Ballroom dance competition calls for participants

By He Jianwei

Professional and amateur dancers, including teens and the blind, can compete in the Fifth Beijing Wuranqing Cup ballroom dancing contest to be held in June. Registration takes place May 1 to 30.

Contestants will be divided into four groups: professional dancers, amateurs, youth and the blind. Foreigners are welcome.

Participants will perform “international standards” including the waltz, tango, foxtrot and Viennese Waltz, and “International Latin,” like the cha-cha, samba, paso doble and jive.

Each group can choose one or a combination of the following programs: Item A, five types of dance; Item B, four types; and Item C, three types.
Interested parties should register at the Wuranqing Ballroom Dance Club with an ID or passport. Alternatively, they can download the entry form from danceheaven.com and mail it to the organizer.

Contestants need to pay a registration fee. For professional dancers, each pair must pay 200 yuan for the first item. Each subsequent item costs an extra 100 yuan. For amateurs, each pair must pay 100 yuan for the first item, and 50 yuan for each extra item.

Previous Wuranqing contests included foreign participants, some of whom won, the organizer said. The competition will be held at the Beijing College Students Stadium.

How to apply

Where: Wuranqing Ballroom Dance Club, Room 401, Haidian Culture Center, Building A Haidian Culture and Arts Building, 28-1 Zhongguancun Dajie, Haidian District
When: May 1–30Tel: 5160 1368