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Festival & Competition Team General Information
Team Goals/Philosophy
Audition Information
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here for the 2010-2011 Dance Team
schedule & tuition information
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here for the 2010-2011
Dance Team Agreement
In addition to regular classes listed under General
Programs, we have performing teams which are open by audition only
(ages 6 and up).
RSDA will be holding Auditions for their Festival/Competition
Teams for the 2009/2010 year. There will be an open Audition held on Monday, August 31/09.
All students ages 6 and up will be welcome to audition.
1)
Uniform standard of levels
2)
Offers opportunities for performances
3)
Creates life long bonds between students working together
4)
Teaches children to work together as a team
5)
Creates knowledge of commitment and dedication
Auditions for duos, trios, or small
groups will be held in October or November at the discretion of the school.
Students must have two or more years experience and be eight years or older
to audition. Any students eight years and up wishing to be considered to
participate in duos, trios, small groups or large groups, in Ballet, Jazz or
Lyrical Jazz must be taking one or more Ballet classes. Hip Hop and Tap
participation must be taking one or more classes of that discipline or other
dance classes. Other dance forms will be at the teachers discretion.
Competition/
Festival rehearsals will be scheduled according to teacher's availability.
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Solos – must be taking that dance discipline
to participate. Parents and students must approach individual coaches.
There is a Mandatory Rap Session Meeting in November for all team
members, performers of competitions, Festivals and parents. This meeting will
give you all the information needed for upcoming competitions & festivals.
It is important that both parents & child attend if under the age of 18.
**Please
refer to the Dance Team Agreement for all other pertinent Team information.**
AUDITION SCHEDULE
FOR PROVINCIAL DANCE FESTIVAL
AND OTHER COMPETITIONS
Only 12-13 spots per team are available.
Once team spots are filled the 2nd audition may be cancelled.
Call for confirmation of 2nd audition at 669-2369.
Click
here for Dance Team Audition Information.
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Examples of steps that
students should have accomplished for that level of Dance Team |
| Junior
Stars |
Emeralds |
Rubies |
Sapphires |
Diamonds |
1-3
years experience
Chasse
Skips
Marches
Gallops |
Chasse
Hitchie koo ball change
Walking pas de bouree
Pivot turn
Step hop retire |
Inverted
chasse
Pas de bouree runs
Step hop retire, chasse
Single pirouette
1 split
Drag cross
Chaine rock |
Grand
Battements
Pas de bouree’s
Step hop in arabesque
Step stag
Jete
Russian jumps
2 splits
Double pirouette
Double chaine’s |
All
extensions & kicks 90° or above
Grand allegro (jete, russian’s, switch splits)
All 3 splits
Triple pirouette’s & chaine’s
Intermediate to Advance movements
Attitudes |