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SANCTION YOUTH TALENT CONTEST

Friday, July 29, 2011
Starts immediately following the
Non-Sanctioned Youth Talent Contest
Committee Member In Charge:  Becky Scroggins

Sanction Youth Talent Contest Rules:

  1. Contestants must be at least 13 years old and not over 21 years old as of August 1, 2011 and be a resident of Grant County or attend a Grant County school.
  2. The contest is not open to professionals.
  3. Entries will be accepted in the following categories only: 
    Vocal – Female or Male or Group
    Instrumental – Solo (No Bands)
    Ballet – Solo or Ensemble
    Tap – Solo or Ensemble
    Jazz – Solo or Ensemble
    Multiple Dance – Solo or Group
    Clogging – Solo or Group
    Acrobatic / Gymnastics – Solo or Group
  4. A contestant may not enter more than 1 act in the same category.
  5. The top 5 acts will receive ribbons and the opportunity to compete in the Kentucky State Fair Youth Talent Contest.
  6. Microphones and a CD player will be available.  No tapes will be allowed.  All other equipment must be provided by the participant.  We will not be held responsible if your CD will not play in the equipment supplied.  (Arrive early to screen your CD).
  7. No CD with vocal utterances (voice or voices) may be used for accompaniment for a contestant in a vocal category.  This includes recorded live voices and voices that are produced and recorded synthetically.  You will be disqualified.
  8. In instrumental solo, the only accompaniment allowed is live or CD acoustical piano.  In piano solo, no accompaniment is allowed.
  9. It is recommended that the act run no more than 3 minutes and under no circumstances run more than 4 minutes.  Any act running more than 4 minutes will be disqualified.  An official timekeeper will be present at the competition.

 

PLEASE DO NOT CONFUSE THE AGE GROUPS OR THE RULES BETWEEN NON-SANCTION AND SANCTION YOUTH TALENT CONTEST.

 

KY STATE FAIR YOUTH TALENT CONTEST RULES WILL APPLY TO ALL CONTESTANTS ENTERED IN THE SANCTION CONTEST.

 

ONCE AGAIN, SANCTION CONTESTANTS PLEASE NO BACKGROUND VOCALS ON YOUR CD IN THE VOCAL CATEGORY.  YOU WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.