OFFICIAL RULES
“ABOVE IT” DANCE COMPETITION

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.

These Official Rules (“Official Rules”) govern the “Above It” Dance Competition (“Competition”). By submitting an Entry, each Group Representative and participating group member agrees to comply with these Official Rules and with the decisions of Wild Moon Country and the Competition judges, subject to applicable law.

1. SPONSOR

The Competition is sponsored by:

Wild Moon Country
960 Postal Way
PO Box 147
Vista, CA 92083
[CONTEST EMAIL ADDRESS]

(“Sponsor”).

The Competition is being conducted in connection with the promotion of the song and choreography associated with “Above It.”

2. ELIGIBILITY

The Competition is open only to groups consisting of two (2) to five (5) dancers.

Every dancer appearing as a member of the competing group must:

• be thirteen (13) years of age or older at the time of entry; and
• be a legal resident of one of the fifty (50) United States or the District of Columbia.

Solo Entries are not eligible.

No person under thirteen (13) years of age may participate as a member of a competing group.

Any group member who has not reached the age of majority in their state of residence must have permission from a parent or legal guardian to participate.

If a group containing one or more minors is selected as a potential winner, Sponsor may require the parent or legal guardian of each minor group member to verify eligibility and age, confirm permission to participate, execute eligibility, liability, publicity, and content-use releases, and provide other information reasonably necessary for winner verification.

Employees, contractors, Competition judges, and representatives of Sponsor directly involved in administering or judging the Competition, as well as members of their immediate households, are not eligible.

Void where prohibited or restricted by law.

3. GROUP REPRESENTATIVE

Each group must designate one (1) participating group member as its official Group Representative.

The Group Representative is responsible for submitting the Entry, providing required information, confirming acceptance of these Official Rules, confirming that all group members have authorized participation, receiving Competition communications, coordinating verification, and receiving the Grand Prize if the Entry wins.

If the Group Representative is a minor, Sponsor may require a parent or legal guardian to complete verification and receive the prize on the minor’s behalf.

4. PRE-COMPETITION JUDGE WEEK

From August 13, 2026 through August 19, 2026, Sponsor, the artists, and Competition judges may publish promotional content, tutorials, tips, ideas, commentary, examples, or insight regarding what judges will be looking for.

This period is promotional only and is not part of the official Competition Period.

Prospective contestants are encouraged to follow the judges during Prep Week for Competition tips and insights:

@TwirlyTess
@Wild_Moon_Country
@Katie_Can_Linedance

Following any social-media account is optional and is not required to enter or win and will have no effect on Competition scoring.

5. COMPETITION PERIOD

The Competition begins at:

9:00 a.m. Pacific Time (“PT”) on Thursday, August 20, 2026

and ends at:

5:00 p.m. PT on Tuesday, September 1, 2026

(the “Competition Period”).

All Entries must be successfully submitted through the official Competition website before the Competition Period ends.

Sponsor’s website systems and records will serve as the official timekeeping method.

Late, incomplete, corrupted, inaccessible, or unsuccessfully transmitted Entries are not eligible.

6. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY

No purchase, payment, donation, subscription, social-media follow, or other monetary consideration is required to enter or win.

A purchase or payment will not improve an Entry’s score or likelihood of winning.

7. HOW TO ENTER

During the Competition Period, an eligible group must:

1. Form a group consisting of two (2) to five (5) eligible dancers.
2. Create a qualifying video featuring the group performing the designated “Above It” choreography.
3. Designate one participating dancer as the Group Representative.
4. Complete the official entry form at [COMPETITION WEBSITE URL].
5. Provide the requested information for all participating group members.
6. Submit or provide access to the qualifying video as instructed on the website.
7. Confirm acceptance of these Official Rules.
8. Confirm all required permissions have been obtained.
9. Submit the completed Entry before the Competition Period closes.

There is no entry fee.

Solo Entries and Entries containing fewer than two (2) or more than five (5) competing dancers are not eligible.

Sponsor may establish reasonable technical requirements concerning video length, file type, file size, orientation, resolution, submission links, or similar specifications.

8. SOCIAL MEDIA IS NOT THE ENTRY PLATFORM

Official Competition Entries are submitted through the Competition website.

Instagram and other platforms may be used to promote the Competition, introduce judges, publish tips, feature contestants, share videos, repost Entries, or promote “Above It.”

