• Friday morning/early afternoon carpool/caravan:
  Car: Natasha
  Car:
• Friday after work:
• Saturday:

Then we play musical chairs (or Chinese Fire Drill ) in Vancouver and for the return trip on Sunday.

Hotel details coming soon.

As your Dining & Dancing Around The World travel agent(tm), simply let me know which nights and if I can help you with a roommate or your own room.

How to get your tickets
To avoid confusion for you and the organizers (and having to spend time fixing anything), we will pre-order your tickets as well as pick them up to give to you. Do not try to pick up your tickets from the event staff as they are not listed under individual names, ONLY pick them up from us (event organizers & staff appreciate this very much). Remember, you are on a tour…let the tour guide do their job 🙂

Best to order your tickets through us ahead of time so that you can be sure to have a seat with the rest of the group. With that said, if you find out last minute that you can make it to the event, we can still help you get tickets since we know the organizers (unless it’s sold out) 🙂

Challenge Cup event tickets can be purchased for individual sessions $50-100 or all sessions (Saturday & Sunday) for a discount – $150-175. There are discounts for school/college students. Competitors: $100-175.

Details

Photo & Video

Most competitions have a professional photographer and/or a professional video company to follow you! What that means:
-You can let the photographer know you’re interested in pictures to ensure they catch some of you that will be available for purchase. You are also still allowed to take your own pictures.
-You can hire (prior to dancing) the video company to video specific dances of yours you choose. You are generally not able to video any aspect of a competition unless the event gives you permission. However, when there is not a professional video company present, that generally means you can video to your hearts content!
**This event does not have a videographer for hire so, yes, you can video! We will set up someone to take video on our device.**
**This event does have a professional photographer so you can ask them to take shots of you, you can purchase shots they took, and you and teammates can take photos from your own devices.**

Hair & Makeup

Make sure you tan as the lights can wash you out. Seattle Tan has a booth. Best idea is to ask for the darkest level and sleep with it on as some will wash off in the shower (don’t shower until the next day).
Hair & makeup artists, including myself (Natasha), are available to hire at some competitions. You can generally find out on the competition’s website ahead of time and/or in the program you can purchase at the door (generally $5-$20 for a program). Depending on the schedule, I have also offered hair & makeup services at a discounted rate to our students. Check out online makeup tips and hair and face decorative jewelry and add-on’s – especially the “files/documents” section of the Students Facebook group page. Be sure to create your own kit of make-up and brushes. Local salons don’t always know competition makeup or hair styles. I do have relatives in the area if you need a referral.

Be ready to dance an hour before your approximate scheduled dance time. Be warmed up and ready to dance a half hour before approximate scheduled dance time. 

Click here for more on Competition/Performance Grooming

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