Preliminary Schedule & INFERNO Event info Below:
routine times & final schedule we receive 2 weeks out (LINK HERE, when available)

EVENT INFORMATION

• Venue: The Skip Viragh Center for The Arts at Chaminade College Prep School 
• Event Address: 425 S. Lindbergh Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63131
• Event Date: March 7 - 9, 2025
• Soloists & Title Competition:
  If you would like to participate in TITLE as a soloist, cost is $65 to enter, you will receive information 2/26/25 via your direct email on how to schedule your virtual interview. FMDA will enter your dancer. Title participants also participate in an improv competition where the receive feedback from a judges panel, see schedule for improv time.
  COMPLETE FORM HERE & pay fee by 2/22/25, so that FMDA can enter your dancer, if interested.
• LIVE STREAM HERE < weekend of event it will show STL event.
  

Friday, 3/7:

• 4:30 PM - Doors Open
• 5:00 PM - 15 & Over Solos
• 8:40 PM - 12 & Over Improv
• 9:00 PM - 15 & Over Solos Awards

Saturday, 3/8:

• 7:30 AM - Doors Open
• 8:00 AM - Title Competition (All ages. Please see the Title portion of our “Rules” page for more information on Title and what is expected)*
• 9:00 AM - 8 & Under Solos & 11 & Under Duo/Trios
• 12:20 PM - 11 & Under Improv
• 12:40 PM - 8 & Under Solos & 11 & Under Duo/Trios Awards
• 1:30 PM - Fire Groups
• 5:55 PM - Group Showcase
• 6:15 PM - Fire Groups Awards
• 7:05 PM - 12 - 14 Solos
• 10:00 PM - 12 - 14 Solos Awards

Sunday, 3/9:

• 7:30 AM - Doors Open
• 8:00 AM - 9 - 11 Solos
• 11:40 AM - 9 - 11 Solos Awards
• 12:10 PM - Spark Groups
• 4:00 PM - Group Showcase
• 4:20 PM - Spark Groups Awards
• 5:10 PM - Blaze Groups & 12 & Over Duo/Trios
• 8:35 PM - Group Showcase
• 8:55 PM - Blaze Groups & 12 & Over Duo/Trios Awards

Levels & Guidelines

Spark = Beginner, Fire = Intermediate, Blaze = Advanced

Groups attending are in the following: ages are averaged.

• Spark Groups: Girls night out (Gems, ages 5-6) , Walk Like An Egyptian (Acro Team, ages 9-11), Wind Up (Junior Crew, ages 9-11)
• Fire Groups: Mr. Blue Skies (sapphire, ages 9-11), I will survive (platinum, age 12-14), Radio Remix (teen crew, ages 12-14), Purple Rain (PPC Line, ages 9-11)
• Blaze Groups: New Attitude (Double Platinum, ages 15-16)

We have leveled our dancers based on the following INFERNO Competition RULES HERE

We have also taken into consideration some other factors, due to the nature of dance competitions and leveling being very subjective in this sport/art form. Below is a guide for our students and families to understand why we have placed our dancers where.

We want all our dancers to be successful, which means being in a "level/category" that they have the opportunity to succeed and to fail in. Through failure we have success. If we are not being challenged, we are not growing to reach out fullest potential. That said we do believe in giving people the opportunity to grow their confidence when they are in a first year solo and training 4-5 hours a week and 12 we think its fair to go beginner the first year even thought the rules would say intermediate. That said beginner you will still see a lot of talent just like our dancers that are going into beginner level they too have a lot of talent!

MINDSET is KEY! - all our dances and dancers are very competitive. If we can go in with confidence keep our nerves on lock down and deliver clean routines performing our hearts our we will do well every time! Our dancers have great technique through their training and choreography. We just need the confidence in ourselves to sell it! I know all our dancers can perform and rise to the occasion, We have seen it!

FMDA additional Guidelines for "leveling" at competitions.

• Ages 9 and under, automatically all will be beginner. it is rare there are many entries in competition in the intermediate or advanced categories for these ages at the competitions we have been attending and we found we competed against ourselves or only 1 or 2 people. We want to really see where we stand in competition against the majority of their age.
• Ages 10 -12 all are intermediate, except if in first or second year competing, not on sapphire or platinum, then they are placed beginner.
• Ages 13-15 are intermediate, if they have competed less than 4 years.
• Ages 13 and older are advanced if have 5 years competition experience or have won 3 times in a season in the top 3 in intermediate you will go to advanced.