Chart FAQ
Q. Are NREs the same as CREs or NSCs?
A. There are a number of special competitions throughout the year known as National Ranking Events (NREs). These can are also be referred to as CREs (Chart Rated Events) or NSCs (National Selection Competitions) or even simply EADA chart rated events or chart competitions.
Q. What are the charts for?
A. Every year, EADA receives a number of invitations to competitions such as World or European Championships. The invites ask for England’s ‘best couple’ or best two couples. The charts are used to maintain a ranking of our couples so we can select couples to represent England in these events. The charts are also used to invite the top couples to elite squad training and may also be used to select couples for demonstrations.
Q. Does EADA organise the NREs?
A. No. Each year, EADA awards chart status to a number of competitions, and these are organised and run by the promoter.
Q. How are the NREs selected?
A. The EADA Chart Committee devises the calendar from a list of competitions that have applied for chart status for the following year. For more information click here.
Q. Do the charts take into consideration all chart rated competitions?
A. The charts work on a rolling basis. That is, every time a new competition result is added to the chart, the oldest result falls off the other end.
Q. Who can enter NREs?
A. Chart competitions are open to any EADA member who is eligible to represent England in international competitions. To be eligible, one of the partnership has to have a UK passport and elect to dance for England. In 2009 NREs became open to permanent residents (those who had been granted indefinite leave to remain or can prove they lived in the UK for a period of 5 years continuously). Those couples who do hold a British passport but have elected to dance for another country can also request permission to dance in NREs.
Q. What are the age groups for chart rated events?
A. The age grouping is slightly different from the usual Sunday circuit.
- Juvenile - under 12
- Junior - From the start of the year you turn 12 to the start of the year you turn 16
- Youth - from start of the year you turn 16 to start of the year you turn 19
- Adult Over 16 (note not the start of the year but your birthday)
- Senior I - Start of the year you turn 35
- Senior II - Start of the year you turn 45
- Senior III - Start of the year you turn 55; and the other half of the couple must be in the year they turn 45
Q. Do you have to compete in all the chart events to get a ranking?
A. No. There is a table showing the number of NREs you have to compete in, in each age group to receive a ranking. For Juvenile there are 7 competitions in the year, and the chart takes your best 4 results. For all the other Ballroom and Latin events, the best 5 results count, and there are 9 competitions in the year. For 10-dance there are 5 events in the eyar and the best 3 results count. You can opt to do more events if you want, so if you do seven competitions for example, the best five results will be used to calculate your chart position.
Q. How are points awarded?
A. Points are awarded depending on your finishing position.
- 1st place: 12 points
- 2nd place: 11 points
- 3rd place: 10 points
- 4th place: 9 points
- 5th place: 8 points
- 6th place: 7 points
- Below 6th but making the final: 6 points
- Semi Finalists 5 points
- Quarter Finalist 4 points
- The round before quarter finalist 3 points
- The round before the round before the quarter final : 2 points
Q. How does the scoring for ten dance comps work?
A. The point scores for those placed 1 – 6 remains the same. If you are outside the top 6, but make any final, you get 6 points. If you are outside the top 6 but make two finals, you still only get the 6.
Q. Why is the chart not immediately updated?
A. After the competition the results are sent in to the EADA Office by the Promoter and added to the chart. This can sometimes take a little while. Occasionally, there is a dispute about the result that has to be resolved before the chart is updated. Once the result is in, the scores are entered into our system, and MEMBERSHIP IS CHECKED. Points cannot be awarded if EADA membership is not up to date.
Q. How does selection work?
A. Selection is based on the date the invite is received. If you are at the top of the chart the day the invite comes in, then the secretary will write to you to invite you to represent England. See more information here.
Q. What happens if a couple splits?
A. When a couple split up, they are removed from the chart.
Q. What happens if a couple goes up an age group?
A. Their scores are removed from the chart as they are no longer able to be selected at that age category.
Q. Why have points not been awarded?
A. If your EADA membership is not up to date, you should not have been allowed to enter the comp in the first place and you wont receive your points.
Q. What does it mean if a score is marked *11*?
A. If an EADA comp falls on a day a couple are away on international duty, they receive points for that EADA comp which are the same as their average score (to the nearest whole number).
