Passes
Registration Starts on July 7th
*Parent Pass:
- this pass is for two dancers sharing a child-care
- Solo Parents can team up with each other
- Both Parents should register separately. (After both registrations, the pass can be confirmd)
Competitions
(€10 per division)
Newcomers MixnMatch
Solo
Strictly
Open MixnMatch
Fever Showcase(40 to 80 seconds) - on Thursday
Click here for more info about competition.
Useful Info
Passes:
- Full pass includes 6 hours of partner and Solo Blues class and all 5 parties.
- Party pass includes all 5 parties from Wednesday to Sunday and all panel talk.
Add-ons:
- Full pass holders get one competition for free.
- You can be a Newcomer if:
- you never got to any final in any blues competitions and if yes, not in the role you competed.
- you are not at the invitational level.
- If you are doing a "Fever Showcase”, We will contact you in November and will ask you for your team and your music.
Levels
Level Description
Hey folks, There will be No audition, so please read the level description carefully.
Level Beginner/Intermediate: You have had some blues dance classes and are ready to know more about Blues.
Level Intermediate: You have had local classes and maybe one or more international workshops. You can execute the basic movements and steps. You know some variations of basics and you can choose them depending on the style of music.
Level Advanced: You travel internationally to festivals and have attended workshops. You have an expanded vocabulary (aesthetics and movements) and have achieved good musicality. You have a high understanding of partnership in dancing.
Level Advanced+: You and Blues have a long story together. You end up going to finals in almost every competition if you like to compete. You practice regularly and may teach Blues not only in your scene but also internationally.
(We may have an audition for Adv+)
Tracks:
We want to introduce our Focus Tracks:
This year our focus is idiom (or styles of blues) dances. This means you can select one of the following Focus Tracks. (From Fundamental to Hero).
IMPORTANT: you level yourself as Advanced or higher, according to our Level descriptions,
Every track contains 3x90min slots of the focus idiom dance and 1x90min slots of general topics of blues dancing
Tracks:
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- Focus Struttin': 3 slots struttin' + 1 slot general topics
- Focus Stride & Strut: 3 slots Stride & Strut (Ballroomin') + 1 slot general topics
- Focus Chicago Triple: 3 slots Chicago Triple + 1 slot general topics
- Focus Latin Blues: 3 slots Latin Blues + 1 slot general topics
More about Blues idiom dances: