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How dance competition scoring works
Plain explanations of how judged dance competitions are scored and tabulated: judge scores, averages, award levels, placements, overalls, tie-breaks and studio awards. Written from how CompSync actually tabulates.
How dance competition scoring worksFrom each judge's score to a routine's final score, award level and placement: the steps every judged dance competition goes through.Award levels (adjudication tiers): how a score becomes Gold or PlatinumAward levels are score bands your competition defines. How the bands work, how rounding is handled, and what happens at the edges.Category placements and overall awardsThe difference between placing in your category and winning an overall, how many places are announced, and the eligibility rules.Tie-breaks in dance competition scoringWhat happens when two routines get the same score: shared places, or a tie-break order from highest single judge score to the panel average.Dropping the lowest judge scoreAn optional rule for four-judge panels: the lowest score is dropped and the other three are averaged.Top studio awards: how a studio's score is builtHow a top-studio award adds up a studio's best routine scores and ranks studios by total or average.
This is how CompSync tabulates.
Judges score on tablets, the averages, award levels, placements and overalls are worked out live, and the awards roll straight to the venue screens. Every rule on this page is a setting in your competition.
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