Qualifying for the World Championships

For those fortunate dancers who may be in a position to qualify for the 2011 World Championships; the formula is as follows:

- 5 World Qualifiers for the first 20 dancers in that age group, then 1 for every additional 10 or part of 10. For example, if there are 20 dancers in your group, 5 will qualify for Worlds. If there are 21-30 dancers, 6 will qualify; if there are 31-40 dancers, 7 will qualify; if there are 41-50 dancers, 8 will qualify, and so on.

- For seniors (because they are not a single-year age group), the formula is 7 for the first 20 dancers, and 1 for every additional 5 or part of 5.

If there is a World medal holder from the prior year in the current group of 2011 World Qualifiers, their place is "skipped over" and one more qualifier is added.

The 2011 World Championships will take place in Dublin, April 17-24/11.

Photo: Shannon qualified for 2010 World Championships at the 2009 Oireachtas. Photo by Cheryl G. Also qualifying for Worlds last year were Courtney, Michael, Mackenzie and Lauren.