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If you are a tapper, STAY AWAY from this competition. The judges are completely clueless about tap and it was very disheartening. Also, the judges were blatantly biased with certain races and no matter how poorly this race performed ie; froze, cried, ran off stage before routine was over, they still received platinum scores. Do yourself a favor and don't waste your money here.

Terrible experience this year. Communication was lacking and is still horrendous as I cannot even get a response regarding photos-we are obligated to pay for them but we still don't have them and cannot get answers. At the competition our complaints were ignored...dancers made to dance on a stage with blood on it from the previous dancer, staff smoking in the auditorium, rude backstage crew, judges that are rude and didn't know the rules. We used to love this competition...especially because it's in our city...but not a single parent or teacher wants to return and would rather drive 2 hours to a competition that treats everyone respectfully and as if they are a valuable customer.

This review is specifically for the national competition held in Nashville, Tennesse. I admire that In10sity chose a new location this year but the overall experience here was underwhelming. First off, their site states that the competition was going to be held at the spacious Opryland Hotel and Convention center but this was simply not true. It was primarily held at an Events Center near the Opryland hotel and it was not very spacious at all. The events center is not even connected to the hotel and you either had to be inside the dance hall (with no lobby or waiting rooms) or outside in the sweltering heat. Also, for some reason they decided to run solos on two stages within the same facility at the same time so there was a ton of background noise when you performed your solo. This wasn't so bad for jazz solos but for lyrical solos it was awkward to have blasting music and screams in the background when a dancer was trying to emotionally connect with an audience. Stand out In10se dancers also had to commit way too much time to practice a number where only a handful of people were actually seen. (close to 10 hours of practice) and the location for the practices was horrible (downtown Nashville). Overall the judging seemed ok but I do believe there was some bias towards male dancers and studios with male dancers. I feel they also gave too much credit for numbers with huge props which is unfortunate because out of town studios can't afford to transport giant props across the country. If you are a smaller studio then expect a small number of larger studios to horde almost all of the recognition throughout the event. Also, it didn't make sense that they had different judges for the Con10der solos as they did for the other solos in the competition in the same age division. Would we do this nationals competition again? Perhaps but it would need to be at much better facility.

We do really like this competition a lot! Was a bit different this year and I hate block scheduling (not the comp’s fault). Had a good experience, but I do wonder if block scheduling affects scoring at all??? Not saying my child should have been in the top 10, however she was better than half of the top 10 they chose, which just makes me Wonder if whoever goes in the first block tend to not score as well as those that go later 🤷‍♀️. I don’t know, just a thought. But, overall we do like this comp and hope the season can be normal next year.

I have a really fun time at this competition!! Super fun and would recommend!

This competition is so great!!! The staff is very friendly. The host is just so sweet and encouraging to the dancers. Love the improv. Love the special awards and also how they acknowledge the top 5 highest average scoring studios. It was a positive experience here. Looking forward to next season.

My daughters loved it and loved the improv challenge.

We have always enjoyed In10sity when we have had the opportunity to attend! I wish they would come back to Ames. The competition itself runs smoothly and from what I remember, usually ahead of schedule. The judging I felt was always fair the the critiques given were helpful. We like this event because it comes close to us, so its very convenient. We will always try to attend if it works out with our schedule.

We attended this event a few weeks ago and had a great time. It ran smoothly and on time. Love how they offer live feed so others could watch from home. Also really like the media pack for a small extra fee, although they cut off the end of one of my daughter's solos :-). The emcee lady is just the nicest lady. She is so positive and encouraging and gives the dancers a very nice talk. Love the improv. The special awards are great! The judging was ok. They gave a lot of feedback but just so many of the same critiques over and over where half the time we couldn't really tell why they were giving them, but it was fine. They tend to score on the lower side in comparison with other comps, but we were pleased with scores and how they have improved with each year. Overall we really like this event and we look forward to attending next year.

Although we really liked the media fee and the staff was friendly at check-in we had some issues with this competition. First, there weren't enough dressing rooms - or I should say dressing areas for all who attended. We are a smaller studio, and since we didn't get there at the beginning of the competition to stake our claim for space enough for all of us, we had to split our group in two and have two very small spaces. This became a problem when we had a very quick change for our musical theater piece. My competition director said in 20 years of dancing at competitions and teaching dancers who competed she'd never seen one not choose to go forward in the order of dances to accommodate the audience and performers. Instead they just held the stage - that's right - there was dead stage b/c we weren't ready. She had been snippy when she came to get the dancers. I told her we'd get there when we were ready, and she said, "well there's one dance then you, so...." It was unnecessary - we were trying our best to get them ready, and she was the stage manager (not much managing). Also - the awards ceremonies were so long winded - they seemed to last forever. Judging was tough, since the voices and video were not synced. I don't think we'll be returning.

