Berlin 2001 Salsa Competition Information:
Schedule
Registration
Categories
Prizes
Preliminaries Information
Semi-Finals Information
Finals Information
Additional Rules & Tips
| Date | Location | Event |
| Tue. Feb. 20 | Berlin | Preliminaries for Professional/Semi-Pro/Amateur |
| Tue. Feb. 27 | Berlin | Preliminaries for Professional/Semi-Pro/Amateur |
| Tue. Mar. 6 | Berlin | Preliminaries for Professional/Semi-Pro/Amateur |
| Tue. Mar. 13 | Berlin | Preliminaries for Professional/Semi-Pro/Amateur |
| Tue. Mar. 20 | Berlin | Semi-finals for Amateur & Professional |
| Tue. Mar. 27 | Berlin | Semi-finals for Semi-Pro |
| Sat. Apr. 7 | Atlantis | Competition Finals |
Contestants can either:
- Register in advance by calling Jennifer at (416) 653-5704 or by emailing her at jenaucoin@hotmail.com
- Register in person with Jennifer at Berlin before 10pm on the day of the preliminaries (speak to DJ Efren and ask him to call Jennifer over the microphone)
This year there will be 3 categories. Please read the following descriptions carefully. Any person caught misleading or entering the wrong category will be disqualified from the whole contest. If you have any questions or doubts as to which category you belong to, please ask Jennifer before you compete!!!
Amateur
- Neither competitor has ever performed
- Neither competitor has ever taught salsa
- Neither is or has been a member of a salsa dance company
Semi-Professional
- One, or both of you, has performed without being paid
- One, or both of you, has taught a class or assisted a salsa instructor without being paid
- One, or both of you, is or has been part of a salsa dance company but has not been paid for performing
Professional
- One, or both of you, has performed for money
- One, or both of you, has taught a class or assisted a salsa instructor and has been paid
- One, or both of you, is or has been a member of a salsa dance company and has been paid for performing
Professional 1st Prize
$2,000 Cash
2 weekend passes to Salsaweb Dancers’ Reunion in Toronto, April 2001
MyBodyLotion.com gift basket
Two 1- year VIP cards to Berlin
Dinner for 2 at Berlin Restaurant & Nightclub
Two Berlin T-shirts
CD’s from Super Latin Music
Eight tickets to Yuk Yuks
Professional 2nd Prize
His & Her Jewelry
Calvin Klein gift basket (value $500)
MyBodyLotion.com gift basket
Two 1- year VIP cards to Berlin
Dinner for 2 at Berlin Restaurant & Nightclub
Two Berlin T-shirts
CD’s from Super Latin Music
Four tickets to Yuk Yuks
Professional 3rd Prize
2 three- month Gym memberships to Goodlife Fitness
Hair and Spa Package from JC Salon
MyBodyLotion.com gift basket
Two 6- month VIP cards to Berlin
Two Berlin T-shirts
CD’s from Super Latin Music
Four tickets to Yuk Yuks
Semi-Pro 1st Prize
Trip for 2 to ????
2 weekend passes to Salsaweb Dancers’ Reunion in Toronto, April 2001
MyBodyLotion.com gift basket
Two 1- year VIP cards to Berlin
Dinner for 2 at Berlin Restaurant & Nightclub
Two Berlin T-shirts
CD’s from Super Latin Music
Eight tickets to Yuk Yuks
Semi-Pro 2nd Prize
His & Her Jewelry
Calvin Klein gift basket (value $500)
MyBodyLotion.com gift basket
Two 1- year VIP cards to Berlin
Dinner for 2 at Berlin Restaurant & Nightclub
Two Berlin T-shirts
CD’s from Super Latin Music
Four tickets to Yuk Yuks
Semi-Pro 3rd Prize
Two 3- month Gym memberships to Goodlife Fitness
Hair and Spa Package from JC Salon
MyBodyLotion.com gift basket
Two 6- month VIP cards to Berlin
Two Berlin T-shirts
CD’s from Super Latin Music
Four tickets to Yuk Yuks
Amateur 1st Prize
$500 cash
2 weekend passes to Salsaweb Dancers’ Reunion in Toronto, April 2001
Calvin Klein gift basket (value $500)
MyBodyLotion.com gift basket
Two 1- year VIP cards to Berlin
Dinner for two at Berlin
Two Berlin T-shirts
CD’s from Super Latin Music
Eight tickets to Yuk Yuks
Amateur 2nd Prize
His & Her Jewelry
MyBodyLotion.com gift basket
Hair and Spa Package from JC Salon
Two 1- year VIP cards to Berlin
Dinner for two at Berlin
Two Berlin T-shirts
CD’s from Super Latin Music
Four tickets to Yuk Yuks
Amateur 3rd Prize
Two 3- month Gym memberships to Goodlife Fitness
MyBodyLotion.com gift basket
Two 6- month VIP cards to Berlin
Two Berlin T-shirts
CD’s from Super Latin Music
Four tickets to Yuk Yuks
- Contestants, please check-in with Jennifer by 10pm
- Contest will begin at approximately 10:30pm
- All couples will dance at the same time to a warm-up song (not to exceed 1:30 minutes)
- Each couple will then dance for 2 minutes to a song chosen by the dj, starting with amateur competitors and then semi-pro and then pro (all couples in the same category will dance to the same song)
- Contestants will be judged by 2 judges
- Costumes are not required (please, no jeans)
- Every contestant will receive a VIP pass for Berlin for the duration of the contest
- 2 couples will be chosen from each category each week to advance to the semi-finals. If a couple does not advance, they are welcome to try again during another preliminary round.
