1. Choreographer Meeting Welcome back !

2. Auditions EVERY prospective choreographer MUST audition Seniors and past choreographers are not automatically chosen Audition process –Panel consisting of the President, Vice President and our Production Manager –Show 30 seconds of choreography –Teach the President 8 counts of their choreography

3. Strike System It is very important that you hand in the information we ask from you ON TIME –Failure you to do this will result in a strike –Three strikes and you will not be allowed to choreograph in the following semester You will receive an email from the President when you get a strike and must respond

4. Strikes Failure to respond to all the emails you get from dancers wanting to be in your dance Failure to send the club account your roster Failure to attend ALL choreographer meetings Failure to tell Murano your costume and whether you will use storage or ask your dancers for money (no more than $10) Failure to send Alyssa your picture for the program Failure to give Murano a copy of your music Numerous complaints regarding your class from dancers

5. Plagiarism No tolerance for Plagiarism You are not allowed to take choreography from ANYWHERE If we find out that you do, you will no longer be allowed to choreograph for the club

6. Stereos Choreographers will be held responsible if a stereo is found broken Please use the stereo designated to the studio you are in Please contact a board member IMMEDIATELY if a stereo is found broken If you see someone who is not a choreographer using the stereo please contact Erin Choreographers are not allowed to use the stereos for extra practice (such as in the racquetball courts)

7. Racquetball Courts NOT solely for our purpose The board has no control over who is in there and when If you would like to use the racquetball courts to practice call McCann and book them yourself The board has no say over who can use the racquetball courts and when

8. Criteria 3:00 minute MAX 20 dancers MIN Open dances are allowed, but prepare yourself Sunday dances lose one class due to Mid- semester break –First pick for extra rehearsal 9 WEEKS OF CLASSES !

9. Costumes Last semester’s costumes for the show were great! Please think creatively! Keep it classy! Easy on black Ways to get costumes –Storage –$10 from your dancers MAX We do not buy costumes

10. Costumes Cont. There will be one choreographer meeting where you MUST present your costume (it is mandatory) You must tell Murano your costume NO MATTER WHAT YOU ARE DOING and it must be okayed by her You must also hand in a budget with the costs of your costume, what you are buying, a picture of it and how much you’re asking from each dancer Murano’s email: Dana.Murano1@marist.edu

11. Not Getting Into a Dance Please be open to accepting more dancers into your dance if you receive an email from me about people not getting into any dance

12. AUDITIONS! MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 RD 7PM- 11PM DANCE STUDIO TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 TH 7PM- 11PM SC 348 SIGN UP FOR A TIME SLOT!!!