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General Terms
1.1 Acrobatic Rock-n-Roll Irish Association CLG is the non-profit, voluntary, Sports Body federation governing all aspects of the world discipline of sports of Rock-n-Roll, Acrobatic Rock-n-Roll, Boogie Woogie, Lindy Hop, in Ireland either directly or through its national member bodies established to support and protect the rights of Association's members and others by conducting sport, educational, healthy, cultural activities and the only national federation (association) in Ireland to represent all organizations who do and promote Acrobatic Rock-n-Roll and all sports mentioned above in all international organizations.
1.2 Acrobatic Rock-n-Roll Irish Association CLG uses the abbreviated name ARIA, and in the further part of the Memorandum shall be used the term «the Association».
1.3 The Association operates according to the rules set out in this Memorandum and by the World Acrobatic Rock-n-Roll Federation - Word Rock-n-Roll Confederation (WRRC). 1.4 The Association develops mass, recreational and professional sport in the disciplines mentioned above.
1.5 The Association may be a member of national and international organizations with a convergent profile of activities. Purpose and Aims
2.1 Purpose and Aims of the Association consists of:
1) Cultivation, dissemination, organization, development, promotion and popularization of Acrobatic Rock-n-Roll and Boogie Woogie and all related activities and styles among adults, youth and children.
2) Providing assisting in the development of national and international youth organizations.
3) Promoting related activities practiced by adults, youth and children.
4) Conducting training and educational activities.
5) Organizing competitions, sports and recreational events, festivals, mass sports, national tournaments, reviews, cups, festivals, etc. of regional, national, international and championship rank, in all age categories, and assigning sports classes in the field of Acrobatic Rock-n-Roll and Boogie Woogie and all related styles.
6) Preparation of the national team and other representative teams for participation in championship competitions, the World Games, the Olympic Games and other international tournaments and competitions.
7) Dissemination and support of physical culture, sport and cultivate healthy lifestyle through Acrobatic Rock-n-Roll and Boogie Woogie activities.
8) Acting for sport clubs, associations etc. that are members of the Association.
9) Promoting European integration and developing contacts and cooperation between societies.
10) Participate in sports competitions within the framework of various sports competitions organized by the unions, associations, other sports clubs and various organizations.
11) To promote cooperation, exchange of information and experience between youth organizations, sport clubs and related associations.
12) Supporting the development of Irish youth organizations.
13) Organizing Acrobatic Rock-n-Roll Sport Classes at schools.
14) Cooperation in the implementation of the state program for the dissemination of physical culture and health prevention, support activities aimed at creating favorable conditions for active practice of Acrobatic Rock-n-Roll and Boogie Woogie.
15) Cooperation with governmental, self-governmental and social institutions, nongovernmental organizations, foreign and international specialized organizations of physical culture and recreation, especially in the field of Acrobatic Rock-n-Roll and Boogie Woogie and with the mass media.
16) Cooperation, organization and maintenance of direct contacts with national unions abroad and cooperation in achieving the objectives and tasks of international organizations to which the Association belongs.
17) Supporting activities that create favorable conditions for Acrobatic Rock-n-Roll and Boogie Woogie.
18) Developing and issuing rules, regulations and rules of sport competition in Acrobatic Rock-n-Roll and Boogie Woogie, as well as issuing rules concerning practicing Acrobatic Rock-n-Roll and Boogie Woogie in accordance with Irish law and provisions of international organizations to which the Association belongs.
19) Submission of the Association's national team and other representative teams for participation in championship competitions, World Games and other official international tournaments and competitions.
20) Ensuring that the rules and regulations of Acrobatic Rock-n-Roll and Boogie Woogie are followed.
21) Developing plans and directions for training and raising the qualifications of coaches, instructors, judges, social activists and full-time employees, as well as verification of training methods, in cooperation with institutions and universities dealing with sports issues.
22) To supervise and control the observance by members of the Association, including competitors, coaches, instructors, judges and activists, of the provisions of this Memorandum, regulations, resolutions, other provisions and decisions, binding in the Association.
