Additions and clarifications in regards to mitigating performance risks for Lip Sync. In an effort to help make Lip Sync a safer environment for performers, we have identified some high-level risk activities that we ask you refrain from incorporating into your performance. These additions are not new for this year, but in an effort to help provide clarity to the types of maneuvers your team should avoid, we’ve created more simple guidelines. While we understand every team wants to put on the best performance possible, a higher risk maneuver does not equate to a higher score.
- As these performances are on a wood floor (with covering) – a stunt that incorporates a toss should not be allowed. Additionally, anytime a person may become inverted, they should not be doing so over a person or prop.
- For safety purposes, anytime a person is being lifted vertically, it should be done by two people (one per each foot – these people are known as bases) and a spotter should be behind the person being lifted to protect the neck and head. Bases must use both hands, should never be holding anything else (props, etc.), and should stay in contact with the person through the dismount. Lastly, bases should never lift a person higher than chest level
- Judges will be given all of these rules and will be told to make decisions accordingly.