Petitions - important deadlines!

Retaliation Swing complies with the competition guidelines of the World Swing Dance Council (WSDC). As a competitor, you are responsible for knowing the divisions in which you are eligible/required to compete, for understanding the WSDC Points Registry Rules, and for using your WSDC Competitor ID number when registering for competitions. WSDC rules mandate that you dance in the Jack & Jill divisions at the appropriate skill level for which you qualify.

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Retaliation Swing recognizes the WSDC petitioning process for moving levels based on the competitor’s current points. You may submit a formal petition to Chief Judge in order to dance in a different level than the Jack & Jill division for which you qualify in your dominant or secondary role. A competition committee will consider the requested reclassification petition after reviewing your WSDC Points Registry record. All decisions of our competition officials are final. No appeals are allowed.

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To compete at Retaliation Swing 2024, you must:

· Hold a full weekend event pass.

· Register for competitions during the open registration times listed on the schedule and pay the required entry fees.

· Sign a legal waiver. If you are under 18, your parent or guardian must sign the legal waiver for you.

· Have the consent of a parent or guardian if you are under 18 years of age; you should also be comfortable social dancing with adults.

· Demonstrate good sporting conduct at all times, both on and off the competition floor. This includes treating your partners, other competitors, competition officials, spectators, and the event itself with respect.

· Follow the Retaliation Swing Code of Conduct.

· Know the rules. Read the rules carefully prior to the competition. You are responsible for following the rules whether or not you have read them.

In addition,

· There are no competitor meetings at Retaliation Swing. You are responsible for checking the event schedule and knowing the time of your competitions.

· The Event Director reserves the right to cancel any division with fewer than five couples.

· If your name is not called by the final preliminary heat in your division, see the Emcee, Comp Coordinator, or Chief Judge immediately to let them know you signed up but were not yet called.

· If you are not in the ballroom when the last name is called to the floor for the final preliminary heat in your division, you will not compete.

· During semi-final and final rounds, if you are not present in the ballroom after the last name has been called to the floor, we will call the alternate(s) to dance in your place. Once the alternate has been called, the dancer not present is out of the competition.

· If you miss or withdraw from a competition, you forfeit your entry fee.

WSDC JACK & JILLS

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Retaliation Swing Jack & Jills are gender neutral. Please refer to WSDC Rules at www.worldsdc.com for the qualifications and requirements of the WSDC skill level divisions, which are Newcomer, Novice, Intermediate, Advanced, and All-Star.

All competitors in the Masters Jack and Jill must be 50 years of age, or older, by the end of the event in order to compete in this division. Competitors may dance in both the age division, and their leveled division contests.

Competitors may compete in a maximum of two skill-level WSDC Jack & Jill competitions, once in their primary role and once in their secondary role. You may enter one skill level as a leader and a different skill level as a follower, each at your appropriate WSDC-pointed level.  Once entered as a leader or a follower, you must remain in that same role throughout the specific skill level competition (prelims, semi-finals, and finals). 

Non-dominant Role Competing and Tracking:  Competitors may compete as both Leaders and Followers in skill level Jack & Jills. Leader and Follower points will be tracked separately in Points Registry. 

· Competitors qualify for their dance level based on either their Leader or Follower points, whichever is higher and may compete in this dominant role.

· Competitors may also compete in their non-dominant role one level down, as long as they don’t qualify in both for the same division. 

· Competitors may petition down an extra level for their secondary role.

· Competitors will not be permitted to dance both roles in the same division.

STRICTLY SWING DIVISIONS:

Retaliation Strictly: This is an open level strictly with the following exceptions:

· All Stars cannot dance together,

· And Champions must dance with Newcomer or Novice leveled competitors.

COMPETITION FORMATS

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· All dancing must be lead/follow. Pre-choreographed routines, in whole or in part, are not allowed.

· At least 80 percent recognizable swing content is required for all divisions, with the exception of the Retaliation Strictly, where 70 percent swing content is required in the Prelims, however, swing content will be completely at the judge’s discretion for the Final.

· Your level for any and all strictly contests must match the level you are competing in for your WSDC Jack and Jill’s.

· For Jack & Jill competitions, all competitors must wear their bib numbers for all rounds of competition. Bibs are only required for leaders in the Strictly Swing divisions. 

· You and your partner must maintain physical contact except for spins, turns, short breakaways, and recoveries.

· “In the air” partner weight support moves (lifts, aerials) and acrobatic maneuvers are not allowed, with the exception of the Pro Show where lifts below the shoulder are allowed.

· “On the ground” support moves (such as drops and slides) are allowed. However, you and your partner must each maintain at least one foot in physical contact with the floor during support moves.

Retaliation Swing makes every effort to conduct all competitions in accordance with current WSDC guidelines and reserves the right to update our Competition Rules should WSDC requirements change.

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Retaliation Swing also reserves the right to make any changes in the competition schedule or format as we deem necessary.

Any questions of concerns can be sent to Competitions@RetaliationSwing.com.