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Overview The 2nd USA Tango Championship
shall include the following categories: Tango Salon and
Tango Escenario for Couples (allowing the participation
of amateurs and professionals).
The Organization
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- Celebrate Tango shall ensure the compliance with
all provisions set forth herein.
3 - Celebrate Tango shall not be responsible for delays or contingencies arising out of any
reason whatsoever, at the moment of presentation of competitors
in the different rounds.
4 – Celebrate Tango reserves the right to record all
Championship instances, by means of any customary or new
support, including but not limited to, filming, audio recording,
photographing, digitalization, on its own or through third
parties authorized to this effect. Records so obtained shall
be the exclusive property of Celebrate Tango. The mere entry
in the Championship shall signify the express and irrevocable
authorization by participants to use said records, without
purporting any related payment for any reason by Celebrate
Tango, in favor of any person or organization that claims
for the alleged rights. This clause also includes, but is
not limited to, the photographic material to be published
and/or used for promotion, advertising or other purposes
to be determined.
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- All Championship participants shall undertake to participate
in the acts and events planned by Celebrate Tango, such
as press conferences, articles, reports, interviews either
on the radio or air or cable TV, etc., as long as they are
advised to that end.
6 – Celebrate Tango shall be entitled to change the order of performances
of participants and the modality thereof, as well as to
specify the number of rounds in which each couple shall
take part.
7 - All participants shall be present to obtain their round
on the date and time indicated by the Local Producer. At
that moment they shall be given contestant number and shall
be informed about the date and approximate time the corresponding
category.
8 - Competitors who have provided hard copies of thei ID
shall not be allowed to paricipate in the Cahmpionship.
Entry
9 - The cost of entry and participation in the Championship
for each category $150 per couple. Early
entries qualify for disocunts.
Entries are open until July 14th based on category capacity
ad Celebrate Tango and the Judges discretion.
10 - Entry is open to couples legally in the
USA of any nationality with a passport from any country
valid until August 31st. Contestants must be
18 years or older as of the date of commencement of the
Championship. (Some restrictions do apply, call for confirmation)
11 - Duplicate or more entries in the same
category are not allowed. However, any competitor may enter
in a different category with the same or a different partner.
12 - All data supplied at registration check shall be considered
an affidavit. Participants shall sign a proof of evidence
in duplicate. Upon the signature thereof, any contradiction
in the data supplied shall result in a penalty by the Organization
such as deduction in the score, disqualification or any
other measure determined by said body.
13 - The official means of communication will be via the
email addresses provided unless stipulated by the contestant.
It is assumed that participants give their consent to this
mechanism when signing at entry
Entry
14 - All participants shall confirm their entry accuracy
as they receive their registration.
To obtain their registration, competitors shall present
a valid identity card that certifies their legal presence
in the USA at the time of the Championship. Furthermore,
the identity card and the registration must be produced
before each stage of the competition.
To request the registration it is not compulsory for both
partners to be present; only one of them may do so as long
as he/she is carrying both identity cards. No registrations
will be given to third parties.
The Contest
15 - Both categories shall comprise
two to three stages and will have an ideal minimum of
8 couples for Salon and 5 couples for Stage:
Qualifying
Round, Semi-finals, Finals:
16 - In the Tango
Salon category, in each stage couples shall dance three
times at the same time in groups of 8 to 10 couples each,
with recorded or live music to be selected by the Judging
Panel. This constitutes 1 round. If they pass to the next
round they will dance 3 times again.
17- In the Tango Escenario category, each couple
shall dance once for each stage, with music selected and
provided by the couple in CD format, for a period not exceeding
4 minutes.
Since the Judging Panel shall evaluate the
variety of choreographies presented, it is recommended to
use different choreographies for each Qualifying round of
the Regional Championship, although this point is not excluding.
The Judging Panel
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– The Regional Tango Dance Championship Judging Panel,
composed of at least three members, and always made up of
an odd number, shall be appointed by Celebrate Tango.
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The Judging Panel shall be entitled to remove participants
from the competition in case of: a) non-compliance with
regulatory provisions; b) loss of ethics or improper act
that may tarnish the Championship image or cause dislike
to the audience.
