Rules ASDG | Dance Studio By Design

A Competitive Event Designed for

Private And Public Education Dance Teams

American Sport Dance Games® Meets give your dancers and performance teams, a positive way to work toward a team goal. Your dancers do not have to compete at an advanced level to participate, nor with students incorrectly entered at specific levels.

Entry Specifics:

Team entries only, team membership begins at 8 members
One/Two routines per team at Domain Dance® Curricula Levels I and II
Levels I and II are designed specifically for your erformance Teams not ready for a competitive event
School-grade groupings, not age-averaged
Studio team wear instead of tradtional competitive costumes
Objective scoring based on the Level I and Level II Domain Dance® required technical skills performed in the routine
Only members of the American Association of Dance Instructors in good standing, may enter these events

The Basic ASDG Meet Format

ASDG Meets are designed to make competition more manageable for dance studios, teachers, and families.

Meets are completed in sessions held on one or two days, dependent upon the number of entries received per location, from 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM.
Studios enter teams only. Team sizes begin at 8 members.
Each team may perform one/two routines of up to three minutes each. Teams are entered according to their current school grade and their entering meet Domain Dance® curricula level. For the 2027 dance season it is either Level I or Level II
Dancers wear coordinated studio dance team wear instead of competitive costumes.
Music must be appropriate for family audiences.
Teams compete with studios in the same entering STUDIO DIVISIONS.
Scoring is based on the technical skills and performance elements included in the routine according to their Domain Dance® curricula entered level. This is called RUBRIC BASED SCORING.

Who ASDG Meets Are For

American Sport Dance Games® Meets at Levels I and II of our curricula are especially appropriate for your performance teams who would benefit from a competitive experience without entering an advanced-level competition for the 2027 dance season.

For the 2027 season we are introducing an innovative dance subject genre called DOMAIN DANCE®. Entering students may only be on our Levels I and II. Students who enter on teams by thier studios and do not strictly follow our curricula will be disqualified WITHOUT the refund of entry fees.These are students who study up to THREE hours weekly for the 2027 dance season.

ASDG gives dance studios another choice. It allows teachers to create teams from the students they already teach instead of building a program around entry categories used by traditional competition formats, expensive costumes, or extensive travel.

Your dancers do not need to be advanced. They need to be an appropriate team, a prepared routine, and have a meaningful yearly goal.

The Educational Structure Behind ASDG

EXPECTATIONS For Dance Curriculum Frameworks® is an educational framework and site-licensing program available to members of the American Association of Dance Instructors® given to them upon acceptance into AADI as part of their yearly membership fee.

Domain Dance® Levels I–VI is the K–12 curriculum within the EXPECTATIONS framework. It connects progressive dance skills with classroom instruction, faculty lesson plans, choreography, and student achievement.

American Sport Dance Games® Meets are the achievement, adjudication, and assessment application of the educational framework. Teams perform routines based on the Domain Dance® skills taught during their weekly classes. Those routines are evaluated using curriculum-aligned rubrics.

AADI members receive an EXPECTATIONS For Dance Curriculum Frameworks® Site License with their yearly paid membership and may apply to become Regional Meet Directors for one authorized American Sport Dance Games® Meet yearly. Site licenses are revoked when members decide not to continue membership

The 2027 Dance Season Introduction

The 2027 ASDG season will introduce Domain Dance® Levels I and II for students in Kindergarten through Grade 10.

Team entries begin with EIGHT dancers.
Each team presents one or two routines as designated in our .ROUTINE CATEGORIES
Each routine may be up to three minutes.
Teams are organized by school-grade group rather than age averaging.
Meets are presented in scheduled sessions over one or two days, depending on the number of entries received at each location.

STUDENT AGE/SCHOOL GRADE GROUPS LEVELS I TO VI

Grades 1–10, studying up to three hours weekly for the 2027 dance season

Primary: Kindergarten–Grade 2
Intermediate: Grades 3–5
Junior: Grades 6–8
Senior: Grades 9–10

ASDG uses school grades to make it easier for studios to place dancers in the appropriate Domain Dance® technique requirement level. Age averaging is not used. All dancers must be enrolled in the school-grade group listed for each team entry.

