2025 South Dakota Changes, Clarifications & Reminders
- Decrease the judges’ range from 10 points to five points
- Restructure Grand Champion and Tie-Breaking Rules
- Definition of points that would be assigned to placement in each category and if a tie results, deductions would first be used and then difficulty score.
- Definition of points that would be assigned to placement in each category and if a tie results, deductions would first be used and then difficulty score.
- Changes to Dance Rubric to include more skills that teams are performing
- Limit the number of dance routines to any two styles of routines for all competitions
- Reduce the penalty for an illegal dance move on the safety scoresheet from 10 points to one point.
- Safety Scoresheet adjustments for Improper Uniform/Jewelry deductions will now be a one-point deduction, instead of five points, per occurrence for uniforms.
South Dakota Modifications to NFHS Rules
- No glitter hairspray is allowed.
- Head judge will be designated for both cheer and dance. Judges scores from low to high shall be no more than five points.
