Registration and Fees | Payments | Cancellations | Levels | Invigilation | Partnerships | Ages
Registration for DCDI 2015 will open soon. Check back for details.
Registration Fees
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* Payment must be received prior to the early registration deadline in order to be eligible for early registration discount. Regular registration subject to change before Thursday, September 24, 2015. Fees include free admission to all sessions.
Early registration ends: Saturday, September 26, 2015 at 11:59 pm
Registration closes: Saturday, October 24, 2015 at 11:59 pm
Fees can be paid online via PayPal or you can send a check made to ‘Ballroom at Maryland.’
All checks must be postmarked by Saturday, October 24, 2015.
Send payments with a list of all the competitors that the check is paying for to:
University of Maryland at College Park
Stamp Student Union
Ballroom at Maryland
Box #152
College Park, MD 20742
Payment Policy
- Prepayment is required, either online or check via mail postmarked by close of registration (10/24).
- If paying at the door, an additional $5 surcharge per competitor will apply for DCDI 2015. This includes college teams.
Cancellation Policy
| Cancellation Date | Refunded This Year | Credited Forward |
| Sat, Sept 26: Early Registration Deadline | 100% of registration | |
| Sat, Oct 24: Registration Closes | 50% of registration | 50% of registration credit towards DCDI 2016 registration |
| Oct 30: DCDI | 0% of registration | 50% of registration credit towards DCDI 2016 registration |
Levels
- Newcomer — Started dancing no earlier than June 2015. While there is no syllabus restriction for this level, we recommend that you attempt only steps in the Bronze syllabus.
- Bronze — Started dancing no earlier than September 2014. Only Bronze syllabus steps may be danced.
- Silver — Only Bronze and Silver syllabus steps may be danced.
- Gold — Only Bronze, Silver, and Gold syllabus steps may be danced. No open work.
- Pre-Championship/Championship — Open work permitted and encouraged
- Open (to all) and Fun events — No syllabus restriction
In addition, level eligibility during this competition is in accordance to the USA Dance Proficiency points system.
DC DanceSport Inferno is not a Recognized USA Dance Competition and proficiency points will not be awarded.
You may only compete in one level for a particular dance/style.
This means that you cannot do both Bronze and Silver American Style Foxtrot, but you can do Bronze American Style Foxtrot and Silver International Style Foxtrot.
There is one exception: If you are dancing in Gold or Championship, you may also dance in Pre-Championship. There are also a few “Open” (fun) events that are open to all and not subject to this restriction.
USA Dance Membership
DCDI is not a sanctioned USA Dance competition. USA Dance membership is not required and USA Dance points will not be awarded.
Invigilation
The competition will be strictly invigilated!
We will be using the ISTD syllabus for international style and the Collegiate syllabus for American style. All participants must use these syllabi and rules. You can obtain copies of them using the following links:
If you have any questions, please contact the DCDI Organizers at organizers@dcdancesportinferno.com.
Partnerships
(These rules do not apply to fun events)
- Same-sex partnerships are allowed at the discretion of the organizers. Other rules must be followed, including:
- You must register like a mixed-gender couple (with a leader and follower)
- Level restrictions apply (a gold leader may not follow silver)
- No person can dance the same dance in more than one level (someone leading gold standard waltz may not lead or follow silver standard waltz)
- Leaders who are not recalled from the first round of a bronze dance may lead a TBA follower in newcomer in that dance.
Age Categories
The competition is open to competitors of all ages, but only the Adult age category is offered. Youth, student, senior and adult competitors will all compete in same events.
The organizers of this event have the right to cancel or combine events as deemed necessary. Please contact the organizers at organizers@dcdancesportinferno.com.
The organizers of this event, University of Maryland College Park, and the Campus Recreation Services are not responsible or liable for any lost or stolen items or injury.
Ballroom at Maryland (BAM) Disclaimer
No responsibility for loss or theft of articles left in changing rooms, ballrooms, hotel rooms, or other event facilities can be accepted by BAM. Nor can BAM be held liable for injury sustained by persons attending the event; it being hereby stated that persons attending the event do so at their own risk.