For more information and to Register contact:
Laura Luu – [email protected] or Alex Delatorre – [email protected]
Rules listed below for entering competition.

THE RULES

No choreography required!

Individuals may dress in fun, club style.

Competitors must register with the Granada and qualify to enter the Finals.

Professional competitors are individuals who have won competitions,

get paid to teach/perform, director/assistant director of dance

companies.

Open Division are competitors who have never received compensation for

teaching or performing.

Individuals will be randomly partnered & take the floor one couple at

a time. They will social dance to DJ’s selected song

Qualifying rounds are judged by audience response.

Finals are judged by professional judges + audience response.

All decisions are final.

 

JUDGING CRITERIA

1. Musicality – How well the dancers interpret the music, its highs &

lows, breaks, and various instruments & beats.

2. Partner Connection – How well the dancers connect with each other

and how well they communicate with each other through dance.

3. Timing – Are they consistent with their timing? Or are they

breaking on different counts every time?

4. Technique – how well the dancers execute the moves technically,

clean spins, control, lead & follow technique

5. Representation of the style & enjoyment – How well they represent

the style they are dancing. How much the dancers are enjoying the

dancing.

6. Presentation & X-factor

Do they have good presence?

7. Audience response

ADDITIONAL RULES

1. Video submission will only be for out of town competitors, no southern California competitors will be allowed to submit unless under specific circumstances.
2. Registration deadline: April 10 for all out of town video submission and April 5 is the last qualifying week.

TO REGISTER

Laura Luu || [email protected]

Alejandro Delatorre || [email protected]