Taste of India 2025 Cultural Program Participation Guidelines.

1. Age and number of performances per participants:

• a. All participants must be aged 5 years or older.
• b. Under 12-year-old may participate in only one performance.
• c. 12-year-old or older may participate in maximum 2 performances.
• d. Professional choreographers are exempt from these rules.

2. Registration Fees:

• a. A non-refundable registration fee of $20.00 per performance/ group.
• b. Registration fee must be paid online by applicant/choreographer for all the team members per performance.

3. Minimum Number of Performers per Team and Performance Duration:

• a. Each dance performance must have a minimum of 4 participants. Chair, Cultural Committee may consider waiving this requirement for few 13 year or older participants.
• b. Under 8 years old maximum 4 minutes duration of the performance.
• c. Each performance should not be more than 6 minutes.

4. Music Upload:

• a. All music must be uploaded online at time of registration (Mp3 files only allowed).
• b. All music uploads must be completed by March 9, 2025.
• c. NO CD will be accepted

5. No Food in Green Rooms:

• a. Choreographers, team leaders and parents shall ensure that participants do not bring any food or drinks into the Green Rooms.

6. Registration:

• a. Registrations will be accepted on first come, first served basis, subject to approval by Cultural Committee.
• a. The first registration for a particular song will be given preference.
• b. Please check and confirm that the song you wish to register has not already been registered.
• b. Registration will close on March 9, 2025.
• a. If all available slots fill up sooner, registration will close earlier.
• c. The Cultural Committee reserves the right to disapprove any registration where the proposed performance’s quality or content does not adequately promote the objectives of the Cultural Program -in the Cultural Committee Chair’s sole discretion.

7. Cultural Rehearsal:

• a. Sunday, April 12 – at Hindu Temple of Hampton Roads, Chesapeake, VA.
• b. Participation of all performers (excluding College Teams) is mandatory.