THE NEW ZEALAND BALLROOM DANCE COUNCIL

2 0 THE NEW ZEALAND BALLROOM DANCE COUNCIL 1 RULES OF BALLROOM, LATIN AMERICAN, NEW VOGUE & CLASSICAL SEQUENCE DANCING 7 Dnesport Regultions Plese e wre tht these Rules & Regultions relte to ll Counil Reognised Competitions held in New Zelnd. If you dne Overses you re oliged to dne nd/or djudite under tht Countries Rules & Regultions NZBDC Rules Effetive 10 June 2017

RULE PAGE 1 DEFINITIONS 4 2 AMATEUR COMPETITIVE DANCE DISPLAYS, SPONSORSHIP AND ADVERTISING 5 3 TEACHING AND TRAINING 5 4 AMATEURS TURNING PROFESSIONAL 6 5 AMATEUR REGISTRATION FEES 6 6 REGISTRATION BY AMATEURS 7 7 PROFESSIONAL COMPETITIVE DANCE DISPLAYS, SPONSORSHIP AND ADVERTISING 8 8 REGISTRATION BY PROFESSIONALS 8 9 PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION FEES 9 10 REINSTATEMENT TO AMATEUR STATUS 9 11 ADJUDICATING PROFESSIONAL COMPETITIONS 9 12 APPROVED COMPETITIONS 10 13 COMPETITITOR RESTRICTIONS 11 14 COMPETITION CLASSES AND TYPES 11 15 AUTHORITY TO APPROVE CLASSES 12 16 APPLICATION PROCESS TO RUN COMPETITIONS 13 17 ORGANISATION OF COMPETITIONS 14 18 AGE DIVISIONS 15 19 LEVELS AND GRADING 16 20 UPGRADING 17 21 SPECIAL RULES FOR PROFESSIONAL WITH AMATEUR COMPETITIONS 18 22 SPECIAL RULES FOR ARTISTIC DANCE COMPETITIONS 19 23 SPECIAL RULES FOR SHOWDANCE COMPETITIONS 21 24 APPROVED DRESS 23 25 PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 24 26 ADJUDICATORS FOR COMPETITIONS IN NEW ZEALAND 24 27 REQUIREMENTS FOR ADJUDICATION 25 28 RESPONSIBILITY OF SCRUTINEERS 26 29 CHAIRMAN OF ADJUDICATORS 27 30 CRITERIA AND PROCESS FOR OBJECTIONS 30 31 CRITERIA AND PROCESS FOR DISQUALIFICATIONS 30 32 CRITERIA FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION 31 33 PROCESS FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION 31 New Zelnd Bllroom Dne Counil Competition Rule Book 10 June 2017 Pge 2

The Appendies provide further informtion in support of the Rules nd should not e red in isoltion of the Rules. Appendix 1 Registrnt Fee Struture 33 Appendix 2 Privy Poliy 34 Appendix 3 Dnes & Tempi 36 Appendix 4 Tehnique Pulitions Aeptle for New Vogue Dnes 37 Appendix 5 Approved Syllus 38 Appendix 6 Restritions of Competition Dress 44 Appendix 7 Amteur Tehing Applition Form 46 Appendix 8 Artisti & Solo Competition Guidelines 52 Appendix 9 Adjuditors Code of Condut 57 New Zelnd Bllroom Dne Counil Competition Rule Book 10 June 2017 Pge 3

1 DEFINITIONS 1.1 Unless speifilly stted to the ontrry, the following definitions shll pply: Counil or NZBDC mens New Zelnd Bllroom Dne Counil In (NZBDC) or the trustees olletively representing the NZBDC. 'Constituent Memers' mens New Zelnd Federtion of Dne Tehers In (NZFDT In) nd Soiety of Austrlsin Tehers of Dning (NZ) In (SATD (NZ) In). 'Counil Administrtors' mens registrnts of Counil who re performing n dditionl voluntry role for the purpose of the effetive dministrtive running of Counil. Roles inlude: the Registrr, the Seretry, the Tresurer, nd the Finnil Advisor. Trustee' mens n individul Volunteer who hs een ppointed or eleted to represent the Registrnts or Constituent Memers on Counil. 'Registrnts' mens Professionl, Amteur or Affilited individuls who hve pid n nnul registrtion nd greed to ide y the NZBDC rules. The Seretry mens NZBDC Seretry. World Counil mens World Dne Counil. Interntionl Federtion mens World Dne Sport Federtion or Interntionl Dnesport Federtion. Competitive Dne mens the ompetitive form of dning inluding Stndrd, Ltin, New vogue, Clssil Sequene, Show Dne nd Artisti Dne. Competitions mens Chmpionships, Competitions nd Events of Competitive Dne registered nd pproved y NZBDC. Couple mens ouple onsisting of mle nd femle prtner. 'In writing' mens doument either typed or hnd written with signture. 'Postl' mens ommunition either eletronilly vi emil or through letter. The msuline gender shll inlude the feminine gender for ll generi positions nd purposes. Note: There re rules relting to grding dress odes et whih re gender speifi. New Zelnd Bllroom Dne Counil Competition Rule Book 10 June 2017 Pge 4

RULES FOR AMATEUR REGISTRANTS 2 AMATEUR COMPETITIVE DANCE DISPLAYS, SPONSORSHIP AND ADVERTISING 2.1 Amteurs my give demonstrtion of ny form of Competitive Dne, in the following irumstnes: d e f g h Competitive ouples Level 3 nd ove, my perform disply t puli or privte funtion for the purpose of promoting Competitive Dne. Dners elow Level 3 my perform puli disply, provided two or more ouples re dning t the one time. Couples my e prt of disply s memer of on fide formtion tem. Couples my pper on television progrm, for the purposes of promoting Competitive Dne. Couples my perform n honours dne t the end of ompetition. Couples my perform n Exhiition Medl routine in puli. Prtiiption in stge show is permissile. Pupils lerning Competitive Dne within shools my e permitted to demonstrte their ility nd progress t ny shool gthering used for the purpose of explining shool urriul without infringing their Amteur sttus. 2.2 An Amteur dner my prtner nother Amteur dner in medl test without infringing the rules governing Amteur sttus. 2.3 Any remunertion, sponsorship or prize money reeived must e used for dne relted expenses. 2.4 An Amteur my ept remunertion in sh or kind for use of his/her nme s dner in n dvertisement. 3 AMATEURS TEACHING AND TRAINING 3.1 An Amteur Competitive Dner registered with Counil my Teh Stndrd, Ltin Amerin, New Vogue nd/or Clssil Sequene Dnes to individuls in lss or privte lesson under the following onditions: The Amteur Competitive Dner must e registered s n Amteur Teher with Counil efore ommenement of tehing nd hve hd their Amteur Teher sttus epted y Counil. The Amteur Teher must omplete Counil - Amteur Tehing form, efore ommenement of tehing. (Appendix 7). The Amteur Teher must teh under the diretion of Counil registered nd qulified Professionl (Sponsor) t ll times. i ii The Amteur Teher nnot dvertise themselves s, Prinipl or Diretor of Counil reognised dne studio nor use ny words suggesting Qulified or Professionl ttinment s Teher. The Amteur Teher nnot teh independently or remotely other thn under the diretion of nd under the responsiility of, their nominted Professionl Sponsor. New Zelnd Bllroom Dne Counil Competition Rule Book 10 June 2017 Pge 5

