PROSPECTIVE CHOREOGRAPHER

INFORMATION MEETING

Fall 2013

AUDITIONS

EVERY prospective choreographer auditions

Audition in front of the President and Vice President

• Show us 30 seconds of your choreography• Teach President 8 counts of your choreography

Auditions are usually less competitive in the fall, please audition!

THE AUDITION PROCESS

We take into consideration choreographer surveys if you have choreographed in the past

Strike system

We try to choose the dances that will create the most diverse show

• Different styles and levels

MUSIC

Music must be appropriate!!

3 minutes max

Cannot use a song that has been used within the last 3 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

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

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

Our speakers cannot be used for extra practices

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 hand in music on time

Failure to hand in costume template on time

Not going to the choreographer meeting

Failure to send roster to the club account on time

Numerous complaints from your dancers

CHOREOGRAPHER EXPECTATIONS

Relay information from e-board to general members

Treat dancers with respect, be prepared for classes

Get involved with community service events!