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GOAL
Albert Torres & The Salsa Seven, Inc
producing these Worldwide Competitions,
between January And December of each
calendar year, are proud that the
winners of each division will be
eligible to be part of the World's most
prestigious, respected and most watched
World Salsa Competition.
Our goal is to give the greatest salsa
dancers in the world the recognition
they have deserved for many years. Our
time has come!
This is why some of the judging and
criteria may be more strict than usual.
Our goal is to take Salsa to places
where it has never been.
Hopefully with everyone's participation
whether it be competing or attending The
Finals in Disney World in Orlando, FL,
it will once again be a success. In
supporting Salsa events like this, we
can keep our music alive and pass it on
to future generations. We are truly,
"Creating Unity Through Salsa". We have
many other projects in which we will
educate the rest of the World
unfamiliar with Salsa music and
dancing.
We will be conducting workshops for
beginners, intermediate and advanced
dancers. This event is truly beginner
friendly.
Also each evening we will complete the
day with everyone dancing to the sounds
of the best live Salsa bands and great
international DJ's. You will learn about
the beauty and history of this music and
dance. We will all show the world that
Salsa is not color-blind but color rich.
For the songs, we
just closed a deal with Fania Records,
you just have to go to the Fania Website
:
http://www.faniarecords.com/Fania/site/Artists.aspx
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CATEGORIES
Salsa On "1" Division:
Combination of heated and solo
performances.
Emphasis will be on the downbeat (the
1st beat of the phrase). Rhythm must be
maintained consistently throughout the
performance.
A Maximum of 3 Dips, Drops or Flares
allowed in the Solo performance only.
For these skills, a minimum of 1 foot
must remain on the floor at all times.
No Dips, Drops or Flares permitted
during the heated performances. Shines
are permitted although not more than 30%
of the performance may consist of shines
or side by sides. Solo performances must
consist of 70% Salsa dancing.
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Salsa On "2"
Division :
Combination of heated and solo
performances. Emphasis on the up beat
(the 2nd beat of the phrase). Rhythm
must be maintained consistently
throughout the performance.
A maximum of 3 dips, drops or flares
allowed in the solo performance only.
For these skills, a minimum of 1 foot
must remain on the floor at all times.
No dips, drops or flares permitted
during the heated performances. Shines
are permitted although not more than 30%
of the performance may consist of shines
or side by sides. Solo performances must
consist of 70% Salsa dancing.
Salsa Cabaret Division:
Combination of heated and solo
performances. Lifts, Cartwheels Or Any
Similar Lifts or Tricks are permitted.
Lifts are defined as any assisted
movement whereby any partner is carried
off the floor. Whether the feet are 2
inches off the floor or 10 feet, this
type of assisted movement will still be
considered a lift or trick.
Shines are permitted. Solo routines must be 80% recognizable salsa*, and
although either On 1 or On 2 Style is
permitted, chosen rhythm must be
maintained throughout the dance part of
the performance.
Team Division:
Solo format only. No less than 6
performers and no more than 20
performers. Lifts, cartwheels or any
similar lifts or tricks are permitted.
Lifts are defined as any assisted
movement whereby any partner is carried
off the floor. Whether the feet are 2
inches off the floor or 10 feet, this
type of assisted movement will still be
considered a lift or trick. Shines are
permitted. Performances must be 80%
recognizable salsa*, and although either
On 1 or On 2 Style is permitted, chosen
rhythm must be maintained throughout the
dance part of the performance.
REGISTRATION
Contact your qualifying world salsa
congress. Check the "World Calendar "
tab of this website for details.
Contestants can participate in only two
categories as long as the second
category is in the team division and
they pay the entry fee established by
the participating salsa congress per
entry. The entrance to the contest is no
longer valid If you do not qualify for
the next round. The rounds are the
following: preliminary round,
semi-finals & finals.
FEES
To be determined by participating
salsa congresses
FINALS WILL BE BROADCAST WORLDWIDE
Albert Torres and Salsa Seven Inc.,
after many years of hard work, are proud
to announce that The Annual World Salsa
Championships have been accepted once
again for the 3 rd year in a row, to be
broadcast worldwide on ESPN
International and ESPN Deportes. We are
in negotiations to also have it on ESPN
2. Yes, the finalists of this
Competition will be seen once again
competing all over the world! The final
decision on which divisions will be
broadcast is totally in the hands of the
network and Salsa Seven Inc.