- After qualifying to the semi-finals, each participant will be asked to sign a waiver form which allows the contest to be videotaped.
- Competitors may keep their scoresheets if requested.
- Semi-finals for both the amateur and the professional categories will be held on Tuesday, March 20. Semi-finals for the semi-pro category will be held on Tuesday, March 27.
- Couples will perform on the Berlin stage.
- All semi-finalists will able to “test” the stage on Monday, March 19th from 6-8pm.
- All contestants must check in with Jennifer by 9:30pm sharp on the day of the semi-finals.
- There will NOT be a warm-up song for the competitors
- Each couple will dance 2 minutes to a fast-paced salsa chosen by the dj. Each couple in the same category will be dancing to a different song.
- This will allow the contestants to demonstrate how well they can improvise, stay on beat and interpret the music.
- Costumes are not required but are encouraged (ie. costumes will not be judged but they may contribute to the overall presentation score)
- One person from each couple will be asked to wear a fabric number sign pinned to their back.
- There will be a panel of 4 judges who all have several years of experience teaching salsa and who all have experience performing and/or competing.
- Placement in the semi-finals will not be announced, only which couples are advancing to the finals.
- Contestants will receive their scoresheets at the end of the evening.
- The top 5 couples (out of 8) in each category will advance to the finals.
- Finals for all categories will be held at Atlantis Nightclub (in Ontario Place next to the Cinesphere) on Saturday, April 7.
- Contestants will perform on a stage erected on the dancefloor specifically for this contest.
- All contestants must check in with Jennifer by 9:00pm sharp!!
- Each category of contestants will dance together to a warm-up song (not to exceed 1:30 minutes) immediately before that category competes (ie. amateurs will all dance a warm-up song together and then each amateur couple will compete individually then the semi-pros will warm-up together, etc.)
- Contestants will perform a choreographed showcase of their choice that must be between 1:45-2:15 minutes in duration
- Song chosen for the finals must be at least 90% salsa
- Only CD’s will be accepted and must be clearly labeled with participants’ names and track #
- Costumes are not required but are encouraged (ie. costumes will not be judged but they may contribute to the overall presentation score)
- One person from each couple will be asked to wear a fabric number sign pinned to their back.
- There will be a panel of 4 judges who all have several years of experience teaching salsa and who all have experience performing and/or competing.
- The contestants’ semi-finals scores will be added to the final scores from April 7th to get an overall final score.
ADDITIONAL RULES & TIPS FOR COMPETITORS
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- There are no restrictions on dips or lifts (but please remember that salsa is not just about dips and lifts!!)
- There are no restrictions on separating from your partner while dancing
- 5 marks will be deducted from a couple’s total score in the finals if they dance for less than 1:45 minutes or more than 2:15 minutes
- Dancers will be judged in 5 categories (technical skills, couple dynamics, style, showmanship and timing). Please see example of scoresheet for more information
- Please note that timing will be worth twice as much as each of the other categories (see sample scoresheet). It does not matter what beat you dance on but it is important that you dance on a consistent beat for the entire routine. All judges will be judging timing based on the following criteria:
- Staying on consistent beat throughout whole song = 10/10
- Changing between the 1 and the 5 (or 2 and 6, or 3 and 7) = 7/10
- Changing from 1 to 3 (or vice versa) = 5/10
- Not staying on any consistent beat = 2/10
- (if you do not understand what we mean by the above, please call Jennifer)
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