General competition Rules

1. You should have a BFF pass to participate in contests. (competition fee: €10 per division - One Competition is included in Fullpass)

2. We recommend you register online before the event. However, you may register on Thursday or Friday at the event if the contests are not fully booked.

3. If you've already registered for the competitions, you don't need to register again. You can find your registration infos in your confirmation email.

4. Check out the contest schedule below and make sure that you are at the venue at the start of the mandatory competitor's meeting for each competition that you've registered for, since we will begin the competitions right on time. Those not present during their competitor's meeting will not be able to participate in that competition nor be refunded their competition registration amount.

Mandatory Competitor's meeting schedule:
Thursday 21:30 Fever Showcase
Friday 20:15 Solo Cuttin' prelims (meeting point: Ankersaal)
Friday 20:30 Open Mixnmatch prelims (meeting point: Ankersaal)
Friday 22:30 Solo Cuttin' finalists (meeting point: On the left side of the Stage)
Friday 23:45 Open Mixnmatch finalists (meeting point: On the left side of the Stage)
Saturday 20:15 Newcomer Mixnmatch prelims (meeting point: Ankersaal)
Saturday 20:45 Open Strictly prelims (meeting point: Ankersaal)
Saturday 22:45 Newcomer Mixnmatch finalists (meeting point: On the left side of the Stage)
Saturday 23:45 Open Strictly finalists (meeting point: On the left side of the Stage)
Fever Showcase:

(Thursday 21:30) - Every team/Solo dancer has 60 to 80 seconds for the showcase. (Depending on the number of participants, there may be a prelim during the early evening on Thursday)

*** The winner will perform the showcase again on Sunday at 00:00

Solo Cuttin':

Prelims (Friday 20:30) - Competitors will dance to recorded music with varying tempos and styles. (Tap on the Shoulder)

Finals (Friday 22:30) - Finals are single elimination Battle format. Finalists will be seeded. Two dancers will dance at the same time, and the judges decide immediately. The winner goes to the next round

Open MixnMatch:

Prelims (Friday 20:45) - Individuals will rotate partners and be judged individually. Songs will be of varying tempos and styles.

Finals (Friday 00:00) - Couples will dance All-skate first and then each couple dances on Spotlight.

Newcomers MixnMatch:

Prelims (Saturday at 20:30) - Individuals will rotate partners and be judged individually. Songs will be of varying tempos and styles. (Tap on the Shoulder)

Finals (Saturday 22:45) - competitors will get to the final and be randomly paired with a Pro-dancer and will not rotate. The final contest will be in Pro-Am format. The competitors will dance in a dual spotlight format with their Partners and be judged individually.

You can be in Newcomer if

  • you have not placed in the final in any Blues dance competition in the same role.
  • you are not at the invitational level.
Open Strictly:

Prelims (Saturday 20:45) - Dancers register as a couple and will dance in all skates to songs of varying tempos and styles.

Finals (Saturday 23:45) - Couples will dance All-skate first and then each couple dances on Spotlight.

All previous competition winners will be announced on Saturday at 00:45.

Prizes:

The list of prizes will be announced at the event.