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STREETDANCE INTERNATIONAL (SDI) is the official governing body of HipHop/Streetdance in the UK being affiliated to the British Dance Council (BDC) who are the members of the International Dance Organisation (IDO) linked to the Olympic Federation through the International Dance Sports Federation. We are a democratic Organisation of professional teachers and dancers who teach or have an interest in street dance. Any qualified teacher of streetdance or hiphop throughout the UK and the rest of the World may become a member.
Although conceived some years before, the SDI (Streetdance International) was finally set up at the end of 1997 by founding members Jane Hollis & Derek Povey and now, with NEAR ON 300 professional members, the SDI celebrated it's 10th anniversary in 2007. Since 1996 when the first street dance event was held, the Street Dance style has continued to grow and in 2008 there were some 40 SDI events held throughout the UK. Our annual UK CHAMPIONSHIPS are always a highlight and they offer dancers the opportunity to qualify to represent England in the WORLD Championships! In 2007, the SDI sponsored the England team with £10,000 sponsorship and has each year since sent the best dancers from England to go to the World Championships, with over 3500 championship dancers and over 7000 spectators everyday over 5 days, is not only the largest hiphop/streetdance event in the World but the largest dance event in the World!
With the amazing talents in Street dance and its ever growing popularity, we can not wait to see what the future holds for SDI!
If you are a professional dancer or teacher, interested in joining the SDI (the United Kingdom's ONLY democratic Streetdance/HipHop association) a membership form can be downloaded from the on the Membership page .
If you are looking to become a qualified dance teacher, we can also pass on details of the NATD Streetdance qualification.
SDI is an organisation of professionals striving to bring Streetdance/Hip Hop to the forefront of today’s world. We are a democratic organisation operated by a voluntary committee who run their own successful dance schools and are more than aware of the adversity parents and students face in the current climate.
Our mission is to keep Streetdance/Hip Hop affordable for all families, as well as accessible to every child, while providing opportunities that no other UK based organisation can offer.
We aim to assist in creating responsible teachers who have a thorough understanding of the dance style they teach, hence, the SDI is very proud to offer the first Streetdance Professional syllabus & qualification. CRB’s are now a requirement of membership.
With the TV shows Britain’s Got Talent, Sky 1’s Got To Dance etc. we are obviously having some success at making Streetdance/Hip Hop a recognized art in today’s world. Recently featured in a number of news articles as being a way for a child to gain confidence in their daily life by becoming a part of a dance school and training, performing, & sometimes competing, this for us is not news, over the years as dance teachers we have proven the benefits of dancing over & over again! Also proven is the social skills gained, the sportsmanship, the general etiquette, & ethicacy of every day living.
We believe it's about more than just dance, it's about building character, and enhancing lives.
STREETDANCE INTERNATIONAL RULES FOR STREETDANCE COMPETITIONS & CHAMPIONSHIPS
Streetdance International (SDI) are affiliate members of the BDC and IDO England. The BDC recognise the SDI as the official governing body of Streetdance in the UK and have given the SDI the sole rights to grant all streetdance championships throughout the UK. IDO England has also given the sole rights to the SDI to select dancers to represent England at all IDO events.
These Rules are effective from January 1st 2009
1. DANCERS may only dance in one grade category at any event.
2. AGE GROUPS.... Organisers are requested to use similar age ranges as below but are free to change age ranges as they deem fit.
UNDER 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 and over 18 years.
Over 16 OPEN events are open to amateurs and student professionals.
Over 18 OPEN events are open to amateurs and professionals. A professional dancer is someone who has a professional qualification and or has been paid for teaching. Professionals who have been judging competitions or have been employed giving workshops are deemed to have lost their competition status.
