A. Participation

Participation at any one of the Global Spectrum Series events will earn you points to determine your Overall Ranking.

B. Honors

Individual honors will be based on accumulation of your entries, callbacks and placement points earned throughout the 2009 Series Events.

Top honors will be given at the 2009 Cleveland DanceSport Challenge to:
Top 5 over all pro-am Male
Top 5 overall pro-am Female
Top 10 Teacher awards

A leader board will be used to keep the up to date status of your ranking. This will be published monthly and viewed on this website www.TheGlobalSpectrum.com

C. Prizes

1. Top Teacher

2. Top Student – Prizes awarded in vouchers

D. Point Accumulation System

1. Pro/Am Teacher: Same as Found on the DanceSport Series Web Site

a. Will have an accumulating ranking system, based on points, from the following paragraph's 2,3,4,5,6 & 7.

2. Pro Am Showcase or solos exhibitions will receive 1pt. per enter.

3. Pro Am Single or 2 Dance Entrie

(Each and every recall from preliminary rounds 4 pts. Uncontested will be 1/2 point)

4. Pro/Am Adult Multi, 4 or 5 Dance Entries:

(Each and every recall from preliminary rounds 5 pts.)

5. Qualifying Team Match Points:

(Each and every recall from preliminary rounds 6 pts.)

6. For every Student that competes at a Global Spectrum Series Event and does:

10 Entries Teacher and Student receive 100 Bonus Points*
20 Entries Teacher and Student receives 200 Bonus Points*
30 Entries Teacher and Student receives 300 Bonus Points*
40 Entries Teacher and Student receives 400 Bonus Points*
50 Entries Teacher and Student receives 500 Bonus Points*

7. Pre-Teens, Juniors & Youth

a. If couples or Pro/Ams pay full fees they receive same as adult entries if couples or Pro/Am's pay reduced fees they receive 1/2 point if couples or Pro/Am's pay no fees they receive no points

b. Students entered in special categories will receive half points.

8. Will have an accumulating ranking system, based on points, from one Global Spectrum event to another.

9. The Top Students

a. Will accumulate points based upon the same system as Top Teachers. These points will accumulate from one Global Spectrum event to another towards Top Awards for the year.

10. All entries must be danced at Global Spectrum events to receive points.

E. Discrepancies

Any discrepancy in scoring or point accumulation must be reported in writing no later than 30 days after the event in question to David Medeiros at Dudance@aol.com If not, points will not count