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Cool! Thanks Daphna! So sorry we're not going to be in LA next week (work and family issues have conspired against us -- it's not the location), but these three are now on our calendar! :D

Agree that slow fox music tends to have jazz(y) characteristics by nature. I do have one on my practice disk -- "Something Better To Do" by Olivia Newton-John -- that is a very danceable 27 bpm, and I don't think of it as particularly jazzy.

Daphna, this is a great idea. Unfortunately we can't make nationals this year due to work and family commitments, but at least we can participate in this way. :) Thanks for the idea!

Joe, we competed at High Point in Bronze W/Q and Bronze F/T. Points from both are counted in the beta database. I see your point about using the "official" bronze event (W/Q -- the one that in an NQE could qualify you for nationals) as a way to mitigate the 'double-counting' of bronze points...

:confused: Don't let it bother you. The performance quality Saturday night was WELL worth the price of admission. We've bought Saturday night VIP tickets the last two years. This year my sister (a non-dancer) came with us, and she was just thrilled by the competition (especially when the...

We have done precisely that combination in bronze quickstep. Got the idea from this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVrBtujXMm4

The current rulebook (2010, 12th edition) states in 4.6.2.8: "Proficiency points are accumulated in all sanctioned USA Dance and NDCA amateur events, including USA Dance Mixed Proficiency events." Mengu's quote is from the Guide to the Proficiency Point System published in April 2008. I...

Agree that this is one area not clear in the rules. At the High Point NQE last October there were bronze standard Waltz/Quickstep and bronze standard Tango/Foxtrot heats. They each started from a semifinal in Senior I. I've been counting the points earned in both, but it would be nice to know...

Very interesting discussion here over the last several days, and clearly there are some strong opinions. Question for any or all: At check-in of the next USA Dance competition you attend, if the registrar were to ask you how many proficiency points you have in the style/age/proficiency...

Good idea on the Google doc! Is your spreadsheet something you'd be willing to share ... not the data, of course, but the logic/formulas? I've tried several different spreadsheets and database programs and am not finding an easy way to auto-calculate USAD points.

One clarification ... Rule 4.2.5.4 handles the age change situation for Preteen/Junior/Youth couples and notes that if they qualify for Nationals in a particular age category, and then move out of that age category before Nationals, they can not compete in the lower age category in Nationals...

I went back and read these sections -- both circumstances are addressed specifically. Rule 4.2.5.2 addresses proficiency level and says if you "...lose eligibility in the proficiency level at which they qualified, they will be considered to be qualified for that USA Dance National DanceSport...

Looks like you're working out of the rulebook itself? Sorry, I gave the Web page location, but didn't say which document. You'll get a better picture of how it works by downloading the document titled "Guide to Proficiency Point System." It's two links down from the rulebook.

And it actually can happen more quickly. Add multiple age categories to your scenario, Lorelei. If the couple danced both levels at say, Senior 1 and Senior 2, and (for simplicity sake) had identical results at both ages, each partner would have Senior 2 bronze totals of 66 points -- 2/3 of...

I just did some studying of the system and computed points totals for my partner and I. The change to 200 points is a big deal. Keep in mind that means 200 points total for the couple, or 100 points per individual, before you should move up (assuming you're in a consistent partnership). I was...