School Salsa Stars

The only WORLD CONTEST of amateur dance for SCHOOLS

Benidorm Salsa Congress part of the program of the Benidorm Summer Festival presents the contest for salsa schools , with a total €  in awards, he aimed to encourage dance academies where many of the salsa players take their first steps and continue for many years learning Afro-Antillean styles.

●  Registration Closing: June 15th, 2024
●  Open Places: 20 places available for the entire contest.
●  Amateurs: 10 Places
●  Pro Am: 10 Places
● In the pro-am category, the directors of the school can dance with their groups. It’s allowed to include. professionals of any areas of dance with a maximum of 50%.
●  Registration: It can only be done using the form below; it must be completed with the details of each participant.
● Registration Payment in the following link: http://bit.ly/ins_SSS   (Only then the inscription can be confirmed.)
●  Registration Value: € 200. Registration gives each member of the group access to the Wednesday 8th of July night party.
●  Video and Music: Video (max. 1 min) y music (max. 4 min), must be sent before June 15th.
Thank you very much for your collaboration.

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SCHOOL SALSA STARS REGULATION

Schools are the main pillar for the world of Salsa and, at Benidorm Salsa Congress, we want to be close to them and give them the main attention from all Benidorm Summer Festival activities.
The objective of the contest is to publicize the work of groups representing schools around the world.

WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?

AMATEUR:
Students who do not give dance classes, who are not professionals in other areas of dance, who have not participated in any other professional competition.
The students, who make up this group, assume that they are representing exclusively the school where they were enrolled.
The group must be consist of at least 4 people. 

PRO-AM:
In the pro-am category, the directors of the school can dance with their groups.
All members must be teachers or students of such school.
In this category, It’s allowed to include professionals of any areas of dance with a maximum of 50%. (Example: if the group consists of 6 people, 3 can be professionals and 3 must be amateurs).
In case of a group with a total odd number of participants, there will have to be more amateurs than professionals. (Example: if the group consists of 5 people, 2 can be professionals and 3 must be amateurs.)
A fluoride bracelet will be placed on the dance professionals, so that the judges identify the professionals.
Underage contestants can participate, only if providing a written permission signed by the parents or legal guardian and, in case of children under 16, accompanied by one of them.
The group must be consist of at least 4 people.

REGULATIONS:

Like any discipline, be it sporting, artistic or otherwise, in order to be as transparent and objective as possible, regulations were generated based on the study and experience of the participation and organization of national and international events and competitions.

JUDGES

Will always be dancers and professionals from different areas related with salsa, dance and shows; all of them being instructed and limited to the regulations for the purpose of this competition reducing the subjective valuations.

PRESENTATION

Each school will make a video presentation of themselves, with a maximum duration of 1 minute.Technical recommendations for video recording:
●  Do not record in space with a lot of ambient noise.
●  If you do not have special microphones, do not record more than 1 meter away from the device.
● Try to mix the video with music, so that the energy of the presentation is not silent in the changes.

Examples of other presentation videos can be found on the following link:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwAjd-MxrV9XXRly3x2ojf-_jDmnG9fWt

Music and video must be sent to school@benidormsummerfestival.com before June 15th, 2022.

RESULTS

Once defined they will be published. Both the partial of each jury and the totals of competition will be published, in this way each team of the competition will be able to see the result of each judge. These results of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place will be published at the fan page of Benidorm Salsa Congress. www.facebook.com/benidormsalsacongress

MUSIC

The contest will accommodate many different styles, from the more folk and popular genres like salsa, to even the more modern ones like reggaeton. Music accompanying the shows can use any style of music, as long as it does not represents more than 30% of the song. Therefore, the composition must have at least a 70% of salsa. The music edition can have a maximum of 4:00 minutes.

TIMING

The contest will accommodate many different styles, from the more folk and popular genres like salsa, to even the more modern ones like reggaeton. Music accompanying the shows can use any style of music, as long as it does not represents more than 30% of the song. Therefore, the composition must have at least a 70% of salsa. The music edition can have a maximum of 4:00 minutes.

