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
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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.
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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)
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