Rules and Regulations

Registration Deadline for all Competitions is August 28th, 2010! NO EXCEPTIONS! (Please note we will be using the guidelines of the IHDA) Competition Registration Page

Definitions
Amateur - A Dancer who has never received financial compensation for teaching or performing in any dance form.

Professional - A Dancer who is receiving financial compensation for teaching or performing in any dance form.

Pro-Am - Is a professional with the amateur student. 3 categories are Novice Level (Less than 6 months of studying dance) Intermediate Level (Less than a year of studying dance) Advanced Level (A year or more of studying dance)

Novice Level - (Level I-2)

Intermediate Level - (Level 3-4)

Advanced - (Level 5-6)

Silver - 55 years or older

JV Salsa/Hustle - 4-12 years of age

JR Salsa/Hustle - 13-17 years of age.

Pro-Am/Amateur "Just Dance" Category - Costumes are allowed but not mandatory. Contestants can do up to two levels. (No more than 3 students per professional per level)

Classic Hustle Category - Solo Performance Only. Dips, Drops, and Side-by-Side allowed. No Lifts or Aerials are allowed. Music must be supplied by contestants on CD. Routine must be no longer than 3mins including entrance and exit.

Theatre Arts Category - Solo Performance Only. Anything goes in this category, aerials and lifts allowed. Routine must be no longer than 3 mins including entrance and exits.

Open Showcase Category - Any dance is allowed. Solo format.

Salsa/Hustle Categories - Breaking on One, Two, Three, or Four is permitted as long as the timing maintains the same throughout. When a competition is designated a Just Dance category we ask that this not be routines but strictly Lead/Follow dancing.

Quarter/Semi Finals - are created when a heat (or category) has more than 7 couples. Semi-finals are more than 12 couples, and Quarter Finals are 13 or more couples.

General Rules
1. Competitors must have a day pass for the event and are required to fill out the registration Form and a liability waiver form.

2. All competitors will receive a number to be used for the competition and are responsible to keep that number.

3. Pro's may compete with no more than 3 AMs in any one level of dance.

4. All competitors consent to release the use of their photographs, Bio's, and names, for any video or television footage for sale.

5. All competitors dancing solo formats must have a CD of there own music with ONLY that song on disk. All solo formats cannot exceed 3 mins.

6. If there are fewer than 3 couples in a category, our head judge has the right to cancel or combine this division.

7. The head judge will have a final say on all discrepancies. Any questions or disputes should be brought to Jami Josephson.

8. While on the competition premises, competitors shall conduct themselves at all times in a civil and sportsman like manner.

9. It is the competitor’s responsibility to be in attendance at least a 1/2 hour in advanced as advertised time schedule for all heats they are entering. There will be NO delay for latecomers.