Fursuit Dance Competition
Eligibility
Signing Up
Sign Ups: Signing up in advance is PREFERRED, but not required. Each Competitor is allowed to sign up for one Solo and as part of one Group performance.
Group Entries: For those teams of 2 or more wishing to compete as Group performances, only one member of a Group should submit a single signup form on behalf of the Group, and this person will be responsible for sharing all competition communications with the rest of the group as Lead.
Each Competitor can only be part of one Group, if they are listed on multiple Groups they will be contacted by the Organizer to choose which Group they are part of.
If there are less than 6 groups that enter, the category will not be separated from Solo.
Music Submission
All competitors are requested to have their music in preferably a high quality MP3 format. FLACs may be converted.
Music should be cued and ready to play.
Music for Solo Performances should be no more than 2 minutes (120 seconds) in length.
Music for Group Performances should be no more than 3.5 minutes (210 seconds) in length.
Music will be checked for obscenities, graphic content, and/or objectionable matter.
If Music is rejected, the Competitor will be notified immediately and shall be requested to submit a replacement.
AnthrOhio Registration Badge
Competitors must possess a valid AnthrOhio Badge, no exceptions.
Individual Participation Forms
Competitors must fill out the Individual Participation Form that is linked below. If there is not a button for the form then the sign ups are closed. If a Competitor is under the age of 18 then a Custodial Parent or Legal Guardian must countersign.
Costume Restrictions & Expectations
Appropriateness: In keeping with AnthrOhio’s Code of Conduct, all competitors are required to wear appropriate clothing and costumes, free from profanity or inappropriate accessories, at the discretion of the competition organizer.
Completeness: All costumes should be arranged so that no skin will be exposed or visible at any point during the dancer’s performance. The sole exception is for Fursuit heads that use the wearer’s actual eyes.
Props: Must be approved before preliminaries and may be inspected at preliminaries by the Organizer and AnthrOhio’s Safety Team.
Minimum requirement: All competitors are required to wear, at minimum, the following components of a Fursuit:
- Fursuit head: A full-face costume mask that fully covers the dancer’s whole head, but can include head designs that expose the dancer’s eyes
- Fursuit hands: Costume gloves that fully cover the dancer’s hands, but cannot include store-bought gloves lacking further modification.
Preliminaries
This Event is not open to the General Public, only Dancers and up to one Assistant per Dancer.
If more assistance is needed, please contact [email protected].
This is a Photography or Video by Consent Only Event, with the exceptions for AnthrOhio taking publicity photos/video and Safety Team. Each Dancer before their Preliminary will state if they Consent or do not Consent to being Photographed and or Videoed.
This Event will be used by the Judges to select up to 18 Dancers for the Finals.
Attendance
All Dancers are required to attend the Preliminaries. Failure to attend Preliminaries will result in a Drop.
Each Dancer and Group will be expected to perform their full Dance in Costume.
If you expect to be late or have extenuating circumstances, please contact [email protected] in advance with at least 24 hours notice so that we can work with you.
Group
If a Member of a Group is unable to attend they may be dropped from the Group’s lineup. If a Member misses the Preliminaries, they cannot perform in the Competition.
Costume
Each Dancer must Perform in the Costume they plan to Compete in. Any Props that are planned to be used must also be used in the Preliminary.
Competition
All Finalists will be announced on AnthrOhio Social Media no less than 2 hours prior to the Competition and shall also be posted in the Headless Lounge.
In the case of Groups, only the Lead will be listed.
Attendance
Competitors must arrive at the Competition venue at least 20 minutes prior to the event.
The order of Competition acts will be shared at the event. Dancers are expected to be in full costume and ready to dance as of the beginning of the performance preceding theirs.
All Dancers will share the same Green Room Area when not Performing.
Performance Pieces
Solo performances are to be no longer than 2 minutes (120 seconds). Group performances are to be no longer that 3.5 minutes (210 seconds). Music should be cut and edited for Competition performance. If the music exceeds the max limit, the music will very swiftly fade out at the max limit. Additionally, routines (music and choreography) should be censored to a radio edit rating.
Competition Style
Competitors will dance their performance routine on the convention provided dance floor before a theater-in-the-round, seated audience with the judging panel on the “front” of the performance area. The music will begin when Competitor(s) are in the middle of the dance floor, unless an alternate cue is requested during Preliminaries.
Judges
There will be three Judges (one being the Lead Judge) and a fourth Alternate Judge, who may be a Competitor if not called on to fill in as a Judge.
Judges will use a modified version of the Ballroom Judging system.
Placements
Announcements
After all Competitions, the Judges’ votes will be collected and the First, Second, and Third of each Category shall be announced. Only those three placements will be announced.
For any questions, clarifications, or comments, please contact the competition organizer at [email protected].
