JACK & JILL BACHATA SENSUAL COMPETITION - elSol Tisno Dance City 2025!

Welcome to our Jack & Jill Bachata Sensual Competition!
Let us walk you through the essentials for this year's thrilling event:

📍 EVENT FORMAT

This competition will follow a modified Jack & Jill format, where dancers are randomly paired. The entire competition takes place in one day and may include:
- Preliminaries (only if needed - based on number of participants)
- Semi-Finals
- Finals

Organizers reserve the right to adjust the number of participants advancing to each round based on event logistics.


🎯 COMPETITION DIVISIONS

We offer two divisions:

AMATEUR Division

Open to dancers who:
- Have been dancing bachata socially for less than 2 years
- Have never taught bachata, even unofficially
- Do not earn income from performing, teaching or showcasing bachata

PROFFESIONAL Division

Designed for dancers who:
- Teach bachata at festivals, schools or workshops
- Perform paid shows or demonstrations
- In any way generate income from bachata dancing

If in doubt, competitors may be asked for clarification before acceptance into a division.


🕒 COMPETITION STRUCTURE

Preliminary Round (if needed)
1. Competitors dance with multiple randomly assigned partners.
2. Dancers are grouped (e.g., 8 leaders & 8 followers per heat).
3. Each dancer rotates partners after a song (approx. 1 min/song).
4. Judged individually. Judges mark YES or NO for progression.

Semi-Finals
1. Same structure as preliminaries.
2. A limited number of dancers from each role progress to the finals.

Judging based on:
- Technique
- Leading/ Following skills
- Musicality
- Styling

Finals
1. Finalists are randomly paired and judged as a couple.
2. Each couple dances to 3 songs.
3. Judges rank couples using relative placement (e.g., 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.).
4. No scores - only final placements are recorded.
5. Approx. 5 couples in the final (subject to change).


🧑‍⚖ JUDGES
- Demetrio & Kenza (Italy)
- Daniel & Monika Rojewscy (Poland)


🏆 AWARDS
Prize details will be announced soon. Expect exciting rewards and recognition!


🎟 REGISTRATION & FEES

All competitors must register exclusively through DANCEPLACE: https://www.danceplace.com/ticket/buy/15343

Entry fee: 10 EUR + 0,62 EUR operational fee

All competitors must have a valid festival pass (Full Pass, Party Pass or Competition Only Pass) to participate.

Note: Competition entry fees are non-refundable.
https://tisnodancecity.com/competition/?lang=en

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