20 – All decisions by the Judging Panel are unappealable.
It is implicit that participants have agreed to this condition
when entering.
21 - In case of doubt or disagreement, the interested party
shall not address the Judging Panel directly but shall present
the case in writing in English to Celebrate Tango.
22 - The Judging Panel together with the Local Producer
shall duly solve any inconveniency not contemplated in these
regulations and shall provide such clarifications or constructions
thereof as they may deem necessary.
23 - In the event of a tie or as the Judging Panel may determine,
competitors shall dance as many times as required, for the
former to be able to make a final decision; competitors
cannot refuse to dance.
24 - Scores of each presentation are drawn from the sum
of points allocated by each Judge on a 1- to- 10 point scale
according to the format described below.
25 - The Judging Panel shall select a winning
couple of each category. Furthermore, they shall award prizes
and special mentions for the second and third place and
shall be entitled to award other mentions as they deem suitable.
The Contest (Guidelines)
a) Tango Salon (Amateurs
and Professionals):
26- Once a dancing couple is formed, they shall
not separate as long as the music is playing. This means
that they cannot break the embrace (abrazo), which
is considered the tango dance position.
27. For the position to be considered correct, partners
must constantly hold each other by means of the embrace.
Even though during certain figures the embrace may be flexible,
it must never be broken, and this shall continue during
the entire piece.
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All movements shall be performed within the space allowed
by the couple embrace.
29 - The Judging Panel shall consider musicality, and walking
style as main evaluation criteria for qualification.
30 - Within these guidelines, dancers may perform any figures
commonly used, including barridas, sacadas close to the floor, enrosques, etc.
31 - Ganchos, leaps, trepadas (lifts) and any other typical tango escenario choreography are
absolutely excluded.
32 – Couples shall constantly move counterclockwise,
like in the milongas (tango dance places), and shall
avoid remaining in the same choreographic place in order
to avoid interrupting the dancer's circulation.
33 - No dancer may raise his/her
foot above the knee line.
b) Tango Escenario (Amateurs and Professionals):
34 - Participants shall be allowed to express
their personal view on the tango dance; this means that
they may resort to movements, figures and techniques unrelated
to traditional tango.
35 – They may break embrace and use other techniques
derived from other dance disciplines, as long as this contribution
be appropriated and be done to improve the performance and
be part of but not all of the choreography.
36 - Regarding the above clause, it is herein
stated that dancers may not use tango music to perform other
dancing techniques or choreographies. i.e. dance a completely
different style of dance Flamenco or Ballet to tango music.
37- Judges shall take into account the following criteria:
- Choreographic composition (creation or recreation)
- Preservation of tango essence.
- Use of the stage space.
- Choreographic and postural techniques.
- Body and space alignment.
- Couple synchronicity.
- Choreographic effects.
- Interpretation.
- Musical accuracy (relaxation, music-dancer-style).
- Costumes and make-up.
Prizes
38 - Each category at the 2nd USA Tango Championship
shall have a winner or champion couple.
39 - The first place couples in the Stage & Salon categories
shall be awarded a trophy and a cash prize of $us500 per
contestant.
40 - Furthermore, special mentions and medals shall be awarded
to second and third places.
41 - All competitors shall be given a certificate of participation
in the USA Regional Tango Dance Championship.
42 - Stage
entries only: If the minimum number (5) of stage entries
is not reached Contestants understand that with a minimum
of 3 entries an UNOFFICIAL Stage Competition will be held
and that the 1st place couple will receive a certificate and
a trophy and no cash prize.
43 - That the winning couples of each category will perform during
the milonga of the Finals night and may be invited to perform
at any of the events during the 8th or 9th NYC Summer Tango
& Film Festival and to be reasonably available throughout
the year for promotion of the 3rd USA Tango Championship.
That any subsequent public performances occur no sooner
than 7 days after the conclusion of the Festival (July 20th)
without the agreement of Celebrate Tango. That all bio or
appearance references to their Championship status include
acknowledgment of Celebrate Tango, USA Tango Championship
and any significant Championship sponsors.
Entry
and further registration of each couple shall signify their
knowledge of and agreement to these rules and to the individual
category rules by each one of the participants in this Championship.
