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September 23-26, 2010 Home
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2010Competitions Intermediate Hustle Jack 'n Jill West Coast Swing Strictly Swing West Coast Swing & Hustle Pro-Ams The Swing Niagara Pro-Am Challenge West Coast Swing Rising Star Classic Team Division NEW!
Also NEW: Masters
WCS Jack & Jill (You have to be 50+ to enter)
2009 Competition Rules (Word document) - 2010 rules will be posted soon
A contest that highlights lead/follow hustle dancing with novice-level competition dancers. Competitors enter individually and are paired-up with different partners during the preliminary rounds; a random final partnering is chosen for finals.
Competition Fee: $15 USD per person (weekend pass must be purchased to compete) Registration cut-off time: Friday at 8:30pm Competition time: Prelims - Friday at 10:15pm Finals - Friday at 11:15pm
Intermediate Hustle Jack 'n Jill A contest that highlights lead/follow hustle dancing with intermediate-level competition dancers. Competitors enter individually and are paired-up with different partners during the preliminary rounds; a random final partnering is chosen for finals.
Competition Fee: $15 USD per person (weekend pass must be purchased to compete) Registration cut-off time: Friday at 8:30pm Competition time: Prelims - Friday at 10:15pm Finals - Friday at 11:15pm
A contest that highlights lead/follow hustle dancing with dancers of all levels. Competitors enter individually and are paired-up with different partners during the preliminary rounds; a random final partnering is chosen for finals.
Competition Fee: $15 USD per person (weekend pass must be purchased to compete) Registration cut-off time: Friday at 8:30pm Competition time: Prelims - Friday at 10:15pm Finals - Friday at 11:30pm
A contest where you pick you partner and we pick the music. Competitors enter as a couple and there are two levels of competition: Novice, Intermediate & Open. Depending on the number of couples entered in the competition, there maybe prelims and finals, or just go straight to finals with no prelims.
Competition Fee: $30 USD per couple (weekend pass must be purchased to compete) Registration cut-off time: Friday at 8:30pm Competition time: Prelims - Friday at 10:30pm Finals - Friday at 11:30pm
A contest that highlights a person's ability to dance with different partners to different kinds of WCS music. Competitors enter individually and are paired-up with different partners during the preliminary and semi-final rounds; a random final partnering is chosen for the finals.
Competition Fee: $16 USD per person (weekend pass must be purchased to compete; $1 pp will be donated to the WSDC) Registration cut-off time: Saturday at 12:00pm Competition time: Prelims - Saturday at 3:00pm (different times for each division) Finals - Sunday at 1:00pm (different times for each division)
West Coast Swing Strictly Swing A contest that highlights a couple's ability to dance to different kinds of WCS music. Competitors choose their partner and we choose the music. If competitors at different levels wish to dance together - they must enter the division of the more experienced partner. Only one division is allowed per person. (Our competition music is selected by our DJ Victor Loveira)
Competition Fee: $30 USD per couple (weekend pass must be purchased to compete) Registration cut-off time: Saturday at 12:00pm Competition time: Prelims - Saturday at 5:00pm (different times for each division) Finals - Sunday at 2:00pm (different times for each division)
West Coast Swing & Hustle Strictly Swing Pro-Am Divisions A contest that allows you to dance west coast swing or hustle with your favorite teacher in a strictly swing format. Two levels and four divisions for each dance will be offered. For amateur leader dancers: Pro-Am Leader Novice WCS Pro-Am Leader Intermediate WCS Pro-Am Leader Novice Hustle Pro-Am Leader Intermediate Hustle For amateur follower dancers: Pro-Am Follower Novice WCS Pro-Am Follower Intermediate WCS Pro-Am Follower Novice Hustle Pro-Am Follower Intermediate Hustle
An amateur cannot compete in the same category & dance at two different levels (i.e. Novice WCS Leader & Intermediate WCS Leader).
Maximum entries for pros/teachers is 5 amateur dancers per division (regardless of lead or follow). A division is defined as "Pro-Am Novice WCS" - regardless of gender separation. Please note that this is the only competition at Swing Niagara that allows dancing with partners of the same sex.
Amateurs can dance in only one level (novice, intermediate) per dance (WCS, Hustle) per category (leader, follower), and therefore the most divisions an amateur dancer can compete in is four (i.e. Novice WCS Follower, Intermediate WCS Leader, Novice Hustle Follower, Intermediate Hustle Leader). An amateur cannot compete with multiple pros in the same level/category/dance. Different pros may be chosen by the amateur when dancing a different dance or category.
Divisions/levels work on an honor system - if you won the novice Pro-Am at least twice in the past at Swing Niagara, we respectfully request that you compete at the intermediate level this year.
Only those who do not teach either group or private lessons can compete as an amateur dancer in this competition.
Competition Fee: $20 USD per couple (weekend pass must be purchased to compete for both pro & am). Registration cut-off time: Saturday at 12:00pm Competition time: Saturday at 1:30pm (different times for each division)
The Swing Niagara Pro-Am Challenge Help your city or region compete for new perpetual trophy by earning points by dancing with your your local teacher or your favorite pro!
Here's how it works: Step 1: pick a pro, any pro, or even your local teacher (only one per dance division/level allowed) Step 2: Ask them if you can dance with them in the Pro-Am competitions at Swing Niagara (pros/teachers are limited to 5 amateur dancers per division) Step 3: Register to compete at the registration desk by 12pm on Saturday, September 12th Step 4: Be in the ballroom with your competition number on (upper back for leaders, lower torso for followers) by 1:15pm on Saturday, September 12th
Each amateur competitor earns at least one point, per pro-am dance, just for dancing (for example: 1 point for dancing Pro-Am Follower Novice WCS and 1 point for dancing Pro-Am Follower Novice Hustle).
You can earn up to 10 points for your city or region by placing 1st through 5th in your division/level. Points will be awarded as follows: 1st place = 10 points, 2nd place = 8 points, 3rd place = 6 points, 4th place = 4 points and 5th place = 2 points. Dance, have fun, and help your city or region win the trophy!!
Ask your teacher or one of our staff pros or visiting pros today! Their contact information can be found here! If you are a visiting pro who will be coming to Swing Niagara this year and would like to participate in the Pro-Am Challenge - please email me at e-mail.
Participating city or region London, ON Michigan NYC/NJ/Albany Massachusetts Ottawa, ON Indiana Rochester Connecticut Toronto, ON Ohio Syracuse Illinois Buffalo Binghamton/Ithaca TEXAS!!
West Coast Swing Rising Star Classic A contest that highlights a couple's ability to dance a choreographed West Coast Swing routine to music of their choice. Competitors choose their partner and their music. To keep this competition at the "Rising Star" level, it is open to anyone who has not placed in the top 5 placements in either Classic or Showcase at a NASDE event. If either partner has placed in the top 5 in either Classic or Showcase at a NASDE event, then the couple is ineligible compete in our Rising Star competition. Classic division & general NASDC rules apply to this competition. Please visit the NASDE website to obtain the rules for the Classic division as well as the general rules for swing dance competition. Competition Fee: $50 USD per couple (weekend pass must be purchased to compete) Registration cut-off time: Saturday at 12:00pm Competition time: Saturday at 9:00pm
This division consists of teams of six or more dancers comprised of any combination of gender , age, and skill-level. They will be judged as a group.
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