Preliminary Round — Grid Concepts
Competitors will choose one grid shape to freestyle within:
- Square
- Triangle
- Plus Sign
The selected grid will be projected onto the floor. Each dancer will have 45 seconds to freestyle using their chosen grid as the framework for their footwork.
Top 8 — Genre Roulette
The judge will select a Top 8 to advance. Music genres will be chosen via a random draw and may include footwork/juke, house, Jersey Club, go-go, litefeet, jookin, salsa, jazz, and more. Competitors will have one round to adapt their footwork to the selected genre.
Top 4 — Call Your Shot
Before dancing, competitors must verbally explain their round on the mic. Dancers may describe the footwork vocabulary they plan to use, their concept or theme, and how they intend to challenge their opponent. Judges will evaluate whether dancers deliver what they declare.
Finals — Samples & Flips
Finalists will give their opponent an 8-count footwork movement sequence. The opponent must then build an entire freestyle round using that sequence as the foundation.
Champion
One footwork champion will be crowned — the dancer who successfully conquers all four rounds and challenges.