23) To resolve disputes, arising between members of the Association, as a result of their actions, in the field of Acrobatic Rock-n-Roll and Boogie Woogie.
24) To issue guidelines and regulations to ensure order and safety, during competitions and to supervise their observance by members of the Association.
25) Imposing disciplinary penalties and regulatory sanctions on members of the Association as well as competitors, coaches, instructors, judges and activists operating within the Association for violating these Memorandum, regulations, resolutions, other rules as well as provisions and decisions in force in the Association.
26) Maintain records, statistics, documentation, archival resources, memorabilia collections, and issue annual reports and informational materials relating to the activities of the Association.
27) Conducting publishing, educational, training and dissemination activities, as well as initiating and supporting scientific and research work, in the field of Acrobatic Rock-n-Roll and Boogie Woogie.
28) Organizing conferences and seminars to related topics.
29) To take a position and give opinions on matters relevant to Acrobatic Rock-n-Roll and Boogie Woogie nationally and internationally.
30) To submit candidates for service in national and international organizations concerned with Acrobatic Rock-n-Roll and Boogie Woogie issues.
31) Management of owned sports and recreation facilities and equipment and development of activities in construction, modernization, repair and maintenance of these facilities.
32) Granting licenses to athletes, coaches, instructors, judges and managers, sports clubs operating within the Association, entitling them to participate in sports competition organized by the Association and WRRC.
33) Fostering a love for systematic sports activities.
34) Interaction in the process of education and coordination of activities of the members of the Association.
2.2 The aims of the Association shall be achieved by:
a.Registering existing in Ireland Acrobatic Rock-n-Roll and Boogie Woogie federations, sport clubs, unions etc and promoting the establishment of federations, sport clubs, unions etc in cities where no such organizations exist;
b.Promoting national and international Acrobatic Rock-n-Roll and Boogie Woogie competitions for amateurs and professionals;
c.Campaigning for approval of Acrobatic Rock-n-Roll as an Olympic sport;
d.Continuous further training of tournament dancers by means of suitable specialists and trainers;
e.Organizing Acrobatic Rock-n-Roll and Boogie Woogie competitions and championships on national and international level;
f.Presentations and social gatherings, the publication of documents and other works favoring the preservation and promotion of Acrobatic Rock-n-Roll and Boogie Woogie as a sport;
g.Educations of coaches and judges;
h) Other activities which aid in achieving the aims of the Association.
2.3 The Association shall have no party affiliations and shall not influence the political, ideological and religious opinions of its officials and sportsmen and women.
2.4 Exact provisions shall be governed by the Tournament Rules (Regulations), by the Rules of Procedure, the relevant version of the Anti-Doping Code of the World Dance Sport Federation (WDSF), as well as by further specific regulations regarding divisions and topics which have to be decided by the Presidium or the General Meeting.
1.1 Acrobatic Rock-n-Roll Irish Association CLG is the non-profit, voluntary, Sports Body federation governing all aspects of the world discipline of sports of Rock-n-Roll, Acrobatic Rock-n-Roll, Boogie Woogie, Lindy Hop, in Ireland either directly or through its national member bodies established to support and protect the rights of Association's members and others by conducting sport, educational, healthy, cultural activities and the only national federation (association) in Ireland to represent all organizations who do and promote Acrobatic Rock-n-Roll and all sports mentioned above in all international organizations.
1.2 Acrobatic Rock-n-Roll Irish Association CLG uses the abbreviated name ARIA, and in the further part of the Memorandum shall be used the term «the Association».
1.3 The Association operates according to the rules set out in this Memorandum and by the World Acrobatic Rock-n-Roll Federation - Word Rock-n-Roll Confederation (WRRC). 1.4 The Association develops mass, recreational and professional sport in the disciplines mentioned above.
