COMPETITIONS

Weekend Competitions

It is each competitor’s responsibility to read, understand, and abide by the rules.

A few items to remember:

All entrants are required to purchase a weekend ticket and must be included or have verification of purchase.
All competitors must attend the mandatory roll call before their division.
You are also responsible for checking postings or attending any scheduled meetings to assure you are placed in the correct dance/division.

WSDC rules and points determine eligibility for Jack & Jill competitions. Petitions need to be directed to the Chief Judge by 5 pm on Friday for Friday contests and Saturday by 10:00 am for Saturday J&J contests.

The petition form can be downloaded from the World Swing Dance Council website.

Download petition form

How Do I Know How Many Points I Have?

You can search for your own point total by name in the World Swing Dance Council Points Registry.

Be sure to check the competition descriptions below, and our Rules.

COMPETITION LEVELS

These descriptions are taken directly from the WSDC site, please click here for the full document.

NEWCOMER

New dancers / competitors should check event rules. While the WSDC requires a new dancer to start in a skill level no higher than Novice, some events make the Newcomer division mandatory for new dancers.

NOVICE

Novice is the first category that all dancers must pass through to demonstrate their basic dance skills.

INTERMEDIATE

Intermediate – Intermediate is designed to contain the most dancers while they perfect their social and competitive dance skills.

ADVANCED

Advanced – Advanced is intended to be a very competitive category where a dancer may move up from Intermediate or return to from All Star.

ALLSTAR

All Star – All Star is intended to be extremely competitive, with constantly evolving and changing skill level, and requiring consistent placements to remain in this category.

MASTER

Master – A level for anyone age 50 or over.