2024 East Regional Closed Championship and Pre-Premier Competition
April 27, 2024 - 8:30am
SCOTDANCE USA 2024 APPROVED COMPETITION - Registration #: USE 0112
Judges: Alison Plemmons, Jackie Smith, Trisha Bacon
Piper: John Hughes
The regional championship is only for Premier dancers who are qualified to dance in the East Closed Championship.
The Pre-premier competition is open to all Primary, Beginner, Novice and Intermediate dancers.
Competition Schedule:
Closed Championship - Registration will open at 8:30am with dancing to commence at 9:00am
Primary, Begiiner, Novice, Intermediate - Registration will open at 12:30pm with dancing to commence at 1:00pm
Closing Date For Entries:
Pre-Premiers entries close on April 13th.
Premier entries close on March 27th. No late entries will be accepted.
Competition Information:
Dancing will conform to RSOBHD rules. The decision of the Adjudicators is final. All dancers must show 2024 FUSTA/ScotDance USA card at time of registration.
Premier dancers will draw for dance order at registration.
Premier dancers age for the East Region Championship is as of July 15, 2024.
Pre-premier dancers age is computed as of day before competition.
Pre-premier dancers - last to enter, first to compete. Pre-premier age groups will be split according to entries.
Pre-premier dances:
- Primary - 16 Pas de Basque, Pas de Basque & Highcuts, Fling (4), Sword (2-1)
- Beginner, Novice, Intermediate - Lilt (4), Fling (4), Sword (2-1), Seann Truibhas (3-1)
In order to enter the East Regional Closed Championship a dancer must have been born in the region, lived in the region for a period of six (6) months immediately prior to the championship or temporarily reside in the region for a period of more than six (6) months in a calendar year because they are attending an educational institution in the region or for another legitimate reason. (ScotDance USA’s Policies & Procedures Article V Section C #2).
2024 RSOBHD Championship Steps required for all Premier dances: Fling, Sword, Sean Truibhas, Full Tulloch. Age groups as set by ScotDance USA - 7 & Under 10, 10 & U12, 12 & U14, 14 & U16, 16 & U18, 18 & U22, 22 & Over.
Dancers are expected to fill in for Reels if required.
The East Region Closed Championship/competition is considered by the RSOBHD to be a preliminary heat to the USIR Championship. If there are age groups with fewer than six dancers, championship rules will still apply. In classes with three or fewer dancers, in order to qualify to compete in the USIR Championship, a dancer must gain aggregate points in the Regional Selection Competition. (ScotDance USA P and P, Article V Section A #6).
The first three winners (more for those categories with dancers holding a bye from USIR 2023) will be expected to represent the Eastern Region at the United States Inter-Regional Championship to be held in Boston, MA on July 17-21, 2024. https://nationalchampionship.scotdanceusa.com/ If you qualify as a representative and are unable to attend, please notify Shelley Stiles [email protected] before May 20th, 2024.
Dancers who win a Perpetual trophy at the USIR are responsible for transport, storage and cleaning of the USIR perpetual trophy. If the dancer is unable to attend the following year’s USIR, it is their responsibility to safely ship the trophy to the required destination.
Video Taping: Please video tape only your dancer. Be respectful of the privacy of others and do not video tape the other dancers. Please do not post videos online of dancers without their or their parent’s permission.
Hotel Information:
There is a block of rooms for this event at:
- Holiday Inn Express in Prince Frederick MD - https://www.ihg.com/holidayinnexpress/hotels/us/en/prince-frederick/pcfmd/hoteldetail?cm_mmc=GoogleMaps-_-EX-_-US-_-PCFMD
SpringHill Suites Prince Frederick for 149 USD per night. Last Day to Book: Monday, April 1, 2024
Block Code: ERC Call for Reservations: 443-968-3000
https://www.marriott.com/events/start.mi?id=1704303639565&key=GRP
We look forward to seeing you at the Celtic Festival of Southern Maryland! Thank you for your continued support of these Games and Highland Dance competition!
