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• Professional and Amateur must be registered with the NDCA and current on dues to participate in the tour. ​

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• Syllabus material should be based on NDCA requirements.​​​

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• To start participating in the MIB Dance Tour just enter one of this season's MIB scholarships, MIB Newcomer Multi Dance Events, or enter a Solo Exhibition. 

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Scholarship Qualifications:

• In order to compete in scholarships, you must dance the same number of single dance entries as are included in each scholarship event. Must be in the same style as scholarship (smooth, rhythm, ballroom, or latin). Note the number of dances in a scholarship listed on the entry form.​​

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• For Scholarships, competitors may dance in only ONE PROFICIENCY LEVEL (Closed Bronze, Closed Silver, or Advanced) & ONE AGE GROUP (A-18- 50 or B-51+) per style. You may only enter the scholarship that reflects the highest level of proficiency of single dances you have entered and danced in that style at that competition.​

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• Example: if a competitor dances in the full bronze and pre-silver single dance levels, the competitor may only enter the silver scholarship and must choose one age level in which to compete.​

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• Bronze and silver scholarship events are closed to bronze and silver students respectively.

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Newcomer Multi Dance Events:

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• Newcomer Multi Dance Events are offered in all 4 styles in 2 age divisions (A-18-50 or B - 51+). A newcomer is defined as someone who has 50 hours or fewer of ballroom dance instruction (any type of ballroom instruction from any instructor) by the debut event of the current tour season (Wisconsin 2025) and must have competed in no more than 5 NDCA competitions prior to the start of the tour. Amateur competitors may enter both the Newcomer Multi Dance Division and the Bronze Scholarship; they may NOT dance in the Newcomer Multi Dance Divisions and the Silver or Advanced Scholarships.​

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Earning points for Solo Exhibitions:

• Please mark the MIB Tour box on the competition's Solo Exhibition entry form to have your solo routine score accumulate points for this season's MIB Top Soloist Award. Solo Exhibition points do not count towards the MIB Grand Champion Award. Soloist Exhibition points will count towards MIB Pro Awards. ​​

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Tour Finale & MIB Awards:

• Competitors winning any of the Men in Black Tour Amateur or Professional Awards must be present at the MIB Tour Finale presentation at Eastern United States Dancesport Championships to receive their awards. Exception to this rule would include written medical reasons or death.​

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• Tour Finale: Entries added following the posting of the heat lists of the tour finale competition (Eastern United States Dancesport Championships) will not be included in the overall tour points for that season. Exceptions may be made by majority vote of the Board of Directors in instances of injury or emergency. 

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• In the case of a tie for 1st place for one of the MIB Style Awards (Rhythm, Smooth, Latin, or Ballroom), a 90 second dance off will occur at the MIB Finale event to determine the winner. For the dance off, dancers will choose the dance from the style in which they are representing.​

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•  Professional Leaderboard & Amateur Leaderboard. All leaderboards will be posted publicly on this website.

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• At each competition there will be an optional social activity available at an additional expense. You do not have to sign up or participate in this fun activity to be eligible for top pro or top amateur awards. ​​

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• Pro Award Ties: In the event of an exact points tie, the prize money or award of the two placements shall be combined and equally distributed between the awardees. In the event of a tie at 6th place the prize money or award will be split.

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NOTE: there are no gender restrictions for the MIB tour. The only qualification is that the amateur must be the leader and the professional must be the follower in the Am-Pro Team.​​​​​​

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