SamoPles Dance Challenge, Rovinj Edition
SATURDAY
November 15, 2025
Register until
October 26, 2025
Sports Hall Gimnasium, Ul. Domenica Pergolisa 16, Rovinj, Croatia
Organizer – Plesni klub Point
Co-organizer – Roxanne Rovinj Association - Rovigno
Competition of dance groups (4+) and formations in specific dance styles.
- SamoPles Dance Challenge in Rovinj
- A competition that emphasizes quality, a limited number of categories, and dance styles promotes healthy competition and friendly support among groups
- Certificates for all dancers, medals, and trophies for all groups placing in the top 3 positions
- Scores and judge comments provided to choreographers after the competition
- Award for the best choreography and best costume (scenography)
- FREE WORKSHOPS for all the participants
- The stage dimensions are 14 meters in width by 12 meters in depth, with a dance floor. Dancers will have two entrances on each side of the stage and access behind the stage.
EVALUATION METHOD
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 ARE RANKED ACCORDING TO THE JUDGES' FESTIVAL RATINGS
SCORES ARE GIVEN ON A SCALE OF 1-10 BY THREE JUDGES; THE TOTAL SCORE IS CALCULATED BY SUMMING THESE SCORES AND DETERMINES THE PLACEMENT.
CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION INCLUDE: TECHNIQUE, CHOREOGRAPHY AND MUSICALITY, GROUP COORDINATION, AND OVERALL IMPRESSION.
Categories
| NUMBER OF DANCERS | DURATION OF CHOREOGRAPHY | |
| SMALL GROUP | 4-7 | 2:00 - 3:00 |
| GROUP | 8-15 | 2:00 - 3:30 |
| FORMATION | 16-30 | 2:30 - 4:30 |
FOR THE PRODUCTION NUMBER CATEGORY, THE DURATION IS UP TO 4:30 FOR BOTH GROUPS AND FORMATIONS.
THERE IS NO PRODUCTION CATEGORY FOR SMALL GROUPS.
| AGE CATEGORY | YEARS OF AGE |
| MINI | 5-7 |
| CHILDREN | 8-10 |
| KADET | 11-12 |
| JUNIOR | 13-16 |
| ADULT | 17+ |
Age categories are determined based on the age of the dancers on the day of the competition. A maximum of 25% of registered dancers may deviate from the specified age parameters. Dancers who are older by more than 2 years than the specified age parameters cannot register in the younger age category with younger dancers, but it is possible to register the entire group in the older category.
PLESNI STILOVI
JAZZ DANCE/LYRICAL JAZZ
CONTEMPORARY/MODERN
COMERCIAL/MTV STYLE
PRODUCTION NUMBER (for groups and formations)
URBAN FUSION/ STREET STYLES
OPEN
RULES
- STRICTLY ADHERE TO THE SPECIFIED TIME LIMITS FOR YOUR CHOREOGRAPHIES.
- BE BEHIND THE STAGE READY TO PERFORM 30 MINUTES BEFORE YOUR PERFORMANCE TIME.
- CAREFULLY FOLLOW THE FESTIVAL SCHEDULE IN CASE THERE ARE ANY CHANGES THAT REQUIRE YOU TO PERFORM EARLIER.
- FIRE, PYROTECHNICS, AND FLAMMABLE SUBSTANCES ARE GENERALLY NOT ALLOWED ON THE STAGE, AND DANCERS MUST LEAVE THE STAGE CLEAN AFTER THEIR PERFORMANCE.
- IN CASE OF ANY PROBLEMS, IMMEDIATELY CONTACT THE RECORDING TABLE AND NOTIFY THE ORGANIZER.
- APPROACHING THE JUDGE'S TABLE IS NOT ALLOWED, NOR IS CONTACT WITH THE JUDGES.
- UNSPORTSMANLIKE BEHAVIOR IS NOT ALLOWED AND WILL BE SANCTIONED IMMEDIATELY.
- IT IS ALLOWED AND RECOMMENDED TO SPREAD GOOD ENERGY AND VIBES, AS WELL AS TO GET TO KNOW OTHER CLUBS AND PARTICIPANTS.
- IN CASE OF A COMPETITOR'S INJURY, NOTIFY THE ORGANIZER IMMEDIATELY SO THAT ADEQUATE ASSISTANCE CAN BE PROVIDED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
- JUDGES HAVE THE RIGHT TO REASSIGN A CHOREOGRAPHY TO ANOTHER DANCE DISCIPLINE IF, IN THEIR OPINION, IT DOES NOT FIT INTO THE SPECIFIED CATEGORY DUE TO INSUFFICIENT CHARACTERISTIC ELEMENTS, QUALITY OF MOVEMENTS THAT DO NOT MATCH THE GIVEN STYLE, ETC.
ENTRY FEES
- 13 EURO PER DANCER PER CHOREOGRAPHY FOR LARGE GROUPS AND FORMATIONS.
- 15 EURO PER DANCER PER CHOREOGRAPHY FOR SMALL GROUPS (4-7 DANCERS).
ENTRY FEES MUST BE PAID BY MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3rd, 2025.
RECIPIENT:
SAMOPLES, obrt za usluge, Mihovilova 31, Hrastina Samoborska, 10430 Samobor
Recipient's IBAN:
HR7023400091160752670