West Coast Swing Competitions

• Competitors enter individually and are paired-up with different partners during the preliminary rounds; a random final partnering is chosen for finals.

• Minimum number of registrants to hold this competition is five leaders and five followers in each division.

• No gender crossover is allowed in Jack n’ Jill contests – males will enter as leaders and females will enter as followers.

• WSDC judging criteria form is attached.

WCS Competitions Jack n Jill

West Coast Swing Division breakdown will be as follows according to WSDC points:

• Newcomer Division (0 points) – for those without any or limited competition experience. This level is for those who have never competed in a Jack 'n Jill competition or those who have zero WSDC points.

• Novice Division (1-20 Newcomer/Novice points) – this level is for those who have competed in WCS Jack 'n Jills and have at least 1 WSDC point in newcomer and up to 20 WSDC points in novice.

• Intermediate Division (21+ Newcomer/Novice points) – this level is for those who have extensive competition experience and have at least 20 WSDC points in newcomer/novice and not yet 25 points & a first place win at the intermediate level.

• Advanced Division (25+ Intermediate points & a first place win in Intermediate) - this level is for advanced dancers with extensive national-level competition experience.