Before you can enter a Regional Final you are required to qualify at a Nominated Festival associated with that Final. You may qualify by entering the ordinary classes offered at a Nominated Festival and attaining the relevant qualifying mark (or the equivalent category) in the dances you wish to enter. You must complete the entry form, get it countersigned by a Teacher Member of All England Dance and send it with your entry fees and a stamped addressed envelope to the appropriate Finals Director.
Additional entry forms are available to download here
STEP 1: CHOOSING A FINAL
The Finals are split up into regions for your convenience and are all to be treated as part of the same event. Each Nominated Festival is associated with a Regional Final. You can check which Regional Final you have qualified for on the list of Nominated Festivals.
STEP 2: ENTERING THE COMPETITION
Having obtained the relevant qualifying mark or more, or the equivalent category qualification for your dance at a Nominated Festival, ask your School Principal or Teacher to complete an entry form with their current All England Teacher Membership number and return the it to the appropriate Regional Director. Competitors in a Duet, Trio/Quartet, or Group must be entered on the same entry form and be accompanied by a single cheque.
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Please enclose a stamped and self-addressed envelope so that a timetable can be sent to you.
Entries arising from novice, county or other championship classes are not eligible. Take care to enter the dance into the correct class discipline.
Note:
It is not permitted to enter the same dance class in more than one Regional Final, even if different dances in that technique have been qualified. (see Rule 12). All entries with the relevant qualifying marks will be accepted, so there is no need to wait for later results at another Festival, to better that mark before making your entry.
Closing date: 31st March 2013.
If your qualifying Festival has adopted a category marking system, announcements will be made in the Syllabus of that Festival to confirm the qualification category for the Finals.
Only dancers qualifying at a Festival nominated within the region may be entered in that region. Only in very exceptional circumstances will written requests to change region be accepted (include SAE for a reply), and these must be received by the closing date. (Injury, illness, examinations and holidays are not exceptional reasons). All England Dance reserves the right to move entries to another regional final where operational reasons make this necessary.
STEP 3: NOTIFICATION
Await details of when you will be required to dance at the Regional Finals. This will be sent to you in the form of a timetable, in the reply paid envelope which you have supplied. It will also be published on the All England Dance website. Establish the days and times of your classes and arrive at least one hour before the section is due to commence.
STEP 4: AT THE REGIONAL FINALS
Entry to the National Finals will be restricted to the first and second placed dancers only and only where an Honours mark has been awarded to those two places. An Honours mark alone will no longer guarantee a place at the National Finals. The following exceptions will apply:
- In Baby classes all first and second places will qualify for the National Finals, whatever award is achieved.
- In Group sections all Honours awards will qualify for the National Finals.
All qualifying finalists must make their entry (with their fees and an SAE) at the Regional Final. No late or postal entries will be accepted.
STEP 5: THE NATIONAL FINALS
The Peacock Theatre
Portugal Street
London
WC2A 2HT
Dates - 3 - 10 August 2013
Gala - 11 August 2013
Enquiries in writing to:
All England Dance
PO Box 518
Torquay
TQ1 9EN
A timetable will be issued to each successful entrant around 1st July 2013 in the SAE provided.
GALA
Numbers for inclusion in the Gala programme will be chosen during Finals week. . Not all of these will be first-placed performances, as some will be at the Artistic Director’s discretion in order to achieve a well-balanced show. Those chosen to perform will be required to attend the theatre for a technical rehearsal in the morning of the Gala. These dances must be the same, in every respect, as the items performed during the Finals.
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