Red Bull Dance Your Style USA
Red Bull Dance Your Style
United States
United States
OFFICIAL RULES
THIS PROMOTION IS DESIGNED AS A SKILL-BASED COMPETITION. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. USE CAUTION AND COMMON SENSE WHEN PARTICIPATING IN THIS COMPETITION. RESPECT AND ENSURE THE SAFETY OF YOURSELF AND OTHERS.
THIS COMPETITION IS A SERIES OF IN-PERSON EVENTS. ANYONE FEELING SICK, WITH A TEMPERATURE AT OR ABOVE 100.4° F, OR WITH KNOWLEDGE THEY HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH SOMEONE WITH COVID-19 SHOULD STAY HOME AND FOLLOW CDC GUIDANCE AND LOCAL HEALTH & SAFETY REGULATIONS AND GUIDANCE WHERE ANY EVENT IN THIS COMPETITION TAKES PLACE TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF COVID-19. FACE MASKS AND SOCIAL DISTANCING REQUIRED FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS. PARTICIPANTS SHALL COMPLY WITH ALL ON-SITE SAFETY PROTOCOLS. PERSONS DEVELOPING OR EXHIBITING SYMPTOMS OF COVID-19 OR BREAKING SAFETY PROTOCOLS MAY BE DENIED ENTRANCE TO AND/OR DISQUALIFIED FROM AN EVENT AND SENT HOME.D SENT HOME.
EXCEPT FOR THE MARKS OF THE SPONSOR (ADDRESSED BELOW), ENTRY MUST NOT CONTAIN ANY THIRD-PARTY TRADEMARKS, LOGOS, TRADE DRESS OR PROMOTION OF ANY BRAND, PRODUCT, OR SERVICE.
ELIGIBILITY: Red Bull Dance Your Style 2025 (US) series of events (each, an “Event”) will be held from March 1, 2025 to August 30, 2025. The time shall be determined by Sponsor’s timekeeping systems. Sponsor shall have the sole discretion in determining the timeliness of any action or inaction related to the Events.
The Events consist of head-to-head dancing competitions, as set forth below. The Events are open to (i) legal residents of the United States; (ii) who are sixteen (16) years of age or older as of the date of entry; and (iii) who have completed all registration requirements; or (iv) who have been invited by Sponsor to participate. All minor competitors must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. Employees of Red Bull North America, Inc. (“Sponsor”), and its respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising agencies, public relations agencies, prize suppliers, including any vendors providing services in connection with the Events (collectively, the “Sponsor Affiliates”), and employees, agents, directors, officers (including members of their immediate family—i.e., spouse, mother, father, in-laws, grandmother, grandfather, brother, sister, children and grandchildren—or those living in the same household) of Sponsor or any Sponsor Affiliates are not eligible to participate in the Events. Each Event is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws.
Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, misdirected entries or entries not received regardless of cause. By entering and/or participating, entrants (and entrant’s parent/legal guardian on their behalf if such entrant is a minor) agree to be bound by these Official Rules and Sponsor’s Privacy Policy as set forth in these Official Rules. If you are a minor in your jurisdiction of residence, then a legal guardian must complete any required documentation on your behalf.
HOW TO REGISTER: There are three (3) types of qualifying Events during the Dance Your Style series of Events: Open Qualifiers, City Qualifiers, and Regional Qualifier Events.
Registration: To register to participate in an Open Qualifier, visit www.redbull.com/danceyourstyleusa (the “Website”) starting February 28, 2025 and complete the registration form with all required information for the applicable event. For locations, registration times and limits, and additional terms, visit the Website for more information. On-site registration may be available at select locations, see Website for details. Unless invited to participate in a City or Regional Qualifier by Sponsor, all prospective Dance Your Style competitors must participate in an Open Qualifier. Subject to changes as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion, there will be thirteen (13) Open Qualifiers.