1.5 The Association may be a member of national and international organizations with a convergent profile of activities. Purpose and Aims
2.1 Purpose and Aims of the Association consists of:
1) Cultivation, dissemination, organization, development, promotion and popularization of Acrobatic Rock-n-Roll and Boogie Woogie and all related activities and styles among adults, youth and children.
2) Providing assisting in the development of national and international youth organizations.
3) Promoting related activities practiced by adults, youth and children.
4) Conducting training and educational activities.
5) Organizing competitions, sports and recreational events, festivals, mass sports, national tournaments, reviews, cups, festivals, etc. of regional, national, international and championship rank, in all age categories, and assigning sports classes in the field of Acrobatic Rock-n-Roll and Boogie Woogie and all related styles.
6) Preparation of the national team and other representative teams for participation in championship competitions, the World Games, the Olympic Games and other international tournaments and competitions.
7) Dissemination and support of physical culture, sport and cultivate healthy lifestyle through Acrobatic Rock-n-Roll and Boogie Woogie activities.
8) Acting for sport clubs, associations etc. that are members of the Association.
9) Promoting European integration and developing contacts and cooperation between societies.
10) Participate in sports competitions within the framework of various sports competitions organized by the unions, associations, other sports clubs and various organizations.
11) To promote cooperation, exchange of information and experience between youth organizations, sport clubs and related associations.
12) Supporting the development of Irish youth organizations.
13) Organizing Acrobatic Rock-n-Roll Sport Classes at schools.
14) Cooperation in the implementation of the state program for the dissemination of physical culture and health prevention, support activities aimed at creating favorable conditions for active practice of Acrobatic Rock-n-Roll and Boogie Woogie.
15) Cooperation with governmental, self-governmental and social institutions, nongovernmental organizations, foreign and international specialized organizations of physical culture and recreation, especially in the field of Acrobatic Rock-n-Roll and Boogie Woogie and with the mass media.
16) Cooperation, organization and maintenance of direct contacts with national unions abroad and cooperation in achieving the objectives and tasks of international organizations to which the Association belongs.
17) Supporting activities that create favorable conditions for Acrobatic Rock-n-Roll and Boogie Woogie.
18) Developing and issuing rules, regulations and rules of sport competition in Acrobatic Rock-n-Roll and Boogie Woogie, as well as issuing rules concerning practicing Acrobatic Rock-n-Roll and Boogie Woogie in accordance with Irish law and provisions of international organizations to which the Association belongs.
19) Submission of the Association's national team and other representative teams for participation in championship competitions, World Games and other official international tournaments and competitions.
20) Ensuring that the rules and regulations of Acrobatic Rock-n-Roll and Boogie Woogie are followed.
21) Developing plans and directions for training and raising the qualifications of coaches, instructors, judges, social activists and full-time employees, as well as verification of training methods, in cooperation with institutions and universities dealing with sports issues.
22) To supervise and control the observance by members of the Association, including competitors, coaches, instructors, judges and activists, of the provisions of this Memorandum, regulations, resolutions, other provisions and decisions, binding in the Association.
23) To resolve disputes, arising between members of the Association, as a result of their actions, in the field of Acrobatic Rock-n-Roll and Boogie Woogie.
24) To issue guidelines and regulations to ensure order and safety, during competitions and to supervise their observance by members of the Association.
25) Imposing disciplinary penalties and regulatory sanctions on members of the Association as well as competitors, coaches, instructors, judges and activists operating within the Association for violating these Memorandum, regulations, resolutions, other rules as well as provisions and decisions in force in the Association.
26) Maintain records, statistics, documentation, archival resources, memorabilia collections, and issue annual reports and informational materials relating to the activities of the Association.
27) Conducting publishing, educational, training and dissemination activities, as well as initiating and supporting scientific and research work, in the field of Acrobatic Rock-n-Roll and Boogie Woogie.
28) Organizing conferences and seminars to related topics.
29) To take a position and give opinions on matters relevant to Acrobatic Rock-n-Roll and Boogie Woogie nationally and internationally.
