Join us for Season 2025 * New Cities * New Judges * new awards
Encore! Talent Productions Dance Competition!
Bringing fresh energy and a renewed commitment to excellence. We’ve implemented numerous changes to enhance your experience.
Join us for Season 2025 * New Cities * New Judges * new awards
Bringing fresh energy and a renewed commitment to excellence. We’ve implemented numerous changes to enhance your experience.
Experience the excitement and passion of dance!
ON THE ENCORE TALENT PRODUCTION STAGE!
ADDING MORE CITIES THAN EVER BEFORE!
REGISTRATION OPENS SOON!
We treat everyone with kindness and handle each situation with the utmost fairness..
Our entry fees are reasonable, and we offer FREE photos and videos to all dancers.
We maintain a schedule and often run ahead of time at every regional competition, ensuring a smooth and seamless experience for all participants.
Our dance title competition is among the most respected, providing well-rounded dancers with opportunities for personal and professional growth.
We operate with honesty and fairness, ensuring no favoritism is shown based on the number of routines. Every participant competes equally.
We encourge a sense of community among studio owners, teachers, and dancers, making our events feel like a reunion year after year.
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At Encore Talent Productions, we strive to provide a welcoming and inclusive environment for competitors of all ages and skill levels. Our mission is to help our competitors develop their dance skills, build confidence, and foster a love of dance that will last a lifetime.
Our Core Values
Inclusivity: We welcome dancers from all backgrounds
At Encore Talent Productions, we strive to provide a welcoming and inclusive environment for competitors of all ages and skill levels. Our mission is to help our competitors develop their dance skills, build confidence, and foster a love of dance that will last a lifetime.
Our Core Values
Inclusivity: We welcome dancers from all backgrounds, ensuring everyone feels valued and supported.
Skill Development: Our competitions are designed to help dancers of all levels improve and excel in their craft.
Confidence Building: We believe in empowering our competitors to feel confident both on and off the stage.
Passion for Dance: Our goal is to instill a lifelong love of dance in each of our competitions
All participants are adjudicated for their performance.
Adjudication is Gold, High Gold, Platinum, Double Platinum,
Encore Star.
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Duos and trios participants ALL receive a trophy for adjudication.
Generous overalls, giving the best trophies to the top leading participants at each competition.
Keeping with tradition we provide trophies!
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All participants are adjudicated for their performance.
Adjudication is Gold, High Gold, Platinum, Double Platinum,
Encore Star.
No
Duos and trios participants ALL receive a trophy for adjudication.
Generous overalls, giving the best trophies to the top leading participants at each competition.
Keeping with tradition we provide trophies!
Spectacular special awards, judges, awards, unique to encore, talent, production awards.
Awards are specially designed for Encore, Talent Productions, participants.
ALL participants and studio owners and directors will receive complementary still photographs of all of their dances.
Studio owners and directors will receive a complementary performance video along with three judging critiques videos.
MORE CITIES WILL BE ADDED AS THEY ARE CONFIRMED!
Subject to Change
Circleville High School
Lebannon High School
Pritchard Civic Center
This event will only be held on Saturday. If we need more time we will start Friday evening
John Legend Theater
This event will only be held on Saturday. If we need more time we will start Friday evening
Cuyahoga Falls High School
BUTCH THEISEN
Butch has been a member of Dance Masters of America, Inc Since 1977
He has taught every genre of dance and began teaching at the age of 15 for past national president Joan Wine.
Butch owned his own studio for over 25 years and was associate teacher for the late Marjorie Sellers for 42 years. The studio recently celebrated it’s 88th anniversary as well as Butch’s 53rd year of teaching.
Mini: 3 - 6 years of age
* All Mini Routines Compete in the Recreational Level
Petite: 7 - 9 years of age
Junior: 10- 12 years of age
Teen: 13 - 15 years of age
Senior: 16 - 19 years of Age
Pro Am: 20 - 120 years of Age
The Age division for all routines is determine by the average age of the performers as of January 1st.
Contestants may be required to present proof of age in the form of a birth certificate.
RECREATIONAL LEVEL (Beginner):
Dancers who study less than one (1) to four (4) hours per week at the studio.
COMPETITIVE LEVEL (Intermediate):
Dancers who study four (4) to six (6) hours per week at the studio.
ELITE LEVEL (Advanced):
Dancers who study over six (6) hours per week in the studio.
SPECIAL PERFORMERS:
This category is for special needs dancers and will perform in the recreational category.
