RULES AND REGULATIONS

  1. Each contingent must comprise at least 50 participants and not more than 100 participants (including two dancers doubled up as banner carriers showing the contingent's name).
  2. Competition is open to any local groups and overseas contingents accepted by Chingay Parade 2011 EXCO. Your group may be registered under a GRC/constituency, Council, Community Club, Residents Committee, organization, school, country location or a dance group name. Unless specially approved, no advocacy / campaign messages should be displayed during the presentation.
  3. All contingents have to use Chingay song "Let's celebrate, We are One!" to be provided by PA as the common music. As a travelling dance from the starting point to the end point (800 metres) along the entire parade route, they will execute a roving performance sequence as follows: Moving forward dance of 1.5 minute with standard dance steps choreographed by the PA, to be followed by another 1.5 minute static dance steps and creative movements to be choreographed by their respective dance trainers.
  4. Workshops will be conducted for all trainers/leaders to learn the standard 1.5 minute dance steps of moving forward choreographed by the PA free of charge. Based on the common dance steps which cannot be altered, variation according to expression and style by your contingent would be encouraged.
  5. Each contingent will bear their own cost including costumes, hand props, meals, transport and other expenses for participating in the competition and the rehearsals. They may acknowledge their sponsors/supporters in their own creative way through the presentation.
  6. The PA WEARHouse has prepared some colourful costumes (Note: Some may not have the complete set of costumes you need) for loan to participating contingents if they are interested. Priority is given to travelling contingents formed by the PA groups.
  7. Participants in the contingent should be in their costumes for the competition and full dress rehearsal. As Chingay is an international show and for excellent parade standard, no ordinary clothes (such as T-shirt or casual attire) is allowed. Extra points will be given for those contingents wearing very interesting or unique costumes. Chingay EXCO reserves the right not to accept the participation of any contingents if their costumes are not up to standard.
  8. Each contingent will be judged based on their creative presentation, costumes, props, synchronisation, energy level, interesting presentation of group branding and identity and the special X factor. Everything equalled, Bonus points will be given to those with a larger contingent size.
  9. Each contingent will have to commit all four combined rehearsals before the parade. Absence from the rehearsals might be disqualified for the competition. The dates are:
    a) 7.00pm, Sat, 8 Jan 2011 Combined full run for all travelling dance contingents at Pit Building
    b) 7.00pm, Sat, 15 Jan 2011 Combined full run for local groups at Pit Building
    c) 7.00pm, Sat, 22 Jan 2011 Full Dress Rehearsal at Pit Building
    d) 7.00pm, Thurs, 10 Feb 2011 Combined full run for foreign and local groups at Pit Building
    Judging will be done on both parade nights on Friday 11 and Saturday 12 February 2011 at Pit Building (based on the average scores of the two nights), by an independent panel of judges to be appointed by the PA. Decision of the Judges is final and no correspondences and enquiries on Judges' decision shall be entertained.
  10. All entry forms must reach the Organiser by 31 August 2010. A briefing will be conducted for leaders/trainers on Saturday, 18 September 2010 at 11.00am at People's Association, 9 King George's Avenue, Singapore 208581 (beside Jalan Besar Stadium).
  11. The Organiser reserves the right not to accept the participation of any groups without assigning any reasons. It also has the right to disqualify any contingent if the group does not abide by the rules and regulations of the competition eg. absent from any rehearsal.
  12. The Organiser will not be liable for any injuries sustained, death or loss/damage to personal properties during the course of the competition, including the rehearsals.
  13. The Organiser reserves the right to amend, correct and change information, rules and regulations pertaining to the competition and the "Moves!Community, We are One!" Chingay Travelling Dance Segment.
  14. Audience of the competition includes at least 70,000 onsite audience, 350,000 internet viewers, and more than one million TV homeviewers.