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Team Canada Dance is taking dance teams to Monterrey Mexico, but you may also enter your own studio or dance independently from the our team. For more information on how to do this, please contact Bonnie@cdo-online.org
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YOU CAN MAKE YOUR OWN TRAVLE ARRANGEMENTS!!
The only costs for this will be
choreography and costume fees (payable to choreographer)
and entry fees (collected by Bonnie)
The Competition and Workshops take place July 19-25, 2021 in Monterrey, Mexico
*a decision will be made Feb. 1, 2021 to determine whether COVID-19 situations & restrictions will allow for an international competition in July, 2021.
This is a World Cup, sanctioned by IDO. This means that you can enter as many disciplines as you wish - we are not limited to 3 entries per nation like the World Championships.
All Performing Arts disciplines include:
Tap, Jazz, Ballet, Modern/Contemporary, Show Dance, Acro, and Ethnic/Folk! These categories are run like our own competitions, where a dancer dances once and is placed. Video Judge will be used.
Streetdance includes:
Hip Hop, Electric Boogie (Popping), Breakdancing, Disco, and Streetdance Show. These categories are done IDO style where dancers dance in a elimination/battle format. This will be recorded but no Video Judge commentary will be available.
Ballroom includes:
Salsa Couples, Salsa Groups, Merengue, Discofox/Hustle. These will be competing with IDO rules. This will be recorded.
Entry fees will be available soon.
For more information, please contact Bonnie@cdo-online.org and see the competition website
AGE DIVISIONS
Children - Junior - Senior - Adult
Children: 6 & Under, 7-8, 9-10.
Junior: 11-12, 13-14.
Seniors: 15-16, 1 7-21
Adults: 22 & over.
*age is as of January 1, 2021
GENERAL DIVISIONS
Solo (1 dancer)
Duo/Trio (2/3 dancers)
Group (4-9 dancers)
Large Group (10-16 dancers)
Formation (17-24 dancers)
Production (25 plus dancers)
TIME LIMITS
Solo, duo-trio – up to 2:30 min.
Groups – up to 3:00 min.
Formations – up to 4 min.
Production - 8 min. max (5 minute set up allowanc
You can make your own arrangements and use your points if you have them! We will give you the host hotel information, but you don't have to travel with the team to this competition. The good news is that Mexico is not far from Canada and you can make your own way down by car or air and make a vacation of it with your family!
Currently...
$1 Canadian dollar = 14.33 Mexican Pesos
The competition entries, however are in
US dollars.
Team Canada will be bringing a team to the IDO World Dance Challenge this July in Monterrey, Mexico. This will be a huge event with dancers attending from all over the world, including Europe, Australia and South and North America!
WE WILL BE PUTTING A HOLD ON ALL AUDITIONS FOR THE MOMENT. Please check back for updates.
That being said, our policy for any future auditions will be to ask anyone to please NOT COME if you are feeling unwell, have recently travelled, or been in near someone who has. Thank you and stay SAFE!
If you want to order a commemorative T-shirt, that includes both East and West BJM Team members, please email canadaworlddance@gmail.com
We will be attending the IDO World Street Dance Show Championships and the IDO World Hip Hop, Electric Boogie, and Breakdance Championships.
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The audition is done in 'workshop' style, meaning you will be given a combination to perform with the group. You do not need to prepare a solo.
For this audition, you also may be asked to do different styles of hip hop, some 'tricks', breaking and/or popping.
PLEASE WEAR DANCE APPROPRIATE CLOTHES AND CLEAN SHOES
Please download an auditi
The audition is done in 'workshop' style, meaning you will be given a combination to perform with the group. You do not need to prepare a solo.
For this audition, you also may be asked to do different styles of hip hop, some 'tricks', breaking and/or popping.
PLEASE WEAR DANCE APPROPRIATE CLOTHES AND CLEAN SHOES
Please download an audition form (found below), fill it out and bring it with you to the audition. If you have a dance resume and headshot, please bring with you as well.
You will be given an audition number at the audition.
REGISTRATION AT THE AUDITION WILL TAKE PLACE ONE HOUR BEFORE AUDITION
To pre-register, email with your name, age, and audition choice, or you can use our registration system tab.
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DATES AND LOCATIONS OF 2022 AUDITIONS ARE TO BE ANNOUNCED
***please contact us about your place on the team if already accepted in 2020
2022 IDO WORLD STREET DANCE SHOW CHAMPIONSHIPS
TBA
2022 IDO WORLD HIP HOP, ELECTRIC BOOGIE (Popping), and BREAKDANCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
OCTOBER 26-30, 2022
Graz, Austria
Team Travel Dates: Oct. 24-31
Extended Travel Dates: Oct. 24-Nov. 7
Travel Fees
ONE CHAMPIONSHIP
Dancers: $3,775
Family: $2,775
Fee includes a dancers team jacket, IDO starter fees, entry fees, rehearsal, transportation to/from European airports to/from Hotel, hotel fee and air travel, plus choreographer and captain travel.
