American Star Ball 2008

syncopationator

syncopationator

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I'm trying to decide if I should attend this comp. Does anyone have any input on how well attended (or not so well attended) this comp was last year.

I'm personally concerned with the International Style pro/am heats/scholarships.
 
I am too. The site no longer has last years heats available, so I searched in some cached pages online and found the year before last I believe. Individual dance heats seemed quite small, but the scholarships seemed well attended. Might do Standard on Saturday since it is local for me...
 
i will be there. priced it out last night... extremely expensive little comp, i think priciest i've encountered so far in my short comp career.

but going nonetheless. actually, the cost really did make me rethink whether i would go. but it's right here in jersey so... am goin'. this year, anyway.
 
samina said:
i will be there. priced it out last night... extremely expensive little comp, i think priciest i've encountered so far in my short comp career.

but going nonetheless. actually, the cost really did make me rethink whether i would go. but it's right here in jersey so... am goin'. this year, anyway.
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Why more expensive? Single dances are in the regular ballpark; scholarships are a little bit more. Packages seem high, but you are local and probably not on a package. Are you doing more events than normal?

Was thinking I could a local comp off pretty cheaply this time...
 
$125 for a scholarship is steep, IME. i'm doing my same set of standard events and it appears to be my most expensive comp for the year, until manhattan when i'm adding latin in. then i'm in a whole new realm of expensive, lol...

course, nothing compared to what fasc has got goin'. ;)
 
I found the Schedule

8:00 - 10:00 PM Thursday Evening May 22 Registration

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Friday Morning May 23 Session 1

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8:00 AM
9:00 AM Registration and Program Corrections
Pro/Am Solos & Showcases (throughout the day)
Pro/Am International Latin Single Dances
Pro/Am International Latin Championships and Scholarships
Pro/Am American Rhythm Single Dances
Pro/Am American Rhythm Championships and Scholarships
Pro/Am Smooth/Standard Mixed Division

5:00 - 7:00 PM Banquet Dinner

Friday Evening May 23 Session 2

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6:30 PM
7:30 PM Registration & Program Corrections
Amateur American Multi Dances and Championships (All Divisions)
Amateur International Multi Dances and Championships
*Open International A Division Championships are Saturday
Professional Rising Star American Smooth
Professional Rising Star International Latin
Professional Open International Standard
Professional Open American Rhythm
Professional Open Showcase
Friday Night Pizza Party


Saturday Morning May 24 Session 3

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7:30 AM
8:00 AM Registration and Program Corrections
Pro/Am American Smooth Single Dances
Pro/Am American Smooth Championships and Scholarships
Pro/Am International Standard Single Dances
Pro/Am International Standard Championships and Scholarships
Pro/Am Rhythm/Latin Mixed Division


6:30 - 8:30 PM Banquet Dinner

Saturday Evening May 24 Session 4

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8:30 PM Amateur Open International Standard Championship - A Division (Only)
Amateur Open International Latin Championship - A Division (Only)
Professional Rising Star International Standard
Professional Rising Star American Rhythm
Professional Open American Smooth
Professional Open International Latin
Top Student and Top Teacher Awards - All Divisions
Saturday Package Holders Party


Sunday Morning May 25 Session 5

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8:30 AM
10:00 AM Registration - No refunds will be made during competition, see rules
Junior American Smooth
Junior International Standard
Junior International Standard Scholarship (Ages 9 - 15)
Junior American Rhythm
Junior International Latin
International Latin Scholarship (Ages 9-15)
 
Just went online to check my schedule/heat times and noticed they added a very cool feature that you typically don't get until you see the full program book at the competition...a list of who your competitors are in each heat.

Unfortunately mine are all uncontested or very small...:-(
 
njdancegirl said:
Just went online to check my schedule/heat times and noticed they added a very cool feature that you typically don't get until you see the full program book at the competition...a list of who your competitors are in each heat.

Unfortunately mine are all uncontested or very small...:-(
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very cool, but... dang. feeling out of my league seeing some of those names.
 
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