Audition Video
Your audition video should be your most recent performance or most recent rehearsal video. Regardless, be sure to submit the video that best represents your or your group’s abilities.
IMPORTANT: THE VIDEO DOES NOT NECESSARILY HAVE TO REPRESENT THE PERFORMANCE THAT WILL THEN BE PERFORMED ON STAGE AT WORLD OF DANCE.
Unfortunately we cannot accept dance class videos as audition videos. Entries that include dance class videos will not be accepted.
CATEGORIE IN GARA
There are no dance genre distinctions in the categories, World of Dance is open to all dance styles, take the stage and express yourself in the way you love most.
If there are too few registrations in some categories, the management reserves the right to combine multiple categories into a single category.
The management reserves the right to move a participant or crew from the category requested during registration to a more suitable category, in accordance with the classification criteria established in these regulations.
Please note: The only categories that guarantee an invitation to the WOD SUMMIT in California are the Youth Team Division, Junior Team Division and the Team Division.
All crews of 5 or more members competing in Youth Team Division, Junior Team Division or Team Division will have the opportunity to compete at the World of Dance Summit regardless of their final ranking or score at the individual qualifier event they are participating in.
At the World of Dance Summit there will be 2 rounds of competition in each category before the event concludes with the World of Dance Finals Competition.
Il cammino seguito durante la World of Dance Summit Competition sarà il seguente:
How a crew places in their country’s qualifiers will determine which round they will compete in at the World of Dance Summit Competition.
Teams of 5 or more dancers from the Youth Team Division, Junior Team Division, Team Division, or any additional category approved during a national qualification will be invited to compete in a specific round based on the following criteria:
Crews may also be placed in a specific round at the discretion of World of Dance management. Each crew may increase their Bell Curve score by participating in multiple national qualifiers in the same year.
The invitation to participate may be extended to two years if the crew is unable to prepare the necessary travel documents within the first year of the invitation.
WORLD OF DANCE SUMMIT COMPETITION PROCESS AND ADVANCEMENT
To apply, simply click the appropriate link at https://linktr.ee/woditaly and fill out the form completely. Once you’ve completed the application, you’ll have to wait a few days to receive a response via email.
Once you have been accepted to compete you will need to:
Registration Requirements
Please complete the online registration form in its entirety. Every field is important, so please pay close attention.
If your dancers’ ages do not fall within the age category selected during registration, your group will be disqualified.
If you bring multiple crews and your dancers perform multiple times, they will pay a registration fee for each performance. Please let us know so we can carefully prepare the lineup, respecting your crews and dancers.
Payment Requirements
The registration fee PER PERSON FOR EACH PERFORMANCE PERFORMED is as follows:
JUNIOR STUDIO DIVISION
– Full Price 50 euros
– Early Birds 45 euros (before 30th sept.)
ADULT STUDIO DIVISION
– Full Price 50 euros
– Early Birds 45 euros (before 30th sept.)
YOUTH TEAM DIVISION
– Full Price 50 euros
– Early Birds 45 euros (before 30th sept.)
JUNIOR TEAM DIVISION
– Full Price 50 euros
– Early Birds 45 euros (before 30th sept.)
TEAM DIVISION
– Full Price 50 euros
– Early Birds 45 euros (before 30th sept.)
ATTENTION: EARLY BIRDS includes all participants who register and pay by September 30, 2025.
Each participating crew will be entitled to 1 single choreographer pass.
Registration must be confirmed with payment within one week of receiving the acceptance email, otherwise your registration will be cancelled.
To complete the registration each crew must submit the music no later than November 16, 2025. All music must be prepared in mp3 format at 320 kbps and sent to music@worldofdanceitaly.com.
Email subject: Crew Name – Event Name [ex. “My crew – WODMI25 ”]
Music Screening Process
Once your group submits their music, the World of Dance team will review it to ensure it meets the standards. Swearing or offensive language is not permitted. World of Dance is a family-friendly event, and all music must be cleaned.
PLEASE NOTE: Music will only be reviewed if submitted by November 15, 2025. Any music received after this date will not be reviewed. If your group is asked to clean their music more than twice, they may be disqualified from the event.
MAXIMUM PERMITTED MUSIC DURATION FOR ALL CATEGORIES
Exceeding these times is not permitted under any circumstances; not even a few seconds are permitted.
The choreographer must bring a USB stick with a copy of the same music on the day of the event. The music on the USB stick must be the same as the music approved by the World of Dance team. This copy will be requested ONLY IF there are any issues with the music received via email.
If the music on the stick is different from the approved music, the crew will no longer be able to perform and will be barred from participating in World of Dance in the future. Do not attempt to circumvent the rules!
To help you prepare for your performance, we’ll send you a PDF presentation a few days before the event. The presentation will include: the day’s schedule, crew check-in, a sample jury form, and much more essential information for participating in the event.
No lineups will be communicated in advance of the event date.
Curious to know how the voting works? For each event, the designated jury will decide the crews’ votes. The jury will be composed as follows:
All judges will meet the eligibility, training, skill level and requirements set forth for a World of Dance event.
All judges will follow the following voting criteria:
PLEASE NOTE:
Example: Judge 1 = 82 | Judge 2 = 91 | Judge 3 = 78
Judge 1 + Judge 2 + Judge 3 = 82 + 91 + 78 = 251 / 3 (Judges number) = 83,33 Final Score.
Example: Judge 1 = 74 | Judge 2 = 80 | Judge 3 = 85 | Judge 4 = 78 | Judge 5 = 68.
The votes of Judge 3 (highest vote) and Judge 5 (lowest vote) are discarded and the final vote is calculated as follows::
Judge 1 + Judge 2 + Judge 4 = 74 + 80 + 78 = 232 / 3 (judges number) = 77,33 Final Score
DEDUCTIONS
UNAPPROVED PROPS: -1 point from the final score (unapproved entire sets may lead to disqualification of the piece).
WRONG MUSIC LENGTH: -0.25 points from the final score
PROFANITY IN MUSIC: -0.1 points from the final score
Venue / Staging
The stage will be approximately 12 x 10 meters. Any other questions can be addressed to the event manager by emailing italy@worldofdance.com.
Due to the nature of the venue and the number of participants, crews will not be provided with private dressing rooms. However, they will have space available to prepare before the performance. Please note that all crews are responsible for their own belongings, bags, and clothing.
The venue, World of Dance staff, and all event staff will not be held responsible for any loss, theft, or damage to items left unattended.
Props
Do you have props? They must go through our approval process. World of Dance staff must approve all props; please email us at italy@worldofdance.com to request approval.
All props must be fireproof and not cause any damage to the stage. Props that have not been approved in advance will not be permitted.
Tech: Due to time constraints, stage rehearsals will not be permitted.
World of Dance will hold an awards ceremony. Winners will receive event trophies for first, second, and third place. Additionally, the first place of each category will receive a money prize:
Prizes will be paid within 60 days of the event.
In addition, there will be three special prizes for each competing category: Best Theme, Best Costume, and Crowd Favorite.
For any questions not expressly provided for in the rules, please email italy@worldofdance.com.