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Skit Competition: What It Is, Where It’s Run and How It’s Judged
Skit: A short team drama competition, usually comic or message-driven, judged on script, acting and stage use within a tight time limit.
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How Jamaica’s JCDC Performing Arts Festival Works: From Parish Auditions to National Finals
How the JCDC National Performing Arts Festival judges Dance, Drama, Music, Speech and Traditional Folk Forms across 7 classes, from parish auditions to the national finals.
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Extempore Competition: What It Is, Where It’s Run and How It’s Judged
Extempore: An unprepared speech competition where the candidate speaks on a topic given only moments before, judged on spontaneity and structure under…
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Rangoli Competition: What It Is, Where It’s Run and How It’s Judged
Rangoli: A floor-art competition using coloured powder, rice or petals, judged on composition, symmetry and colour within a set plot size and time.
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Dance Competition: What It Is, Where It’s Run and How It’s Judged
Dance: An individual, open-style stage dance item — any genre the entrant chooses — judged on technique and stage presence rather than one fixed dance…
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Coloring Competition: What It Is, Where It’s Run and How It’s Judged
Coloring: An off-stage art competition for younger candidates, who colour in a pre-printed outline using their own colour medium, judged on neatness and…
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Action Song Competition Judging Criteria + Score Sheet (Individual & Group)
Action song competition judging criteria: individual and group rubrics, a printable score sheet, deductions, rules and age groups for organisers.
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Pencil Drawing Competition: What It Is, Where It’s Run and How It’s Judged
Pencil Drawing: An on-the-spot drawing competition using pencil only, judged on technique, composition and neatness within a set time.
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Poem Recitation Competition: What It Is, Where It’s Run and How It’s Judged
Poem Recitation: A solo recitation competition where the candidate performs a poem from memory, judged on diction, modulation and expression.
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Poem Writing Competition: What It Is, Where It’s Run and How It’s Judged
Poem Writing: A written poetry competition, scored off-stage on imagery, rhythm and originality within a set time.

