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.
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.
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.