We have always had a good experience with In10sity. It is not one of our studios required competitions, but if it works out, my daughter always likes to attend. We feel the judges are fair and their critiques helpful. They travel very close to where we live, so its very convenient for us. It's too bad it doesn't receive better reviews because we have always enjoyed attending. Hopefully it works out to attend again this year!!

There was good and bad with this competition. After going to and participating in many different competitions since 1985 I always try to have an open mind. I enjoyed the improv competition and makes you guys different then others (even though you guys do favor boys in this and was obvious to the entire audience). I also enjoyed the personal judges awards given out. It's nice to hear directly from them. Director was very sweet and truly cared and the live feed is great. Now onto the bad. 1. The schedule should be posted online for the parents to see. This is one of the very few competitions that only give the studio directors the schedule. As parents we deserve a right to view the schedule the same time as the directors as we are the ones that are paying you. In may we have proms, graduations, etc and finding out asap is important. Unfortunately leaving it up to the director to give out doesn't always give us enough time to figure out plans. 2. You need more strict rules concerning the levels of competitions (elite, premier, debut). All the other comps either determine it by hours of Dance per week or they say that if a judge feels they are in a lower level then they should...they deserve the right to move them. You clearly had elite dancers competing in the premier level just to get an "easy" win. Since you give out cash on stage, this makes more people want to lie about their level so they get that cash. You making the rules on levels basically up to the teachers discretion is wrong. Your judges should know by watching if they aren't in the right level and they should be able to move them. You had girls who competed in both the elite and premier groups (majority of their dances were elite level) but solo was premier. So if they are in 2 different levels for groups, the level should go by the level of the majority of groups they are in. This was a huge issue for many parents to see girls with their legs behind their heads, doing 5 turns, and overextended jumps in the premier level. 3. I'd prefer more awards ceremonies instead of piling all the kids on stage for only a few awards. And make sure the live feed shows the awards ceremony. All but the last awards ceremony was just sound and no video. Plus was very hard to hear awards over the music playing. I hope you take this review and improve for next year. If our studio chooses to compete with you next year, I don't feel comfortable having my child compete her solo if the rules on levels aren't like every other competition out there

We attended their Seattle event last weekend. The event ran ahead of schedule, which was nice to be able to get out of their earlier than expected. REally loved the emcee. She spoke clearly, not too fast and she was so nice! Love how they give out special awards. Our girls really enjoyed their improv. This is an optional competition for us, so with only taking a few solos, I was worried about catering to the bigger studios. I was so pleasantly surprised that this did not happen!!! Judges are tougher here than most other competitions. It is very hard to get a platinum, but I was thrilled that my daughter did receive a platinum!!! Love how they give out scholarships for entry fees to the entire top 10, then a free entry solo fee plus a cash prize to the 1st place winner in each level, not just competitive. That is very much appreciated that they recognize all levels, not just competitive, so thank you for that! We look forward to using that scholarship next year. Thanks for a great weekend! Love too how they offer livestream. It definitely worked better this year than last, however i don't know if this is something in10sity could fix, or if it was the livestream, but there was constantly background music playing over the competition songs and over people speaking ion stage during awards. That is my only small complaint.

This was my least favorite competition last year! They judging was all over the place and I watched back the video and saw a judge get out of her seat, go over to the other judges, point at my daughter, shake her head no. The other judges threw a paper away. Could it be nothing, sure but after seeing the judging all over, it just looked suspicious.

Once they had our money, communication spiraled downhill. Staff was indifferent to rude. The stage was sticky. For the money we paid, we should have had judges with better credentials. One judge gave a teen boy a special award for being anatomically pleasing. One of the most poorly organized competitions I have ever witnessed. Our studio will not return.

