DANCEWORLDCUPASIA
BALLROOMSTYLE&LATINSTYLECOMPETITION
OFFICIALRULESANDREGULATIONS–UPDATEDDECEMBER2019
1. PARTICIPANTS
1.1 Entriesmustbesubmittedbytheprincipalofadanceschool/club/association.
2. QUALIFICATION
2.2FordetailsofDWCBallroomStyleandLatinStyleCompetition,pleaserefer
totheDWCAsiawebsite(https://www.dwc-asiancup.com/en/latin).
3. AGE
3.1Therewillbefouragegroups:
Toddle：4-6.11
Mini：7-9.11
Children：10-13.11
Juniors：14-18.11
3.2Acompetitor’sageistakenon1JanuaryoftheyeartheDWCQualifying
takesplace.
3.3Incouples,smallformationsandlargeformationstheageoftheoldest
competitorwilldeterminetheclassagecategory.
3.4ThemaximumageofcompetitorsfortheBallroomStyleandLatinStyle
Competitionis18yearsand11months.
3.5DWCreservestherighttoaskforproofofage.
3.6InallSoloClasses,competitorsmustdanceontheirownintheclassfortheir
age.
4. COUNTRYREPRESENTATIONATDWCFINALS
4.1EachcountrythatisinvitedtoparticipateintheDWCBallroomStyleandLatin
StyleCompetitioncanenterinthefollowingDWCclasses:
Solodancersanyonecanenterineachagebandcategory
Couplesanyonecanenterineachagebandcategory
Formationdancersasrequired.
4.2Asolocompetitorcanonlydanceintheagecategorythattheyarepermitted
toenter.
4.3ForCouplescompeting–Toddles,MinisandChildrencanonlydancewithone
partnerintheircorrectagebandcategorybutcandanceinacategory
olderthanthemselves.Forexample:Minis(7-9.11yearsold)coulddancein
Mini,ChildrenandJuniorclasses.Children(10-13.11yearsold)candancein
JuniorClassaswellasChildrenClass.Again,onlyoneentry.
4.4Dancerscanperforminuptothreeformationgroupsineachagegroup,as
longastheyarewithintheagebandcategory.Forexample:AMini(7-9.11
yearsold)couldenter9formations,i.ethreeinMiniCategory,threeinChildren
CategoryandthreeinJuniorCategory;whilstaJunior(14-18.11yearsold)
wouldbelimitedtoonlythreeformationsintheJuniorCategory.
4.5Intheeventofatieinaclass,thejudgeswilldecidewhichdance(s)will
qualifyfortheDWCGrandOverallFinalforBallroomStyleandLatinStyle.
4.6DWCwillnotacceptmorethanthemaximumnumberofdancespermittedin
eachclass.
5. ENTRY
5.1EntryinformationfortheDWCBallroomStyleandDWCLatinStyle
CompetitionisavailableontheDWCAsiawebsite(www.dwc-asiancup.com).
5.2 InformationsubmittedtoDWCAsiawillbeusedforallcompetition
documents,i.e.programming,certificates,etc.
5.3 ByenteringaDWCcompetition,alldancersconsenttoDWCandits
partnersvideoing,photographingandrecordingthematanytimeduring
theDWCBallroomStyleandLatinStyleCompetitionincludingduring
theirperformances,atDWCeventsandinandaroundthevenue.
Videos/photosmaybeusedbyDWCanditspartners,includingbutnot
limitedtoinadvertisingandpromotionalmaterials,theDWCwebsite,
socialmediaanddistributedtothepress.
6. ENTRYCLOSINGDATE
6.1TheDWCBallroomStyleandLatinStyleentryclosingdatewillbeDecember
31,2019(HongKongTime).
7. ENTRYFEES
7.1EntryfeesandeventfeesarepublishedontheDWSAsiawebsite.Fortheany
details,pleaserefertohttps://www.dwc-asiancup.com/en/latin.
7.2Audiencearewelcomedtotakephotosandvideosduringthecompetition.
NootherphotosorvideoswillbesuppliedbyDWCinthiscompetition.
8. RESTRICTIONSINPARTICIPATION
8.1Plagiarismofotherdancersisnotpermitted.Actionwillbetakenifa
complaintismade.
