DanceSport Australia

Age Groups

A competitor's age is set by their year of birth
Your DanceSport age is the current year minus your year of birth – your actual birthday does not matter. For example, 2026 − 2002 = 24.
Enter a year of birth to see the DanceSport age.
The Rules of DanceSport take effect on 1 January 2027 and change the Adult and Masters age groups, so the 2027 column is different. Masters groups become minimum ages for the couple – one partner must reach the first age and the other partner the second. See Rule 35.3.
Age group2026year of birth2027year of birth
Sub-Juvenile9 & under2017 or later2018 or later
Juvenile12 & under2014 to 20162015 or later
Junior13, 14 or 152011 to 20132012 or laterolder partner 2014 or earlier
Under 2116 to 202006 to 20102007 or laterolder partner 2011 or earlier, younger 2016 or earlier
Adult21 to 341992 to 20052011 or earlierboth partners
Masters 135 to 491977 to 19911992 or earlierpartner 1997 or earlier
Masters 250 to 591967 to 19761982 or earlierpartner 1987 or earlier
Masters 360 & over1966 or earlier1972 or earlierpartner 1977 or earlier
Masters 470 & over1956 or earlier1962 or earlierpartner 1967 or earlier

Note: these Age Groups are how DSA classifies competitors, not the events a competition must run. An organiser may combine Age Groups – for example a Masters event may include Masters 1, 2 and 3 competitors.

 

Help & guides
Which group can I dance in?

Find your year of birth in the column for the year of the competition. You may be eligible for more than one group – which one you enter is your choice.

A couple must both meet the group's age limits. Where a group lists a partner's year, the second partner must meet that one.

Combined events

Organisers may combine neighbouring groups – for example Under 21 with Adult, or Masters 1 with Masters 2 – when this is advertised beforehand or announced on the day.

The rule itself

The age limits are set out in Rule 35 – Age Group Events of the Rules of DanceSport.

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