The Tournament Rules for Equality Dance Competitions of the DVET (German Association for Equality Dance Sports registered association) incl. the current annex apply to the course of events during the open German Championships. The rules and regulations are available on the DVET homepage in the download section (only available in German).
Dances of the “General Look” at the German Championships for men’s and women’s competitions are:
16+ men and women
| Ballroom: | Quickstep |
| Latin: | Jive |
Senior Competition men and women
| Ballroom: | Slow Waltz |
| Latin: | Chachacha |
In all finals closed marking will apply.
The A-finalists of both age groups will be asked to do a brief presentation dance at the beginning of the finale. The dance may be chosen individually from the five dances of the respective section and must be communicated to the tournament management immediately after the announcement of the finalists. The choice of music is up to the organizer. The presentation dance is not part of the rating. (Note: scored solo dances are not provided.)
Show Dance Rules
Tournament rules for show dance couples and show dance groups/formation teams:
For the show competitions of the Equality DM 2024 in Cologne, the existing tournament rules for equality dance competitions of the DVET apply:
RULE 12: SHOWDANCE FOR COUPLES AND GROUPS
As the DVET rules are based on the “old” ESSDA rules, slightly different rules apply for the DM and the upcoming European Championships, at least for the time being. However, as the rules do not contradict each other, but above all have different concretisations, there is no need to work out different shows for the DM vs. the EC. The most important changes concern the time of the music and the judging period.
If you would like to find out more about upcoming ESSDA tournaments, you can find explanations of the differences and the rules for the upcoming European Championships here:
https://essda.eu/rules/
Information from the DVET on ESSDA Rules
A warm request from the whole Orga team of the German Championships:
At check-in, please have ready EUR 5.00 deposit for the competition number.
Senior couples are requested to provide a proof of their date of birth by a document such as ID, driver’s license, etc. at check-in.
A request to all German participants: For a smooth check-in, please bring your already completed and signed “couples’ declaration”. In order to be included in the rating for the title “German Champions 2024”, each couple must submit a completed and signed couples’ declaration for the German Championships 2024. Both partners must have signed by the start of the tournament. In the event of reasonable doubt on the correctness of the information, the tournament management reserves the right to demand proof (also afterwards).