Definition of an Aerial

An aerial has been performed if both of the following apply:

• the move is aerial by nature
• the majority of the lifted person's weight is above chest height of their partner

An aerial move will be deemed to have finished when at least one foot of the lifted partner touches the floor.

Ceroc Australia Dance Company teaches a modern jive dance style. It is not acrobatics. Couples performing a large number of aerials, where they are allowed (as spectacular as they may be), and little floor dancing will be marked lower. Aerials, although they are crowd pleasing and have become a recognised part of modern jive dancing, unless they are performed cleanly and are seamlessly worked into freestyle they will not be given high marks.

Remember once again this is not an aerials dominated event. The main content of ALL categories should be floor moves. By the same token, we realise that aerials are difficult to perform and couples will receive extra credit for attempting and pulling them off cleanly.