Advanced Dance Audition Videos

Audition Videos:

Make sure you have warmed up properly BEFORE you learn the movement! Remember...HAVE FUN!

Hip Hop Audition

You will learn Matt Steffanina’s GDFR Choreography:

GDFR Matt Steffanina Choreography  - 00:28 to 00:38 seconds

Tutorial for the section you need:

Tutorial Breakdown  - 00:56 to 3:50

*Be sure to add your own freestyle after the jump cross unwind bounce (2 eights)

Jazz Audition

Please learn the below choreography for the audition (correction in that the left arm bends and the right arm is straight and back):

Choreography Breakdown (Make sure your hips are tucked under for the layout to protect your back.)

Choreography With Music

*Remember we will be doing technique across the floor for the audition

Lyrical Ballet/Contemporary Audition

Please learn the below choreography for the audition:

Choreography With Counts

Choreography With Music

*Remember you will need to improv for two eights during the audition

MSDC Information Meeting - Wednesday Feb 3 in s129 from 3:15-4:00

Lauren's Techique Class

It's not too late to join Lauren's Technique Class!

The piece she creates for your will be in BOTH the MS and HS Semester 2 dance production.

Don't miss this chance...

The dates are: : January 20, 27, February 3, 10, 24, March 9, 16, 30, April 6, 13

Plus the HS tech week/show days (April 20, 21, 22, 23)

$200 for this semester and payment needs to be in cash form, handed in on the first day. We can pro-rate you if you decide to start up to two weeks late.

Link to the sign up survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Yrwu3JUugzRAOyxAij4CeHDVa9moHnLBe7TNB6Jpsyg/viewform

Neverland Photos, Musical, and Semester 2 Dance Club

Hi Dancers,

Musical Auditions Next Week:
Get ready for the Musical, Legally Blonde!  I hope to see lots of you auditioning next week.

Neverland Photos:
Here are some of the photos from Neverland.  Be sure to take a look.

Semester Two Dance Club:
I will put up some information up soon.  We will have to start audition before the musical finishes, but we won't start rehearsals until the Monday after the musical finishes.

I am really excited about getting you guys on stage an d in the limelight!

Congratulations on an amazing show and I am so proud of all of you and how hard you worked.  You exceeded my expectations and really upped your game.

XOXO

Mrs. R

It's Showtime!

Hey Dancers, 

I am so excited to see you perform over the next four days! Here are some important reminders..

Thank-You's:

There will be sheets of paper, pens, and envelopes for you to write thank you's to your DP choreographers/directors/assistants/theatre coordinator/theatre engineer/theatre technicians/HS and MS techies in the Theatre Studio (great thing to do while you are waiting for make-up).  Please think long and hard about the people who have helped make this show possible.  Here are some ides to write about:

• something you learned because of you choreographers (as a dancer, student, or choreographer)
• choreography you liked
• a particular part of you choreographers's role in the show
• theatre coordinators - set, logistics, make - up, dance space
• theatre assistants - sound, lights, set, video
• techies and stagecraft - set and odd jobs

         Theatre Studio

* MS Make - Up, Hair, and Costume Room *

                 Neverland Hair

Character	Hair
Mermaids	half up half down
Island Girls	half up half down
Crocs	two braids or two french braids
Lost Kids	side ponytail, pigtails, or two braids
Pirates	ponytails ratted and messy (away from face)

   Middle School ~ Make-Up Schedule

Time	Character	# Dancers
3:00	Mermaids (who enter on stage)	19
3:10	Mermaids (who enter from the aisle)	19
3:20	Pirates	21
3:35	Island Girls	10
3:40	Crocs	21
3:50	Fairies	31
4:05	Lost Kids	15

T-Shirts

You may wear your Neverland T-shirts with uniform bottoms on Thursday and Friday this week!

Dancers

Dance your hearts out! I am so proud of you. These next four days are what we have been working on for months!

XO

Mrs. R

It's Showtime!

Reminders

• Please bring snacks so you are not hungry (you nay not go to the cafe during the dress rehearsal/show). 
• Hair must be up and slicked back
• Make sure you have gel/hair spray, bobby bins, a few hair ties that match your hair color
• No eating in costume

Monday and Tuesday - Dress Rehearsals

*You are responsible for your own warm up

Go directly to the Theatre studio after school to get your costume on and make sure your hair is back.  Please be ready as close to 3:45 so we can get a Cast Picture at  4:00.  We will get a cast picture each day.  As soon as the ECC/ES students finish, we will start our MS/HS Dress Rehearsal.

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday - Performances

*You are responsible for your own warm up

Please head directly to the Theatre Studio to pick up your costume at 3:00  There will be a make-up schedule with specific time slots for characters, so please check and be sure you are on time. Show starts at 4:30.

Dressing Room Assignments - Neverland

S200	HS Girls
S201	MS Girls
S129	ECC, PS, MS, HS Boys
S204	Grade 4-5 Girls
S203	Grade 2-3 Girls
HS Choir room	Kindergarten + Grade 1 girls
S130	ECC Girls/Boys (K+1 boys)
Theatre Studio	MS costumes (collection) + MS makeup

Reminders this week...

IMPORTANT - Please pick up tickets your parents ordered from the MS Office!!!!!!!

Wed
Acts 1/3 (MS Pirates and MS Lost Kids)

Thurs
Act 2 - Costumes
*Bring you tight money (30.00)

Friday
Full Show Run
*We will hand out t-shirts

Get ready to perform!!!!!!!!!!