DANCE COMPETITION
The Fursuit Dance Competition (Dance Comp) is a dance showcase event where dancers that participate choose their own song mix and make a dance routine using that mix, either as choreography, freestyle, or a mix of both.
Sign-Up
Click the “Sign Up” button at the bottom of the page! The deadline to sign up for Furpocalypse’s 2025 Dance Competition is end of day Sunday, Oct 26th, 2025.
Auditions
- Audition sign-ups are open until October 26, 2025 at 11:59 PM.
- Competitors must audition with the music they intend to perform with in the Finals. Songs must be submitted with Audition sign ups.
- Competitors will be performing their full routines for Auditions.
- Competitors that intend to perform in fursuit must wear a fursuit. Competitors do not need to wear the same clothing for Auditions as they do with Finals.
- Competitors have the option to either submit a video or audition in-person
- Video Auditions
- Please make sure to film in an area that is well lit and does not have a lot of background noise. Video where the competitor(s) cannot be seen or music be heard will not be accepted.
- Camera must be stationary, VFX/editing cuts are NOT allowed.
- There will be a designated number of Finals spots for competitors that submit video auditions. Competitors that submit video auditions will be notified on October 29, 2025 if they were accepted for a guaranteed spot or if they have been placed on the standby list.
- In-person Auditions
- In-person Auditions will take place Saturday morning, November 1st at 9:00 AM in Panel Room 3 (Glen 3). Exact time will be announced.
- Auditions will be closed to spectators. Competitors will wait in the Foyer until it is their turn to perform. Competitors are allowed to have one handler if needed.
- Auditions will be filmed by event staff and distributed privately to all competitors for feedback. Competitors are allowed to film their own routines.
- Auditions will be in front of a panel of judges using the same judging criteria as the Finals. The Finals will feature judges that are different from the Audition judges.
- The top 15-20 competitors from Auditions will be accepted to perform in the Finals. Audition results will be posted on Twitter, in the telegram group, and in the headless lounge Saturday afternoon.
Rehearsals
- Dance Comp Rehearsals will take place Sunday morning, November 2nd at 11:00 AM in the Grand Ballroom.
- Finalists will be given the chance to rehearse their routine.
- Rehearsals are optional, but strongly encouraged.
- Rehearsals will be closed to spectators.
- Competitors are allowed to film their own routines. We ask that you please take precautions to exclude all other dancers/staff from your camera view.
Finals
- Dance Comp Finals will take place Sunday afternoon, November 2nd at 1:00 PM in the Grand Ballroom.
- Finals will be open to spectators and streamed online.
- Finals will follow an arena theater layout, finalists should take into account they will be performing with the audience surrounding them in every direction.
- A backstage area will be available to performers as a headless lounge.
- Finalists will perform their routines in front of a panel of 5 judges.
- Judges will score competitors based on a rubric. There are 9 categories for the solo division and 12 categories for the group division. You may find a copy of the rubric here.
- Final scores will be based on Olympic averages. Top 3 solo acts will be awarded 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place; and top group act will be awarded as the group division winner. (Example: How do we fix biased judges?)
Feedback
- Dancer Feedback Panel will take place Sunday afternoon, November 2nd at 3:30 PM in Panel Room 3 (Glen 3).
- Dance Comp Finalists will be given the opportunity to hear detailed feedback from the judges on their performance during finals.
- Feedback panel will be closed to attendees that did not compete in the dancer events.
Music
- Max 2 minutes for solo routines, +30 seconds for each additional fursuit dancer up to 4 minutes total.
- Competitors are required to submit music before the con. Please format the file name as “FP2025 Dance Comp [Competitor Name]”.
- Explicit language in songs is okay (to the discretion of the event organizers).
- Please send your music file to [email protected] (.mp3 or .wav only).
Fursuit & Attire
- Fursuit dancers must wear clothing where no skin is visible (sneakers/gloves are allowed in place of feetpaws/handpaws)
- Fursuit dancers may be accompanied by nonsuit dancers: either as a duo partner (Example: FCL2023 Fursuit Dance Comp) or as backup dancers (Examples: Brenda Banks – Anthrocon 2023 Dance Competition, FWA 2024 Dance Competition – Ozone)
- All dancers should avoid clothing with offensive language or overly sexual themes
- Small props are okay, but please avoid using large props that could pose a risk2