I talked to the director, and he said I could be in jazz, just not the whole year. He said that in the competitions, they had limitations on the instrumentation. Which I don’t get or believe, since that pretty much defies the definition of jazz. The website for the MN State High School League says that “standard instrumentation is encouraged.” What does that mean?
My teenage daughter is a very talented Indian classical dancer (Bharatanatyam) and would like to take part in some prestigeous
Indian classical dance contests in India or the US. We heard the results at some of these Indian dance competitions are rigged, and
the judges are incompetent or easily bribed, which is a matter of concern to us.
Are there any interenational opera or classical singing competition that give everyone a chance to audition, regardless of cv, tape quality etc? Many thanks and many blessings to all who have an answer! 
My wife’s a University graduate in Classical Italian opera and stage performance. Since she had our son she hasn’t been able to compete here in China. We’ll be moving back the US in a few months and I want to find a website that lists upcoming competitions on the east coast so she’s ot something there similiar to back home. The new york/new jersey area would be best. Anything would be very appreciated.