Japan Ballet Comeptition Examination criteria
・One category 【A+】【A】【A－】～【E＋】【E】【E－】、Total 15 points glade scale.
・After performance, the score of each category is announced immediately.
・Score is Total maximum 1,000 points that is technical element maximum 500 points and artistic element maximum 500 points.
・2 pointe per judge have 【Future pointe】It means Dancer has a future.
・The overall ranking will be determined by the total score, but in case of tie, the score include the Future pointe.
・In case of tie in the above, There are more 【A】ranked higher person, and if they are same, they will be ranked same.
・The scores of the participants in the groups to which the judges belong and the groups to whom the judges give special training and guidance do not include the scores of the judges who fall under the result of the points. It is replaced by the average score of other judges.
・Modern, Ensemble are total pointes of all the judges and evaluate it.
・If there are less than 10 participants in a division, Ranking may not be applicable.
・Marked with 【★】in the following list will be given you a higher score as important.
Classical divisions Technical list 【C01】【C02】【C03】【C08】
1）en dehors★
Rotation is not too much stress your legs which is hip joint, knee, and toe.
2）Position your arms
Arms is properly passed through during the movement. Correct position at stay movement.
3）Position your feet★
Feet is properly passed through during the movement. Correct position at stay movement.
4）Port de Bras
Correct movement in the path from position to position.
Correct position, flexible, and direction that is fingers, wrists, elbows, and shoulders.
5）Coordination
Smooth movement between pa and pa.
6）Knee★
Don’t bend your knee, stretch you’re behind the knee.
7）Toe★
Strech your toes, used flexibility, can use your toes in a way that leads to pointe shoes.
8）body directions
Correct your body directions during performance.
9）how to use your fingers
Focus until your fingers. Not only arms.
10）How to used your head and face
Correct your head directions during performance. Used your head and face.
Classical divisions Technical list 【C04】【C05】【C06】【C07】【C09】
1）en dehors★
Rotation is not too much stress your legs which is hip joint, knee, and toe.
2）Position★
Correct positions your arms and legs during the movement. Correct directions your body.
3）Port de Bras
Correct movement in the path from position to position.
Correct position, flexible, and direction that is fingers, wrists, elbows, and shoulders.
4）Coordination
Smooth movement between pa and pa.
5）Knee
Don’t bend your knee, stretch you’re behind the knee.
6）Pointe shoes★
Correct standing on your center, and balance. Thorough the Demi-pointes.
Control with the correct accent for your piece.
7）Epaulement
Consciously about epaulement, position of the neck in relation to the shoulders, twist your body.
8）Jump
Correct positions during jump, important positions before and after jump.
9）Turn
Correct positions during turn, important positions before and after turn.
10）Flexible
Keep doing every movement with flexible.
Modern divisions technical list 【M10】【M11】【M12】
1）Coordination★
Smooth movement between pa and pa.
2）Realization of the piece
Understand how your piece is depict and what purpose your piece.
3）Realization of the choreography★
How much you can move that chorographer wants you to do.
4）Flexible
Keep doing every movement with flexible.
5）Control your upper body
Control your upper body what choreographer want you to do.
6）Control your lower body
Control your lower body what choreographer want you to do.
7）Control your core
Control your core with any movement.
8）Difficulty
Difficulty for the choreographic content
Ensemble divisions Technical list【E13】
1）Coordination★
Smooth movement between pa and pa.
2）Realization of the piece
Understand how your piece is depict and what purpose your piece.
3）Realization of the choreography★
How much you can move that chorographer wants you to do.
4）Flexible
Keep doing every movement with flexible.
5）Control your upper body
Control your upper body what choreographer want you to do.
6）Control your lower body
Control your lower body what choreographer want you to do.
7）Control your core
Control your core with any movement.
8）Formation
Spacing, movement, stand in a perfect line.
9）Partnership
Synchronization, coordination, together movement with your members.
10）Difficulty
Difficulty for the choreographic content.
All divisions Artistic
1）Expression★
Capacity to express oneself, passion, articulate,
2）Musicality★
How to catch the rhythm, accent, expressing music with dance.
3）Style
Body balance, beauty looks to age and role.
4）Transparency
We can feel the honestly personality though your dance.
5）Interpretation of role
How you can express your role which is character, background, situation.
6）Manner on stage
Performer has the motivation from beginning to the end. Respect for the stage, grooming of costumes, hair, makeup, and shoes.
7）Costumes, head piece
Matching the role that is costumes, hair style, head piece.
8）Make up
Matching the role. Pretty makeup like a bring out the best your character.
9）Future pointe ※only【C01】【C02】【C03】【C08】のみ
Dancer has a future that is become ballet dancer.
10）Quality
Dance a complete quality, judgment of both technical and artistic.