ASC 2025 info

Strictly Swing Registration rules

Competition entry fees

J&J - 15EUR / competitor
Strictly - 30EUR / couple
Rising Star - 40 EUR / couple

Strictly competition rules

Novice&Inter strictly: both members of the couple must be below Advanced level

Open Strictly: at least one member of the couple must be Intermediate or above

Your level: the JnJ comp level you can enter according to the WSDC rules

Dancers can enter both divisions if eligible. E.g. an intermediate dancer may enter novice-inter strictly with a novice partner and open strictly with an allstar partner.
Same couple can enter both divisions if eligible. E.g. an intermediate-novice couple can enter both novice-inter and open category. A novice-newcomer couple can only enter novice-inter (nobody is at inter or above), inter-allstar couple can only enter open (one member of the couple is above intermediate).

FAQ:

I just moved out to advanced, but dont have points yet, can I enter novice-inter? You can but if you enter Advanced JnJ, we think you just shouldn't. You are an advanced dancer after all, aren't you? But it's up to you.
I just moved out to inter, but have no points, can I enter open division with a novice partner? Absolutely, impress everyone and win it.

Champion Strictly [NEW]: at least one member of the couple must be a Champion OR has to have at least 100 Allstars point. Anyone entering Champion Strictly is not allowed to dance in any other Strictly division!

Rising Star Choreography division

The rules of the choreographies:

Expected swing content is 75%. It is at the Judges’ discretion to determine that the swing content requirement has been met. NASDE swing content guideline (https://nasde.net/swing‒content‒guidelines/).
Performance time is a minimum of 2 minutes and maximum of 3 minutes. The clock begins and judging starts at the first dance movement of the performance, with or without music.
Competitors select their own music.
Costumes are allowed and encouraged.
Separate entrances are permitted, couple must physically join together within 32 beats of music.
Couples must maintain physical contact except for spins, turns, short break-aways, and recoveries. If combined, separation cannot be more than 8 beats of music. For example, if a competitor does a free spin or a turn, is not connected to their partner, and goes straight into a side by side break-away, the entire separation cannot be more than 8 beats of music.
A maximum of seven (7) partner weight-support moved are permitted, with up to three (3) of them seven (7) available as optional lifts.
Both partners must keep at least one foot on the floor during weight-support moves. If the foot comes off the floor, it will be considered a lift

Champion JnJ rules

Champions JnJ is organised according to the WSDC rules.

Auditions

There will be no regular level auditions for ASC 2025. Levels have clear requirements and those who registered for the wrong level will be reassigned.

Level 2: Newcomer and beginner novice dancers Level 3: Experienced Novice (has points, has chance to get into the final) Level 4: Intermediate Advanced&Allstar: WSDC advanced and above levels

In the past, over 95% of dancers registered at the correct level. However, if someone registers for a level where they don’t belong, they will be reassigned at the registration desk or by the teachers during the initial workshops.

Please be respectful and accept these decisions! We try to be empathetic and reasonable, no one wants to humiliate anyone.

For those who feel they are not at the right level after this process, they can ask the teachers to look at them and move them up. Please accept their decisions as well, they are professionals who know best.

This way we can avoid the time-consuming, humiliating, and overall unpleasant process of auditioning.