Regeln

Die Bavarian Open sind ein Internationales Event mit Teilnehmern aus mehr als 20 Ländern. Um eine bindende Version der (Turnier-)Regeln zu haben, werden eben diese ausschließlich in Englisch bereitgestellt. Solltest Du Verständnisprobleme bei Regeldetails haben, kontaktiere uns oder den Head Judge während des Events. Vielen Dank für dein Verständnis.

General rules for all competitions

Eligibility requirements

To compete at our event, you must:

Multiple registrations

Multiple registrations are allowed. You may choose to enter any competitions for which you meet the specific entry requirements. However, if you enter more than one couples competition (Strictly Swing, Open Routine), you must dance with a different partner each time. It is possible to compete in one skill level division and additionally in any open/age-based divisions.

For WSDC Jack & Jill competitions, it is possible to compete in 2 skill level division under some circumstances. Please refer to the official WSDC rules for details.

Dancing in a non-traditional role

You are allowed to enter any competition in any role. You can dance different competitions in different roles. You cannot dance the same competition in both roles.

Submitting a petition

If you want to enter a competition for which you do not meet the entry requirements, or want to change divisions, you should submit a petition. When you register, request a petition form. Fill out the form and submit it before the registration deadline. Include contact information (such as your cell phone number or hotel room number) so staff may reach you during the event.

Our competition director and chief judge will review your petition and approve or deny your request. Our competition staff will notify you as soon as possible of the decision. If you are requesting to change divisions, you should be prepared to compete in the original division if your petition is denied.

If you qaulify for a higher division, but the points are not listed in the registry database yet, please fill out a petition and include the event, placement and tier of the competition as well as a contact for the event so we are able to verify.

Our verification of your eligibility

We will verify that you are eligible for the competitions you enter by checking the World Swing Dance Council (WSDC) Points Registry and other sources of information, if applicable. In some cases (for example, if you submit a petition or do not have the required WSDC points), we may reassign you to a different division. (See swingdancecouncil.com for details about points.) If you have concerns that other contestants are entered in an incorrect division or are ineligible, please inform our chief judge privately, as soon as possible. We will investigate and take appropriate action, if necessary.

If we determine before or during a competition that you have registered for the wrong division or are not eligible, we will reassign you to the correct division (if possible) or allow you to withdraw. If we discover your error after the finals, we may drop you (and your partner) out of awards. If we made the error and assigned you incorrectly, no penalty will be applied.

Our responsibilities as the organizer

Your responsibilities as a competitor

Dance requirements for competitions

The following dance requirements apply to all our competitions. If our judges determine that you have failed to meet one or more of these requirements, they may assign a violation penalty.

Keep in mind that all ages (including young dancers) will be present at our event, and that your performance might be streamed live online and recorded. Any action that our judges believe would make them uncomfortable in social dancing (such as inappropriate touching or simulating sexual behavior) may earn a violation penalty.

Check with our chief judge in advance if you have any questions regarding the acceptability of your choreography or competition attire.

Requesting a restart

This only applies to routine division or spotlighted dances. You may request a restart only in certain cases, such as:

Competition music

Our judging criteria

You will be judged on the following criteria:

Competition attire

For all competitions, appropriate attire is required. Please consider not to wear Jeans.

Jack & Jill

Summary

Jack & Jill competitions are designed to highlight skills in spontaneous West Coast Swing dancing with a variety of partners and music. A bit of “luck of the draw” comes into play as well. Competitors enter as individuals, are randomly assigned partners, and dance to music selected by our competition DJ.

Eligibility

To enter, you must be at least 13 years old. If you are under 18, you must have the consent of your parent or guardian to compete, and you should be comfortable social dancing with adults on a regular basis. We are offering skill and age divisions. There is no limit on the total number of entries in each division. You may choose to enter as either a “leader” or “follower.” There are no gender restrictions for your chosen role as long as you meet the following criteria:

Jack & Jill divisions

WSDC Jack & Jill follow the official WSDC rules. If event rules and WSDC rules should be incompatible, WSDC rules superseed the event rules.

Skill level divisions

Age divisions

Format

Strictly Swing

Summary

Our Strictly Swing competitions are designed to highlight skills in spontaneous swing dancing (any recognized style) with a chosen partner. Competitors enter as couples and dance to music selected by our competition DJ.

Eligibility

To enter Strictly Swing, you and your partner must both be at least 13 years old If you are under 18, you must have the consent of your parent or guardian to compete. We are offering 4 divisions. There is no limit on the total number of entries in each division. You may choose to enter Strictly Swing as either a “leader” or “follower.” There are no gender restrictions for your chosen role as long as you meet the following criteria:

Strictly Swing divisions

Format

Routine Divisions

Rising Star

Our Rising Star competition is intended for adult couples that are relatively new to performing a choreographed routine. Competitors enter as couples, supply their own music, and perform a swing dance routine (any recognized style) prepared in advance. Routines have to follow the rules of the Rising Star Tour (http://www.risingstartour.com/rules.html)

Super Star Routines (Classic/Showcase)

Our Open Routine competition is intended for adult couples that are not eligible to dance in the Rising Star tour:

It is possible to compete in the Super Star division even when the couple is eligible to dance in Rising Star (no petition needed, couples choice).

Routines may follow either the NASDE “Showcase” or “Classic” format (http://nasde.com/rules.php).

Eligibility

To enter Open Routine, both partners must be at least 18 years old (or petition for an exception). You may choose to enter as either a “leader” or “follower.” There are no gender restrictions for your chosen role. If you enter another couples competition (such as Strictly Swing), you must dance with a different partner each time. We reserve the right to limit our routine divisions to the first 20 couples that enter.

Format

Awards

We award the three highest placed couples in all competitions at the event. We award free passes to next years Bavarian Open in all competitions. Additionaly, we award event passes to other international events. Unless stated otherwise for individual passes, the placeing competitors can choose between event passes in order of their placement (i.e. 1st place chooses first, then 2nd, and so on).

In addition, we award price money for the following divisions:

We will make every effort to conduct all competitions in accordance with these rules. However, we reserve the right to make any changes that we deem necessary for any competition. If we need to make any changes to our competitions or to these rules, we will post them on our website (if possible) or announce them at the event.

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