FINAL Inferno- FMDA SCHEDULE HERE
Final FULL Schedule HERE
Event Location: Chaminade Preparatory School,
Event Address: 425 S Lindbergh Blvd, Frontenac, MO 63131, USA
Reminders:
- Call Time: please be on time with hair, make up, and costume on!
- Production and fluid company dances to clarify these are not performing at this event. Production and those fluid members that said “Yes” will attend April Comp. those are go.
- Cell phones: please keep cell phones up once its call time. This is so we can be focused and present as a team.
- Audience Etiquette: please do not enter the audience in the middle of a routine, refrain from sitting in marked teacher sections (parents & students), please do not hoot and holler in lyrical/contemporary routine, no excessive screaming. please cheer before and after.
- Backstage Etiquette: please do not stand in cross ways or wings when we are not performing. please do not wonder off after a routine is done performing stay with the team, we will meet parents after awards.
- Dressing room Etiquette: keep it clean, no open food or drink. if snacking please have cover ups over costume and clean up after oneself.
- Awards: Remember that it is three judges opinions, keep a positive mindset if the results aren’t what we are hoped, we cant let it effect how we feel we did in our performance. We have a good shot at winning. We will always hold our head high and get back up and try again. There is a time and place to let out how you feel about how the awards went. Wait to hear critiques and what they have to say before completely disagreeing or being upset of the results. It is definitely natural, however do not let it define the weekend. please stand for first overalls and clap, please cheer / clap for all overalls and special awards. Adjudications it is too much to do all of them. NO Cell phones out during awards. Be present. I don’t mind selfies while they have dance party on stage once the ceremony begins phones up.
- After Awards: please stay on stage for company photo and then all head back to dressing room. Parents please meet your dancer back at the dressing room and then they will be excused if they do not have another routine in the following block
- TEAM captains: These will be announced and assigned this week in rehearsals for who is accepting group awards. Please follow instructions given at the event.
- Undergarments: please ensure we have proper undergarments, for safe coverage and support. Skin tone only. Ensure they are undergarments that do not show lines through your costume, they need to be “Seamless”. If you have an open back costume, you must have clear straps only. Thank you for helping the dancer feel comfortable on stage while also maintaining the uniform aesthetic of the costume.
Packing list/Check list:
- Ensure you have all pieces to your costumes
*** steam your costumes if they need it, please do this, the wrinkles look tacky. If you do not have a steamer, there is one at the studio. bring it, steam it, and nicely hang it in your garment bag sometime this week if needed - Proper undergarments.
- All Hair pieces
- All shoes needed
- Tights and extra tights
- Company Jacket & black leggings or joggers, NO Pjs on stage for awards. Leggings or Joggers not required for awards ceremony IF YOU ARE IN COSTUME. if not in a costume you need black joggers or leggings with company jacket. ALL must be in a company jacket on stage.
- Bring your make up & hair things for touch ups
- Water bottle and high protein & carb recovery food
Soloists, doing TITLE please complete form by 2/9 HERE
- UPDATE /Reminder: All should have booked interview via link messages to those attending. please dress like a dancer for your interview.
- Read what Title is HERE (Title Soloist will have a virtual interview of interview about why they dance, improv in front of the judges panel and receive in person feedback, and then competes their solo. They are scored on all three and how the select the title winner for each age group.
- ** Note: this is the one competition I see value in the title competition not just a money grab.
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