7/28/2009
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Denmark Update 1 -
Mitch and Misha have competed in their first round of competition with great success. They began this morning with the grading round of Latin competition. In the grading round ALL of the latin men compete in three dances Samba, Cha Cha, and Rumba. It is the job of the adjudicators to separate the couples into four different skill levels.
Judges grade the couples and decide who should dance in the "A" , "B", "C', "D", and "E" levels. The "A" level is equivalent to the Professional or Open level. "B" is a gold level, "C" Silver, and "D" Bronze.
Mitch & Misha along with another thirty or so couples all scored high enough to qualify for the "A" level of competition. There are enough couples in this level that they are now waiting to dance in the quarter final round of the "A" L:Latin.
From the World Out Games website:
Standard and Latin competitions
Competition categories
The same sex and mixed couples standard and latin competitions are subdivided according to age: adult (18 years+ for both dancers) and senior (Please note the change in age requirements for seniors: 80 years+ for the couple).
It is possible to participate in the adult and senior competitions with different partners. The winning couple from each group will be asked to compete in the next level.
Competitions categories for mixed (opposite sex) couples:
- Standard mixed
- Latin mixed
Competition for same-sex couples:
- Standard adult men
- Standard adult women
- Standard senior men
- Standard senior women
- Latin adult men
- Latin adult women
- Latin senior men
- Latin senior women
- Combined standard and latin men
- Combined standard and latin women
Classes and dances
The standard and latin sections are each divided into five levels from A to E, where A is for top level dancers and E is for beginner level dancers:
- E class: Beginner level dancers
- D class: Lower level dancers
- C class: Mid-level dancers
- B class: Upper level dancers
- A class: Top level dancers
When you register, we ask you to declare your level. This is for planning purposes only and will not have any bearing upon your final level.
You should be prepared to dance in the levels above that in which you register in case you have to dance a higher level.
Classification dances in the standard competitions are waltz, tango and quickstep.
Classification dances in the latin competitions are cha-cha, rumba and jive.
In the qualification heats the tango and the rumba are optional.
Note that if you choose not to dance the optional dance, you will be marked for the E class/lowest class in that dance.
Standard dances by classes:
- E class: waltz, quickstep (two dances)
- D class: waltz, tango and quickstep (three dances)
- C class: waltz, tango and quickstep (three dances)
- B class: waltz, tango, slow fox and quickstep (four dances)
- A class: waltz, tango, Viennese waltz, slow fox and quickstep (five dances)
Latin dances by classes:
- E class: cha-cha and jive (two dances)
- D class: cha-cha, rumba and jive (three dances)
- C class: cha-cha, rumba and jive (three dances)
- B class: samba, cha-cha, rumba and jive (four dances)
- A class: samba, cha-cha, rumba, pasodoble and jive (five dances)
Dances by classes in the combined standard and latin competitions:
- Dances for combined E class (four dances) are waltz, quickstep, cha-cha and jive.
- Dances for combined D and C class (six dances) are waltz, tango, quickstep, cha-cha, rumba and jive.
- Dances for combined B class (eight dances) are waltz, tango, slow fox, quickstep, cha-cha, samba, rumba and jive.
- Dances for combined A class (ten dances) are waltz, tango, Viennese waltz, slow fox, quickstep, cha-cha, samba, rumba, paso doble and jive.
Classification dances in the combined standard and latin competitions are waltz, tango, quickstep, cha-cha, rumba and jive.
In the qualification heat the tango and the rumba are optional.
Note that if you choose not to dance the optional dances, you will be marked for the E class/lowest class in that dance/those dances.
Note that all dances during the event must be danced with the same partner.
Sanctioning will be announced later.
All of the above is subject to change.
Standard and latin show dancing competitions
No gender or age restrictions.
Competition categories:
- Couples
- Small groups (3-6)
- Large groups (7 or more)
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