8.2Soloistscannotperforminthesamesoloclasstwice.
8.3Dancerscanperforminasmanyformationsastheywish,butcouplescan
onlydanceinthespecifiedagegrouponce.
8.4Smallformationsmustcontainaminimumof4dancersandamaximumof10
dancers.
8.5Largeformationsmustcontainaminimumof11dancers,nomaximum.
8.6Dancerswillreceivetheprogramsbeforethestartofthecompetition.
Dancersshouldbepreparedforthecompetitioninthebackstageatleasthalf
anhourbeforetheirscheduledheatsincasethecompetitionisrunningahead
ofschedule.
9. CLASSES
9.1DWCBALLROOMSTYLE
• Toddleswilldance–Waltz/VienesseWaltz/Quickstep/Tango
• Miniswilldance–Waltz/VienesseWaltz/Quickstep/Tango
• Childrenwilldance–Waltz/VienesseWaltz/Quickstep/Tango/Slow
Foxtrot
• Juniorwilldance–Waltz/VienesseWaltz/Quickstep/Tango/Slow
Foxtrot
9.2DWCLATINSTYLE
• Toddleswilldance–Samba/ChaCha/Rhumba/Jive
• Miniswilldance–Samba/ChaCha/Rhumba/Jive
• Childrenwilldance–Samba/ChaCha/Rhumba/Jive/PasoDoble
• Juniorwilldance–Samba/ChaCha/Rhumba/Jive/PasoDoble
Formationsmustbebetween4to6minutesinlengthandcombineas
manydancesfromeitherLatinorBallroomorboth.
9.3TheJudgeChoiceintheDWCGrandFinalswillbedeterminedbythe
highestscoresineachdivisionandagecategory.
10. CLASSORDER
10.1Classorderwillrunwiththeyoungestcompetitordancingfirstandthe
oldestdancinglast.
10.2Smallgroupfortheheatsineachdivisionwillbedeterminedbythedancers’
programmenumbers.
10.3DWCreservestherighttochangetherunningorderofaclass.
10.4DWCreservestherighttomergetwoormoresmallclassestogetheror
dividealargerclassintomultiplesections.
11. TIMELIMITS
11.1FortheSoloclasses–Competitorswilldanceexclusivelyforapproximately
30secondsonstage.
11.2FortheCoupleclasses–Competitorswilldanceexclusivelyfor
approximately1minute.
11.3Afterallcoupleswithintheheathavedanced,allthosewithintheheatwill
thenbeinvitedtoreturntothedancefloorforafurther90secondsof
adjudication.
11.4FormationslargeorsmallanycombinationofBallroomandLatin
styleswillperformonegroupatatimefor4-6minutesmaximum.
12. COMPETITIONRUNDOWN
12.1LatinStyle&BallroomStyleCompetitionwillbedividedintoHeatsand
Finals.
12.2ParticipantswillbecompetingintheirassignedcategoryintheHeats.
ConstantswillbeselectedtotheFinalsbasedontheirscoresreceivedinthe
Heats.
12.3FortheHeats,eachgroupwillconsistofaround6-8participants.Ifthegroup
consistofmorethan8participants,participantswillbedividedintogroups
basedontheirprogrammenumbers.
12.4Contestantswilllineupinaccordancewiththeirnumbersandstepontothe
stagetoprepareforthecompetition.
12.5Participantsneedtofindthecompetitionpositiononthestageby
themselves,andperformuntilthemusicstops.
12.6AftertheHeatiscompleted,alldancerswillbeinvitedbacktothestageto
performfor90seconds.
12.7Thehighest-scoringdancersineachHeatwillbeselectedfortheFinals.
12.8IftherearemultipleparticipantsintheHeats,thejudgeswillselectthe
highest-scoringparticipantineachHeattoentertheFinals.
12.9Judgesreservestherighttoinvitethecontestantstoreturntothestageto
danceagain.
13. MUSIC
13.1Musicchoiceswillbethesameforallcompetitors.
13.2Musicwillhaveadefiniteendingsothatfinishingmovescanbeexecuted.