Social-media likes, views, comments, shares, saves, reposts, follower counts, or account popularity will not affect eligibility or judging.

9. ENTRY CONTENT REQUIREMENTS

Each Entry must:

• contain two (2) to five (5) eligible competing dancers;
• feature the designated “Above It” choreography sufficiently for judges to evaluate the performance;
• be submitted by the Group Representative;
• be created by the group or submitted with authorization from the video’s creator;
• comply with applicable laws;
• comply with the technical requirements stated on the Competition website;
• not unlawfully infringe copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity, contractual, or other rights;
• not contain unlawful, threatening, discriminatory, harassing, defamatory, obscene, or otherwise inappropriate material;
• not falsely impersonate another person; and
• comply with these Official Rules.

Sponsor may disqualify an Entry reasonably determined not to comply with these requirements.

10. GROUP MEMBER PERMISSIONS

By submitting an Entry, the Group Representative represents and warrants that every participating group member has authorized their participation, submission of the video, judging of the video, display of the video, reposting or resharing of the video, and the promotional uses authorized by these Official Rules.

For any participant who is a minor, the Group Representative represents and warrants that the participant’s parent or legal guardian has authorized participation and permitted use of the Entry.

Sponsor may request written evidence of permission before awarding the Grand Prize or making promotional use of an Entry.

11. JUDGING

This is a skill-based Competition.

The winner will be determined by the Competition judging panel and will not be determined by chance, random drawing, follower count, social-media popularity, or public voting.

Eligible Entries will be scored according to the following criteria:

CHOREOGRAPHY — 50%

The first wall of the dance must match the designated choreography.

Judges will evaluate:

• choreography accuracy;
• timing;
• crispness;
• synchronization and step unison among group members.

Following the first wall, judges may also award credit for styling, individuality, and how effectively each dancer and the group bring their own personality to the choreography.

SHOWMANSHIP — 35%

Judges will evaluate the overall performance and presentation of the group, including:

• wardrobe;
• enthusiasm;
• energy;
• performance presence;
• creativity;
• personality; and
• overall “stage” presence within the video.

The “Above It” dance is genre-blending and intentionally open to interpretation. Groups are encouraged to complement the choreography with their own style and creative choices.

PRODUCTION QUALITY — 15%

Judges will evaluate the overall video and audio production quality of the Entry, including:

• lighting;
• framing;
• visibility of all dancers;
• background/environment;
• absence of distracting elements;
• video clarity; and
• audio quality.

Contestants are encouraged to film in a well-lit environment with a clean or visually appropriate background and to use the official song audio rather than relying solely on audio captured by a camera microphone where reasonably possible.

The eligible Entry receiving the highest combined weighted score will be designated the potential Grand Prize winner, subject to eligibility verification.

12. TIE-BREAKING

If two or more Entries receive the same highest combined score, the Entry with the higher Choreography score will be ranked higher.

If a tie remains, the Entry with the higher Showmanship score will be ranked higher.

If a tie still remains, the judges will conduct an additional evaluation of the tied Entries using the same three published judging criteria.

No tie will be resolved by random selection.

13. JUDGES

The Competition judges are:

@TwirlyTess
@Wild_Moon_Country
@Katie_Can_Linedance

Sponsor may replace a judge who becomes unavailable due to illness, emergency, scheduling conflict, technical issue, or other reasonable circumstances.

Any replacement judge must evaluate Entries according to the same published criteria.

Judges may publish tips, commentary, examples, reactions, educational content, or general statements about what they value in a performance.

Such content is informational and does not modify these Official Rules or the published scoring criteria.

14. FEATURED ENTRIES, REPOSTING, AND RESHARING

Sponsor, the Competition judges, the artists, and their authorized representatives may feature, repost, reshare, react to, comment on, or otherwise display selected Entries in connection with the Competition and promotion of “Above It.”

This specifically includes use by:

Competition Judges

@TwirlyTess
@Wild_Moon_Country
@Katie_Can_Linedance

Artists

@AndyMineo
@WordsPlayed

Permitted uses may include Instagram Stories, Reels, feed posts, compilations, reaction content, Competition highlights, promotional recaps, and related social-media content.

Entries may be cropped, resized, captioned, subtitled, reformatted, excerpted, or combined with Competition graphics or branding as reasonably necessary for presentation.

