Competition

TANGO BUENOS AIRES DANCE
WORLD CUP RULES

The office of Festivals and Central Events of the Ministry of Culture of the Government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires announces the 8th Tango Buenos Aires Dance World Cup that will take place between the 23rd and 31st of August 2010 in the autonomous city of Buenos Aires adjusting to the following rules and regulations.

The Dance World Cup will consist of the following categories: Salon Tango and Stage Tango. Both categories will be of unrestricted entry for amateurs and professionals.

Management

The Office of Festivals and Central Events of the Ministry of Culture of the Government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires is the highest authority regarding the organization, program planning and execution of the Dance World Cup and it will also monitor the compliance of all the terms and conditions stated in these rules and regulations.

The management will not take any responsibility about delays and unexpected events that may come up for any cause at the moment of performance of the different contestants during the different rounds.

The Management has the right to register all the Dance World Cup stages, through any means known or to be known, including but not limited to filming, recording, photographing, digitalization, recorded by the Management or by third parties authorized for this purpose, in order to promote and advertise the event. The recorded material obtained is exclusive property of the Management. Just by registering in the Dance World Cup, the participants explicitly and irrevocably authorize the use of the recorded material, without this implying or suggesting, any kind of payment for any reason to be claimed by the General Management of Festivals and Central Events in favor of any person or organization that claims entitlement under any right that may be cited. This clause also includes -without limitations- all photographic material that is published and/or is made available for promotion, advertising, etc.

All contestants of the Dance World Cup must be present in the different acts and events organized by the Management - such as press conferences, interviews for radio stations and/or TV or cable TV channels, etc. - if they are called for this purpose.

Only the Management will have the faculty to arrange the performing order of the contestants and its modality as well as specifying the amount of rounds that a couple has to participate in.

All contestants will have to register in the date and time specified by the Management. At this time, they will be handed the order number and they will be informed the approximate dates and times in which they will perform in the different instances of the corresponding categories. Those who do not register will not be able to participate in the Dance World Cup. A delay will only be considered in the case of force majeure events duly justified, except in cases of general situations that are invoked and result of public domain.

Contestants will not be able to give classes (free or thematic) or be part of the programmed artistic shows in the Dance World Cup.

The Management establishes the websites www.tangobuenosaires.gob.ar and www.festivales.gob.aras the official means of communication of the event, not excluding other means of diffusion.

Enrollment

The enrollment and participation in the Dance World Cup is free of charge for both categories. People interested in participating must enroll between the 1st and 22nd of July 2010, being entitled the Management to extend this enrollment period should they consider it necessary.

Enrollment can be done via internet through the official website www.tangobuenosaires.gob.aror personally at the Management offices located in Av. Roque Sáenz Peña 832, 6th floor, Monday to Friday from 1 PM to 5 PM. For more information about enrollment methods call 0800-3-337848, Monday to Friday from 11.30 AM to 7 PM.

Couples can be of any nationality and its members must be both 18 years of age by the starting day of the Dance World Cup. Only one enrollment can be done per category, although it is not compulsory to do it for both or with the same companion. Each couple will represent a city. If its members are residents of different cities they will have to choose the place of residence or birth of only one of them.

Registration

All contestants must confirm their enrollment at the time of registration. In order to register, it is compulsory for the contestants to present an identity card to certify that the place of birth or residency is the one they are representing. The ID and registration must be presented before every instance of the competition.

It is not compulsory for both members of the couple to attend the registration; it will be enough if only one of them does, carrying the IDs of both members. Third parties cannot carry out registration.

All the information provided at the time of registration will be considered a sworn statement. Any contradiction in the information, subsequent to the signature, shall be penalized by the Management with the subtraction of points, disqualification from the championship or any other provision that the management decides.

Contest

The Dance World Cup, in both categories, will be developed in three (3) stages: (a) The Qualifying round, (b) The Semifinals and (c) The Final.

• (a) Qualifying round: all couples registered will participate. Each couple will dance twice.

• (b) Semifinal: couples who have been selected in the qualifying round and the winners of various contests endorsed by the Dance World Cup will participate. Each couple will dance once.

  In the category Salon Tango, the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires will be represented by the couples that obtained the second, third and fourth place in the City Dance Championship, carried out during the month of May 2010.

• (c) Final: couples selected in the Semifinal will participate. In the category Salon Tango, the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires will be represented by the couple that obtained the first place in the City Dance Championship, carried out during the month of May 2010. The couples that obtained the first place in the categories Salon Tango and Stage Tango in the 1st Tango European Championship, carried out in Turin, Italy in the month of June 2010.

