Recreational Age Groups

The Recreational Age Groups mirror the existing age groups used for Amateur Division. The 'Year of Birth' and not the 'Birth Date' will be the reference point used for determining a competitors age.

This will;

Give Competitors (and parents) consistency over the calendar year. Competitors can plan the years activities without having to factor in the movement to another Age Group.
Brings DanceSport in line with other Recreational bodies and School PE programs. This also keeps us consistent with other DanceSports Organisations.
Removes a huge administrative burden that would be required for tracking individual birth dates.

For example the Age Groups for the 2024 Competition Year will be as follows;

Age Group	2024	2025
Under 21 16 to 20	2004 to 2008	2005 to 2009
Adult 21 to 34	1990 to 2003	1991 to 2004
Masters 1 35 to 49	1975 to 1989	1976 to 1990
Masters 2 50 to 59	1965 to 1974	1966 to 1975
Masters 3 over 60	1964 & earlier	1965 & earlier

NOTE: It is important to understand that these Age Groups are how Recreational Competitors are recorded within the database system and not the scope of Events a Competition may run. For example a competition may run an Event for children under the age of 8. In this case the Competition Organiser has set a specific age restriction for that Event.