Please review all competition rules prior to registering your teams. Category/Qualifying
rules have been updated for the 2005 CCA Season and the Lonestar Shoot Out Competition.
Updates to this page were made on February 19, 2005.
Click below for more information on category divisions.
- Indicates categories
eligible to receive CCA Hot Tickets
Lonestar General Rules
Video Policy
All video cameras must be registered at the front door. Any one
operating a video camera that is not tagged will be asked to register
it with the front table. Video cameras should not obstruct the
view of any contestant or spectator. There will be a raised stage
in the back of the room, provided by Lonestar Shoot Out for all
video cameras mounted on a tripod to be operated. The space on
this stage will be on a first come first serve basis.
Dressing Rooms
There will be dressing rooms provided for the Participants to
dress and maintain all costumes and affects. All garment bags,
shoe bags and costumes should be placed in the designated dressing
rooms. You will not be allowed to place garment bags or costumes in
the seating area, as seating may become limited.
Music
Directors are required to provide their own music for their
teams and their duo/duets. It must be on high quality cassette tapes (one song per tape) or CDs.
Directors should bring a back up copy of their tape(s). There will be
an off-stage sound check for each team and duo/duet routine.
Rules Infraction **NEW CCA Rule for 2005**
One (1) point will be deducted from Overall Average Score for any rules infraction.
Levels
There will be two levels of competition offered, Amateur and
Challenge. The Amateur Level is designed for those teams
with little or no competition clogging experience. The Challenge
Level is designed for those teams with extensive competition
clogging experience. The choice to enter Amateur or Challenge will
be made by the director and or contestant. Amateur level entries
can enter Challenge level categories with a separate entry fee. Challenge
level contestants can only enter Challenge level entries.
Dance-Off Rules
Only the three Grand Champion winners in each of the money-awarding
categories will be eligible for the Lonestar Team Shoot Out.
The Overall First Place Team will be selected to represent
their category in the Lonestar Team Shoot Out. A team
can only qualify once. If a director has two or more teams
qualify for the Dance-Off and those teams are made up of 50%
or more dancers of the other team, then the director
of the qualifying teams must decide witch team competes in the
Dance-Off.
If a team has won First Place in two qualifying categories, they
will be required to choose which category they wish to represent in
the Dance Off. If this occurs, the Second Place team in the un-chosen
category will then be eligible for the Dance Off. If that Second Place
team has already qualified in another category, then the Third Place team
will move into the open slot. If the Third Place team has already
qualified in another category, then that category will not be represented
in the Dance Off.
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"Star" Points
A special incentive has been designed for those teams who travel and
compete at other qualifying competitions after they have already received
official bids to the "Showdown of Champions." This "Star" system is designed
to select the order of dance per category at the "Showdown of Champions."
Once a team has placed in the top four of a particular qualifying category,
they have already received a bid to the "Showdown of Champions." The top
four teams in each category will receive "Star" points. The "Star" point
system is as follows:
Challenge
1st Place Overall - 5 *****
2nd Place Overall - 3 ***
3rd Place Overall - 2 **
Amateur
1st Place Overall - 5 *****
2nd Place Overall - 3 ***
3rd Place Overall - 2 **
4th Place Overall - 1 *
The "Star" points will be
accumulated throughout the entire qualifying
season. At the completion of the qualifying season, the "Star" achieving
teams will be ranked in order of the number of "Stars" received. The team
receiving the most "Stars" in a particular category gets the first selection
of their place of dance at the "Showdown of Champions." Then the 2nd highest
"Star" achieving team gets to select their place in the order of dance at
the "Showdown of Champions" and so on... If two teams have the same amount
of "Stars", a coin toss will decide who gets to choose first between the two.
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Amateur Team Competition
Amateur Team competition provides an opportunity for teams never having
received first place at prior clogging competitions to compete against other
such teams for the Amateur Team Championship Title at the "Showdown of
Champions." This division is designed to provide new and less experienced
teams an opportunity to experience competitive clogging.
Amateur Team competition will be available in the five (5) Team Qualifying
Categories offered (Standing Line, Moving Line, Precision, Hoedown and
Artistic Expression). A team may compete in the Amateur Team division at any
of the regional qualifying competitions that choose to offer any or all of
the Amateur Team categories.
Teams that compete in the Amateur Team Division are not prohibited from
competing in the Challenge Team categories at any of the regional qualifying
competitions. However, if an Amateur Team should place first in the Challenge
Division for the "Showdown of Champions," they are prohibited from competing
in the Amateur division in that particular category for the remainder of the
regional qualifying competitions.
