Sponsored By:
Class Act Entertainment
And
Check Mate Inc.
V103 & Majestic Gents World’s Largest Stepper’s Contest!
CONTEST CATEGORIES, RULES & PRELIMINARY DATES!
This is an Original Chicago Style Stepper’s dance contest. The preliminaries and the finals will be judged the same. Only the top scores will be selected. There will only be one date for each category of the preliminaries. The original old rules will apply and will remain the same for all categories. Rules are as follows but, there may be additions. If rules are added, contestants will be notified at the beginning of the preliminary and/or the finals. Remember, this is the World’s Largest Steppers Contest. It is designed to showcase only the best of the best. Only the best that compete will make it to the big stage. Who’s really the best?
Categories
1. Appearance: Dress to impress from head to toe. Come steppers sharp!
2. Originality: Style quality of being original
3. Synchronization: Being in synch with your partner
4. Showmanship: A sense or knack for dramatically effective presentation
5. Footwork: to control the movement of the feet in a special manner
with fanciness
Rules
Dance - please be creative,
but keep the integrity of the dance
• No splits
• No props (If you think it might be a prop, it most likely is) glitter,
blind folds, canes, glasses, etc…
• No dancing on your knees or on the floor
• No free style dancing (ATL stump, bank head bounce, running man, etc.)
Anything that does not look like original stepping, the contestant will
be disqualified. This is original style stepping.
• One foot must be on the floor at all times
• No picking women up off the floor or lifting them in the air
• No kicking your legs over your partner’s head
• No putting your leg on partner’s shoulders
• No other body parts should be on the floor besides your feet
Appearance
• Please dress appropriately, meaning stepper’s sharp (do not loose
points for style of dress during your preliminary performance.
• Appearance for the preliminaries will be judged the same as it will be
for the finals.
Qualifications
• Contestants can not change partners under any circumstances.
• Contestants must dance with their qualifying partner.
• The lead dancer must meet the age requirements in order to qualify.
• Each contestant can only dance once in original category.
• If you dance in original category, you can dance in trio.
Music
• Contestants will dance to music chosen by the DJ for all the
preliminaries.
• Contestants will be allowed to make music selections lasting 3 minutes
for the finals.
• Contestants will dance for a total of 3 minutes.
• One couple will dance at a time.
PRELIMINARIES
Original 40 and over
Friday August 18, 2006
Location; the Chicago Legend, 2109 South Wabash, Chicago, IL
Doors open at 6pm Contestant check in between 7pm & 8pm
Only the top 10 highest scores will be selected for the finals.
This will be the only preliminary date for this category.
Click Here to See Who Qualified
Original 39 and under
Friday August 25, 2006
Location; the Chicago Legend, 2109 South Wabash, Chicago, IL
Doors open at 6pm Contestant check in between 7pm & 8pm
Only the top 10 highest scores will be selected for the finals.
This will be the only preliminary date for this category.
Click Here to See Who Qualified
Beginners
A Beginner must have been dancing less than one year and can not
have participated in any large scale contest where the reward was
$5000.00.
Friday September 8, 2006
Location; the Chicago Legend, 2109 South Wabash, Chicago, IL
Doors open at 6pm Contestant check in between 7pm & 8pm
Only the top 7 scores will be selected from the beginner’s category for the finals.
This will be the only preliminary date for the beginners category.
Trio
Monday September 11, 2006
Location; 3 G’s Sports Bar & Grill, 14200 Cottage Grove, Dolton, IL
Doors open at 6pm Contestant check in between 7pm & 8pm
Only the top 3 scores will be selected from the Trio category for the finals.
This will be the only preliminary date for the Trio category.
Walkers
Monday September 18, 2006
Location; 3 G’s Sports Bar & Grill, 14200 Cottage Grove, Dolton, IL
Doors open at 6pm Contestant check in between 7pm & 8pm
Only the top 5 scores will be selected from the Walkers category for the finals.
This will be the only preliminary date for the Walkers category.
Finals
Saturday September 30, 2006
Hyatt Regency
151 E. Wacker Dr., Chicago, IL
If you have any questions or concerns,
please send your inquiries to
wlscontest@wlscontest.com
Tickets can be purchased and an additional copy of the rules can be
downloaded from
http://www.wlscontest.com
Thank you in advance for your cooperation!
General admission 2 tickets for $50
General admission 1 ticket for $30
General admission at the door 1 tickets for $35
VIP tickets $50 each (limited amount)
Ticket Information: 773-660-0300
No recording devices of any kind for the preliminaries or the finals. (digital cameras, palm recorders, camcorders, etc.)
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