30) To submit candidates for service in national and international organizations concerned with Acrobatic Rock-n-Roll and Boogie Woogie issues.
31) Management of owned sports and recreation facilities and equipment and development of activities in construction, modernization, repair and maintenance of these facilities.
32) Granting licenses to athletes, coaches, instructors, judges and managers, sports clubs operating within the Association, entitling them to participate in sports competition organized by the Association and WRRC.
33) Fostering a love for systematic sports activities.
34) Interaction in the process of education and coordination of activities of the members of the Association.
2.2 The aims of the Association shall be achieved by:
a.Registering existing in Ireland Acrobatic Rock-n-Roll and Boogie Woogie federations, sport clubs, unions etc and promoting the establishment of federations, sport clubs, unions etc in cities where no such organizations exist;
b.Promoting national and international Acrobatic Rock-n-Roll and Boogie Woogie competitions for amateurs and professionals;
c.Campaigning for approval of Acrobatic Rock-n-Roll as an Olympic sport;
d.Continuous further training of tournament dancers by means of suitable specialists and trainers;
e.Organizing Acrobatic Rock-n-Roll and Boogie Woogie competitions and championships on national and international level;
f.Presentations and social gatherings, the publication of documents and other works favoring the preservation and promotion of Acrobatic Rock-n-Roll and Boogie Woogie as a sport;
g.Educations of coaches and judges;
h) Other activities which aid in achieving the aims of the Association.
2.3 The Association shall have no party affiliations and shall not influence the political, ideological and religious opinions of its officials and sportsmen and women.
2.4 Exact provisions shall be governed by the Tournament Rules (Regulations), by the Rules of Procedure, the relevant version of the Anti-Doping Code of the World Dance Sport Federation (WDSF), as well as by further specific regulations regarding divisions and topics which have to be decided by the Presidium or the General Meeting.
Please check the UPDATED Rules and Regulations!
1.TUITION FEE is payable monthly due on the FIRST Training DAY OF EACH MONTH (from 1 hours/week - 65 Euro per child/month; siblings of 2- 110 Euro/month for both). All other options should be discussed individually. This fee is applied to ARIA Members only.
1.1. If the child attends any other group but not permanent classes the payment should be done for the whole course and is written in the information about the course.
2. All athletes have to pay membership fee €45 annually to become a member of ARIA.
2.1. ARIA Members have:
- special reduced monthly payment
- the right to take part in all events, dance shows, competitions, dance camps etc organized by ARIA or WRRC
2.2. Everyone who has no paid membership fee is obliged to pay 85 Euro/month for permanent classes and can pay no monthly fee if the child doesn't attend classes. This can be applied on monthly based only (Monthly payment give you a right to attend classes from the 1st till the last day of the month according to the schedule of the group which the child attend. If the child is not be attending one month and want to come back again in the next month you will need to pay from the first training of the month when the child starts attending classes again).
3. Absence from classes: There are no refunds of credits for missed classes because of any personal reason.
3.1. ARIA reserves the right to cancel any class at any time and only in this case the monthly payment will be reduced. We will contact you before any class is cancelled to arrange another class time.
4. Monthly payment is obligatory during the whole year from January to December or from September to August depending on the date you started (applied to ARIA Members only). You pay for the place in the group.
4.1. No monthly payment in July and August.
4.2. Payment for November and December should be done in advance in November for 2 months.
4.3. Payment for May and June should be done in advance in May for 2 months.
5. Fees are non-refundable including for operation in a Covid-19 environment.
6. Parents, siblings and all visitors are not allowed to be at the sports hall on all training time.
7. Children should not be late for training.
8. Athletes are not allowed use the equipment before or after class.
9. Athletes must be in proper clothing (sweatpants, leggings, shorts, t-shirt + light sports shoes type sneakers or trainers used for indoor training only) anything without buttons, or zippers. NO jeans, tights, please. Do not wear rings, bracelets, watches, necklaces or long earrings. Anything that dangles could create a safety issue.
