SWING 16 COMPETITION - 100 NOK PER competitor

The Swing 16 Competitions are designed to showcase a competitor's social dance skills with a chosen partner. Competitors enter as a couple.

Cost

• Cost is 100 nok to enter at each qualifier
  
• 80% of all entry fees go back to the competitors
  
  • 30% to winners at the qualifier
    
  • 50% into the final prize fund
    
• 20% of all entry fees go to the hosting event to cover costs for judging
  

Qualifier Prelims (Stage 1)

• Depending on the number of competitors this may be run in one or two heats
  
• Dancers will get one partner in the prelims and will be scored as a couple
  
• Couples will receive a raw score based on a consistent scale that all judges will abide by.  Every couple is scored.
  
• Each heat will have 3 songs at approximately 2 minutes each.
  
• Top 16 couples will advance to the qualifier finals (Stage 2)
  
  • In the event a dancer needs to dance in both heats and advances to the finals with both partners, the dancer in position 17+ is awarded finals position.  This typically happens when there are more leaders OR more followers.
    

Qualifier Finals (Stage 2)

• Each dancer is given a point value based on their placement in the Prelims.  
  
  • 1st gets 1 point
    
  • 2nd gets 2 points
    
  • 3rd gets 3 points
    
  • etc...
    
• Partnerships are randomized and the dancers individual scores are combined
  
  • 1st place Leader draws 12th place follower = 13 points
    
  • 3rd place leader draws 7th place follower = 10 points
    
• Tournament bracket is seeded with lowest combined score in top seed
  
• Bracket is built as a traditional tournament bracket
  
  • 1st seed against 16th seed
    
  • 2nd seed against 15th seed
    
  • etc...
    
• 2 tier bracket system sets the stage that 1st seed and 2nd seed could meet in final round of qualifier barring no upsets
  
• Tournament starts with a round of 16.  
  
• 2 couples dance against each other for approximately 1 min
  
• After dancing the couple turn their backs to the judges and the judges vote who advances
  
• The Tournament format consists of multiple rounds
  
  • 16 Couples
    
  • 8 Couples
    
  • 4 Couples
    
  • 2 Couples 
    
• 1 Couple will win the qualifier
  

Finals at the End of the Tournament Tour

• The winners from each qualifier compete in the finals
  
• If a winner cannot make it to the finals, the next dancer in line from the qualifying event earns the spot
  
• The Finals will have a prelim and a final like each of the qualifiers
  
• Winners get jackets and tickets to each fo the qualifying events
  

Rules

• Open to all levels
  
• Leaders must be male, followers must be female.
  
• No lifts
  
• Winners (1st place) at a qualifying event can not particpate in any other qualifiers until after the finals
  
• Scoring will be based on solid swing content and technique.  Musicality and showmanship will be used as tie-breakers at each judges discretion