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    The document outlines the rules and guidelines for the 2023 Secondary and Elementary District Dancesport Meet. It details the age groups and categories that couples can compete in for both standard and Latin dances. It also specifies requirements like the number of couples per school, dance disciplines, music guidelines, costume regulations, and procedures for rounds, recalls and finals. The top placing couples in categories E, D and C will qualify for the Division Meet.

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    The document outlines the rules and guidelines for the 2023 Secondary and Elementary District Dancesport Meet. It details the age groups and categories that couples can compete in for both standard and Latin dances. It also specifies requirements like the number of couples per school, dance disciplines, music guidelines, costume regulations, and procedures for rounds, recalls and finals. The top placing couples in categories E, D and C will qualify for the Division Meet.

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    The document outlines the rules and guidelines for the 2023 Secondary and Elementary District Dancesport Meet. It details the age groups and categories that couples can compete in for both standard and Latin dances. It also specifies requirements like the number of couples per school, dance disciplines, music guidelines, costume regulations, and procedures for rounds, recalls and finals. The top placing couples in categories E, D and C will qualify for the Division Meet.

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    District Dancesport Guidelines

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    The document outlines the rules and guidelines for the 2023 Secondary and Elementary District Dancesport Meet. It details the age groups and categories that couples can compete in for both standard and Latin dances. It also specifies requirements like the number of couples per school, dance disciplines, music guidelines, costume regulations, and procedures for rounds, recalls and finals. The top placing couples in categories E, D and C will qualify for the Division Meet.

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    SECONDARY AND ELEMENTARY DISTRICT MEET 2023

    Dancesport Rules & Guidelines

    1. The Juvenile Group shall be consisting of Elementary Pupils. Elementary levels are pupils
    from Kinder to Grade 6. On the other hand, the Junior Group shall be consisting of
    Secondary Students. Secondary level are students from Grade 7 to grade 12.
    2. Four (4) couples from each school can compete in District Dancesport event.
    3. For the Juvenile Age Group and Junior Age Group, two (2) couples can compete in
    Modern Standard Discipline (categories E, D, and C) and two (2) couples Latin
    Discipline (categories E, D and C).
    4. Each couple should compete only in one discipline (Standard or Latin) Cross discipline is
    not allowed.
    5. The following events will comprise the entire competition:

    Age Discipline Category Dances

    Waltz Waltz
    JUVENILE STANDARD Tango Tango

    Quickstep Quickstep

    JUVENILE STANDARD D Waltz/Tango

    JUVENILE STANDARD C Waltz/Tango/Quickstep

    Waltz Waltz
    JUNIOR STANDARD Tango Tango

    Quickstep Quickstep

    JUNIOR STANDARD D Waltz/Tango

    JUNIOR STANDARD C Waltz/Tango/Quickstep

    Cha-Cha-Cha Cha-cha-cha
    JUVENILE LATIN Samba Samba

    Jive Jive

    JUVENILE LATIN D Cha-Cha-Cha/Jive


    JUVENILE LATIN C Cha-Cha-Cha/Samba/
    Jive

    Cha-cha-cha Cha-cha-cha
    JUNIOR LATIN Jive Jive

    Rumba Rumba

    JUNIOR LATIN D Cha-Cha-Cha/Jive

    JUNIOR LATIN C Cha-Cha-Cha/Rumba/


    Jive

    6. A duly filled-up entry form must be submitted on February 03, 2023, on or before 5:00
    pm, to the Secondary Dancesport Tournament Secretary Roldan Resma for the Junior
    Age Group and Jerome Osello Juvenile Age Group Dancesport Tournament Manager.
    7. Music
    A. Time allowed and Tempi
    In all rounds of competition, the music played shall be a minimum of one and a
    half minute duration and a maximum of two minutes. The Chairman may extend
    the maximum duration for any dance or dances if in his/her opinion a longer
    duration is necessary for a fair adjudication of that dance or those dances in an
    event.
    B. The Tempi for each dance shall be:
    Waltz 28-30 bars/min
    Tango 31-33 bars/min
    Quickstep 50-52 bars/min

    Cha-cha-cha 30-32 bars/min


    Jive- 42-44 bars/min
    Rumba 25-27 bars/min
    Samba 50-52 bars/min

    C. Type of Music
    In all competitions the music must have the character of the dance being
    performed, for example, no disco music may be played for Latin-American
    dances.
    D. Dance Order
    The Sequence of the dance Competition is compulsory except with the prior
    written approval of the Tournament Manager.
    8. Choreography and Syllabus
    Subject to these Rules, all choreographies in all dances are open choreographies
    for Junior Group and Syllabus for Juvenile Group.

    9. Lifts
    A. Lifts are not permitted in either category.
    B. A lift is any movement during which one member of a couple has both feet off
    the floor at the same time with the assistance of the other partner.
    C. The Tournament Manager/Chairman of the Adjudicator may disqualify
    couples who perform lifts during competition.
    10. Markings
    A. Closed Marking shall be used in the finals of competitions. Opening marking is
    not permitted in the Competitions except to display couples’ places in each
    dance and is not permitted to display the individual placing of each couple by
    each Adjudicator of the dances, however, the organizer may seek permission
    from the Chairman to use the Open Marking System.
    B. The Skating System shall be used.

    11. Selection of Heats: Semi-Finals and Finals


    A. Competitions shall comprise at least a first-round, semi-final, and final.
    B. Starting the first round, the selection of all heats shall be random.
    C. The semi-final must always be danced in two heats if needed.
    D. The semi-final of any competition must be danced in two heats on a floor with
    an area of less than 250 square meters.
    E. The re-dance system shall apply from the first round. Two qualifying rounds
    shall be held to allow all couples the opportunity to dance twice. The
    chairman shall decide the number of couples to be recalled from both
    qualifying rounds.
    F. At least 50% of the participating couples shall be recalled to the next round.
    G. In Finals, Adjudicators shall place couples. “1” is the best place marking. The
    same placing must not be given to more than one couple.
    H. No more than 6 couples should participate in the final, but if more than 6
    couples qualify, the Chairman will decide on the number of participants.
    I. The result of the competition and the decision of the adjudicators and the
    tournamant manager is final and irrevocable.

    12. Health and Welfare of the Athletes


    There must be a break of at least 15 minutes between the rounds of the
    competition.
    13. Costume and dress regulations will be STRICTLY ENFORCED and may result in the
    immediate elimination from joining the competition. However, if the competitor cannot
    provide dancing shoes the coach needs to make a letter that contains that the organizers
    do not have any obligations in any accident that will happen to the competitor.
    14. Change of partner is NOT allowed.
    15. All competing couples not ready on the floor for their events will be eliminated.
    16. The Dancesport Tournament Committee shall reserve the right to refuse any entry from
    the person whose status is unclear.
    17. The organizer reserves the right to change and/or cancel the program of events without
    prior notice.
    18. The decision of the qualified Adjudicators is Final.
    19. It is the responsibility of the competitors to update themselves regarding competition
    matters through the Tournament Officials.
    20. Awarding of Winners
    All Categories must be awarded in this manner.

    1st Place Gold Medal & Certificate


    2nd Place Silver Medal & Certificate
    3rd Place Bronze Medal & Certificate
    4th Place Certificate
    5th Place Certificate
    6th Place Certificate

    21. The couples in Modern Standard and Latin who will get 1 st place, 2nd place, and 3rd place
    in categories E, D, and C are qualified in Division Meet. (This is just a proposal for the nxt
    division TM)

    RONALD L. LOZANO
    Secondary Tournament Manager

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