PDC 2013-2014 Closing Social

Closing out this year
Welcoming in Summer

ALOHA!  PDC Closing Social and Dinner

5:00 PM
May 29th (Thursday)
in Jaiden Losee's backyard

You will be given a flyer with the specific information.  You must bring your food assignment!
We will be giving out end-of-year awards, signing yearbooks, watching our concert, eating food, and being together one last time!

PDC Choreography Reflection

This must be completed by ALL DANCERS.  This is a graded assignment, with full points being awarded for honestly and completion.

If you have choreographed or helped choreograph a dance THIS YEAR, please comment on the dance you choreographed.

If you have NOT choreographed a dance this year, comment on a dance you were involved in with the process, or a dance you were in AS IF YOU WERE THE CHOREOGRAPHER>

Concert Performance Personal Assessment Assignment

Forms for STATE and NATIONALS

Lone Peak Performing Dance Company, 
Please fill out the following forms


STATE (UDEO HSDF):  All dancers going to State

-State Permission Form
-BYU Dress Code
-Link to Audition Application and PHOTO/Liability Release Form


NATIONALS (NHSDF): Only for those going to Miami, students and chaperones

-Individual Student Registration Form
-Chaperone/Teacher Registration Form
-Liability Release Form

Upcoming dates and information for PDC

Hi again!

 

The State High School Dance Festival is rapidly approaching!  It is all day Saturday Feb 8th 2014 at BYU.  We will be sharing a bus with Lehi.  This festival will only cost you $10 for the whole day!!!!!!!!!  You will need to bring your own lunch, costumes, etc.  Parents/chaperones are welcome to come and help at no charge.  (I would love help, since I am in charge of State, and will be running around the whole time).  You will be getting a permission slip with details, etc. shortly.

 

I'll attach the schedule of just our technique class and adjudication.  I'm still working on the master schedule with all of the other elective classes.

 

After school practices:

We cannot have anyone miss ANY after school practices these next 2 weeks, since our time is short and we need every rehearsal to get our dances good for adjudication.

 

GRADES:  

Dancers cannot have an F in any current class or he/she cannot participate in trips or competitions (like state or nationals or field trips or performances).  

 

FUNdraiser at Classic Skating! 

All dance company is required to help promote and attend at least one of the nights partying at Classic Skating.  We will get a percentage of the money brought in by Lone Peak students when they go on the following days:  March 14th (country dancing) and 15th (decades roller disco).  

 

We will be doing proposals for new dances right after State.  Those dancers wishing to choreograph, be prepared with 1 minute of movement, a proposal sheet, and any research or supporting materials for your idea.  

 

PAYMENTS - IF Late, you will be charged/added $5 per day onto your total.  Please pay on time. 

 

SCHOOL SUPPORT:  PDC wants to go together on the school bus to support our school Drill Team at State this upcoming Friday.

 

SHOUT OUT:  to Cierra (awesome new and dedicated PDC President), Jaiden (for stepping up and picking up Brad/Tara's dance), and Abby and Ninoska (for being our sweet and wonderful newest members: welcome to the family)

 

Luv ya,

"Enjoy the Journey"

 

Mrs. D

PDC Dance Practice Schedule: After School Student Choreography

Please make sure you and your parents are aware of which dances you are in.  You MUST be at ALL practices for the pieces you are in!!!  Every practice is essential.

Every Friday B8 in class we will do showings.  Parents and others are welcome to come and watch and give feedback of our works in progress during our showings, which will start at 1:30 pm.

Nov 1:  Dances need to be half choreographed

Nov 15:  Dances need to be finished choreographed

Nov 25:  Dances should be cleaned

Soon after is the Thanksgiving Break.  Upon returning we go into the 2 weeks of concert prep staying after school doing spacing, tech-ing, lighting, dress rehearsal, etc.  

Congratulations Lp Performing Dance Company: FIRST Place Duo/Trio at Shakepseare!!!

Congratulations to PDC!

FIRST PLACE for the dance DUO/TRIO in the largest division at the Shakespeare Festival!  

Not only was it FIRST, but it was in the GALA AWARDS CEREMONY!  

Backstage with the Director of the Shakespeare Festival

Rarely are duo/trios ever in the Gala, and Lone Peak has been the only school to have ever been highlighted in the Gala for duo/trios!!!

Comments from the judges included:

"Wow!"

"This is college level work and performance!"

"This is a piece that everyone should see and it should be seen again and again and again!"

Lp Shakespeare Ensemble Listening to Dance in Shower

Group Preparations before Performing

PDC Dance Ensemble before going on for Adjudication, with choreographer Akaysha on Right

PDC Practices.... After School Reminder

In case you forgot, our regular PDC times are:  

Mondays:  1:30-2:40 pm
Tuesdays:  2:30-4:40 pm
Wednesday-Fridays: 2:30-3:40 pm

EVERY PRACTICE IS WORTH PARTICIPATION POINTS.  Absences, leaving early, or being tardy result in a lower participation grade.

You should have scheduled and requested those times off from when you auditioned for PDC last school year (the times were the same as above and set).

You may have times/days when you don't have practice (especially when we start auditioning for student choreographed works, after Shakespeare), but these times were supposed to be blocked off.

You cannot miss practices 1 week before any performance, or you will get multiple demerits.  This is in the contract and demerit paper.

