Musical Freestyle Divisions

·       Competitors may compete at any division level.  The exception to this is PreNovice/Juniors (see classification for clarification).

·       After competing at any level, competitors may not move down a level.  Special dispensation may be obtained from the rules committee in extreme circumstances.

·       Competitions refer to sanctioned Paws 2 Dance competitions (i.e. not including fun matches).

·       Competitors must move up to a higher level division when they have achieved the minimum score for that division twice, at two different Paws 2 Dance competitions.

·       Individual is defined as one handler with one dog. Pairs is defined as two handlers with two dogs. Teams is defined as two or more handlers with the same amount of dogs.

PreNovice/Juniors  (Division 1 individual, Div. 2 pairs, Div. 3 teams)

·       Music time 1.5 - 2.5 minutes. 

·       Dogs may be on or off leash or any combination thereof.

·       This division is suggested for competitors who have never been in a competition before.

·       With the exception of juniors, competitors may compete in this division in two competitions, with only one routine in each competition.

·       Juniors may compete in this division until their 16th birthday. 

Novice A (Division 4 individual, Div. 5 pairs, Div. 6 teams)

·       Music time 1.5 - 2.5 minutes.

·       Dogs may be on or off leash or any combination thereof.

·       Competitors in this division may not have competed at the intermediate or advanced levels.

·       Juniors, however, may compete with dogs that have competed at higher levels.

·       When a competitor has achieved two scores of 5.0 out of 10.0 or more, at two different competitions they must move up to a higher level division and will have achieved their title for this level.

Novice B (Division 7 individual, Div. 8 pairs, Div. 9 teams)

·       Music time 1.5 - 2.5 minutes.

·       Dogs may be on or off leash or any combination thereof. 

·       This division is for competitors who have competed at the intermediate or advanced levels who want to compete with a new dog   i.e. dogs that have not competed at the intermediate or higher levels.

·       When a competitor has achieved two scores of 5.0 out of 10.0 or more, at two different competitions, they must move up to a higher level division and will have achieved their title for this level.

Intermediate (Division 10 individual, Div. 11 pairs, Div. 12 teams)

·       Music time 1.5 - 3.5 minutes.

·       Dogs must be off leash for the entire routine.

·       When a competitor has achieved two scores of 7.0 out of 10.0 or more, at two different competitions they must move up to a higher level division and will have achieved their title for this level.

Advanced (Division 13 individual, Div. 14 pairs, Div. 15 teams)

·       Music time 1.5 - 3.5 minutes.

·       Dogs must be off leash for the entire routine.

·       When a competitor has achieved two scores of 8.0 out of 10.0, or more, at two different competitions they have achieved their title for this level.

·       Competitors may compete at this level indefinitely.

Masters (Division 16 individual)

·       Music time 1.5 - 3.5 minutes.

·       This level is suggested for professional trainers, although anyone may choose to compete at this level.

·       Dogs must be off leash for the entire routine.

·       The competitor must enter two routines with the same dog and the total score will be the average of both routines.

·       When a competitor has achieved three scores of 8.0 out of 10.0, or more, at three different competitions they will have achieved their title for this level.

Canine Dressage

•    Canine dressage will be offered as a demonstration class only.

•    The class will be judged and placements awarded.

•    Detailed score sheets will be provided.