For any entrant under the age of 18, either: (i) the entrant’s parent or legal guardian must be on-site at the Event; or (ii) the entrant must provide Sponsor the required waiver form signed by the entrant’s parent or legal guardian and notarized.
Male and female participants will compete in the same category.
In the event there are fewer than the maximum allowable registered competitors in any Open Qualifier, Sponsor will adjust the Event competition accordingly.
The Open Qualifier Events schedule is as follows: (subject to change):
Location
Date (see Redbull.com/dysusa for details)
Los Angeles, CA
March 9, 2025
Miami, FL
March 22, 2025
Chicago, IL
March 22, 2025
Oakland, CA
March 28, 2025
Cleveland, OH†
April 5,2025
Sacramento, CA†
April 11, 2025
Charlotte, NC
April 11, 2025
Portland, OR
May 9, 2025
Atlanta, GA
May 15, 2025
Philadelphia, PA†
May 24,2025
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
June 14, 2025
New York City, NY†
June 28, 2025
Kansas City, MO†
July 2025
Salt Lake City, UT†
July 11, 2025
†Denotes that these Open Qualifiers will occur as part of their corresponding City Qualifier Event. Competitions in these Open Qualifiers will take place the day prior to, or on the day of, the corresponding City Qualifier Events.
The City Qualifier Event schedule is as follows (subject to change):
Location
Competitors
Date
Cleveland, OH
6 Wild Card participants invited. 5 Open Qualifier winners each, from Miami and Cleveland.
April 5, 2025
San Jose
6 Wild Card participants invited. 5 Open Qualifier winners each, from Sacramento & Oakland.
April 19, 2025
Philadelphia, PA
6 Wild Card participants invited. 5 Open Qualifier winners each, Charlotte and Philadelphia.
May 24, 2025
New York City, NY
6 Wild Card participants invited. 5 Open Qualifier winners each, Atlanta and New York.
June 28, 2025
Chicago, IL
6 Wild Card participants invited. 5 Open Qualifier winners each, Chicago and Dallas.
June 28, 2025
Salt Lake City, UT
4 Wild Card participants invited. 4 Open Qualifier winners each, Los Angeles and Portland.
July 18, 2025
The Regional Qualifier Event schedule is as follows (subject to change):
Location
Competitors
Date
South USA Regional Qualifier (Tampa, FL)
8 Wild Card participants invited. 8 winners from Cleveland City Qualifier.
April 19, 2025
North USA Regional Qualifier (Kansas City, KS)
8 Wild Card participants invited. 8 winners from Chicago City Qualifier.
July 26, 2025
East USA Regional Qualifier (Boston, MA)
8 Wild Card participants invited. 4 winners each from Philadelphia and New York City Qualifiers.
August 9, 2025
West USA Regional Qualifier (Phoenix, AZ)
8 Wild Card participants invited. 4 winners each from San Jose and Salt Lake City City Qualifiers.
August 2025
The US National Finals schedule is as follows (subject to change):
Location
Competitors
Date
US National Finals (San Francisco, CA)
8 invited. 2 winners each from each Regional Qualifier.
August 23, 2025
ENTRIES: In the planning, creation, and performance of your competitive dance entry (each, an “Entry”), you warrant and represent that you will abide by all laws, regulations, and ordinances and that you will not harm, attempt to harm, or threaten to harm any person (including yourself) or property. You further warrant and represent that you will take the highest level of care in planning, creating, and performing your entry.
Your Entry must meet all of the Required Representations and Warranties set forth below to the fullest extent applicable for your entry. Failure to complete any step outlined in, or to follow any of, the Official Rules may result in your disqualification.
REQUIRED REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES: By participating in any Event, you represent and warrant that your Entry complies with the following criteria as applicable (collectively, the “Required Representations and Warranties”):
- (i) (i) Each Entry must not contain any material that would violate or infringe upon the rights of any person or entity, including without limitation copyrights, trademarks or rights of privacy or publicity, or that is defamatory, threatening, indecent, obscene or offensive, or that is unlawful, in violation of or contrary to any applicable laws or regulations, or which requires a license from any third party.