A repost, reshare, reaction, comment, or feature by a judge or artist:

• does not mean an Entry is a finalist;
• does not mean an Entry is leading the Competition;
• does not create additional judging credit;
• does not guarantee a higher score; and
• has no effect on final Competition scoring.

15. GRAND PRIZE

One (1) Grand Prize will be awarded.

GRAND PRIZE:

$1,000 USD CASH

Approximate Retail Value: $1,000 USD.

The $1,000 Grand Prize is awarded per winning group Entry, not per dancer.

Sponsor may pay the prize through Venmo or another electronic payment method selected or approved by Sponsor.

Unless Sponsor determines otherwise, payment will be made to the winning group’s designated Group Representative.

If the Group Representative is a minor, Sponsor may issue payment to the Group Representative’s parent or legal guardian.

Sponsor is not responsible for dividing or allocating prize funds among group members.

Any agreement concerning division of the prize is solely the responsibility of the winning group.

16. TAXES

The recipient of the Grand Prize is responsible for any applicable federal, state, local, or other taxes arising from receipt of the prize.

Sponsor may request information reasonably necessary to comply with applicable tax-reporting obligations.

17. WINNER NOTIFICATION

The potential winning group will be contacted using the contact information submitted by its Group Representative.

Notification may be made by email, telephone, social-media direct message, or another reasonable method.

The Group Representative may be required to respond within seventy-two (72) hours after initial notification.

If the potential winning group cannot be contacted, fails to respond, is ineligible, fails to comply with these rules, fails to provide required documentation, or declines the prize, Sponsor may disqualify the Entry and designate the next highest-scoring eligible Entry as the potential winner.

18. WINNER VERIFICATION

Before the winning Entry is officially declared the winner, Sponsor may require participating members to provide:

• legal names;
• contact information;
• proof of age;
• proof of U.S. or D.C. residency;
• eligibility declarations;
• liability releases;
• publicity/content-use releases;
• parent or guardian authorization where applicable;
• proof of group-member permissions;
• payment information; and
• tax information where legally required.

The potential winning group is not the official winner until verification has been completed.

19. OWNERSHIP OF ENTRIES

Participating group members retain ownership of their original video content, subject to any third-party rights in music, choreography, artwork, trademarks, sound recordings, or other incorporated material.

Submitting an Entry does not transfer ownership of the group’s original video to Wild Moon Country, the judges, Andy Mineo, or Wordsplayed.

20. LICENSE TO USE ENTRIES

By submitting an Entry, participating group members grant Wild Moon Country, @AndyMineo, @WordsPlayed, @TwirlyTess, @Wild_Moon_Country, @Katie_Can_Linedance, and their respective authorized representatives, social-media managers, agencies, licensees, and promotional partners a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use the Entry in connection with:

• administering and judging the Competition;
• promoting the Competition;
• announcing or identifying the winner;
• promoting “Above It”;
• promoting the associated choreography;
• promoting the “Above It” campaign or release; and
• documenting or recapping the Competition.

Authorized uses include reposting, resharing, reproducing, displaying, cropping, resizing, captioning, subtitling, formatting, excerpting, tagging participating dancers, and combining the Entry with related Competition graphics, music, text, branding, or promotional materials.

No additional compensation is owed for uses expressly authorized under these Official Rules.

This license does not transfer ownership of the Entry and does not authorize use of the Entry to advertise unrelated third-party products or services without additional permission.

21. MUSIC, CHOREOGRAPHY, AND OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Participation in the Competition does not transfer ownership of the “Above It” sound recording, musical composition, Artist or Sponsor trademarks, logos, artwork, choreography, or other intellectual property belonging to the applicable rights holders.

Any permission to use Competition-related music, choreography, or branding is limited to participation in and promotion of the Competition as authorized by the applicable rights holders.

Participants remain responsible for complying with the terms of any social-media platform on which they independently publish their Entry.

22. SOCIAL-MEDIA DISCLOSURE

If participating groups publicly post content in connection with the opportunity to win the Grand Prize, Sponsor may require use of:

#AboveItLineDanceCompetition

or another clear Competition disclosure.

Participants must not falsely represent themselves as Competition winners, finalists, sponsored representatives, or endorsed performers unless Sponsor has expressly authorized that representation.

23. INSTAGRAM AND META DISCLAIMER

Instagram and Meta are not sponsors, endorsers, administrators, or partners of this Competition.

Instagram is being used as a promotional and content-sharing platform. Official Entries are submitted through the Competition website.