Fee does NOT include choreography/rehearsal fees and costumes. These fees will go d
Travel Fees
ONE CHAMPIONSHIP
Dancers: $3,775
Family: $2,775
Fee includes a dancers team jacket, IDO starter fees, entry fees, rehearsal, transportation to/from European airports to/from Hotel, hotel fee and air travel, plus choreographer and captain travel.
Fee does NOT include choreography/rehearsal fees and costumes. These fees will go directly to choreographers. Any discussion in this regard must be with choreographer.
*Any team wear on our website is optional and up to you to order. You can visit Teamwear tab.
Choreography/Costumes
Each formation will be $250/dancer/formation payable to the choreographer. Costumes are extra set out by the choreographer.
Any additional routines you wish to compete in (such as small group, duo, and/or solo) will be an additional to be discussed with and payable to the choreographer. Any discussion about choreo/costume fees must be with choreographer.
FUNDRAISING AND SPONSORSHIP ENCOURAGED - ask us how
**Parents/family, travel fee does not include admission into competition as that is set by the organizer closer to the championships
What is Street Dance Show?
Canada took a team to the IDO Streetdance Show Championships in 2018 for the first time ever, led by Leon Blackwood and Breanna Willis in Ontario. The Canadians not only did well, but impressed the European officials in the process! We are hoping to return to this competition with both a BC and ON team in Italy this year!
Canadian Silver Medalist: Alexis Lorette
Canadian Adult Small Group: The Agency
Here are examples of competitors at the 2018 IDO World Hop Hop Championships.
These championships are straight Hip Hop (HH), Electric Boogie, and Breakdance. Competition is done in BATTLE form except the formations.
Examples from the Hip Hop
Adult Hip Hop Group: from Canada 2019
Adult HH Group (not crew): from Poland
Adult HH Formation: from Slovenia
Junior HH Formation: from UK
Adult Male HH battle: from Germany
The Hip Hop Championships is straight up Hip Hop, Electric Boogie (Popping) and Breakdancing. Everything is done in battle with organizers music except for the formations.
The Streetdance Show uses Hip Hop to tell a story. Dancers use their own music for all routines.
Both competitions use elimination rounds and the winners are awarded on the podium.
*THIS IS A TEAM CANADA DANCE
/ IDO CANADA TEAM
We are fortunate to have various studios donate their space for our team rehearsals.
Please contact the TeamCanadaDance office,
NOT the studio(s) we use with any questions.
AUDITION BY VIDEO ONLY
WE WILL NOT HAVE ANY FURTHER IN-PERSON AUDITIONS THIS YEAR. IF YOU WANT A LAST CHANCE VIDEO AUDIT
*THIS IS A TEAM CANADA DANCE
/ IDO CANADA TEAM
We are fortunate to have various studios donate their space for our team rehearsals.
Please contact the TeamCanadaDance office,
NOT the studio(s) we use with any questions.
AUDITION BY VIDEO ONLY
WE WILL NOT HAVE ANY FURTHER IN-PERSON AUDITIONS THIS YEAR. IF YOU WANT A LAST CHANCE VIDEO AUDITION, PLEASE FILL OUT THE REGISTRATION FORM AND SUBMIT YOUR VIDEO(s) & PAYMENT TO IDOCanadawestacro@gmail.com
TO REGISTER:
Please use our registration form. The link is in the red box above
VIDEO AUDITIONS
We would like a video from you dancing a recent routine in competition. If you do not have a recent video, please film something with your phone.
Please fill out the audition registration form, e-transfer the fee, and send your video(s) or link to idocanadawestacro@gmail.com
You e-transfer question should be dancers name/genre/province and the answer Audition.
GOLDEN TICKETS:
If you received a Golden Ticket from any of our competition partners or scouts, either for 'straight to team' or 'free audition', let us know at the Team Canada Dance office.
NEW:
The organizers will also be holding the IDO World Ballet, Jazz, and Modern/Contemporary Championships and IDO World Performing Arts Improvisation Cup at the same time/venue. We will not be auditioning dancers from BC for full teams in the other genres, however, if you are interested in any of the other genres, especially ballet, , let us know at the Team Canada Dance office.
For IMPROV, dancers already attending the event may have a chance to enter.
Ask us!
