Tailsuit Required?

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GJB

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At what level of comp does a tailsuit become required? Do men have to wear a tail suit in open gold Standard?
 
Certainly when you're dancing open choreography it's a good idea. Good rule of thumb: what are the other gents wearing?
 
Bummer. I didn't want to spring for a tailsuit until I lose some weight. Was hoping I could start with something like slacks and a vest.

But, I don't have a partner yet so I may be jumping the gun. Try out tomorrow.
 
GJB said:
Was hoping I could start with something like slacks and a vest.

But, I don't have a partner yet so I may be jumping the gun. Try out tomorrow.
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You probably can start with something else - cardigan type sweater for example. Especially in novice which I believe would be the am/am equivelent of 'open gold' (a pro/am term). In ordinary amateur closed syllabus tailsuits are not permitted anyway, though they are in the over 35s and usually at college-hosted (open to everyone) competitions.

Don't worry about it yet - even in a division where most would be wearing them, if it's your first time out there are more important things to worry about.
 
Chris Stratton said:
You probably can start with something else - cardigan type sweater for example. Especially in novice which I believe would be the am/am equivelent of 'open gold' (a pro/am term). In ordinary amateur closed syllabus tailsuits are not permitted anyway, though they are in the over 35s and usually at college-hosted (open to everyone) competitions.

Don't worry about it yet - even in a division where most would be wearing them, if it's your first time out there are more important things to worry about.
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Thanks.

It looked like you were having a try out the other day. How did it go?
 
I've seen "very classy" combinations of slacks and vest. In fact the "very classy" one I'm thinking of ended up 1st place... over MANY tailsuits! Their dancing was great, and the outfit did not penalize them.
 
GJB said:
At what level of comp does a tailsuit become required? Do men have to wear a tail suit in open gold Standard?
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GJB - for the many, many DF readers who rely on the answers to your good question to guide them . . . please clarify if this is for Amateur or Pro/Am (or both).

It may or may not change the concensus, but it is a critical piece of information.

For Amatuer - Gold is still within the syllabus ranks - before Novice, which is before Pre-Champ, which is before Championship level competition

For Pro/Am - Gold (although a syllabus designation) is pretty high up there . . .

Thanks for the extra effort for the team!
 
Good point Reb. If you're going to dance Am-Am in Gold Standard, I'd say you're gonna need a tail-suit. Even if not in your own area but when you travel outside of it. In my neck of the woods it's required (with exception) at Silver.
 
If you're going to dance Am-Am in Gold Standard, I'd say you're gonna need a tail-suit.
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In the US, not only not needed, but not allowed in syllabus divisions. Except in over 35 where they are allowed, and at many college comps where they are indeed quite common in gold finals.
 
Must be loosely enforced. A couple from a practice we go to competed in New York last summer in Am-Am Silver Standard; and all he's got is a tail-suit.
 
I believe that NDCA competitions can locally waive the rule if they want, but this is the national rule for adult syllabus in both sanctioning organizations - no tailsuits and no ballgowns.

In practice numerically meaningful syllabus competition will be found at a few USA dance events all of which are very strict about this, and at numerous college hosted comps that write their own rules which typically do permit full costumes in silver and above - though by no means require them.

It's important to be aware of this, because every once in a while someone from a pro/am background shows up at an amateur event and has to dance with a warmup jacket over their costume or something.
 
Referencing this:

reb said:
GJB - for the many, many DF readers who rely on the answers to your good question to guide them . . . please clarify if this is for Amateur or Pro/Am (or both).

It may or may not change the concensus, but it is a critical piece of information.

For Amatuer - Gold is still within the syllabus ranks - before Novice, which is before Pre-Champ, which is before Championship level competition

For Pro/Am - Gold (although a syllabus designation) is pretty high up there . . .

Thanks for the extra effort for the team!
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Then this . . .

BasicsFirst said:
Good point Reb. If you're going to dance Am-Am in Gold Standard, I'd say you're gonna need a tail-suit. Even if not in your own area but when you travel outside of it. In my neck of the woods it's required (with exception) at Silver.
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Accck!! What the **** is Am-Am?????*

Please stick with Amateur or Pro/Am - please - so a reader can understand if/how it applies to them - - its really simple - please . . . !!


* Am-Am is at best a designation for a very few am/am (sometimes listed as student /student) designations mixed in among Pro/Am in NDCA Pro/Am single dance events
 
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