Amateur Teams can compete for two (2) consecutive
C.C.A. calendar years (January to December). If your team competed in 1999
as an Amateur Team they may also compete in 2000 as an Amateur Team. Amateur
Teams will be asked to complete a Amateur Registration/Information form at
their first competition of the year. This will help C.C.A. keep up with the
years that you will participate as an Amateur Team.
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Solo Divisions:
There will be two divisions of competition for dancers to compete in:
Solo Age Divisions
Challenge Solo Age Divisions:
Amateur Solo Age Divisions:
An individual can compete in the Amateur Division if the have not placed
1st in the last five (5) years. This means that they either haven't
competed in Solos in the last five years or that they have not placed 1st
in the last five years.
Individual Male/Female Solo (Challenge & Amateur)
- Judging will be based on dancing in a line, rise and shine and/or moving in a circle.
Dancers should use as much of the stage as possible during
their rise~n~shine.
- Freestyle is defined as the dancer's self-expression using any style
or combination of styles in performing their art.
- Dancers can combine drag-slide clogging with buck dancing. Emphasis
is on sound and intricacy of footwork.
- Males and Females will not compete against each other.
- Music will be selected by the festival director.
- Call backs may be necessary.
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Acapella Solo
- Judges will be facing away from the stage. They will be judging
the clarity and intricacy of each dancer.
- Any clogging steps and styles are allowed. NO hand claps are allowed.
- NO Music.
- Call backs may be necessary for this catagory.
- There may be an age division break depending upon the number of registered dancers.
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Traditional Solo
- Judging will be based on dancing in a line and rise~n~shine.
Dancers should use as much of the stage as possible during
their rise~n~shine.
- Dancers can combine drag-slide and flatfoot clogging only. NO Buck or Canadian
style dancing will be allowed. Emphasis is on sound and intricacy of footwork.
- Males and Females will compete against each other.
- Music will be selected by the festival director.
- Call backs may be necessary.
- There may be an age division break depending upon the number of registered dancers.
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Duo/Duet Age Divisions
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Duo/Duet **NOTICE THE TIME LIMIT CHANGE**
- Duo means dancers of the same sex.
- Duet means one male and one female dancing together.
- Dance must be precision, no acrobatics, no rise and shine.
- Any type of music may be used.
- Dancers must dance as a couple, hands joined as much as possible
and use plenty of arm/couple turns. Hands may drop for short periods only.
- Duos (same sex) and Duets (opposite sex) will not compete against each other.
- Dancers must use the entire stage to show their ability to move as a unit.
- Time limit is two (2) minutes.
* New CCA qualifying category for 2005
Show Duo/Duets **NOTICE THE TIME LIMIT CHANGE**
- Two (2) dancers - any combination of male/female
- 75% of the routine must contain clogging steps.
- Any type of music may be used but must coordinate with the theme of the dance.
- Some hand and body contact are required.
- Dancers should use the entire stage to show their ability to move as a unit.
- Costumes and choreography should match the theme of the dance being performed.
- Props are allowed but must be incorporated in the choreography of the dance.
- Time limit is three (3) minutes.
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Short Duo/Duets
- Two (2) dancers - any combination of male/female.
- Each Duo/Duet will be given a pre-determined amount of time, not to exceed 64 beats, to execute their moves and steps.
- Dance must be precision, no acrobatics, no rise~n~shine.
- Dancers should dance as couples, some hand and body contact are required.
- There may be an age division break depending upon the number of registered dancers.
- Dancers should use the entire stage to show their ability to move as a unit.
- Music will be selected by the festival director.
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Team Divisions:
There will be two divisions of competition for teams to compete in:
- Amateur - This Team Division is open to Teams never having earned first place in any past clogging competitions.
- Challenge - This Team Division is open to any Team, regardless of past winnings.
- CCA Rule Change for 2005 - No more than one challenge dancer is permitted to dance
in any Amateur Team Routine. This will be monitored and disqualification may result. A Challenge dancer is defined
as a clogger that has competed in a challenge routine or has complete their two year amateur period.
Team Age Divisions
Challenge/Amateur Age Divisions:
Standing Line
- Team must consist of at least five (5) dancers, any mixture of
male/female dancers.
- The dance must start, be performed and end in the same line.
- This dance should be choreographed for one but danced by many.
Dancers must execute the same moves at the same times.
