REMINDER

Team Directors: All deletions, corrections, & additions will be made on Tuesday MORNING in the Monogram Room. 

ORDER OF APPEARANCE

POM PON TEAMS, DANCELINES, HALF-TIME SHOW TWIRL TEAMS, HIGH SCHOOL MAJORETTE TEAMS and DANCE-TWIRL TEAMS

Team Directors: To help eliminate the possibility of your team competing back to back on TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY, not all divisions will be starting with the selected “letter” of the day. Performance numbers and order will be posted Tuesday in the Field House, Notre Dame and the Gymnasium, Indiana University.

Performance number and order will be posted TUESDAY AM inside the Monogram Room and copies available (while supply lasts) inside the Monogram Room. This will help you as a team director to have your team ready for their performance. Please notify your contest director of any performance conflicts to avoid delay of contests. 

TWIRLING TEAMS

Team Directors: To help eliminate the possibility of your team competing in 2 lanes at the same time, each division will be starting with a different letter of the alphabet.  Directors and Team Captains should look on the outside wall of the Field House and inside the Monogram Room on TUESDAY for the posting of the Lane Assignments and Alphabet Letter assigned to each Twirling Team Division.

CHECK-IN

TEAMS ARE ASKED TO CHECK IN WITH THE CONTEST DIRECTOR BEFORE each COMPETITION BEGINS.

Check-in will begin each day 40 MINUTES before contest time.

SOUND CHECK

All directors planning to use the house system may do a sound check.

Morning team competition = 7:20 A.M. to 7:55 A.M.

Afternoon team competition = 40 minutes prior to contest time.

Evening team competition = 40 minutes prior to contest time.

All directors planning to use their own sound system are asked to do their sound check BEFORE CHECK-IN BEGINS. Please be aware of the excessive volume penalty.

CONTEST PROCEDURE

Performance order will also be posted in the contest area before each contest.

Tapes are to be brought to the Contest Director's Table 2 numbers prior to performance.  ALL TAPES MUST BE CUED. If rewinding or other adjustment is necessary, judges may assess a penalty for delay of contest.

PERFORMANCE INFO FOR POM PON TEAMS

For the safety of all AYOP Team competitors, we ask that one or two non-competing members be on the floor immediately following your performance to pick up any loose streamers that fall out of your teams' pom pons. Thank you in advance for your cooperation in making the performance area safe for all teams.

INFORMATION FOR:

 ADVANCED DANCE-TWIRL TEAMS & ADVANCED TWIRLING TEAMS                                                

All advanced Dance-Twirl Team and Twirling Team Awards will be presented on FRIDAY morning at the USA National-World Grand Team Finals. Ten places will be awarded in each division.

TINY TOT & JUVENILE DANCE TWIRL TEAMS and TWIRLING TEAMS

Tiny Tot and Juvenile Dance Twirl Teams and Twirling Teams compete one time for USA NATIONAL/ WORLD OPEN placement.

At the conclusion of each ADVANCED Tiny Tot and Juvenile division, the "TOP 10" will be announced in no particular order.  Placement results and awards for the Tiny Tot and Juvenile Dance Twirl Teams and Twirling Teams will be presented on Friday morning at the Grand Team Finals.  Teams not placing in the "TOP 10" may pick up their score sheets in the Monogram Room at the conclusion of the daily competitions. 

Each "TOP 10" ADVANCED  Tiny Tot and Juvenile Dance Twirl Team and Twirling Team  is asked to have two representatives per team in costume to participate in the GRAND TEAM FINALS PARADE OF CHAMPIONS and for the PRESENTATION OF AWARDS.  Your Tiny Tot and Juvenile representatives need to report to the field house behind the portable bleachers FRIDAY morning at 8:45 a.m.

The ADVANCED FIRST PLACE  TINY TOT AND JUVENILE WINNERS will be recognized, but will not perform an exhibition at the Grand Team Finals this year.

JUNIOR & SENIOR DANCE-TWIRL TEAMS and TWIRLING TEAMS

PRELIMINARY COMPETITIONS are held for each Junior and Senior Advanced Dance Twirl Team and Twirling Team Division.  FIVE finalists will be selected from each division to advance to the GRAND TEAM FINALS.

Special Note:   An Advanced Junior or Senior Dance Twirl Team division with over 40 competing teams, (not number entered, but number of Dance Twirl teams performing on the competition floor) will have the TEN (10) highest scoring dance twirl teams to qualify for the Grand Team Finals. 

At the conclusion of each of the PRELIMINARY COMPETITIONS FOR JUNIOR AND SENIOR ADVANCED  DANCE TWIRL TEAMS AND TWIRLING TEAMS, the award winning "TOP 10" teams will be announced in no particular order -  and the Team Captain or representative from the Top 5  teams will be called forward to draw for their competing position for Friday’s Grand Team Finals.  All other score sheets may be picked up in the Monogram Room at the conclusion of the day’s competition.

Each "TOP 10" Junior and Senior Dance Twirl Team AND Twirling Team is asked to have two representatives PER TEAM  in costume to participate in the GRAND TEAM FINALS PARADE OF CHAMPIONS & PRESENTATION OF AWARDS.  Report behind the portable bleachers in the field house Friday at 11:25 A.M..

GRAND TEAM FINALS PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE :  A time schedule for Junior and Senior Team Finals performances and awards will be posted on the wall in the Field House, Notre Dame and inside the Monogram Room by THURSDAY at 1 P.M.

BEGINNER DANCE-TWIRL TEAMS & TWIRLING TEAMS

All BEGINNER Dance Twirl Teams and Twirling Teams will be designated as the AYOP BEGINNER Champions.  Ten places will be awarded in each division.  At the conclusion of each competition the first 10 places will be posted. All awards and score sheets may be picked up in the Monogram Room.  All first place BEGINNER champions will be recognized at the Grand Team Finals on Friday morning.  Please stand when your team’s name is announced!!

TEAM MEMBER OF THE YEAR

RULE CLARIFICATION:  Only one nominee can be made by an organization for each age division: 0-9  10-12  13-15  16-24 (A  TOTAL OF 4 NOMINEES PER TEAM ORGANIZATION)

INFORMATION FOR HALF-TIME SHOW TEAMS

At the conclusion of each competition the AWARD WINNING TEAMS will be announced.  All awards and score sheets may be picked up in the Monogram Room.

The “new” Beth Wilson Artistic Achievement Award will be presented to a Junior or Senior Half-time Show Twirl Team on Friday morning at the Grand Team Finals.

The USA National /World Open Primary, Junior, Senior, and College Half-Time Show Twirl Team Champions will perform at the Grand Team Finals on Friday morning and be presented the renowned Dynasty Trophies.

Please note your performance times on the Grand Team Finals schedule.  It will be posted at Notre Dame on the wall in the Field House and inside the Monogram Room, Thursday at 1 P.M.         

AYOP BIG SHOW PERFORMERS

1. USA NAT’L/ WORLD OPEN COLLEGIATE MAJORETTE LINE DANCE TWIRL TEAM  

CHAMPION

2. USA NAT’L/ WORLD OPEN COLLEGIATE MAJORETTE LINE SHOW TWIRL TEAM

CHAMPION