Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Breakout 2015


Hosted by Surrey (SD#36) Secondary Dance Teachers' Association 

Date: Saturday, April 25, 2015

Time: Doors open to public at 11:30 / Show starts at 12:00pm. 

Place: Chandos Pattison Auditorium (10238 168th Street, Surrey) 

For general information please contact: law_katherine@surreyschools.ca or johnson_paula@surreyschools.ca

Fees: $125 for first entry / $100 for each entry after that. 

All fees are due by April 1, 2015 and there will be no refunds after April 7, 2015.


General Rules of the Competition


 Competition  Etiquette and Expectations:  All teachers, students and parents will hold the art of dance in the highest regard.  There will be no derogatory statements concerning another school or fellow dancer at any time.  Students of all ages, sizes, race gender and ability deserve the right to perform and experience the joy of dance.  We hold a no negativity rule and it is strictly enforced.  Anyone showing non-compliance to this rule be asked to leave the event and may disqualify the school. Teachers or coaches are not permitted to question judges about their scoring.  If you have a miscalculation go speak directly to Kate or Paula, so the error can by adjusted as soon as possible. Any other complaints must be made in writing to the Surrey  Secondary Dance Teachers' association.

  •  All numbers must have appropriate content for family viewing. Swearing or vulgar language will result in disqualification.
  •  Substances that alter the condition of the stage, (i.e.  confetti, water, glass props) are not permitted in any category.
  • All dancers must be from the same school, with the exception of break dance crews.
  • All dance teams must have a minimum of 9 dancers. All classes must have a minimum of 15 dancers.
  • Junior dancers may dance with seniors, but seniors cannot dance in a junior division. 
  • All dance team and class music must be no longer than 3 minutes.
  • Music must be edited for all profanities and distasteful lyrics.  (severe deductions)
  • Music must be brought on a memory stick to the D.J. at the time of warm-up. Coaches can bring an extra copy of their songs on a C.D. for back-up.           
  • All competitors must act with respect and co-operate with all students and officials of the show.
  • Costumes must be appropriate for every dancer.  Costumes that show too much cleavage, midrifs, thongs, or boys' underwear will be deducted.
  • Remember this is a family show so moves should be respectful of the audience.  Judges may deduct for rude gestures or bad taste.
  • Open category is any type of dance except hip hop.

Awards

  • There will be ribbons given out to 6th place in categories for all dancers.  
  • Teams will receive keeper rosettes from 1-6th for their trophy case and the winning teams will take the permanent trophies home for one year and have their school name added to the trophy. These trophies will be returned for next event, 2016. 
  • Please pick up your score sheets at the end of the competition. 

Best Student Choreography Award

If any of your numbers are choreographed entirely by a student or students attending your school please indicate this on your registration form.  Put the choreographers’ name(s) and grade beside the entry.  These students will be recognized in the program and there will be an awrd for best junior and senior choreographer at the end of the show.

Spirit Award

This award goes to the school who cheers the most for all of the teams competing. Show the love! 

-Please fill out ONE FORM FOR EACH DIVISION ENTRY.
-For multiple entries click on: submit another response
-Please send two rosters: One of all students in alphabetical order with the total number of seats required and one for each entry for the award envelopes. Send to: johnson_paula@surreyschools.ca
-Please make cheques out and send to: Surrey (SD#36) Secondary Dance Teachers' Association/ North Surrey Secondary ℅ Shirley Clements 15945-96 Ave, Surrey, BC V4N 2R8 Courier #28



Tuesday, October 14, 2014

October 24, 2014 Professional Development at Panorama Ridge

Everyone is welcome to attend our Pro-D-Day Dance event at Panorama Ridge!

8:30am-10am:  Tap with Jim Hibbard!  
(Jenny has tap shoes at her school for those of you that need them)
10-10:30am:  break
10:30-12pm:  Hip Hop with Shauna Smith

12-2pm:  Lunch meeting (location TBA)

Thank-you Amanda for filming:



Encyclopedia of Hip Hop - from Stephanie - (This is awesome!) 

And Shauna mentioned this video: 




Jay G Clean - Shauna mentioned this was a good place to find clean songs. (Thanks Caitlin)

Tap Notes - Thanks Lucie


Throwdown Vol. 1 November 25, 2014

Throwdown Registration Information - Now open to first come first served - as opposed to two per category per school! 

