Hello All,
Here is info about a comp at U of Mich. It isn't until the end of
february so we've got plenty of time to plan to go---and Adults who are not
students are welcome. If you are interested in coming please e-mail me and
I'll try and get a car pool or 2 together. Have a good one,
Tanja
>From: "Christopher S. Turan" <turans@umich.edu>
>To: Tanja Hodges <incognita1@hotmail.com>
>Subject: Re: University of Michigan Dancesport Competition
>Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 01:24:07 -0500 (EST)
>
>Hi Tanja,
>
>I'll pass along the info for our comp. We have an information packet
>which will provide a lot of useful information and contains all you will
>need to make student housing requests, hotel information, and directions.
>Give me an address I can send it to and I'll drop it in the mail for you.
>
>I have enclosed our competition information with this email. Is there
>any other way I can help you out?
>
>Happy Holidays,
>Christopher
>
>--
>
> University of Michigan Dancesport Competition
>
> Michigan Union Ballroom
> Saturday, February 24, 2001
>
> Registration Deadline: February 2nd, 2001
>
> The University of Michigan Ballroom Dance Team and Ballroom Dance Club
> will be hosting our first intercollegiate ballroom competition. Please
> attend our inaugural endeavor at bringing the fun and excitement of
> ballroom competitions to the University of Michigan campus. Come
> compete and help us to show our social dancers and the members of the
> Ann Arbor community what dancesport is all about! Spectators and adult
> competitors are also cordially invited.
>
> For more information as it becomes available please visit our website
> at http://www.umich.edu/~umbdc/team
>
> Specific questions can be directed to dancesport-comp@umich.edu
>
>
> Registration and Costs
>
> All registration for this competition will be done on the Web. The
> registration form will be available at http://www.umich.edu/~umbdc/team
> beginning December 1st. The entry fee is $15 for students registered
> before Feb 2, 2001 or late registration of $25. For adults, the fee is
> $30 registered before Feb 2, 2001 and late registration of $50.
>
> The Friday night dance party is FREE for all competitors, $10 for
> everyone else.
>
> Registration forms must be received by February 2nd, and payment must
> be postmarked by Feb 3, 2001 to qualify for the early registration
> discount (one check per team is preferred.)
>
> Housing
>
> Limited student housing is available. Please contact
> dancesport-housing@umich.edu as soon as possible to request
> housing. Please plan on attending the Friday night dance if you
> need housing so we can introduce you to your host(s). For a list
> of hotels in the Ann Arbor Area please check out
> http://www.annarbor.org/visitorsguide/hotels.html. The Ann Arbor Area
> Convention & Visitors Bureau provides a hotel referral service. You
> can contact them at: Phone: (734) 995-7281 Toll free: (800) 888-9487
> Email: a2info@annarbor.org
>
> Travel and Parking
>
> Excellent directions to the Michigan Union, the site of the
> competition, can be obtained at
> http://www.umich.edu/~info/tounion.html. Since the competition
> happens to be on the first day of Michigan's Spring Break, we
>anticipate
> no parking problems.
>
> Lunch and Dinner
>
> We will set you loose on the wonderful restaurants of Ann Arbor. Lists
> and specific directions will be available at the competition.
>
>
> Guidelines
>
> Liability
> * The organizers of this event bear no responsibility for the loss or
> theft of personal property. The University of Michigan and the
>Michigan
> Union cannot be held liable for any injury sustained while in
> attendance at this event.
>
> Eligibility
> * You must be a registered USABDA member in order to compete. (Please
> bring your card or a copy of your submitted application. If you do not
> have your card or a photocopy of your application, we will ask you to
> fill out a registration form before you will be allowed to compete.)
>
> Dress Code - Newcomer and Bronze
> * Costumes are not permitted. Ladies should wear cocktail dresses (for
> Latin and Rhythm), evening dresses (for Standard and Smooth), or
> leotards with appropriate skirts. Gentlemen should wear dark pants
>(and
> socks!) with a dark or white shirt.
>
> Dress Code - Silver, Gold, and Open
> * Costumes are permitted. Ladies may not wear slacks in
>Smooth/Standard
> events.
>
> Level restrictions
> * For bronze, silver, gold, novice, pre-champ, and champ, please follow
> the YCN point system. Adults please follow the USABDA point system
> guidelines.(If you don't know what level to select please ask your
> team captain or instructor.) Dancing down a level is prohibited.
>Steps
> danced out of syllabus may penalize or disqualify the couple.
>
> Newcomer
> * You may dance Newcomer if you started ballroom dancing after Jan. 1,
> 2001 or if you started dancing after Aug 1, 2000 and this is your
> first competition. Only Bronze steps will be allowed.
>
> Bronze
> * If you began competing before Fall 1999 (2 years ago), you may not
> dance bronze. Only steps in the Bronze syllabus may be danced.
>Costumes
> are not permitted.
>
> Silver
> * Only steps in the Bronze and Silver syllabi may be danced. You may
>be
> invigilated. Costumes optional.
>
> Gold
> * Only steps in the Bronze, Silver, and Gold syllabi may be danced.
>You
> may be invigilated. Costumes optional.
>
> Novice, Pre-champ, Champ
> * Open work is permitted. NO lifts or aerials allowed. Costumes are
> strongly encouraged but not required.
>
> No smoking.
>
> Videos and Photography are permitted.
>
>
> Tentative Schedule of Events
>
> 7:00 - 11:00 pm, Friday, February 23 Dance Party (dress nicely!)
>
> 8:00 am Doors Open
> 8:30 am American Smooth
> 11:00 am International Standard
> 1:00 pm Lunch
> 1:30 pm American Rhythm
> 3:30 pm International Latin
> 6:00 pm Dinner
> 7:00 pm Team Competition
> 8:30 pm Fun Dance Competitions and General Dancing
> 10:30 pm Good night!
>
> As far as is possible, all categories will be run by round: that is,
> first all International Standard quarter-finals will be run, followed
> by all Standard semi-finals, etc. All final rounds will be held at the
> end of the category.
>
> Tentative List of Events
>
>Syllabus Events Am. Smooth Am Rhythm Int Standard Int Latin
>Newcomer W T F C R Sw W Q T C R Sa
>Bronze W T F V C R Sw Ma W Q T F C R Sa J
>Silver W/T F/V C/R Sw/Ma W/Q T/F C/R Sa/J
>Gold W/T/F/V C/R/Sw/Ma W/Q/T/F C/R/Sa/J
>
>Open Events
>Novice W/T/F/V C/R/Sw/Ma W/Q/T/F C/R/Sa/J
>Pre-Champ W/T/F/V C/R/Sw/Ma/B W/Q/T/F/V C/R/Sa/J/P
>Champ W/T/F/V C/R/Sw/Ma/B W/Q/T/F/V C/R/Sa/J/P
>
> Dances grouped by / will be danced as one event. Fun dances will be
> announced later.
>
>
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