ENTRY TEAM SIZES

Small Team: 8–12 dancers

Medium Team: 13–16 dancers

Large Team: 17–22 dancers

All entries must follow the Domain Dance® curriculum skills assigned to the dancers’ current school-grade group and entry level. Team-size requirements may be reviewed and adjusted based on recommendations submitted by active AADI members before each competition season.

FACILITY–STUDIO DIVISIONS

Division A: One location with one dance classroom

Division B: One location with two dance classrooms

Division C: Multiple locations or multiple dance classrooms

Divsion D: Public/Private Middle and High School dance teams

ROUTINE DANCE CATEGORIES

DANCE DOWN MAIN —Dancers perform a lively routine inspired by the movement, energy, and spirit of a parade.

SPIRIT SQUAD— Dancers perform while incorporating a handheld prop into the routine, mainly poms.

THE PYRAMID— Dancers perform while maintaining a pyramid formation, similar to TikTok videos.

INDIVIDUAL TEAM MEMBER ENTRY FEE: $55

Rubric-Based Scoring

American Sport Dance Games® Meets use rubric-based scoring aligned with the technical requirements of Domain Dance® Curricula.

For the 2027 season, each team is evaluated according to the required Level I or Level II skills demonstrated in its routines. The scoring rubric evaluates:

Preparation and performance of required technical skills in the following areas:

Turns
Jumps
Flexibility training
Performance quality

Choreographic design is scored separately for a separate choreographer award. Members of AADI design what is to be given for individual participant members and what type of overall awards should be given to entering studios.

Student achievement is reported in four scoring tiers*:

Exceeding Expectations
Meeting Expectations
Partially Meeting Expectations
Not Meeting Expectations

Complete scoring rubrics and technical requirements are provided through AADI member education and are not published on the public website.

* The exact wording for the score sheet is subject to change based upon the input and acceptance of our AADI membership. For Levels III to Level VI a second COMPULSORY component is added to the score. This is introduced at the ASDG-FEST® Summer-Fall Workshops.

Domain Dance® AADI Teacher Preparation Workshops 2027

Part One: Teaching and Choreography

Dance educators learn how to:

Identify the Level I or Level II skills their students are expected to achieve
Create lesson plans that prepare students to perform those skills
Connect ballet and jazz fundamentals through Domain Dance®
Develop choreography based on the skills taught during weekly classes
Prepare two team routines or more for specific grade/age appropriate for the selected curriculum level

Part Two: Understanding and Entering an ASDG Meet

Dance educators learn how to:

Determine whether ASDG is appropriate for their students
Place dancers in the correct school-grade group
Select the appropriate Domain Dance® curriculum level
Understand the ASDG team and routine requirements
Prepare routines for rubric-based assessment
Understand how to enter and participate in an ASDG Meet

Dance Studio By Design® plans to introduce these workshops in additional parts of the United States beginning in January 2027.

Proposed Spring 2027 ASDG Meet Dates

The ASDG competitive dates will always be the month of March and the first two weeks of April. These events we classify as REGIONALS. There can be multiple events on one day in multiple states.

Our future plans are for our nationals, which we call CHALLENGE CHAMPION TOURNAMENTS to be held on the second weekend in October. As our events and AADI membership grow, further information will be provided for these events.

2027 Spring Dates begin March 6, 2027 and end April 10, 2027. Plans are to hold our ASDG-LEARN COMPULSORY CONFERENCES for our Levels III to VI, the second week of August each season at local colleges.

Meet dates and locations remain tentative until a Regional Meet Director and authorized facility are established for each area.

Regional Meet Director Opportunity

Operate One ASDG Meet in Your Region

An AADI Studio Owner in good standing can apply to become a Regional Meet Director for one authorized American Sport Dance Games® Meet. We are holding these workshops at local restaurants in specific state areas.

The Regional Meet Director organizes and operates the meet according to the licensed educational framework and ASDG event requirements.

After the meet expenses are paid, the remaining profit from the authorized meet belongs to the Regional Meet Director.

The Regional Meet Director responsibilities, required preparation, and event-operation details are explained through the AADI member pathway by attending a Regional Meet Director luncheon workshop.