Parents Guide to DanceSport
Taking part in DanceSport competitions can be one of the most rewarding activities that you can encourage your child to do. However it is important that you are given the right guidance and The DanceSport Academy works hard to ensure that everyone understands how it works.
You may have heard that competition dancing is expensive. Yes it can be BUT it doesn’t have to be. It is possible for dancers to compete with the minimum of items. One set of clothing and one set of shoes for each competitive style they dance in. In the case of Juveniles one set of clothing and shoes is all that is needed. Very often there are opportunities to buy items second hand.
Once your child has a partner it is important to understand the following:
1. Everything in the partnership is equal.
2. The cost of lessons and practice are shared.
3. The cost of travelling and entry into competitions is shared.
4. Each member of the partnership must commit to working hard in the partnership
to achieve the best possible performance.
Clearly the ability for parents to get on well is also very important. I would draw your attention to our code of practice for parents on this website.
The DanceSport Academy’s Role in Partnering
The DanceSport Academy will assist in the
formation of partnerships and will work hard to guide the partnership along
a sensible path. However it is not our responsibility to be the go
between all communications must be handled in the case of Juveniles and Juniors
by the parents. Could we ask everyone to recognise the importance of giving
full consideration to the dancers where partnerships are splitting.
DanceSport Rules
The DanceSport Academy has a full set of rules which can be
viewed on this website. In the case of Competition rules we will build this
into training programmes and will keep all competing partnership fully
informed of what is required. In the case of choreography restrictions, Juveniles,
Beginner and Novice level competitions, the DanceSport
Academy will include
those restrictions in its training.
Dress Code
The official dress code for competitions is regulated
by the B.D.C (British Dance Council) for competitors taking part
in open competitions. E.A.D.A. (English Amateur Dance Association) have published
an overview of these rules as a guide to parents.
To view the current guidelines please click here. This is intended as a guide only.