Rendezvous Championship

 

*Past winners of the Rendezvous Championship can reenter with a *New* partner​

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Battle for the Rendezvous plaque!

Winners will also be offered a teaching contract for 2027

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Our winning couples will receive two championship plaques engraved with the signatures of Balboa legends like Maxie Dorf, Hal Takier, Anne Mills and many more. They will also have their names added to the Balboa Rendezvous winners' plaque, originally created for the International Balboa Championships held in the historic Balboa Pavilion in Newport Beach, CA. Winners also retain the option to return as instructors the following year!

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Competitors select their own partners and enter the contest as couples.  The contest begins with a single Pure Balboa Prelim, followed by several other rounds.  See below.

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Entry is $40 per couple, pre-register or payable on the day of the contest. 

*all competitors must have a dance pass or full weekend pass.

**This is an open-level contest.

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The Rendezvous Championship​

Friday Night (Second band break)

ROUND ONE​

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Pure Balboa Challenge: The name says it all: Pure Balboa only. The competition will take place during the second band break. Competitors who advance are entered in both the Pure Balboa Finals and the Bal-Swing Semi-finals. You must participate in the Pure Balboa round to advance to semi-finals.

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Please note: The Pure Bal Challenge will continue until there is only one champion couple left! It is a Prelim but also a contest in its own right. 

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*There will be no disqualifications or point reductions for opening up into bal swing for round one but your bal swing will NOT be judged this round.

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​Saturday After Classes ​

ROUND TWO

Bal-Swing Semi-Finals: Show us your best Bal-Swing! Competitors who advance will battle it out in the Rendezvous Cup Finals. Scoring will be done using relative placement.

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Saturday Night​

ROUND THREE

Rendezvous Cup Finals (second band break): Anything goes! Winners will receive two plaques proudly displaying the signatures of many of the Balboa greats, originally created for the Balboa Rendezvous' International Balboa Championships. Scoring will be done using relative placement.

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Draw Contest

​Saturday After Classes ​

Prelims: This is a classic format, open-level contest! Competitors are randomly assigned partners of the opposite role and dance to music of three different tempos.  Partners rotate randomly between musical selections.  Leads and follows are judged separately using relative placement.

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Saturday Night (First band break)

Finals: Competitors will rotate to every partner of the opposite role in finals. Leads and follows are judged separately using relative placement.

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Slow Balboa Contest

Sunday Night

This will be free/fun dance contest. Competitors will be tapped in to an all-skate final scored with relative placement.

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