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 2025 Competition Year will be as follows;

Age Group	2025	2026
Under 21 16 to 20	2005 to 2009	2006 to 2010
Adult 21 to 34	1991 to 2004	1992 to 2005
Masters 1 35 to 49	1976 to 1990	1977 to 1991
Masters 2 50 to 59	1966 to 1975	1967 to 1976
Masters 3 over 60	1965 & earlier	1966 & 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.