Five myths about taking part in the DCE European Championships
Drum Corps Europe receives a lot of questions in regard to participating in the DCE European Championships. It seems there are several myths about this. In this article, we will bust five of these myths.
Myth 1 - The DCE European Championships are an invitational event. Only corps that receive an invitation can enter.
This is not true. Corps can register until the 30th of November. If the number of registered corps on that date is 22 or less, then all of the corps will place automatically. In the event that there are more than 22 entries, DCE will use the 'wildcard' system as described in the Terms & Conditions.
Myth 2 - If a corps takes part in the DCE European Championships, DCE will provide no support for accommodation.
Although corps are responsible for finding an accommodation during the Championships weekend, DCE can help in finding a venue, and forward contact details of scouting accommodations.
Myth 3 - Only top corps can enter the DCE European Championships.
Nope. All corps can register for the DCE European Championships, regardless of their score or ranking.
Myth 4 - Only 'real' drum corps can enter the DCE European Championships.
DCE accommodates all corps regardless of their instrumentation. All instruments are allowed. However the DCE judging system can only deal with front facing shows, as all Effect and Ensemble judges are are in the front stand.
Myth 5 - The contest rules of DCE are completely different.
Not true. Drum Corps Europe uses the rules from the DCE Competition Manual. These are virtually the same as all other events of the European Music Games (IMBA, DCUK, DCN, German Open and Rasteder Musiktage). No weird rules. :-)
Interested in taking part? Register now on our registration page. Any questions? Don't hesitate to ask (info@drumcorpseurope.org).
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