WELCOME TO
MARIST COLLEGE
DANCE ENSEMBLE
What is MCDE?
• Completely student run and choreographed club
– Must be in dance ensemble for at least one semester
in order to choreograph
• Over 300 members
• Variety of styles and levels
• Classes meet once a week for an hour per class
– 9 weeks of classes before rehearsal week
• Classes run from Sunday to Thursday (5pm11pm)
– Aerobic Studio (McCann) and Dance Studio (Student
Center)
The Dance Show
• November 23rd at 4:30pm, November 24th at
2:00pm
• Show will be at Poughkeepsie High School
– Spring show is on campus
• Rehearsal week is the week before the show,
practice every night (one night off)
– MANDATORY
• Dress rehearsal the Friday night before the
show
Signing Up For Classes
• Dances will be posted on our website by Wednesday
• Choose dances that you like, fit your level AND that fit
your schedule
• Email your prospective choreographers on Friday,
September 12th at 7:00pm (hint: don’t use foxmail)
• Choreographers must get back to you by Saturday
10:00pm
– Email the choreographer again if you do not hear back from
them
• If you don’t get into any dances please email club
account
– I will find at least 1 dance for everyone to be in
What to do if I can’t make a
meeting or class…
• You are allowed to miss ONE meeting
• You do not have to tell us you are going to
miss it or why
• If the meeting is at 9:30 and
– You have dance at 9:00pm come after
– You have dance at 10:00pm come before
• Missing dance class
– You can miss 2 classes, then it is up to the
choreographer whether or not to ask you to leave
Receiving Club Emails
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Email the club account
Danceensemble.club@gmail.com
Put MCDE FALL in the “Subject”
You will be put on the email list to receive club
emails throughout the semester
Executive Board
2014-2015
President
• Oversee actions of
entire club
• Determine dates of
activities
• Choreographer
auditions
• Liaison between
members and Marist
community
Deanna Clark
Vice President
• Priority Points
– Attend 2/3 meetings and
class attendance(1 point)
– 3 community service
opportunities or committees
(1 point)
• Puts together and approves
music for show and works with
MCTV
• Approves all costume decisions
• Helps with auditions and is the
liaison between the
choreographers and the
executive board
Sam Soprano
Secretary
• Liaison between
executive board
and members
• Sends emails and
updates to
members
• Go to if not
receiving emails
Trina
Cardamone
Treasurer
• Responsible for financial
records of the club
• In charge of allocations
and budget
• Handles all matters
regarding club expenses
Alyssa Dibello
Show Committee Manager
• Oversees all vendors at
the show
• Responsible for Show
Committee (PRIORITY
POINT OPPORTUNITY)
• In charge of apparel and
ticket sales
• Apparel sale dates: Oct.
15th, Oct. 16th, Oct. 21st
Katelyn Ollhoff
Apparel Fall 2014
Public Relations Manager
• Publicizes the show both
on campus and off
campus
• Creates flyers, tickets,
programs and posters
• Behind the Curtain
Campaign (Priority Point
Opportunity-sign up
after the meeting!)
• http://mcdebehindthecu
rtain.wordpress.com/
Sam Cillo
Community Service Manager
• Researches and
finds events for
community service
opportunities
(PRIORITY POINT
OPPORTUNITIES)
• Finds organizations
for the 50/50
donation
Devon
McCaffrey
Website Manger
• Creates and maintains
website, Twitter and
Facebook group
• Website:
clubs.marist.edu/dance
• Twitter: @MaristDance
• FB: Marist College
Dance Ensemble
Kristina Lanza
UPCOMING EVENTS
• Welcome Week!
– Choreographers will be teaching parts of their dances from
last semester
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Wednesday 7pm- Beg/Int Contemp. Chelsea Gabriele
Wednesday 8pm- Int Jazz Alyssa DiBello
Thursday 7pm- Int/Adv Contemp. Deanna Clark
Thursday 9pm- Adv Hip Hop Lauren Hoffman
All classes will be held in the SC DANCE STUDIO
Dancing to End Dating Violence
• Event co-sponsored with Purple Thread
• Wednesday, October 22nd 11am-1pm
• Look out for more details!
Family Weekend
• Performance/Priority Point Opportunity
• Saturday, September 27th @ 12pm-5pm
• Work the Booth or Dance at the Family
Weekend Country Fair
• Sign up for either at the end of the meeting!
Keep an eye out for more
community service opportunities
through out the semester!!
You need THREE to get your
Community Service Priority Point
SIGN UP FOR CLASSES
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER
7:00 PM
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SEE YOU ALL ON THE WEB 
CLASSES START
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER
TH
14 !!!!
Break the Ice!
Get a chance to talk to board members!
• Name
• Hometown
• Major/Minor
• Dance Background
• MCDE Questions?