- (ii) If any person appearing in any Entry is under the age of majority in their jurisdiction of residence, the written consent and signature of a parent or legal guardian is required.
- (iii) (iii) Except for the marks of the Sponsor (addressed below), the Entry must not contain or reference any names, products or services of any company or entity or any third-party trademarks, logos, trade dress or promotion of any brand, product, or service. Sponsor grants you the limited permission to display each of their marks and products in your Entry solely for purposes of entering the Event and subject to these Official Rules.
- (iv) Each Entry must be appropriate for public viewing. Without limiting the foregoing, each Entry must not be lewd, obscene, sexually explicit, pornographic, disparaging, defamatory, libelous, violate any laws or otherwise contain content which Sponsor in its sole discretion decides is inappropriate or objectionable. Your Entry must also not disparage or cast a negative light on any person, entity, or brand, product, or service.
Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to not consider any Entry for any Event if it believes the Entry violates or potentially violates any of the foregoing requirements or otherwise fails to comply with any provision of these Official Rules or the spirit of the Events. You agree to reimburse Sponsor and Sponsor Affiliates in full in respect of any losses, damages, and expenses, including reasonable legal fees (including, where permitted, reasonable attorneys’ fees) that they may sustain from the breach of a representation or warranty made by you or the use of any rights granted by you to Sponsor hereunder. By entering, you warrant that your Entry complies with the requirements set out above including those at (i)–(iv) above. By entering, you grant to Sponsor a perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, sub-licensable, freely assignable license to reproduce your Entry, and to otherwise use, exploit, copy, modify, adapt, edit, publish and display the Entry in any form, manner, venue, media or technology now known or later developed for any and all purposes, including, without limitation, for purposes of trade, advertising, and promotion as Sponsor and its licensees or assignees determine, without further compensation, notification, or permission. Further, by entering, you hereby waive any moral rights you may have in your Entry in favor of the Sponsor.
By submitting your entry you also grant to Sponsor the worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, fully sub-licensable, and freely transferable right, but not the obligation, to use any and all names, identities, titles, likenesses, distinctive appearances, physical likenesses, images, portraits, pictures, photographs (whether still or moving), screen personas, voices, vocal styles, statements, gestures, mannerisms, personalities, performance characteristics, biographical data, signatures, and any other indicia or imitations of identity or likeness listed, provided, referenced, or otherwise contained in the Entry (all attributes, collectively, per person, a “Persona”) for purposes of advertising and trade, in any format, medium, or technology now known or later developed without further notice, approval, or compensation, unless prohibited by law.
COMPETITION AND WINNER SELECTION:
Open Qualifiers. Each Red Bull Dance Your Style Open Qualifier is a series of cypher sessions in a freestyle environment. During each Open Qualifier, a qualified Judging Panel chosen by Sponsor in its sole discretion will move throughout the crowd to view the freestyle cyphers and select the top dancer(s) from among the eligible entries. The Judging Panel will base its decisions on the following equally weighted criteria: rhythm, musicality, movement, technicality, creativity, story, expression and charisma (the “Criteria”). The entries with the highest scores based on the Criteria, in the Judging Panel’s sole discretion, will be selected as the potential winners. The potential winners will be announced at the close of each Open Qualifier. The top scoring competitors from each Open Qualifier (as set forth above) will advance to their respective City Qualifier Regional Qualifier.
City Qualifier and Regional Qualifier Events. During each City and Regional Qualifier Event, the competitors will compete in a dance battle (the “Battle”) against another dancer selected at random in Sponsor’s sole discretion. Each Battle is assigned a spot on the Event’s Battle Bracket. The in-person audience will decide the winner of each Battle by judging each Battle based on the Criteria and select the top dancer in each Battle to advance to the next position on the Battle Bracket. In the event of a tie, the tied competitors will participate in an additional Battle that will be judged by the in-person audience based on the Criteria. If the competitors are still tied following the initial tie-breaker, the tied competitors will continue to compete in Battles indefinitely until a winner is selected.
