3. The Presentation and Musicality – Max. 3 Points

Evaluate the overall presentation created by the competitor(s) throughout their routine.

Expressions:
WHAT → Facial, Body

HOW IS THE → Self-confidence, Physical Energy Performance, Showmanship

a)Presentation (1.0 point)

a.1 Competitor(s) must give a clean athletic impression with high quality movements (clear and sharp).

Common Errors (examples)
- There is no athletic impression that is appropriate for an Aerobic Gymnastics competition
- The choreography is performed forcibly with no impression of lightness
- The movements are not deductible for execution but they are so indistinct that there is no clear impression of sharpness

a.2 Competitor(s) must show physical energy and showmanship reaching the audience with his/her physical capacities, skills, charisma, personality, magnetism, presence, body language without theatrical interpretation, in a natural way. It is not enough to just smile during the routine; the competitor must transmit this energy and excellent showmanship with their movements and body language.


Common Errors (examples)
- The competitor does not reach out to the audience
- The atmosphere transmitted from the performance is dark and gives a poor impression
- The content of the performance is indecent (vulgar)
- Concentration is lacking and an uneven flow is created in the performance
- There is no commitment to the performance, a lack of passion and energy and many movements are unimportant and lack the spirit of showing off the performance to the audience
- The movements are vague or look to have been forgotten, making the audience uneasy


a.3 Competitor(s) must show self-confidence with genuine and pleasant natural facial expressions (no artificial or exaggerated facial expressions), without shouting/singing.


Common Errors (examples)
- Over stated exaggerated facial expressions
- A very serious face throughout the routine
- Performing with unnatural facial expressions
- Loss of confidence during the routine and a nervous expression appears Using screams, shouts or singing to emphasise the performance this error should be in a.3 common errors

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MUSIC (max. 2.0 points)

The routine must be performed, in its entirety, to music. Any style of music adapted for Aerobic Gymnastics can be used. That means that the music used by the performers should reflect and provide the main characteristics of aerobic gymnastics.

- Construction of the music
- Use of the music

b) Construction of the Music (max. 1.0 point)

CONSTRUCTION OF THE MUSIC=> WHAT IS THE MUSIC ?

The composition of the music (structure). Technically the music must be perfect, without any abrupt cuts, giving a sense of one music piece, it should flow, with a clear start and clear ending, with well integrated sound effects (if they are included), respecting the musical phrases that can be 8 counts or not but must respect a structure giving the feeling of unity. The recording and mixing of music must be of professional quality and well integrated .


The music used has a structure
- Opening, ending, phrases, accents
- Rhythm
- Tempo
- Beats
- Melody / Style of music (salsa, tango, Euro beat, techno, rock……)
- Tone
- Themes or musical pieces (one or more, like a medley)


Also the music used by the performers should have or respect the characteristics of aerobic gymnastics in that it should be dynamic, varied, not monotonous, rhythm, original (creative), energetic, countable (with beats or not, but possible to identify the appropriate timing for aerobic gymnastics, the music has to have a rhythm which can be counted)


Common Errors (examples)
- Different concepts / tone of two songs are put together and the flow of the music changes.
- Unnecessary connection of several songs put together so that there is neither a feeling of unification nor a sense of oneness
- The arrangement (Mixing) of the music piece is rough, even if only one single song is used.
The rhythm of the music is too slow does not provide enough energy appropriate for aerobic gymnastics
- It is not possible to identify the timing of the music, unbearable to count the rhythm required for aerobic gymnastics
- An unclear finish of the music phrase
- An unclear ending of the song, without any appropriate finale

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C) Use of the Music (max. 1,0 point)

USE OF THE MUSIC => HOW IS THE MUSIC USED (max. 1.0 point)

The routine must be performed entirely to music. Choreography utilizes the idea given by the music. All movements must fit perfectly with the chosen music. In the creative process the choreographer creates the movements to that specific music and for that specific competitor/s

Idea (concept) of music and performance style
WHAT IS :Exciting, Strong/Powerful, Soft, Mellow
HOW : Sharp/Clear is the movements, Strong/Powerful are the movements Cheerful, Graceful are the movements, Soft are the movements.

i) The chosen music must give an advantage to the individual competitor’s characteristics and style.
There are different men and women performer/s as well as the different ages of the competitors. Also it is different to be an individual competitor or a MP, or a TR or a GR, not all music can fit with all the categories and ages. These differences should be reflected in the chosen music

ii) The style of the routine must harmonize with the idea of the music

The style of the music should fit with the characteristics and style of the movements presented by the performers (or vice versa). If tango music is used, it is expected to show some movements related to tango music. The competitor should be able to express with his/her movements and his/her body language the music played

iii) The composition of the movements must harmonize with the music structure (rhythm, beats, accents, and phrase).

It is expected that the performers show music with a structure and with different parts (varied music). As well as the music having different parts, the movements should also be different. The different parts of the music should match with the different parts of the routine (instrumental part, voice, chorus, up tempo, etc.) for AMP, for Lifts, for transitions, for floor work.

Common Errors (examples)
- The idea (concept) of the music and the performance does not match
• Performing floor-work movements when the music has an up-tempo.
• Performing complex aerobic step patterns when the music has a soft melody
• Performing powerful movements when the music is light/soft.
• Performing monotonous movements to the music with a dramatic concept.
• When the music is approaching its climax (crescendo), the movements do not change.
• When the music has a peaceful phase, the movements are with complex aerobic step patterns.
• The movements do not match the accents of the music.
• The movements are simple when the music is strong, impressive and loud

- The chosen music and the competitor’s characteristics and style did not match and he/she was unable to manage the movements to the music and/or is not suitable for his/her sex or age
- The style of the routine bears no relation to the idea of the music and the music was not meaningfully used.
- The movements had little relevance to the music development and only the timing of the movements matches the beat of the music.
- The characteristics of the music are completely ignored and even if the music changes, the choreography does not change at all.
- Since the choreography is separated from the music, the music is only BGM (back ground music).
- The movements performed are off the phrase of the music.
- The movements are off the beat (timing error)

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