The results of the online qualifying competition for “avex presents DANCE CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP 12th National High School Dance Club Championship (hereinafter referred to as DCC),” which determines the best high school dance club in Japan, have been announced. 21 teams, including the winning Kansai Okura High School, have earned tickets to the final competition. All 37 teams, including the previous year’s seeded schools and those that made it through the regional qualifying competitions, will compete in the final competition to be held at Tokyo Garden Theater (Koto-ku, Tokyo) on Tuesday, August 20th.
DCC is a competition that pits the best high school dance clubs from across the country. It began in 2013 and will be held for the 12th time this year. The judging criteria are “how well the two-character kanji theme is expressed through dance,” as well as three categories of “expressiveness,” “technical ability,” and “originality,” with scores out of 100 points. In addition to regional competitions being held in six areas from June in Tohoku, Kanto, Chubu, Kansai, Kyushu, and Taiwan, online preliminary competitions will be held, and the 37 winning teams from all over the country will compete in the final competition to be held in Tokyo in August.
On July 14th, the results of the online qualifying tournament were announced on YouTube, and all 21 teams that advanced to the finals were announced. Below are comments from the schools that placed 1st to 5th in the online qualifying tournament.
▼ 1st place
Kansai Okura High School / Theme: Bugs
“I never thought we’d be called in as number one, and I’m really happy that our last summer has been reflected in this result. It was made by third-year students and teachers. Most of the students are beginners, and many of them started dancing as part of club activities.”
▼ 2nd place
Hosoda Gakuen High School / Theme: Feast of Vanity
“With this ‘Vanity Feast’, I wanted to convey that the impression people often have of a pure and beautiful masked ball is the current state of the world, and that we shouldn’t just cling to that. Even though it’s a masked ball, I included dark elements and elements that are different from the norm.”
▼Third place
Osaka Prefectural Tomigaoka High School / Theme: Spirit Attack (Offer Your Heart)
“First of all, thank you so much for selecting me. I have had many meetings and practiced hard every day, so I am very grateful. I was really nervous about this tournament due to a series of injuries, so I am very happy.”
▼ 4th place
Tezukayama Gakuin High School / Theme: Your Wings (How Do You Live?)
“I’m really happy that I was able to create this piece thanks to the support of so many people. Thank you very much. To be honest, I wasn’t very confident, but I’m happy. The theme includes wings, so I tried to express wings in my own way.”
▼ 5th place
Komazawa University High School / Theme: Infatuation
“We had all been talking about going to the nationals on this stage, which we had really longed for, and we had been working hard, so I’m really happy. Thank you. We’ve been practicing for over six months, and we’re focusing on the opening and the last chorus. We want to further polish our opening.”
In addition to the teams selected this time, a total of 37 teams will compete in the final tournament, including the teams selected from the previous year’s seeded schools, teams selected from the regional qualifying tournaments, and one team from the Taiwan qualifying tournament.
With the tournament fast approaching, we will be honing our skills even more, so please continue to look forward to the tournament.
Avex will continue to contribute to dance culture and aim to provide high school students, the leaders of the next generation, with opportunities to gain social experience through dance.
▼List of teams advancing to the finals of the “DANCE CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP 12th National High School Dance Club Championship”
Kansai Okura High School (Osaka Prefecture) / Theme: Bugs
Hosoda Gakuen High School (Saitama Prefecture) / Theme: Feast of Vain
Osaka Prefectural Tomigaoka High School (Osaka Prefecture) / Theme of the work: Spirit Strike (Offer Your Heart)
Tezukayama Gakuin High School (Osaka Prefecture) / Theme: Your Wings (How Do You Live?)