d e f g h i j The Amteur Teher nnot teh ouples or individuls, (unless s prt of Soil lss) registered with Counil s n Amteur Competitive Dner, unless overed y Rule 3.1(e). The Amteur Teher is limited to Soil nd Wedding Dne instrution nd must not inlude ny form of tehing Competitive Dne for grded ompetition s reognised y Counil or their Interntionl equivlent. The Amteur Teher is permitted to work with Counil registered Amteur for n Amteur with Amteur ompetition, or Novelty event. For lrity, Amteur with Amteur sttus exludes existing or known ompetitive prtnerships etween Amteurs. An Amteur dner my prtner Professionl dner in n exmintion or medl test, without infringing the rules governing Amteur sttus. A teher employed, or student t shool under the Edution At whose duties inlude the instrution of pupils in Competitive Dne shll not hve his/her Amteur sttus ffeted. An pproved Amteur Teher nd/or Professionl Sponsor my ese their sttus individully or olletively y writing to dvise Counil of their esstion of this greement. Should one prty only ese this greement for whtever reson, then the whole greement shll e void. Upon reeipt of written letter of omplint nd fter initil investigtion y Counil Trustees, the Counil elieves the NZBDC rules nd/or priniples hve een rehed the following tion my e tken The Amteur Competitive Dner Teher nd their Professionl Sponsor (the defendnts) will e ought to ount under the rule 32. An Amteur Teher nnot prtner dner in Prtnership Exluded, P/E Event. 4 AMATEURS TURNING PROFESSIONAL 4.1 When n Amteur turns Professionl, he or she is not permitted to ompete in Professionl ompetition until the expiry of one lendr month from the dte of notifition of suh hnge in sttus to Counil, or of registrtion s Professionl whihever is the ltter. The Seretry of Counil will notify the Registrr ordingly. 5 AMATEUR REGISTRATION FEES 5.1 The registrtion fees shll e s determined y Counil. 5.2 Refer to Appendix 1 for Fees Shedule. New Zelnd Bllroom Dne Counil Competition Rule Book 10 June 2017 Pge 6

6 REGISTRATION BY AMATEURS 6.1 All ompetitors in Amteur ompetitions run under Counil rules in ll levels nd divisions, shll e Registered Amteur Dners, registered with Counil. They shll delre their urrent registrtion numers on their entry forms. 6.2 To e registered, Registrnts must fully omplete nd sign n pplition form nd enlose the pproprite fee nd send to the Registrr. An epted ompleted signed pplition form retes inding greement with the Registrnt nd Counil. The initil registrtion pplition must stte the pplint s dte of irth. For Registrnts under the ge of 16 yer, the pplition form must e signed y their prent or Gurdin. 6.3 Should the pplition for Registrtion e suessful, the Registrr will issue the registrnt with Registrtion numer for use. 6.4 One Registered, Pyment of n nnul fee will deem tht registrnt s registered for tht yer. All Amteur Dners must py n nnul fee whih flls due on the 1st Jnury eh yer. No Amteur Dner is to e onsidered registered in ny one yer until he or she hs pid tht yer s registrtion fee. The dte of pyment of the registrtion shll e the dte of reeipt y Counil. 6.5 In sumitting pyment of the nnul registrtion fees, the Registrnt grees to omply nd follow the rules s lid out in the most reent opy of The NZBDC ompetition rule ook, inluding ny hnges tht my e pssed during the yer of registrtion. 6.6 NZBDC reserves the right to refuse registrtion to ny individul where it hs resonle elief tht they do not meet the riteri to e onsidered n Amteur Dner. 6.7 With regrds to ny ouple where one prtner is not registered, tht ouple is not eligile to ompete. New Zelnd Bllroom Dne Counil Competition Rule Book 10 June 2017 Pge 7

RULES FOR PROFESSIONAL REGISTRANTS 7 PROFESSIONAL COMPETITIVE DANCE DISPLAYS, SPONSORSHIP AND ADVERTISING 7.1 There re no restritions on Professionl dners performing or demonstrting Dne or Competitive Dne. 7.2 There re no restritions on Professionl dner tehing or ohing. 7.3 There re no restritions on Professionl dners eing sponsored or used in dvertising. 8 REGISTRATION BY PROFESSIONALS 8.1 To ompete t ny Counil pproved ompetition, Professionl must e urrently registered with Counil. In order to Adjudite Professionl must e urrently registered s Qulified Professionl nd hold n Adjuditor Liene. 8.2 To e registered, Professionls must fully omplete nd sign n pplition form nd enlose the pproprite fee nd send to the Registrr. An epted ompleted signed pplition form retes inding greement with the Registrnt nd the NZBDC. The minimum ge for Professionl Dner to ompete is 16 yers old. The minimum ge for Professionl to djudite is 18 yers old. 8.3 Should the pplition for Registrtion e suessful, the Registrr will issue the Professionl registrnt with Registrtion numer for use, or if previously n Amteur Dner hnge the prefix from A to P. 8.4 One Registered, pyment of n nnul fee will deem tht registrnt s registered for tht yer. All Professionl Registrnts must py n nnul fee whih flls due on the 1st Jnury eh yer. No Professionl is to e onsidered registered in ny one yer until he or she hs pid tht yer s registrtion fee. The dte of pyment of the registrtion shll e the dte of reeipt y Counil. 8.5 In sumitting pyment of the nnul registrtion fees, the Professionl registrnt grees to omply nd follow the rules s lid out in the most reent opy of The New Zelnd Bllroom Dne Counil Rule Book, inluding ny hnges tht my e pssed during the yer of registrtion. 8.6 When Professionl registers with Counil he shll e lssified into one of two tegories - Qulified Professionl or Unqulified Professionl. Qulified Professionls re responsile for sumitting notifition of their qulifitions (Assoite, Lientite, nd Fellow) held with reognised Professionl orgniztion in eh rnh (Stndrd, Ltin, New Vogue, Clssil Sequene) to Counil. Sumitting qulifitions gives uthority for the Registrr to request doumented evidene tht suh qulifitions re held with the Professionl orgnistion from the Seretry of tht Professionl orgnistion. New Zelnd Bllroom Dne Counil Competition Rule Book 10 June 2017 Pge 8

