The Six Degrees Salsa Competition is just around the corner!

The competition, which begins on February 28th, 2012, is being organized by Jennifer Aucoin, in association with Six Degrees Nightclub. Jennifer is the founder of Steps Dance Studio, the organizer of the annual Canada Salsa Congress and organizer of the Berlin Salsa Competition from 1998-2003.

Jennifer brings her organizational expertise and her years of experience as a professional dancer, instructor, choreographer, adjudicator and event organizer to help make this one of the most prestigious salsa competitions in Canada.

The Six Degrees Salsa Competition features over $20,000 in prizes, including $7000 first place for the professional division, $3000 2nd place professional and $2000 3rd place professional plus $2000 for the 1st place in the Toronto professional division and trips to worldwide Salsa events for the Amateur division. Preliminaries for both the amateur and professional divisions will take place Tuesday, February 28, and March 6 & 13. Amateur division finals will be on Tues. March 20 and the finals for Toronto professionals will take place on Tues. March 27. Finals for International Professionals will be held on Tuesday, April 3.

SIX DEGREES SALSA COMPETITION 2012 ~

FOR RULES & PARTICIPANT INFORMATION, VISIT:

sixdegreesvenue.com/sixdegrees/salsa/

Get ready! If you have any questions, please call Jennifer at (416) 656-STEP (7837).

HOW TO REGISTER

1. Register in advance online at www.sixdegreesvenue.com
2. Register in advance by calling Jennifer at (416) 656-7837 or by emailing her at Jennifer@stepsdancestudio.com
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CATEGORIES

This year there will be 2 categories. Please read the following descriptions carefully. Any person caught entering the wrong category will be disqualified from the whole contest. If you have any questions or doubts as to which category you belong to, please ask Jennifer before you compete!!!

• Amateur

  You are in the amateur category if:
  Neither competitor has performed for money
  Neither competitor has ever taught salsa
  Neither is or has been a member of a salsa dance company that paid them to perform

• Professional

  You are in the professional category if:
  One, or both of you, has performed for payment
  One, or both of you, has taught a class or assisted a salsa instructor and been paid.
  One, or both of you, is or has been a member of a salsa dance company that paid you to perform.

CONTEST DATES

Please note that both categories (professional and amateur) are welcome to enter into any preliminary round. Each couple, however, will only be judged against those in their respective category. If a couple enters the preliminary round and does not make it to the finals round, they are allowed to enter another preliminary round on another night (space permitting).

For further information or to enter the contest, please contact Jennifer at 416.656-STEP (7837) or at Jennifer@stepsdancestudio.com. For more contest details and prize and sponsorship info, please visit www.sixdegreesvenue.com.