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Showcase America
Unlimited Newsletter
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AUGUST 2009
NEWSLETTER
Hi Everyone!
Can you believe that the summer has gone by so
quickly? I know I used to throw
things at the TV when those back to school ads started about mid-July. Not so bad now that I'm not getting a
building ready for all the back to school rush.
I hope your summer has been a least a little restful and
that you and your team have begun some great training and adventures
together.
Lots of information to follow, but in particular, remember about the September membership meeting. It is your chance to network with other
coaches, judges, and dancers. We are
the only organization I know that offers something like this for free to
its membership.
ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Our annual coaches/directors membership meeting will be
held on SATURDAY, September 19th at the West
Chester Conference
Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. Lunch is provided for all judges and one
coach per member team. Others who
would like lunch will be charged $10 per lunch. Because of the lunch count, it is
necessary for you to RSVP no later than September 15th to Kim Nicoll at chelsey34@aol.com even if you have replied on Facebook. Please email her with your team name and
number of coaches attending. Judges,
please RSVP as well (Judges, remember, that you are required to attend a
training session each year in order to be assigned as a judge).
This year, since the rules are only undergoing minor,
cosmetic changes, we are concentrating on training and giving you the
latest information and news in the world of dance teams. In addition to our usual business meeting
and rules clarification, we will be running two concurrent break-out
sessions several times during the day, offering sessions for both the
novice and the experienced director or judge. We will be offering sessions in TEACHING
AND POLISHING A ROUTINE; STORYTELLING IN CHOREOGRAPHY; BOOSTER CLUBS AND
ORGANIZATION; JUDGES' TRAINING; TEEN SOCIAL ISSUES; REHEARSAL ORGANIZATION;
SHOW DESIGN; TECHNIQUE AND TERMINOLOGY/ TRENDS IN THE DANCE WORLD.
It certainly be a jam-packed
day, but our hope is that you will come away with great ideas, plans, and
new information. Don't forget to
RSVP today!
Agenda for the Meeting:
8:30-9:00
Registration
9:00-10:00
Business Meeting
10:00-11:15 Directors’ Roundtable
Discussion/ Judges’ Meeting
11:15-12:00 Lunch
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Session A
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Session B
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12:00-1:00
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Rehearsal Organization
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Storytelling and Choreography
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1:15-2:15
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Technique and Terminology
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Teaching and Polishing a
Routine
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2:30-3:30
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Show Design (from music to
magic)
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Parent and Booster
Organizations
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3:45-4:45
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Teen Issues
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Show
Design—repeat
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4:45-5:00
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Closing Session and Nationals
Information including forms for dressing room spaces.
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FORMS, FORMS, FORMS
It is most helpful to have your membership forms filled
out and ready for the meeting in September.
Judges, your registration form is attached. Coaches, team membership forms are
attached as well.
RULE REVISIONS FOR THE 2009-2010 COMPETITION SEASON:
This year is not one for large-scale rule changes, but
as you may recall, the SCAU Board met on May 3rd to work on
clarification, and slight revisions of existing rules. These were sent out to the membership in
May, but here is a “punch list” of the new and/or clarified
rules.
- WILD CARD CLARIFICATION: The Wild Card rule was taken out of
the rules, as it did not accomplish what it was intended to do. Wild Cards will now be totally at
the discretion of the judges to select some additional routines that
they feel deserve to move into the Medal Round.
- LEADERSHIP: We attempted to
clarify the leadership wording in the rules. New wording will read:
“Co-Captains will not be judged at the same contest.....Director
must advise each contest which captain will be scored at each contest.
- TEAM SIZE: Junior/Senior team
sizes remain the same; Elementary team size underwent a revision and
will now only be divided into 2 classes: 4-12=Small (elementary); 13 +=
Large(elementary) Juniors and
Seniors remain: A=4-9 members;
AA=10-17 members; AAA=18+
- TEAM SIZE: We have removed the rule that states
that you must perform the same number of dancers in each show. Now, as long as you remain within
your class (A, AA, AAA or Large, Small), you may use differing numbers
of dancers in each show. So, for
example, if I were a AA team (10-17 members), I could use 10 dancers
in kick, 17 in pom, 13 in jazz, 12 in
lyrical, etc.
- KICK RULE CLARIFICATION: New wording is, “Preparatory
moves or jumps for a kick do not count as a kick, nor do extended toe
touches, floor kicks, or seated kicks.”
- PENALTY SCORESHEET REVISION:
Added a place for judge to mark # of performers.
- LEADERSHIP SCORESHEET
REVISION:
- TEAM PERFORMANCE SCORESHEET
REVISION: We have reduced the
category points (for jazz, kick, pom, etc.)
from 20 points to 10 points on the top portion of the scoresheet.
On the bottom half of the scoresheet,
we have separated Technique from Execution. Technique being the proper
performance of the moves, and execution being the timing and precision
of the moves. Technique=20
points; Execution=20 points; Show Design=20 points; Choreography=20
points; Presentation=10 points.
This small revision, places more emphasis on the
technical aspects of the show and less emphasis on the
showmanship/presentation.
- AWARDS: There was some preliminary
discussion about going back to placement awards at every contest. Since that is a much larger
discussion and directly affects the contests' expenditures, we will
open that up for discussion at the next meeting.
WE HAVE A FAN PAGE!
Showcase America
has a fan page on Face book. Please
tell your girls, their parents, and your alumni about the Facebook page.
That way, they will receive miniature versions of the newsletters
and reminders, at the same time as we send information to the coaches and
judges. If they are already Facebook members, all they need to do is put Showcase
America Unlimited in the search box.
If they are not members, they can join for free by going to www.facebook.com
On that fan page, there is a spot for discussion groups
(that we can monitor). Currently,
the discussion is what you do during the summer to prepare for the upcoming
season. Anyone can join the
discussion. Share your great ideas,
how you prepare, what types of team building activities you do, etc. But, help us get more fans and to spread
the good word!
CREATIVE DANCE PRODUCTIONS SPONSORS OFFICER CLINIC
Mark your calendars!
On the same day as the directors/judges meeting on September 19th,
Creative Dance Productions will host a dance clinic for team officers (juniors
and seniors suggested).
Dancers will learn a routine in the morning from Katie Farry, participate in a technique class, have lunch and
then have a master class taught by Missy Lay Zimmer and Andrew
Hubbard. Officers will then be
invited if they would like to join the judges and directors in the
final breakout session and closing of the SCAU meeting.
Cost for the clinic is $70, with preregistration
only $65 including lunch. If
students do not pre-register, they will need to bring their own lunches.
Attached to this email is the
information flyer and the registration form/emergency medical form
necessary for the flyer. Get your
registration form in soon and beef up your choreography repertoire.
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