WDSF COMPETITION RULES - World DanceSport Federation

WDSF COMPETITION RULES
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F. Rules for Competitions (Formations)
Rule F.1 (Number of Couples)
1.1 In all Formation competitions teams shall consist of six, seven or eight couples. No person
may dance in more than one team in the same event.
1.2 In all Formation competitions at least 12 competitors per team must hold a valid and
subsisting passport of the represented WDSF Member country at the time s/he is appointed
to represent that Member and at the time of the relevant Championship or Cup.
1.3 At any stage in a competition 4 team Members may be replaced by up to 4 reserves.
Rule F.2 (Music, Dances)
2.1 Teams in the Standard category must base their routines on the Waltz, Tango, Viennese
Waltz, Slow Foxtrot and Quickstep with an optimal maximum of 16 bars of music in any
dance including Latin American.
2.2 Teams in the Latin American category must base their routines on the Samba, Cha-Cha-
Cha, Rumba, Paso Doble and Jive and any other Latin American rhythm with an optional
maximum of 16 bars of music in any dance, including Standard dances.
2.3 Solo performances in the Standard category shall be restricted to 8 bars in any one dance
used with a maximum of 24 bars of music over the whole presentation, except for the Latin
American dances in which solo performance is normally a part.
2.4 No formation team shall dance a routine exceeding 6 minutes including entry and exit. Of
these 6 minutes, no more than 4½ minutes shall be judged and must be clearly identified in
recognisable fashion at the beginning and end.
2.5 Tapes or other audio systems shall be used.
2.6 Teams not complying with these requirements may be disqualified by the Chairman.
Rule F.3 (Rehearsals)
3.1 A Chairman must be appointed. The Chairman must attend rehearsals and warn any team
breaching the Rules. If the Rules are breached during the competition, the Chairman may
disqualify the team(s).
3.2 Adequate arrangements must be made for non-public team rehearsals before the
competition.
3.3 An equal amount of time at least 15 minutes long must be allocated to each team in the hall
with appropriate music.
In Formation competitions with different dance directions within the same event an equal
amount of time at least 20 minutes long must be allocated to each team in the hall with
appropriate music.
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