The World Salsa Championships will be
judged by a renowned international panel
of judges.
PRIZES
The grand prize in the finals will be
over $20,000 USD in cash & prizes per
division.
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1st Place
Per Division
2nd Place Per Division
3rd Place Per Division
Misc Prizes Per Division
Total Per Division
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$10,
000.00
$5, 000.00
$2, 500.00
$2, 500.00
$20,000.00 |
PRELIMINARY ROUNDS
Preliminary warm up rounds for "On
1", "On 2", & Cabaret divisions are 1.5
– 2.0 minutes and competitors will dance
to the DJ's pre selected music. Each
couple will then perform a routine no
longer than two minutes that they have
choreographed to their own music or
music from our pre selected songs. The
routine cannot go over two minutes. We
will have a time keeper for each
routine. If routine is longer than two
minutes the team or couples will be
deducted percentage points for each
second over two minutes.
The team division will not have a warm
up period to DJ music. They will be
expected to be prepared to perform a
choreographed team routine of two
Minutes or less.
All dancers of all divisions are
required to bring their own two-minute
or less pre-recorded music on a CD
format. Only music of one performance is
allowed on each CD.
No routine previously performed in past
years at the World Salsa Championships
will be allowed to be used again,
(qualifying, semi-final or finals).
No changing of partners can occur after
you have entered the preliminary rounds.
MUSIC & CD
Music must be at least 80% salsa.
You are allowed to mix no more than 3
different songs or 3 mixes in one
routine. The 20% of your routine that
you are allowed to have other music
besides salsa can be any music of your
choice as long it is on the pre selected
song list for the finals.
Reminder: A Maximum Of 3 Songs Per
Routine Can Be Mixed Into Your Routine.
We encourage you to prepare more than
one choreographed routine for the
various qualifying rounds in case you
qualify for the finals.
PRE-SELECTED MUSIC
All routines in the finals (teams,
couples & exhibitions) need to use music
from the pre- selected music that will
be available after august on our
website. It is each participants
responsibility to make sure they are
using the correct pre-selected music.
This rule is for the finals only. You
are free to use any music in your
qualifying or semi final round.
IMPORTANT
Prepare at least 2 CDs on different CD
brands with the music for each routine.
Example: Two routines equal 4 CDs. The
CDs should be ready to be played as is.
There should only be music for one
routine on each CD.
The DJ will not slow down or speed up
your CD. Please protect your CD's by
having covers for each one. Also please
identify your cd by putting your name,
name of song, artist name, name of
record company and author of song and
length of each song on the cd. This is
very important.
COSTUMES & DANCE ETIQUETTE
Contestants are encouraged to wear
costumes or matching outfits. We
strongly suggest that jeans are not used
as costumes and that ladies wearing
dresses or skirts wear nylons or
fishnets.
Suggestion: Gentlemen wear socks
with your costumes when wearing long
pants.
Contestants will show etiquette during
contest by refraining from distracting
others while competing couples are
performing.
JUDGING GUIDELINES
Dancers will be judged in the following
categories: timing, overall technique,
difficulty, connection / partnering
skills, choreography / originality,
appearance / showmanship & heat
performance.
Judges will decide their final scores
following these guidelines:
You will be also judged by your overall
presentation. The judges will be looking
at all of the categories in general in
which you are being judged on. They will
also be watching your confidence on
stage.
JUDGING CRITERIA
Choreographed Routines Will Be
Judged By The Following Criteria:
Timing 40% - - Was correct rhythm
maintained throughout the routine?
Were syncopations deliberate and within
the acceptable deviations of timing for
the dance? As you can notice by the
guidelines, the judges will be looking
closely to the timing of the
contestants. This criteria alone
represents 40% of the overall score.
Contestants will be judged from the
moment they are on the dance floor
whether it be the warm up period or the
choreographed routine.
We, the Salsa Seven, Inc have decided
with the support of our Head Judge,
Billy Fajardo and Katie Marlow our
Scrutinizer, not to deduct points if you
are dancing "On 1" and return by
breaking "On 5". The same if you are
dancing on " 2" and return by breaking
on "6 ". If you were to return on any
other beat than that mentioned you will
be deducted points. The Head Judge,
will make this decision depending how
many times the infraction occurs in the
routine and will determine the amount of
points deducted.