10. Long hair must be pulled back and tied securely during class.
11. Absolutely no food or sweet drinks allowed in the sports hall, only bottle of water. No chewing gum during class.
12. Parents are responsible for their children until the start of class and after training.
13. Any Athletes who misbehaves during class or training will be asked to sit down in time-out. If the situation continues, parent will be notified to assist in determining whether or not the child should continue in classes. We teach from a positive approach, but cannot tolerate potentially dangerous behavioral situations.
14. Any Athletes who has no monthly payment will be asked to sit down and not to take part in the training.
15. All ARIA members in the future will participate in all kinds of shows, internal and external competitions in Ireland and at international Championships including.
16. I give permission for my child's photograph and video to be taken and used at the discretion of ARIA for publicity or professional purposes to reward the student's participation.
With you signature of Mandatory Membership Agreement below or sending an application to book a class you confirm that you read, understand and agree with the Rules and Regulations.
1.TUITION FEE is payable monthly due on the FIRST Training DAY OF EACH MONTH (from 1 hours/week - 65 Euro per child/month; siblings of 2- 110 Euro/month for both). All other options should be discussed individually. This fee is applied to ARIA Members only.
1.1. If the child attends any other group but not permanent classes the payment should be done for the whole course and is written in the information about the course.
2. All athletes have to pay membership fee €45 annually to become a member of ARIA.
2.1. ARIA Members have:
- special reduced monthly payment
- the right to take part in all events, dance shows, competitions, dance camps etc organized by ARIA or WRRC
2.2. Everyone who has no paid membership fee is obliged to pay 85 Euro/month for permanent classes and can pay no monthly fee if the child doesn't attend classes. This can be applied on monthly based only (Monthly payment give you a right to attend classes from the 1st till the last day of the month according to the schedule of the group which the child attend. If the child is not be attending one month and want to come back again in the next month you will need to pay from the first training of the month when the child starts attending classes again).
3. Absence from classes: There are no refunds of credits for missed classes because of any personal reason.
3.1. ARIA reserves the right to cancel any class at any time and only in this case the monthly payment will be reduced. We will contact you before any class is cancelled to arrange another class time.
4. Monthly payment is obligatory during the whole year from January to December or from September to August depending on the date you started (applied to ARIA Members only). You pay for the place in the group.
4.1. No monthly payment in July and August.
4.2. Payment for November and December should be done in advance in November for 2 months.
4.3. Payment for May and June should be done in advance in May for 2 months.
5. Fees are non-refundable including for operation in a Covid-19 environment.
6. Parents, siblings and all visitors are not allowed to be at the sports hall on all training time.
7. Children should not be late for training.
8. Athletes are not allowed use the equipment before or after class.
9. Athletes must be in proper clothing (sweatpants, leggings, shorts, t-shirt + light sports shoes type sneakers or trainers used for indoor training only) anything without buttons, or zippers. NO jeans, tights, please. Do not wear rings, bracelets, watches, necklaces or long earrings. Anything that dangles could create a safety issue.
10. Long hair must be pulled back and tied securely during class.
11. Absolutely no food or sweet drinks allowed in the sports hall, only bottle of water. No chewing gum during class.
12. Parents are responsible for their children until the start of class and after training.
13. Any Athletes who misbehaves during class or training will be asked to sit down in time-out. If the situation continues, parent will be notified to assist in determining whether or not the child should continue in classes. We teach from a positive approach, but cannot tolerate potentially dangerous behavioral situations.
14. Any Athletes who has no monthly payment will be asked to sit down and not to take part in the training.
15. All ARIA members in the future will participate in all kinds of shows, internal and external competitions in Ireland and at international Championships including.
16. I give permission for my child's photograph and video to be taken and used at the discretion of ARIA for publicity or professional purposes to reward the student's participation.
With you signature of Mandatory Membership Agreement below or sending an application to book a class you confirm that you read, understand and agree with the Rules and Regulations.
ARIA operates under WRRC competition and rock-n-roll rules.