Komazawa University High School (Tokyo) / Artwork theme: In awe
Okinawa Prefectural Nago High School (Okinawa Prefecture) / Theme: Mysterious Release
Tokyo Metropolitan Komae High School (Tokyo) / Artwork theme: Gentle breeze
Soushi Gakuen High School (Okayama Prefecture) / Theme: Wooden doll (I want to be like that)
Osaka Prefectural Hanazono High School (Osaka Prefecture) / Theme: Maika (Masquerade)
Horikoshi High School (Tokyo) / Theme: Bell of Vengeance
Shinagawa Women’s Academy (Tokyo) / Artwork theme: Painful Slave
Osaka Prefectural Shibashima High School (Osaka Prefecture) / Theme: Important (You)
Fukuoka Prefectural Ariake Shinsei High School (Fukuoka Prefecture) / Theme: Fighting Figure (Joan of Arc)
Nippon Sport Science University Ebara High School (Tokyo) / Artwork theme: Rainbow Clouds (Arc)
Toyota Otani High School (Aichi Prefecture) / Theme: Wandering (From West to East)
Meguro Nihon University High School (Tokyo) / Theme: Waltz
Hiroo Gakuen High School (Tokyo) / Theme: Su Pei (Revive)
Takenami High School (Saitama Prefecture) / Artwork theme: Cramped
Tokiwamatsu Gakuen High School (Tokyo) / Theme: Black and White (Cruella)
Sendai Municipal Sendai Commercial High School (Miyagi Prefecture) / Theme of the work: Vampire
Anjo Gakuen High School (Aichi Prefecture) / Theme: Runaway
Jissen Gakuen High School (Tokyo) / Artwork theme: Hanabi
Shoin High School (Osaka Prefecture) / Artwork theme: Prayer (Tokkou no Hana)
Tezukayama Gakuin High School (Osaka Prefecture) / Theme: Encouragement (Maui)
Nihon University Meisei High School (Yamanashi Prefecture) / Artwork theme: Weather
Kwansei Gakuin High School (Hyogo Prefecture) / Theme of the work: Siren
Osaka Prefectural Kumeda High School (Osaka Prefecture) / Theme: World Expo (Sun Tower)
Osaka Sangyo University High School (Osaka Prefecture) / Artwork theme: Artificiality
Takenami High School (Saitama Prefecture) / Artwork theme: Wasshoi
Tokyo Metropolitan Komae High School (Tokyo) / Artwork theme: Full of dreams
Yamamura International High School (Saitama Prefecture) / Theme: Never Enough
Yamamura International High School (Saitama Prefecture) / Theme: Carmen
Yokohama Soei High School (Kanagawa Prefecture) / Theme: Mounting Mountain
Sakata Minami High School (Yamagata Prefecture) / Theme of the work: Mebuki
Aichi Prefectural Showa High School (Aichi Prefecture) / Theme: Overcoming Wings
Fukuoka Prefectural Fukuoka Korinkan High School (Fukuoka Prefecture) / Theme: Battle Soul
New Taipei City Nanqiang Private Vocational School (Taiwan) / Artwork theme: Fresh (Xin Shen)
About the “DANCE CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP National High School Dance Club Championship”
The DANCE CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP (National High School Dance Club Championship) is a competition to decide the best high school dance club in Japan. Participation is free. Eligibility requirements include being a high school dance club and being a team consisting of 1 to 40 members.
The preliminary rounds will be held online, and the 24 winning teams will advance to the final tournament. In addition, regional tournaments will be held in six areas, Tohoku, Kanto, Chubu, Kansai, Kyushu, and Taiwan, from June. The top three teams from the Kanto and Kansai tournaments, and the winning teams from the Tohoku, Chubu, Kyushu, and Taiwan tournaments, will be seeded, for a total of 10 teams, and will advance to the final tournament as seeded teams (it is possible to participate in both the online preliminary tournament and the regional tournament). The top three teams from last year’s final tournament will also be given the right to participate in this year’s final tournament. A total of 37 teams will be able to advance to the final tournament this year.
At the finals, in addition to announcing the winning team and the top teams, sponsor and audience prizes will also be awarded. 37 teams that have advanced from all over the country will show off their passionate performances, aiming to be the No. 1 high school dance club in the country.
Please check the official website for details.
DCC official website:https://dcc.avex.jp/
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