All participants will dance together in the preliminary. Each participant will be paired with more than one partner selected on a random basis. Five leaders and five followers will be selected for the finals. Couples will be randomly paired and dance at the same time. No aerials or lifts of any type will be permitted.
Participants sign up individually.
Any amateur dancer is eligible to compete. The swing craze has opened many opportunities for teaching and performing, and has blurred the line between amateur and professional. The biggest factor to consider is if one presents oneself as an instructor in any type of partner dancing or as a student teacher. Following are guidelines to clarify eligibility. There are no situations in which you promote yourself as a professional instructor or performer in any type of partner dancing.