NDCA RULES & REGULATIONS AUGUST 2021 EDITION NATIONAL DANCE COUNCIL OF AMERICA, INC. A NONPROFIT EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION - ESTABLISHED IN 1948 http://www.ndca.org TABLE OF CONTENTS NDCA MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS . iii NDCA AWARD RECIPIENTS . iv U. S. Ballroom Dance Hall of Fame . iv Lifetime Achievement Award . iv NDCA President's Award . iv NDCA Honorary Life Member . iv Honorary International Member. iv ELECTED OFFICERS . v APPOINTED POSITIONS. v APPOINTED COMMITTEES . vi GENERAL RULES . 1 I. INTRODUCTION . 1 TITLE . 1 B. OBJECTS AND AIMS . 1 C. NDCA NOTICES. 1 E. WORKING SUB-COMMITTEES. 2 F. APPLICATION OF COMPETITION RULES . 2 G. NDCA & RECOGNIZED PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS - OFFICIALS. 2 H. RESOLUTION OF CONFLICTS WITH NDCA . 4 II. DEFINITIONS . 4 A. CLASSIFICATION OF DANCERS . 4 B. CLASSIFICATION OF COMPETITIONS . 5 III. RULES FOR ORGANIZERS . 8 A. COMPETITION SANCTION . 8 B. SELECTION OF OFFICIALS . 14 C. PRELIMINARY REQUIREMENTS. 16 D. CONDUCT OF COMPETITION . 19 E. AFTER THE EVENT . 23 IV. RULES FOR ADJUDICATORS. 23 A. ADJUDICATORS RESTRICTIONS . 23 B. ADJUDICATORS CONDUCT . 24 C. CHAIRMAN OF ADJUDICATORS. 25 V. RULES FOR COMPETITORS. 26 A. DANCE REQUIREMENTS . 26 B. CONDUCT. 27 VI. REGISTRATION . 27 A. GENERAL . 27 B. REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS. 28 C. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS - PROFESSIONAL COMPETITORS . 31 E. INTERNATIONAL RECIPROCITY . 32 VII. SELECTION FOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS. 33 A. PROFESSIONAL DANCERS AND ADJUDICATORS . 33 B. AMATEUR COUPLES . 33 VIII. DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS. 33 A. SUSPENSION . 33 B. REINSTATEMENT. 33 i IX. DANCES AND TEMPI . 34 A. APPROVED DANCES . 34 B. APPROVED TEMPI . 36 X. RULES FOR AMATEUR COMPETITORS. 36 A. AGE CATEGORY CLASSIFICATIONS . 36 B. PROFICIENCY CLASSIFICATIONS . 38 C. ELIGIBILITY DEFINITIONS. 38 D. DRESS AND/OR COSTUMING - PRE-TEENS . 38 F. SYLLABUS - PRE-TEEN . 40 XI. SHOWDANCE RULES . 41 INTRODUCTION. 41 B. SHOWDANCE RULES: . 41 C. SHOW DANCE COMPETITIONS AT NDCA EVENTS . 42 XII. RULES FOR FORMATION TEAM COMPETITIONS . 42 DEFINITION OF COMPETITIVE STYLES. 42 B. DANCES ALLOWED IN EACH STYLE. 42 C. AGE DEFINITIONS AND ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS . 42 D. SIZE OF FORMATION TEAMS . ..