Dance Competition certificate templates and badges
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A dance competition certificate template gives competition organisers, dance festivals and studios a ready page for the awards ceremony. Routines are entered by style, age group, level and entry size, from solos and duos to small groups and large productions, and a panel of adjudicators scores each one. The certificate records what the dancers won: an overall placing, a top score in a division or a special award from the judges.
A good dance competition award certificate names the dancer or the group, the competition and its date, and the division the result came in. It says what was won, such as first place in the junior jazz small group, and can add the routine's title, the score and what the panel judged, like technique, choreography, execution and showmanship. A signature from the head adjudicator or the competition director makes it official.
The designs come as certificates in A4 and US Letter and as digital badges that dancers can share online.
Wording
What to write on a dance competition certificate
Use these lines as they are, or as a start for your own. Every template comes with wording you can change in the studio.
Wording for a dance competition first place award
- “Awarded for first place in the contemporary solo division, senior age group.”
- “For the highest-scoring routine of the competition, chosen by the adjudicating panel.”
- “First place, junior jazz small group: congratulations to every dancer on stage.”
Lines for special and adjudicator awards
- “Adjudicator's award for outstanding technique and control.”
- “Choreography award for an original and musical routine.”
- “For showmanship and stage presence that held the whole audience.”
Short lines for the winner badge
- “1st place, contemporary solo.”
- “Overall high score winner.”
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FAQ
Questions, answered
The dancer's or group's name, the competition and its date, the division (style, age group, level and entry size), the placing or award, and a signature. Many organisers add the routine's title, the score and the judging criteria, so the certificate is a record of the result and not only of taking part.
Yes, if you can. A group placing belongs to each dancer, and a certificate in their own name means more to them than one sheet for the studio. Put the group or routine title on it so it is clear the award was won together.
Usually the competition director, often with the head adjudicator or the judge who gave the award. For a studio's own in-house competition, the studio owner or artistic director signs.
A placing ranks the routines in a division, such as first, second and third. Many competitions also give an award level from the score alone, so several routines can earn the same level. Say on the certificate which kind of award it is, so it reads correctly later.
Do both if you can. Dancers love receiving a certificate at the awards ceremony while still in costume, and a digital copy sent the same evening lets families share the result before the excitement fades.
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