Registration

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We welcome all dancers, regardless of federation membership, to the Southeastern Dancesport Championships. As a USA Dance Regional Championship, USA Dance members with a Dancesport membership receive discounted registration. If you would like to join USA Dance to either take advantage of the discount or qualify for Nationals, you can sign up for membership through the USA Dance website.

You can register online by clicking the link below, or by filling out the forms found at the bottom of the page, then emailing it to us at tbd.dancesport@gmail.com 

2027 Fees coming soon

 A  competitor's age is determined as of December 31 of the year of the competition. Certain  amateur events are open to all ages. For those events that are not, the  age groups are:

• Teddy Bear (unofficial): 7 years and below
• Pre-Teen I: 8-9 years old
• Pre-Teen II: 10-11 years old
• Junior I: 12-13 years old
• Junior II: 14-15 years old
• Youth: 16-18 years old
• Under 21: 16-20 years old
• Adult: 19 or older
• Senior I: One partner 35 or older, the other 30 or older
• Senior II: One partner 45 or older, the other 40 or older
• Senior III: One partner 55 or older, the other 50 or older
• Senior IV: One partner 65 or older, the other 60 or older
• Senior V: Both partners 70 or older
• Senior VI: Both partners 75 or older

Senior dancers are welcome to  compete in any age divisions they are eligible for based on their ages.  Teddy Bear, Pre-Teen, Junior, and Youth dancers may dance in the  youngest age division for which both partners are eligible, plus the next age division older, plus Under 21 (if eligible). 

Would you like to dance, but don't have a partner? Register for your events TBA with your partner listed as TBA, and we will have opportunities at the competition to match up with partners. Typically, these opportunities will be the evening before your events.

When registering for the Southeastern Dancesport Championships, competitors have the choice of when to submit payment. Because of this flexibility, refunds are granted as follows:

• For payments made before the close of the registration period where a refund is requested within 48 hours of payment, the full amount paid, less any payment processing fees, will be refunded to the original method of payment
• Payments made after the close of the registration period, including payments made at the competition, are non-refundable

ALL CLOSED SYLLABUS EVENTS WILL BE INVIGILATED USING THE CURRENT USA DANCE  SYLLABUS LIST OF ELEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS. PENALTIES MAY BE GIVEN  WITHOUT WARNING FOR ANY SYLLABUS INFRACTIONS

See below for a link to the USA Dance Rulebook which can be used to check costuming rules, allowable figures, age group categorization and much more

We hold no responsibility for loss or theft of articles left in changing rooms,  ballrooms, hotel rooms, or other event facilities can be accepted by USA Dance or the organizer. Nor can USA Dance, or the organizer, 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. All persons attending this event, whether as spectators, athletes, officials, or guests of the organizer, shall be bound by the rules of USA DanceSport for those portions of the event sanctioned by USA DanceSport. All athletes may be subject to drug testing by the WDSF or USA Dance.