Be aware that you may look great and do
some great steps and even do moves that
the crowd will love, but if your timing
is not consistent to your selected
division, you will be deducted between
10% - 40% of your score.
Technique 10% - Reflected through
balance, placement and line. Partners
must reflect adequate "Latin/Salsa
Motion" and "Isolations" as designated
by the dance style. Movement should
appear to be effortless. These are all
reflections of good dance technique.
Difficulty 10% - What was the
level of the turns utilized? The amount
of turns both double and single foot? By
both parties or only one? How intricate
were the shines? In the cabaret
division, what was the difficulty of the
lift-work? Was it properly executed? How
about jumps, kicks?
Any movements requiring exceptional
balance, flexibility or strength? Were
all movements attempted successfully
executed?
Difficulty can be ranked as follows
for On-1 and On-2:
A Level: Basic movement, no single
footed turns, no multiple turns, no
single leg balance elements, no splits,
dips etc…. 0-5.9
B Level: Silver level salsa patterns,
double turns, single pirouettes or
variations of such, basic syncopations
or shine movements, Basic Dips 6.0 – 7.9
C Level: Multiple Touch and Go Spot
Turns, Intricate Multi-Level Hand
Changes in Patterns, Single Leg
Independent Balance Elements, Intricate
Syncopations and Movement for Shine
Patterns and Choreography, Intricate
Dips or Flairs that do not leave the
floor 8.0 -10.0.
Difficulty can be ranked as follows for
Cabaret:
Same as above, but to also to
include the following:
A Level: Simple lifts that are shoulder
level and below: 0-5.9
B Level: Overhead single skill lifts
without smooth transition into and out
of lifts (ie: Overhead Press or Star
from a hesitation, jump or run 6.0 – 7.9
C Level: Transitional lifts that show
more than 1 skill before lady returns to
the floor. Seamless transitions from
floor to air and back that reflect
Musicality 8.0 – 10.0
Note: Salsa Rhythm must be maintained
for transitions from floor to air
and back for all level skills.
Difficulty can be ranked as follows for
Team:
All of the above applies but all
movement must be synchronized.
Connection / Partnering Skills 10%
- How well did the couple work together
as a team? Was there an actual
Lead/Follow relationship established?
How synchronized was the team during
side-by-side movement or shines?
Choreography/Originality 10% -
How well put together was the
performance? Did the routine flow easily
from one movement to the next? Was there
something clever or new that was part of
the routine? Was musical was it?
Appearance and Showmanship 10% -
How professional and polished did the
team appear to be? Did they project to
the audience and capture their
attention?
Heat 10% - 10% of the couples
score will reflect how they performed in
a pure Lead/Follow heated format,
ensuring that dancers truly possess
knowledge of the dance.
Infractions
Minor balance error should take 1-3
points off technique (each time)
Minor mis-connect should take 1-3 points
off connection (each time)
Major fall should take 5 points off of
technique (each time)
Major misconnect or if team loses
synchronicity for more than 2 8-'s
should take 5 points off connection
(each time)
All decisions are final and are to be
determined by the Scrutinizer and Head
Judge.
Disqualifying Infractions
In the "On 1" & "On 2" categories, no
move in which both feet leave the ground
at the same time will be permitted,
including any move above the shoulder
will not be allowed. If at any time for
either dancer, if both feet leave the
ground, points will be deducted. If ANY
part of the body of either dancer goes
above the partners shoulders, the couple
will be disqualified with no refund.
Participants will also be disqualified
if any portion of their routine in the
finals uses unauthorized music
Couple or team will be disqualified if
any contestant is under the age of 16
years old on dates of competitions. Each
participant will need to bring proof of
age upon request. They will also not be
allowed to re-enter under this or any
other division during this particular
qualifying contest. They can enter
another qualifying contest in the future
by registering and paying the entry fee
for that particular event.
Rounds
Each round is considered a "fresh
start" for competitors. However, order
of performance will be based on the
preliminary round score, with the lowest
scored competitor performing 1 st and
the highest last.
Example:
All participants qualifying for the
finals will not be bringing their semi
final score to the finals. All
participants will start fresh. The best
couple or team during the finals will be
the winner.
During the finals participants in ALL
categories can only use authorized or
our pre selected music.
Quarter Final: When necessary
Semi Final: Reduce amount of
participants
Final: Final 10 teams or couples
in each division to compete in the final
round.
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