IndianRaga Music & Dance Competition May 2016

Organization : IndianRaga/ Indian Raga
Competition Name : IndianRaga Music & Dance Competition May 2016
Applicable For : Dancers & Musicians From Any Genre
Submission Last Dates: 4th June 2016

Website : https://indianraga.com/

Music & Dance Competition :

The theme for this month is ‘Joy’. Spring/Summer is coming, which means vacation, bright weather and lots of reasons to be happy and cheerful!

Related : IndianRaga Music & Dance Competition March 2016 : www.contest.net.in/10638.html

Choose a song/choreography that:
1. Fills you with joy or happiness! (there doesn’t have to be a reason why it makes you happy), OR
2. Is based on the theme of joy or happiness, OR
3. Has a happy, playful tune!

Categories:
** Dance
** Hindustani music
** Carnatic music
** Bollywood music
** Semi-classical music

Eligibility and Categories :
Open to dancers and musicians from any genre! You can apply in any category that you feel comfortable, but if you need help figuring out which one you belong to, here’s a rough estimate

Beginner : Less Than 3 Years Of Training
Intermediate : 3 To 6 Years Of Training
Advanced : More than 6 years of training

Award Categories :
We will be giving away Special Mentions and awards in the following categories :

Best Performance:
The best vocal/instrumental/dance performance in terms of technique, presentation and overall impact.

Best Creative Performance:
Present the piece creatively, in terms of content or presentation, and surprise us!

Rules :
1. For the classical music categories electronic or regular tanpura is mandatory, any other basic accompaniment is not mandatory but you can feel free to have it.
2. Try to have a plain background. Please do not have any portraits or pictures of Gods, or any other religious symbolism in the videos.
3. There is no time limit. Please make it as short or as long as you like, and are able to hold audience attention.
4. You can submit links of previous performances as long as the main applicant is seen/heard clearly.
5. Each applicant can submit more than one entry if he/she chooses.

Submission Last Dates:
** 4th June.
** Results will be announced by 20th June.

Application Fee :
$25 per individual entry and $35 for group entries. Non-refundable.

Prizes and Benefits :
1. Entries of all winners will be featured to thousands of audiences on IndianRaga’s social media channels. To see how much engagement our videos get, just see any video on www.facebook.com/indianragaproject and see the comments and shares.
2. Winners will receive a select set of courses from IndianRaga’s Educational Platform for free on unique, interesting topics.
3. Earn points towards the IndianRaga Monthly Competitions Championship.