B.C. HIGHLAND GAMES & SCOTTISH FESTIVAL Sponsored by The United Scottish Cultural Society Dance events organized by the B.C. HIGHLAND DANCING ASSOCIATION Include: CITY OF VANCOUVER CHAMPIONSHIP OPEN PRE-PREMIER & PREMIER NATIONALS COMPETITION Registration #CBC CO 151020 Sanctioned and conducted under the rules of the SOBHD SATURDAY, JUNE 20th, 2015 PERCY PERRY STADIUM COQUITLAM, B.C JUDGES: Sharon Farrar, John Hynd, Lindsay McBlane, Mary Munro, Leah Sutton-Knowles & Bill Troock PIPERS: To be announced at a later date ENTRY WINDOW: Monday, May 11th 2015 @9PM – Saturday, June 6th 2015 @ 11:59PM Register Online @ http://bchda.wildapricot.org Registration/Administration Fee: $5 Non-members, $0 BCHDA Members ** Late entries accepted with a $20 surcharge between June 7th 2015 & June 13th 2015 ** BCHDA Competition Secretary: Greg Swallow - bchda.competitionsecretary@gmail.com NEW THIS YEAR AT THE GAMES:  Simon Fraser University’s Centre for Scottish Studies is celebrating an anniversary. They are a major sponsor of the games this year and contributing to the Championship awards and prize money. Thank you SFU! Further information on the BC Highland Games & Scottish Festival is available at www.bchighlandgames.com B.C. HIGHLAND GAMES & SCOTTISH FESTIVAL Sponsored by The United Scottish Cultural Society PRE-PREMIER EVENTS ** Dancing will commence at 8:30 am Entry Fee: $6.50 per dance PRIMARY Pas de Basques Pas de Bas & High Cuts Fling (4) Sword (2&1) BEGINNER Fling (4) Sword (2&1) Seann Truibhas (3&1) Lilt (4) NOVICE Fling (4) Sword (2&1) Seann Truibhas (3&1) Lilt (4) INTERMEDIATE Fling (4) Sword (2&1) Seann Truibhas (3&1) Jig (4) CITY OF VANCOUVER CHAMPIONSHIP ** Dancing will start after lunch break, not before 11:30am Entry Fee: $45.00 per dancer Cash Prizes: 18 & over: $40 / 35 / 30 / 25 / 20 / 15 per dance 16 & under 18: $30 / 25 / 20 / 15 / 12 / 10 per dance 14 & under 16: $12 / 10 / 8 / 7 / 6 / 5 per dance 12 & under 14: $12 / 10 / 8 / 7 / 6 / 5 per dance 10 & under 12: $10 / 7 / 6 / 5 / 5 / 5 per dance 9 & under: $10 / 7 / 6 / 5 / 5 / 5 per dance Silver trays for the top six in each Championship class (donated by SFU) 2015 Championship Steps Must Be Danced Note: Dancers entered in the Championship Events may also enter the Premier National events listed below. Event A - 7 & Under 10 Years Event B - 10 & Under 12 Years Event C - 12 & Under 14 Years Event D - 14 & Under 16 Years Event E - 16 & Under 18 Years Event F - 18 & Over PREMIER NATIONAL EVENTS ** Dancing will commence following the Championship Entry Fee: $6.50 per dance Cash Prizes: 18 & over: $30 / 25 / 20 / 15 / 12 / 10 per dance 16 yrs & under 18: $25 / 20 / 15 / 12 / 10 / 8 per dance (Medals for classes under 16) Blue Bonnets (4) Jig (4) Hornpipe (4) RULES & REGULATIONS 1. 2. The rules and regulations of the S.O.B.H.D. will govern all dancing. The dance committee will determine the breakdown of classes when all entries have been received, and reserves the right to cancel or combine classes as deemed necessary. 3. Any dancer not ready when called shall forfeit entry in that event. 4. Dancers will compete in reverse order of entry for all events. (First to register online is last to dance) [NO DRAW for Championship] 5. All Championship dancers must dance the 2015 Set Steps 6. SOBHD Dancer Registration card must be shown upon request. Age for entry is as of June 20, 2015 7. Premier dancers may enter both the Championship and the Premier Nationals competition. 8. Dancers must fill in for Reels as required. 9. Category changes deadline is June 14, 2015 – No changes on the day of the competition. Please email Greg at bchda.competitionsecretary@gmail.com with any changes. 10. NO REFUNDS B.C. HIGHLAND GAMES & SCOTTISH FESTIVAL Sponsored by The United Scottish Cultural Society MORE INFORMATION - Schedule of events will be e-mailed out the week prior to the competition and posted on the BCHDA web site and Facebook page. Competitors receive free entry to the games and will show their ScotDance card at the gate. Tickets for family and friends will be sold at the gate. There will be a table near the dancing area where competitor numbers will be available to pick up. ONLINE REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS: ***BCHDA Members and Non-Members who already have a Guest Membership: Log in with your existing account and skip to Step 3*** 1. Registration opens on Monday, May 11th 2015 at 9PM. Go to http://bchda.wildapricot.org and click on Join Us 2. Choose Guest Membership (Open Competitions Only) and fill in the membership form with the information of the Parent/Guardian (if the dancer is under 18), or the dancer (if 18 or older) and confirm your membership registration. 3. Click on Events (in the top menu), and register for the BC Highland Games event. When you register for the event it will ask for all the dancer's information. When you confirm the registration, it will prompt you to pay an invoice. NOTE FOR FAMILIES WITH 2 OR MORE DANCERS: For a 2nd child in the same family, don’t pay the first invoice when prompted, instead once again click on Events (in the top menu) again and register a 2nd time for the competition using the 2nd child’s info. It will warn you that you've registered once already with the same email address, but it will let you continue. 4. If your invoice(s) look correct, click on Pay online and it will take you to a secure website on the PayPal server, but you do not need to create a PayPal account to pay. In the “Don’t have a PayPal account?” section, enter your credit or debit card info with the corresponding name and billing address and click on Review and Continue and complete the payment. If something doesn’t look correct, and you can’t change it, please email Greg for help before paying. We can correct the mistake and you can pay the correct total. You won’t lose your order of entry. 5. You will have received multiple emails as confirmation. Have a quick look to make sure what you submitted is correct. Need help registering? Please contact: Greg Swallow - BCHDA Competition Secretary - bchda.competitionsecretary@gmail.com