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1. General information about the Zwolse IJsselcup
2. Extra Rule set
3. Classes
4. Time table
5. Presentation
6. Adjudicators
7. Competition secretary

1. General information about the Zwolse IJsselcup

This years IJsselcup is being extended, we have chosen to offer the following competitions:

• Standard competition in Adults
• Standard competition in Seniors
• Latin American competition in Adults
• Latin American competition in Seniors
• 10-Dance competition
• Show Dance competition

A 10-Dance competition means that you need to dance all of the Ballroom competition dances. These are: Slow Waltz, Tango, Viennese Waltz, Slow Foxtrot, Quickstep, Samba, Cha-cha, Rumba, Paso Doble and Jive.
Remark: the 10-Dance competition is not exclusive for A-Class couples. Everyone who can dance the 10 required dances may enter the competition!

A Show Dance is a choreography for Standard or Latin American which is performed between the 2.45 and 3.30 minutes. The elements of the Show Dance must be selected from one up to all of the five regular Latin or Standard competition dances.
Show Dance is a very spectacular form of dance. Choreographies may contain lifts for example.

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2. Extra Rule set

To our knowledge it is the first time that all of the above competitions are offered on just one day. So we will have a very busy day full of dancing. To let all competitions runs smoothly, we have defined some extra rules, next to the standard Equality Dance competition rules:

1. It is only possible to register for one age category. So if you register for the Seniors, you cannot compete with the Adults. We have chosen for this rule since all competitions are danced swiftly after each (see time table) other and there will be not much time to rest or to change ones clothes. If a double registration is received only the Senior class will apply.
    
2. Participation for the Senior age category is only possible if one of the dancers is 41 years or older.
    
3. The classes in Standard and Latin are: Starters, D, C, B & A.
    
4. To enter the Starters Class a couple may not have had more than 25 lessons. This Class will not have a Selection round and there will be no age category applied.
    
5. The D & C class will dance a combined selection round over the following dances:
   • with Standard: Slow Waltz, Tango & Quickstep
   • with Latin: Cha-Cha, Rumba & Jive
      
6. The B & A class will dance a combined selection round over the following dances:
   • with Standard: Slow Waltz, Tango, Viennese Waltz, Slow Foxtrot & Quickstep
   • with Latin: Samba, Cha-cha, Rumba, Paso Doble & Jive
      
7. If a Class after the selection round consists of more than 8 couples, this class will be split in to sub-classes. For example: in C-Class there are 10 couple after the selection round. Based on the amount of crosses given the C-class will be divided in two sub-classes named: "C1" and "C2". The "C1" contains the couples with the most crosses.
    
8. The sub-classes mentioned at point 7 will dance in their one final. This way every couple has a change to dance a real final.
    
9. The selection round for the 10-Dance competition will be danced over the following dances:
   • with Standard: Slow Waltz, Tango, Viennese Waltz, Slow Foxtrot & Quickstep
   • with Latin: Samba, Cha-cha, Rumba, Paso Doble & Jive
      
10. Everyone can enter the 10-Dance competition. So this competition is nót exclusive for A-Class couples. Of course you must be able to dance all of the 10-Dances. Depended on the amount of registered couples a division in classes may arise which will be equal to a normal competition (so D, C, B, A).
     
11. A 10-Dance couple must consist of the same two dancers for all dances. So it is not allowed to change partners between the Standard and Latin disciplines. Dancers with different partners for each discipline can only register for the Standard & Latin competitions.
     
12. It will be possible to register for the Standard-, Latin- ánd 10-Dance competition. We do advise couples to really consider this since all competitions are danced swiftly after each (see time table) other and there will be not much time to rest or to change ones clothes.
     
13. Show Dance will be danced over two rounds. Each round the adjudicators will judge on the following items:
    1. Technique
    2. Presentation
    3. Overall impression
        
14. For each item an adjudicator can award between 1 and 10 points. The couple with the most point after two rounds is the winner of the Show Dance competition.
     
15. A Show Dance must meet the following criteria:
    • a choice must made to do a Standard or Latin Show Dance
    • the Show Dance must contain one up to all of the five competition dances
    • elements of the other discipline may be used to complement the choreography, but the total of chosen dances must be at least 75% of the show
    • the music of the Show Dance must lay between 2.45 and 3.30 minutes. When the music is longer this can lead to deduction of points.
       
16. All competitions will be judged closed. All results will be published on a central point during the competition.

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3. Classes

Starters: dance couples with less than 25 lessons
D-Class: dance couples with more than 25 lessons
C-Class = Advanced
B-Class = Very advanced
A-Class = Top class

Dances per class

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4. Time table

All times are by approximation, subject to the amount of couples per round and how the day goes.

Friday 9 March 2007

Saturday 10 March 2007

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5. Presentation

The presenter for The Fourth Zwolse IJsselcup is miss Pauline Ladiges-Kwikkel.  She also is the head of the panel of adjudicators. Miss Ladiges is a World Dance Counsel registered adjudicator and has  presented and judged several same-sex dance competitions (amongst those the EqualitydancE Dutch Open 2006). She also was the presenter of the very First Zwolse IJsselcup!

6. Adjudicators

We are proud to announce the adjudicators and presenter for the Fourth Zwolse IJsselcup. Again the organizers have managed to gather a highly qualified panel of adjudicators.

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7. Secretary

Just as last time the Competition secretary will be in the capable hands of The ANDOS Competition Secretary and the Scrutinizers from the  Dutch Scrutinizers Association (NVvS)

The Dutch Scrutinizers Association

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