Syllabus Restrictions

  • Material danced should be based on the NDCA, or equivalent syllabus. Lifts are allowed only in a solo exhibition.
  • The NDCA approved step list will be invigilated.
  • NDCA dress codes will be strictly enforced.
​​NDCA Web address:
www.ndca.org/rules-and-result

Dancing Consecutive Levels +
​Age Divisions

  • Students can dance Newcomer for one year only, regardless of style.
  • Teachers can only have one entry per dance/level and age category.
  • Students MAY dance up to 6 consecutive levels in each style.
    For example, 6 levels would be Beginner Silver, Pre Silver, Intermediate Silver, Intermediate Open Silver, Full Silver, and Open Silver.
  • Adult students MAY dance their actual age group, plus one age group younger.
  • Organizers have the right to merge or cancel heats in any event with fewer than three entries.
  • Students MAY NOT enter both the Bronze

NDCA Registration

  • All Pro/Am teachers are required to have a 2023 Registration Number with the National Dance Council of America.
​Register online
www.ndca.org/registration/

Fordney Foundation

For age guidelines, events, point/ranking system, awards, prize money and registration information visit:
www.fordneyfoundation.org

Top Studio Qualifications

  • Based on a combination of packages, entries  and placement points.
  • The top 3 studios will receive a trophy.

Top Male + Female Teachers

  • Will be determined by a combination of entries and placements as described on the World ProAm Dancesport Series website.
  • In addition to the Teacher’s Pot of Gold prize money, the top male and female teachers will receive trophies.
  • Multi-dance and scholarship entries count as one entry toward the Teacher’s Pot of Gold award money, and Top Teacher awards. Top teacher placements will be announced based on the World ProAm Circuit point system.
  • Pre-teen, Junior, and Youth Pro/Am entries will count as 1/2 of a point.

Solo Grand Challenge

  • Solo exhibitions can last a maximum of 3 minutes.
    Music must be individually labeled with student’s name and heat number.
    All music must in MP3 format and brought to the music director on a non-protected flash drive.
  • A student may only represent one dance during the evening dance-off.

Top Student

  • Awards will be presented to the Top male and Top female Newcomer, Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Open students based on number of entries and placements.
  • A trophy will also be presented to the Top Amateur couple based on number of entries.

Payment Policy

PAYMENT MUST ACCOMPANY ENTRIES.

Early Pay pricing is available for entries received with payment in full by APRIL 27, 2023.

​Standard rates apply after APRIL 27.
  • Balances paid after the deadline must be paid with cash or cashiers check.
  • Any prize money (scholarships, Pot of Gold), cannot be used to deduct balances due.
  • In the event of lack of entries, the organizer has the right to combine, cancel or reduce the prize money for any scholarship.
  • The deadline for cancellation with credit for 2024 is May 9, 2023. A letter requesting a credit must follow cancellations. Package fees and admission tickets do not qualify for credit.

Vendors

Vendor space is available.
Contact Bill Sparks at 614-204-0196 to vend at Go Wild Minneapolis DanceSport.