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DANCESPORT RULEBOOK Governing USA Dance DanceSport Competitions, Athletes and Officials 2020 USA DANCE DANCESPORT RULEBOOK Governing USA Dance Competitions, Officials and Athletes 2020 USA Dance: DanceSport Rulebook All Rights Reserved Edition 1 November 1993 Edition 2 March 1996 Edition 3 December 1997 Edition 4 August 2000 Edition 5 January 2002 Edition 6 January 2005 Edition 7 December 2005 Edition 8 December 2006 Edition 9 2008-2009 January 2008 Edition 10 2008-2009A September 2008 Edition 11 2009A January 2009 Edition 12 2010-A January 2010 Edition 13 2011-A January 2011 Edition 14 2012-A January 2012 Edition 15 2013-A January 2013 Edition 15 2013-B May 2013 Edition 15 2013-C September 2013 Edition 16 2014-A April 2014 Edition 16 2014-B November 2014 Edition 17 2015-A April 2015 Edition 18 2016 April 2016 Edition 19 2017 April 2017 Edition 20 2018A April 2018 Edition 21 2018B May 2018 Edition 22 2018C June 2018 Edition 23 2019 February 2019 Edition 24 2020 December 2020 "USA Dance and USA DanceSport" are registered Trade Marks with the USPTO. 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Box 152988 (800) 447-9047 [email protected] USA Dance: DanceSport Rulebook Edition 24, December 2020 Page | 2 USA DANCE: DANCESPORT RULEBOOK Table of Contents 1 FOREWORD ........................................................................................................................................... 7 1.1 SCOPE AND PURPOSE ................................................................................................................... 7 1.2 PRECEDENCE ................................................................................................................................. 7 2 DEFINITIONS ......................................................................................................................................... 7 2.1 GENERAL ....................................................................................................................................... 7 2.2 TERMS ........................................................................................................................................... 7 2.3 ORGANIZATIONS ........................................................................................................................ 10 3 TECHNICAL RULES OF COMPETITION ................................................................................................. 12 3.1 COORDINATION AND UNIFORMITY ........................................................................................... 12 3.2 COMPETITIVE EVENTS ................................................................................................................ 12 3.3 SOLO COMPETITIVE EVENTS ...................................................................................................... 13 3.4 GROUP COMPETITIVE EVENTS ................................................................................................... 17 3.5 MUSIC TEMPI .............................................................................................................................. 19 3.6 FORMATION TEAM COMPETITIONS .......................................................................................... 20 3.7 TEAM MATCHES ......................................................................................................................... 23 3.8 MIXED PROFICIENCY EVENTS ..................................................................................................... 23 3.9 TEACHER/STUDENT EVENTS ...................................................................................................... 24 3.10 PRO/AM STUDENT EVENTS ........................................................................................................ 24 3.11 SOLO PROFICIENCY EVENTS ....................................................................................................... 25 3.12 DRESS REGULATIONS ................................................................................................................. 25 3.13 RESTRICTED SYLLABUS EVENT REQUIREMENTS ........................................................................ 44 3.14 COLLEGIATE EVENTS ................................................................................................................... 44 4 RULES FOR COMPETITORS ................................................................................................................. 51 4.1 GENERAL ..................................................................................................................................... 51 4.2 REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS ................................................................................................ 51 4.3 ATHLETE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA ................................................................................................... 51 4.4 PROFESSIONAL ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA ........................................................................................ 54 4.5 PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES ............................................................................................................. 54 4.6 DOPING ....................................................................................................................................... 55 USA Dance: DanceSport Rulebook Edition 24, December 2020 Page | 3 USA DANCE: DANCESPORT RULEBOOK 4.7 PERMITTED ACTIVITIES .............................................................................................................. 57 4.8 COMPETITIVE CLASSIFICATIONS ................................................................................................ 57 4.9 USA DANCE RANKING POINTS ................................................................................................... 64 4.11 COMPETITOR'S RESPONSIBILITIES ............................................................................................. 66 4.12 COMPETITOR'S RIGHTS .............................................................................................................. 67 4.13 RULE VIOLATIONS. ...................................................................................................................... 68 5 RULES FOR ORGANIZERS .................................................................................................................... 72 5.1 COMPETITION MILEAGE AND DATE REQUIREMENTS ............................................................... 72 5.2 SANCTIONS ................................................................................................................................. 72 5.3 EVENT REQUIREMENTS FOR SANCTIONED COMPETITIONS ..................................................... 77 RESPONSIBILITIES ................................................................................................................................... 79 5.4 PUBLICATION REQUIREMENTS .................................................................................................. 80 5.5 COMPETITION OFFICIALS ........................................................................................................... 80 5.6 COMPETITOR REGULATIONS ...................................................................................................... 83 5.7 ADDITIONAL RULES .................................................................................................................... 83 5.8 WARM-UP REQUIREMENTS-Championship .............................................................................. 84 5.9 ANNOUNCEMENT OF RESULTS .................................................................................................. 84 6 RULES FOR COMPETITION OFFICIALS ................................................................................................ 86 6.1 GENERAL ..................................................................................................................................... 86 6.2 ALL OFFICIALS ............................................................................................................................. 86 6.3 CODE OF ETHICS ......................................................................................................................... 86 6.4 PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS. ..................................................................................................... 87 6.5 CHAIR OF ADJUDICATORS .......................................................................................................... 87 6.6 ADJUDICATORS ........................................................................................................................... 89 6.7 SCRUTINEER ................................................................................................................................ 89 6.8 INVIGILATOR ............................................................................................................................... 89 6.9 CHAIR OF ADJUDICATORS ASSISTANT ....................................................................................... 90 7 APPENDIX ........................................................................................................................................... 92 7.1 RULEBOOK GUIDING PRINCIPLES ............................................................................................... 92 7.2 SKATING SYSTEM OF JUDGING .................................................................................................. 92 7.3 USOC REQUIREMENTS FOR NATIONAL GOVERNING BODIES ..................................................