I dunno, but other MJ and WCS dance comps seem to have rules (e.g. Britrock, Ceroc Champs etc.), so presumably they work.
Rules are there to help define the criteria, and indeed to help the
competitors understand what is required. If you don't have any rules, you have to rely totally on the experience and subjective judgement of the judges. A "no-rules" thing works OK for things like showcases, but for normal competitions I think it's just weird. In fact, I'm not sure if it can be called a proper competition if there are no rules.
Hmmmm.... I started this out thinking that Ceroc were being well-cheeky by calling their comp the "first national Blues competition" - now I'm thinking they have a point.
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