13.3FortheFormations,themusicshouldbebetween4-6minutesinlength.This
mustbeprovidedbythedanceteacherandsubmittedfollowingthe
instructions.
Allmusicmustbesubmittedbyemail(onorbefore31stDecember2019).
HongKong:[email protected]
Macau:[email protected]
Taiwan:[email protected]
14. TEMPIOFDANCES
ThetempiofthemusicofDWCBallroomandLatinStyle(TBC)
DWCBallroomStyle: BarsPerMinute
Waltz 28
Tango 32
VienesseWaltz 60
SlowFoxtrot 28
Quickstep 50
DWCLatinStyle:
ChaChaCha 30
Samba 48
Rhumba 24
PasoDoble 56
Jive 42
15. JUDGING
15.1Pointsaregiventoeverydance.ThemaximumscoreattheDWCBallroom
andLatinStyleCompetitionin100.
15.2Thefollowingjudgingcriteriawillbeapplied
(Forabreakdownofthescoringpleasesee(ATTACHMENT2)
15.3SUMMARYOFMARKINGCRITERIA
CRITERIA POINTS
Choreography
Suitability/complexityofmovements
forthedancer(s).Notable
characteristicsofthedance.
20pointsmaximum
Technique
Qualityinexecutingthemovement
andorworkinginagrouporpartner
ifapplicable.Demonstrategood
posture,balance,controlclarityof
stepsandmaintaincorrectframe.
Useoffloorcraftandspatial
awareness.
20pointsmaximum
Shape
Themakingofpositionsandlines
eitherindividuallyorbetween
partner.Combinationofturnand
swaytocreatealookorposition.
20pointsmaximum
Musicalityofthedancer(s)
Rhythm/timingabilityto
demonstratedynamicqualitiesand
phraseswithinthemusic
20pointsmaximum
ArtisticInterpretation
Includingperformanceand
presentationskills
20pointsmaximum
15.4DWCBallroomStyleandDWCLatinStylewillnotbeasstrictasother
Ballroomcompetitions.However,thebasicstepsmustbeadheredtoand
evidentinthechoreography.Thecharacterofthedancemustbeclearly
recognizable.
15.5Thedecisionofthejudgingpanelisfinalandcannotbechanged,therewill
benodiscussions.
16. SCORES
16.1Firstplacewillbeawardedagoldmedalregardlessofthenumberofpoints
received.
16.2Iftwodancesreceivethesamenumberofmarks,thenatiedplaceis
awarded.
16.3DWCmedalswillbepresentedto1st,2nd,and3rdplaces.MeritAwardswill
alsobegiventofinalistsineachdivisions.
17. STAGE
17.1StagedimensionsareconfirmedbythevenuetoDWCandmaybesubjected
tochange.DWCcannotbeheldresponsibleforanychanges.
17.2DWCreservestherighttochangethevenueofthecompetitionortouse
multiplevenuesifnecessary.
18. DRESSINGROOMS/BACKSTAGE
18.1EachdanceschoolwillbegivenONEteacherpass.TWOteacherpasseswill
begivenifadanceschoolishavingmorethan10dancers.
18.2Competitorsandregistereddanceteachersofparticipatingschoolswillhave
accesstothedressingroomsareaduringtheDWCBallroomStyleandLatin
StyleCompetitions.
18.3Parentshavenoaccesstothedressingroomsorbackstageunlesstheyare
registeredasdressingroomassistantsbytheschoolprincipal.
18.4Allotherpersons,dancers,parents,supportersandthegeneralpublicwill
havetopurchaseaticketonentrytothetheatre.
18.5TheBallroomStyleandLatinStylesessionsareopenedtothegeneralpublic.
19. COSTUMES
19.1CostumesfortheDWCBallroomStyleandLatinStylecompetitionsmust
beageappropriate.
19.2Differentcostumesmaybewornforeachdance,butthisisnotcompulsory.
20. INSURANCE
20.1DWCisnotresponsibleforanyinjuriesthatmayoccurtoanyperson
includingaparticipant,teacheroraudiencememberwhilstinthetheatre,
dressingrooms,backstageoronthestage,oranywhereelse.
20.2Itisthedanceschool’sresponsibilitytotakeouttheirowninsurance(s)for
theirschooltoattendDWCFinals.
