Age Categories

SOLOS:

  • MINI: up to 7 years (included)
  • CHILDREN: 8 - 12 years
  • JUNI: 13 - 15 years
  • TEEN: 16 - 18 years
  • TEEN+: 19 - 25 years
  • ADULTS: 26 - 32 years
  • WOMEN: 33 - 40 years
  • LADIES: 41 - 50 years
  • GOLDEN: 51+ years

DUOS, TRIOS, GROUPS:

  • MINI: up to 7,9 years included
  • CHILDREN: 8 - 12,9 years
  • JUNI: 13 - 15,9 years
  • TEEN: 16 - 18,9 years
  • TEEN+: 19 - 25,9 years
  • ADULTS: 26 - 32,9 years
  • WOMEN: 33 - 40,9 years
  • LADIES: 41 - 50,9 years
  • GOLDEN: 51+ years
  • Age is calculated on the date of the competition, i.e. a person born 21.11. 2010 has on the date of the competition 20.11. 2021 - 10 years.
  • For duos/trios and groups, the average age of all dancers is calculated, while the age is calculated on the day of the competition.

Level Categories

B - Beginner

  • Has no or minimal dance experience and is still learning basic technique. Basic steps, body posture and rhythm are being learned.
  • Needs clear guidance and simple choreography.

A - Advanced

  • Masters technique and can handle more complex combinations of steps and elements.
  • Has good control over the body, expression and musical interpretation.
  • Can improvise within a given style, has a great physique and more confidence in dancing.
  • In competitive dancing, more work on expression is expected.

I - Intermediate

  • Already knows the basic steps and technique.
  • Has a better spatial awareness and can better coordinate movement with music.
  • Can handle more complex choreography in more space.

PP - Professional

  • Dances professionally or performs at a high level.
  • Has deep technical knowledge and easily controls musical interpretation and expressive means.
  • Often creates choreographies, teaches others or successfully competes at an international level.
  • His/her performance is confident, authentic and can affect the audience and convey emotions.
  • If the soloist is experienced in group dance, but less experienced in solo dance, her classification is in a higher level category in the group and in a lower level category in the solo. The same goes for the duo.
  • If there are dancers competing in a duo/trio who each fall into a different skill category, they will dance in the category of the more experienced of them.
  • If a dancer enters a visibly different level category, she may be placed in a different level category for evaluation based on the decision of the jury.