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

The Standard and Latin American competition will have a Senior and Adult age category. Also we provide in a Starters class. Only dance couples with less than 25 lessons can enter in this class. The starters class will not have an age category and there will be no selection round.

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 run 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 other (see time table) 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 till A class will dance a combined selection round over the following dances:
   • with Standard: Slow Waltz, Tango & Quickstep
   • with Latin: Cha-Cha, Rumba & Jive
      
6. If a Class after the selection round consists of more than 8 couples, this class will be split in to sub-classes. In example: 10 couple are placed in the C-Classe 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.
    
7. 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.
    
8. The selection round for the 10-Dance competition will be danced over the following dances (only if more than 6 couples):
   • with Standard: Slow Waltz, Tango, Viennese Waltz, Slow Foxtrot & Quickstep
   • with Latin: Samba, Cha-cha, Rumba, Paso Doble & Jive
      
9. 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).
    
10. 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.
     
11. It will be possible to register for the Standard-, Latin- ánd 10-Dance competition. We do advise couples to consider this carefully since all competitions are danced swiftly after each other and there will be not much time to rest or to change ones clothes (see time table).
     
12. Show Dance will be danced over one round. The adjudicators will judge on the following items:
    1. Technique
    2. Presentation
    3. Overall impression
        
13. 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.
     
14. 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.
       
15. All competitions will be judged closed. All results will be published on a central point during the competition.

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

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5. Presentation

This years presentation will be in the hands of Jacob Meijer. Jacob is a long time acquaintance of UNIque Dance and has judged on and presented  the Zwolse IJsselcup. Jacob has an immense experience in organising competitions. As chairmain of the ANDOS, one of the largest dance unions in The Netherlands, and owner of his own dance school he has organised competitions for over 27 years.

Music

Just as last year the music will be in the qualified hands of Harald Drenth of Drenth Dance Centers. Harald is Cor and Arno's trainer.

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6. Adjudicators

This years adjudicators panel:

- Miss Naomi Kolijn

- Miss Pauline LaDiges - Kwikkel

- Mr. Mark Mooijekind

All adjudicators are Dutch professionals and have judged Same-Sex competitions before or have trained Same-Sex couples.

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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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