FAQs

Q. What does restricted mean?

A. Restricted classes are open to competitors who have never won first place in the ABTC’s or in any similar competitions in the section in which they are competing.

Q. What if a competitor is entered in a restricted class and during a festival wins an open class?

A. If during a competitions festival a competitor were to win in the open class and be entered in the restricted class which was being run after the open class   the competitor would be required to withdraw from the restricted class. There is usually no refund of the entry fee for the restricted class from which the competitor is required to withdraw.

Q. If a competitor’s birthday falls on the second day of a competitions festival in which age class would that  competitor be entered?

A. As stated in Rule 2 Entry Criteria of the ABTC’s Competition Rules, age is reckoned at the beginning of the competition i.e. on the first day of the competitions festival. Therefore, if a competitor’s birthday were to fall on the second day of the competition she/he would be entered in the class of the age   he was on the first day of the competitions.

Q. What does PACANZ stand for?

A. PACANZ stands for Performing Arts Competitions Association of New Zealand. It is the representative national organisation for performing arts competitions societies in New Zealand. (see the section About Us which also contains information about the PACANZ).

Q. What if a competitor’s dance is longer than 3 / 4 mins.

A. This will be at the discretion of the Judge who may apply any of the following: ring the bell for the competitor to stop dancing and withdraw from the stage; allow the competitor to finish the dance but deduct points.

Q. What does a competitor do if she/he has handed in the wrong music tape for her/his dance and finds this out when about to dance?

A. Generally the stage manager would alert the Judge to this fact and indicate that the competitor will dance at the end of the class to give her/him time to find the correct music tape. There is, however, the general expectation that a competitor be sufficiently well organised as to have the correct tape to help ensure that a competitions festival runs smoothly with the least disruption also out of respect for fellow competitors.

Q. What if a competitor finds that her/his music tape is not correctly cued?

A.The ABTC always has a spare tape deck in the office where a competitor may re-cue her/his tape in the event of such a mishap. There is, however, the general expectation that a competitor be sufficiently well organised so as to ensure that her/his tape is properly cued to help ensure that a competitions festival runs smoothly with the least disruption also out of respect for fellow competitors.

Q. What if a competitor forgets her/his dance on stage?

A. The competitor would normally leave the stage and the stage manager would ask the competitor if she/he would like to dance again. If the competitor indicates that she/he would like to so dance again the stage manager would indicate as much to the Judge asking if that is acceptable to the Judge. If agreed then the competitor would dance at the end of the class also to give her/him time to re-compose her/himself.

Q. Can a competitor dance the same dance as in the open classical class also for the Championship class?

A. Yes

Q. May a competitor keep a cup or trophy that she/he wins or does it have to be returned to the Club?

A. All the Cups and Trophies are the property of the ABTC and therefore must be returned after one year. They will be recalled by notice in writing sent from the Cups Convenor and the drop off address/es for the return of the cups and trophies will also be indicated therein.

Q. What if a competitor loses a cup or trophy?

A. The competitor who loses a cup or trophy that is the property of the ABTC will be expected to replace the lost cup or trophy.    However, the loss of a cup or trophy is the loss of an item of sentimental and historical value for the Club given that often so many names going back many years will have been engraved on these cups and even with a replacement cup/trophy it would not be possible to reproduce it in the same way. Therefore, the Club would ask that a competitor treat a cup/trophy with the utmost care to ensure it is not lost or damaged but rather returned in good condition.

Q. What is a competitor does not manage to get her/his competitions entry in by the late entry date?

A. The late entry date is the final date for the competitions convenor to accept late entries. However, if there is a valid reason for this lateness and provided the programme has not been printed the competitor may contact the competitions convenor for a decision.