Guides
Guides for organisers
Practical, plain-English guides to every part of running a street dance competition.
The complete checklist for running a dance competition
Every job from booking the venue to sending the payout, in the order you will actually do them.
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How to structure categories, age bands and levels
Get the category structure right and everything else, from entries to judging, falls into place.
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How to price entries and spectator tickets
Per show or per category, what to charge spectators, and how to make sure the day pays for itself.
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Recall judging: the organiser's guide
How recalls work, how to set quotas, and how to handle ties without holding up the day.
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The skating system in plain English
How judges' rankings become final placings, with the majority rules and tiebreaks explained.
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The event day team: who does what
Desk, door, stage, MC, coordinator, scorer and judges: the roles that make a competition run.
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Running your first competition: what nobody tells you
The lessons first-time organisers learn the hard way, so you do not have to.
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Taking entries from independent dancers
How to handle dancers who enter without a school, including guardian details for under-18s.
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Safeguarding basics for dance competitions
Chaperones, photography policies and the practical steps that keep children safe at your event.
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Music at your competition: tracks and licences
Collecting routine music without chaos, and what music licensing your event needs.
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Building a timetable that survives the day
How long categories really take, where to put breaks, and how to stay on time.
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Choosing and briefing your judges
Panel sizes, mixing styles, and the briefing that stops problems before they start.
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How to sell more spectator tickets
Pricing, bundles and timing that fill the room and fund the event.
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Publishing results without the drama
Protest windows, showing the working, and answering queries like a professional.
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The money: income, fees and getting paid
How competition finances actually work, and how to know what your day made before you leave.
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