Originally Posted by
robd
Whilst contemplating entering the Ceroc Champs last week (left it too late ultimately even for a 'no practice - just find a partner' effort) I was having difficulty deciding which category would be appropriate to enter. On the one hand I have been dancing now since the start of 2005 which strikes me as a long time to be going in at entry level. On the other hand I have never competed save a couple of fun DWAS at normal freestyle nights. I do believe that people should not compete at different levels in the same comp (e.g intermediate and advanced at the Champs even though it may be with different partners) - in my mind, you are either one level or you are the other.
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Now I know the obvious answer to 'What category should you enter?' is 'Whichever is the most applicable to your situation based on the rules of the specific competition' but I'd still like people's views on what criteria they think should be applied when deciding what is the most suitable category. Should it be length of dancing experience? Previous competition achievements? I saw a few people in the intermediate at the Champs this Sunday who I thought really should have been in advanced IMO but who were perfectly entitled to enter Intermediate based on the criteria given. The significant excess of competitors in the Intermediate compared with the Advanced also suggests that perhaps a review of the criteria for entry to the two categories might be in order. I guess forcing teachers into the Open also has an impact here as there were some competitors in the Open who would IMO have been more suited to the Advanced but I know that debate has been had here before.
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