RULES:

• DEBUT – FOR GENUINE BEGINNERS IN THEIR FIRST YEAR OF DANCING (ANY AGE). NOT FOR AGE-GROUP MOVE-UPS. FOR DANCERS WITH 1–3 COMPETITIONS’ EXPERIENCE.

• RISING STAR – DANCERS/COUPLES WHO WERE NOT IN THE DPA SUMMER FESTIVAL & BRITISH NATIONALS FINALS, AND NOT IN THE TOP 6 ON THE NATIONAL LEAGUE CHART.

• BDC RULES & SYLLABUS APPLY FOR ALL JUVENILE EVENTS. JUNIORS AND ABOVE: DEBUT EVENTS CAN BE DANCED IN NON-RESTRICTED OUTFITS AND WITH OPEN CHOREOGRAPHY.