8.7 Qulified Professionls wishing to Adjudite in New Zelnd must pply for n Adjuditors Liene.. Apply for nd py the Adjuditor Liene Fee s set out in Appendix 1. Complete, to Counils stisftion, ny Professionl Development required y Counil. Suh Professionl Development to e redily ville nd dvertised s neessry for ny given Clendr Yer of Registrtion. 9 PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION FEES 9.1 The registrtion fees shll e s determined y Counil. 9.2 Refer to Appendix 1 for Fees Shedule. 10 REINSTATEMENT TO AMATEUR STATUS 10.1 Should Professionl desire reinsttement to Amteur sttus, he shll pply in writing to Counil giving the fullest possile informtion nd enlosing fee s set y Counil. Counil shll judge eh se on its merits nd mke its deision ordingly. The pplint shll hve the right of ppel to Counil ut if n ppel is mde, ny deision mde stnds until either hnged or rtified y Counil. 11 ADJUDICATING PROFESSIONAL COMPETITIONS 11.1 If Professionl djudites Professionl ompetition, he my no longer ompete in ny Professionl events (For Clrity: exludes Professionl with Amteur Competitions). New Zelnd Bllroom Dne Counil Competition Rule Book 10 June 2017 Pge 9

12 APPROVED COMPETITIONS COMPETITION RULES 12.1 The following tegories of ompetitions re pproved Counil. Amteur ompetitions Professionl ompetitions Formtion Tem ompetitions Tem Mthes Showdne ompetitions Novelty ompetitions Professionl with Amteur ompetitions Amteur (Teher) with Amteur ompetitions Sme Sex ompetitions Artisti Dne ompetitions Confined to Amteurs Confined to Professionls Amteur or Professionl Tems mde up of registered or unregistered dners, open or losed to ny style of dne. Formtion Tems to e registered with Counil s Tem per ompetition Confined either to Amteur nd/or Professionl tems or tems mixed with Amteurs nd Professionls Confined either to Amteurs or to Professionls Confined either to Amteur or to Professionl ouples or to mixed Amteur dning with Professionl Open to ny ouple onsisting of NZBDC or overses registered Professionl dning with n Amteur dner. A Professionl my dne with n Amteur dner 15 yers nd under of the sme gender. This ompetition my e referred to s Pro/Am. Open to ny ouple onsisting of NZBDC or overses registered Amteur Teher dning with n Amteur dner. An Amteur Teher my dne with n Amteur dner 15 yers nd under of the sme gender. An Amteur Teher my not ompete with their existing or known ompetition prtner. This ompetition my e referred to s Am/Am nd follow the sme rules s Pro/Am ompetitions. Confined either to Amteur or to Professionl ouples or to mixed Amteur dning with Professionl where oth prtners re the sme gender Solo, duo, ouples or tems, onfined to either Amteurs or Professionls Denotes; Both NZ domiiled dners must e registered with Counil 12.2 The following types of ompetitions re exluded from eing run under the NZBDC rules: Competitions judged y populr vote or puli llot re not governed y these rules exept s regrds the Amteur sttus of the ompetitors. Competitions in soil dnes whih do not ome within the Stndrd, Ltin Amerin, New Vogue or Clssil Sequene sylli of the Professionl ssoitions on Counil, re not governed y these rules exept s regrds the Amteur sttus of the ompetitors. Competitions tht re not registered with NZBDC nd pulished on the uthorised lendr. New Zelnd Bllroom Dne Counil Competition Rule Book 10 June 2017 Pge 10

12.3 The following reltes to Formtion Tems run under the NZBDC rules: Formtion Tems to py registrtion fee to Counil s Tem of $20 per ompetition. Formtions Tems re registered with Counil s whole entity nd therefore hve no voting rights. Formtion Tems re not onfined y the speifi Competitive Dne Rules of the NZBDC unless stted otherwise. 13 COMPETITITOR RESTRICTIONS 13.1 Unless otherwise stted ll ompetition events re open to oth New Zelnd nd interntionl ompetitors in the pproprite ge nd grde: Unless ompeting in WDC event, Dners from other ountries ompeting in New Zelnd shll ide y the rules of NZBDC. Dners must show proof of registrtion with their Governing Competitive Dne ody of their Country of residene. 13.2 New Zelnd Closed Chmpionships re restrited to ll NZBDC registered ouples who fulfill one or more of the following requirements. Couples who re New Zelnd residents nd/or New Zelnd pssport holders; nd/or Couples where one prtner is New Zelnd resident nd / or New Zelnd pssport holder; nd/or New Arrivls who hve een in the Country for t lest 12 months. 13.3 NZBDC registered New Zelnd itizens living overses remin eligile to ompete in the New Zelnd Closed Chmpionships provided they hve NOT, in the sme lendr yer:. Competed in ny Closed Competition outside New Zelnd, or. Competed for the right to represent ny other Country (whether or not suessful in representing tht other Country), or. Stted y ny form of medi they ompete for ny Country other thn New Zelnd. 14 COMPETITION CLASSES AND TYPES 14.1 The reognised Clsses of Competition re s follows: World Chmpionships New Zelnd Clss A New Zelnd Clss B 14.2 Ntionl Clss A Competitions reognised y the NZBDC: d e The New Zelnd Professionl Stndrd, Ltin & New Vogue Chmpionships The New Zelnd Amteur Stndrd, Ltin & New Vogue Chmpionships The New Zelnd Professionl Clssil Sequene Chmpionships The New Zelnd Amteur Clssil Sequene Chmpionships The New Zelnd Amteur Formtion Tems Chmpionships New Zelnd Bllroom Dne Counil Competition Rule Book 10 June 2017 Pge 11

f g h i j The New Zelnd Professionl Formtion Tems Chmpionship The New Zelnd Professionl with Amteur Chmpionship The New Zelnd Show Dne Chmpionships The New Zelnd Artisti Dne Chmpionship Others s Counil my from time to time determine. 14.3 Clss B Competitions reognised y the NZBDC: All other ompetitions held in New Zelnd nd pproved y Counil, dvertised on the NZBDC Clendr of reognised nd registered hmpionships nd festivl. 15 AUTHORITY TO APPROVE CLASSES World Chmpionships 15.1 These hmpionships will e lloted nd pproved y the World Dne Counil or the World Dne Counil Amteur Legue. World Professionl Chmpionships held in New Zelnd shll e onduted under the rules of the World Dne Counil. World Amteur Chmpionships held in New Zelnd shll e onduted under the rules of World Dne Counil Amteur Legue. Clss A 15.2 Counil shll grnt reognition to one New Zelnd Professionl nd Amteur Chmpionship eh yer, in ll styles. The dnes re to e those s determined y the orgniser in ll styles nd ll ge divisions. 15.3 Counil shll grnt to pproved orgnistions eh yer, ll other New Zelnd titles nd/or hmpionships. The orgnisers of these my e the sme or different s Counil desires. The first right of refusl to hold the Stndrd, Ltin nd New Vogue Ntionl titles in ny given yer shll e offered to the NZFDT INC. The first right of refusl to hold the Clssil Sequene, Professionl with Amteur, Formtion Tem, Artisti Dne nd Show Dne Ntionl titles in ny given yer shll e offered to SATD (NZ) INC. 15.4 Any Clss A Chmpionship my e losed to New Zelnd nd/or Open to the World, in ny or ll events, styles or levels nd my e run s seprte or onjoint events t the orgnisers disretion. 15.5 Interprettion of Rule with regrd to onjointly run Closed nd Open events: The winner of New Zelnd Closed title, regrdless of overll pling, shll e utomtilly upgrded to the next level, provided there were t lest three (3) ouples ompeting. Comined style events suh s NZ Six Dne Juvenile, Eight Dne Junior nd 10 Dne Youth, Adult nd Msters Chmpionships to e held in onjuntion with individul style NZ hmpionships. Clss B 15.6 All other Dne Chmpionships Competitions nd Festivls run under the NZBDC rules re deemed to e lss B events. New Zelnd Bllroom Dne Counil Competition Rule Book 10 June 2017 Pge 12

