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Northeast
Lindy Hop Championships
Eligibility
and General Rules
The competition is open to anyone attending Beantown Camp 2009.
There is no limit to the number of divisions an individual may
enter except for only one of the Jack & Jill categories.
There are no age restrictions. The competitors meeting must
be attended by all individual division competitors and by at least
one of the competitors in the couple
division.
Judging
Information
Scoring will be based on relative placement. Rule violations may
result in penalties. All judges' decisions are final and protests
are not allowed. Restarts will only be permitted in the case of music
system failure or major costume or shoe catastrophe (such as broken
heel or
strap). Contestants must request a restart at the time the problem
occurs,
not after leaving the floor. Restarts require the approval of
the Chief Judge. Awards will be given to the top three placements
in each category. Monetary awards will be based on the number
of participants.
Competition
Categories
- Strictly
Lindy
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The focus in this category is social dancing with an emphasis
on partnering, teamwork and musicality. Judges are generally
looking to how couples react to each other and to the music
rather than choreography, within the context of Lindy Hop as
determined by the judges. Couples may be required to dance
in heats, both individually and at the same time as other couples,
to a variety of tempos. Music is selected by NELHC. It
is appropriate for couples to wear coordinating attire if they
desire. A minimum of 3 couples is required in order to
hold this division.
- Solo
Charleston
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This category is a non-partner division. Competitors may
be required to dance in heats, both individually and at the
same time as other competitors, to a variety of tempos. Music
is
selected by NELHC. A minimum of 3 competitors is
required in order to hold this division.
- Novice
Jack & Jill
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Contestants sign up individually. This division is for those
who place themselves as beginner to beginner-intermediate dancers
and competitors. If you have never competed before but are
a higher level dancer, then either the Intermediate or Advanced Jack & Jill is the appropriate division for you. In the preliminary,
contestants will be paired randomly with several
partners and
will dance
to
a variety
of tempos. Contestants will be selected individually for the
finals. In the finals, couples will be paired randomly and
judged as a couple. Finalists will dance in heats to a variety
of tempos. Music
is selected by NELHC. Individuals
entered in Novice may not also compete in Intermediate or Advanced
Jack & Jill.
- Intermediate
Jack & Jill
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Contestants sign up individually. This division is for those
who place themselves as intermediate dancers and
competitors. In the preliminary, contestants
will be paired randomly with several partners and will
dance to a variety
of tempos. Contestants will be selected individually for
the finals. In the finals, couples will be paired randomly
and
judged as a couple. Finalists may be required to dance
individually and/or in heats to a variety of tempos. Music
is selected by NELHC. Individuals entered in Intermediate may
not also compete in Novice
or Advanced Jack & Jill.
- Advanced
Jack & Jill
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Contestants sign up individually. This division is for those
who place themselves as advanced dancers and
competitors. It is also for any Beantown Camp instructors
who wish to compete. This division will be run the same as the Intermediate
Jack & Jill. Individuals entered in Advanced may
not also compete in Novice or Intermediate
Jack & Jill.
Competition
Registration
You must be registered for Beantown
Camp 2009 to
be eligible to compete. You may register for NELHC at
the same time as registering for the camp. You can also add entries
by submitting an additional
registration with just the competitions selected.
Everyone will be
required
to
sign a Waiver at check-in. To be registered,
a completed registration form and payment from both members of
a couple and each individual competitor must have
been received. Competition fees are due at the time of registration
and are non-refundable.
| Competition
Entry Fees |
| Strictly
Lindy |
$15/person
($30/couple) |
| Solo
Charleston |
$10/person
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| Novice
Jack & Jill |
| Intermediate
Jack & Jill |
| Advanced
Jack & Jill |
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