We attended the Seattle event this weekend. We only entered 4 solos. I was hesitant because the reviews aren\'t great, but I was pleasantly surprised. The owner is great. Always looking for ways to improve. He gave a nice speech at awards. The staff was very friendly. They did give out lots of special awards. Ceremony ran smoothly, as did the competition. A few gripes is that it was a very large competition. I wish some would cap it off at a lower #as others do.while I know the comp can\'t know how many hours a dancer dancers, I wish something could be done when a studio places their dancers a level lower than they should be. There were definitely some dancers that should have been in the competitive level.judges seemed very nice and for the most part fair, but we\'ve been attending comps where platinums start at 280-283 and receiving platinums, then here they start at 264, and earn high golds. I also noticed a lot of boy favoritism this weekend as well. I know judges like to encourage boys to continue dancing, but at some point judging should be based solely on dancing/performance and not gender. Overall, though, our girls had fun and everything ran smoothly and everyone was friendly.

We were hesitant to return to In10sity after they had some major scheduling dilemmas which delayed things a lot last year.... However, with a change of venue and a smaller competition, we dared to go back with a solo and a duet. We found it to be vastly improved from last year! The staff was friendly and helpful, the new venue was great and the size of the competition was perfect! The award plaques are better than last year\'s (no more rubber bracelets, please!) My girls love the improv challenge! I would love to go back next year, as long as it doesn\'t get too big to manage and schedule. Way to improve, In10sity!

Extremely disappointed...... I have attending 20 plus years of competitions and have never seen such poor judging. We will not go back.

First time attending this comp was an absolute disaster from music to scheduling to awards. I chalked this up to a last minute venue change, although that was due to organizers not confirming the condition of the original. Conditions at new venue was NOT safe for studios competing acro. Last year. Slightly better venue. scheduling, music, stage condition, etc. still a disaster. Positives. The owner is fantastic and his philosophy and kindness is an excellent example. Judging is extremely tough, yet very fair. Although dreading the return this year, I\'m holding out hope things will get better. PLEASE. side note: cheap rubber bracelets as awards have got to go. I will no longer allow my daughter to enter their improv competition. The winner of the youngest age group was basically pole dancing while the family was yelling \"grind it girl\" from the audience. Still have no words for this.

Although this was a small competition in comparison to others we attended, the format was great. The in10nse improv competition was a nice surprise and there were lots of cash prize opportunities. The only downside is that dancers winning a scholarship to attend an in10sive have very limited location/date options. Other than that, this was a great comp!

We loved In10sity competition. The people were very friendly and accommodating to numbers that had quick changes. We loved the different category opportunities to place in and the improve is fun, but typically if a boy is in it they will pick them no matter how below par they dance. We did like that they streamed the competition live so that others could watch from home. We will go back again.

we went once and seemed good but not a lot of different studios .... a small competition.

Intense. Girls love it

I am a third generation studio owner. I have been competeting for over 30 years. This is hands down one of the best competitions I have ever attended. I\'ve seen the reviews below and the complaints on scheduling or music sound like isolated situations. What really sets this competition apart is the quality of judging and the feedback received on the critiques. The judges knowledge and corrections are by far the best in the industry. The parents at my studio feel that they receive every dollars worth in feedback. The staff\'s passion is felt from everyone. This is the only competition that I come back to year after year. They also give away judges awards, in10nse challenge and scholarships. Our favorite part of the competition is the improv segment. Five stars for sure!

We attended In10sity this past weekend. After reading the reviews on this board I was hesitant to say the least. I expected a horrible weekend. I was very pleasantly surprised. This is probably one of the best competitions we\'ve ever competed at. Professionally run. Not only did the routines run on time, and swiftly, but both days of the competition they ran at least an hour ahead of schedule. The owner of the competition, Mr. Jacob Flynn, is a very charismatic, caring individual. Reminding the dancers, at each award ceremony, how the scores given do not reflect who you are as a dancer, a person or who you will become as an adult. The scores are simply the opinions of (3) people. The judges awards were different, each judge took the time to discuss the award they were giving. The adjudication scoring was absolutely on point. They didn\'t just hand out Platinum awards to everyone. Scoring was very fair. I was very happy with my experience at this comp. I hope our studio attends next season.

I have been reading reviews on this site for a while but have never felt a need to add one of my own. After reading through the reviews on this competition I was dreading this last weekend but my experience was the exact opposite from the reviews on this site. The first night they ran over but the next 2 days they were either on time or early. When they were running early they would skip ahead numbers, presumably based on who was ready, and kept the competition moving along. They also were great about communicating their timeline both via social media and during announcements throughout the day. The studios that this competition drew were AMAZING! So much so that I thoroughly enjoyed watching each and every performance. During awards the announcer took time out to address the kids with some advice about not letting the day\'s judging effect you as a dancer. It is something I\'ve been trying to teach my daughter but it meant so much more coming from them. If it was up to me I would absolutely attend this competition again. The only real draw back was the location. It was at a high school that was very run down. The first day our dressing room was the men\'s locker room. The second day our dressing room was a music classroom, that had a door that you practically had to kick open because it would stick. Other than that it was a great experience.