16 APPLICATION PROCESS TO RUN COMPETITIONS 16.1 Speil pprovl my e given y Counil for ompetitions to e run under speifi onditions - suh s ompetition on television nd Msters Gmes. Suh speifi onditions, to e sntioned y Counil. 16.2 Applitions from orgnisers for ompetitions whih they hve een lloted in previous yers will hve preferene over ny other pplitions. 16.3 Counil will not llote two seprte events on the sme weekend in ny one re, without speil dispenstion. Clss A 16.4 Applition to hold ny Clss A Chmpionships should e mde in writing to Counil, not lter thn 30th Novemer of eh yer nd must stte whether the event is losed or open. The NZBDC pplition form for Reognition nd Registrtion of Chmpionships Competitions nd Festivls, n e found on the Counil wesite: http://www.dnesportounil.om/ 16.5 Detils of the orgnisers, re to e held, dte nd sttus of djuditors must e given. 16.6 A registrtion fee s determined y Counil must ompny eh pplition. (Refer Appendix 1). 16.7 Counil hs the right to impose suh requirements nd onditions s it deems neessry when grnting reognition of ny Clss A Chmpionship. 16.8 Counil will grnt reognition, or will refund proportion of the fees of unsuessful pplints, s it so determines. 16.9 Competitions held for the seletion of ouples to represent either prt or ll of New Zelnd my hve speil onditions lid down y the orgnisers. 16.10 A Counil representtive shll e entitled to ttend ll Clss A Chmpionships in New Zelnd in order to ensure dherene to Counil rules y ompetitors, Professionls nd orgnisers. The Representtive must e given open ess to ny relevnt informtion to ensure ompline. 16.11 Costs to over trvel nd ommodtion to e overed y Counil. 16.12 Entrne fees re to e overed y the orgnising ssoition for Clss A Chmpionships. Clss B 16.13 Assoitions or persons wishing to orgnise events shll pply to Counil on the offiil pplition form (not lter thn the 30th Novemer in eh yer). 16.14 The Applition form n e found on the Counil wesite: http://www.dnesportounil.om/ 16.15 Detils of orgniser, re to e held, dte (with lterntive), sttus of djuditors, nd whether Open or Closed must e given. 16.16 A registrtion fee s determined y Counil, must ompny eh pplition (Refer Appendix 1). 16.17 Where n event is Closed detils of the restrition must e given. 16.18 Where possile, the Seretry will endevour to ontt orgnisers of existing reognised hmpionship seeking written onfirmtion of their intention to ontinue the event in the upoming yers, however finl responsiility to pply lies with the ompetition orgniser to pply for reognition nd py pproprite fee efore the ut-off dte eh yer. New Zelnd Bllroom Dne Counil Competition Rule Book 10 June 2017 Pge 13

17 ORGANISATION OF COMPETITIONS 17.1 All Counil registered ompetitions (held in New Zelnd) in ll lsses must e run under these rules. 17.2 Any ssoition or person grnted permission or given reognition to run ny ompetition must er the full finnil responsiility for the funtion, ering ny loss or tking ny profit tht my rue. 17.3 All events shll show the Clss given, nd this shll e stipulted on ll progrms nd invittions to ompete. 17.4 A opy of the invittion to ompete or notie of n intending Clss A or B event must e sent to the Registrr nd to the Seretry, 14 dys prior to the event tking ple. 17.5 Following eh event ll ompetition orgnisers will send the results of the ompetition to reh the Registrr within three dys of the event. The results to inlude, list of the ompetitors, the numers of eh ompetitor in eh event, list of the djuditors used nd nme of the Chirperson nd opy of the progrm. Filure to sumit results nd progrm to the Seretry my result in suspension from further orgnistions of ompetitions for period of twelve months. 17.6 Should ompeting dner or ouple leve the ompetition floor during the ourse of ny event (inluding the intervl etween dnes) for ny reson whtsoever, the ouple(s) onerned my, t the disretion of the Chirmn of Adjuditors, e disqulified from tht event. This shll not pply in hets or semi-finls where the system of lternte hets during the sme dne pplies. 17.7 Where ompetition event requires different rhythms, ouples must omplete dnes in the interntionlly epted formt of the dnes or e utomtilly disqulified from tht event. 17.8 Novelty ompetitions inluding medley events nd the rounds system re permitted t ll exept Clss A Chmpionships, ut when held they must e stted s novelty on progrms nd invittions to ompete. 17.9 Novelty ompetitions my omprise of one or more styles nd one or more dnes ut must e lerly defined s Novelty Events on ny entry lists nd ompetition progrms. 17.10 Lifts will not e llowed in ny Amteur or Professionl event held under Counil Rules For the purpose of this rule, lift is defined s ny movement during whih one dner hs oth feet off the floor t the sme time with the ssistne or support of the prtner. This restrition does NOT pply to exhiition events. 17.11 It is not permissile for ny ompetitor to e pssed through to lter round of ompetition without hving ompeted in the erlier rounds. Clss A Chmpionships using seeding re exempt from this rule. 17.12 Where the numer of ouples in ny ompetition exeeds 16 there shll e t lest 2 hets nd finl. 17.13 Where the numer of ouples in ny ompetition exeeds 25 there must e t lest 2 hets, semi-finl nd finl. 17.14 In ll ses where hets nd semi-finls re held the numer of finlists is t the disretion of the Chirmn of Adjuditors. New Zelnd Bllroom Dne Counil Competition Rule Book 10 June 2017 Pge 14

