Get serious with your trainings & go on to win some amazing prizes, including cold hard cash! ๐ฅณ๐ค๐๐๐บ
Get serious with your trainings & go on to win some amazing prizes, including cold hard cash! ๐ฅณ๐ค๐๐๐บ
Our 1st ever Strictly Zouk Championship in 2023 was a new and small concept but fun addition to our Cloud9 Mid Year Ball, and in 2024 we are adding some extra categories for some extra excitement! ๐ฅณ๐๐บ๐ฅ๐
So this year we are bringing the Strictly Competition as well as the Zouk Championship/Showcase back again, a little bigger, better & simpler, and with exciting elements and more divisions to be fairer & awesom-er ๐ ๐ฅณ๐ฅณ
Our aim in introducing these Strictly competitions to our event is to create a positive & encouraging environment that inspires dancers from different levels to partner up and work on their dance skills, Zouk movements & the techniques that they have been learning in their regular dance classes and workshops or festivals. ๐โฃ๏ธ
The rules are very straightforward with more opportunities to participate in more categories ๐ฅณ
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๐This year we have 2 categories or divisions:
1๏ธโฃ Division 1: Zouk Championship and Showcases with 3 levels (A-C)
A. OPEN/PRO CHAMPIONSHIP - Showcase + Freestyle/Strictly : ๐๐๐
- Open category aimed at Upper levels dancers, including Professionals, to showcase a duet Choreography.
- Performance length 2-3 minutes.
- PLUS there will be a Freestyle dance component also required.
- Weighting of Showcase and Freestyle components will this year be 50/50.
- We will aim for all Showcases to be performed on Fri night and Freestyle/Strictly component on Sat afternoon.
- This Zouk Championship (Showcase + Freestyle) category also has a major prize for 1st place. ๐๐ฐ
B. PRO/AM Showcase :
- A partnership between A Professional + An Amateur.
- Showcase ONLY - performing a duet Choreography.
- Performance length 1:45 - 2:15 minutes
C: AMATEUR Showcase :
- Any dancers from all levels. As long as they DO NOT get paid for dance (so some teaching assistants may still qualify as Amateur).
- Showcase ONLY - performing a duet Choreography.
- Performance length 1:45 - 2:15 minutes.
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2๏ธโฃ Division 2: Strictly/Freestyle Only, with 3 levels (A-C)
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A. OPEN/PROFESSIONAL Strictly :
- Any dancers including Amateur & Professionals.
- Again, you compete with your partner of choice (Amateurs can partner with Amateur or a Pro, and vice versa)
- The dance is improvised, rather than choreographed, and in groups of 2 - 4 (max 6) couples with 2 - 3 songs to rotate position.
B. PRO/AM Strictly :
- A partnership between A Professional + An Amateur.
- Being a Strictly, competitors will again be dancing improvised, rather than choreographed, in groups of 2 - 4 (max 6) couples with 2 - 3 songs to rotate position.
- We will have 2 Heats over 2 days - Preliminary & Finals.
C: AMATEUR Strictly :
- Any dancers from all levels. As long as they DO NOT get paid for dance (so some teaching assistants may still qualify as Amateur).
- You choose your partner for this competition, and will be social dancing/improvised dance in groups of 2 - 6 couples with 2 - 3 songs to rotate position.
- We will have 2 Heats over 2 days - Preliminary & Finals
- We will have 2 Heats over 2 days - Preliminary & Finals.
The Open/Pros Strictly category also has a major prize for 1st place. ๐๐ฐ
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๐ฉโ๐ป๐จโ๐ปJUDGES:
Our Internationals & National artists will be judging these competitions.
๐จโ๐ป Otavio
๐ฉโ๐ป Sara
๐จโ๐ป Pedro
๐ฉโ๐ป Cibele
๐ฉโ๐ป more Judges TBC
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Learn more about our judging criteria & scoring here:
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๐ PRIZES:
This year Cloud9 Mid Year Ball we have gone to next level with prizes. ๐คฉ๐คฉ
We believe this is going to get our scene excited, motivated and push us to grow & level up our dancing.
The 1st Place Zouk Championship will take home $1000 cash prize & a surprise gift.
๐๐SHOWCASE & SRTICTLY FREE STYLE: ๐๐
๐ Championship - Open Showcase + Freestyle (including Professionals):
1๏ธโฃ1st Place โฆ. $1000 Cash Prize + Trophy
๐ฅPlus a surprise
2๏ธโฃ2nd Place โฆ $250 Cash Prize + Trophy
3๏ธโฃ3rd Place โฆ Trophy
๐Professional / Armature Showcase ONLY:
1๏ธโฃ1st Place โฆ Medallion + 1 Festival Passes to Brisbane Zouk Festival 2024
2๏ธโฃ2nd Place โฆ. Medallion
3๏ธโฃ3rd Place .... Medallion
๐Armature Showcase ONLY:
1๏ธโฃ1st Place โฆ Medallion + 2 Festival Passes to Zouk Central NZ 2025
2๏ธโฃ2nd Place โฆ. Medallion
3๏ธโฃ3rd Place .... Medallion
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SRTICTLY FREE STYLE ONLY:
๐Open Freestyle Only: (All dancers Professionals & Amateur)
1๏ธโฃ1st Place โฆ $500 Cash Prize + Trophy
2๏ธโฃ2nd Place โฆ. $250 Cash Prize + Medallion
3๏ธโฃ3rd Place โฆ. Medallion
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๐Professional / Armature Freestyle Only:
1๏ธโฃ1st Place โฆ Trophy + 1 Festival Pass to Cloud9 Mid Year Ball & Championship 2025
2๏ธโฃ2nd Place โฆ. Medallion
3๏ธโฃ3rd Place .... Medallion
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๐Armature Freestyle Only: (No Professionals)
1๏ธโฃ1st Place โฆ Trophy + 2 Festival Passes to Sanctuary Dance Festival Sydney 2025
2๏ธโฃ2nd Place โฆ. Medallion plus Gift
3๏ธโฃ3rd Place .... Medallion plus Gift
Remember, your competition result/placement is NOT what MATTERS & dose not define you as dancer, it is your hard work, having a go & putting yourself out there, and the positive mindset that you put in that matters. You will ALL be the winners! ๐ฅณ๐๐
Let's goooo! ๐
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