2014  UNIVERSITY  OF  ALABAMA  BALLROOM  DANCE  COMPETITION     WHEN    

  WHERE     WHO           EVENTS         FEES                       JUDGES   DRESS    

Saturday,  April  12   Competition    1  -­  3pm.        Sign  in  and  warm-­‐up  from  11  am.   Rhythm  and  smooth  classes:    3  –  5  pm,  taught  by  judges   (no  partner  required)     Evening  Dance:  Crimson  Tide  Ballroom  Dancers     http://ctbd.org/    7  –  10  pm.   Moore  Hall  Gym,  3rd  floor  Moore  Hall   University  of  Alabama  Campus  Tuscaloosa   http://tour.ua.edu/tourstops/moore.html   Competition  is  open  to  any  college  student  registered  for  classes  Fall  2013  or     Spring  2014  semester   Classes  are  open  to  the  community   Waltz,  Tango,  Foxtrot  (smooth  dances)   Rumba,  Cha  Cha,  Salsa/Mambo,  Argentine  Tango   East  Coast  Swing,  West  Coast  Swing,  Hustle   $15  for  competition  and  classes                    (per  person)   $10  competition  only   $10  classes  only   $5  observe  competition       Kimberly  Smith  and  Steve  Hadley,  Championship  and  National  Adjudicators,     United  States  Imperial  Society  of  Teachers  of  Dancing     Required:  smooth  soled  shoes  that  won’t  damage  or  mark  the  floor.    Leather  soles  are  best.    Clothing  should  cover  appropriately.   Suggested:  Women:  short  skirts  or  pants  for  latin/rhythm  dances,  long   skirts/gowns  for  smooth  dances.    Men:  dress  pants,  vest,  shirt  and  tie  for  smooth,   t-­‐shirt  or  open  collar  shirt  for  latin/rhythm  

  REGISTRATION   Deadline  April  1  Call  or  email  with  list  of  events  and  partners     Contact:     Rita  Snyder  [email protected]     205  348-­‐8860       Richard  Richards  [email protected]   205  454-­‐2378     THE  COMPETITION     Dancers  will  be  competing  in  heats  of  up  to  7  couples  (and  up  to  14  couples  if  semifinals   are  needed).    At  the  beginning  of  each  heat,  couples  will  enter  the  floor,  find  a  place  and  will   dance  approximately  90  seconds  for  the  judges.    If  there  are  more  than  7  couples,  the  judges  will   choose  up  to  7  couples  for  a  final  heat.    Ribbons  will  be  awarded  for  the  top  three  couples  chosen   by  the  judges  from  the  finals  of  each  heat.      There  will  be  breaks  after  the  Foxtrot  and  Argentine   tango  to  change  shoes  and  costumes.    There  are  no  syllabus  restrictions.     Sponsored  by  the  UA  Collegiate  Ballroom  Dance  Club,  with  support    from  the  Departments  of   Theatre  and  Dance  and    Kinesiology