This competition was the worst I have been to in 9 years as a dance mom. They did not follow their schedule, there was more down time (no one dancing) than dance time. They waited 2 hours for one studio to dance 3 dances, when all the other studios were on time, and were late running awards. They scheduled the same categories on both stages which caused major delays. It was a long drawn out weekend and we will never come back. The judges were sitting below the stage, they did not get to see the whole dance and it was extremely frustrating when a non professional could see that this was not ideal to judge the dancers!! A 3 hour delay was more than any one should have to deal with!!

Worst comp I\'ve been to in 6 years. Very unorganized. The competition itself was in a gym, dances could go on whenever they showed up back stage, the time between dances was sometimes up to 10 minutes long. The planning of solos, duets and groups all the same age running at the same time was very poor planning. The awards then had to be combined and lasted way to long Saturday was attests 2 hours behind, Sunday an hour and a half. Awards finally finished after 11pm on a Sunday night. never want to go back to this one.

DON\'T DO IT! This was our studio\'s first experience at this dance competition and, although there was very good talent, I have never been to a more poorly run competition. The venue (a high school gym) was terrible. There was one backstage person to assist dancers and I never once saw an In10sity person go out and sweep the stage or pick up pieces that were left behind from dancers\' costumes. Our own dance instructors from our studio had to do that. The judges were sitting so far below the stage they could barely see the dancers\' feet. The schedule was horrific. First, same age groups were scheduled on the same day. For example, teen solos, duets and trios, were scheduled on the same day as teen small and large groups, lines and productions. It was a complete mess and so stressful for the directors of studios as well as the dancers. Several dancers had dances scheduled at the same time, or with very little time in between. As a result, there was a lot of lag time inbetween dances because dancers were not ready, and dances were shifted around like nothing I have never seen before. I typically plan to be committed to a dance competition the entire weekend, and did not appreciate having all of my daughter\'s dances on the same day. I understand things can run early/late, but this was incredible. Awards were changed around because of the screwed up schedule and things ran extremely late, at least 2 hours. Also, there were a lot of sound issues. I would not recommend this competition as it is sub par at best. There are far better competitions out there. Trust the reviews!

In10sity managed to attract some high level studios, so it was a great competition in that regard. That said, I do wonder how many will return. With a 2 hour long awards ceremony that dragged on on Saturday & one that ran more than 90 minutes late on Sunday, the time management is a big area for improvement. I would also ask the In10sity staff to reconsider the blaring of loud music in between time gaps. Maybe something a bit less jolting than Guns \'n Roses\' Welcome to the Jungle would be a welcome reprieve for audiences. My daughter remarked that the stage was uneven-- higher in some places than in others, so that would be another big thing that I\'d encourage studio owners to consider. Safety never takes a holiday-- especially at a dance competition.

Long gaps between dances. I liked that it started after school on Friday. More attention to schedule between 2 stages. More awards so you don\'t feel they are just being auctioned off as fast as you could possibly spit them out! As with most competitions, I would appreciate knowing the schedule sooner.

Very poorly managed schedule. Allowed studios to delay routines and had huge breaks in between dances on stage. Scheduled solos etc to run at basically the same time as large groups and lines of the same age. Awards were HOURS late and it was very frustrating.

Was so disappointed in this competition. Having 9 and 10 year olds dancing at 10pm and then having to wait until after 11pm for awards, after being there since 9am....pretty harsh. Worst was not knowing where we were in the program because they skipped around so much and being over 2 hours behind on both Sat and Sunday while most of the time, we sat there staring at an empty stage just waiting for another dance. Sometimes the wait time between dances was 20 minutes. It felt like it was just thrown together. Positive note, the dancing was good and while the judges were pretty tough with their scoring, they seemed to be very fair and judged everyone tough. However, I would NOT recommend ever going to this competition. From what I have read in the comments about In10Sity, it seems very hit or miss. Either great, or really, really bad.

