(ii) The Ultimate DanceVerve (Solo or Team) Challenge

Creative Cultural Cool UrbanContempDelight Bring on da Funk!

The Ultimate DV Dance (Solo) Challenge

• Submit a solo dance video between 2 and 4 minutes.

• Videos shorter than 2 minutes or longer than 4 minutes will not be considered.
• The video must be recorded in one’s own home or in school.

The Ultimate DV Dance (Team) Challenge

• Submit a Team dance video featuring 2 to no more than 5 dancers.

• Each video must be between 2 and 4 minutes.
• Videos shorter than 2 minutes or longer than 4 minutes will not be considered.
• All students in the team must be from the same school.
• The video must be recorded in safe spaces in the school.

Top videos in the above two Challenges will be featured on the SYF YouTube channel in June
2022, as follows:

(Solo) Challenge (Team) Challenge

Creative Cultural Cool Top 10 videos showcased Top 10 videos showcased
UrbanContempDelight Top 10 videos showcased Top 10 videos showcased
Bring on da Funk! Top 10 videos showcased Top 10 videos showcased

6. All video submissions are shortlisted based on:

(a) Choreography: Clear ideas and overall structure and development, with suitable
thematic choices and effective presentation.
(b) Creativity: Innovative and fresh concepts and approaches.
(c) Showmanship: Focus, confidence, engagement and expressiveness .

Creative Cultural Cool

The solo or team choreography may be based on any one of the following themes:

Theme 1: Gratitude Choreograph a dance that reflects gratitude for the love, care,
and concern that students receive from their family, teachers, or
friends. Through their dance, students can also express their
gratitude or appreciation for the environment or nature.
Link to the music can be found here.

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 Theme 2: Aspiration Choreograph a dance that reflects the aspirations of the youth;
their vision and focused energy to create a better future for self
and others.

Link to the music can be found here.

Theme 3: Own choice Choreograph a dance that showcases the unique features and
of Theme essence of an ethnic dance genre that the student is passionate
about. A word or a phrase capturing the theme may be shown
at the start of the video.

Students may use music from this link or from other sources so
long as copyright law is observed.

Students who are interested to submit a dance for Creative Cultural Cool may refer to a guide
here: Tips on Creating a Cultural Dance.

UrbanContempDelight and Bring on da Funk!

Students may choose their own themes. Music from any of the links provided below (see
section D) may be used. Music may also be from other sources so long as copyright law is
observed (see section D).

C. Choreography and Safety

• Practising and filming must comply with prevailing safe management measures (SMM).
Please consult your teachers on the latest SMM.
• Students may self-choreograph or enlist the help of their CCA instructor (where
applicable).
• Avoid unsafe dance movements with potential to cause injury. Highly complex or risky
acrobatic movements (e.g., backflips and headstands) are not allowed.
• All dance content must not be (or be seen as) indecent, blasphemous, libellous, offensive,
pornographic, politically insensitive, racially insensitive and unlawful.
• No live flame, pyrotechnics or smoke effects may be used.
• Props are not required. If used, these must be safe and appropriately chosen/used.

D. Music
• You may choose to dance in silence or to the sounds of the surrounding environment.
(Students submitting videos for Creative Cultural Cool may refer to pages 3 – 4 for the
music to Themes I, II & III).
• If music is used, note that most pop songs or mainstream music are not copyright free.
These therefore should not be used unless copyright clearance has been obtained from
the publisher/copyright owner.
• Use music that is royalty free or copyright cleared for online sharing purposes.