SALSA SHINES

SOLO MALE, SOLO FEMALE OR SOLO MALE AND FEMALE

1. Organizer's music in preliminaries and semi-final, Organizer's music OR music of the dancers' choice in the final

2. .Length of Exhibition: In all rounds except the final, the length of performance should be 1 ½ minutes long, to conform to the end of the musical phrase. In the final round, the dancers may use music of their choice or the Organizer's music, which must be 2 minutes of music to the end of the musical phrase, but must not exceed 2 minutes 15 seconds.

3. Tempo: 48 - 52 bars per minute (196 - 208 beats per minute).

4. Characteristics and Movement. Salsa Shines are an off shoot of Mambo & Salsa, showing good body/isolation work, together with clean, fast footwork - some of which uses every beat of the Bar, as well as syncopation. It is further requested that the first 4 Bars are danced as Mambo Breaks/Forward & Back, so that it is noted which beat the competitor is using. No acrobatic moves will be allowed.

5. In preliminary and in the semi-final rounds, six (6) dancers will dance at the same time, but this is determined by the size of the dance floor. In the final round, each dancer performs alone.

6. In every round including the final, all dancers will dance an opening minute and a final minute together