
A protest will only be accepted from a competitor, the competitor’s teacher or competitor’s parent. Any protest or objection of a technical nature shall be referred to a protest committee for settlement, and its decision will be final and accepted without further question. This will be refunded if the protest is upheld.
Protests must be made in writing and lodged with the Convenor or other responsible committee member within one hour of the completion of the relevant section, accompanied by a fee of $10 (Please do not approach the adjudicator). The convenor must be notified for approval at an early stage. In all duo sections, the names of both partners must be stated on the entry form, but one partner may be substituted. The committee reserves the right to appoint a substitute adjudicator (if for some reason, either personal or impersonal, the need may arise.). The committee reserves the right to alter or amend the programme in any way and at any time to refuse entry, cancel any entries, refund entry fees (for special reasons to be supplied by the person making the entry), or cancel any event where entries are insufficient to continue with that particular section.
All competitors are required to report to the back stage manager prior to the commencement of their section. Championship entry – Competitors must have competed in at least 2 previous Solo Sections to be eligible.
No competitor may appear more than once in a solo section, twice in a duo section with a different partner and twice in a group section. Late entries are accepted ONLY UP UNTIL 1 WEEK after the official closing date at Double Fee. (c) Groups must have a reasonable percentage of dancers in the age of the section they are entering.Age of competitor is AS AT JANUARY 1, in the year of participation. (b) If a section is unavailable in a competitor’s age group, they may compete in the closest age (up an age group) division available. (a) Competitors may compete in their own age section and in the age section above, but are not permitted to repeat any performances.