Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Breakout Small Teams at Fleetwood Park

    FLEETWOOD PARK SECONDARY HOSTS
    “BREAKOUT” 2016 SMALL TEAM EVENT”

DATE:  Wednesday, January 13th 2016

PLACE:   Fleetwood Park Secondary School - plaza
                7940-156th Street, Surrey (604-597-2301 / fax:  597-6481)
*PLEASE PARK AT BACK OF SCHOOL AND FOLLOW SIGNS TO ENTER SCHOOL

TIME:  Dancer registration at 4 p.m. (enter @ back of school)
  Please do not arrive before as we need time to set up.
  Doors open to public @ 4:30 p.m. (enter @ back of school)
           Competition starts @ 5 p.m. & should end @ 8 p.m.

TICKETS:  $10 advance sales &/OR at door if any left that night
            
SEATING:  There will be approximately 300 seats in the plaza to be shared between spectators and dancers.  Dancers will need to be backstage 3 numbers before they perform.  They can access backstage via the hallways on each side of the plaza stage.
P.S. Only dancers (no spectators, friends, etc.) are allowed in the main studio and make sure you have clean shoes.

CONTACT:  For general info e-mail Lucie Landriault at         
                   landriault_l@surreyschools.ca
                    To register, your small teams use link below:
                         http://goo.gl/forms/dxTKiGGZ84http://goo.gl/forms/dxTKiGGZ84
    Please print full name of dancers as I will use this for rosters
                   To verify your entries, use link below:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lhrXNokPWv9L1yP9Hc6MXzDUaKcShMeGrSRBxC8hGDo/edit?usp=sharinghttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lhrXNokPWv9L1yP9Hc6MXzDUaKcShMeGrSRBxC8hGDo/edit?usp=sharing

COST TO ENTER:  $10.00 PER DANCER (list entries)
MAKE CHEQUE TO Surrey Secondary (SD#36) Dance Teachers' Association
MAIL TO:       Fleetwood Park Secondary School
                         7940-156 Street, Surrey, V3S 3R3
OR use district mail:   Courier #167 – c/o Lucie Landriault
DIVISIONS: Street Styles & Other Styles (Lyrical, Jazz, Bhangra)

Dancers must be from same school.  Jr. dancers (8,9,10) can dance with Sr. (11,12) but a Sr. may not dance in a Jr. division.
ALL SMALL TEAM ROUTINES ARE 2 MINUTES MAX WITH 2
ENTRIES ONLY PER SCHOOL PER DIVISION AT THIS TIME.
P.S. First place winners may showcase their dance at “Breakout”  
       on Sat., January 16th @ Panorama Ridge (13320 64 Ave., Surrey)

Junior Duo                                       Senior Duo
Junior Trio/Quad                   Senior Trio/Quad
Junior Small 5-8                    Senior Small 5-8

*BEGINNER & INTERMEDIATE BREAK BATTLE only at this event.
  Beginner:  single power moves not yet combined.
  Intermediates: several power moves not yet combined
  Teams of 3 required and preferably from same school. No grads.
  One run only in preliminary battle. Then, 2 runs each in the final.
  Winners in each category are determined at this event.  
  ADVANCE BREAKERS COMPETE AT BREAKOUT ON JAN. 16th.

ALL SCHOOL RULES APPLY AT THIS EVENT.
Costumes, choreography and music must be appropriate.

MUSIC:
Please bring music on a flash drive to be loaded when you arrive For back-up, maybe students will have it on their phone. Please edit music to avoid deductions.

AWARDS:
We will place top 3 in all divisions or top 6 in larger divisions.

DEADLINE:  Tuesday, December 1st. No refunds after Dec. 18th.
I WILL OPERATE ON A FIRST COME BASIS – MAX. 40 ENTRIES.

I NEED TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE BREAK BATTLES, THE AWARDS AND THE FACT THAT IT IS A WEEK NIGHT.  Lucie

Thursday, October 15, 2015

Breakout 2016

BREAKOUT 2016

Hosted by: The Surrey Secondary (SD#36) Dance Teachers’ Association and Ecole Panorama Ridge Secondary School

Date:                    Saturday, January 16, 2016

Where:                 Panorama Ridge Secondary School
                             13220 64th ave. Surrey

Time:                   Doors open to the public at 12:30pm
                             Show starts at 1:00pm

Registration:      Dancers begin registration at 9:30am
A warm-up schedule will be sent out prior to the competition. Dancers will arrive at Panorama Ridge Secondary according to the registration / warm-up schedule.

