Beginners Team/Definition

The Inter Varsity Dance Association (IVDA), which holds the Inter Varsity Dance Competition (IVDC) in Hilary Term each year, defines 'beginner' as follows in its constitution:

A present student who has neither received professional tuition (individually or in groups) in Latin American and/or Modern Ballroom, nor competed in any university or open circuit competitions in dancesport, prior to the IVDC of the previous academic year. Professional tuition is defined as teaching that has been paid for and provided by a professional. A professional is defined as a person who makes their living from ballroom or latin american dancing or teaching ballroom or latin american dancing, and/or is a fellow of the UKA, IDTA or ISTD.