17.15 In Formtion Tem ompetitions ny onditions to e lid down re left to the orgnisers onerned. 17.16 The tempi of the Stndrd nd Ltin Amerin dnes for ll ompetitions shll e s lid down y the NZBDC. Refer Appendix 3 for urrent dnes nd tempi. 17.17 In Clssil Sequene ompetitions the dnes nd tempi re listed in Appendix 3. 17.18 In New Vogue ompetitions the dnes nd tempi to e used re listed in Appendix 3. All Juvenile ompetitors ompeting in New Vogue events must dhere to holds s printed in the tehnique pulitions epted y Counil. Level 1 ompetitors in ll ge groups must dhere to holds s printed in the tehnique pulitions epted y Counil. Professionl ompetitors nd Amteur dners (Exluding Juvenile nd ll Level 1 ompetitors) (whilst required to dhere to the sme holds) re permitted some relxtion of holds for the purpose of style expression. d The tehnique pulitions re detiled in Appendix 4. e For lrity, relxtion of holds mens dners do not hve to limit their styling to the holds presried in the Tehnique Books. All other tehnil stndrds must e dhered to i.e. lignment, footwork, mount of turn et. 17.19 Stndrd nd Ltin Amerin Dners in ll ge divisions ompeting in Preliminry nd Level 1 events in ompetitions must limit their groups nd mlgmtions to those lid down in the Approved Syllus in Appendix 5. For Juvenile division the Approved Syllus will pply to ll levels inluding Preliminry. For ll ge divisions nd levels inluding Professionls the presried figures for Viennese Wltz re per Appendix 5. No other figures re permissile. 18 AGE DIVISIONS 18.1 There re three ge divisions: Juvenile Open to ll dners ged twelve yers nd under t the strt of Clendr Yer. Junior Open to ll dners ged thirteen yers nd over, & fifteen yers nd under t the strt of Clendr Yer. Adult Open to ll dners ged sixteen yers nd over. 18.2 There shll e three further speil divisions, none of whih re oligtory, nd it is up to the Orgnisers whether they re held or not. These re: Msters 1 refer to Rule 18.6 for ge definition Msters 2 refer to Rule 18.7 for ge definition Youth Open to dners in whih the older prtner is under 21 yers of ge nd t lest sixteen yers of ge. The younger prtner must e t lest 12 yers old. 18.3 The following rules pply to the speil ge divisions: New Zelnd Bllroom Dne Counil Competition Rule Book 10 June 2017 Pge 15

d e f Dress is the sme s Adult Division. Dners must e registered to e eligile to dne in these speil divisions. Couples my dne in their own division events s well s these three speil divisions (if held nd if eligile). Orgniser shll stipulte onditions of entry nd numer of dnes for these divisions. Wins in these divisions shll in no wy effet the Adult grding(s) of dner. In the event of ouple winning the Clss A Ntionl Chmpionship in tht ge division, they re utomtilly upgrded in tht division, provided there were t lest three (3) ouples ompeting. 18.4 In Juvenile, Junior, Youth nd Adult Age divisions, where in prtnership the ge of eh dner omes under seprte divisions, the ge is tken of the older dner to determine for whih division the ouple is eligile. 18.5 Juvenile nd Junior ge group is determined s per their ge t the strt of the Clendr yer nd remin so for tht urrent Clendr yer. However, dner my elet to tke their ge group Birthdy hnge within the yer nd in so doing must notify the Registrr of Counil 18.6 Msters 1 ge group; One prtner must hve rehed his or her 35 th Birthdy or more. Their prtner must hve rehed her or his 30 th Birthdy. 18.7 Msters 2 ge group; One prtner must hve rehed his or her 50 th Birthdy or more. Their prtner must hve rehed her or his 45 th Birthdy. 18.8 If ouple reh Level 3 or ove they nnot dne elow Level 2 in the next ge group in the setion nd style onerned. The exeption is t Msters Level - dner will utomtilly rry their urrent Msters 1 levels in ll styles to Msters 2 ge group when first eligile to dne this ge division. 19 LEVELS AND GRADING 19.1 In Juvenile nd Junior Age Divisions there shll e four levels. Level 1 - One Dne Level 2 - Two Dne Level 3 - Three Dne Level 4 - Three or Four Dne 19.2 In Youth, Adult, Mster 1 nd Mster 2 Age Divisions there shll e five grdes levels. (Note: Youth & Mster Events re non-oligtory). Level 1 - One Dne Level 2 - Two Dne Level 3 - Three Dne Level 4 - Four Dne Level 5 - Four or Five Dne New Zelnd Bllroom Dne Counil Competition Rule Book 10 June 2017 Pge 16

19.3 Preliminry events my e held in ny ge division. d e f These shll e one dne ompetitions open to dners who hve not won ompetition of ny lss in ny ge division in tht dne. Any dner, who wins Level 1 or higher event, shll not e eligile to ompete in Preliminry Events in tht style (Stndrd, Ltin, New Vogue, nd Clssil Sequene). Preliminry Events re not to e onsidered Level ut only s n introdution to the dne floor. They my e divided into setions so tht the mle/femle my dne in different setions with different prtners. Only the Preliminry dner is to e judged. However, they my e prtnered y n Amteur dner of ny level. For elevtion, there must e t lest 3 ompetitors tke the floor. 19.4 Open events re non-upgrding nd open to ll ompetitors in their respetive ge divisions or s otherwise dvised in the orgnisers onditions of entry nd event entry progrmme. It is the orgnisers disretion to hold Open events, nd the orgnisers my restrit entries to ny Open event s dvised in the onditions of entry nd entry progrmme. Open events in eh ge division my omprise either single or multiple dnes s listed on the entry progrmme. In oth Clss A nd B Competitions Comined style events in ll grded ge divisions re lssified s Open Events. i Comined style events re: - Grded events tht omine dnes of more thn one style. e.g. 10 Dne events tht omine 5 Stndrd nd 5 Ltin Dnes. 19.5 Professionl is oth division nd grde. 20 UPGRADING 20.1 In ll ge divisions, nd in ll levels, win in Clss A event utomtilly upgrdes dner to the next level provided there were t lest three ouples ompeting. In Conjointly run Closed nd Open events: The winner of Clss A New Zelnd Closed Title, regrdless of overll pling in the open event shll e utomtilly upgrded to the next level provided there were t lest three (3) ouples ompeting. 20.2 In Clss B Events the following onditions pply towrds upgrding. There must e minimum of four (4) ouples in n event to ffet grding. Sujet to 20.2() ove, the winning of n event shll give the winning ouple one win. i ii In Levels 1 nd 2: Ahieving 3 wins in tht style nd grde, will upgrde the dner to the next level in tht style. In Levels 3 nd 4: Ahieving 6 wins in tht style nd grde, will upgrde the dner to the next level in tht style d Sujet to 20.2() ove the winning of level higher thn the level of the ouple, upgrdes tht ouple to tht higher level in tht style. A win in n Open event does not ffet grding. New Zelnd Bllroom Dne Counil Competition Rule Book 10 June 2017 Pge 17

