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Subject: Re: Offbeat Proposal

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Paul J

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Date Posted: 09:37:56 10/15/03 Wed
In reply to: Robin 's message, "Re: Offbeat Proposal" on 23:34:50 10/14/03 Tue

>2) 10 x 3.5 minutes does not make a 35 minute comp.
>This year there were 14 entries of 3.5 minutes and it
>took about 1h30m iirc. 35 minutes is the actual time
>the music plays, so in total the off-beat will still
>take 1 hour...

The 3:30 is _not_ the time of the music - it's the time of music _plus_ getting onto and off the floor. To quote the constitution:

2.9.2 Each Offbeat entry should be a total length of not more than 3 minutes and 30 seconds, including time for music and setting up and clearing off the floor. Teams exceeding this limit will be disqualified.

If this limit is vigorously enforced, then I see no reason why it shouldn't be 4 minutes per team...

From memory, the rule used to be 3 minutes music, and 30 seconds getting on/off. If Terrie's proposal is accepted, perhaps we should revert to this rule, require that the music they submit is under 3 minutes, and start it after 30 seconds, whether the team is ready or not (earlier, if the team is ready).

And I'll repeat Terrie's point that 3:30 is a _maximum_ - we should encourage (though not force) teams to enter routines that are shorter...

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Subject	Author	Date
Re: Offbeat Proposal	Robin	10:01:02 10/15/03 Wed