YOUR SOUL CONTEST 2.5 at Polaris 2024
Get ready to CELEBRATE YOUR SOUL at YSC 2.5!
SeoulStation Dance Studio in Hamburg, Germany has been a hot spot for many K-Pop Cover dancers.
This gives us great joy, yet at the same time the urge to create something new never stops…
After a very successful second YSC as well as the YSC 1.5 at last year’s Polaris Convention, we are now presenting the YOUR SOUL CONTEST 2.5 on the 13th of October as part of the SeoulStation programme at the Polaris Convention 2024!
Enjoy the special concept of YSC for exciting performances with revised rules and many new possibilities to write your own personal story on our stage and combine the two worlds of K-POP Cover dance and K-POP Self choreo.
Categories & Rules
There are 2 categories: Solo and Group (2 to 12 people)
The best 20* acts will be determined by means of an application video and will get the chance to perform an unforgettable stage at the YSC 2.5 at Polaris!
Not only will you be able to perform your personal creation but you are also in line to win some cool prizes which we will announce soon.
The following contains all rules and regulations.
*Our goal is to keep the number of acts per category as even as possible, but we reserve the right to make any changes based on the number of registrations.
Sign up
The sign ups for the contest are now open from the 17th of July to the 28th of August 2024 until 11:59 pm
Registration fees:
Solo: 5€
Group: 5€ per Person
To register successfully, every act must submit a registration form, as well as an application video.
The video must be submitted within the registration period via WeTransfer-Link sent to seoulstationtanz@gmail.com
Participating acts will be determined after screening all application videos.
After being accepted for the contest, a 1-Day-Ticket for the 14th of October to Polaris Convention will be issued to you to participate in the contest and enjoy the convention for free.
The following criteria must be followed:
- A video containing 20 seconds of your own choreo has to be submitted
- There will be no limitation to songs! No matter if title or b-side track, all songs can be used for your self-choreo and coverÂ
- The video must be recorded in one landscape take without any camera movements and have to be at least HD quality
- The song and choreo used in your application can but DOES NOT HAVE TO be used in your performance at the in-person competition. After being admitted to the contest, your songs can be changed until 2 weeks before the contest
- Due to stage dimensions, groups can contain up to 12 people and only 1 person can be absent in the application videos
- You’re allowed to use an old video if it hasn’t been submitted for another YSC before and it fits the criteria
- Per person you’re allowed to participate in both categories but in each category only once
- Our judging criteria for screening include energy and control, technique, creativity (self choreo), synchronisation (duo & group) and facial expressions. Outfits will not be judged in the application video screening.
Note: The registration fee is to be paid upon approval of participation for the in-person contest. After receipt of payment, participation in the contest is binding.
A refund can only be made in an emergency or non-occurrence of the event.
Contest
- Your performance contains a Cover and a Choreo part. Both parts should be connected through a fitting concept.
- The duration of your performance should be a maximum of 3 minutes, a little leeway is given
- The ratio of both parts can differ by 60:40
- There will be no limitation to songs! No matter if title or b-side track, all songs can be used for your self-choreo and cover
- You mix can contain a maximum of 2 songs for the cover portion and 2 songs for the choreo portion
- Within one song it is not allowed to mix choreo & cover
- The order of the songs does not matter (eg. Cover-Cover-Choreo, Choreo-Cover-Choreo-Cover etc.)
- Cutting and reorganization within the songs is allowed
- Your mix can contain any genre of song and dance
- All songs by any Korean Artist and K-POP associated artists (e.g.: XG, WayV) regardless of language can be used
- Each song can occur a maximum of only 2 times in the entire contest
This does not apply to your application, after acceptance to the in-person event it’s first come first served.
Should your song be taken already, a change is in order to participate at the event. - The original member count of your cover song does not matter
Definition: Self-Choreo
The choreography must be a sequence of steps composed by yourself or your coach.
Comparable to the concept of a regular dance championship.
Compositions that do not adhere to this rule or have a lot of similarities to other sources (like YouTube videos) will be disqualified immediately. This can also happen retroactively.
This is especially important to maintain fairness.
All else, like judging criteria and the judges, will be announced shortly.