The choreographies shown below are for the New & Not Luck-of-the-Draw events.  This is a newly created event designed especially to encourage participation by beginning same-sex ballroom dancers.  We're hoping it will give not very experienced dancers a chance to experience the fun and delight of same sex ballroom events.

Definition:  A "New" competitor in a particular dance is defined as someone who has been doing this dance for no more than 8 months and has entered no more than one competition in it.  A "Not New" competitor is anyone who does not fit the definition of "New".

To participate in this event, each dancer must register as either "New" or "Not New".  An individual can be "New" in some of the dances and "Not New" in others depending on their experience as defined above.

We will hold this event in 4 different International style dances:  Waltz, Tango, Cha-cha, and Rumba.  A dancer can participate in any number of these (meaning they will be treated as one-dance events).  The choreography for each of these dances is pre-determined, and all couples must dance the same choreography (although not necessarily in synch with each other).  The choreographies are all bronze level and are for one wall ending with a pattern that starts on a new wall.  Couples are expected to repeat this wall as they dance around the floor.

For each of the individual dances, participants will be divided into FOUR groups:  New leaders, New followers, Not New leaders, and Not New followers.   Couples will be paired for this event without regard to sex/gender, but each couple will consist of a New and a Not New dancer.  These events will be run as Luck-of-the-Draw events, meaning that the pairing of dance partners will be done randomly. 

TWO events will be held: one for beginner leaders with non-beginner followers, and the other for non-beginner leaders with beginner followers. Otherwise couples with a non-beginner leader would have an unfair advantage, so the two categories will be judged separately.  An effort will be made to allow for at least one round of practice dancing for the paired couples prior to the judged event.

These 2 events will be held in each of the 4 dances: waltz, tango, cha-cha, and rumba.   Couples are expected to dance the published routine as is.  Minor deviations to the published routine may be permitted to allow for safety and floor craft.  Deviations from the routine are discouraged.  If a couple deviates the judges have the right to mark down as they see fit.

Waltz Routine

Tango routine

CHA-CHA routine

Rumba routine