- May not expand or contract your formation.
- Precision foot work and body mechanics is required at all times.
No progressive dance steps or arm movements.
- No dancer may have body contact with any other member at any time.
- Time limit is three (3) minutes.
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Moving Line
- Team must consist of at least five (5) dancers, any mixture of male/female dancers.
- Dance must be performed in some form of line at all times. You may bend, rotate,
pass through and touch the floor at any time. No dancer may have body
contact at with any other member at any time.
- Time Limit is three (3) minutes.
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Precision
(4 Couples or More)
- Team must have at least eight (8) dancers. Any combination of males or females.
- This is a couple oriented dance.
- Dancers must be in step with each other at all times. Precision footwork must be performed.
- There are no figure requirements, however figures are highly encouraged.
- Teams must use traditional instrumental music.
- Time limit is four (4) minutes.
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Hoedown
(4 Couples or More)
- Team must have at least eight (8) dancers. Team may consist of all male, all female,
or any combination of either.
- This is a couple oriented dance, meaning that figures and
formations should be executed as couples during the majority
of the routine.
- Dancers should never be intentionally in step with one another.
- Freestyle or hoedown footwork should be performed.
- Any type of figures or formations may be used. Traditional hoedown
or Appalachian figures are encouraged, but not required. No figure
count will be kept, but a variety of figures or formations will be
a factor in scoring.
- Teams must use traditional instrumental music only.
- Time limit is four (4) minutes.
- Time starts with the first step and will end with the last step.
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Artistic Expression
(Show)
- Minimum of 3 dancers. Any combination of males or females.
- Routine must carry out a theme.
- Emphasis on showmanship, creativity, choreography, and execution
of the routine.
- Stage props are allowed.
- Time limit is five (5) minutes for the performance of routine and (5) minutes
for set-up and take-down of props.
- Music must carry out the theme of the routine being danced.
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Exhibition
- Minimum of five (5) dancers - any combination of male/female.
- Category is designed to exhibit the dance form of clogging. Seventy percent
(70%) of the dance steps must be clogging steps.
- Other types of dance forms are highly encouraged.
- Routine must include various formations, progressive step changes. Lifts
and pull throughs are allowed.
- Any type of music is permitted.
- You may not re-dance this routine in any other category.
- This is not an Artistic Expression category. Hand props are allowed. No stage props my be used.
- This routine must exhibit elements from one or more clogging category
(i.e. Precision, Standing Line, Moving Line, Hoedown, Artistic Expression).
- Time limit is three (3) minutes.
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**New Lonestar category for 2005**
Small Team
- Minimum of 3 dancers, but no more than 8 dancers - any combination of male/female.
- Category is designed to exhibit the dance form of clogging. Seventy percent
(70%) of the dance steps must be clogging steps.
- The dance can not be a routine danced in any other category.
- You may not re-dance this routine in another category. This dance may be a
Precision, Standing Line, Moving Line or Hoedown.
- This is a precision dance. Progressive step/hand changes are allowed.
- This is not an Artistic Expression category. Hand props are allowed. No stage props may be used.
- Any type of music is permitted.
- Time Limit is three (3) minutes.
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**New Lonestar category for 2005**
Traditional Line
- Minimum of five (5) dancers - any combination of male/female.
- Team must consist of at least five (5) dancers, any mixture of
male/female dancers.
- The dance must start, be performed and end in the same line.
- This dance should be choreographed for one but danced by many.
Dancers must execute the same moves at the same times.
- May not expand or contract your formation.
- Precision foot work and body mechanics is required at all times.
No progressive dance steps or arm movements.
- No dancer may have body contact with any other member at any time.
- Dancers should combine drag-slide and flatfoot clogging only. NO Buck or Canadian
style dancing will be allowed. Emphasis is on sound and intricacy of footwork.
- This is a Traditional style category, only Traditional Country, Bluegrass,
or Trditional Hoedown music will be allowed. The music selected can be with or without vocals.
- Time Limit is three (3) minutes.
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Callers: Dance must NOT be called or cued.
Time Limit: 4 minutes
Acapella Team **NOTICE THE TIME LIMIT CHANGE**
- Minimum of three (3) dancers per team - any combination of male/female.
- Any type clogging steps or styles will be allowed.
- NO Music.
- Judges will be facing away from the stage. They will be judging
the clarity and intricacy of each team.
- Dancers must be in step with each other
at all times. NO hand claps or vocals will be allowed.
- Time limit is two (2) minutes.
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