The guidelines for each category are set out on this page. If you want to enter a category for which you do not meet the entry requirements stated or want to change categories, you may submit a request by sending us an email with a brief explanation of the reason(s) for your request.

 

          Jack & Jill competitions are designed to highlight skills in social Brazilian Zouk dancing and the ability to dance well with a variety of partners. Competitors enter as individuals, are randomly assigned partners and dance to music selected by Núcleo de Dança Renata Peçanha Events. Male competitors must enter as “leaders” and female competitors must enter as “followers”.

 

DIVISIONS

 

          Novice Category 

          A person should compete in Novice if they have never competed in Brazilian Zouk Jack & Jill competitions before or have not yet obtained BZDC Intermediate level or is not a zouk teacher (amateur dancer)

 

          Intermediate Category 

          A person should request to compete in Intermediate if they have obtained BZDC Intermediate level or are invited by the event organisers due to their extensive dance experience in Brazilian Zouk or is a zouk teacher for more than one year but a request by email (nucleorenatapecanha@gmail.com) is required.

 

 

EVENT INFORMATION

 

        Please Note 

          Each category will only proceed if 5 or more leaders and 5 or more followers register for the relevant category.

 

 

          Important 

         

          1. Acrobatics steps will not be permitted.

         2. In the preliminaries the leader that does not respect the rule will be desclassified and in the finals the couple will be desclassified.

         3. The acrobatic step is characterized by supporting the lady out of the floor for at least 2 seconds or by any passage of the lady in the upside down position supported by the gentleman, even if it is in  less than 2 seconds.

 

          Full Rules and Regulations 

       

          For full details about the rules and regulations of the event visit www.brazilianzoukcouncil.com

 

 

TIME/DATE

 

Novice Preliminary – Friday 8th January 2016 at 3:30 pm at V International Rio Zouk Congress (Centro Coreográfico do Rio de Janeiro).

 

Novice Finals – Sunday 10th January 2016 at 3:30 pm at V International Rio Zouk Congress

(Centro Coreográfico do Rio de Janeiro).

 

Intermediate Preliminary – Saturday 9th January 2016 at 3:30 pm at V International Rio Zouk Congress (Centro Coreográfico do Rio de Janeiro).

 

Intermediate Finals – Sunday 10th January 2016 at 01:00 am at V International Rio Zouk Congress

(Academia de Dança Jimmy de Oliveira).

 

ADRESSES

Centro Coreográfico do Rio de Janeiro – Rua José Higino 115, Tijuca.

Academia Jimmy de Oliveira – Rua do Catete 112, 3 andar, Catete.

 

PRIZES

Trophys for the leaders and followers who win in First and medals for Second and Third places

 

EVENT REGISTRATION
To be eligible to compete you must register by filling the form below and pay a fee of R$ 50,00 until the following dates:

Novice – Until  7th January at 00:00

Intermediate – Until 8th January at 00:00

 

 REGISTRATION FORM 

 

             GENTLEMAN (LEADER)                                LADY (FOLLOWER)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                     

                                 

                                   PAYMENT: R$ 50,00

 

RESULTS:

• Novice Preliminar – 8th January at 7 pm at Centro Coreografico

• Intermediate Preliminar – 9th January at 7 pm at Centro Coreografico

• Novice Finals – 10th January at 1 am at Academia de Dança Jimmy de Oliveira

• Intermediate Finals – 10 th January at 1 pm at Academia de Dança Jimmy de Oliveira

 

Scoring and  detailed results:

From 18th January on at  Brazilianzoukdancecouncil.com

 

Points Registry Guidelines in the link below:

http://www.brazilianzoukcouncil.com/wp-content/bzdc/BZDC-PointsRegistryGuidelines.pdf