ADVICE TO
DANCE COMPETITORS
Before taking part in a competition:
- Check the organizer
– Use the official Checklist for Organizations https://CID-world.org/international-organizations/
– Some operators claim CID endorsement – ask the CID to confirm
– A genuine cultural institution or a business selling awards?
- Check the nature of the competition
– Can anyone compete? No criteria for selection?
– Are contestants divided into categories, International Certification levels?
– Enjoying government recognition?
– Who guarantees that procedures will be fair?
- Check the jury
– Are they very highly qualified dance professionals?
– Are they really neutral, not having vested interests?
– Were they appointed by an independent body?
– Are the jurors called judges or adjudicators to create an impression of impartiality?
- Check previous competitions
– Did they give too many awards, prizes, titles, championsphips?
– What was the ratio of awards to participants? Did almost everyone win?
– Did they give receipts of payment? Did they publish a detailed report?
- Remember
– Titles offered by private organizers do not have legal value and are not recognized.
– Being declared a winner in a small or discredited competition is detrimental to your profile.