In addition to the NDCA sanctioned competitions, Brigham Young University will be offering non-sanctioned educational events. Students who dance in the BYU class events, and the educational school events (black and white attire), are not required to register with the NDCA. Additional requirements for the BYU Class Events are found on that entry form available through the university. The following requirements will apply only to the School Syllabus events.
1. School Syllabus competitions are restricted to the syllabi listed in Appendix I of the NDCA rule book. American style events are limited to the bronze and silver American Style figures, elements and restrictions. International style events are limited to the bronze, silver, and gold International Style figures.
2. "Newcomer" competitors are eligible for this category until they place in the final of a Newcomer competition held as part of the BYU DanceSport Championships, the Utah DanceSport Challenge, or the U.S. National Amateur DanceSport Championships, provided a quarter-final was danced. Competitors who lose their eligibility for a particular newcomer school level will become eligible once again for the newcomer category when they move up to the next school age level. However, competitors who dance up into a higher school level newcomer event, and then place in the final of that event when a quarter-final was held, will not be eilgible in the future to dance "back down" in the newcomer division of their true school level.
3. "Newcomer" competitors may not also enter any "open" events in any style.
4. Competitors entered in "School Syllabus" events may not enter "open" events in the same style.
5. Elementary School competitors may dance up into the Junior High School category. Junior High School competitors may dance up into the High School category. Elementary School competitors may not dance up into the High School category. Competitors in these categories may not dance down to a category lower than their school category.
6. "School Syllabus" competitors may not compete in any sanctioned Pre-Teen, Junior, Youth, Under 21, or Adult events in the same style.
