MSHSL dance team judging

rdf:langString MSHSL dance team judging

rdf:langString In Minnesota, high school dance teams are scored by a designated set of officials during a competition. Each official is required to follow judging criteria regulated by the Minnesota State High School League. Routines are measured and recorded on a judging criteria rubric during a performance and given to the team for review after the competition is complete. Each judging criteria sheet contains categories in which teams will receive a score from one to ten, one being considered very poor and 10 being superior. Points will be totaled and the final score will be measured out of one hundred. Throughout all three classes; A, AA, and AAA, and in both divisions; High Kick and Jazz, the judging rubric remains consistent. After completing the judging criteria rubric, the ranking process begins. Depending on the number of officials per meet, they may use one of three ranking options; A, B, or C listed in the MSHSL Dance Team Handbook. In all ranking options, teams are rated in numerical order, one being the highest then lowering in value as the numbers increase. For final tabulation, some ranks are dropped for each team dependent on the ranking method used. The remaining ranks are then added together to create a final rank. Lowest rank wins. Final placement is announced at an award ceremony following a competition.