Bundaberg Festival of Dance 2010 Tuesday 6th April to Sunday 11th April (groups to be held Sunday April 11) Venue: Moncrieff Theatre 177 Bourbong Street Bundaberg, Qld. ENTRIES CLOSE: Friday 12th February, 2010 No late entries will be accepted Post entries to: Bundaberg Combined Ballet Association Inc P.O. Box 728 Bundaberg, Qld. 4670 Phone: 0414 015878 bundabergdance@yahoo.com.au (preferred method of contact for queries) ENTRY FEES: Solos…………$ 7.00 Duo…………..$13.00 Trio…………..$18.00 Groups…………..$20.00 Championships…$10.00 Our Entry fees now cover FREE programs which will be available from our website! SEASON PASSES: Competitor’s Season Pass………………….$4.00 Adult Season Pass………………………….$49.50 (Season passes will only be available from the Moncrieff Theatre. All competitors will be notified once they are available) A competitor’s season pass covers all sessions of the Festival with the exception of Group Sessions. Competitors will require this if they wish to enter the auditorium. Alternatively a session ticket needs to be purchased from the theatre. An adult season pass DOES NOT include group sessions. ENTRIES: may be lodged by email at bundabergdance@yahoo.com.au or via post. Payment of entries received via email MUST be received within one week of entries being emailed but not after the closing date 12 February, 2010. ALL ENTRIES MUST BE LODGED AND PAID FOR BY 12.02.10 Please make cheques payable to Bundaberg Combined Ballet Assn. Inc. Direct Deposit available (refer Entry Form) Please use surname as reference. Cash payments for entries may be left in the box provided at Stylesetter Office Equipment, 163 Bourbong Street – opposite Bundaberg Regional Council Office TIME LIMITS: Teachers please note – TIME LIMITS WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED! Sections titled “any age” will be split if entry numbers justify. SECTION SPONSORSHIPS: We are seeking section sponsorships. If you would like to assist and have your name or business name acknowledged in our program, please include your donation with your entry form. Cost per section is $10.00. Bursary Night: We will be reintroducing the Bursary. No nomination fee is required for this. The adjudicator will pick 10 junior and 10 senior acts that she would like to see again. i.e. she will chose the dancer and the routine they are to perform. RULES GOVERNING THE FESTIVAL OF DANCE EISTEDDFOD 1. Age of the competitor will be taken as at 31.12.09 and where this age is the subject of a protest, a Birth Certificate may be requested. 2. The Adjudicator’s decision will be final and no public protest or correspondence against such a decision will be entered into. Any other protest must be lodged in writing within 30 minutes of the cause of the protest arising and handed to the Secretary. This must be accompanied by a fee of $50 which will be forfeited if the protest is considered frivolous or proved wrong by the protest committee. 3. Under no circumstances will a competitor be allowed to compete out of a section. Competitors must dance in their own age section in age items. In the case of duos and trios, the age of the oldest competitor will be taken. A competitor may appear twice in duo or trio sections with a different partner (duo) and least one different member (trio). Group Sections are determined by the age of the eldest competitor. Minimum number in groups to be four. Competitors are not permitted to appear in more than two groups per section and an entire same group not to appear more than once in a section. 4. Competitors participate in the Festival at their own risk. Properties such as sand, water, powder, glass or electrical props are not permitted on stage. 5. The same routine must not be performed more than once by a competitor during the Festival, with the exception of Championship and Bursary performances. 6. The committee reserves the right to cancel, combine or divide sections should the need arise and to appoint a substitute Adjudicator if necessary. 7. Competitors must compete in the order of the program except in extenuating circumstances when arrangements may be made with the Committee. 8. Communication with the Adjudicator, either by competitors, teachers or other interested parties during the Festival is not permitted. 9. The Eisteddfod is open to amateur only, being one whose principal source of income is not derived of his or her talent in the particular class for which they may be entered. Studio Principals or person holding full dance teaching qualifications are not eligible to compete. 