20.3 When dner s grding hnges due to win t reognised Counil event or ompetition, the Registrr will updte Counil s Registrtion reords to show the new grding. 20.4 Dners who upgrde themselves to higher level or ge division must notify the Registrr efore dning in tht level or ge division. 20.5 Competitors my only dne in events of their own offiil level nd one level higher in eh style. 20.6 The grding of dner my e different in the different rnhes - Stndrd, Ltin, New Vogue, nd Clssil Sequene. 20.7 Registered Dners my request downgrde of their level or reorded numer of wins y pplition to the seretry. 20.8 The winning of n event in ny Clss A or B ompetition ffets the level of the dner(s) onerned s from the end of the Clss A or B ompetition t whih the event ws won. 20.9 The levels for ll Clss A or B ompetitions will e those held y the dners onerned on the dy of ommenement of the Clss A or B ompetition tht they re ompeting in. 20.10 Where new prtnership is formed y n Amteur ouple, the grding of tht ouple shll e the previous grding nd wins of the most dvned prtner. Either memer of this new prtnership my relegte one level t the time of forming the new prtnership. 20.11 Only one prtner is llowed in eh style in ny one A or B Clss ompetition. 20.12 The Registrr my sk Counil to review ouple s grding levels. Counil hs the right to elevte suh ouple if it so wishes. This elevtion will tke effet from 14 dys fter the Registrr hs notified the dners in writing. 20.13 A win t ny Msters Gmes Competition event shll hve no effet on the dners Grding Level(s). 21 SPECIAL RULES FOR PROFESSIONAL WITH AMATEUR COMPETITIONS 21.1 Not open to ny Amteur Teher, or ny person tehing Competitive Dne s defined under NZBDC rules who is not registered Professionl. 21.2 Professionl with Amteur ompetitions my offer ny of the following divisions either together or seprtely: Professionl with non-registered Amteur dner - in seprte or merged tegory y ge or ility. Professionl with Registered Amteur dner - in ny Counil reognised ge division or grde. 21.3 Dress odes for 21.2() ove to e s per rules Adult Dress Code or pproprite ttire for the style of dne. Dress for Professionls nd non-registered dners to e pproprite ttire for the style eing dned. 21.4 Open syllus for ll tegories. 21.5 Orgnisers hve the right to restrit 21.3 nd or 21.4 t their disretion. Any restritions must e stipulted on their entry progrm. 21.6 These Professionl with Amteur ompetitions re not to ffet the Amteur dners sttus or grding levels. New Zelnd Bllroom Dne Counil Competition Rule Book 10 June 2017 Pge 18

22 SPECIAL RULES FOR ARTISTIC DANCE COMPETITIONS 22.1 Definition of n Artisti Dne Disipline: Artisti Dne is disipline where dners hve the possiility to horeogrph performne to their own musi, nd dne on their own in the finl. 22.2 The evlution nd pling of suh performne is sed on Tehnil nd n Artisti merit. 22.3 There will e 5 Competition Dne Divisions: d e Solo Dning Synhronized Shdow dning Dne Show One Dne Competitions Street Dne ompetitions 22.4 In ll Competition Dne Divisions the Age Divisions will e d e f Juveniles under 12 yers Juniors 12-15 yers Youth 16-20 yers Adults 21 yers nd over In the se of tems, some relxtion in the ge group is llowed t the disretion of the Orgniser No dner my dne elow their ge to dne in younger Age Division. 22.5 Competition styles d e f g h Ltin Amerin style (Interntionl Sm, Ch-h-h, Rum, Pso Dole, Jive). Bllroom style (Interntionl Slow Wltz, Tngo, Slow foxtrot, Viennese Wltz, Quikstep). Crien style (Sls, Bht, Merengue) Swing dne style (Free Swing dne, Jitterug, Boogie Woogie, Lindy Hop, West Cost Swing, Bugg). Amerin Smooth style Amerin Rhythm style Trditionl ouple dne style (Quik Wltz, Polk, Shottishe, Mzurk, Rhythm Foxtrot, Peody, Argentine Tngo, Milong, Tngo Wltz, Disofox, Hustle, Mmo, Lmd/Zouk, Brzilin Sm, Cumi, New Vogue, Modern Sequene, Itlin Lisio nd other possile ouple dnes). Trditionl group dne style (Bnghr dne, Bollywood, Orientl Belly dne, Flmeno, Hungrin Czrds nd mny more Ntionl Folklore or trditionl group dnes). New Zelnd Bllroom Dne Counil Competition Rule Book 10 June 2017 Pge 19

i Free style /All the ove stnding styles re possile. i It is not llowed to prtiipte in ompetition in ny of the ove stnding speil styles using the sme horeogrphy nd/or musi nd/or lothing nd prtiipte in the Free style t the sme event. j k l Diso Dne Style (Diso dne) Hip Hop style (Hip Hop) Urn Street Dne Fusion style (Free Street Dne style where Brekdne, Eletri, Root, New style, New shool, Crumping, Clowning, Loking, Popping, Boogloo nd Whking. House nd Tehno nd Diso-Dne floor nd Dne Hll re dnes tht ould e prt of the Urn Street Dne Fusion). 22.6 Ctegories d e f g h i Solo femle Solo mle Duos femle-femle Duos mle-mle Couples (mle-femle) Trios 3 dners Smll tems 4-8 dners Lrge tems 9-16 dners Show ses more thn 16 dners 22.7 Definitions A ouple is defined s one mle nd one femle dner. A duo is defined s two persons of the sme gender. A Trio is defined s three dners in the following omintions. i ii iii iv Three femle Three mle Two femle & one mle Two mle & one femle 22.8 Competitive use shll e s per the guidelines ontined in Appendix 8. New Zelnd Bllroom Dne Counil Competition Rule Book 10 June 2017 Pge 20

23 SPECIAL RULES FOR SHOWDANCE COMPETITIONS 23.1 Orgnisers of ompetitions n omine dne styles in one open event or seprte them y dne style. 23.2 Show Dne events n e open to ll ges or seprted y Competitive Dne ge divisions. 23.3 Dne styles inlude: d e In Bllroom Show Dne events the dnes must e seleted from one up to ll of the five regulr Stndrd dnes. In Ltin Amerin Show Dne events the dnes must e seleted from one up to ll of the five regulr Ltin-Amerin ompetition dnes. In New Vogue Show Dne events the dnes must e seleted from one up to ll eighteen regulr ompetition dnes. In Clssil Sequene Show Dne events the dnes must e seleted from one up to twenty four regulr ompetition dnes. Adjuditors must e qulified in ll the styles eing dned on the dy. 23.4 Elements from other dnes my e used to enrih nd omplete the horeogrphy, s long s the hosen ompetition dnes over minimum of 75% of the entire show. 23.5 Dners must show the sme show nd horeogrphy nd use the sme musi throughout their prtiiption in the ompetition. 23.6 Musi must e the sme throughout the ompetition. 23.7 The time of the show musi must e etween 2.45 nd 3.30 minutes. The time limit must not e exeeded under ny irumstnes. Exeeding time limit leds to diret disqulifition. 23.8 In the Bllroom Show Dne Setion the following minimum hold is required: d e The mn holds with his left hnd the ldy's right hnd. The mn ples his right hnd on the ldy's k. Any devition from the hold is only llowed for 20 seonds for ny one time. One ouple hs devited from the norml hold, the dners must mintin the retken hold for t lest fifteen seonds, efore they n devite gin. The mximum mount of possile devitions during Bllroom Show Dne is four times, exluding the eginning nd the end. Due to the norml uild-up of musi, piee of 20 seonds is llowed, efore they hve to tke the hold. f The sme pplies to the end of the show, where they n relese the hold from 20 seonds prior to the finish. 23.9 Three lifts re permitted for the whole performne. These n e performed nywhere in the show. Eh lift must not exeed fifteen seonds. Rule 23.4 is lso in full use in se of ny lift eing fulfilled. New Zelnd Bllroom Dne Counil Competition Rule Book 10 June 2017 Pge 21