Dancers competing in the Competitive and Elite levels must remain in those levels for all entries or routines performed at the individual competition. Routines that are obviously under-placed into the wrong skill level may, at the discretion of Encore Talent Productions, be placed in a higher level by the judges.
Entry Fees are shared only with Studio Owners.
Please Log on to Dance Comp Genie to view current entry fees or call our main office for more information
ENTRY DEADLINES:
The entry deadline for all competitions is fifteen (15) days prior to the scheduled competition. A twenty-five percent (25%) deposit is due at time of registration with the remaining balance due in full forty-five (45) days in advance of the event. Entries received after the deadline are not guaranteed to be accepted. However, if there is available time within the competition schedule, they will be accepted with a $10 late charge assessed per entry. Late entries are not eligible for discounts or promotions. Other than Photogenic contests, no entries will be accepted at the door. Only studios are eligible for discounts or promotions. Independent entries are not permitted regardless of circumstances.
Tap: A routines consisting primarily of tap technique. Tap sounds are not allowed on tape and / or within the applicable music. Tap shoes are required.
Jazz: A routines consisting primarily of jazz technique. Jazz shoes are required.
Hip Hop: A routine consisting primarily of Hip Hop technique. There are no restrictions on shoes.
Ballet:
Tap: A routines consisting primarily of tap technique. Tap sounds are not allowed on tape and / or within the applicable music. Tap shoes are required.
Jazz: A routines consisting primarily of jazz technique. Jazz shoes are required.
Hip Hop: A routine consisting primarily of Hip Hop technique. There are no restrictions on shoes.
Ballet: Routines must contain ballet technique primarily using classical ballet movement and steps. The use of ballet shoes is required. Acro / gymnastic tricks are prohibited.
Pointe Ballet: Routines consisting of pointe ballet technique using classical movements and hard toe pointe shoes. Acro / Gymnastic tricks are prohibited.
Lyrical: Routines should tell a story and exhibit balance, extension, and control. Apparel is limited to lyrical shoes and / or bare feet.
Modern: Routines should be an interpretation of the music using balance, extension, and control in a contemporary style. There are no shoe restrictions.
Contemporary: Routines should interpret music using balance, extension, and control in a contemporary style. There are no shoe restrictions.
Clogging: Routines consisting of primarily clogging technique and style. Proper clogging shoes should be used.
Acro / Gymnastics: Routine must incorporate controlled gymnastics with rhythm of music, using passes, continual flow from move to move, including five (5) or more Acro / gymnastic moves. There are no restrictions on shoes. Routines with five (5) or more Acro / gymnastic moves can not be performed in any other category. Routines with four (4) or fewer Acro / Gymnastic tricks can be performed in any category.
Character: Routines that demonstrate recognizable characters with or without music.
Ethnic: Must reflect a particular ethnic style of dance. There are no restrictions on shoes. This category will have its own overall awards for its various age divisions.
Musical Theater: A routine that reflects a dramatized or musical / theatrical theme. There are no restrictions on shoes.
Open: Routines that do not fit in any of the other categories. A performer may also enter as a separate entry to avoid competing more than once in one category.
Student Dance must be choreographed by the student(s) with no help or coaching
Choreography: from the teacher. This category will be eligible for special awards if there are at least five (5) entries.
Photogenic: Black & White or color photograph submitted in a separate entry; preferably not full length. This category is divided into two (2) age groups. The first being twelve (12) years of age & under and the second being thirteen (13) years and older. This category may be entered at the door. Photos are not to be submitted with entries.
Solos (Individual Performance): Three (3) Minutes
Soloists are limited to a total of three (3) solo performances; each being in different categories.
Duets / Trios (Compete Against Each Other): Three (3) Minutes
Duet / Trio entries can not win in group categories
Small Groups (4-9 Dancers): Three (3) Minutes
Large Groups & Lines (10-19 Dancer
Solos (Individual Performance): Three (3) Minutes
Soloists are limited to a total of three (3) solo performances; each being in different categories.
Duets / Trios (Compete Against Each Other): Three (3) Minutes
Duet / Trio entries can not win in group categories
Small Groups (4-9 Dancers): Three (3) Minutes
Large Groups & Lines (10-19 Dancers): Four (4) Minutes
Productions (20 or More Dancers): Six (6) Minutes
A deduction of one (1) point will be assessed for any performance exceeding the time limit. Additional time can be purchased at a rate of $5.00 per dancer per each additional minute or partial one (1) minute interval.
Encore Talent Productions awards the following:
All tied scores will be broken by the entry with the highest score in Choreography.
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