Dear participants:
Raqs Without Borders 2022 will not be offering any competition at this time. Check with us in 2023-2024!
Solo performer category to compete for King/Queen of Raqs Sharqi: All contestants will receive certificates. All participants in this category must be at least 18 years-old.
Raqs Without Borders 2022 will not be offering any competition at this time. Check with us in 2023-2024!
Solo performer category to compete for King/Queen of Raqs Sharqi: All contestants will receive certificates. All participants in this category must be at least 18 years-old.
Troupe/Group category: first place receives a certificate.
Children's category: first place receives a certificate.
To purchase tickets for competition show, use the PayPal link below:
All winners will receive a certificate, signed by all judges. Winners will be announced at the end of the competition.
ELIGIBILITY: All festival participants who have registered for the VIP package can compete in any of the categories. Participants are allowed to perform any Middle Eastern style with or without a prop, and their chosen music must not exceed 4 minutes. Our sound engineer will cut out any music that passes this limit. Once you register for the competition, you must email your an MP3 of your music at [email protected].
JUDGES: A panel of judges will evaluate each participant in the competition based on choreography, musicality, interpretation, costume, make-up, stage presence, technique, and style. All contestants must be respectful to all judges.
POLICY AND MISCONDUCT:
Location:
The Lucid Body House
230 Lexington Avenue, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10016
(between 33rd and 34th street)
www.lucidbody.com
Take the 6 train to 33rd Street
ELIGIBILITY: All festival participants who have registered for the VIP package can compete in any of the categories. Participants are allowed to perform any Middle Eastern style with or without a prop, and their chosen music must not exceed 4 minutes. Our sound engineer will cut out any music that passes this limit. Once you register for the competition, you must email your an MP3 of your music at [email protected].
JUDGES: A panel of judges will evaluate each participant in the competition based on choreography, musicality, interpretation, costume, make-up, stage presence, technique, and style. All contestants must be respectful to all judges.
POLICY AND MISCONDUCT:
- If contestants misconduct during the competition, he or she will be disqualified immediately.
- All contestants must wear a proper dance costume/attire. NO nudity is allowed.
- All contestants must refrain from discussing the competition results with the judges as all decisions are final.
- All contestants will conduct themselves in a professional manner at all times.
- The festival organizers reserve the right to disqualify any contestant whose behavior is intrusive or disruptive to other contestants, the judges or the audience.
- All contestants agree to abide by all rules and policies, and accept the judges' decision as final.
Location:
The Lucid Body House
230 Lexington Avenue, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10016
(between 33rd and 34th street)
www.lucidbody.com
Take the 6 train to 33rd Street
Raqs Without Borders 2021 is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities, visit www.arts.gov.
Raqs Without Borders in cultural diplomacy: a MENA dance festival in NYC is made possible in part with public funds from Creative Engagement, supported by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature and administered by LMCC.
LMCC
New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA)
LMCC serves, connects, and makes space for artists and community.
LMCC
New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA)
LMCC serves, connects, and makes space for artists and community.