Fabulous weekend in Annendale NJ in spite of the snow!! Staff was great, other studios were wonderful, ran early. Love the new backdrop! We missed Jacob, but Cheryl did a GREAT job. My dance families love attending In10sity! Thank you to all the studio who were there & the In10sity staff!

This was our first time at this competition. I liked that they ran early, however I did not like that the scoring system was not in the program. They would announce scores during awards, which meant nothing because I didn\'t have anything to look at to compare. Little issues with music. I wish they would have split up awards. It was daylight savings weekend and the minis had solos Sun morning and awards for teen and senior groups and trios and duets were at 10. They ran a little early, but too late on a school night. Judging was a little tough. Overall, very smooth. They did keep announcing they were in one city even after being told it was a different city not even close, they didn\'t seem to mind. Pictures you could only buy a whole routine for 20 or 6 for 85$. Did not like however that they gave nothing to the first place winners. My daughter did not win first, but lots of comps give a little back to the first few in a category. Also, the improve dance they had was fun but the money you paid to enter just went to the comp, most go to a charity. Some things to think about. Would consider going back.

Lots of pros and lots of cons to this competition. Pros: fair but tough judging, kids seemed to be in appropriate categories/levels, fun atmosphere, ran on time. Awards went quickly and they had some fun special awards but they did not drag out so much that people were getting irritated. Cons: Horrible schedule! As others have referenced it was a Daylight Savings TIme weekend and awards were at 9:40pm Sunday night. We got home a little before midnight and my daughter had to get up for school at 6am the next day. My daughter is younger but I don\'t think any kids under 18 should be expected to be up that late on a school night. Also, major sound issues that really threw off a lot of numbers. My daughter\'s music started playing when the group was still walking on stage. Volume was also all over the place and oddly quiet during some of the actual numbers and then extremely loud in between. This is our second time at In10sity and I have to say that despite the negatives we will be back as this comp seems to attract the real high level studios. This is a fairly new comp and I\'m guessing things will improve logistically as they get more experienced running competitions. Owner/Director of In10sity was very approachable and connected well with all of the dancers and seemed to really enjoy his job, which was a plus!

The competition overall was good. The judging seemed tough but fair. But, that schedule was horrible! Solos on Saturday night and Duets/Trios in the middle of group numbers on Sunday? Then minis started early on Sunday with productions at the end. All this during spring forward? Some of those little ones were there from early morning to the end. I\'m sure there were many sleepy, grumpy kids this morning.

As a dance dad, I\'ve come to expect long weekends and such with these dance competitions. Unfortunately this one was unreasonably long. Sound issues galore. I\'ve read comments there was too much time in between #\'s, this wasn\'t the case on this day, but will say that when the dancers came out on stage, some weren\'t even set before the music started for their routine. Give them a few seconds to set and mentally be ready. Awards...wow this is where it went way wrong. My young lady danced at 1:30pm and the awards are at 10pm?? The little ones danced on Sunday and their awards were at 10pm, on daylight savings time, on a night before school. Please be congnizant of the time change and school night. I might be older here, but does the music need to be so mind blistering loud for breaks and in between numbers?? I could hardly think to be honest. I know a lot of time/effort goes into these and I\'ve been to many over the years, but this one needs to sharpen their pencils and get some of the tiny details under control. Sure it was a long weekend for the judges and everyone involved, but please take these comments as constructive criticism and not just a dance Dad totally complaining. Thanks for the effort, but tighten it up a bit and think through the logistics a bit more.

Going into the competition we knew it was going to be a long weekend. What I didn\'t understand was why they put the juniors and minis on Sunday evening so we didn\'t have awards until 9:30 PM Sunday evening on a daylight savings time shift which made it feel like 10:30 pm to their little bodies. I feel like they could\'ve organize this differently so that the younger children could\'ve been home sooner after a long weekend of dancing. I feel like some studios were given preference and it seemed unusual that the announcer knew the names of individual dancers from certain studios when he was presenting them with awards. I also feel like the Junior division groups were not monitored as closely as they should\'ve been for age requirements. Clearly my daughters group of fourth and fifth graders should not have been competing against seventh eighth and ninth graders in a debut category But they did. Our girls scored well and placed 1st but felt this was a lopsided approach to this category. I do think they did a good job of catching uP when they were behind. They had many issues with he sound that should have been corrected on day one but continued throughout the entire competition. Not our best experience with a competition.