3. GRADES FOR SOLOS & PAIRS.
In Solos and Pairs events no status is lost when there are 6 entries or less in an event.
a) FIRST TIMERS EVENTS. Dancers may dance in First Timer events but upon achieving 3 finals or winning a First Timer event they will automatically move up to the CLOSED EVENTS section.
b) CLOSED EVENTS ... OPEN TO ALL COMPETITORS THAT HAVE ONLY EVER DANCED IN FIRST TIMERS EVENTS AND THE FOLLOWING DANCERS. This grade is only open to dancers who have not made a final of an OPEN Streetdance event .... i.e. at an SDI rules Streetdance competition OPEN event or at a FREESTYLE event when there is a Streetdance competition. Dancers may remain competing in the CLOSED event section until they win a CLOSED event, or finish in first three on three occasions or alternatively make the final of an open competition, when they will automatically move up to OPEN events.
c) OPEN EVENTS ... OPEN TO ALL COMPETITORS.. Any dancer making an Open final must remain in Open grade.
4. GRADES & RULES FOR TEAMS & GROUPS ...Group Grades .. First Timers, Closed & open. Teams .. Beginner/Closed and Open
A group may consist of any number of dancers from 5 to 7 and may dance for a maximum time of 90 seconds (Open groups 2 minutes). A team may consist of a minimum of 8 dancers and a maximum of 24 and may dance up to two minutes (two and a half minutes Open teams). All groups and teams may dance to their own music except OPEN GROUPS who will dance to promoters music.
Promoters may choose to include either or both Teams & Groups events and dancers are permitted to dance in both events. However as team and group events take a considerable time promoters may request dancers to dance in only one event, if this is the case it must be stated in programme sent to teachers. Status is not lost if there are less than three in an event.
Please note dancers can only dance with one team, group or pairs during the day. i.e someone can not dance in U16 closed group with 5 others then in an U16 open group with different members.
5. MUSIC for teams and groups should not contain abusive or emotive words.
6. COSTUME RESTRICTIONS
a) All outfits must be age appropriate and in keeping with Street/Hip Hop Clothing style and personal names and team/group names are allowed on all costumes.
b) All dancers must wear suitable footwear to be securely fastened.
7. DANCE RESTRICTIONS
Streetdance should be a mix of styles (Hip Hop, Popping, Locking, Breaking and street jazz etc and routines should not be dominated by any one of these styles).
Dancers are not allowed to run, skip or travel round the floor and any movements off the spot must be danced with a hip hop or street action.
Dancers are not restricted from performing any move but they must be aware that it is their own responsibility to ensure that they do not perform dangerous moves that could injure themselves or others.
Promoters have the right to bring in safety restrictions
8. VIDEO and PHOTOGRAPHY.
Photography is only allowed at the discretion of the promoter and on no account should dancers be photographed without their permission. Each school may have their teams or groups videoed by the designated schools representative.
9. COMPETITION ETIQUETTE.
a) Judges decision is final at any competition b) At competitions only teachers and or school representatives are allowed on the stage area.
c) SDI will not tolerate threatening or aggressive behavior.
d) Dancers should be aware that their dance moves should be appropriate and that moves should not be distasteful or crude.
e) Dancers and parents should be aware that they should sit in their designated seating area and that they should not block the views of other schools.
f) Gangways should be kept clear at all times for safety reasons and to give free access to the floor for dancers.
10. DANCERS who compete in unrecognised competitions or championships run under rules not recognised by the SDI may be subject to disciplinary action and dancers failing to adhere to the above rules risk disqualification
Your committee working for you!
SDI is a non profit organisation and our committee members give up their time for the benefit and future of SDI
SDI COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Derek Povey (President) Jane Hollis (Chairperson)
Kelly Chandler (Events Co-Ordinator), Clare Miles (General Secretary),
Carrie-Ann Sait (Exam Co-Ordinator)
Yvonne Domican, Katya Petrou, Samantha Barnes-Garner,
Stef Massey, Mark Cameron, Genice Forde, Belinda McClory,
Yann Bolenge, Suzie Wallington, Donna Andrews,
Kofi Mingo & Nader Bouilila.
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