Activate Dance Experience
2025

Irvine, CA – November 15, 2025
Hyatt Regency Irvine

IT’S TIME TO ACTIVATE

ACTIVATE YOUR PASSION, ACTIVATE YOUR MIND, ACTIVATE YOUR MOVEMENT

ONE DAY CONVENTION – SOLO & IMPROV COMPETITION

Join Act 1 Talent for an all new dance experience.  Dancers are invited to immerse themselves in exclusive classes, performance opportunities and the chance to be named ACTIVATED PERFORMER OF THE YEAR. Led by the industry’s top professionals & educators, ACTIVATE will offer a variety of diverse styles and scholarship opportunities. In addition, don’t forget to join us for an all new solo & improv competition experience.

3…2…1… ACTIVATE

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HYATT REGENCY IRVINE
17900 Jamboree Rd
Irvine, CA 92614

SPECIAL ACT 1 TALENT ROOM RATES STARTING AT $209 FOR SINGLE KING & DOUBLE QUEEN ROOMS

DISCOUNTED SELF-PARKING: $25.00/NIGHT
DISCOUNTED VALET PARKING: $40.00/NIGHT
CUT OFF: OCT 24, 2025

BOOK YOUR ROOM

*Room rate is subject to selling out prior to the cut off date. Rooms booked on 10/24/2025 or after will not be eligible for the Act 1 Talent room rate. Don’t forget to mention Act 1 Talent to receive our special room rate.

CONVENTION

ALL REGISTERED PARTICIPANTS WILL RECEIVE 6 CLASSES OF VARIOUS STYLES WITH THEIR ACTIVATED CLASS PASS REGISTRATION. ACTIVATE YOUR PASSION WITH US THIS FALL!

AGES:

• JUNIOR (9-11)
• TEEN/SENIOR (12 & UP)
• *AGES ARE CALCULATED AS OF 1/1/2026.
• TEACHERS DISCRETION: PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE FOR ANY CLASS PLACEMENT QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

SCHOLARSHIP AUDITIONS: 
REGISTERED PARTICIPANTS MAY ADD ON THE ACTIVATED SCHOLARSHIP AUDITIONS. AUDITIONS WILL BE BY AGE. SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT THE ACTIVATE SHOWCASE. ALL DANCERS REGISTERING FOR SCHOLARSHIP AUDITIONS WILL RECEIVE AN ACTIVATE AUDITION NUMBER TO BE WORN DURING ALL CLASSES.

ACTIVATE COLLECTIVE:
DANCERS WHO RECEIVED AN ACTIVATE COLLECTIVE INVITATION AT A 2025 REGIONAL EVENT ARE ELIGIBLE TO REGISTER AND ATTEND ACTIVATE DANCE EXPERIENCE 2025 AS A MEMBER OF THE 2025 ACTIVATE COLLECTIVE. COLLECTIVE MEMBERS WILL CHECK IN ON FRIDAY 11/14/2025 FOR AN  EXCLUSIVE MEMBER ONLY CLASS AND REHEARSAL. IN ADDITION MEMBERS WILL PERFORM AT THE ACTIVATE SHOWCASE ON 11/15 AND RECEIVE A COLLECTIVE MEMBER SHIRT.  MEMBERS MUST BE REGISTERED FOR AN ACTIVATED CLASS PASS IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE AS A COLLECTIVE MEMBER.

COMPETITION

JOIN US FOR OUR SOLO & IMPROV COMPETITION AND SEE WHO WILL BE NAMED OUR 2025 ACTIVATED PERFORMERS OF THE YEAR.  DANCERS MUST BE REGISTERED FOR AN ACTIVATED CLASS PASS IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ACTIVATE COMPETITION.

SOLO COMPETITION:
ALL REGIONAL SOLO RULES APPLY, PLEASE SEE RULES FOR CATEGORY, TIME LIMITS, AND ALL OTHER SOLO RULES. DANCERS MAY REGISTER MULTIPLE SOLOS, HOWEVER THEY MAY ONLY BE REPRESENTED ONCE PER CATEGORY.

AGE DIVISIONS: 
9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 & ADULT.  AGES FOR OUR 2025 EVENT ARE CALCULATED AS OF 1/1/2026. ADULT ENTRIES WILL BE FOR ADJUDICATION ONLY. OVERALL AGE DIVISIONS & ACTIVATED PERFORMER AGE DIVISIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

• JUNIOR (9-11)
• TEEN (12-14)
• SENIOR (15-18)

AWARDS

SOLO MEDAL PLACEMENTS:
ALL SOLOISTS WILL BE AWARDED WITH A MEDAL PLACEMENT BASED ON THEIR INDIVIDUAL SCORE. PLEASE SEE BELOW FOR A SCORING BREAKDOWN:

TECHNIQUE: 50
EXECUTION: 20
OVERALL PRESENTATION: 20
CHOREOGRAPHY & AGE APPROPRIATENESS: 10

SOLO CATEGORY FIRST PLACE:
ANY CATEGORY CONTAINING 3 OR MORE ENTRIES IN AN INDIVIDUAL AGE WILL BE AWARDED WITH A CATEGORY FIRST PLACE.  ADULT ENTRIES ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR CATEGORY FIRST AWARDS.

SOLO OVERALL AWARDS:
A TOP 1, TOP 3, TOP 5, OR TOP 10 WILL BE AWARDED IN THE JUNIOR, TEEN AND SENIOR OVERALL AGE DIVISIONS FOR ANY DIVISION CONTAINING 1-10+ ENTRIES. DANCERS MAY ONLY BE REPRESENTED ONCE IN THEIR OVERALL AGE DIVISION. SOLO OVERALL TIES WILL BE BROKEN BY TECHNICAL SCORE.

ACTIVATED PERFORMER OF THE YEAR COMPETITION:
DANCERS MAY REGISTER FOR THE ACTIVATED PERFORMER OF THE YEAR COMPETITION. ACTIVATED PERFORMERS WILL BE REQUIRED TO COMPETE A SOLO AND COMPETE IN THE IMPROV COMPETITION. ACTIVATED PERFORMER CONTESTANTS PLACING IN THE TOP 5 WITH THEIR REGISTERED SOLO WILL ADVANCE PAST THE FIRST ROUND OF IMPROV FOR ACTIVATED PERFORMER. DANCERS WILL IMPROV IN GROUPS OF 3-5 AND INDIVIDUALLY AS IMPROV ROUNDS ADVANCE. SONGS WILL BE SELECTED AT RANDOM AND DANCERS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO PERFORM THEIR IMPROV IN MULTIPLE STYLES. ONE WINNER WILL BE SELECTED IN EACH AGE DIVISION (JUNIOR, TEEN & SENIOR) AND RECEIVE THE TITLE OF ACTIVATED PERFORMER OF THE YEAR.