1 -Presentation

 

1.1 - The Fourth  International Zouk Competition of  Rio of Janeiro will be happening on the 8th and 9th of january of 2016 during the V International Rio Zouk Congress.

1.2 - Venue: Jan 8 – Tijuca Tenis clube

                     Jan 9 -  Tijuca Tenis clube

 

2 - Registration

 

2.1 - The inscriptions are already opened and we are going to have only professional category.

2.2 - An enrolment fee will be collected. The value for each couple is  R$ 100,00.

2.3 - The couple must fill out the token of inscription contained in the site.

2.4 - To end the inscription the couple must effectuate the payment and send the receipt of the deposit for nucleorenatapecanha@gmail.com

2.5 - Least age for participation: 15 years of age.

2.6 - In case of giving up the couple will not be compensated for the value of the inscription.

 

3 - Of the Stages

 

3.1 - First Stage

 

3.1.1 - The first stage will be happening in january 8th of 2016 at 01:00. The couples will have to be in the place of the event an hour before the beginning of the batteries.

3.1.2 - The batteries will be composed from 3 to 4 couples depending on the number of registered.

3.1.3 – The couples that will make part of each battery will participate of a draw that will happen in the beginning of the event.

3.1.4 - The dance of this stage will be improvised.

3.1.5 - The songs will be selected by the organization and drawn for the batteries.

3.1.6 - The duration of each battery will be of at most 4 minutes being half a slow song  and the other half a quick song.

3.1.7 – It will be permitted only one acrobatic step in this stage. The couple that doesn’t respect this rule will be punished by losing 2 points for each acrobatic step in the total sumary of this stage. The competition organizers will be responsable by this punishment.

3.1.8 – The six couples that achieve the six best grades in the total sumary of the judges will be classified to the second stage.

 

 

 

3.2 - Second Stage

 

3.2.1 - The second stage will be the final of the competition happening in january 9th of 2016 at 01:00. The couples will have to be in the place of the event an hour before the beginning of the event.

3.2.2 - Each couple will show up individually dancing a choreography of at most 2 minutes.

3.2.3 – It will be permitted only one acrobatic step in this stage. The couple that doesn’t respect this rule will be punished by losing 2 points for each acrobatic step in the total sumary of this stage. The competition organizers will be responsable by this punishment.

 

 

4 - Of the classification and Criterion of Judgement

4.1 - The notes from the first stage will be accumulative for end.

4.2 - The judges will attribute notes from five to ten in the two stages, WITH  the possibility of tenth ones. For example: 8,2,9,5... Each judge will give one unique grade to each couple.
 

4.3 – The judges will give their grades based on the following criterias :
4.3.1 - Musicality and Rhythm
4.3.2 - Creativity
4.3.3 - Harmony
4.3.4 - Use of the Space
4.3.5 - Clothes

4.3.6 - Technique
 

4.4- There will be 10 judges in each stage. The highest grade and the lowest grade given to each couple in each stage will be eliminated. This way the sum of each couple will be done with the 8 grades left in each stage.

 

4.5 – It will be permitted only one acrobatic step in each stage. The couple that doesn’t respect this rule will be punished by losing 2 points for each acrobatic step in the total sumary of the stage. The competition organizers will be responsable by this punishment.

4.5.1- 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.

 
 

4.6 - The criterion of judgement will be the same thing for the final one, being that the final note of this stage will be added to the note of the first stage. The highest  note gains the First Place, the second highest note, the Second Place and the third highest note, the Third Place.

 

 

5 - Of the jury

 

5.1 – The jury will be composed by representatives of several countries, including Brazil.

 

6 - Of the Reward

 

6.1 - Professional category

 

 

1 ° place – R$ 1000,00 + toasts of the sponsor + trophies.

2 ° place – toasts of the sponsor + trophies

3 ° place – toasts of the sponsor + trophies

 

 

6.2 - The prizes will be handed immediately after the end of final stage.

 

7 - Final considerations

 

7.1 - The judging and organizing commission will not admit any type of challenge to the present regulation.

7.2 - All the registered couples are subject to the rules of this regulation

7.3 - The organizing commission will not take responsibility for any accident that could take place during the event.

7.4 - The filming of the event will be allowed, since the space been intended for the couples is respected.

7.5 - The couples will accept to give up his images for the organizing commission in eventual spreads.

 

 

NOTE : The competition will not happen if there aren't at least 8 registered couples. If canceled, the payment will be returned to the registered competitors.