City Qualifier and Regional Qualifier Event format:
- 16 dancers compete against each other in a single-elimination bracket format
- Each match-up consists of two (2) Rounds, with (3) Rounds in the Final Battle
- Each dancer performs one (1) song per Round.
National Final. During the Red Bull Dance Your Style US Finals, the competitors will compete in a Battle against another dancer selected at random in Sponsor’s sole discretion. Each Battle is assigned a spot on the Event’s Battle Bracket. The in-person audience will decide the winner of each Battle by judging each Battle based on the Criteria and select the top dancer in each Battle to advance to the next position on the Battle Bracket. In the event of a tie, the tied competitors will participate in an additional Battle that will be judged by the in-person audience based on the Criteria. If the competitors are still tied following the initial tie-breaker, the tied competitors will continue to compete in Battles indefinitely until a winner is selected.
National Finals Event format:
- 16 dancers compete against each other in a single-elimination bracket format
- Each match-up consists of two (2) Rounds
- Each dancer performs one (1) song per Round.
Sponsor will determine the winners in its sole discretion. The potential winners will be announced on at the close of each Event.
PRIZES: The top dancers will receive, upon verification of eligibility and compliance with these Official Rules, the following prizes:
Open Qualifier Events
- For Open Qualifiers not attached to City Qualifier: Trip to compete in the applicable City Qualifier Event (as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion), including airfare, accommodations, and per diem ($90/day).
- Approximate retail value (“ARV”): $2,500
City Qualifier Events
- Trip to compete in the applicable Regional Qualifier Event (as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion), including airfare, accommodations, and per diem ($90/day).
- ARV: $2,500
Regional Qualifier Events
- 1st place winner: Trip to compete in the Red Bull Dance Your Style National Final in August 2025, including airfare, accommodations, and per diem ($90/day); $750 adn ARV: $3,000.
- 2nd place winner: Trip to compete in the Red Bull Dance Your Style National Final on August 2025, including airfare, accommodations, and per diem ($90/day); ARV: $2,000.
National Finals
- 1st place winner: Trip to compete in the Red Bull Dance Your Style Pre-World Finals in Los Angeles, California to compete on or about October 9–11, 2025, including airfare, accommodations, non-exclusive ground transport, per diem ($90/day). $1,500. ARV: $5,500.
- 2nd place winner: $750 and ARV: $750
Dates and other prize details are subject to change.
ADDITIONAL PRIZE TERMS:
POTENTIAL PRIZE WINNERS MUST BE AVAILABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PRIZE EVENT(S) DESCRIBED ABOVE (INCLUDING ALL TRAVEL), IN ORDER TO CLAIM THE PRIZE. IN THE EVENT A PRIZE WINNER CANNOT TRAVEL AS SPECIFIED, SUCH WINNER FORFEITS THE PRIZE.
In connection with any visit, please be advised that location policies (including, without limitation, proof of vaccination or negative COVID test(s)), CDC guidelines, and the recommendations of health officials must be followed. In addition, guests should be aware of and comply with government guidelines regarding travel restrictions and mandatory quarantines before visiting any destination. Certain offerings may be modified or unavailable, limited in capacity and subject to limited availability or closure, and offerings are not guaranteed. In the event a competitor does have a valid passport and/or valid travel documents for any required travel, as determined in Sponsor’s sole discretion, such competitor will be disqualified, and the next highest-scoring eligible competitor may be awarded the prize.