QUESTIONS:
You may contact the choreographer, Lexy, for any audition/rehearsal related info or
the TeamCanada Dance/IDO Canada office for any general questions, competition, or travel related questions. We will share one email for all acro west info.
and/or text/call 519-277-5111
2024 IDO WORLD ACROBATIC DANCE CHAMPIONSHIP
NOVEMBER 29-30, 2024
Kielce, Poland
The original date for the Acro Championship in July has been moved to November. The government of the country who was organizing the original date has currently put all international events in their country on hold. The organizers in Poland have generously st
2024 IDO WORLD ACROBATIC DANCE CHAMPIONSHIP
NOVEMBER 29-30, 2024
Kielce, Poland
The original date for the Acro Championship in July has been moved to November. The government of the country who was organizing the original date has currently put all international events in their country on hold. The organizers in Poland have generously stepped in to ensure that we can compete in the 2024 World Acrobatic Championships .
The championships are separate events, however, they have been held consecutively in recent years. Dancers *may* compete in more than one genre.
DO World Ballet Championship
November 26-28, 2024
Kielce, Poland
IDO World Modern/Contemporary Championship
November 27-December 1, 2024
Kielce, Poland
IDO World Jazz Championship
December 1-3, 2024
Kielce, Poland
IDO World Performing Arts Improvisation Cup
November 29-30
Kielce, Poland
*open to dancers on the team
Team Fees will be offered based on your stay and teams that you are a part of. We are currently waiting on more information from the organizer before we can make the packages. We expect the information soon.
Fee will include:
Team Fees will be offered based on your stay and teams that you are a part of. We are currently waiting on more information from the organizer before we can make the packages. We expect the information soon.
Fee will include:
Fees will not include:
FUNDRAISING AND SPONSORSHIP ENCOURAGED - ask us how
Team Canada is excited to once again compete in the Commonwealth Cup Dance Championships (CCDC). The CCDC is an event that takes the best dancers from the Commonwealth Nations to compete. The commonwealth is a biannual event on the odd years. 2017 and 2019 were held in South Africa, but 2021 will be in AUSTRALIA! Prepare to join us now!
We will hold auditions so keep checking back with us or contact us to be put on the list. Also, studios may bring a group of their own dancers as well. Please contact us if this is something that may interest you.
CCDC is a DANCE CUP competition. This means that it is run more like our competitions, where you dance once and are awarded placement. We will still be awarded on the podiums. Overall dancers will compete in the final DANCE-OFF at the GALA on the final day of competition. There are awards for everyone, including ribbons, medals and/or trophies, and cash awards for top 3's. Dancers may enter in any genre they wish and may dance as often as they want. Entry fees are separate. Workshops are available from renown dance educators from around the Commonwealth.
THE DIFFERENCE: The WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS we regularly attend are considered the "Olympics of Dance". Each nation can only bring 3 of their top athletes for a week of intensive competition in one genre. The competition is fierce, unlike any other! The CCDC will be bringing together many of the same dancers to this competition, but they will be allowed to bring more dancers that can dance in more categories. Dancers from Canada, Gibraltar, Australia, South Africa and Malaysia have gone head to head for first place many times!!
*AGE IS AS OF DEC. 31/2024
SOLO/DUO
Mini Kids (7 & under)
Children (12 & under)
Junior 1 (13-14)
Junior 2 (15-16)
Adult 1 (17 & over)
Adult 2 (31 & over)
Senior (50 & over)
age is determined as of Dec 31 of the competition year
GROUPS/FORMATIONS
Mini Kids (7 & under)
Children (12 & under)
Junior (13-16)
Adult 1 (17 & over)
Adult 2 (31 & over)
Senior (50 & over)
age is determined as of Dec 31 of the competition year
Age categories historically for IDO World Championships have been as follows:
FOR ALL CATEGORIES
Mini Kids (7 & under)
Children (11 & under)
Junior (12-15)
Adult (16 & over)
Adult 2 (31 & over)
Senior (50 & over)
age is determined as of Dec 31 of the competition year
DUE TO THE BUSY COMPETITION SEASON IN ONTARIO AND DEREK LIVING IN NEW YORK, , WE WIL ACCEPT VIDEO AUDITIONS ONLY FOR THE 2024 ACROBATIC DANCE TEAM.
*If you can make it to Ontario for rehearsal, you can be a part of the East team. Carpooling and dancer billet encouraged.
NEW:
The organizers will be holding the IDO World Acrobatic Dance Champ
DUE TO THE BUSY COMPETITION SEASON IN ONTARIO AND DEREK LIVING IN NEW YORK, , WE WIL ACCEPT VIDEO AUDITIONS ONLY FOR THE 2024 ACROBATIC DANCE TEAM.
*If you can make it to Ontario for rehearsal, you can be a part of the East team. Carpooling and dancer billet encouraged.