Outbreak Small Teams January 13, 2015

Friday, October 3, 2014

Outbreak 2015

It is our 19th YEAR!!!

Hosted by: The Surrey Secondary (SD#36) Dance Teachers’ Association and North Surrey Secondary School

Date:                   Saturday, January 17, 2015
Where:                North Surrey Secondary School
                            15945 – 96 Ave. Surrey
Time:                  Doors open to the public at 12:30
                            Show starts at 1:00pm
Registration:     Dancers begin registration at 9:30am
A warm-up schedule will be sent out prior to the competition. Dancers will arrive at North Surrey Secondary according to the registration / warm-up schedule.

General Admission: $10 in advance / $15 at the door. 
Teachers may pre-order tickets to sell at their school.
        
Registration Link: http://goo.gl/CkFupR

Please send payment by mail or courier to:
c/o Shirley Clements
North Surrey Secondary School
                             15945 – 96 Ave. Surrey
                             Courier # 28
Cheques must be made out to: Surrey Secondary (SD#36) Dance Teachers’ Association


Please remember we need two forms for registration:
1.    We need a school roster in alpha order of all your members and coaches for the registration desk. You are allowed one teacher and two coaches per school. Please total the number of students you will bring to the event at the bottom.
2.    We need a list of team members in EACH CATEGORY with their grade. This list is used on envelopes for awards and ribbons.
Please e-mail a copy of your rosters to Shirley Clements: clements_s@surreyschools.ca

Registration Information

Fees:                 $125 for first team in any category
                           $100 for second team in category
All fees are due by December 1, 2014. There will be no refunds after January 7, 2015.

Divisions


Juniors (Grades 8-10)
Junior Hip Hop
Junior Open Team
Junior Class (Grade 8/9)

Intermediate
Class has majority grade 10’s


Seniors (Grades 10, 11 & 12)
Senior Hip Hop
Senior Open Team
Senior Class           


Break Team (Grades 8-12)
Bollywood Bhrangra Team (Grades 8-12)
All schools may enter no more than two entries per division.

General Rules of the Competition

1. Competition Etiquette and Expectations:  All teachers, students and parents will hold the art of dance in the highest regard.  There will be no derogatory statements concerning another school or fellow dancer at any time.  Students of all ages, sizes, race gender and ability deserve the right to perform and experience the joy of dance.  We hold a no negativity rule and it is strictly enforced.  Anyone showing non-compliance to this rule be asked to leave the event and may disqualify the school.
2. Teachers or coaches are not permitted to question judges about their scoring.  If you have a miscalculation go speak directly to Paula Johnson, so the error can by adjusted as soon as possible. Any other complaints must be made in writing to the Surrey Secondary Dance Teachers’ association.
3. All numbers must have appropriate content for family viewing. Swearing or vulgar language will result in disqualification.
4. Substances that alter the condition of the stage, (i.e.  confetti, water, glass props) are not permitted in any category.  No boots or shoes than would mark the gym floor.
All dancers must be from the same school, with the exception of break dance crews.
All dance teams must have a minimum of 9 dancers. All classes must have a minimum of 15 dancers.
5. Junior dancers may dance with seniors, but seniors cannot dance in a junior division. 
6. All dance team and class music must be no longer than 3 minutes, no shorter than 2 minutes
7. Music must be edited for all profanities and distasteful lyrics.  (Severe deductions)
8. Music must be brought on a memory stick to the D.J. at the time of warm-up. Coaches can bring an extra copy of their songs on a C.D. for back up.           
9. All competitors must act with respect and co-operate with all students and officials of the show.
10. Costumes must be appropriate for every dancer.  Costumes that show too much cleavage, thongs, or boy’s underwear will be deducted.
Remember this is a family show so moves should be respectful of the audience.  Judges may deduct for rude gestures or bad taste.
Open category is any type of dance except hip-hop.

Awards
There will be ribbons given out to 6th place in categories for all dancers.  Teams will receive keeper rosettes from 1-6th for their trophy case and the winning teams will take the permanent trophies home for one year and have their school name added to the trophy.  These trophies will be returned for next event, 2016
Please pick up your score sheets at the end of the competition.