AMAZING EXPERIENCE! We just finished a weekend with In10sity Dance in Tampa FL! This is a tough but very fair competition! In10sity Dance attracted some very amazing studios with some very amazing dancers! Judging seemed very fair to me even if it means that our studio didn\'t place first all the time. Both days ended up ahead of schedule and was ran professionally. What I loved was before awards they said something along the lines of \"Please remember this is just an opinion from 3 professionals of where they see you today... etc\". It was awesome for me to know they care for each dancer on that stage. Pictures are somewhere like $20 per dance (all photos), which is an awesome deal. Oh, the Improv was awesome and such a great experience for the dancers! The only downfall was the dressing room was a little crazy but I think that\'s because we all tried to pile into one room instead of checking out the other room that was open as well. But we lucked out and where surrounded by awesome and polite studios! Thank you In10sity Dance for a great experience!!

Can\'t wait for this one not a lot of in depth reviews though

Loved it!!! We\'ve attended In10sity 3 years in a row & will continue in the future. I strongly disagree with the other reviews...this competition is very well run & even runs ahead of schedule! The improve contest is one-of-a-kind and a great opportunity for dancers to try something new!

Very enjoyable time and a great learning experience!

The premise seemed like a good idea so we went, but what a mistake! They were unorganized, there were lots of time you had to wait several minutes for the next number, and the location of the event changed a week before the show!

Yes it is a good idea

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comp ran way too long for the schedule they gave us. Very unorganized. It could have been that we were at a dance moms taping so it just went way too long. Plus we never got some awards and money that our dancers were promised

They were not organized at all. There were many times in between numbers that you would wait several minutes for the next number at least one occasion we waited 15 minutes. The Studio still hasn\'t received all feedback for some of the dances was told that they must of got added to another studio. Not willing to find them or fix it! The venue changed three times within a week in a half.

HATED everything but the improvs. They give such low scores. Wait so long between each number. Didn\'t have programs available

If your group wears skimpy costumes, has sexual and simple moves, they will do well. If you want to know who the judges are or how the different categories are scored: GOOD LUCK. If you want your child to be home before 12am on a school night: Good Luck If you enjoy not talking to your neighbor: this is for you! The sound was turned up so high is was offending my rock concert going family. If you like cheap awards: these dog tag cheap awards for you, even handed out in a zip lock baggie. (Tacky) Don\'t want a program: great they ran out Not hungry: great! no food at the competition for purchase AKA: Horrible event (I would really give it ZERO stars)

First time at this competition. I didn\'t see the issues with the inappropriate dances as others have seen. It seemed to be decent the day I was there. I only have a few complaints. First off, Sunday night awards starting at 10 pm for junior dancers, NOT cool. They have school the next day. Not everyone travels across the country to attend competitions. The locals attend these competitions as well. I know we could have left,as a lot of our dancers did, but my daughter would have been very disappointed if she wasn\'t there to receive her awards. Secondly, dances that contained lots of gymnastic tricks with little to no technique were rewarded with high medals and places. Those dances that didn\'t contain as many tricks or were more technique driven didn\'t score as well, got a lower medal, placed low or not at all. Lastly, dressing room space should be blocked off and assigned to the studio. There were a couple of studios that had at least 90 people. There was plenty of room in the dressing area, but it seemed like our little studio kept getting pushed further and further back into the corner as the night went on. Overall, this competition wasn\'t as stressful for us as some others have been. I would eliminate the improv competition before awards and make them their own separate event on a different day or set aside a different time for this, not before awards. The junior improv competition took up WAY too much time, time that could have sped up the day and had the last awards MUCH earlier than 10 pm on a Sunday! I have to admit the Parent improv at the end of the night before awards was fun to watch, but we could have done without it at that time of night. Also,there should be a limit on entries per studio and overall. 1600 entries! That\'s just not doable. Sunday proved this with a 10 pm awards ceremony. At this point, I\'m not sure if our studio owners will decide to come back next year. If they decide not to, I won\'t be disappointed.

My daughter danced at 1:22PM. Awards for her group were at 10PM on Sunday night! 8 1/2 hours later! Very poorly organized.

I would give it a negative rating if I could. Like previously said, routines that were awarded platinum were awarded based on highly sexually explicit routines and costumes. Extremely age inappropriate, students that had some difficult technical pieces that really stretched themselves were looked over in favor of small girls that gyrated while on stage. Horribly disgusted and disappointed. Judging seemed inconsistent, as some groups that wore very skimpy costumes that did nothing but circus tricks without even keeping time as a group were awarded platinum while most other groups that had age appropriate costumes, moves, and music received gold. Very few high gold given out.

