JB, I attended the camp for the first time in '06. I'm planning on returning next year ('08).
As Rob mentioned above, it is pretty flexible there if you feel you're in the wrong pigeon hole.
Having said that, you should try to enrol in the most relevant level for you between Beginner and Intermediate/Advanced. I guess my rule of thumb would be the following: If you've never played, or if you are still in the process of learning the basic techniques thought in Dirk Powell's two videos, stick to "beginner" (B). If you can play a few tunes, and master the basic techniques on Powell's video, you can consider the "Intermediate/Advanced" (IA).
As the IA includes several seasoned and experienced players, having some beginner participants who are not at a certain level of proficiency would only frustrate the majority.
Rob is, by the way, one of those people who "can just flat-out play" on the guitar. I was lucky enough to be in the same band lab group "Bayou Sauvage" with this cat, and he kept our groove cookin'!
It was great meeting everyone at my first Balfa Camp. My advice is to pack as many instruments as you can to maximize the "fluid" experience. I had the luxury of driving and I was glad I did.
I advanced beyond the level I had signed up for, so I jumped to the overcrowded intermediate level the first day. When that proved unsatisfying I spent the second day in an extremely small beginning fiddle class honing a few notes before gravitating to the creole accordion class.
Hauling the guitar along just helped put the icing on the cake.
Wow, you were literally wingingit Janet!
Didn't you wish you could have cloned yourself?
Next time, I will certainly bring my fiddle too. I supposed I could also bring my travel guitar, but that'd be too much on the plane!