The 5th Annual SF BAY AREA INT'L SALSA CONGRESS
DANCE COMPETITION
THE CATEGORIES:
Amateurs, Professionals on 1, Professionals on 2 ,
Cabaret Division*, and Team Competition*! (* SEE
Cabaret & Team info BELOW)
Over $6000 in Cash and Prizes. All 1st place Winners
will be sent to LAS VEGAS for the World Championships in
December.
JUST ADDED THIS YEAR: Open level JACK & JILL and MASTERS
JACK & JILL!** on Sunday afternoon! ( **SEE JACK &
JILL info BELOW)
STARTING
SEPTEMBER 15...Qualifying rounds for the 5th Annual SF
Bay Area Salsa Dance Competition!
The most talked about Dance Competition in the world begins in September!
COMPETITORS, GET READY!
Dates to Qualify:
September 15 at Hot Salsa Friday
September 29 at Hot Salsa Friday
October 6 at Hot Salsa Friday
October 20 at Hot Salsa Friday
SEMIFINALS:
November 3 at Hot Salsa Friday
Congratulations to the Couples
already qualified for the semifinals
of the SF BAY AREA SALSA CONGRESS
DANCE COMPETITION on November 3!
FINALS:
Sunday, November 19 at the SF BAYAREA
SALSA CONGRESS!
Come see the most exciting, and most fairly
judged Salsa Dance Competition Finals on Sunday,
November 19 at the SF BAY AREA SALSA CONGRESS!
DANCE COMPETITION RULES
CATEGORIES:
AMATEUR, PROFESSIONALS ‘ON1”, PROFESSIONALS “ON 2”,
PRIZES:
Over $6000 in Cash and Prizes. Winners of each category, will be sent to LAS VEGAS for the World Championships in December
PRELIMINARY ROUNDS: Each couple competing
in the Amateur, Pro on1 or Pro on 2
categories must qualify at one of the
following dates:
September 15 at Hot Salsa Friday
September 29 at EXTRA Hot Salsa Friday
October 6 at Hot Salsa Friday
October 20 at Hot Salsa Friday
* Couples will be judged by local panel of invited Judges. * 2 couples will be selected each week to advance into the semifinals on November 3rd. * Total of 8 couples per category will be sent to the Semi-Finals. * Couples may enter as many times as they want until they qualify but No Change Of Partners Can Occur once you have qualified into the Semi-Finals Round. * All couples will be introduced and dance on the floor together for a warm up, 1.5 minutes to music at DJ’s choice. * Each couple will then perform alone and perform to DJ’s selection of music, 2 minutes. * Performance Order Of Competitors Will Be Determined Each Night by Lotto. * All Competitors need to be registered by 10:30pm the night they are competing. * All dancers need to be present to draw a number. If you or your partner are not present you will be disqualified. SEMI-FINALS: November 3 at Hot Salsa Friday. Couples will be judged by local panel of invited Judges. * 3 couples per category will be sent to the Finals, September 19, 2005 at the SF Bay Area Salsa Congress * All couples will be introduced and dance on the floor together for a warm up, 1.5 minutes to music at DJ’s choice. * Couples will then perform solo their choreographed routine to music of their choice, not to exceed 2 minutes. Your music will be stopped if it goes over the 2 minute mark. * Performance Order Of Competitors Will Be Determined Each Night by Lotto. * All Competitors need to be registered by 9:30pm on the night of the SEMIFINALS.. * All dancers need to be present to draw a number. If you or your partner are not present you will be disqualified. OUT OF STATE/INTERNATIONAL COUPLES: These couples can choose to enter the preliminary rounds with the above dates at Hot Salsa Friday. OR They can compete at 5pm on Sunday November 19 at the Preliminary round at the SF Bay Area Salsa Congress.
PRELIMINARY ROUND - Sunday 5pm, November
19, 2006
* Out of state/International Couples will be judged by International panel of invited Judges. * Per respective category, All couples will be introduced and dance on the floor together for a warm up, 1.5 minutes to music at DJ’s choice. * Couples will then perform solo their choreographed routine to music of their choice, not to exceed 2 minutes. Your music will be stopped if it goes over the 2 minute mark. * 3 couples per category will be selected to compete in the evening against the already qualified couples from the Hot Salsa Friday Competition. * Performance Order Of Competitors Will Be Determined by Lotto. * All Competitors need to be registered by 3pm on the afternoon of the Preliminary Rounds, September 20, 2006. * All dancers need to be present to draw a number. If you or your partner are not present you will be disqualified.
DANCE COMPETITION FINALS
8:30PM- AMATEUR FINALS & CABARET DIVISION 11PM -PROFESSIONAL SALSA “ON 1” & PROFESSIONAL MAMBO ‘ON 2”
Rules will remain the same for each above
category:
* ALL Couples will be judged by International panel of invited Judges. * Per respective category, All couples will be introduced and dance on the floor together for a warm up, 1.5 minutes to music at DJ’s choice. * Couples will then perform solo their choreographed routine to music of their choice, not to exceed 2 minutes. Your music will be stopped if it goes over the 2 minute mark. * Performance Order Of Competitors Will Be Determined by Lotto. * All dancers need to be present to draw a number. If you or your partner are not present you will be disqualified. * each couple must be backstage 45 minutes prior to Show Time. Example: 8:30pm showtime, backstage by 7:45pm, dressed in costume ready to go. NO exceptions
To those Wishing to Compete
in the Team Competition and the Cabaret
Division at the SF BAY AREA SALSA
CONGRESS DANCE COMPETITION:
We will be holding the Team competition
and the Cabaret competition at CONGRESS
ONLY. We will not have any qualifying
rounds at Hot Salsa Friday. All
qualifying rounds will be done Sunday at
5pm, all categories.
Evening Finals Schedule is as follows:
8:30pm Amateurs and Team Category
11pm Pros on 1, Pros on 2, Cabaret
Rules specifically for the
Team competition and the Cabaret
competition:
* MAX TIME ALLOWED: 2 minutes. Your
routine will be turned off at the 2
minute mark. This applies to both
couples and Teams.
* Teams must have a Minimum of 3
couples in Team category, and a maximum
10 couples.
* Registration to the SF Bay Area Dance
Competition will be free to those with a
PAID FULL CONGRESS PASS. IF YOU DO
NOT HAVE A PAID FULL CONGRESS PASS,
YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO PAY A
REGISTRATION FEE OF $75-the
equivalent of a Full Congress pass.
* Those competing in the Team Category
and Cabaret Division will register at
Congress.
Michelle & Ricardo
PB&G Productions, World Salsa Champions Directors of the SF Bay Area Salsa Congress www.ricardoandmichelle.com ww.sfsalsacongress.com 408-265-3774 fax: 408-559-4590 |