Ohio Star Ball---competition allert

Tanja Hodges (MadamTRH@aol.com)
Wed, 14 Oct 1998 18:57:03 EDT

Hello Everyone,
We are about to pass the deadline for registering for the collegiate
competition at Ohio Star Ball. The website for the original info is:

http://www.usabda.org/Comps/1998forms/ycnohio.html

Below is a badly formated copy of that information. I will have entry forms
available at practice tonight for anyone who cares to fill one out and give me
a check. I will also be available at the end of beginner class
tomorrow---7:30 ish at freer--- for anyone who would like to give their entry
form to me so that they will be assured that it will get there on time---I'm
hand delivering them to the organizer this weekend.

I believe we are requesting SORF funds to help pay for travel costs and entry
fees so this will probably be another basically "free" comp---we'll probably
do the reimbursement thing again. Please think about coming and competing.
(Its okay to just go and observe, but once you get there you'll want to
dance.)

Tanja Hodges---your education chair and all around nifty person.

Here is the form:

COLLEGIATE COMPETITION AT OHIO STAR BALL
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1998
8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. in the Union Room
on the 2nd Floor at the Ohio Center
(adjacent to Greater Columbus Convention Center)
Columbus, Ohio
DEADLINE for entries: October 20, 1998*
*Received date, not date of postmark
OHIO STAR BALL hosts YCN COLLEGIATE COMPETITION
Organized by USABDA's Youth College Network
--Competitions offered in all four disciplines
--American Style and International Style Team Matches
--$25/person fee includes:

Unlimited entries (at 1 eligible level per dance)

Entry into the ballroom

Ticket for Saturday night (upstairs seating) to watch TV taping of
professional events
--Limited amount of crash space provided by local students and adults

Contact Lawrence Wang at wang.375@osu.edu without delay

First come, first served (614-298-0151; but e-mail preferred)
--If you'd rather spend $$ for accommodations, we're checking into reasonable
rates and will post
them in this space within a few days
--USABDA membership required ($9/year student rate)

Student membership must be applied for

Entry forms can be printed from http://www.usabda.org/application.html
--Please submit your school entries AS A GROUP. Thanks!

One entry form per couple, please
Direct any
questions to:
Kay Teague
12730 Veirs Mill Road, #304
Rockville, MD 20853
Tel: (301) 933-5505; Fax:
(301) 933-5542
E-mail: KayTeague@aol.com
IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT ALL COMPETITORS READ THE
FOLLOWING INFORMATION VERY CAREFULLY, IN ORDER THAT NO
INADVERTENT INFRACTIONS (SUCH AS ELIGIBILITY VIOLATIONS, DRESS
CODE VIOLATIONS, AND/OR DANCING OUT OF CATEGORY) OCCUR.
ELIGIBILITY
To be eligible to dance as a student in THIS COMPETITION, the following
criteria shall apply:
(1) Either: (a) You are currently enrolled in a college or university pursuing
a degree course (full- or
part-time)
Or: (b) You graduate(d) in 1998, but prior to graduation you competed with
your school in YCN
events
Or: (c) If only one member of a dance partnership is eligible under (a) or
(b), provided that the dance
partnerhip was formed while you both were in college and provided that you
have danced together
regularly, as a partnership, in previous YCN events on the collegiate circuit,
during the time that you
both were in college, then you may continue to dance for your school until the
second member of the
dance partnership becomes ineligible under (a) or (b).
(2) You must be 34-years-of-age or younger on December 31, 1998
(3) You may dance in only one eligible level per dance offered (Newcomer,
Beginner, Intermediate,
Advanced) plus unlimited Open-To-All events plus Team Matches.
DEFINITIONS:
NEWCOMERS: Fall 1998 is your FIRST SEMESTER OF BALLROOM DANCING, and
certainly your first semester competing. You probably will be dancing Bronze
level steps (although
you may not know this); just nothing fancy. Don't forget to ask your teacher
if you are learning
American or International style. No costumes permitted.
BEGINNERS: You may have been dancing for up to one year. At the MOST, you
began in the
Fall Semester of 1997. Any Bronze and/or Silver Syllabus steps may be danced.
You will be
invigilated. No costumes permitted.
INTERMEDIATE (Syllabus): Any steps from the Bronze, Silver and/or Gold Syllabi
may be
danced. You will be invigilated. Open material will be penalized. Costumes
permitted but not
required.
ADVANCED (Open): Not restricted to syllabus; open figures may be danced.
Costumes
encouraged but not required.
OPEN-TO-ALL: Not restricted to syllabus. Costumes optional.
If you are unfamiliar with syllabus steps, please ask your teacher (or request
step lists).
DRESS CODE
NO COSTUMES PERMITTED in the Newcomer or Beginner categories. For the Smooth
and
Standard Divisions, gentlemen should wear dark pants with a white shirt and
tie (jackets or plain
dark cardigan sweaters are optional); ladies should wear leotards or blouses
with skirts, or party or
cocktail dresses. For the Rhythm and Latin Divisions, gentlemen should wear
dark pants and a plain
white or black shirt (tie optional); ladies should wear leotards or blouses
with skirts, or party or
cocktail dresses. COSTUMES PERMITTED BUT NOT REQUIRED in the Intermediate,
Advanced, and Open-To-All categories.
YCN COLLEGIATE ENTRY FORM - OHIO STAR
BALL
(Deadline: Monday 10/20/98)
Please read Definitions and Instructions PRIOR to completing entry forms!
Gent's Name: __________________________________
Address: __________________________________
___________________________________________
Phone: (day) ____________________ (eve)_____________________
College/School: __________________________________
E-Mail: __________________________________
USABDA #:_________________ Exp.: _________________
Lady's Name: __________________________________
Address: __________________________________
___________________________________________
Phone: (day) ____________________ (eve)_____________________
College/School: __________________________________
E-Mail: __________________________________
USABDA #:_________________ Exp.: _________________

