PROSPECTIVE CHOREOGRAPHER MEETING

MCDE Spring 2013

AUDITIONS

EVERY prospective choreographer MUST audition

Seniors and past choreographers are NOT automatically chosen

Audition process

Panel consisting of the President, VP (and shadows) and our Production Manager

Show 30 seconds of choreography

Teach the President 8 counts of choreography

AUDITION INFORMATION

Sunday January 27th from 4pm-10pm in Donnelly 236

Monday January 28th from 9pm-11pm in Donnelly 236

Time slots are in 10 minute intervals.

Sign up at the end of the meeting.

Dances will be chosen by the end of the day January 29th and will be posted to the website by January 30th. Everything up for General Meeting on January 31st

Classes start Sunday February 3rd

CRITERIA

3:00 minute MAX

24 dancers MIN

Sunday dances lose one class due to Spring Break, possibly 2 if you don’t hold class the Sunday we get back (up to you) and lose Easter Sunday

Sunday classes have first pick for extra rehearsal

9 WEEKS OF CLASSES !

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

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 whenever it is due after sign ups and again after the choreographer meeting

Failure to attend ALL choreographer meetings

Failure to tell Murano your costume and whether you will use storage

Using a costumes that was not approved

Failure to give Murano a copy of your music on time

Numerous complaints regarding your class from dancers

PLAGIARISM

No tolerance for Plagiarism

You are not allowed to take choreography from anywhere

If you do use choreography that is not yours, you will no longer be allowed to choreograph for the club

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)

RACQUETBALL COURTS

NOT solely for our purpose

The board has no control over who is in there and when

You are not allowed to call and book the racquetball courts, you are taking a chance if you chose to have an extra practice in them

If you would like to have an extra practice in the aerobic studio, please contact Erin

COSTUMES

Last semester’s costumes were great!Please continue to think creatively!Keep it classy! Think colors Ways to get costumes

Storage

$10 from your dancers MAX

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DO NOT tell your dancers their costumes until it is okayed by MuranoThere will be a choreographer meeting at the beginning of March where you must present your costume

Murano’s email: Dana.Murano1@marist.edu

MUSIC

MUST BE APPROPRIATE

If you are unsure about it, you probably shouldn’t use it

Music will be due at the choreographer meeting in March

Music can be the reason why you do not get selected to choreograph if:

Its inappropriate

Its been used in the past

Too many songs by the same artist

Someone else is using it

DAN CER S N OT GET TIN G INTO DAN CES

Please be open to accepting more dancers into your dance if you receive an email from me about people not getting into any dance

There will be a minimum of 24 dancers in each dance and I will still probably (most likely) ask you to take more dancers

6 dances MAX per dancer

“Waiting List”

PLEASE DO NOT START A WAITING LIST FOR YOUR DANCE UNTIL I GIVE YOU THE OKAY THAT ALL DANCERS OFF THE GENERAL WAITING LIST HAVE BEEN PLACED!