NEMDCO

North of England Morris Dancing Carnival Organisation


This page contains some of the main rules for 2008 season as amended at the AGM in November 2007.  A full list of rules will be provided to all members upon confirmation of membership.


Age Limits

Babies

Year 1

Dinkies

Year 4

Tinies

Year 7

Intermediates

Year 11

Juniors

Year 11

Seniors

No limit

 

 

Mascots for Babies, Dinkies

Must be of the age limit for the section

Mascots for all other sections

Year 7

Providing that a dancer is of section age on the first day of January she may continue to dance in that section until the end of the season.


 Minimum Dancers in Line

Babies

6 in formation

Dinkies

8 in formation

Tinies

10 in formation

Intermediates

10 in formation

Juniors

10 in formation

Seniors

10 in formation

 


 Minimum Dancing Times

Steps must be continuous and time will be taken from the first dance step to the last dance step.  It will be expected that some degree of difficulty be incorporated into the Tiny, Intermediate, Junior and Senior routines to gain maximum points in the entertainment section.

 

Babies

No limit – but  minimum of 4 formations

Dinkies

3 minutes

Tinies

4 minutes

Intermediates

5 minutes

Juniors

5 minutes

Seniors

6 minutes