A dance championship for dancers who have entered at least two restricted sections, recognising the best restricted-level dancer in each age division with 1st to 3rd place, highly commended and prizes or scholarships.
A Restricted Championship is an overall title for dancers who compete at the restricted level. It is not a dance style in its own right: a dancer qualifies by entering a minimum number of restricted sections on the programme, and the championship then recognises who performed best across them. It sits on top of the ordinary section results, so a dancer can place in a genre section and still be in the running for the overall title.
On the template that carries it, the championship is a solo item with seven age divisions, from 6 and under up to Opens at 17 and over. Boys and girls compete together, no language is required, and the listed time allowance is three minutes. Each entry is recorded out of 100 under the label Marks. The source programme describes the entry rule as competing in at least two restricted sections, and says the championships award 1st to 3rd place, usually as cash prizes and/or scholarships, with highly commended at the adjudicator’s discretion.
The restricted level exists for dancers who are past the beginner stage but have not yet won at the top of a style: as printed, a restricted dancer has never placed 1st in that style, or has placed 1st to 3rd in a specially restricted section. The Restricted Championship therefore gives these dancers a goal of their own, rather than asking them to compete against the open-level winners for a title.
The programme prints no marking criteria for the championship, so none are installed and the adjudicator’s own sheet decides. For a coordinator using eTalenter it is entered like any other item: register the dancer in the correct age division, record the adjudicator’s mark out of 100, and placings follow within each division.
Where Restricted Championship is run
In eTalenter’s data Restricted Championship appears on one dance template, an Australian dance competition, so it is best understood as a feature of that programme rather than a standard item everywhere. Many dance eisteddfods and festivals run a championship or scholarship round in a similar spirit, but the qualifying rule, prize and name vary, so always read the syllabus you are entering.
- Australia
Key facts
- Solo only; each age division is a separate championship.
- Seven age divisions, from 6 and under to Opens at 17 and over.
- Entry rule as printed in the source programme: compete in at least two restricted sections.
- Listed time allowance is 3 minutes; a single mark out of 100 is recorded under the label Marks.
- Awards as printed: 1st to 3rd, cash prizes and/or scholarships, with highly commended at the adjudicator’s discretion.
- Its companion item on the same template is the Open Championship, which has the same shape for the open sections.
On eTalenter, Restricted Championship is filed under Dance and typically scored with Marks. It appears in 1 ready-made event templates — each one can adjust its time limit, age-group assignment and scoring setup independently.
Across the templates that use it, Restricted Championship is most often entered as an Individual competition, typically scored out of 100, commonly time-limited to around 3 minutes where a limit is set.
The scoring method the templates attach to this item, and what that scale means. The category this competition is filed under when a template is installed. Others in this category: Classical Dance, Folk Dance, Western Dance, Group Dance, Solo Dance, Cinematic Dance, Fusion Dance eTalenter matches an item to its criteria on the words in its name, and creates exactly these when the template is installed. No criteria match this name, so none are created automatically — judges score it on the event’s own criteria instead.How it is scored
Where it sits
Judging criteria installed for it
What judges look at in Restricted Championship
What a Restricted Championship panel is actually weighing up, and where the marks are usually won or lost:
- Consistency across sections: the strongest entrants are marked well in every restricted section they entered, not only one.
- Technique and control: clean execution, balance, alignment and line in whichever style the dancer performs.
- Musicality and rhythm: movement matched to the music, with accents and phrasing clearly honoured.
- Performance quality: focus, projection and expression that hold the adjudicator’s attention for the whole routine.
- Presentation: confident entrance and finish, use of the floor, and costume and grooming suited to the style.
- Time discipline: finishing within the three-minute allowance without rushing the ending.
Treat these as the judging focus, not a fixed rubric: publish your own weighted criteria for Restricted Championship under Scoring Setup, or start from the full group dance judging criteria guide.
How to prepare for Restricted Championship
How entrants and their teachers usually get Restricted Championship right on the day:
- Count the restricted sections you qualify for and enter at least the minimum the programme requires before the closing date.
- Choose sections that show range, such as one balletic and one jazz or contemporary entry, rather than near-identical styles.
- Treat every routine as championship material; the title is decided across all your sections, so one weak routine costs you.
- Rehearse each routine to the three-minute limit with a stopwatch, and trim the ending rather than rushing it.
- Plan recovery between sections on a busy day: warm up again, drink water and change costume calmly.
- Ask your teacher to watch all your entries run back to back so quality and energy stay level.
- Check your level honestly: a dancer who has already won at open level in a style cannot enter the restricted section of it.
- Use the adjudicator’s comments on each section to fix your weakest routine before the next event.
Ready-made templates that already include this competition. Installing one sets it up for you.Events that run this (1)
Frequently asked questions
Is Restricted Championship judged individually or as a team?
Across eTalenter’s templates it’s most often run as an Individual entry, though an organiser can set either participation type when assigning the item to an age group.
What is a Restricted Championship in dance?
It is a title awarded to the best dancer in an age division among those who have entered the minimum number of restricted sections the programme requires.
How many sections do I need to enter?
On the programme this template is built from, a dancer must compete in at least two restricted sections. Always check the syllabus of the event you are entering.
Is the Restricted Championship judged individually or as a team?
Individually. It is a solo item with its own age divisions.
What do winners receive?
The source programme says the championships award 1st to 3rd place, with cash prizes and/or scholarships and highly commended at the adjudicator’s discretion.
What is the difference between the Restricted and Open Championship?
They are the same idea for different levels: the Restricted Championship draws on the restricted sections and the Open Championship on the open ones.
Similar competitions
Items whose names share a word with this one — usually the same discipline in another form.
Want the full judging picture? Read the full group dance judging criteria guide, or browse every dance competition item.
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