Winning competitors must sign a Release of Liability/Publicity and any other documents provided to the competitor prior to ticketing and/or attendance on the trip or at any Event(s)> If you are a minor in your jurisdiction of residence, then (i) a legal guardian must complete any required documentation on your behalf; and (ii) such legal guardian must accompany you on the prize trip. Failure of a minor’s parent/legal guardian to properly execute and return the required agreement will result in the inability of the minor to receive the prize. Once airline tickets have been ticketed, no changes by entrant will be permitted. Red Bull will determine airline, airports, flight itinerary, and hotel in its sole discretion. Travel and accommodation restrictions, conditions, and limitations may apply. Red Bull will not replace any lost, mutilated, or stolen tickets or travel vouchers.
In connection with any visit, please be advised that location policies (including, without limitation, proof of vaccination or negative COVID test(s)), CDC guidelines, and the recommendations of health officials must be followed. In addition, guests should be aware of and comply with government guidelines regarding travel restrictions and mandatory quarantines before visiting any destination. Certain offerings may be modified or unavailable, limited in capacity and subject to limited availability or closure, and offerings are not guaranteed. Please note that any location where people are present provides an inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19, and locations cannot guarantee that any person will not be exposed during a visit.
All prizes are awarded “AS IS.” Neither Sponsor nor Sponsor Affiliates make or offer any warranty or guarantee, either express or implied (including, without limitation, quality, merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose) in connection with the Events or any prize. No issuer of any offered prize is sponsoring the Event. Prize details and availability are subject to change, in which case a prize of equal value may be substituted at Sponsor’s sole discretion. Prizes consist only of the items listed, are non-transferable, with no cash redemption or substitution except at Sponsor's sole discretion. Sponsor will determine all prize details in its sole discretion. Federal, state, or local taxes on prizes, if any, and any other costs, fees or expenses not listed above are the sole responsibility of each winner.
WINNER NOTIFICATION/RELEASES: Potential winners will be notified at the end of each Event. Potential winner must respond to the notification message within forty-eight (48) hours of the first contact or attempted contact from Sponsor or the potential prize may be forfeited. To claim any prize, Sponsor may require winner(s) to complete, sign, and return an Affidavit of Eligibility/Liability Release/Publicity Release forms and other applicable documents, which may require a social security number and may need to be notarized, before claiming and prize. All required documents must be completed and returned to Sponsor within five (5) days of the date and time listed on the documents. If you are a minor in your jurisdiction of residence, then a legal guardian must complete any required documentation on your behalf. At Sponsor’s discretion, winner(s) may be required to produce picture or some other form of proper identification to claim any prize. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute any prize with prize of equal or greater value. If a potential winner cannot be contacted, fails to timely claim the prize, is disqualified, fails to timely execute and return any required forms, or if the prize notification is returned as undeliverable, the Judging Panel may select an alternate winner from among the remaining eligible entries or an alternate winner may be selected by another method as solely determined by Sponsor. If by reason of printing or other error, more prizes are claimed than the number of prizes set forth in these Official Rules, a random drawing will be held to award the advertised number of prizes in the relevant category. Under no circumstances will more than the advertised number of prizes be awarded.
PUBLICITY & MARKETING: Submission of an entry and participation in any Event constitutes permission (including permission on behalf of parent/legal guardian of any minor entrant) to the Sponsor to use entrants’ name, identity, title, likeness, distinctive appearance, physical likeness, image, portrait, picture, photograph (whether still or moving), screen persona, voice, vocal style, statements, gesture, mannerism, personality, performance characteristic, biographical data, signature, and any other indicia or imitation of identity or likeness for purposes of advertising and trade, in any medium, without further notice, approval, or compensation, unless prohibited by law. Submission of contact information in connection with any Event (whether or not required), including, without limitation, mailing address, phone number, and/or email address during entry constitutes permission (including permission on behalf of parent/legal guardian of any minor entrant) for Sponsor to use entrant’s personal information for purposes of administration of the Events. You also may opt-in to be added to Sponsor’s customer database and to permit Sponsor to contact you in the future for promotional and other reasons. You may opt-out of receiving such communications as set forth in Sponsor’s Privacy Policy (located at www.redbull.com) or as provided within any such marketing materials (e.g., using the “Unsubscribe” feature provided in the footer of Sponsor’s e-mails). You understand that you are providing your information to Sponsor. The information you provide to Sponsor will only be used in accordance with Sponsor’s Privacy Policy.
