OK Folks, here's the details: Mayan Capacity: 2,000 people
Dancers viewable from 3, Larger than Life, High-Tech TV Screens Salsa/Mambo / Cuban-Style Live Bands
Dancing Every Friday and Saturday $3,000 First Place - Professional Division
(2nd-$2,000, 3rd-$1,000) $2,000 First Place - Amateur Division
(2nd-$1,000, 3rd-$500) Last Year, The Competition was PHENOMENAL. The Amateur Competitors look like professionals. The professionals are MOVIE, FILM, and STAR QUALITY The Dancing is INCREDIBLE. Never before has Street Salsa been
displayed so professionally before.
Rules and Regulations 1. All participants will receive a white 3x5 card where the rules and regulations will be printed. This card entitles you and your partner free admittance to the club on your competition date. Do not wait in line. Go to the front of the line. 2. Please come together with your partner. Report to the registration area at the basement lounge before 10:00pm and report to the registration area at the basement lounge. Otherwise you will not be eligible for the lotto to enter the contest as an alternate. 3. If you are on stand-by, you and your partner must present this card by 10:00 pm and report to the registration area at the basement lounge. Otherwise you will not be eligible for the lotto to enter the contest as an alternate. 4. The number at the top of your card is your registration number This number will be used for all lotto and registration material here after. 5. If you are on stand-by and are not chosen as an alternate, you much keep this card, and enter the lotto as many times as you wish. Just present it at the door and follow the rules above. 6. If you are registered to compete and cannot make it, please call Patty or Miguelangel at the Mayan as soon as possible to reschedule. 7, In case you have any questions, please go to the registration area in the main lobby. CONTEST RULES 1. To ensure FAIRNESS of the contest, the winners of the preliminary rounds will be chosen by the audience applause. Semi-final and final rounds will be chosen by a panel of 5 professional judges and 4 members selected from the audience. 2. Proper attire must be worn. Costume encouraged. 3. Contestants must sign-up in person, show valid I.D. and be at least 21. 4. If money has been accepted for teaching, professional performances, or first prize winners of Mayan's [Amateur] contests, you are considered professional and must enter the professional division. 5. If one partner is considered professional, then both partners must enter the professional division. 6. Contestants must arrive at the Mayan by 10:00pm otherwise you will be disqualified. 7. Preliminary rounds will be limited to 1 1/2 minutes. DJ's will choose the music. 8. The order of contestants will be determined the night of the contest. 9. No new contestants may enter after the preliminary rounds are over. 10. No one may change partners after the preliminary rounds are over. 11. Contestants may re-enter the contest as many times as desired with the same or different partners until they become semi-finalists. 12. Contestant eligible for the semi-final and final rounds can bring their own music (CD Only!) for a maximum of two minutes. 13. Competitors must show proper etiquette during the contest by refraining from distracting behavior as contestants are dancing. 14. No video cameras allowed. 15. All decisions are final! | 1998 Mayan Contest SCHEDULE Dates of 1998
Preliminary Rounds Mar 7th
March 14th
March 21st
March 28st
April 4th
April 11th Semi-Finals April 18th and April 25th Finals May 9th and May 16th
History... The 1997 Winners... Amateur Division 1st Place, $2,000 paid to Humberto Abella and Tenia Woric
2nd Place, $1,000 paid to Juan Carlos Cienfuegos and Alyra Lennox
3rd Place, $500 paid to William Pandojo and Claudia Estrada Professional Division 1st Place, $3,000 paid to Maryam Faresh and Alex de Silva
2nd Place, $2,000 paid to Monica Gonzales and Fransisco Vazquez
3rd Place, $1000 paid to Josie Neglia and Rogelio Moreno The 1996 Winners Amateur Division 1st Place, $1,000 paid to Angel Galvan and Edie Lewis
2nd Place, $500 paid toTony Welch and Jobanco Romo
3rd Place, $250 William Pantojo and Mercedes Pena Professional Division 1st Place, $2,000 paid to Steve Vasco and Natilie Mayor
2nd Place, $1,000 paid to Gary and Isabel Rodriguez
3rd Place, $500 paid to Alex Da Silva and Maryam Faresh
Competition Editorials:
... By Edie Lewis, the Salsa FREAK |  | |
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