CHOREOGRAPHY

Being a contest that will value Salsa as the main dance, this style has a higher impact than the others when scoring the choreography of the show. The final score is from 0 to 10.

TECHNICAL AREA

It is the most complex because it is understood that this is an amateur competition and the technique is not the strong point, but it will be highly appreciated that coaches and choreographers submit the proper execution of the various movements without losing the essence and style that characterise such rhythms.
Thus, it will be scored from 0 to 10 using the following criteria:

● The overall difficulty of the choreography.
●  The correct execution of spins.
●  The correct execution of acrobatics.
●  The coordination of all its members.
●  The choreographic elements that are presented.
●  Lines and fronts used are clearly defined.
● Coherence and cohesion choreography.
● If flight or acrobatic movements performed, is evaluated in this area.
This area is valued at 30% of the final vote.

AESTHETICS AREA

It is the most complex because it is understood that this is an amateur competition and the technique is not the strong point, but it will be highly appreciated that coaches and choreographers submit the proper execution of the various movements without losing the essence and style that characterise such rhythms.
Thus, it will be scored from 0 to 10 using the following criteria:

● The overall difficulty of the choreography.
●  The correct execution of spins.
●  The correct execution of acrobatics.
●  The coordination of all its members.
●  The choreographic elements that are presented.
●  Lines and fronts used are clearly defined.
● Coherence and cohesion choreography.
● If flight or acrobatic movements performed, is evaluated in this area.
This area is valued at 30% of the final vote.

MUSIC AND DANCE IN SYNCHRONIZATION

By using afro-antillean music, we respect the styles that are unique for each genre, scoring the correct execution and not only is implementation. We reward originality, and by that we mean not to copy sequences used by other groups or known professionals. This area is valued at 25% of the final vote.
After this, there will be a management review of the jury for quality vote (in case of a tie or need) and checking the score. If there were any doubt, the videos are reviewed to have a more objective vote and the announcement of the final score will be delayed for brief moments. The final result will be announced on stage.

SUMARY OF PORCENTAGES

Timing: 30%
Technical Area: 30%
Aesthetic Area: 15%
Music and dance in sync: 25%

TIMETABLE FOR GROUPS

The directors of the registered schools must present themselves at the Palacio de Cristal at 20:00, without exception, to have the meeting with the competition director and to carry out the draw that determines the order of shows. They must submit a list with name and surname of each contestant in excel format.

The tests in both sound and stage are mandatory and will be from Wednesday July 6th, 2022 from 14:00 to 16:00 and 20:00 to 22:00.
Contestants must present themselves, credited, costume and makeup at 22:30 at Room A. 

PRIZES

The winners will receive, according to the order in which they stay, a cash prize according to the following classification:

PRO-AM Category :
1st Position:
1.000€
2nd Position: 800€
3rd Position: 600€

AMATEUR Category:
1st Position:
Dance Shoes Manuel Reina.
2nd Position: Total Pass for all participants for Benidorm SALSA Congress 2023.
3rd Position: Full Pass for all participants for Benidorm SALSA Congress 2023.

The prizes are non-transferable among the contestants; they cannot be changed in any way by another. The form of payment of the prizes will be announced on the same day of the competition, by the organizing body. The prizes of 1st Position of the amateur category are with a maximum of 8 units, (8 pairs of shoes). The models of shoes that deliver MANUEL REINA, will be designated by the brand.
Fill in all the data, when you click to send, you will be redirected to www.cucumpa.com, to proceed with the payment of the registration.

GENERAL INFORMATION
●  Registration Closing: June 15th, 2022
● Open Places: 20 places available for the entire contest.
● Amateurs: 10 Places
● Pro Am: 10 Places
● Registration: It can only be done using the form below; it must be completed with the details of each participant.
● Registration Payment in the following link: http://bit.ly/ins_SSS   (Only then the inscription can be confirmed.)
● Registration Value: € 200. Registration gives each member of the group access to the Wednesday 6th of July night party.
● Video and Music: Video (max. 1 min) y music (max. 4 min), must be sent before June 15th.

Thank you very much for your collaboration.

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