The AERIAL HAMMOCK SPORTS TOURNAMENT is one of Azul Fest’s most challenging competitions, focused on highlighting the participants’ discipline, precision, and technical control. This tournament is designed to recognize the skills required to execute figures and movements with impeccable technique, safety, and specific mastery of the aerial hammock.

In the Aerial Hammock Sports Tournament, artists have the opportunity to demonstrate their mastery of the apparatus, prioritizing the correct execution of figures, wraps, sequences, and transitions specific to aerial hammock, along with body control, physical endurance, and fluidity of movement. The evaluation is focused on the specific technical mastery of this apparatus, respecting its characteristics, possibilities, and particularities.

Our goal is to provide a competitive space where participants can demonstrate their technical and physical development, highlighting precision, control, and clean execution as fundamental pillars. Technical difficulty is an essential aspect of the evaluation, but it must always be performed within safe and appropriate limits for each competition level.

This rulebook is specific to the Aerial Hammock discipline. The rulebooks corresponding to other apparatuses, such as Aerial Silks, Aerial Hoop, Trapeze, and Innovative Apparatuses, are developed independently and include specific technical criteria according to the particular characteristics of each apparatus.

It is determined by “Calendar Age”, meaning that it will depend on the participants’ year of birth and is calculated as follows:

REMEMBER:

A participant may register for as many routines as they wish, provided they belong to different tournament types, different styles, or different apparatus.

For example, María registered for Aerial Hammock Solo in both the Sports Tournament and the Artistic Tournament.

Routine duration will be determined by the type of tournament in which the participant registers and by their level. The level is explained later in the rulebook, according to the required and prohibited exercises. The routine includes both floor work and work on the apparatus.

The following are the Minimum and Maximum Routine times:

VERY IMPORTANT:

Failure to comply with the required time limit may result in disqualification.

Please cooperate, keep your time well.

In all cases the timing of the routine will begin with the 1st choreographic movement or musical note and will end in the same way.

The Sports Tournament prioritizes technical precision, correct execution of movements, and personal improvement within a competitive framework. The pillars of this category are:

Technique and Execution: The quality and precision in the execution of figures is the central evaluation criterion. Compliance with the established rules for each level and apparatus is valued.

Progressive Difficulty: Routines must demonstrate a level of difficulty appropriate to the participant’s level: Amateur, Professional, Pre-Elite, and Elite. Difficulty must be balanced with the ability to perform the figures safely.

Endurance and Transitions: The continuity of the routine and the ability to maintain energy until the end are key aspects. Transitions between figures must be fluid and coherent.

Compliance with Safety Rules: All routines must strictly adhere to safety regulations to ensure the well-being of the participants.

Objectivity in Evaluation: Scores are based on objective and measurable criteria, ensuring equal opportunities for all participants.

The choreography, as indicated in section 1, must be registered according to the type of tournament, Sports or Artistic, and according to the described levels, respecting the required movements detailed below:

ESSENTIAL NOTE:

In the case of Duos and Trios, all participants must complete all mandatory movements for their category.

The use of a Safety Mattress is Mandatory for all choreographies.

In the SPORTS TOURNAMENT, when performing the required exercises, technical skills take priority over the other qualities of a choreography. However, do not forget to include some artistic development in your performance. We recommend paying attention to the “SPORTS TOURNAMENT EVALUATION” section to understand all the items the jury will evaluate and what should be included when creating your choreography, in addition to the following required exercises according to your level:

The Duo and Trio categories in Aerial Hammock represent a challenge that combines individual technical mastery with the ability to work in perfect group coordination. Across all levels, from Amateur to Elite, the evaluation considers the correct execution of figures, inversions, climbs, dynamic elements, roll ups, and transitions, always adapted to the requirements of each category.

In addition to technique, synchronization is one of the fundamental pillars of the evaluation, reflecting the participants’ ability to move, execute figures, and perform transitions with precision, rhythm, and harmony, creating a visually strong and coherent performance.

Clean execution, movement coordination, control of the apparatus, quality of flexibility and strength figures, fluidity of sequences, and safety throughout the entire routine are especially valued.

The goal is to achieve a balance between individual technical excellence and group cohesion, demonstrating communication, trust, and mastery of the Aerial Hammock in order to build a sports performance of high technical and visual level.

The Aerial Hammock Pair categories represent one of the discipline’s greatest technical challenges, as they require both participants to develop constant physical communication,

The evaluated aspects include the correct execution of flexibility and strength figures, the quality of inversions, climbs, dynamic elements, roll ups, and transitions, as well as technical control during connections, mounts, and dismounts. The efficient use of the shared apparatus, the stability of the figures, and safety throughout the entire performance are also valued.

The synchronization, mutual trust, and communication between both participants are fundamental pillars of this category. Every action must reflect

The ultimate goal is to achieve a balance between individual technical excellence and teamwork, building a performance in which both artists complement each other naturally, conveying control, fluidity, and a high-impact visual proposal.

In it Sports Tournament, In addition to highlighting your technical skills through the required figures, it's essential that you don't lose sight of the artistic development of your choreography. The fusion of technical and artistic aspects is what transforms a routine into a visually and emotionally impactful experience.

Artistic development includes elements such as connection with the audience, fluidity of movement, musical interpretation, and the ability to convey emotion through your performance. These aspects not only elevate the visual quality of your routine but also allow you to stand out from other performances by adding a unique and memorable touch.

Although the required exercises and technique predominate in the evaluation, the jury also evaluates creativity, the cohesion of the narrative in your choreography, and the connection you manage to establish with the aerial element. Therefore, remember that the balance between the technical and the artistic will be key to standing out.

For those choreographies eligible to participate in the World Cup, it is suggested that they modify their choreography based on the judges' feedback during the Qualifying Tournament. However, they may choose to change their costumes, routine, and music if they wish. Qualifiers cannot change the element or category they initially entered.

Participants in Duo or Trio choreographies that have qualified for the final stage can be replaced, but new choreographies CANNOT be added without having gone through a qualifying stage.

The teacher is responsible for the entry and exit of his students on stage, and for reviewing the manner of exit and entry.

He is legally responsible for each of his students and himself, and must sign a participation agreement before the event and present the documentation, including photocopies of the under-18 age categories, with the authorization of the parents.

The teacher must have read and understood these regulations, which are addressed only to teachers who handle and use aerial acrobatics techniques with their students, understanding that they may be re-categorized depending on whether or not their presentation has the corresponding technique, and they may never dispute the jury's decision.

Disqualifications: The athlete or school in question will be immediately disqualified in cases of unsportsmanlike conduct or disrespect towards other athletes, jury members or any other person present at the event, at the discretion of the organization or the jury, as well as in cases of attitudes that incite violence, crime or illegal consumption on or off the stage at the discretion of the organization or the jury, attitudes with a high sexual content or that violate the morals and privacy of people at the discretion of the organization or the jury.

Athletes waive any legal action against The Organization, its members, members of the jury, The Theater or Establishment, its staff and related parties for any loss, damage, injury or harm that may arise from their participation in the competition or that is related to participation in the competition, including transportation to and from the venue where the competition is held.

The attached registration form contains the fee for the presentation of the choreographies.

IMPORTANT: For categories with two or fewer participants, the local representative may decide to combine age categories. This decision will be communicated after registration closes and before the event. Example: if there is only one participant in “Solo Aerial Hammock Amateur Children B” and two participants in “Solo Aerial Hammock Amateur Youth A,” they may be grouped together as “Solo Aerial Hammock Amateur Children/Youth.”

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