Best Student Choreography Award
If any of your numbers are choreographed entirely by a student or students attending your school please indicate this on the online registration form.  Put the choreographer’s name(s) and grade beside the entry.  These students will be recognized in the program and there will be an award for best junior and senior choreography.

Deadline for Submissions is December 1, 2015

However, this event will fill up long before then.  If you register and pay first your team will be placed closer to the last group in a division.  If you register and pay later your groups will be in the top section of the division.

Thursday, June 19, 2014

Contact Information

Please fill in your contact information for 2015 - 2016 and forward this to any new dance teachers in our district so we can all keep in touch. The link is shared in our BOX for everyone to see. Thank-you!


Thursday, February 6, 2014

Breakout Small Teams April 23, and Breakout April 26, 2014

Registration Package: Click Here

Online Registration: Click Here


(This is a copy of registration package) 

BREAKOUT 2014

Hosted by:  Surrey (SD#36)Secondary Dance Teacher’s Association


DATE:   SATURDAY,   April 26th
PLACE:  Chandos Pattison Theatre
            10238 168th Street, Surrey
TIME:  
Doors open to the public at:  11:30 a.m.    Show starts @ _12 Noon
REGISTRATION:   Dancers will begin registrations at 9:30 a.m.
A warm-up schedule will be sent prior to the competition.
Dancers will arrive at Chandos according to the registration/warm-up schedule.

GENERAL ADMISSION:    All advanced tickets will are $10.00.  Teachers may pre-order tickets to sell at their schools.  Tickets at the door will be $15.00


TO REGISTER, PLEASE SEND PAYMENT, WITH YOUR COPY OF REGISTRATION FORM BY MAIL OR COURIER TO:


  NORTH SURREY SECONDARY
  15945 96TH AVENUE
  SURREY, B.C. V4N2R8
ATTENTION:  Shirley Clements
CHEQUES MUST BE MADE OUT  TO:  Surrey(SD#36)Secondary Dance Teachers Association.           
*** NEW *** PLEASE SEND EMAIL REGISTRATION WITH COPY OF ALL ROSTERS TO:
            http://goo.gl/kH7L23   Please send fill out one form per entry.



FOR GENERAL INFORMATION CONTACT:  Lucie Landriault or Shirley Clements
                         
E-MAIL:   landriault_l@surreyschools.ca     clements_s@sd36.bc.ca
Phone: 604 597-2301                                          Phone: 604 581-4433 ext. 2705
                       

                   REGISTRATION INFORMATION


FEES:             $125.00 FOR FIRST TEAM IN ANY CATEGORY
            $100.00 FOR SECOND TEAM IN CATEGORY
ALL FEES ARE DUE BY APRIL  1ST.   THERE WILL BE NO REFUNDS AFTER APRIL 7TH, 2014
PLEASE MAKE CHEQUES PAYABLE TO:
            SURREY (sd#36) SECONDARY DANCE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION

DIVISIONS:
JUNIORS GRADE 8-10                INTERMEDIATE                            SENIORS GRADE 11& 12
Junior Hip Hop                           Class has majority                            Senior Hip Hop
Junior Open Team                grades 10’s.                                         Senior Open Team
Junior Class (Grade 8/9)                                                               Senior Class                                               
 
ADVANCED BREAK DANCE THREE PER TEAM @ $10 PER DANCER
All schools may enter no more than 2 entries per division.

GENERAL RULES OF THE COMPETITION:


 Competition  Etiquette and Expectations:  All teachers, students and parents will hold the art of dance in the highest regard.  There will be no derogatory statements concerning another school or fellow dancer at any time.  Students of all ages, sizes, race gender and ability deserve the right to perform and experience the joy of dance.  We hold a no negativity rule and it is strictly enforced.  Anyone showing non-compliance to this rule be asked to leave the event and may disqualify the school.
 Teachers or coaches are not permitted to question judges about their scoring.  If you have a miscalculation go speak directly to Lucie Landriault, so the error can by adjusted as soon as possible. Any other complaints must be made in writing to the Surrey  Secondary Dance Teachers association.
 All numbers must have appropriate content for family viewing. Swearing or vulgar language will result in disqualification.
 Substances that alter the condition of the stage, (i.e.  confetti, water, glass props) are not permitted in any category.
All dancers must be from the same school, with the exception of break dance crews.
All dance teams must have a minimum of 9 dancers. All classes must have a minimum of 15 dancers.
Junior dancers may dance with seniors, but seniors cannot dance in a junior division. 
All dance team and class music must be no longer than 3 minutes.
Music must be edited for all profanities and distasteful lyrics.  (severe deductions)
Music must be brought on a memory stick to the D.J. at the time of warm-up. Coaches can bring an extra copy of their songs on a C.D. for back-up.           
All competitors must act with respect and co-operate with all students and officials of the show.
Costumes must be appropriate for every dancer.  Costumes that show too much cleavage, midrifs, thongs, or boys underwear will be deducted.
Remember this is a family show so moves should be respectful of the audience.  Judges may deduct for rude gestures or bad taste.
Open category is any type of dance except hip hop.

