PROSPECTIVE CHOREOGRAPHERS

SPRING 2014

AUDITIONS

EVERY prospective choreographer auditions

Past choreographers are not automatically chosen• Choreographer surveys

Audition process:• Audition panel consists of President, Vice President, and

our club Advisor • Show us 30 seconds of your choreography• Teach President 8 counts of your choreography • We try to choose dances that will create the most diverse

show possible

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 will have 8 weeks to teach and clean, so manage your time well

You should have formation changes

DANCERS

Minimum number: 24

We need dances to fit all levels of dancers!!! • Yes, this means beginner dances

Please be open to taking more dancers!

YOU are the determining factor in their MCDE experience, so please respect all dancers and make your class enjoyable for them

MUSIC

Music must be appropriate!!

3 minutes max

Cannot use a song that has been used within the last 4 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 winter break • 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

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

Speakers and folders are in the Aerobic Studio closet

Our speakers cannot be used for extra practices

New dance studio

SPEAKERS

Choreographers will be held responsible if speakers are found broken

Cannot use them for extra practices, only for your designated class

Please contact a board member IMMEDIATELY if a speaker is found broken

If you see someone using them who is not a choreographer, contact us as well

RACQETBALL COURTS

Are not solely for our use

We have no control over who uses them and when

If you would like to use one for extra practice, call McCann and try to book one on your own

CHOREOGRAPHER MEETING

This meeting is MANDATORY

Costumes and music are due by this meeting

Will be sometime in March

Only mandatory meeting for choreographers

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 send your roster to the club account

Failure to hand in music on time

Failure to hand in costume template on time

Not going to the choreographer meeting

Numerous complaints from your dancers

Not attending mandatory choreographer events

CHOREOGRAPHER EXPECTATIONS

Relay information from e-board to general members

Treat dancers with respect, be prepared for classes

Represent the club in a positive light

Mandatory choreographer events

Your dance/class is a part of MCDE, check in with me if you’d like to do something outside of the club

AUDITIONS

WILL BE OBNOXIOUSLY EARLY NEXT SEMESTER• MEETING MONDAY 1/20 • AUDITIONS TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY 1/21, 1/22• Prepare yourselves over winter break!! • I will email you out interest sheets

Sign interest sheet with your email address

GOOD LUCK!