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WDSF DANCESPORT ACADEMY NEWS (2/23) – WDSF ONLINE STANDARD AND LATIN ADJUDICATORS CONGRESS                                                           

Dear Members and WDSF Adjudicators,

In consideration of the difficulties with the limited number of events and the high cost for travel during this post-Pandemic recovery period, the WDSF Academy will offer an Online Congress for adjudicators who need to renew their licenses but were unable to attend the Congress in Jan 2023 in Spain and before.

This coming Online congress will be held on 4 April 2023. I confirm that this Congress will be the only Online Congress for the 2023 year.  Please note that other In-person Congresses, such as the one in Stuttgart will continue to be conducted.

It is the intention of the Academy to resume only in-person congresses in different parts of the World as soon as possible, but hopefully by 2024. As you would understand, the online Congresses lack the benefit of interaction between lecturers and other participants. In-person Congresses can also be an important part of a successful DanceSport events and festivals.

This coming Online congress will provide licensed adjudicators with a license renewal for 1 year.  It is not our intention to disrupt the in-person Congresses that have already being scheduled this year. New applicants can also attend this congress, however there will be no examination online.

The time schedule for this coming Online congress is as follows:

01:30pm(CET) – Sports Updates

02:30pm(CET) – Break

02:45pm(CET) – Lecture, Judging Standard Dance

04:00pm(CET) – Break

04:15pm(CET) – Lecture, Judging Latin Dance

05:30pm(CET) – End of congress

(lecture topic/lecturer will be sent to all participants upon registration for this congress)

With the new updating scheme of Adjudicator’s education status, our Adjudicator’s will no longer lose their 24 months validity period should he/she attend a congress before the expiry of the educational requirement. With the update, the new expiry date will account for the balance of months before the original expiry date, up to a maximum of six months, in addition to the 24 months validity. For example, if the education license expires on 30 June 2022, an Adjudicator attends a congress on 1 Jan 2023, the new expiry date will be 30 June 2025 for In-person Congress and 30 June 2024 for an Online Congress. The new qualification period for the education allows Adjudicators to have more flexibility to attend a congress further in advance of the expiry date.

The existing allowance of 14 days of license validity after the expiry date still applies. For example, if the educational license expires on 30 June 2023, the Adjudicator may still adjudicate until 14 July 2023.

Deadlines

The deadlines for:

• Registration of new applicants for the WDSF Adjudicator License: 25 March, 23:59 GMT
• Registration and payment for the Congress: 1 April, 23:59 GMT

Upcoming Congresses

– WDSF AJS JS 3.0 Absolute Judgement Course on 6 & 7 August (To be confirmed) at Stuttgart, Germany
– WDSF Adjudicators Congress on 20 November at Riga, Latvia

Regards,

WDSF Academy

WDSF Academy tiedottaa 1.12.2022:

Kindly be informed that the WDSF Academy and FEDB will be organising the following congresses at Hotel NH Cartagena, Spain, The schedule of the available congresses are as follows:

WDSF AJS JS 3.0 Absolute Judgement Course

New Applicants and Licensed Holders who need to attend an AJS course to obtain JS 3.0 AJS qualification must attend both days on 12th Jan and 13th Jan 2023.

Date/Time : Thursday, 12 Jan 2023, 12:00pm to 7:00pm

Date/Time : Friday, 13 Jan 2023 – 10:00am to 7:30pm (AJS Course exam from 10:00am to 1:00pm, 1:00pm to 7:30pm additional congress for AJS license Applicants)

AJS Course Fee for 2 days – CHF 250, to sign up on line by 8 Jan 2023, 23:59 GMT. Payment must be made on line, no registration or entry allowed on day of course.

Friday 13th Jan 2023 – Standard and Latin Open Combined Congress

Time : 1:00pm to 7:30pm (Adjudicators attending as a normal Adjudicators congress for license renewal) (GKT and ECT tests will be conducted from 11:00am)

Open to :

1. Licensed adjudicators who need to attend a congress to keep their license active.
2. New applicants.
3. This is the 2nd part of the AJS Couse, exams will be held on this day from 11:00am to 1:00pm.

Course Fee :

1. CHF 100 for licensed adjudicators, coaches and observers attending one day congress
2. AJS Course participants of 12th Aug 2023 need not to pay additional fee for 13th Aug 2023 course.

*Please be informed that with effect from 15 Aug 2016, all adjudicators must have attended a WDSF Absolute Judgement System (Formerly known as the JS 2.1 Course) Methods of judging and Assessment Course and passed the examination in both theory and practical in order to be eligible to judge competitions/championships using the AJS/JS 3.0. These events include all Championships, Grand Slams, Cups, Games and WDSF World Open(from 1 Jan 2017).

This course will also meet one of the entry requirements for upgrading of WDSF Adjudicator’s license B to A.

Existing licensed holders may attend this course as a regular WDSF Adjudicator’s Congress.

Course Content:

1.  The evolution of WDSF Judging System.
2.  Principles of Absolute Judgement.
3.  Definition and usage of Performance Assessment Standards(PAS).
4.  Definition and usage of Indicative Qualities (IQs).
5.  Practical Assessment using Absolute Judgement.

Test/Examination :

Part I : Theory test(Multiple choice) on PAS and IQS taught in the course and information provided in the WDSF Adjudicator’s Handbook. Once the entry is being received by the WDSF Academy through on line registration, a copy of the WDSF Adjudicator’s Handbook will be emailed to all participants free of charge. Participants should register as early as possible and start preparing for the exam by reading and understanding the Handbook.

Part II : Practical Test(watch a video performance, analyse the performance, identify the qualities and award the points)

To pass the test, participants must past both Theory and Practical modules of the test. Participants who passed only one module may reschedule a retest for the failed module.

Conditions for Retest:
1.                  Retest applicants must have attended and paid for an AJS course previously.

2.                  Up to 2 FREE retests is allowed within a period of 18 months from the date of the failed test.

3.                  Applicants who failed a single module of the test (either practical or theory) may sit for the retest of the failed module only.

4.                  Retest applicants will not be permitted to attend the AJS Course but may be present to take the retest at the appropriate time. Latecomers will not be entertained.

5.                  Retest applicants may attend the AJS Course at a discounted price of CHF 125.

We are glad to inform you that the on-line registration for congresses is now available, this new process save time, cost and make it more convenient for everyone.

All existing WDSF licensed officials can sign up to a congress themselves and do not need to go through their national member body. The congress fee must be paid by the Adjudicator directly when signing up on line. A short tutorial video on the process of registration is provided here: https://youtu.be/qtPG_s3eHbQ

For new applicants of a WDSF adjudicator’s license or observers at a WDSF congress, the registration can only be done by the WDSF NMB. The NMB can pay for the applicant online or delegate the payment  to the applicant. Please view this tutorial video on how to register a new applicant/participant to a WDSF congress: https://youtu.be/boPTsNeLrvo
These tutorial videos will also be available here: https://www.worlddancesport.org/Rule/Official/Education/RLS_Management

Only candidates who have completed the entire online WDSF Adjudicators application system before the closing date are permitted to register to this congress.

– Registration of NEW candidates (By National Registration and Licensing System RLS) will close on 27 Dec 2022, 23:59 GMT.
– Closing date for all congress registrations is on 8 Jan 2023, 23:59 GMT.

NO LATE REGISTRATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.