World swing dance council

General rules for all competitions

Grand Party Sofia will offer the following competitions:

on Friday
- Icebreaker (non-WSDC)
  - High-low fun competition to break the ice 🙂
  - Low: anyone competing in Newcomer, Novice, or Intermediate with up to 19 Int points
  - High: anyone competing in Intermediate with 20 or more Int points, Advanced or All-Star
  - high / low barrier might change depending on the attendees
  - money prize for top 3 couples
on Saturday
- WSDC Newcomer: for everyone with no WSDC points at all
- WSDC Novice: for everyone with up to 30 Novice points
- WSDC Intermediate: for everyone with at least 16 Novice and max. 45 Intermediate points
- WSDC Advanced: for everyone with at least 30 Intermediate points and max. 75 Advanced points
- WSDC All Star (to be confirmed): for everyone with at least 60 Advanced points and max. 225 All Star points
- WSDC Sophisticated: for everyone with older than 35 years at the time of the competition
- WSDC Masters (to be confirmed): for everyone with older than 50 years at the time of the competition
- Switch (non-WSDC): for everyone that dances both roles and loves switching

Eligibility requirements

To enter, you must be at least 13 yea

Newcomer’s Guide to West Coast Swing Competition Points

When I was a new dancer, I found the WCS points and scoring system to be pretty opaque and hard to understand:

Yep, all those numbers totally make sense… right? No?

Lately I’ve been thinking about scoring in the WCS group a lot. I’ve had some friends, both new and experienced in the community express confusion at the scoring systems in conversation with me. And I’ve also recently started working on an open-source project to create a free code implementation of the WSDC Relative Placement Scoring System.

As a result, I’ve come to value the way that the judging and points system shapes our collective, and think that it is a pretty good solution to the insanely difficult problem of turning subjective opinions of dancing into skill levels and numeric contest results that make sense from event to event.

So, without further ado, here is everything you need to know about scoring in West Coast Swing!

What Are Points?

The World Swing Dance Council (WSDC) uses points as a guideline for event directors to place competitiors according to their skill level. Each skill level defined by the WSDC has certain point requir

NZOpen 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.

NZOpen recognizes the WSDC petitioning process for moving one level up or down based on the competitor’s current points. You may submit a formal petition to Chief Judge in order to dance only one skill level up or one skill level down from the Jack & Jill division for which you qualify in your dominant role. A committee including the Chief Judge 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.

To compete at NZOpen, you must:

Purchase an event pass that includes competitions
Register for competitions using danceconvention.net

Demonstrate good sporting conduct at all times, both on

Overview#

The World Swing Dance Council organized in 1993, is a service organization designed to further communication and to provide informational services and record keeping for those in the Swing Dance Community.

Mission#

The World Swing Dance Council:

Fosters communications between geographical locations and all generations for all types and all styles of Swing Dance.
Spreads appreciation for both Swing as it WAS, and Swing as it IS. The importance of Both is recognized as only the past and the present appreciated together can combine to create the future!
Promotes the GROWTH of ALL Swing Dancing to the general public at large. (This fantastic sport, recreation, rehabilitation, and indeed, “way of life” brings unsurpassed joy to many. It’s the best-kept secret in the country. Let’s share it!)
Provides an Information Clearing House for Dancers, Swing Dance Clubs, Promoters, Organizers, Teachers, Judges, Competitors, and all interested parties.Maintains a national website.
Maintains a Competitors Registry showing placements from all Major Events, with points accumulated for each competitor.

Maintains a Members Registry for communication b

Mathilde Lucas [21694] - WSDC Registry - World Swing Dance Council Points Registry

Nickname:
First name:	Mathilde
Last name:	Lucas
Birth name:	Lucas
Previous Names:	Pro
Transliteral:	Mathilde Lucas
WSDC-ID:	21694
Allowed Divisions:	NEW,NOV
Date of birth:	Pro
Age:	Pro
Country:	Pro
City:	Pro

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All Time
Primary Role		Follower
Points		16
Points Follower	100.00%	16
Points Last 3 years		16
Timeframe	1year 8months	April 2023 - December 2024
Wins	0.00%	0
Placements	40.00%	2
Finals	1.00x	5
Events	1.25x	5
Unique Events		4
Novice
Points	62.50%	10
Points Follower	100.00%	10
Points Last 3 years		10
Timeframe	8months	April 2024 - December 2024
Wins	0.00%	0
Placements	25.00%	1
Finals	1.00x	4
Events	1.00x	4
Unique Events		4
Newcomer
Points		6
Points Follower	100.00%	6
Points Last 3 years		6
Timeframe		April 2023 - April 2023
Wins	0.00%	0
Placements	100.00%	1
Finals	1.00x	1
Events	1.00x	1
Unique Events		1