Prospective Choreographers

SPRING 2015

Audition

• Every prospective choreographer auditions• Past choreographers are not automatically chosen• Audition process:• Panel: President, Vice President and our Advisor,

Bobbi Sue• Show us 30 seconds of your choreography• Teach President 8 counts of your choreography• Choose dances that will create the most diverse show• You will hear back from us via email within the next

two days

Show Breakdown

1. Beg/Int Contemporary

2. Beg/Int Contemporary

3. Int. Contemporary

4. Int. Contemporary

5. Int/Adv Contemporary

6. Int/Adv Contempoary

7. Advanced Contemporary

8. Advanced Contemporary

9. Beg/Int Hip Hop

10.Beg/Int Hip Hop

11. Int. Hip Hop

12.Int. Hip Hop

13.Int/Adv Hip Hop

14. Int/Adv Hip Hop

15. Advanced Hip Hop

16. Advanced Hip Hop

17. Spanish Styled

18. Irish

19. Beg/Int Tap

20. Int/Adv Tap

21. Beg/Int Jazz

22. Int. Jazz

23. Int/Adv Jazz

24. Adv Jazz

25. Kickline

26. Musical Theater

Choreographer Expectations

• Relay information from E-Board to your class• Be prepared for class and treat your dancers with respect• Represent the club in a positive light• Attend any mandatory choreographer meeting and events• Your dance/class is a part of MCDE, please check with

me if you would like to use your dance for anything outside of the club

Dancers

• Minimum number: 24• Please be open to taking more dancers

• Dances to fit all levels of dancers! • You are the determining factor of the MCDE

experience, so please respect all dancers and make your class enjoyable for them

Choreography

• Must be entirely YOURS• No plagiarism

• Keep it appropriate• Appropriate for the level you want your dance to be• Have formation changes• 9 weeks to teach and clean, so manage your time

well!

Music

• Must be appropriate (please keep it clean )• 3 minutes max• Song cannot have been used in the past 4 years • If a senior can remember it, it can’t be used• If you’re not sure or have song questions, ask Devan

Tookmanian • Show can not have more than 2 songs by the

same artist• We’ll contact you if there is issues

Costumes

• Be creative and colorful!• Can’t ask for more than $10 from each dancer• Costumes in storage• All costumes must be approved by Marianne• Do not tell your dancers their costumes until they’re

approved

Practices

• One hour scheduled class per week• Aerobic Studio or SC Dance Studio• Club Rule: cannot miss more than 2 practices• Factors into priority points• Use to your discretion

• Can hold extra practices• Cannot be mandatory

Speakers

• SC Dance Studio• College Activities Speaker• Go to College Activities is something isn’t

working/missing• If they can’t help, then contact a board member

• Aerobic Studio• Three speakers in closet• AUX Cord• Contact us IMMEDIATELY if something is

missing/not working

Choreographer Meeting

• There will be a mandatory meeting about 1 month before the show• Costumes, music, and final roster are due

Strike System

• If something is not handed in on time you will receive a strike

• If you are teaching people who cannot make your designated class time you will receive a strike

• 3 strikes and you will not be allowed to choreograph again next semester

• Receive strikes via email

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

• Auditions will be the within the first two weeks of school• Have a great summer we can’t wait to see what

you bring in the fall