IFB 2012 Competitor Registration

The entry deadline is April 13, 2012. The Amateur Dancesport Entry Form is available for online registration below (but not the Pro-Am which requires payment), or you can download the appropriate forms below and mail or fax them as specified on the forms.

Download Amateur Dancesport Entry Form     Download Pro-Am Dancesport Solo Routine Entry Form

IFB 2012 Amateur Dancesport On-line Entry Form

To enter for IFB 2012 competitions, please check the box for each competition you wish to enter, fill in the personal details below, and cleck on the "Send Entry Form to Registrar" button. We will send a confirmation of your entry to the email addresses you specify.

Please note, that since competitors' signatures are required (parent or legal guardian if a competitor is under 19) you will be required to sign a form at IFB 2011 before competing.

STANDARD Juvenile Junior Under 21 Adult Senior I Senior III
Birthday 2001 or later 1997 to 2000 1992 to 1996 1993 or earlier 1977 or earlier 1957 or earlier
partner 1967 or earlier
Newcomer W W W W W W
Pre-Bronze W,Q W,Q W,Q W,Q W,Q W,Q
Bronze W,T W,T W,T W,T W,T W,T
Silver T,F,Q T,F,Q T,F,Q T,F,Q T,F,Q T,F,Q
Gold W,T,F W,T,F W,T,F W,T,F W,T,F W,T,F
Pre-Championship W,T,F,Q W,T,F,Q W,T,F,Q W,T,F,Q W,T,F,Q
Open Championship W,T,V,F,Q W,T,V,F,Q W,T,V,F,Q W,T,V,F,Q W,T,V,F,Q
B.C. Closed Championship W,T,V,F,Q W,T,V,F,Q  
LATIN Juvenile Junior Under 21 Adult Senior I Senior III
Newcomer C C C C C C
Pre-Bronze C,J C,J C,J C,J C,J C,J
Bronze C,R C,R C,R C,R C,R C,R
Silver S,R,J S,R,J S,R,J S,R,J S,R,J S,R,J
Gold S,C,R S,C,R S,C,R S,C,R S,C,R S,C,R
Pre-Championship S,C,R,J S,C,R,J S,C,R,J S,C,R,J S,C,R,J
Open Championship S,C,R,P,J S,C,R,P,J S,C,R,P,J S,C,R,P,J S,C,R,P,J
B.C. Closed Championship S,C,R,P,J S,C,R,P,J  

GENTLEMAN (all fields required)LADY (all fields required)
FULL Name: FULL Name:
Address: Address:
City: City:
Province/State: Postal Code: Province/State: Postal Code:
Phone No.: Phone No.:
Email address: Email address:
Dance Association & Reg. No.: Dance Association & Reg. No.:
Birthday: (in the form 25-Jun-1955) Birthday: (in the form 25-Jun-1955)

In submitting this form you agree to release the organizers and the governing bodies from any and all claims for loss or damage to property or person in connection with the Nanaimo Ballroom Dance Society (NBDS) Island Fantasy Ball and agree to abide by all rules and regulations governing this event. In addition, you agree that NBDS may use and/or sell any images (still or video) taken of you in promotional material in future without compensation or notification.

All competitors who register on-line will be required to sign this release prior to participation in any event. Competitors UNDER 19 years of age MUST have this release signed by a parent or legal guardian. Out-of-province competitors must also submit proof of membership in a recognized amateur dancesport organization (e.g. photocopy of membership card).

Please check the information above carefully, making sure all the information has been entered, including your full name (first name, initials, last name) and date of birth (to check eligibility for categories entered) and that you have checked all the competitions for which you wish to register. If this is your first registration for a DanceSportBC competition and you have no registration number, enter "first time" in the "Dance Association & Reg. No." field.

Enter any comments for the Registrar here, click on "Preview" to check your information, and then "Send" to email it:

Note 1: The "Preview" button requires JavaScript to be enabled in your browser and will not work if it is not.
However, the "Send" button does not require Javascript and should always work.

Note 2: If you get an error message it will be because one of lady's or gentleman's fields have been left blank.
The system will indicate the field name, e.g. "required_lady_name" meaning the lady's name is missing.

Notes and Regulations

The B.C. Closed Championships are recognized by the Canadian Amateur DanceSport Association and all events are sanctioned by DanceSport BC.

General Amateur DanceSport Rules: Amateur DanceSport events are sanctioned by DanceSport B.C. (DSBC) and will be run according to DSBC Bylaws and Rules. BC Closed Championship events at this competition are sanctioned by DSBC under the auspices of the Canadian Amateur DanceSport Association (CADA) and will be run according to CADA Rules which are detailed on the DSBC website rules page.

Syllabus events: Syllabus events will be invigilated. For more information about the syllabus, please visit the DSBC website downloads page. Events will be cancelled or combined if there are insufficient entries for a specific event. U21 competitors may participate in both U21 and Adult competitions. Senior competitors may participate in both Senior and Adult competitions.

Competitor's Entry Fees: Entry fee $10 per couple, except for Juvenile and Junior couples. There is no refund for entry fees. All competitors must purchase in advance a full day admission ticket for the day of the event. Admission tickets are not refundable. There will be a $5.00 refundable deposit for competition numbers. Please have $5.00 cash ready when registering at the competition.

All competitors (and, if under 19 years of age, their parents or their legal guardians) must sign the release on the entry form to be eligible to compete.

Registration of Amateur Competitors: All amateur competitors must be registered with a recognized amateur dancesport association, except for those amateurs competing for the first time. All Non-DSBC competitors are required to produce proof of current membership in a recognized amateur DanceSport association in order to complete registration. Please include a photocopy with your entry form.

Dress Regulations: Dress Code will be enforced. Please refer to the dress code regulations on the DSBC website downloads page. Competitors may be disqualified for any infraction. Competition dress will be required for the presentation of awards.

Entry Deadline: We must receive your entry forms by April 13, 2011. Late entries will only be accepted at the discretion of the organizers of the Island Fantasy Ball and only if they do not necessitate the addition of further rounds.

Event Schedule: The event schedules will be published on this site. Please register one hour prior to, be ready to compete 30 minutes before and report to the Marshalling area 15 minutes before your scheduled event.

Definition of Newcomer: A Newcomer is an individual who has never competed at more than one competition in a division and has not won in that division. The Latin and Standard events are considered as separate divisions.

Definition of Senior III: One partner must reach his/her 55th birthday in the calendar year and the other partner must reach his/her 45th birthday in the calendar year.

SnowBall Classic Awards: The winners of the BC Closed Standard and Latin Championships will be awarded complimentary tickets to the 2012 SnowBall Classic, provided that the winning couples compete at the 2012 Snowball Classic in the same event and in the same category in which they won their titles. In addition, the winners of the Adult BC Closed Standard and Latin Championships will be invited to perform at the SnowBall Showcase of Champions in 2012.

Prize Purses offered to the Finalists of the Adult Open Standard and Latin Championship Events:
 1st Place$600
 2nd Place$400
 3rd Place$300