23.10 No props re permitted during entrne, performne nd exit. 23.11 Choie of dress for mn nd ldy n suit nd ompliment the theme of the show, ut must e in Bllroom or Ltin Style. 23.12 Lighting will e the sme for ll ompetitors. 23.13 The ouples will wlk onto the floor with the period not to exeed fifteen seonds. 23.14 At the onlusion of the tul performne, the ouples my tke their ows, nd wlk off the floor with period not to exeed 30 seonds. For the exit the ouples n use musi. The time length of the exit musi is stritly limited to the sme 30 seonds. 23.15 During entrne, performne nd exit the ouple must e lone on the floor. 23.16 For the finl round two (2) mrks will e given for eh show nd will e sed on djuditing eh performing ouple individully nd not y omprison: Tehnil Merit (The tehnil qulity of the dning) Artisti Impression i ii iii Choreogrphy. Is it used to express the musi to its fullest extent? Is it using the theme of the musi if there is ny? Are there lever nd musilly relted ides used in the horeogrphy? Originlity of the ide. Relted to musi? Relted to horeogrphy to the prtiulr musi? Relted to theme ides (horeogrphilly, performne, hoie of dress)? Entertinment relted to the puli. 23.17 The rnge of the mrks must e from 4.0 up to 6.0 s the est mrk. 23.18 Two ouples or more nnot hve identil mrks. 23.19 The two sets of mrks will e dded together y the Srutineer nd pling lloted to eh ouple from eh djuditor, with the highest totl reeiving first ple, et., i.e. eh djuditor's omined mrks onverted into plings. 23.20 In the event of tie on the Adjuditor's mrking sheet, the etter A-Note deides the result. 23.21 In se of visul mrking, only the A nd B-Notes will e shown. 23.22 After the individul Adjuditors results hve een lloted the Skting System must e used. 23.23 The ove mrking system will pply to the Finl Round only. New Zelnd Bllroom Dne Counil Competition Rule Book 10 June 2017 Pge 22

24 APPROVED DRESS 24.1 The following shll pply for ll pproved ompetitions (exluding Artisti dne nd Showdne Competitions where the pproved dress shll e s presried in their speil Rules). 24.2 Juvenile Division Juvenile ompetitors re required to omply with seprte dress restritions s set out in Appendix 6. 24.3 Junior Division For Stndrd, New Vogue, Clssil Sequene: i Boys - Dress shirt nd trousers or suitle Street Attire, inluding suit jket. ii iii Junior oys re not permitted to wer til ot or ostumes with tils tthed. Girls - Suitle ompetition dress or suitle dress. For Ltin Amerin i Boys - Current Ltin Amerin Style. ii iii Junior oys re not permitted to wer til ot or ostumes with tils tthed. Girl - Approved Ltin Amerin Style Dress. 24.4 Youth, Adults, Msters nd Professionl Divisions For Stndrd, New Vogue, Clssil Sequene: i Men - White owtie nd Tils or Lounge Jket nd long Blk Tie or White Bow tie. ii Ldy - Suitle ompetition dress. At orgniser s disretion - optionl dress for Preliminry, Youth, nd Level 1 nd Level 2 Events. i Men - Suitle Street Attire. ii Ldy - Suitle dress. For Ltin Amerin i Men - Current Ltin Amerin Style. ii Ldy - Approved Ltin Amerin Style Dress. d At orgniser s disretion - optionl dress for Preliminry, Youth, nd Level 1 nd Level 2 Events. i Men - Suitle Street Attire. ii Ldy - Suitle Dress. 24.5 Ltin Amerin dress restrition for ll ge divisions. The uttoks of the femle prtners must e overed t ll times s minimum. Tngs nd G-strings re not llowed. 24.6 Advertising of up two sponsors per ouple on ompetition dress is permitted up to 40 squre m for eh sponsor. The ple of the dvertising is on the wist, hest or sleeves. The sponsorship n e either on the mn s or ldy s ostume or one sponsor on eh. 24.7 Advertising on ompetition numers is limited to 20% of the size of the ompetition numer. New Zelnd Bllroom Dne Counil Competition Rule Book 10 June 2017 Pge 23

25 PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 25.1 No ompetitor or djuditor shll prtiipte in n Interntionl Chmpionship s representing New Zelnd or New Zelnd Assoition, unless nominted nd pproved y Counil to represent New Zelnd. 25.2 The nomintion/seletion of New Zelnd Professionl Representtive Couples nd of New Zelnd Amteur Representtive Couples shll e the sole prerogtive of Counil. 25.3 All ouples representing New Zelnd must e sntioned y Counil. 26 ADJUDICATORS FOR COMPETITIONS IN NEW ZEALAND Adjuditors for ompetitions in New Zelnd shll e s follows: 26.1 Clss A: d e There shll e n uneven numer of djuditors with minimum of five, exept where n overses djuditor or djuditors re engged. An overses djuditor my djudite lone or e joined y New Zelnd djuditor or djuditors. All djuditors must hold Lientite or higher qulifition of Counil reognised Professionl Assoition in the style they re djuditing. New Zelnd djuditors must e registered with the NZBDC. The qulifition of djuditors from other ountries when djuditing in New Zelnd shll e minimum of the NZ equivlent qulifition 26.2 Clss B: There shll e either minimum of three lol djuditors or one visiting djuditor. i It is permissile, where only one ouple hs entered for n event nd only one ouple is on the floor ompeting, to hve only one Adjuditor - for the purpose of mrking the ouple 'first' in tht event. d e All djuditors must hold t lest n ssoite memership qulifition of reognised Professionl Assoition in the style they re djuditing. New Zelnd djuditors must e registered with the NZBDC. Adjuditors, when djuditing novelty events, must e qulified in ll styles eing dned in tht event. The qulifition of djuditors from other ountries when djuditing in New Zelnd shll e minimum of the New Zelnd equivlent qulifition. 26.3 At ll Clss A or Clss B ompetitions the nmes of the djuditors must e nnouned or pulished in ny Progrmme. 26.4 At ll ompetitions, Chirmn of Adjuditors shll e ppointed nd suh ppointment shll e pulily nnouned nd/or pulished in ny progrm. New Zelnd Bllroom Dne Counil Competition Rule Book 10 June 2017 Pge 24

