Naatya Raaga Dance Submission Instructions

Instructions for Submitting Pre-Recorded Dance Videos

Record your performances using Zoom or your iPhone (horizontal) or a video camera. You must submit the final recording in mp4 or .mov format only
In a couple of short sentences, describe what you will be presenting. Do not mention your name, your teacher’s name or music school’s name. Do not thank anyone or say anything other than just the basic information about the tune, rhythm, composer and style. OSAAT will not accept videos violating this rule. Examples of your introduction:

- I will be presenting “Aigiri nandini”, a composition of Adi Shankaracharya in Bharatanatyam, Kalakshetra style, set to Revati raaga, Adi taala
- I will be presenting “Neer bharat Jamuna tat par”, a Kathak dance in Lucknow gharana style, set to teen taal

For each category you have registered in, submit 3 separate recordings, one for each round of the contest, not exceeding the duration specified in the contest rules. A few extra seconds – up to 30 – are fine in order to avoid ending the performance abruptly. Name your video files using the “Name_Category_Round” format below: As an example, contestant “Shilpa Dancer” needs to name her three videos for the Adult classical dance category as “shilpadancer_ACD_Pre”, “shilpadancer_ACD_Semi” and “shilpadancer_ACD_Fin”.
Upload your videos to the folder using the link you received from us via email. This link is given only to registered contestants.

Category	File name for the preliminary round	File name for the semi-final round	File name for the final round
Jr. Classical Dance	Name_JCD_Pre	Name_JCD-Semi	Name_JCD_Fin
Jr. Semi-Classical Dance	Name_JSCD-Pre	Name_JSCD-Semi	Name_JSCD-Fin
Jr. Folk Dance	Name_JFD_Pre	Name_JFD-Semi	Name_JFD-Fin
Sr. Classical Dance	Name_SCD_Pre	Name_SCD-Semi	Name_SCD_Fin
Sr. Semi-Classical Dance	Name_SSCD-Pre	Name_SSCD-Semi	Name_SSCD-Fin
Sr. Folk Dance	Name_SFD_Pre	Name_SFD-Semi	Name_SFD-Fin
Adult Classical Dance	Name_ACD_Pre	Name_ACD-Semi	Name_ACD_Fin
Adult Semi-Classical Dance	Name_ASCD-Pre	Name_ASCD-Semi	Name_ASCD-Fin
Adult Semi-Classical Dance	Name_AFD_Pre	Name_AFD-Semi	Name_AFD-Fin

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