I am not an extremely short girl. I guess I am in the middle range. I am 6"4 now, and I just started preparing for my first competition for novice standard.

There were a few times that people told me that I may be a little short for standard because standard dancers need to look talk and elegant. Is there actually an ideal height range for standard dancers?

No...

Sorry I meant I am 5"4 (160cm).

Although no one may acknowledge it publicly, I think judges do look favorably on taller dancers in standard comps. I know a couple who are both under 5'5. They are working very hard at looking bigger, under the instruction of a champion who told them they do not look like a competitive couple although there is nothing wrong with their frame. They seem to lose out to taller couples on a regular basis (often a rule 11 decision). My partner and I are 5'8 and 5'5, not tall by any standard. At the last comp, a very tall couple always started right beside us and danced down the walls beside us. When we moved away from them at the start of a new event, they followed us. My partner suggested that they were trying to make themselves look better by purposely positioning themselves by a shorter couple.

Ladydance. Tall people, it was always said, are more suitable for the Waltz Foxrtot. Shorter people are more suited for the Tango and Quickstep. Once years ago the order of dancing in a competition was always Waltz Foxtrot Tango Quickstep in that order. There was no V. Waltz. Then it was changed to Waltz Tango Foxtrot and Quickstep becase it wasn't deemed fair for the taller people to have their better dances first.
In Latin in all of the Latin Dances it is an advantage to be towards the not so tall side. You would be amazed at how short some of our better couples are.

Well,

So....as terence says, no, and you can dance standard if you like. There isn't an ideal heighth but you are at a disadvantage if you aren't tall with long arms and legs. You can overcome it through dancing large and completing your lines and working on flexibility but you are going to have to work harder then other people.

Its the same in Latin. I dance Latin but I'm at a disadvantage because I'm almost 5'10" It takes longer for me to complete movements and because my legs are so long its easier to spot the errors I make. It is also harder for me to turn on balance then someone who is say, 5'4". However I work hard, move faster and use arm and leg length to advantage.

It's competitive and for some its cutthroat and they'll take any advantage over you they can get. So you have to work and fight to look as good as you can, and unfortunately for some that means they'll stand next to someone who looks bad so they can look good in comparison.

Its not that different in the real world. Have you ever noticed how many pretty girls have ugly friends? The only problem is that it isn't symbiotic in the dance world unless the shorter couple has really done their work and looks better than the couple with naturally longer lines.

My opinion based on observation. It isn't really written anywhere I've seen. You can dance standard, and do...but work your butt off. Besides 5'4" isn't all that small. I would say it was if you were 5' or less. Go for it, standard is a blast.

Check out Massimo Giorgianni and Alessia Manfredini on youtube. Really exciting Italian couple.

I believe they retired shortly after Blackpool. I could be wrong.

They are beautiful together.

belleoofball In the Standard Style as co -commentator on a IDSF competition former Champion Michael Barr passed the comment that most of the past champions have been small in stature.
Latin. In the Latin Style . If you are tallish simply take smaller steps and turn both feet out correctly.