Competition Information:)

In This Post

• Reminders for Competition
• Schedule For Competition
• Makeup & Bun Tutorials
• Informational Parent Meeting Next Wednesday 3/6
• Friday Rehearsals 3/1, 3/8

Important Competition Reminders

Our first competition is only a week and a half away! Here is all of the important information regarding the event:

• Dance Ovations Competition will take place on Sunday March 10th (**THIS IS DAYLIGHT SAVINGS!!) at Monty Tech School (1050 Westminster St. Fitchburg MA)
• Doors to the venue open at 8:45! 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 Wednesday 3/6. Performance tights will be included in the garment bag.
• ALL JAZZ 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 8:45

(#101 Clap Snap, #107 Rose (Jazz), #109 Amerie (Jazz), #113 Emma/Savannah, #118 Through the Dark)

Arrive by 10:00

(#119 Aoife, #122 Run Like The River, #123 Payton, #125 Lyla, #128 Amerie/Payton, #130 Sophia, #132 Smile, #135 Imagine)

12:00 – Awards! 

Break – Session 2 begins at 1:15

Arrive by 12:15

(#139 Kalina, #140 Izzy, #145 Adri/Lyla, #146 Addie/Olivia, #150 Amerie (Contemp), 

Arrive by 1:15

(#156 You’ll Always Find Your Way Back Home,  #158 Rose (Tap) #161 Saoirse, #163 Aoife/Sophia, #168 Glimpse Of Light)

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 

Informational Parent Meeting Next Week

We will be holding an informational parent meeting on Wednesday 3/6 from 5:45-6:15 for ALL levels! It is very important that at least one parent of each dancer attends this meeting, as we will be sending costumes home!

Friday Rehearsals 3/1 & 3/8

For the next two Fridays, EDYI levels 2-5 will have production rehearsal from 5-7:30. We will be spending lots of time preparing our production routines and preparing them for the competition! There will be NO solo/small group run through on those days.

Please reach out to Miss Melissa is you have any questions! We are so excited for this event!🤩