Leaders and Followers sign up individually. In the prelims you will dance with more than one partner and to different tempos. Individuals will be chosen by the judges to dance the final.
This is a Balboa/Bal-swing competition. You will be judged on technique, musicality and ability to create partnership. Judges will be looking for dancers that can adapt to and complement their partners while keeping the integrity of their own dancing. In the finals you will be randomly paired and judged as couples.
This division is open for any level of dancers, but note that you can only participate in one of the mix and match competitions unless you sign up in a different role.
Leaders and Followers sign up individually. In the prelims you will dance with more than one partner and to different tempos. Individuals will be chosen by the judges to dance the final.
This is a Balboa/Bal-swing competition. You will be judged on technique, musicality and ability to create partnership. Judges will be looking for dancers that can adapt to and complement their partners while keeping the integrity of their own dancing. In the finals you will be randomly paired and judged as couples.
This division is open for dancers that haven’t yet made the finals in any other Balboa mix and match competition of a similar level. Note that you can only participate in one of the mix and match competitions unless you sign up in a different role.
The organizer reserves the right to determine if a dancer can enter this division. Please contact the organizer if you have questions regarding which mix and match competition you should sign up for.
Dancers sign up as couples. In the prelims you will dance to songs of different tempos. Couples will be chosen by the judges to dance the final.
This is a Balboa/Bal-swing competition. Judges will reward partnership, technique, ability to improvise to the music and performance skills. Prepared choreographed elements and airsteps are accepted, but will only be rewarded if done musically and within the dance. .
This competition is open for any level of dancers.
Competitors do not need a full weekend pass to participate, a party pass holder is also accepted.
Send your registration following this link Contest Registration
Note that the registration online is only a pre-registration.
At the festival, you also have to pay the €5 fee per competition and pick up your number. The competition desk is open between 19.00 and 20.00 on Friday the 15th of March in Brancaccio Palace.
Be early, competition registration is ONLINE ONLY and closes at 19.00
Prelims will be held on Friday evening at 21.00 in Gala Hall – Finals on Saturday evening during the party.
All competitors should be present at the competitors meeting and check in with the Contest Coordinator 10 minutes before prelims and finals in Gala Hall.
A couple consists of one lead and one follow. Leaders may be any gender. Followers may be any gender