10. Backstage marshals have the authority to remove unauthorized persons from the stage area. This rule will be strictly enforced. It is requested that props be placed on and off stage in the shortest possible time and removed from backstage area immediately after use. There will be no rehearsing permitted on stage during the Festival. 11. National Solo in all sections to be read as excluding Highland and Irish Dance. Solo items in Cabaret or Novelty sections to exclude tap. Slow Modern to be read as Slow Modern, Neo-Classical or Slow Jazz. Up-tempo sections not to include Hip Hop. A simple prop may be used if incorporated in the routine for Slow Modern and Up-Tempo Modern sections. 12. The front stage curtain will only be used for Championships and Groups when necessary. 13. Video taping and/or photography will not be permitted in the Auditorium, however, the Committee reserves the right to appoint an official videographer and photographer. SOLO SECTIONS NOTE: MAXIMUM TIME LIMIT FOR ALL SOLOS IS 3 MINUTES SONG & DANCE / SONG & TAP IS 5 MINUTES 6 Years & Under (all song optional) Section: 1. Classical or Demi Character solo 2. Jazz or novelty solo 3. Tap solo Classical Solo Section: 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 8 years & under 9 & 10 years 11 & 12 years 13 & 14 years 15 years & over Character or Cabaret Tap Solo Section: 30. 12 years & under 31. 13 years & over Song & Dance Solo – 5 minutes Section: 32. 12 years & under 33. 13 years & over Song & Tap Solo – 5 minutes Section: 34. 12 years & under 35. 13 years & over Character or Demi Character Solo Section: 9. 8 years & under 10. 9 & 10 years 11. 11 & 12 years 12. 13 & 14 years 13. 15 years & over Cabaret/Novelty Solo Section: 36. 8 years & under 37. 9 & 10 years 38. 11 & 12 years 39. 13 & 14 years 40. 15 years & over National Solo Section: 14. 12 years & under 15. 13 years & over Acrobatic Solo Section: 41. Any age Tap Solo Section: 16 17. 18. 19. 20. 8 years & under 9 & 10 years 11 & 12 years 13 & 14 years 15 years & over Waltz Tap Solo Section: 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 8 years & under 9 & 10 years 11 & 12 years 13 & 14 years 15 years & over Speed Tap Solo Section: 26. 10 years & under 27. 11 & 12 years 28. 13 & 14 years 29. 15 years & over Up-Tempo Modern Solo (no Hip Hop) Section: 42. 8 years & under 43. 9 & 10 years 44. 11 & 12 years 45. 13 & 14 years 46. 15 years & over Slow Modern Solo Section: 47. 10 years & under 48. 11 & 12 years 49. 13 & 14 years 50 15 years & over Contemporary Solo Section: 51. 12 years & under 52. 13 & 14 years 53. 15 years & over Hip Hop Solo Section: 54. 12 years & under 55. 13 years & over Classical Improvisation Section: 56. 10 years & under 57. 11 & 12 years 58. 13 years & over Tap Improvisation Section: 59. 10 years & under 60. 11 & 12 years 61. 13 years & over IMPROVISATION SECTIONS Maximum Time Limit is 2 ½ minutes Examination or Classwear ONLY to be worn NO COSTUMES!! Up-Tempo Modern Improvisation Section: 62. 10 years & under 63. 11 & 12 years 64. 13 years & over Duo & Trio Sections – Max 4 mins Any Dance – song optional Section: 65 8 years & under Classical Duo or Trio Section: 66. 12 years & under 67. 13 years & over National Duo or Trio Section: 68. Any age Tap Duo or Trio Section: 69. 12 years & under 70. 13 years & over Cabaret or Novelty Duo or Trio (song optional) Section: 71. 12 years & under 72. 13 years & over Up-Tempo Modern Duo or Trio Section: 73. 12 years & under 74. 13 years & over Slow Modern/Contemp Duo or Trio Section: 75. 12 years & under 76. 13 years & over Hip Hop Duo or Trio Section: 77. 12 years & under 78. 13 years & over Please complete ONE only entry form for duos/trios. Do not include with solo entries Group Sections – Max 5 mins Any dance – song optional Section: 79. 7 years & under Classical Group Section: 80. 10 years & under 81. 14 years & under 83. 15 years & over National Group Section: 84. Any age Tap Group Section: 85. 10 years & under 86. 14 years & under 87. 15 years & over Cabaret Novelty Group Section: 88. 10 years & under 89. 14 years & under 90. 15 years & over Up-Tempo Modern Group Section: 91. 10 years & under 92. 14 years & under 93. 15 years & over Slow Modern or Contemporary Group Section: 94. 10 years & under 95. 14 years & under 96. 15 years & over Song and Dance Group (incl tap) Section: 97. 12 years & under 98. 