  The Salon Tango category, couples will compete in group performances, dancing three (3) songs, recorded or live, selected by the Management. In the Stage Tango category, each couple will compete individually, dancing a song of their choice. The song may not exceed the maximum duration of four (4) minutes and must be handed to the Management in CD format (2 original copies in good condition). Since the Jury will evaluate the variety of choreographies exhibited, it is recommended that participants present different choreographies for each of the qualifying rounds, this not being exclusive.

The jury

The jury of the Dance World Cup will be appointed by the Management with the advice of the Teachers, Dancers and Choreographers of Argentine Tango Association (AMBCTA).

In both categories the jury of the classifying round, the semifinals and the final will be formed by 5, 5 and 7 members respectively

The Management will be entitled to eliminate from the contest those participants that: (a) do not comply with the rules; (b) incur in any moral offense or improper act that tarnishes the image of the Championship or causes displeasure of the public.

The Jury’s ruling cannot be subject to appeal. The participants, by registering, accept this condition.

In case of distrust or disagreement, participants may present a written statement (in Spanish or English) to the Management and not directly to the jury according to the terms of the Law of Administrative Procedures (Dec. 1.510/97).

The Management will duly solve any inconvenience not considered in this rules and regulations and will establish of inform about the clarifying or interpretative rules that considers necessary.

In case of a draw, or if determined by the jury, the contestants will dance the songs the jury considers necessary to reach a final determination. Participants may not refuse to do so.

The results of each of the performances emerge from the accumulation of points, granted by each Jury on a scale of 1 to 10 in accordance with the parameters described in the following paragraph. From the registered total, the higher and lower scores of the round will be eliminated.

The Jury will choose, in each category, a winning couple. In addition, the jury may grant awards and special mentions for the second and third place, and will be entitled to award other special mentions if considered necessary, prior notification to the Management.

Contest (evaluation criteria)

1. Salon Tango (unrestricted entry, amateurs and professionals)

The Couple, once formed, may not be separated while the music plays. This means that they may not be break the embrace, considered as the tango dance position.

For the position to be considered correct, the body of one of the members of the couple must be contained all the time by the arm of the other member. It is understood that, in certain figures, this may be flexible; but not throughout the duration of the dance.

All movements must be made within the space allowed by the embrace between the members of the couple.

The Jury will take into account the couple’s musicality and walking style as fundamental to the score.

Within these observation parameters, the couple may carry out all the popular figures, including barridas (sweeps), sacadas al piso (drawn to the floor), enrosques (twists), etc.

All other figures typical of stage tango such as ganchos (hooks), saltos (jumps) and trepadas (climbs) are completely excluded.

Couples, as in a dance hall, must constantly move counterclockwise, and may not stay in the same point of the choreographic space as this would obstruct the movement of the other dancers in the dance floor.

None of the members of the couple may lift his/her legs beyond the line of the knees.

2. Stage Tango (unrestricted entry, amateurs and professionals)

Participants will be able to express their view of the tango dance. This means that couples will be allowed to use movements, figures and applications not related to the traditional tango dance. However, the choreography must include traditional figures of Tango such as: eights, long walks, boleas, hooks, and the “milonguero embrace”. Couples will be able to break the embrace and use techniques from other dance disciplines, provided they are justified and benefit the performance of the interpreter.

Aerial tricks and other movements from other disciplines must not be excessive. This means that they must not exceed the third part of the performance. The couple must have floor movement sequences throughout the whole stage floor.

Prizes

Each category of the Dance World Cup will have a winning couple. The prize for the first place in each category will be TWENTY THOUSAND pesos ($20,000). The second and third places will also have prizes and special mentions. All contestants will obtain a Dance World Cup participation certificate.

The entry and subsequent registration of each couple implies the knowledge and acceptance of these rules by the each one of the participants of the Dance World Cup.

In case of controversy in the interpretation or implementation of these rules, the participants and the Management agree to be subjected to the jurisdiction of the Administrative Litigation and Tax Court of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires. The parties hereby expressly renounce to any other venue or jurisdiction that may be applicable for any reason. For these purposes, the parties establish that their legal valid residence is the one indicated in the registration form. Any notifications shall be served upon such residence. Furthermore, any legal notification that may be served upon the G.C.A.B.A. (Buenos Aires Autonomous City Government) shall be sent to the following address: Uruguay 440, 2º floor, of. 27, in accordance with Executive order number 3,758/85 (B.M. number 17,540 - AD 280.4), Legal notice number 868/CSJN/87, and Executive order number 294/GCBA/97 (BOCBA number 168).

AFFILIATED COMPETITIONS

Different cities of Argentina and abroad hold local dance competitions whose winners are sent as representatives to contest in the main competition.

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