There are four levels with Level 1 being for the least experienced competitors and Level 4 for the top competitors. Elevation to the next level is based on performace at competitions rather length of time dancing.

There will be an appropriate starting point for each dancer when they first join the Points Index, after that there are a number of ways to gain further points for both Affiliated and Non-Affiliated competitions:

Most points systems tend to award points when a competitor places in a final.

The MJPI aims to give competitors a sense of progress and so points are earned every time you compete at a competition (see Background for an explanation on how the MJPI came about).

You can earn points in three different ways for each category you compete in: enter, progress and place.

• Entry Points - enter the competition (available regardless of how many entries there are in a given category).
• Progression Points - progress through subsequent rounds of a category (affiliated competitions only).
• Placing Points - if you place 1st, 2nd or 3rd (only when there are a minimum of 6 entries otherwise only Entry Points apply).

The points you earn add up together to give your Basic Points:

Summary for Affiliated and Non-Affiliated Competitions:

	Affiliated	Non-Affiliated
Entry Points
Progress Points
Placing Points

Elevating - Moving Up a Level

Levels 1 & 2 represent the newer and intermediate social dancers / competitors. A competitor can move up to Level 2 just by earning enough Basic Points.

Since you get points each time you enter a competition it would be possible to elevate to Levels 3 & 4 without ever progressing nor placing in any category.

To maintain the higher standard of Levels 3 & 4, a competitor may need to have a certain number of Qualifying Placing Points in order to move up to the next level.