27 REQUIREMENTS FOR ADJUDICATION 27.1 In order for Qulified Professionl to Adjudite in New Zelnd tht Professionl must hve registered nd een epted y Counil for n Adjuditors Liene for tht Clendr yer of the ompetition inluding ompleting, to Counils stisftion, ny Professionl Development ssigned y Counil to eome Liened Adjuditor for tht Clendr yer. 27.2 An djuditor must retire from the pnel of n event on ny osion when he hs memer of his immedite fmily dning in tht event. Immedite fmily is defined s first ousin or loser. 27.3 Where the djuditor elieves tht they hve pereived onflit of interest in djuditing ompetitor on the floor due to reltionship outside of rule 27.2 ove, it is their responsiility to retire from the pnel nd notify the Chirperson of Adjuditors. Should the Chirperson of Adjuditors reognise pereived onflit of interest etween n Adjuditor nd ompetitor/s the Chirperson will remove tht Adjuditor from the Event. 27.4 No djuditor my djudite lone in ny event in whih he or she hs pupils ompeting. (Note: This rule refers to dning in tht event nd therefore lso pplies to those prtnering ompetitor. I.e. Preliminry & Prtnership exluded events). 27.5 Any ompetitor entering ompetition held under these rules must ept s finl the verdit of the djuditors nd their individul mrkings, nd no ppel n e mde to Counil or elsewhere exept where it n e shown tht tul mrkings hve een inorretly interpreted. Suh ppel n only e herd y the Chirmn of Adjuditors. 27.6 Should it e disovered from perusl of the mrkings tht ny one djuditor hs een t vrine with his fellow djuditors, the mtter shll e reported to the Chirmn of Adjuditors y the Srutineers diret. The Chirmn of Adjuditors my report the mtter to Counil. 27.7 Adjuditors gree to follow the Adjuditors ode of ondut (Appendix 9). 27.8 Implementtion of disqulifition Adjuditors oserving ny infringement must mrk D ginst the ompetitors numer. A rief desription of the infringement must e noted. i There is no requirement to mrk Competitor lst (or not into the next round) solely on oserving n infringement. Adjuditors should mrk the ouple on the merit of their performne. If two or more D s re reorded ginst ompetitor or one 'D' where sole judge is used, the Chirmn or Orgniser, must inform the ompetitor onerned nd the djuditors of the infringement efore the next round. If this or ny other infringement is repeted in susequent rounds nd is reported y more thn one djuditor, or in the se of Sole judge y tht djuditor, the mrks of the ompetitor in tht dne nd in tht round must e deleted y the Chirmn of Adjuditors. New Zelnd Bllroom Dne Counil Competition Rule Book 10 June 2017 Pge 25

28 RESPONSIBILITY OF SCRUTINEERS 28.1 It is the Srutineers responsiility for the orret reording of the mrks nd the implementtion of the Skting System of mrking finls. 28.2 It is their responsiility to report ny disqulifitions in the form of D mrked on n djuditor s sheets to the hirmn of djuditors. In the Chirmn s sene this will e reported to the orgniser. In the finl round, if more thn one djuditor mrks D ginst ny ompetitors, those ompetitors must e pled lst in tht dne y the Srutineers AFTER dvising the Chirmn of Adjuditors. All suh disqulifitions must e noted on the Srutineers mrking sheet. 28.3 The Srutineers re required to report to the Chirmn ny djuditor whose mrks re t vrine with the rest of the djuditors nd it is the Chirmn s responsiility to report on the mtter to Counil if deemed pproprite. 28.4 Srutineers will ensure tht the results nd mrks for n event re not divulged until they re hnded over to the orgniser 28.5 Srutineers re not llowed to t s Chirmn nd t ll times the Chirmn nd Srutineers will t in onjuntion with eh other. New Zelnd Bllroom Dne Counil Competition Rule Book 10 June 2017 Pge 26

29 CHAIRPERSON OF ADJUDICATORS 29.1 The Chirperson of Adjuditors is ppointed y the orgniser of ompetition. 29.2 The Chirperson is responsile to the Orgniser for overseeing the ppointed Adjuditors nd their mrking of ompetitors nd events in ordne with the urrent rules of NZBDC pertining to ompetitions. 29.3 The Chirperson of Adjuditors is responsile for the orret interprettion of the mrks. It is his duty to inspet the mrks fter eh event nd to gree with the orgniser(s), the numer of ouples to e pssed forwrd to semi-finls nd finls. 29.4 To e le to t s Chirperson of Adjuditors for ompetitions pproved NZBDC Rules the Chirmn must meet the following riteri. Registered nd fully pid up s Qulified Professionl with the NZBDC. To hve pssed y exmintion nd hold ertifite s qulified Srutineer with Soiety reognised y Counil. Qulified with n pproved NZBDC reognised Professionl ody to the level required for the lss of the event. i ii iii Clss A: Hold reognised Professionl qulifition to Lientite level in ll the styles eing judged t the ompetition for whih he hs een ppointed s Chirmn. Clss B: Qulified in t lest one style to Lientite level. All Clsses: Hold urrent Adjuditors Liene. 29.5 The Chirmn must ensure tht the ppointment hs either een pulily nnouned or delred in the ompetition progrm. 29.6 The Chirmn must ensure tht ll of the djuditors s ppointed y the orgniser hold qulifition to djudite the style nd lss of hmpionship for whih they hve een ppointed nd tht they re urrently registered s qulified Professionl with the NZBDC. Proof of registrtion will e the prodution of relevnt reeipt from the NZBDC Registrr. Overses djuditors must e le to produe relevnt Professionl registrtion from their ountry of origin. New Professionl qulifitions re not eptle until suh times they hve een pproved y The Seretry to Counil nd inluded in Counils Registrtion Reords. 29.7 The Chirperson will sertin tht ll djuditors re ville prior to the ommenement of the ompetition nd lso prior to the times tht they re required for their respetive events. In the event tht n djuditor is not present or unle to judge for whtever reson the Chirperson of Adjuditors will in onjuntion with the orgniser ppoint replement for the durtion or prt of the ompetition. 29.8 The Chirperson will ensure tht the djuditors omply with the Adjuditors Code of Ethis t ll times nd report ny non-ompline to the djuditor onerned. 29.9 The Chirperson will ensure tht the musi for eh nd every dne is suitle for nd the tempi in ordne with tht set out for the dne onerned in Appendix 3 of Counil rule ook. He will report ny vrines to the person plying the musi nd my request replement musi if deemed neessry. New Zelnd Bllroom Dne Counil Competition Rule Book 10 June 2017 Pge 27