21. TRAVEL
21.1DWCisnotresponsibleforanytravelandaccommodationcostsinrelations
totheDWCQualifyingcompetitions.
21.2DWCcannotassistintheorganizationofanyvisaapplications,itisthe
responsibilityofthedanceschool/parenttoarrangetheseifneeded.
22. CONDITIONSOFPERFORMANCE
22.1LightingeffectswillbeatthediscretionofDWC.
22.2DancersshouldpickuptheirNumberPlatesanhourbeforethestartofthe
competition.Nodancerswillbeallowedforcompetitionwithoutthe
specifiedNumberPlatesbyDWC.
22.3IfdancerslosetheNumberPlatebeforethecompetition,eachmustpayan
administrativefeeofHKD$100forredemption.
22.4NopropscanbeusedduringsolocoupledancesatDWCBallroomStyleand
DWCLatinStyleCompetition.
22.5Propsmaybeusedfortheformations,butthesemustbecarriedonbystage
bythecompetitors(excludingToddlesandMiniswhomayhavehelpfrom
danceteacher).
22.6DWCwillnotberesponsibleforthesafekeepingofanypropsattheDWC
BallroomStyleandLatinStyleCompetition.
22.7DWCwillnotberesponsibleforanyinjuries/accidentstoacompetitor/
teacherwhilsttransferringaproponoroffthestageandinoroutofthe
backstagearea.Allpropsareusedattheriskofthedancerandtheteacher.
22.8Propsmustbeintegraltotheperformanceandthejudgingpanelreservethe
righttodeductpointsofthepropisdeemedunsuitablebythejudgingpanel.
22.9Noliquidsoranyothersubstancesareallowedonstageatanytime,this
includesbubbles,waterorothersubstancesthatmayaffectthestage.
22.10Noconfettioranyitemthatrequiredthestagetobecleaned/sweptmay
beusedduringaperformanceduringaperformanceatDWC.
22.11Ifthemusicstopsduringaperformanceduetoatechnicalissueinthe
theatre,thedancerwillbeallowedtodanceagain.Dancercannotdance
againiftheyforgottheirdance.
22.12Ifthedancerisfoundtohaveexposedtheshoesnailsordiscoloredshoes,
whichmaycausedamagestothestage,DWChastherighttostopthe
competitionimmediately.
23. EXCHANGEOFDANCERS/SUBSTITUTEDANCERS(DWCGRANDFINALS)
23.1DancersmaybeexchangedintheDWCGrandFinalsasfollows:
a)Partners－onedancercanbeexchangedfromthedancerswhoare
acceptedbytheDWCQualifier.
b)SmallandLargeformations－upto50%ofdancerscanbeexchangedfrom
thedancerswhowereacceptedbytheDWCQualifier.
24. GENRESPECIFICRULES
DWCBallroomStyleandDWCLatinStylewillnotbeasstrictasotherBallroom
competitions.
24.1Forexample:thereisnorestrictionontheamount/typeofliftsinDWC
BallroomStyleandLatinStyle.However,liftsmustbeperformedwith
dexteritybothonthewayupandonthewaydown.
24.2ThecharacteroftheBallroomStyleorLatinStyledancemustbeclearly
recognizableinthechoreography.