You must be at our scheduled practices, especially since Shakespeare and Homecoming is so close.  No more leaving rehearsal unless it is a deathly emergency and I have received notice from your parents.  This lets the whole team down, wastes a practice, and requires us to have more practices.  Please remember your commitment to the team, and this busy stressful time with both Homecoming and Shakespeare that require excellence on our part, which requires actual attendance on the part of each individual.
"The Sum of Us is Greater than the Individual." (Fish poster in the dance room)

Love you,
Let's enjoy the journey, which means being positive and finding joy in hard times, and finding purpose through working through those tough and stressful spots!  It's these times that show and define our character.

Thursday at Lunch

Officers, meet tomorrow at lunch with other captains to finalize middle of halftime.

Also, all:
Don't Forget:  Fitted End-Of-Week!!!!  Pull out those leotards and tights to look profesh.

Homecoming Practice Times and Service Project

Pay for bra tops asap! They are coming in tomorrow. You get it when I get yr receipt. 

Homecoming Practices: 


- this Sat 6:00 am! On field! Spacing
- next Tues 6:45 am! In main gym. Cleaning
- next Thurs 6:45 am! In main gym, then field. Problems and perfection.

- next Friday, carnival booth after school, then halftime performance, then...
-mandatory graded assignment: service project: pick up in stadium bleachers right after game. Should only take 30 minutes. Gloves and bags provided.

All is mandatory and attendance, staying whole time, and punctuality is scored and will affect your grade. Luv u!

Week One: First week of school!!!!!

Hello lovelies!

Here is our schedule for the first week of school.  Don't forget to wear and bring your dance clothes, binder, aesthetics quote, healthy food choices, water, etc.

Get your time off work and other activities for these times!  If you cannot make it, you will not be in it.  Both choreographers are from out of state, so don't miss out!

Andrew:  We need you first week of school at lunch time to start the hip hop/breakdance club!!!

Monday Aug 19th
3-5:00pm (Bollywood)

Tuesday Aug 20th (A-day)
2:30-5:00pm (Bollywood)

Wednesday Aug 21st (B-day)
LUNCH:  Flashmob teaching in dance room
1:00-3:40pm (Bollywood)
5:00-8 or 8:30 PM (Caine Shakespeare Duo/Trio class with Audition)

Thursday Aug 22nd (A-day):
2:15-4:00 PM (Caine Shakespeare Duo/Trio)

Friday Aug 23rd (B-day)
Hello Assembly X2!!!!  (with flashmob)
2:30-3:00pm (Bollywood)
Possible Caine Shakespeare Duo/Trio after 7:00 PM? 

Love you all and...
~ Enjoy the Journey ~

PDC Officer Application

PDC 2013-2014 OFFICER APPLICATION

We will vote on officers at our meeting on Friday, May 31st at 2:00 pm.

Please have your Officer Application filled out and "submit"ed before that time! 

PDC 2013-2014

Good job to everyone that tried out!  Remember to keep auditioning and to never give up!  This is not the end, only the beginning.  Remember the quote I gave in the audition:

If you did not make it this year, please try out again next year.  For some of you, I want to see you in the other LP dance classes and see you investment and improvement, and would love to see you on PDC in following years.

LOVE YOU ALL!!!


For those that did make it onto this list...
This is not a guarantee you will be on next year for it may be contingent upon some of the following:

*required forms are not turned in
*missing teacher recommendations
*probationary until grades are fixed
*more technique is required, especially over the summer
*poor teacher recommendations and personal interview is needed
*needing to enroll in Lp Dance 2 or Dance 3 (this is a requirement for PDC)
You will get a personal email with what specific things I will be needing from you.

CONGRATULATIONS: 
Sabrina Christensen
Kelzie Devitt
Bailey Frampton
Maya Fraser
Meghan Freeze
Akaysha Greer
Megan Hendricks
Erin Hodgson
Monica Hymas
McKenna Kirkland
Alexis McAllister
Brielle Moon
Chayn Odette
Carleigh Paulin
Whitney Rovig
Kayla Shaw
Autumn Schoemig
Bronwyn Varner

Important Info for New PDC:

Lp PDC Spring Concert is May 9-10th at 7:00 pm.  Please come (you get in for free).  You will be performing Natalie's Contemporary Combo right before the finale at the end of the concert to introduce the audience to next year's team.  Please make every effort to be there.  We will have a short 1-2 hour practice to space everyone out and review the combo, with date TBA.  Keep checking this blog and your email and join our PDC facebook pages!  Also please add the PDC google calendar to your calendar for important upcoming dates and assignments.

A New Member and Parent Meeting will be held after the PDC Concert, date TBA.  We will review the expectations, requirements, etc. for the upcoming year.  I will be printing off our dates and info for you to give to your studios, in hopes we can work together with scheduling to support our dancers.

Before the school year ends, we will have a New Member Social.  Here I would also like to vote and appoint Officers for PDC so the officers and I can start working over the summer making plans and getting things ready.

We will be having some socials, planning meetings, and perform in some parades throughout the summer for those that are available and around.    Right before school starts (or soon after) we will have a PDC retreat and getting-to-know-you team building social/overnight trip as well.

This is going to be a great year! I am very excited to get to WORK!  (Keep up your push-ups)

Mrs. Di Lello