Continental Champion Cup/Gold Medals
• Junior Duo Second Place Silver Medals
• Junior Duo Third Place Bronze Medals
• Teen Duo Continental Champion Cup/Gold Medal
• Teen Duo Second Place Silver Medal
• Teen Duo Third Place Bronze Medal
• Senior Duo Continental Champion Cup/Gold Medal
• Senior Duo Second Place Silver Medal
• Senior Duo Third Place Bronze Medal
• Adult Duo Continental Champion Cup/Gold Medal
• Adult Duo Second Place Silver Medal
• Adult Duo Third Place Bronze Medal
• Mini Kids Trios/Groups Continental Champion Cup/Gold Medals
• Mini Kids Trios/Groups Second Place Silver Medals
• Mini Kids Trios/Groups Third Place Bronze Medals
• Children Trios/Groups Continental Champion Cup/Gold Medals
• Children Trios/Groups Second Place Silver Medals
• Children Trios/Groups Third Place Bronze Medals
• Junior Trios/Groups Continental Champion Cup/Gold Medals
• Junior Trios/Groups Second Place Silver Medals
• Junior Trios/Groups Third Place Bronze Medals
• Teen Trios/Groups Continental Champion Cup/Gold Medal
• Teen Trios/Groups Second Place Silver Medal
• Teen Trios/Groups Third Place Bronze Medal
• Senior Trios/Groups Continental Champion Cup/Gold Medal
• Senior Trios/Groups Second Place Silver Medal
• Senior Trios/Groups Third Place Bronze Medal
• Adult Trios/Groups Continental Champion Cup/Gold Medal
• Adult Trios/Groups Second Place Silver Medal
• Adult Trios/Groups Third Place Bronze Medal
• Mini Kids Formations Continental Champion Cup/Gold Medals
• Mini Kids Formations Second Place Silver Medals
• Mini Kids Formations Third Place Bronze Medals
• Children Formations Continental Champion Cup/Gold Medals
• Children Formations Second Place Silver Medals
• Children Formations Third Place Bronze Medals
• Junior Formations Continental Champion Cup/Gold Medals
• Junior Formations Second Place Silver Medals
• Junior Formations Third Place Bronze Medals
• Teen Formations Continental Champion Cup/Gold Medal
• Teen Formations Second Place Silver Medal
• Teen Formations Third Place Bronze Medal
• Senior Formations Continental Champion Cup/Gold Medal
• Senior Formations Second Place Silver Medal
• Senior Formations Third Place Bronze Medal
• Adult Formations Continental Champion Cup/Gold Medal
• Adult Formations Second Place Silver Medal
• Adult Formations Third Place Bronze Medal
• Mini Kids Production Continental Champion Cup/Gold Medals
• Mini Kids Production Second Place Silver Medals
• Mini Kids Production Third Place Bronze Medals
• Children Production Continental Champion Cup/Gold Medals
• Children Production Second Place Silver Medals
• Children Production Third Place Bronze Medals
• Junior Production Continental Champion Cup/Gold Medals
• Junior Production Second Place Silver Medals
• Junior Production Third Place Bronze Medals
• Teen Production Continental Champion Cup/Gold Medal
• Teen Production Second Place Silver Medal
• Teen Production Third Place Bronze Medal
• Senior Production Continental Champion Cup/Gold Medal
• Senior Production Second Place Silver Medal
• Senior Production Third Place Bronze Medal
• Adult Production Continental Champion Cup/Gold Medal
• Adult Production Second Place Silver Medal
• Adult Production Third Place Bronze Medal

Sponsor Awards:

Coming Soon

Master Classes:

Complimentary Master Classes will be offered throughout the weekend (Schedule TBD).  Special awards will be offered in all classes!

Event Director:

Sean Flanagan, President and CEO United States Tournament of Dance, President CRU Dance, Past President Association of Dance Competitions and Conventions, Captain Team USA (AcroDance/Hip Hop/Contemporary and Jazz) will serve as Event Director of the IDO AcroDance Continental Cup.  With his vast years of event production experience, Sean and his team promise to deliver a world class event for all!

Contact Information:

Official Event E-Mail 
AcroDance.Continental@gmail.com

Sean Flanagan
IDO AcroDance Continental Cup Director
seanustd@gmail.com

William Rivera
Executive Assistant to the Director
willustd@gmail.com

USTD Headquarters
82 Bridge Road
Islandia, NY 11749

Mailing Address
USTD
PO Box 756
Shoreham, NY 11786

Phone
(631)744-6171

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