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Click For Full Article The correct answer to the Vertical Inversion Groups & Pairs quiz is No, an additional spot is not needed. When an Executing Dancer’s shoulders do not exceed shoulder level in a Vertical Inversion (Groups & Pairs) an additional Supporting Dancer is not necessary. The...

Click For Full Article Let’s take a look at the Vertical Inversion Rule in Groups & Pairs. Please let us know if the additional supporting dancer is needed to make this skill Legal.

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Click For Full Article The correct answer to the Individuals vs. Groups & Pairs – HOH Rotation quiz is False. Contact is maintained between the dancers throughout the Hip Over Head Rotation skill even though contact is released for a moment before the Hip Over Head Rotation. The explanation is...

Click For Full Article We will be looking at the Individuals vs. Groups & Pairs this week. Please identify whether the Hip Over Head Rotation skill in the video is performed as an Individual or Groups & Pairs. Also, be sure to check out the last quiz and clarification.

Click For Full Article The correct answer is 1 (Both of the skills performed are Legal). The first skill performed in the lift is Legal because contact is maintained throughout the skill above head level. (Pom Groups & Pairs Rule 2). The second skill performed in the lift is Legal because...

Click For Full Article We will be looking at the Groups & Pairs rules in the Pom division this week. Please let us know if the two skills performed in the following dance lifts are Legal or Illegal in the Junior Pom Division. Also, be sure to check out the last quiz and clarification.

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Click For Full Article The correct answer to the Time Requirement quiz is True (all routines must be between one minute forty five seconds and two minutes thirty seconds). The USASF Dance General Rules state: Each team will have a minimum of 1 minute and 45 seconds (1:45) to a maximum of 2...

Click For Full Article We are going to take a look at the General Dance Rules this week. Please let us know if USASF Dance routines have a minimum time requirement. Also, be sure to check out the last quiz and clarification.

Click For Full Article The correct answer to the Solos, Duets, & Trios quiz is False (the USASF Dance Rules do not govern solos, duets, and trios). The Dance Age Grid states that a dance team must have 4-14 dancers to compete in the Small Division and 15 or more dancers to compete in the Large...

Click For Full Article This week’s quiz takes us to the Dance Age Grid. Please let us know if USASF Dance Rules govern solos, duets, and trios.

Click For Full Article The correct answer to the Inverted Executing Dancer quiz is True, the Executing Dancer is not in an Inverted Position at the height of the lift. In a dance inversion the waist, hips, and both feet must be higher than the dancer’s head and shoulders. In this example the...

Click For Full Article This week we will be revisiting the video from last week’s quiz for a question from our Skill Glossary. Also, be sure to check out the last quiz and clarification.

Click For Full Article The correct answer to the Supporting Dancer quiz is False. Think of Supporting Dancers as the equivalent of bases in cheerleading. In this example the Supporting Dancers are the individuals in contact with the performance surface supporting the Executing Dancer. From the...

Click For Full Article This week we take a look at Groups & Pairs Skills utilizing the Rules Glossary.

Click For Full Article The correct answer to the Hip Over Head Rotation in Groups or Pairs quiz is the skill is Illegal in in every USASF Dance Division and Category. The explanation is based on the 2017-18 version of the dance rules dated August 30, 2017.

Click For Full Article This week’s quiz takes us to Hip Over Head Rotation in Groups or Pairs.

Click For Full Article The correct answer to the Levels quiz is No, the Dance rules do not support a skill based leveling system. There are age based and category based differences in the rules, along with restrictions for the Prep divisions, but not a skill based leveling system similar to...

Click For Full Article This week’s quiz is not video based. The USASF Cheer rules support a skill based leveling system which allows teams within a particular age division of varying skill levels to compete against teams of a similar or comparable skill level.