Duffers Guides

So what's all this about then?

The idea behind the duffers guide is to try to offer an easy to understand guide to some of the rules and regulations of Dancesport. These will be written in plain English. It is therefore important to understand that these are a guide, and are not the rules themselves. So don't start looking up dictionary definitions of words to look for loopholes cos it wont cut the mustard.

Having read this, if you still have questions regarding the BDC rules, please email the BDC secretary secretary@british-dance-council.org. If you have questions regarding EADA rules, then please contact the EADA secretary Secretary@EADA.org.uk Or of course, you could always try asking your question on the forum.

If you would like to write a duffers guide, or if there is some aspect of the rules you would like to see 'duffered' please let me know and we will do our best to sort something out for you.


The Charts
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Feedback form
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Age Rules
With two different sets of age rules to use, this gives a guide to both and when to use which. more>>

Skating System
A not-that-short intro to the skating system. Or how the judges marks get turned into results. Good luck... more>>

Dance Organizations
All you never wanted to know about some of the organisations that make dance what it is today more>>

Contacting EADA
Who to talk to about what. OK this is a bit of a cheat because the link will take you to the contact page in the about us section, but its still a useful guide. more>>

Giving a Demonstration
Not so much the which foot do you put where, but what to do to avoid putting your foot in it. Well worth a read BEFORE you do a dem!! more>>

Loss of Amateur Status.
There are a number of rules relating to Amateur Status this gives an overview of the most important ones more>>.

Disciplinary Process
An introduction to the disciplinary procedure more>>

Grade Progression
What are the grades, and how do you move from one grade to another. more>>

Juvenile Dress Code
The do's and don'ts of dress for the Juvenile age group. more>>

Restricted Steps
Juvenile and Beginner/Novice comps are "Restricted Steps". Here's some info on what that means.more>>

That's the lot for now . But we hope to be adding to these on a reasonably regular basis,