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No stars are given for WDSF youth open Latin!

No stars are given for WDSF youth open standard!

All couples, even those with a star / exemption, must make the registration on the day of the competition and pick up their number, preferably 1 hour and at the absolute latest 30 minutes before the start of the first round of the competition category, so that the total number of participating couples is known. Make yourself known to the registration / organizer to confirm your entry. 

Please also make your cancellation to the organizer, if you will not participate in the competition category.

For Saturday 3.3.2018 

Two lists will be compiled at around 20:00 on Friday 2.3.2018 from the received entries and according to the 1 - 50 placings on the WDSF March 2017 ranking list. Stars / exemptions will be published after this as soon as possible.

WDSF Youth Open Standard

If there are at least 55 couples entered on Friday 2.3.2018 at 20:00 we will give 6 exemptions, otherwise none.

WDSF Grand Slam Standard

If there are at least 68 couples entered on Friday 2.3.2018 at 20:00 we will give 12 exemptions, otherwise we will give 6 only exemptions. In the exceptional case of below 55 couples, no exemptions will be given.

Please check the lists on the evening before to confirm if you have a star / exemption for the first round or not.

 

 
For Sunday 4.3.2018

Two lists will be compiled at around 20:00 on Saturday 3.3.2018 from the received entries and according to the 1 - 50 placings on the WDSF March 2017 ranking list. Stars / exemptions will be published after this as soon as possible.

WDSF Youth Open Latin

If there are at least 55 couples entered on Saturday 3.3.2018 at 20:00 we will give 6 exemptions, otherwise none.

WDSF Grand Slam Latin

If there are at least 68 couples entered on Saturday 3.3.2018 at 20:00 we will give 12 exemptions, otherwise we will give 6 only exemptions. In the exceptional case of below 55 couples, no exemptions will be given.

Please check the lists on the evening before to confirm if you have a star / exemption for the first round or not.

We kindly ask Juvenile couples to re-check about the dances they perform during their competition:

 

Juvenile 1 Open

This category dances both standard and latin on Saturday 3.3.2018

Pairs may participate in both programs on the same day.

Dances in latin program: samba, cha-cha-cha, jive

Dances in standard program: slow waltz, tango, quickstep

 

Juvenile 2 Open

This category dances both standard and latin on Sunday 4.3.2018

Pairs may participate in both programs on the same day.

Dances in latin program: samba, cha-cha-cha, rumba, jive

Dances in standard program: slow waltz, tango, Viennese waltz, quickstep

 

Juvenile 1+2 E-D categories 6 dances

This category dances on Friday 2.3.2018

Dances: samba, cha-cha-cha, jive, slow waltz, tango, quickstep

 

Beginners under 9 years old, 3 dances

This category dances on Friday 2.3.2018

Dances: samba, cha-cha-cha, slow waltz

RISING STARS COMPETITION

- The top 50 in WDSF ranking list cannot participate in Rising stars competitions

- Rising Stars Standard and Latin are danced on Friday 2.3.2018. One discipline will be in the morning and another in the evening, so that couples are able to participate in both Standard and Latin on the same day without problems

 

WDSF YOUTH OPEN 

- This category dances standard on Saturday 3 of March and latin on 4th of march

- WDSF Youth Open competition will be danced in the morning and afternoon

- WDSF Youth Open competitors dance the same discipline as WDSF Grand Slam on the same day, so that youth couples can also participate in WDSF Grand Slam with no need for costume change

 

JUNIOR 1 OPEN

This category dances both standard and latin on Saturday 3rd of March 2018

Pairs may participate in both programs on this day

 

JUNIOR 2 OPEN

This category dances both standard and latin on Sunday 4th of March 2018

Pairs may participate in both programs on this day

 

SENIORS 2,3 and 4

 

These categories dance both standard and latin programs on Friday the 2nd of March 2018.

Pairs may participate in both programs on the same day

Seniors 4 may participate in Senior categories 3 and 2

Seniors 3 may participate in Senior category 2

SENIOR 1

 

This category dances latin on Saturday 3.3.2018 and standard on Sunday 4.3.2018

 

Pairs from senior 2-4 category may participate in Senior 1 competitions on Saturday and Sunday

Wheelchair Competition Information

 

Please acquaint yourself with the provided information in the link: Poster

You can find the application form in the provided link: Form
Please send participation forms to Info@finlandopen.fi

Schedule with the starting times of each category for each day presented below. More specific schedule will be released closer to the date of the event. 

Important information for participants

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