So disappointed. The room was overstuffed with dancers. No room. It is an ok convention for classes but they locked the doors for the scholarship tryouts when my daughter arrived ON TIME. The security said, \"Joe said nobody else can enter. They are teaching more than just dance.\" Well...there was no parking at the hotel amd my daughter did not want to go alone. Yes...we cut it close but wee were there at 8am on the nose..maybe a minute before. This is fine had they warned us but the whole convention had people walking in and out. They blindsided us amd for the cost of the convention I feel they stole from us. No compassion. Very arrogant. Not going back.

First time to this competition-a regular competition, not a Dance Mom\'s show. The competition was split into 2 venues, so I was happy we were going to be about 30 minutes closer to home. We\'ve only completed day 1 so far. My 8 year old had 5 dances today. The judging seemed very tough and inconsistent. Dances that got first overall at previous competitions received golds and high golds at this competition.The \"it\" studio of the day had a tap dance that had very little tapping involved and was very simple, and scored higher than DD\'s much more complicated dance. Our studio got several special judges awards, so I guess we were recognized, but it seemed off that DD\'s dances were judged so much lower at this competition. It looks like photos and DVD\'s are more reasonable than other competitions- $20 for 100 photos. We\'ll see how day 2 goes!

if it were possible to give negative stars.... id give it a -5.

Denver, 2014 It was obvious that they have heard the feedback and wanted more age appropriate numbers, because they did reward that verbally during the award ceremonies, I was grateful for this as I watched a dance number with kids under 10 gyrating on Italian dinner tables, yuck. The judges were disappointing, not because of the results, but the quality of the judges. In my mind, I had placed In10sity up there with Jump, Nuvo, etc, and expected that calibur of judge. However, there sat the same judges that I\'ve seen at Spotlight, Showbiz, etc. Following the mini competition, one of these \"judges\" actually praised a dancer for having \"nice hair with no fly-aways\" Are you kidding me??? I\'m sure Abby Lee relies on these attributes for her kids, but these kids have danced their hearts out, and are depending up the adjudication to reward/critique their technique, and quality of DANCING. Isn\'t that your expertise/reason for sitting at that table? Of course the kids should look performance ready, but that is a given, and everyone did. Ladies, this is not a pageant. Ugh....jeez. Disappointed. Different judges would bring this comp to a whole new level.

Lack of professionalism

Ran behind schedule and they seemed to reward tricks and raunchy dances.

This was one of the longest days of my life. The competition ran sooooooo slowly, 3-5 minutes breaks between EVERY NUMBER!!! We ordered sweats from the vendors and were told they would ship in a couple weeks, we never received them. Called and asked about it, said they had no record of the order even though we had a receipt. We\'ve never received those 40$ sweatpants.

it was a pretty good competition, but they were too focused being part of \"dance moms\". I enjoyed the addition improv competition. i have never see that at another competition and i think it was a good difference

Way Too Many Numbers... Competition runs way into the early hours of the morning!! Dances that win are inappropriate for age.

Did not like this competition, the biggest winners of the weekend were the most inappropriate dances, songs and costumes. I HATE when inappropriate dances win overall awards. They loved the striptease type dances and absolutely encouraged it. Will not be going back

Did not like the whole Dance Moms, being there. and Charging tickets to watch. The trophies were very little and the let the dance moms girls run their solos more than once. Not fair.

Staff was great, judging fair, ran on time. However, the music rule (running time less than 2:24) was a big problem in the re-working of the routines. Probably won\'t go again.

We wanted to go this year, but then saw the time limit of 2:24 for solos and duet/trios and decided not to go. Reworking all those routines was not worth the effort.

There was a lot of talent at the competition we attended; however, many dances had inappropriate costumes and choreography. I felt uncomfortable with my younger child. Those dances were heavily rewarded. I was also bothered by the dog tag as a regional award. It didn\'t feel like an appropriate or a welcome one to me or to my children.

We did this comp before it became famous on Dance Mom\'s It was ok...I just did not like the facility that had our\'s in and it was nice the assigned us dressing rooms but ours was WAY to small for our huge team. Would not go back to it

It would have been a good competition, however it was a bit overshadowed with them being the "Dance Moms" competition and it ended up being a bit frustrating for us who do not support Dance Moms.