Jack & Jill Competition Rules

COMPETITION INFORMATION

This will be a Jack & Jill freestyle dance competition where leaders and followers are randomly matched and switched during each round. Dancers are judged based on their ability to improvise a dance with different partners, then eliminated until the final round by a panel of judges. The winning couple takes all!

RULES

1. All contestants must register in advance by emailing names to info@calientedance.com
2. Lifts and flips are not allowed.
3. This competition is judged based on pure salsa freestyling. Any dancing that looks “obviously” choreographed (i.e. synchronized shines sequences) will result in disqualification. This will be at the discretion of the judges.
4. Dancers must dance salsa.
5. The judges’ decision is final.

ELIGIBILITY

The competition is open to amateur dancers only. An amateur is defined as:
• May not have ever received financial compensation for Salsa related activities such as teaching, adjudicating, competing, performing, or choreographing.
• May not have ever judged a competition.
• May not have ever been the director of a team.
• May not have ever performed or competed on a team with, or as the partner of, a professional Salsa dancer other then their instructor.
• May not have taught Salsa except as an unpaid assistant instructor or demonstration partner.
• May not have ever been considered a semi-pro or pro Salsa dancer or danced on a semi-pro or pro Salsa team.

JUDGING CRITERIA

1. Enjoyment: Do the dancers look like they are enjoying themselves throughout the dance?
2. Timing: Do the dancers stay on a consistent beat?
3. Musicality: Do the dancers show a connection to the music?
4. Partnering: Do the dancers show that they are engaged with each other and matching each other’s level?

JUDGES

Christina Morrison- Christina is certified in LA, NY & Puerto Rican Salsa by the World Salsa University in Puerto Rico, is a certified judge for the World Salsa Open Finals and recently judged the Copa Nacional Street Dancing Finals in Puerto Rico. She has over 20 years of salsa dance experience and a background in ballet, jazz and competitive ballroom and is the director & choreographer of the internationally touring dance company Salsa Caliente. Christina has traveled to teach or perform all over the West Coast as well as in Italy, Mexico, Puerto Rico, New York, the Bahamas, Atlanta and Toronto, has competed twice for Canada in the World Salsa Open Championships and has appeared on stage and in music videos with award winning bands.

Daniela Latiff- Daniela is the Club President and Lead Instructor at the University of Victoria Cuban Salsa Club. She has traveled to Cuba over 35 times, attended over 50 dance workshops on Cuban Rhythms & Cuban Latin dancing and has taught Cuban Salsa and Rueda de Casino in several cities and communities on Vancouver Island for almost 19 years.

Warren Scott- Warren has been dancing and performing Salsa around the world for over 17 years and judges the Salsa Caliente Amateur Salsa Competition yearly. Highlight performances and/or competitions include the Taiwan Cultural Festival in Asia; the World Latin Formation Team Championships in Austria; Cruise Ships in the Mediterranean; the Snowball Classic in Vancouver; with Salsa Caliente in Seattle, and the New York Salsa Congress. He’s a past member of the performance groups Grupo America (Vancouver) and Salsa Caliente (Victoria). On the social dance floor his deep passion for dance is infectious, and he’s well known for his spontaneity and musicality.

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