Participants remain responsible for complying with Instagram’s applicable terms and policies.

The Competition is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Instagram or Meta.

Questions regarding the Competition should be directed to Wild Moon Country and not to Instagram or Meta.

24. TECHNICAL ISSUES

Sponsor is not responsible for network failures, interrupted connections, unavailable servers, corrupted uploads, lost transmissions, incomplete submissions, browser/device incompatibility, inaccessible videos, website outages, or similar technical problems outside Sponsor’s reasonable control.

If a technical problem materially interferes with fair administration of the Competition, Sponsor may take reasonable measures necessary to correct the problem or preserve Competition integrity.

25. CONDUCT AND DISQUALIFICATION

Sponsor may disqualify an Entry or participant who:

• violates these Official Rules;
• provides false eligibility information;
• submits unauthorized or infringing material;
• attempts to manipulate scoring;
• attempts to improperly influence a judge;
• impersonates another contestant;
• interferes with Competition administration;
• harasses or threatens judges, contestants, or Sponsor representatives; or
• otherwise materially compromises the integrity or fairness of the Competition.

26. CHANGES, SUSPENSION, OR CANCELLATION

Sponsor reserves the right to suspend, modify, postpone, or cancel the Competition if fraud, technical failure, platform outages, legal requirements, force majeure, or circumstances outside Sponsor’s reasonable control materially impair fair or lawful administration.

Sponsor will not materially change the scoring criteria after Entries have been submitted in a manner designed to favor or disadvantage a particular Entry.

27. RELEASE AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

To the maximum extent permitted by law, participating group members agree to release and hold harmless Sponsor, the Competition judges, artists, and their authorized representatives from claims arising directly from participation in the Competition, acceptance or use of the prize, authorized use of an Entry, technical failures outside Sponsor’s reasonable control, or a participant’s breach of these Official Rules.

Nothing in these Official Rules limits liability that cannot legally be waived or limited.

For minors, Sponsor may require appropriate releases executed by a parent or legal guardian.

28. PUBLICITY

Except where prohibited by law, participating members of the winning group may be required to authorize Sponsor to identify them as Competition winners using their name, social-media username, image, likeness, Entry, and general city/state of residence in connection with announcing or promoting Competition results.

29. PRIVACY

Information collected through the Competition website may be used for:

• Competition administration;
• entrant communication;
• judging;
• eligibility verification;
• winner verification;
• prize fulfillment;
• fraud prevention; and
• legal compliance.

Sponsor will not publicly disclose sensitive verification information such as identification documents, payment information, tax information, or private home addresses except where required by law.

If Wild Moon Country wants to add entrants to a marketing email or text list, that consent should be obtained separately from Competition participation.

30. MINORS

Sponsor does not knowingly accept Entries containing competing dancers under thirteen (13).

Any participating group member who has not reached the age of majority in their state must have parent or legal guardian permission.

Sponsor may require written guardian consent before confirming a winning Entry or making promotional use of an Entry involving a minor.

31. PRIZE DISPUTES BETWEEN GROUP MEMBERS

The Grand Prize is a single $1,000 prize awarded in connection with the winning Entry.

Sponsor may deliver the full prize to the designated Group Representative or their parent or legal guardian where applicable.

Sponsor has no obligation to divide the prize, determine each dancer’s share, mediate prize disputes, or make multiple payments.

32. GOVERNING LAW

To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Competition and these Official Rules will be governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to conflict-of-law principles.

Nothing in this provision deprives an entrant of non-waivable rights available under applicable law.

33. SEVERABILITY

If any provision of these Official Rules is found invalid or unenforceable, that provision will be enforced to the maximum extent permitted and the remaining provisions will remain in effect.

34. OFFICIAL RULES

These Official Rules will be available at:

[OFFICIAL RULES URL]

By submitting an Entry, the Group Representative confirms acceptance of these Official Rules and confirms that all participating group members have authorized the Entry.

35. WINNER INFORMATION

Following verification, Sponsor may announce the winning group through the Competition website, Wild Moon Country accounts, artist accounts, judge accounts, or other Competition-related communications.

36. CONTACT

Questions regarding the Competition may be directed to:

Wild Moon Country
960 Postal Way
PO Box 147
Vista, CA 92083
[CONTEST EMAIL ADDRESS]

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

This Competition is not sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Instagram or Meta.