CHOREOGRAPHER INFORMATION MEETING Fall 2013

AUDITIONS  EVERY prospective choreographer auditions  Past choreographers are not automatically chosen  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 have 9 weeks to teach and clean, so manage your time well  You should have formation changes

DANCERS  Will be ing you for sign ups at 7:00 pm on 9/13  Minimum number: 24  If you do not reach this number, please the club account saying you have spots open in your dance  Take the first x amount of girls who you once it hits 7:00pm  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 over the summer 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

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  Tentative date: October 10 th 9:30  This meeting is MANDATORY  Costumes and music are due by this meeting  Costumes can be sent to Deanna for approval as soon as your know what you’d like them to be 

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 from me

STRIKES  Failure to respond to all s 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  Mandatory choreographer events: Beautiful Me workshop Dancing to End Dating Violence Event MUST attend one of these two events, or you will receive a strike

AUDITIONS  Monday, 9/9 6:45pm-11pm  Tuesday 9/10 9:30pm – 12am  Donnelly 236  Sign up for a time slot  Any additions to your interest sheet  GOOD LUCK!