General Admission: $10 in advance / $15 at the door. 
Teachers may pre-order tickets to sell at their school.
         

Please send payment by mail or courier to:   “Jennifer Twigg”
Enver Creek Secondary
14505-84 Avenue
         Surrey, B.C. V3S 8X2

* Cheques must be made out to: Surrey Secondary (SD#36) Dance Teachers’ Association

Registration Information

Fees:          $125 for first entry in any “class” or “team” division
                   $100 for second entry in any “class” or “team” division
                   $30 for break battle crew
All fees are due by December 4, 2015.
There will be no refunds after January 8, 2016.

Divisions



Classes (based on overall experience level.  Any style)
Beginner class
Intermediate class
Advanced class


Hip Hop Teams (based on age)
Junior Team (gr.8-10)
Senior Team (gr.11-12
(junior may dance with seniors, not seniors CANNOT dance with juniors)


Open Team (based on age)
Junior or Senior
(anything but street styles...ex. lyrical, contemporary, jazz, stage, modern, etc.)  


Break Team (Grades 8-12)
Any grade, any level.  Break choreography

Bollywood and/or Bhangra Team (Grades 8-12)
Any grade, any level. 

* All schools may enter no more than two entries per division.

EXAMPLE OF POSSIBLE REGISTRATION FEES:

Beginner class:  $125                     Junior Hip Hop Team: $125
Intermediate class: $100                 Senior Hip Hop Team: $100
Advanced class: $100                     Advanced Break battle $30

TOTAL:  $580.00


Please remember we need two rosters for registration:
1.    We need a school roster in alpha order of all your members and coaches for the registration desk. You are allowed one teacher and two coaches per school. Please total the number of students you will bring to the event at the bottom.
2.    We need a list of team members in EACH CATEGORY with their grade. This list is used on envelopes for awards and ribbons.
Please e-mail a copy of your rosters to Jenny-Lynn Jensen: jensen_j1@surreyschools.ca


General Rules of the Competition

1. Competition Etiquette and Expectations:  All teachers, students and parents will hold the art of dance in the highest regard.  There will be no derogatory statements concerning another school or fellow dancer at any time.  Students of all ages, sizes, race gender and ability deserve the right to perform and experience the joy of dance.  We hold a no negativity rule and it is strictly enforced.  Anyone showing non-compliance to this rule be asked to leave the event and may disqualify the school.
2. Teachers or coaches are not permitted to question judges about their scoring.  If you have a miscalculation go speak directly to Jenny-Lynn Jensen, so the error can by adjusted as soon as possible. Any other complaints must be made in writing to the Surrey Secondary Dance Teachers’ association.
3. All numbers must have appropriate content for family viewing. Swearing or vulgar language will result in disqualification.
4. Substances that alter the condition of the stage, (i.e.  confetti, water, glass props) are not permitted in any category.  No boots or shoes than would mark the gym floor. (runners and bare feet only)
5.  All dancers must be from the same school, with the exception of break dance crews.
6.  All dance teams must have a minimum of 9 dancers. All classes must have a minimum of 15 dancers.
7. Junior dancers may dance with seniors, but seniors cannot dance in a junior division. 
8. All dance team and class music must be no longer than 3 minutes, no shorter than 2 minutes
9. Music must be edited for all profanities and distasteful lyrics.  (Severe deductions)
10. Music must be brought on a memory stick to the D.J. at the time of warm-up. Coaches can bring an extra copy of their songs on a C.D. for back up.
11. All competitors must act with respect and co-operate with all students and officials of the show.
12. Costumes must be appropriate for every dancer.  Costumes that show too much cleavage, thongs, or boy’s underwear will be deducted.
13. Remember this is a family show so moves should be respectful of the audience.  Judges may deduct for rude gestures or bad taste.
14. Open category is any type of dance except hip-hop.

Awards
There will be ribbons given out to 6th place in categories for all dancers.  Teams will receive keeper rosettes from 1-6th for their trophy case and the winning teams will take the permanent trophies home for one year and have their school name added to the trophy.  These trophies will be returned for next event, 2017
Please pick up your score sheets at the end of the competition.

Best Student Choreography Award
If any of your numbers are choreographed entirely by a student or students attending your school please indicate this on the online registration form.  Put the choreographer’s name(s) and grade beside the entry.  These students will be recognized in the program and there will be an award for best junior and senior choreography.

Deadline for Submissions is December 4, 2015

However, this event will fill up long before then.  If you register and pay first your team will be placed closer to the last group in a division.  If you register and pay later your groups will be in the top section of the division.