Proam - Dancing in 2 age group
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tanya_the_dancer
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You cannot dance up in age. You can only dance down. So for your single dances, you can do your own age group and a lower one. Also, I think most competitions do not allow you to do both A and B scholarships, you can do just one, you need to check with the organizer.
tanya_the_dancer
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My understanding is that A is the attractor bracket. So if your age is A, you're stuck dancing A. But if your age was B, coul dance B and A. If C, could dance C and A, etc. But I'm sure someone will correct me.
I thought if you were C, you could dance C and B or C and A. One of your age groups has to be your own age group.
My understanding is that A is the attractor bracket. So if your age is A, you're stuck dancing A. But if your age was B, coul dance B and A. If C, could dance C and A, etc. But I'm sure someone will correct me.
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Bailamosdance
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in amateur comps you may dance your age group and anything lower - the lower age of you and your partner determine the HIGHER age bracket.
Chris Stratton
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You sure about that? I'd be kind of surprised if that were actually a rule - would interfere a lot with a teacher's ability to take multiple students to a comp, too.
Laura
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If you are talking about USA Dance competitions, if they are both 18 or under they may dance Youth, and if they are dancing Youth they may also dance up into Adult. If they are both under 35 but over 18 they may only dance Adult. If they are both over 35 but not both over 45 they may dance Senior I and Adult. If they are both over 45 but not over 55 they may dance Senior II and Senior I (or Senior I and Adult if they want, but not all three and not two that are not contiguous). If they are both over 55 they may dance Senior II and Senior II, or any combination of two contiguous age groups that are no lower than Adult.Sorry for the mini hijack, but does this also apply to Amateur couples? Looking into some non-collegiate comps and cannot seem to get a coherent answer from certain comp organizers
It is similar for NDCA, although some NDCA comps have an under-21 category rather than a Youth category (and even call it Youth, which makes it even more confusing).
The bottom line is that both members of the couple must be age-eligible for the categories they are dancing in, at most competitions a couple can dance two consecutive age categories, Youths and younger can dance up one category, Seniors I and older can dance down one category.
Always check the fine print and rules for a competition, though, just to make sure.
tanya_the_dancer
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I saw a statement like that in rules for one of the comps I went to (although I think it applied mainly to single dances). But I think it would be negotiable if a teacher has a conflict.
fascination
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can't dance up...only down...and usually consecutively...My understanding is that A is the attractor bracket. So if your age is A, you're stuck dancing A. But if your age was B, coul dance B and A. If C, could dance C and A, etc. But I'm sure someone will correct me.
ChaChaMama
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This is one of the MANY pro-am rules that vary from comp to comp.
I think it is universally the case that you can't dance in an older age group than what you are. (E.g., 18-35 year olds can't just go dance 51-60).
Some comps will only allow you to dance ONE age group. (Ohio, for example, and I think maybe Capital). Some will allow you to dance two age groups. Some will allow you to dance as many age groups as your feet and your teacher will permit.
I will also note that pro-am age categories vary from comp to comp. They call them different things (A2, A3, B1) and they arrange the categories differently. (Sometimes I'm in 36-50. Sometimes I'm in 41-50).
Comps also have varying numbers of ability categories, and varying rules about how many categories you can enter, and even what those rules mean. (For example, does "two levels" mean you can enter, for example, intermediate silver and full silver, or does it mean you can enter newcomer, pre-bronze, intermediate bronze, full bronze, open bronze, pre-silver, intermediate silver, full silver, open silver, and silver with rainbow jimmies on top?)
As someone who is pretty new to the pro-am side (3 comps), I find this a little baffling. As I am not going to enter 8 sets of single dances anyway, however, I choose not to worry about it! (I would rather allocate funds toward doing more comps than a gazillion events at one comp. Other people feel differently, and that's cool too.)
I think it is universally the case that you can't dance in an older age group than what you are. (E.g., 18-35 year olds can't just go dance 51-60).
Some comps will only allow you to dance ONE age group. (Ohio, for example, and I think maybe Capital). Some will allow you to dance two age groups. Some will allow you to dance as many age groups as your feet and your teacher will permit.
I will also note that pro-am age categories vary from comp to comp. They call them different things (A2, A3, B1) and they arrange the categories differently. (Sometimes I'm in 36-50. Sometimes I'm in 41-50).
Comps also have varying numbers of ability categories, and varying rules about how many categories you can enter, and even what those rules mean. (For example, does "two levels" mean you can enter, for example, intermediate silver and full silver, or does it mean you can enter newcomer, pre-bronze, intermediate bronze, full bronze, open bronze, pre-silver, intermediate silver, full silver, open silver, and silver with rainbow jimmies on top?)
As someone who is pretty new to the pro-am side (3 comps), I find this a little baffling. As I am not going to enter 8 sets of single dances anyway, however, I choose not to worry about it! (I would rather allocate funds toward doing more comps than a gazillion events at one comp. Other people feel differently, and that's cool too.)
fascination
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yep...I would rather dance more and travel less...b/c I have to pay more money for accomodations (mine and his) when I do more comps...so I feel like I am getting more dance bang for my buck when I do fewer comps but dance more...provided I don't dance past my stamina...mind you 7 comps a year for me feels like a few, and 70 heats feels like cutting back