Calgary Dance Stampede
April 27-29, 2012Voted 2011 "Favorite North American Event"
Greetings!  

 

 

The preliminary rounds have wrapped up in Red Deer and we are excited with the great turn-out of dancers. Calgary's preliminary Rounds start this Wednesday, April 4th at 8:00pm at the Ranchman's on McLeod Trail ... Grab a partner and get on the floor !! 


The Alberta Amateur Country Dance Contest 

is a "Grass Roots" dance contest that was created to promote Country Dance competition at a local amateur level.


Compete in; 

Two Step, West Coast Swing & Line Dance 

 

Any amateur dancer, at any dance level may enter and dance in the AACDC. Dancers my compete as a couple in Two Step and West Cost Swing or as an individual in Line Dance. Local dancers throughout Alberta bars, dance halls and studios will compete for the coveted 2012 Alberta Title. Preliminary and Semi-Final Rounds will be held at locations throughout Alberta and the Finals will be held at the 2012 Calgary Dance Stampede, April 28, 2012 in Calgary at the Calgary Dance Stampede in the Hyatt Regency hotel.

 
SPECIAL THANKS ...

We want to say a very special THANK YOU to our AACDC Sponsors;

 

Country SpiritCountry Spirit Dance Society
was incorporated as a Non-Profit Society in the Province of Alberta in March of 1989, shortly after its conception as a western performance group for the opening ceremonies at the '88 Winter Olympics. This club has been built on a solid foundation of clearly defined goals and a high level of professionalism which has proven successful as we are Alberta's surviving traditional western dancers.

 

Country Pride 

Country Pride Dance Club

2011 marked a special milestone for the club as we celebrated our 20 year anniversary. We were established in Red Deer, Alberta in 1991 for all of the Central Alberta community, and in that time period the club have done some amazing things, and taken it's members on a wonderful journey. From teaching students how to do a two-step, to taking our dance team to compete at a World Championship.

 

 


 
Featured Links
 Please support our generous 2012 Sponsors

DancEnergy


Chore Chiropractic

 
WCSwing Dance

 
Personal Sponsors
 
Annick Paquet
Steve Poncsak
Dr. Neville Headley 

 
 The 2012 Calgary Dance Stampede is a proud supporter of;

Cowtown Dance
AACDC LOCATIONS...

Held in Calgary at;

Ranchman's  

Preliminary Rounds:

April 4th & 10th - 8:00pm

 

Semi-Finals:

April 18th - 8:00pm

 

Held in Red Deer at;

Cowboys

 

Preliminary Rounds:

March 23rd & 30th - 7:00pm

 

Semi-Finals:

April 13th- 7:00pm

 

 

Held in Edmonton at;

Panko DanceSport

 

Preliminary & Semi-Final Rounds:
April 15th - 7:00pm

ELIGIBILITY and RULES ...

Cash and Prizes totaling over $5,000 will be up for grabs this year !!

 

Two Divisions of Two Step, West Coast Swing and Line Dance will be offered for 2012. A Starter Division and a Beginner Division.

 

AACDC RulesDuring the contest, between three (3) and five (5) judges will rank the dance couples based on their skills, presentation, and showmanship. Scores from all the judges are combined to obtain the final standings. Adjudication is a subjective process (to say the least) and that is why several judges are used to ensure fairness.

 

Depending on the number of entries, competitors will be required to compete in a Preliminary Round until a maximum of fifteen couples are recalled for the final round by the judges. During the final round, the top three (3) placements are determined and those three (3) finalists are then invited to compete at the 2012 Calgary Dance Stampede against the top three (3) finalists from other cities for the 2012 Alberta Amateur Title.

  

REGISTRATION ...

Two Divisions of each;

$10 / Two Step Couple

$10 / West Coast Swing Couple

$5 / Line Dance Individual

 

 

AACDC Registration

 

Click on the link to download and print the AACDC registration form.  Submit registration form via Fax, Mail, Email or in person on the day of the contest in your appropriate city. Cash payment will be accepted on-site.

 

Calgary Dance Stampede

474 Regal Park NE
Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2E 0S6
fax: 403-288-5972
email: Registration@CalgaryDanceStampede.com

 

 

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LINE DANCE ...
The line dance chosen for the AACDC is "Return to Sender" choreographed by Melanie Vleugels.
32 count, 4 wall line dance to "Return to Sender" by Elvis Presley (130bpm)
 
 
View the dance video by clicking below
View our videos on YouTube

 

 

See You Soon ...
Keith and the CDS Team !
  
CALGARY DANCE STAMPEDE
April 27-29, 2012
p: 403-680-0661      f: 403-288-5972
info@calgarydancestampede.com
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