Spring 2014 Choreographers Auditions: Guidelines and Expectations
Calling all prospective choreographers! Join us for auditions this Spring 2014. Showcase your original choreography in a 30-second performance and teach 8 counts to our audition panel, which includes our President, Vice President, and club Advisor. Keep in mind, plagiarism is strictly prohibited, and music must be appropriate and not previously used in the last four years. Ensure your dance fits all skill levels, with a minimum of 24 dancers. Remember, costumes and music must be approved. Prepare for a meeting in March to finalize your submissions!
Spring 2014 Choreographers Auditions: Guidelines and Expectations
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PROSPECTIVE CHOREOGRAPHERS SPRING 2014
Auditions • EVERY prospective choreographer auditions • Past choreographers are not automatically chosen • Choreographer surveys • Audition process: • Audition panel consists of President, Vice President, and our club Advisor • Show us 30 seconds of your choreography • Teach President 8 counts of your choreography • We try to choose dances that will create the most diverse show possible
Choreography • Must be YOURS! • No tolerance for plagiarism • If we find out you took choreography from somewhere else, you will not be choreographing for the club ever again • Must be appropriate • Make sure it’s appropriate for the level you want your dance to be • You will have 8 weeks to teach and clean, so manage your time well • You should have formation changes
Dancers • Minimum number: 24 • We need dances to fit all levels of dancers!!! • Yes, this means beginner dances • Please be open to taking more dancers! • YOU are the determining factor in their MCDE experience, so please respect all dancers and make your class enjoyable for them
Music • Music must be appropriate!! • 3 minutes max • Cannot use a song that has been used within the last 4 years (if a senior can remember it) • If you’re not sure if a song has been used in the past, get in touch with Sam Cillo • No more than 2 songs by the same artist • Song thread overwinter break • Just because you write that you want a song doesn’t mean it’s yours • If 2 people audition with the same song, we will choose one or ask you to change your song
Costumes • Think creative, colorful • We always get a lot of black and a lot of t-shirts • Can ask for no more than $10 from dancers • Can use costumes in storage • Costumes must be appropriate • All costumes must be approved by Deanna Clark • Do not tell your dancers their costumes until they’re approved • Nothing is set until they are approved
Practices • One scheduled class hour per week • Club rule: cannot miss more than 2 practices • Please enforce this! • Can hold extra help for dancers who want it, but it’s not mandatory • Speakers and folders are in the Aerobic Studio closet • Our speakers cannot be used for extra practices • New dance studio
Speakers • Choreographers will be held responsible if speakers are found broken • Cannot use them for extra practices, only for your designated class • Please contact a board member IMMEDIATELY if a speaker is found broken • If you see someone using them who is not a choreographer, contact us as well
Racqetball courts • Are not solely for our use • We have no control over who uses them and when • If you would like to use one for extra practice, call McCann and try to book one on your own
Choreographer meeting • This meeting is MANDATORY • Costumes and music are due by this meeting • Will be sometime in March • Only mandatory meeting for choreographers
Strike system • We ask you for a lot of different things over the semester • You need to hand all of these things in ON TIME, or you will receive a strike • 3 strikes and you will not be allowed to choreograph again the next semester • Notified of strikes via email from me
Strikes • Failure to respond to all emails from dancers after sign-ups • Failure to send your roster to the club account • Failure to hand in music on time • Failure to hand in costume template on time • Not going to the choreographer meeting • Numerous complaints from your dancers • Not attending mandatory choreographer events
Choreographer expectations • Relay information from e-board to general members • Treat dancers with respect, be prepared for classes • Represent the club in a positive light • Mandatory choreographer events • Your dance/class is a part of MCDE, check in with me if you’d like to do something outside of the club
AUDITIONS • WILL BE OBNOXIOUSLY EARLY NEXT SEMESTER • MEETING MONDAY 1/20 • AUDITIONS TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY 1/21, 1/22 • Prepare yourselves over winter break!! • I will email you out interest sheets • Sign interest sheet with your email address • GOOD LUCK!