Age Categories: 

Pre-Teen  (PT1)    9 & under

                  (PT2)  10-11

Junior       (J1)      12-13

                  (J2)      14-16

Youth       (Y)       16-18

Pro/Am Single Dance Events  (A1) 18-30, (A2) 31-40, (A3) 41-50,  (B1) 51-60, (B2) 61-70, (C1) 71-80, (C2) over 80

Pro/Am Scholarship and DanceSport Qualifying Events  (A) 18-35, (B) 36-50, (C) over 50

Amateur (A) 18-35, (B) 36-50, (C) over 50

No costuming for Pre-Teen competitors, please follow NDCA guidelines.

Student (S) and Adult (A) categories will compete against each other.

All Solo Exhibition routines are limited to 2-1/2 minutes

The music must be given to the D.J. all cued and ready, 1/2 hour before the Exhibition is scheduled to be danced.

Newcomers, (First time competitor or less than 30 hours of lessons) 

Pre-Bronze, Bronze I, Bronze II, Open Bronze

Silver I, Silver II, Open Silver

Gold I, Gold II, Gold Open, Gold Star 

Scholarship

Pro/Am Juveniles/Juniors will compete in the same session as the corresponding Adult division.

All Scholarship contestants must dance the equivalent events in single dance non-scholarship entries

Syllabus Bronze, Silver and Gold

Pre-Championship

Open Amateur

All Amateur American Style (including Juniors) except Open Amateur, will compete in the same session as the corresponding Pro/Am Adult division.

ISTD syllabus for International Style

NDCA Approved syllabus for American Style

No continuity style in closed Bronze

Silver will be restricted to the Bronze and Silver syllabus

Gold will be restricted to syllabus

Pre-Championship and Open categories will be unrestricted except for the use of lifts

Those not adhering to syllabus restrictions will be warned in early rounds and disqualified in finals.

Costumes are not required in newcomers.

Traditional costumes are optional for Pre-Bronze and Bronze I and encouraged for Bronze II and above.

Costumes are allowed in amateur Syllabus divisions.