Championships

Category Eligibility

• •Participants who compete in a specific category for a competition cannot compete in a lower category.
• •Example: A contestant competing in Semi-Pro Bachata is already classified as a semi-professional and cannot participate in Amateur Salsa, even if they lack salsa training.

Category Selection

• •It is the participant's responsibility to carefully read the rules and enroll in the correct category.
• •Participants with television or stage experience in any other dance genre will not be considered amateurs.
• •Contestants found competing in the wrong category may be disqualified during the competition and will not be moved to another category.

Penalty for Rule Violation

• •Any violation of the rules will result in a flat deduction of 5 aggregate points from the total score.
• •Example: If a contestant's average score is 70, their final score will be reduced to 65 after the penalty.

Lifts (General Rule)

• •Multiple lifts executed with a touch down within 3 bars of music will be considered as one lift.

Withdrawal Policy

• •Contestants who withdraw from the competition without valid medical reasons or without the approval of the organizing committee will be banned for one year from all future competitions.

General Rules

• •Competitors will be paired randomly.
• •The DJ will select and play the music; all dancing will be improvised.
• •Leader judges will evaluate leaders, and follower judges will evaluate followers.
• •There will be three rounds: quarter final, semi-final, and final round.
• •Music will be chosen from all genres of Bachata and Kizomba.

Quarter Final Round

Semi Final Round

Final Round

Amateur

An Amateur is a dancer who meets the following criteria:

• •Has been dancing in the specific dance form for 2 years or less.
• •Is a casual social dancer (2 years or less of experience).
• •Has no prior experience in the dance form.
• •Has never performed paid shows or performances in that dance form.

Professional

A Professional is a dancer who teaches or performs dance on a professional or full-time basis. This includes:

• •Being paid to teach regular dance classes.
• •Being paid for choreographies.
• •Being the primary recipient of payment for shows or performances in the dance form.
• •Being invited to perform at Latin events, with or without payment.