Holy Cross
Ballroom Dance

• Levels & Restrictions
  • Newcomer Category
    • In order to dance in newcomer category both members of a couple must have been dancing for less than a year (August 2007).
    • Newcomer couples are restricted to Pre-Bronze syllabus for International style and Bronze syllabus for American style. Newcomer couples dancing American style are encouraged to dance basic patterns and dance them well!
  • Which level can I dance?
    • There is NO time limit for bronze category. However, if a couple has placed in final rounds at any collegiate competitions in the past they are encouraged to dance silver.
    • All couples dancing in syllabus events (Bronze, Silver or Gold) must dance at their level as determined by YCN/NECN point systems.
    • Partners at different levels dancing together must dance at the level of the more experienced partner.
    • Dancing down a level is expressly NOT ALLOWED.
    • Each competitor may register up to four category-level blocks. Each block consists of the dances in one category (standard, latin, smooth, or rhythm) at one level (newcomer, bronze, silver, gold, or open).
    • Dancers may only dance in adjacent levels in multiple styles (i.e. you may dance Gold Smooth and Silver Latin but not Gold Rhythm and Bronze Standard).
    • A competitor may only dance at one level per style.
      Exceptions:
      
      • Unless a specific dance is not offered at their level.
      • Gold couples are allowed to dance open as well.
      For example:
      A couple that dances Bronze American Rhythm but also wishes to dance Mambo, may compete in Silver Mambo.
    • A competitor may dance at two adjacent levels in two different styles.
      For example:
      A couple is allowed to dance Bronze Smooth and Standard but Silver Rhythm and Latin
      A couple is allowed to dance Gold Latin and Standard but Open Rhythm and Smooth
      A couple may NOT dance both Open Latin and Beginner Smooth.
    • A competitor may dance at two adjacent levels in two different roles.
      For example:
      A dancer may follow in Silver Smooth and lead in Bronze Smooth.
      A dancer may follow in Silver Smooth, rhythm, latin and standard.
      A dancer may follow in Silver smooth and silver rhythm, and lead in Bronze latin and Bronze Standard.
      A dancer may NOT follow in Silver Smooth, rhythm, latin and standard and lead in Bronze smooth, rhythm, latin and standard. (This would violate the four category-level blocks rule, see above.)
  • Eligibility enforcement
    • If competitors have concerns about the level at which another dancer or couple is registered to compete please email the Associate Chair at AssociateChair@HCBallroom.com. We welcome all feedback from competitors and will research all issues brought to our attention.
• Syllabus
  • The syllabus for International style will be the ISTD syllabus
  • The syllabi recognized for American style events will be any major recognized syllabi including: NDCA, USISTD, DVIDA, FADS and AM
  • No continuity or open footwork is allowed in Newcomer and Bronze events.
• Holy Cross welcomes junior and adult amateur couples wishing to compete within the college community.
• Costumes are permitted within all levels at the Holy Cross Ballroom Dance Competition.
  • Competitors should dress tastefully and appropriately for the events in which they are competing. Judges may invigilate couples for inappropriate attire.
  • Shoes: It is mandatory that all competitors wear appropriate dance shoes on the dance floor. Ladies must wear heel caps, available for purchase at the competition.
• Housing
  • Housing is available the Friday night before the competition on a first come, first serve basis. Teams anticipating a need for housing should email the Associate Chair at AssociateChair@HCBallroom.com no later than Sunday, February 10, 2008 with a list of team members requiring housing. Housing will not be available on campus Saturday night. Teams planning to stay on campus Friday night should plan on arriving no later than 9:00 PM.
• Judging
  • The committee of judges will be responsible for decisions made regarding problems of marking, ties and adjudication. Judges will also invigilate competitors if anything comes to their attention.
• Vendors
  • As in prior years the Holy Cross Ballroom Dance Team will be offering vendors and local business the opportunity to advertise in our events program. Vendors may also inquire about having a booth at the competition. Questions and requests should be directed to our Associate Chair at AssociateChair@HCBallroom.com.
• Conduct
  • The organizers have the right to eject anyone from the premises for unruly conduct or for violation of any of the rules or guidelines. Flagrant disregard of any of the rules or regulations will result in a mark down of placement or in a disqualification where necessary.
• Food
  • There are several options available for food both on campus and off including a coffee shop and cafeteria in the same building as the competition. There are also several options for available off-campus for food. Food may not be delivered to the ballroom from off-campus during the competition.
• Liability
  • The College of the Holy Cross and the Holy Cross Ballroom Dance Team are not liable for any property lost or damaged and injury or other misfortune that occurs during the competition.
• Videos & Photography
  • Video and photography is expressly permitted. We remind all competitors and others to please be aware of copyright laws and to please be considerate when using photographs taken by professional or semi-professional photographers at our competition.