In This Post
- Reminders for Competition
- Schedule For Competition
- Jazz Shoes
- Makeup & Bun Tutorials
Important Competition Reminders
Here is all of the important information regarding the competition this weekend:
- Dance Ovations Competition will take place on Saturday May at Hingham Middle School (1103 Main Street, Hingham MA)
- Doors to the venue open at 9:00! We hope that every dancer is able to stay for the entire event and support their teammates!
- Dancers will be taking their group dance costumes home on Friday 5/10. Performance tights will be included in the garment bag.
- ALL JAZZ AND TAP SHOES should be brought to he event! If shoes are dirty they should be cleaned with a magic eraser, and should have absolutely NO HOLES!
- ***All performers MUST remove all nail polish on fingers and toes, and remove all jewelry (earrings, bracelets, necklaces etc) before going onstage! Make sure to remove any hair ties from wrists!
Competition Schedule
Below is the schedule for the competition. Over the years Dance Ovations has had the reputation of running an hour or two ahead of schedule! However, we have to make sure we are there early so we don’t miss our performance entry # slot. They can be flexible, but professionalism and understanding how these competitions run are very important 🙂 Most of the performers are there the entire day. They thoughtfully try to rush ahead to get us all home at a decent hour. Here at Exhale, we emphasize the importance of being part of a team. This competition is very short and we are hoping that people will make the choice to be at the venue for the whole day and support their team members!😊
Arrive by 9:00 am
#103 Friends-1s/2s Tap, #106 Run Like The River, #109 Amerie Jazz, #114 Saoirse, #119 You’ll Always Find Your Way Back Home- 1s/2s Jazz
Arrive no later than 9:45 am – **at this point all dancers have arrived
#122 Payton/Amerie, #126 Glimpse Of Light-Production, #130 Clap Snap-3s Jazz, #132 Izzy, #135 Aoife/Sophia
12:00 pm
#138 Addie, #141 Kalina, #145 China Grove-3s Tap, #148 Savannah/Emma, #150 Through The Dark-4s/5s Group
Awards around 1:10
Session 2 – 2:30 pm
#203 Carol-4s/5s Tap, #207 Amerie Contemp, #212 Imagine-Modern, #217 Olivia
3:30 pm
#221 Sophia, #225 Payton, #228 Rose Tap, #231 Ella, #234 Rose Jazz
4:40 pm
#241 Smile-Production
Final awards around 5:15 pm
Jazz Shoes
We have noticed that many of the dancers jazz shoes at the recital were dirty and even had holes in them. For competition, it is super important that everyone’s jazz shoes are clean and are in good condition! Judges WILL take points off the overall scores if shoes are dirty or have holes. Please check your dancers shoes and get new shoes ASAP if needed!
Makeup & Bun Tutorials
It is super important that makeup and hair is done correctly for competitions, and all other performances! We have found some very helpful tutorials on how to properly do a bun, and stage makeup for performances that we highly suggest everyone watches! Below you can find the links to those videos, and a list of supplies that dancers will need to execute a clean, professional, stage-ready look:)
Makeup:
- Base foundation
- Face powder
- Eye shadow
- Eyebrow pencil (optional)
- Eyeliner
- Mascara
- Blush
- Lipstick (everyone should have the same shade! The lipstick our dancers need for competitions can be found using this link!
Hair
- Hair should be in a slicked back bun on the crown of the head! Buns should be flat and attached to the head, hair donuts should NOT be used!!
- A proper bun should use:
- Hairnets that match each dancers hair color
- Elastics
- Bobby pins
- U-Shaped Pins
- Hairspray
- Hairgel
- Comb
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