Twist and Shout 2011 is pleased
to bring you balloon competitions in both
Artistic and Entertainer categories.

The balloon competitions are a highlight of the convention. It is a formal opportunity to display your best work to the Balloon Community. Everyone is encouraged to enter.

The Artistic Figure Competition:

Only full-registered attendees can enter in the competitions. That means that you can both enter the competitions and vote. Your ballot is in your registration envelope. You are not required to compete or to vote, but you are forbidden from giving your ballot to anyone else. Day rate attendees are allowed to vote for the competitions.

You may build your competition pieces at any time and in any place.You must bring your entries to the competition room, between noon and 4 pm on each competition day. The entries will close at 4 pm promptly. No exceptions. No whining.

Large Figure Competition
Thursday February 17 2011

12 noon - 4 pm

Small & Medium Figure Competition
Friday February 18, 2011

12w noon - 4pm

(Voting on Large Competition pieces will take place Friday

after the stage competition, until 11:45 pm .  Voting for Large, Medium and Small Saturday10 am - 3 pm)

Please bring your entries to the Competition room, and receive a numbered tag. A convention staff member will verify the size category. Place the tag in front of your piece in a conspicuous manner(do not attach the tag to the piece). Place the piece with the tag in the front of your piece,on the correct table as directed. A BalloonHQ photographer will move your piece the the photography area, take a picture of it, and finally, place the entry back on the table. Once you enter your Sculpture in its place on a table, it cannot be touched.  Please be aware that the competitions pieces may be moved by the Twist & Shout Staff as necessary for photography and to make room for other pieces.

Voting will take place on for large after the stage competition until 11:45 pm, and on Saturday between 10 am and 3 pm. All ballots must be placed in the voting boxes by Saturday 3 pm sharp. No exceptions. Your votes must be written legibly. If we can't read it, the vote gets tossed.

There are three categories in the figure competition:

Any medium of attachment/decoration (IE: tape, glue, wire, monofiliment, paint, marker, hockey helmets, Etc, are allowed.)

You may only enter one figure per category.

All awards will be announced at the banquet Saturday night.

The competition entries will be open for viewing/pictures from 9 till noon on Sunday. Please do not remove or touch the entries until then. Please do not take someone else's entry afterwards because they might want to keep it.

**Artistic Categories will be judged by Twist and Shout attendees, 1 vote per person, per catagory, is allowed.


Stage Performance Competition:

1. The Competitors

2. The Judges

3. The Competition

4. The Awards