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Absolute Dance Internationals (colloquially known as Internationals) is the competition following the Absolute Dance Nationals and the final competition in the Absolute Dance series. When a studio wins this competition, they are labelled as the best dance studio in the world. The first ever Absolute Dance Internationals competition took place in 1998.
History
Internationals is a worldwide event, consisting of teams who won the preceding Nationals competitions, meaning that a single team from each country competes. Each year, Internationals takes place in a different location. The winner of the Internationals competition is considered the best dance studio in the world. As of 2017, there are 160 competing countries.
Similar to Nationals, Internationals has a host of different rounds involving different types of dances. Unlike Nationals, the Internationals board decide upon a twist for each round, barring the soloist and 10-person dance rounds. The qualifying teams will only find out the twist on the morning of said round.
Rules
- Studios are allowed to bring 12 dancers along to the competition, however 2 of which are alternates.
- Unlike preceeding competitions, studio's are slowly revealed information regarding the specific rounds and rules that will relate to the competition. These are passed out via post, as letters.
- Studio's are all required to elect a Dance Captain who are revealed information directly from the Internationals board in relation to the upcoming twist for the specific round.
Known Locations
- Beijing, China[1]
- Paris, France[1]
- Miami, Florida, The United States of America (2015)
Awards
List of competitions
- 16th Annual Absolute Dance Internationals
- 17th Annual Absolute Dance Internationals
- 18th Annual Absolute Dance Internationals
- 19th Annual Absolute Dance Internationals
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Welcome to Miami." Wikia. Retrieved on October 23, 2015.