The GranadaLA presents: $3,000 Top Solo Dancer Competition!

THE GRANADA PROUDLY PRESENTS LA’s TOP SOLO SALSA DANCER COMPETITION! $3,000 in CASH! Friday ● September 22.2017 The FINALS of LA's $3,000 Top Solo Salsa Dancer Competition are here! Hosted by Laura Luu & Alejandro Delatorre! 8pm Doors Open 8:30pm Special Class with Martin from "Alma Latina" 9:30pm Music & Dancing with DJ Mayimbe - Salsa Main Floor Bachata Room & Top 40 Outdoor Lounge 10:30pm LIVE BAND "Latin Sounds" 11pm FINALS LA's Top Solo Dancer Competition! Full Bar | Restaurant | Free Parking Dancing till 3am! WHAT AN INCREDIBLE LINE-UP OF TOP TALENT! GOOD LUCK TO ALL THE COMPETITORS TONIGHT! The Granada LA 17 S. 1st Street Alhambra PRIZES: PROFESSIONAL CATEGORY 1st Place Professional Male: $1,000 + Trophy 2nd Place Professional Male: Trophy 3rd Place Professional Male: Trophy 1st Place Professional Female: $1,000 + Trophy 2nd Place Professional Female: Trophy 3rd Place Professional Female: Trophy AMATEUR CATEGORY (Non-Professional) 1st Place Amateur Male: $500 + Trophy 2nd Place Amateur Male: Trophy 3rd Place Amateur Male: Trophy 1st Place Amateur Female: $500 + Trophy 2nd Place Amateur Female: Trophy 3rd Place Amateur Female: Trophy QUALIFYING ROUNDS: Week 1: Friday August 18th Week 2: Friday August 25th Week 3: Friday September 1st Week 4: Friday September 8th Week 5: Friday September 15th GRAND FINALS: Friday, September 22nd 2017 RULES & REGULATIONS: (1) Costumes are required. (2) Routine should be 80-100% Salsa and 1 minute & 30 seconds in length MAXIMUM including intro. You will be disqualified if your routine exceeds the time limit. (3) Professional competitors are individuals who have won professional competitions, get paid to teach/perform, director/assistant director of dance companies. (4) Amateur Division are competitors who generally do not receive compensation for teaching or performing. (5) Qualifying rounds are judged by audience response. (6) Finals are judged by professional judges + audience response. (7) All decisions are final. (8) Competitors must pre-register with Alejandro Delatorre ([email protected]) or Laura Luu ([email protected]) and qualify to enter the Finals. You must arrive by the designated CALL-TIME on the night of competition, otherwise you may be disqualified. JUDGING CRITERIA 1. Choreography – How is routine laid out, the execution and difficulty of routine. 2. Musicality -- How well the dancer interprets the music, its highs & lows, breaks, and various instruments & beats. 3. Timing – Is the dancer consistent with their timing? Or are they breaking on different counts every time? 4. Technique -- How well the dancers execute the moves technically, i.e. clean spins, lines, control, salsa fundamentals 5. Stage Presence & X-factor -- Confidence and presence on stage from entrance, throughout routine and exit 6. Audience response – How well do the dancers capture, excite and hold the audience’s attention Questions? Please contact: Alejandro Delatorre: [email protected] Laura Luu: [email protected]