Dance Category Guide · 0.1-mock

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Age group

What it means: Official age groups used in the general rules (e.g. Artistic Acrobatic and Artistic Couple). Age is by year of birth relative to the competition date.

Competition Rules 2027 · §A-0 / §B-0 Age Groups

10 official age groups (youngest → oldest)

  1. 1Mini Kidsunder 8 years
  2. 2Juveniles I8–9 years
  3. 3Juveniles II10–11 years
  4. 4Junior I12–13 years
  5. 5Junior II14–15 years
  6. 6Youth I16–17 years
  7. 7Youth II18–20 years
  8. 8Adults21–34 years
  9. 9Masters35–44 years
  10. 10Grand Masters45 and over
  • Younger dancers may dance “up” one age group; older may not dance “down”.
  • Solo: it is not possible to dance up one age group.
  • In Duos/Trios/Teams/Showcases at least one dancer must fall in the enrolled age band; special birthday exceptions apply for Mini Kids / Juveniles / Juniors / Youth in teams.
  • Masters and Grand Masters may choose to dance against Adults, then cannot also do Masters/Grand Masters in that discipline at the same event.

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Real map of the Competition Rules: nodes and links. Follow the magenta path from WADF → department → division → card.

Artistic One Dance

World Artistic Dance Federation — Competition Rules mapWADFrules mapCouple / solo / duo / formation / multi-dance families (Section B).Couple5 divisionsBallroom (Standard), Latin American, Combined, Student Teacher, Formation.10-Dance5 divisionsBreak Dance and Urban Street Dance divisions.Street2 divisionsPop Dance / Disco division (freestyle / slow / fusion show lines on the website).Pop / Disco1 divisionsBallet, Dance Show, Tap Dance.Stage3 divisionsAcrobatic show, Pole, Cheerleading, Artistic Aerobic (Section A).Acrobatic4 divisionsBelly, Bollywood, Ethno, Folklore, Performing Arts, Production.Arts & Culture6 divisionsOne dance style at a time — Solo, Duo, Triple, Couple lines.Artistic One DanceMulti-dance couple sets (3 or 5).Three & Five Dance C…Student + teacher partnerships.Student TeacherFormation couple styles; includes Salsa Rueda de Casino.Artistic FormationChoreographed / synchronised / repeat show lines.Artistic Multi DanceSolo Female in Artistic One Dance. Age groups follow Couple general rules; dancing “up” is not allowed in Solo. Music length for Solos: 1:30–2:00. Low lifts / separations / floor drops are allowed in Artistic Couple styles.One Dance — Solo Fem…A Couple is two persons of any gender dancing together with or without a hold. Suitable dances include Ballroom, Latin, Caribbean (Bachata, Merengue, Salsa) and other popular styles the organiser includes.One Dance — Couple (…Salsa sits under Caribbean styles listed for One Dance (with Bachata, Merengue, etc.). Use the Solo / Duo / Couple category icons for the entry format you enrol — this card is the style tag, not a separate department.Caribbean style — Sa…Official size bands: Solo Female/Male; Duos FF/MM/MF; Couples MF/FF/MM; Trios (3); Small Teams 4–8; Large Teams 9–16; Showcases 17–30; Super Showcases 31+. Duo = two dancing as individuals; Couple = dancing together.Category sizes (Coup…Ten bands appear in Artistic Acrobatic / Couple general rules: Mini Kids under 8; Juveniles I 8–9; Juveniles II 10–11; Junior I 12–13; Junior II 14–15; Youth I 16–17; Youth II 18–20; Adults 21–34; Masters 35–44; Grand Masters 45+. Team exceptions let some members exceed the band up to listed birthdays.Age groups (shared t…

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Couple · Artistic One Dance

One Dance — Solo Female

Solo Female in Artistic One Dance. Age groups follow Couple general rules; dancing “up” is not allowed in Solo. Music length for Solos: 1:30–2:00. Low lifts / separations / floor drops are allowed in Artistic Couple styles.

  • Age group10 bandsAge bands used across departments (Mini Kids → Grand Masters). Age is by year of birth vs competition date. Younger may dance “up”; older may not dance “down”. Solo: no dancing up. — Mini Kids → Grand Masters (same table family as other artistic departments).
  • SoloSolo FemaleOne dancer. Categories include Solo Female and Solo Male.
  • LiftsLow lifts OKWhether lifts are allowed, limited, or forbidden in this discipline — always check the PDF section. — Low lifts, separations, floor drop, side-by-side figures allowed in Artistic Couple styles (B-0).
  • AcrobaticsNot statedGymnastic / acrobatic elements, floor contact, unsupported air skills — rules differ by division. — No general “acrobatics” line in Couple B-0 like in Acrobatic Show — see style pages.
  • Music length1:30–2:00Minimum and maximum music time for the category size (Solo/Duo/Trio vs teams vs showcases). — Solos, Duos and Trios music 1:30–2:00.
  • Music sourceBy formatOrganiser strict-tempo music vs dancer’s own choice — depends on division. — One Dance couple heats often use organiser strict-tempo music; Multi/Formation may use own music — check the division.

Competition Rules 2027 · §B-0 Categories, Lifts, Time limits · §B-1 Solo

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