Please carefully circle the events you wish to enter
LEVELS
STYLE (AM or IN)
DANCES
NEWCOMER
AMERICAN STYLE:
Waltz - Tango - Foxtrot - Cha Cha - Rumba -
Swing
Single Dances
INTERNATIONAL
STYLE:
Waltz - Quickstep - Cha Cha - Rumba - Jive

BEGINNER
AMERICAN STYLE:
Waltz/Tango
Two-Dance Events
Foxtrot/Viennese Waltz
Cha Cha/Rumba
Swing/Mambo
INTERNATIONAL
STYLE:
Waltz/Quickstep
Foxtrot/Tango
Cha Cha/Rumba
Samba/Jive

INTERMEDIATE
AMERICAN STYLE:
Waltz/Tango/Foxtrot
Three-Dance Events
Viennese Waltz
& Single-Dance
Events
Cha Cha/Rumba/Swing
Mambo
INTERNATIONAL
STYLE:
Waltz/Foxtrot/Quickstep
Tango
Cha Cha/Rumba/Jive
Samba

ADVANCED
AMERICAN STYLE:
Waltz/Tango/Foxtrot/Viennese Waltz
Four-Dance Events
Cha Cha/Rumba/Swing/Mambo
INTERNATIONAL
STYLE:
Waltz/Tango/Foxtrot/Quickstep
Cha Cha/Samba/Rumba/Jive

OPEN TO ALL:
International Viennese Waltz
Single-Dance Events
Paso Doble
West Coast Swing
Merengue - Bolero
Hustle - Polka
Swing - Lindy Hop
Each person may enter only (1) eligible level per dance, plus OPEN TO ALL,
plus
TEAM MATCHES

TEAM MATCHES
Four-couple teams only; each couple dances one dance; incomplete teams will be
combined.
Please submit all team names on one form. Costumes are encouraged, but are not
mandatory.
AMERICAN STYLE
Gentleman's Name
Lady's Name
W:
__________________________________
__________________________________
R:
__________________________________
__________________________________
T:
__________________________________
__________________________________
Sw:
__________________________________
__________________________________
School:
__________________________________
Team Name:
__________________________________
INTERNATIONAL STYLE
Gentleman's Name
Lady's Name
W: __________________________________
__________________________________
C: __________________________________
__________________________________
Q: __________________________________
__________________________________
J: __________________________________
__________________________________
BRING YOUR TEAM BANNERS!!
******************************************************************************
Competitors:
$25/person (w/valid ID) x _____ =
$________
Non-competitor students (daytime):
$10/person (w/valid ID)* x _____ =
$________
Non-competitor students (evening):
$20/person (w/valid ID)* x _____ =
$________
*Note: These discounted student rates are ONLY if pre-paid with this form;
Full rates are: Daytime - $20; Evening - $40
**Please indicate to whom to send confirmation.

TOTAL MONEY ENCLOSED:
$________
Please make checks payable to "YCN/OSB" and mail to:
KAY TEAGUE
12730 Veirs Mill Road, #304
Rockville, MD 20853