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PROSPECTIVE CHOREOGRAPHERS
FALL 2015
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 9 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!!
2:45 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 Devan Tookmanian
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 Marianne LaCalamito• 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 or Dance
Studio Closet
Our speakers cannot be used for extra practices
Half of the classes are in the 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 October
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
STARTS NEXT WEEK • AUDITIONS MONDAY/TUESDAY 9/14, 9/15• 10 minute slots between 6:30pm-11pm• Bring filled out Interest Sheet if you do not fill it out
tonight!
Sign interest sheet with your email address
GOOD LUCK!