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 2023 Competition Year will be as follows;

Age Group	2023	2024
Under 21 16 to 20	2003 to 2007	2004 to 2008
Adult 21 to 34	1989 to 2002	1990 to 2003
Masters 1 35 to 49	1974 to 1988	1975 to 1989
Masters 2 50 to 59	1964 to 1973	1965 to 1974
Masters 3 over 60	1963 & earlier	1964 & 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.