13 years & over Hip Hop Group Section: 99. 12 years & under 100. 13 years & over CHAMPIONSHIPS JUNIOR * INTERMEDIATE * SENIOR Dancers do not nominate for Championships. The top 5 dancers scores from classical, modern and tap genres are invited to dance in the championships. Dancers will pay the nominated entry fee of $10.00 BEFORE they dance in the Championships. Junior, Intermediate and Senior Championships will be held in every genre. The dancer can then repeat a dance already performed or dance a completely different routine in the Championships. Classical Championship – classical solo, demi character, national and impro – 3 of these sections must be entered for consideration. Modern Championship – up tempo, slow modern, contemporary, hip hop and impro – 3 of these sections must be entered for consideration. Tap Championship – tap solo, waltz tap, speed tap, impro – 3 of these sections must be entered for consideration. Some Championships and Bursary will be held as a “gala” type evening on the Saturday night of the eisteddfod. BUNDABERG FESTIVAL OF DANCE – 2010 SOLO ENTRY FORM NAME OF COMPETITOR…………………………………………………………………... ADDRESS…………………………………………………………………………………....... EMAIL…………………………………………………………………………………………. DATE OF BIRTH……………………………….AGE AS AT 31.12.09…………………….. PHONE………………………………………….STUDIO…………………………………... SECTION NUMBER DESCRIPTION ENTRY FEE Section Sponsorship $ Entry Fees $ Competitor’s Season Pass $4.00 TOTAL PAYABLE POST: ENTRIES CLOSE FRIDAY 12TH FEBRUARY, 2010 Bundaberg Combined Ballet Assn Inc P.O. Box 728, Bundaberg, Qld. 4670 Ph: 0414 015 878 DIRECT DEPOSIT: BSB: 064 403 A/C: 906 139 Bundaberg Combined Ballet Assn Inc. IMPORTANT: Please include competitors surname when paying by direct deposit Competitors passes will be distributed via your studio (for local competitors). Others may be collected from the Eisteddfod office during the eisteddfod. SECTION SPONSORSHIP: We are seeking section sponsorships of $10 per section. If you would like to assist please complete the following and enclose your donation with your entry to ensure acknowledgement in our program. NAME………………………………………..PREFERRED SECTION…………………… BUNDABERG FESTIVAL OF DANCE – 2010 DUO/TRIO ENTRY FORM NAMES OF COMPETITORS………………………………….............................................. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. ADDRESS…………………………………………………………………………………....... EMAIL…………………………………………………………………………………………. AGE OF ELDEST COMPETITOR (as at 31.12.09)…………………………………............ PHONE………………………………………….STUDIO…………………………………... SECTION NUMBER DESCRIPTION ENTRY FEE $ Competitors Passes Qty____x $4.00 $ TOTAL PAYABLE POST: ENTRIES CLOSE FRIDAY 12TH FEBRUARY, 2010 Bundaberg Combined Ballet Assn Inc P.O. Box 728, Bundaberg, Qld. 4670 Ph: 0414 015 878 DIRECT DEPOSIT: BSB: 064 403 A/C: 906 139 Bundaberg Combined Ballet Assn Inc. IMPORTANT: Please include competitors surname when paying by direct deposit Competitors passes will be distributed via your studio (for local competitors). Others may be collected from the Eisteddfod office during the eisteddfod. SECTION SPONSORSHIP: We are seeking section sponsorships of $10 per section. If you would like to assist please complete the following and enclose your donation with your entry to ensure acknowledgement in our program. NAME………………………………………..PREFERRED SECTION…………………… BUNDABERG FESTIVAL OF DANCE – 2010 GROUP ENTRY FORM STUDIO NAME……………………………………………………………………………... ADDRESS…………………………………………………………………………………....... EMAIL…………………………………………………………………………………………. PHONE………………………………………….CONTACT NAME………………………. SECTION NUMBER No. of Dancers in group DESCRIPTION ENTRY FEE Entry Fees $ Competitor’s Group Day pass: Qty____ x $2.00 $ TOTAL PAYABLE Competitors Group Day Passes Dancers will require one of these if they wish to enter the Auditorium on Groups Day. If they do not have one of these passes they will need to purchase a ticket from the ticket office for EACH session! POST: ENTRIES CLOSE FRIDAY 12TH FEBRUARY, 2010 Bundaberg Combined Ballet Assn Inc P.O. Box 728, Bundaberg, Qld. 4670 Ph: 0414 015 878 DIRECT DEPOSIT: BSB: 064 403 A/C: 906 139 Bundaberg Combined Ballet Assn Inc. IMPORTANT: Please include studio name when paying by direct deposit SECTION SPONSORSHIP: We are seeking section sponsorships of $10 per section. If you would like to assist please complete the following and enclose your donation with your entry to ensure acknowledgement in our program. NAME………………………………………..PREFERRED SECTION……………………