AWARDS

There will be ribbons given out to 6th place in categories for all dancers.  Teams will receive keeper rosettes from 1-6th for their trophy case and the winning teams will take the permanent trophies home for one year and have their school name added to the trophy.  These trophies will be returned for next event, 2015
Please pick up your score sheets at the end of the competition.

 

BEST STUDENT CHOREOGRAPHY AWARD

If any of your numbers are choreographed entirely by a student or students attending your school please indicate this on your registration for.  Put the choreographers’ name(s) and grade beside the entry.  These students will be recognized in the program and there will be an awrd for best junior and senior choreographer at the end of the show.
****NEW AWARD FOR BREAKOUT 2014****SPIRIT  AWARD!!!!
FOR THE SCHOOL WHO CHEERS THE MOST FOR ALL THE TEAMS COMPETING, SHOW THE LOVE!!

BREAKOUT 2014 REGISTRATION FORM


NAME OF SCHOOL__________________________________________
CONTACT PERSON___________________________________________
EMAIL ADDRESS  ____________________________________________
ADDRESS _____________________________________________________
PHONE: __________________________________FAX:__________________________
DIVISIONS                                    NAME/DETAILS                                    CHOREOGRAPHER(S)
1ST Team $125.____________________________________________________________________________
2nd TEAM
$100. ______________________________________________________________________________
1ST CLASS $125.______________________________________________________________________________
2ND CLASS
$100. ___________________________________________________________________
3rd CLASS
$ 75.00 ___________________________________________________________________
4TH CLASS__________________________________________________________________
OPEN TEAM SENIOR $125.________________________________________________________
2ND OPEN TEAM SR/JR $100     _________________________________________________________
OPEN TEAM JUNIOR   $100________________________________________________________

ADVANCED BREAK DANCE TEAM @$10 PER MEMBER_____________________________________

TOTAL AMOUNT OF CHEQUE: $___________                             

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS:   APRIL 1ST, 2014

No refunds after APRIL 7TH, 2014           


                                               

Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Feb. 21, 2014: Ya… We Dance!

Ya… We Dance!

Friday, February 21, 2014

Princess Margaret Secondary (12870 72 Ave, Surrey)


Ya.. We Dance! is a dance convention for students and teachers. We offer three different levels: beginner, intermediate, and advanced. We offer a variety of dance genres and you get to choose three different classes. The teacher conference price is $50 and it is $30 for students. Come dance and have fun on your professional development day!

9-9:30
9:35-9:50
10:00- 11:00
11:15-12:15
12:30-1:30
Foyer
Registration
Warm-up



Large Gym


Locking - Advanced
Breaking - Beginner
Hip Hop - Intermediate



Kim Sato
Savage Rock
Navid Charkhi
Small Gym


Jazz- Intermediate
Lyrical - Advanced
Breaking Advanced



Dana Madder
Dana Madder
Savage Rock
Small Studio


Grooving and Hip Hop Fundamentals - Beginner
Popping Isolation Choreo - Intermediate
Locking - Beginner



Melissa Medalla
Navid Charkhi
Kim Sato
Theatre


Burlesque - Intermediate
Broadway Jazz - Beginner
Grooving - Intermediate



Leigh Torlage
Leigh Torlage
Melissa Medalla

Registration is first come first serve. So please register early to get the classes that you want.
To register please visit this Google Document: http://goo.gl/MB60Wv
Please make cheques out to: Surrey Secondary Dance Teachers’ Association
Please send cheques to:             North Surrey Secondary c/o Shirley Clements

                   15945 96 Ave, Surrey, BC V4N 2R8