NEW:
The organizers will be holding the IDO World Acrobatic Dance Championship in conjunction with theIDO World Ballet, Jazz, and Modern/Contemporary Championships and the IDO Performing Arts Improvisation Cup at the same time/venue. Dancers may be a part of all or some teams but there will be separate choreography charges. For Improv, dancers already attending may enter, we will not hav a separate team
see Ontario Ballet-Jazz-Contemp tab
GOLDEN TICKETS
We will also be scouting at competitions and some competitions are giving away Golden Tickets.
VIDEO AUDITIONS
Please send min. 2 VIDEOS
1) The first video should be of you performing a recent routine. We are looking for Acro + Dance ability. If you have more than one video, you may send.
2) Acro tricks video - please send a video of various 'tricks' that show balance, control, flexibility, and any tumbling.
3) If your acro video does not contain at least 50% dancing, please also send a video of you dancing either jazz or contemporary
Videos may be shared through any video sharing or a link sent.
*IMPORANT INFORMATION ABOUT DEREK PIQUETTE
Derek will be the Team Canada Dance choreographer for ONTARIO - Adult Jazz, All Ages of Modern/Contemporary, and All Ages of Acro.
We will accept video auditions to idocanadaderekpiquette@gmail.com.
All video audition information as stated above applies - except the email address.
He is currently living in NY so video auditions only for his teams are currently planned.
Choreography & Rehearsals will be coordinated for dancers on all teams in Ontario. We will communicate on one TeamSnap once the team is established.
TO REGISTER:
To register, please use our registration form in the red banner above.. You will be asked to send the audition fee, Acro audition video(s), and a photo of the dancer to idocanadaderekpiquette@gmai.com
The headshot does not have to be professional or dance related. This is for reference and can be simply taken with your phone. If you are sending a photo of the dancer in a dance pose, please also include a regular pic of them smiling with their arms to their sides.
PAYMENT:
E-transfer with the dancer name/province/genre in the question line, and see the password Audition.
CHOREO/REHEARSALS:
Derek will be flying win from NY. Tentative schedule to be released soon (beginning of August possibility).. He will choreograph all ages Acro, all ages Modern/Contemporary, and Adult Jazz. If you are interested by away at Nationals during that time, let us know. We will schedule choreography/rehearsals to coordinate with other Ontario Team Canada Dance teams for dancers and choreographers doing more than one team.
RESULTS:
Results may take a couple of weeks for a final decision. We will notify EVERYONE whether they made the team or not by the registered email on file. Some dancers may be asked to come for a second look.
Questions?
contact idocanadabjmc@gmail.com for any questions about the ballet,or jazz teams,
or
idocanadaderekpiquette@gmail.com for any questions about his teams (Acro, Modern/Contemporary, or Adult Jazz
These are team specific shared emails with the choreographer(s) and Team Canada Dance staff so your questions will be received and answered promptly.
2024 IDO WORLD ACROBATIC DANCE CHAMPIONSHIP
NOVEMBER 29-30, 2024
Kielce, Poland
The championships are separate events, however, they have been held consecutively in recent years. Dancers usually compete in more than one genre, however, it is not mandatory.
DO World Ballet Championship
November 26-28, 2024
Kielce, Poland
IDO World Modern/Contem
2024 IDO WORLD ACROBATIC DANCE CHAMPIONSHIP
NOVEMBER 29-30, 2024
Kielce, Poland
The championships are separate events, however, they have been held consecutively in recent years. Dancers usually compete in more than one genre, however, it is not mandatory.
DO World Ballet Championship
November 26-28, 2024
Kielce, Poland
IDO World Modern/Contemporary Championship
November 27-December 1, 2024
Kielce, Poland
IDO World Jazz Championship
December 1-3, 2024
Kielce, Poland
IDO World Performing Arts Improvisation Cup
November 29-30
Kielce, Poland
*open to dancers on the team
Team Fees will be offered based on your stay and teams that you are a part of. We are currently waiting on more information from the organizer before we can make the packages. We expect the information soon.
Fee will include:
Team Fees will be offered based on your stay and teams that you are a part of. We are currently waiting on more information from the organizer before we can make the packages. We expect the information soon.
Fee will include:
Fees will not include:
FUNDRAISING AND SPONSORSHIP ENCOURAGED - ask us how
**Please note that you are allowed to join either a West or East team if you can get to rehearsals!
VIDEO SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED FOR SK, AB AND NORTHERN ONT DANCERS WISHING TO AUDITION BUT ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND
If there are any HIP HOP/BREAK/ELECTRIC BOOGIE CREWS or STREETDANCE SHOW groups wanting to compete at either the World Championships in Europe or the Commonwealth Cup, please email canadaworlddance@gmail.com and send us a video for your consideration.
Any dance studio or troupe wising to compete in the 2022 Commonwealth Cup Dance Championships (CCDC) in Melbourne Australia, or the 2021 IDO World Dance Challenge in Monterrey, Mexico, are asked to contact bonnie@cdo-online.org for more details.
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