NO LIABILITY & INDEMNIFICATION: By entering any Event, you (and your parent or legal guardian if you are a minor) agree to release, discharge and hold harmless Sponsor, Sponsor Affiliates, and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and assigns (the “Released Parties”) from any claims, losses, and damages arising out of, or relating to, your participation in the Event(s) or any Event-related activities and the acceptance and use, misuse, or possession of any prize awarded hereunder (including, without limitation, any misrepresentation made by you in connection with the Events; any non-compliance by you with these Official Rules; claims brought by persons or entities other than the parties to these Official Rules arising from or related to your involvement with the Events; acceptance, possession, misuse or use of any prize or participation in any Event-related activity or participation in the Events; any malfunction, error or other problem arising in connection with the collection, processing, or retention of entry information; or any typographical or other error in the printing, offering or announcement of any prize or winner). The foregoing includes, without limitation, any claim for personal injury, property loss or damage, or death arising in any way in connection with the Events.
OTHER TERMS: Decisions of Sponsor on all matters related to the Events are final and binding. Sponsor reserves the right to cancel or modify any Event for any reason, including but not limited to, if fraud, misconduct or technical failures destroy the integrity of the Event, or if a computer virus, bug, or other technical problem corrupts the administration, security, or proper administration of the Event as determined by Sponsor, in its sole discretion. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify or prohibit the participation of an individual if fraud or tampering is suspected, or if the individual fails to comply with any requirement of participation or with any provision in these Official Rules. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE OR UNDERMINE THE OPERATION OF THE EVENTS MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL & CIVIL LAWS. SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO DISQUALIFY AND/OR SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY INDIVIDUAL MAKING ANY SUCH ATTEMPTS TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
GOVERNING LAW & MANDATORY ARBITRATION:
Any disputes arising under the Events and/or these Official Rules will be governed by relevant U.S. federal statutes and regulations and the internal laws of the State of California. Sponsor and each entrant agree that any such claim or dispute between the parties, or between a party and any agent, employee, successor, or assign of the other, related to the Events and/or these Official Rules (including the applicability of this arbitration clause) shall be resolved by binding arbitration administered by the JAMS under its rules and procedures in effect when the claim is filed. The rules and procedures and other information, including information on fees, may be obtained from JAMS’ website (www.jamsadr.com) or by calling JAMS at 949-224-1810. Any award by the arbitrator(s) may be entered as a judgment in any court having jurisdiction. NO DISPUTE OR CLAIM MAY BE BROUGHT AS A CLASS ACTION OR AS A PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL, AND EACH ENTRANT WILL NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO ACT AS A CLASS REPRESENTATIVE OR PARTICIPATE AS A MEMBER OF A CLASS OF CLAIMANTS WITH RESPECT TO ANY DISPUTE OR CLAIM.
RIGHT TO DISQUALIFY: Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify or prohibit the participation of an individual if fraud or tampering is suspected; if the individual fails to comply with any requirement of participation or with any provision in these Official Rules; if the individual’s behavior or communication at any point is disruptive, may or does cause damage or to any person, property, or reputation of Sponsor, or is otherwise not in accordance with all applicable laws and generally accepted social practices as determined in Sponsor’s sole discretion.
SEVERABILITY: If any provision(s) of these Official Rules are held to be invalid or unenforceable, all remaining provisions hereof will remain in full force and effect.
WINNER LIST: To obtain a list of winners, send request to johnjay.chon@redbull.com.
SPONSOR: Red Bull North America, Inc., 1740 Stewart Street, Santa Monica, CA 90404.
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