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Please review the rules to the right.
Register as soon as you can.  Cancellation is easy, up to the deadline.

NOTE:  By registering as a participant, you agree to Purdue University's Hold Harmless Agreement.

After registering, please send payment by mail (See Payment information Below)

1. Registration Instructions

2. Tracking Number Lookup

3. O2CM online entry form

To review your entries, go to http://www.o2cm.com and check the Purdue Comp "Entry List" "By Competitor". 

email webmaster@purdueballroom.org if you have any trouble using the registration system.

Payment Information

Registration for the 2014 comp is covered by one fee of:

$40.00 per individual

Be sure to include with your payment
the name of the competitor you are paying for.

Please do not send cash, as it may be lost in the mail.

After completing online registration,

Send Payment to the following address:
Payable to "Purdue Latin & Ballroom Dance Team"

Purdue Ballroom Classic
c/o Daniel Dilley
437 LaGrange St.
West Lafayette, IN 47906

 

Costume Policy

For Purdue Comp we suggest using the same dress code as USA Dance.
http://www.usadance.org/forms-and-resources/0yaowpubix
 
We will not be enforcing dress code at our competition, but please do not dress in a manner which gives you an unfair advantage for your level. 
 
We will do our best to give a costume change break between Gold and Novice, for those of you competing in both of those 2 consecutive levels.

Newcomer Eligibility: 

A newcomer is someone who has been dancing 12 months or less.  Not competing, just dancing. 
  If you already had been learning to dance when we held last year's classic, then you are not a newcomer. 
  Your eligibility to dance newcomer is not improved by dancing with a particularly inexperienced partner, or even by being a particularly inexperienced partner. 
  Your eligibility to dance newcomer is not improved by never having been recalled by the judges. 
  Your 12 months timer does not pause if you take some time off from dancing.
  Your newcomer timer does not reset after a long absence.  There's no going back.
  If you are not a newcomer, you may not dance in any of the 4 styles at the newcomer level.  Other teams
have asked us to enforce this policy. 
  On the other hand, we have seen couples make it to the Bronze Final using only Newcomer figures.  Just dance well.

This rule is based somewhat on the national rules: http://www.usadancencc.org/index.cfm/showsection/registration_policies/showsubsection/rules_policies/page.htm.
 
National Rules also allow for experienced females to dance newcomer as leaders.  As long as this female leader has never competed as a follow at a level higer than silver.  If you are really experienced as a female leader though, you should still dance above newcomer level.  

Otherwise, we encourage you to compete Bronze or higher.  We have seen couples make it to the Bronze Final using only Newcomer figures.  Just dance well.



The 2 Consecutive Levels Rule

The 4 'styles' are:
American Smooth, and International Standard,
American Rhythm, and International Latin

Any individual may only appear in up to 2 consecutive levels in each of the 4 styles.
The level(s) you choose in one style do not limit your choices in a different style (Although you may get dirty looks if you dance Open in one style and Bronze in another)
To compete in newcomer as one of your levels, you must qualify, as described above.

The Progression of levels is:

'Closed' (Syllabus only) Levels:
1 Newcomer (Only Pre-Bronze & Bronze steps allowed),
2 Bronze (Only Pre-Bronze & Bronze Steps allowed),
3 Silver (Pre-Bronze, Bronze and Silver Steps Allowed),
4 Gold (Any Syllabus Steps Allowed),

'Open' Levels:
5 Novice - Choreographed Routines. Any Syllabus or otherwise (No lifts or Stunts)
6 Pre-Champ - Choreographed Routines. Any Syllabus or otherwise (No lifts or Stunts)
7 Champ - Choreographed Routines. Any Syllabus or otherwise (No lifts or Stunts)

NOTE: Some Dances are danced together as one event, these are indicated with two letters in parenthesis, such as Bronze Standard (WQ), which combines Waltz and Quickstep as one event.

A Note on American Style:

In the American style, we like to follow the USA Dance rules, which are more concerned with proficiency level than with steps.
http://www.usadance.org/dancesport/athlete-information/the-syllabus/

Syllabi can also be found:

At the end of the USA Dance rulebook (Just scroll to the end, and go back from there):
http://usadance.org/dancesport/forms-and-resources/rules-policies-and-bylaws/

Appendix 1 in the NDCA rulebook:
http://ndca.org/rules-and-results/ndca-rule-book/

Over 400 Competitors from 18 schools!


Each year, the Purdue Ballroom Dance Classic at Purdue University attracts
collegiate and adult competitors to W. Lafayette to challenge their skills in front of our nationally ranked and certified judging panel. 

Several hundred spectators are expected to come witness the events, including sometimes the Mayor of West Lafayette, the President of Purdue University, the Journal & Courier, and the Exponent.


Ballroom dancing is booming nationwide, and with the continued exposure of dancing in the media, particularly the team's appearance on Dancing With The Stars, we expect the event to continue to grow. 


Many competitors come to our comp to prepare for the collegiate dance nationals which occur shortly after our event in Ohio, at which the Purdue team has consistently ranked 1st or 2nd place each year. 


We continue to use the same electronic score keeping system which is used at the national event in Ohio, to make results available almost immediately.

The team is always looking for sponsors.  Please contact us if you are interested.