ATTACHMENT1
CLASSESAVAILABLEATDWCBALLROOMSTYLEANDLATINSTYLE
COMPETITION
TODDLESECTION
4–6.11YEARS
ClassCode ClassTitle
WZtoddleS BallroomToddleSoloWaltzQStoddleS BallroomToddleSoloQuickstepTGtoddleS BallroomToddleSoloTangoVWtoddleS BallroomToddleSoloVienesseWaltz WZtoddleP BallroomToddlePartnerWaltzQStoddleP BallroomToddlePartnerQuickstepTGtoddleP BallroomToddlePartnerTangoVWtoddleP BallroomToddlePartnerVienesseWaltz FMtoddleSG FormationToddleSmallFMtoddleLG FormationToddleLarge SBtoddleS LatinToddleSoloSambaCCtoddleS LatinToddleSoloChaChaChaRBtoddleS LatinToddleSoloRhumbaJVtoddleS LatinToddleSoloJive SBtoddleP LatinToddlePartnerSambaCCtoddleP LatinToddlePartnerChaChaChaJVtoddleP LatinToddlePartnerJiveRBtoddleP LatinToddlePartnerRhumba
CLASSESAVAILABLEATDWCBALLROOMSTYLEANDLATINSTYLE
COMPETITION
MINISECTION
7–9.11YEARS
ClassCode ClassTitle
WZminiS BallroomMiniSoloWaltzQSminiS BallroomMiniSoloQuickstepTGminiS BallroomMiniSoloTangoVWminiS BallroomMiniSoloVienesseWaltz WZminiP BallroomMiniPartnerWaltzQSminiP BallroomMiniPartnerQuickstepTGminiP BallroomMiniPartnerTangoVWminiP BallroomMiniPartnerVienesseWaltz FMminiSG FormationMiniSmallFMminiLG FormationMiniLarge SBminiS LatinMiniSoloSambaCCminiS LatinMiniSoloChaChaChaRBminiS LatinMiniSoloRhumbaJVminiS LatinMiniSoloJive SBminiP LatinMiniPartnerSambaCCminiP LatinMiniPartnerChaChaChaJVminiP LatinMiniPartnerJiveRBminiP LatinMiniPartnerRhumba
CLASSESAVAILABLEATDWCBALLROOMSTYLEANDLATINSTYLE
COMPETITION
CHILDRENSECTION
10–13.11YEARS
CLASSESAVAILABLEATDWCBALLROOMSTYLEANDLATINSTYLE
COMPETITION
JUNIORSECTION
14–18.11YEARS
ATTACHMENT2－MARKINGSYSTEMforDWCBallroomStyleandLatinStyle(100marks)Choreography(20marks):
• Adegreeofdifficultyandcomplexity,whichwillbetakenintoconsideration.
• Choreographymustbeageappropriateandsuitthedancers’ability.
• Jumps,turnsandkicksmaynotdominate.
• Thechoreographyshouldhighlightthedancers’abilitytovarythedynamicqualitywithinthemovement.
• Thechoreographyshoulddemonstratenotablecharacteristicsandstylisticdifferencesofthevariousgenres.
Technique(20marks):
• thesametechnicalballroomqualitiesshouldbeevidentandassessed.
• Liftsmustbeperformedwithdexteritybothonthewayupandonthewaydown.
• Ifdancingwithapartnernormalholdandbodycontactshoulddefinetheballroomstyle.
• Agoodframemustbemaintainedthroughout.
• Posture,poise,balance,control,straightkneesandankle/insteps,pointedtoes
• Flexiblefootworkinbothbasicstepsandtechnicalelementssuchas:kicksandjumpsmustbepreciseandwellexecuted.
• Armandlegmovementsshouldbepresentedwithextensionsshowingelegantlonglines,whetherstraightorcurved.
• Spatialawarenessandfloormanagementmustbeconsidered.
Shape(20marks):
• Themakingofindividualpositionsandlines.
• Makingpositionsandlinesbetweenpartners.
• Combinationofturnandswaytocreatealookorposition
• Forexample,theabilitytoshowthemanutilizinghiscapeinthePaso
Dobleandtheladysimulatingtheflowofthecape.
Musicality(20marks):
• Rhythmicalinterpretationshoulddemonstrateasenseofmusicality
withinthedance.
• Musicalphrasingandaccents
• Variationinrhythmthatshowsuseofdynamicqualitiesandtimingalso
accentuatesmusicality.
Artistry(20marks)
• Theinterpretationandconceptofthepiece.• Theoverallimpressionshouldhighlightthedancers’abilitytoperform
theroutinewithease,irrespectiveoffastexplosiveandelasticmovements.
• Excellentgroomingisshown.
• Astrongsenseofcharacterizationmustbeapparent,particularlyintheLatinShowdance.
• Artistryandpersonalityofthedancers
ATTACHMENT2–MARKINGSYSTEM
ThemaximumscoreataDWCeventis100points.
Thefollowingjudgingcriteriawillbeappliedwithamaximumof20points
beingawardedineachsection:
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