Intercolegial de Baile 2008

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The 22nd annual Intercolegial de Baile, held in several cities in Mexico. 2008's competition is the biggest competition of the IB history. Almost 5,000 contestants competed for a chance to win. The National Competition will be held in Pachuca, Hidalgo.

[edit] Competition Changes

Compared with the past competitions, 2008 was completely different. It featured 2 new categories (Novelty & Tecnica). The competition narrowed down from 9 to 6 regional areas:

El Norte (in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon)
El Occidente (in Guadalajara, Jalisco)
El Centro (in Queretaro, Queretaro)
El Sur (in Puebla, Puebla)
La Peninsula (in Merida, Yucatan)
La Capital (in Mexico City)

Also each category had 2 sub-categories (Equipo & Tropa). It continued it's annual awardings (Kids, Junior & Senior.)

[edit] National Competition

The National Competition will be held in Pachuca, Hidalgo starring on May 23th, 2008 & ending on May 25th. 18 states will compete this year, the biggest of any national competition.

Coahuila
Chihuahua
Distrito Federal
Estado de Mexico
Guanajuato
Guerrero
Hidalgo
Jalisco
Michoacan
Morelos
Nuevo Leon
Puebla
Queretaro
Sonora
Tamaulipas
Veracruz
Yucatan
Zacatecas

[edit] Qualifying groups

Kids Category (Novelty Equipo)

Group Name	City they competed
Mini Trupz	Monterrey, Nuevo Leon
Sin Fronteras a Jugar	Queretaro, Queretaro
Chuchos	Guadalajara, Jalisco
Alegria	Merida, Yucatan
Hecho en Mexico	Monterrey, Nuevo Leon
Babel	Guadalajara, Jalisco
Folkloré	Mexico D.F.
Reciclare	Mexico D.F.