Glenwood High School Dance Team

Information 2019

Coach: Hannah Phillips

Email: hphillips@bcsd5.org

There will be an informational meeting for students interested in Dance Team following the fundraiser meeting on Tuesday April 2^nd at 3:30 pm.

MISSION STATEMENT

The Glenwood High School Dance Team is committed to representing Glenwood with the highest caliber of school spirit, personal integrity, and dance talent through our high standards of excellence and tradition of teamwork. The Dance Team is dedicated to promoting unity, sportsmanship, and respect by maintaining responsibility and discipline. We will strive to do our best at each performance and demonstrate a positive attitude to represent the community.

AUDITIONS

Clinics for the dance team will take place on Monday April 8 and Wednesday April 10 from 4:00-5:30pm where the dancers will learn a jazz routine, hip hop routine, and the Glenwood School Song.  The actual audition will be on Friday April 12 from 5:30-6:30. The dancers will audition in groups of 4 in front of a panel of experienced and qualified judges. The list of dancers who make the team will be posted on our glenwoodtitans.org webpage no later than 8:30pm on that Friday.

PRACTICES

Practices will be mandatory during the school year. Dancers are expected to show up on time, in proper attire, and ready to work. Practices will consist of conditioning, stretching, learning routines, and cleaning the routines. The dance team will practice every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday (game days) unless specified by me. Unexcused absences or inappropriate behavior during practice may result in disciplinary action. Unexcused absences include: work, homework, being grounded, or “didn’t know about it”. Please schedule all appointments, work and schoolwork around our schedule as much as possible on our off days. Excused absences include: illness (absence from school), funeral, family vacation (excused by coach in advance), or other special activity/appointments (excused by coach in advance). If you miss practice, it is your responsibility to catch up and make sure you know the material you missed. Failure to do so may result in loss of participation at the next event.

It all comes down to responsibility.

GAMES/PERFORMANCES

The dance team performs at all home Varsity Football and Basketball games. Games and other performances are mandatory throughout the year. Football games are always Friday nights in August-October. Football Playoff games can vary but are typically Friday nights or Saturday afternoons in October-November. Basketball games are Tuesday nights, Friday nights, and sometimes Saturdays in November-February. These events are for us to showcase our talent and school spirit. I expect all dancers to arrive on time, in proper attire, with hair and makeup done, with all shoes/poms that we need for that event, and ready to perform with a positive attitude. Failure to have all performance attire will result in sitting out of the performance. At games, the team needs to have a positive demeanor and exemplify a professional dancer. Inappropriate or unruly behavior at games/performances may result in disciplinary action.

FUNDRAISING

Participation in fundraising throughout the year will be essential to each dancer. These events will make team expenses less costly and allow us to obtain the best equipment and uniforms possible. Fundraising events will be added throughout the year. New and returning dance team members will participate in the Discount Cards for Glenwood which will begin April 2^nd.

Our next fundraiser of the season will be the Youth Dance Camp on June 3, 4, and 5 from 9:00am-12:00pm each day.

CAMP/SUMMER ACTIVITES/CLOTHING

The team attends UDA dance camp during the summer. This camp is not mandatory but very strongly encouraged. The cost of this camp will be around $300 per dancer. At camp we perform a home routine, learn routines in jazz, pom, and hip hop of all levels, receive special instruction in technique from UDA instructors, and bond as a team. Practices for camp where will we rehearse our home routine will begin June 10^th. We will have practice on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesdays from 10:00am-12:00pm all the way up to camp.

Camp will be July 8-11 in Bloomington, IL at the Illinois State University campus. Dancers must purchase camp clothing from Varsity which we also wear throughout the season. This can be quite costly but I try my best to keep it as inexpensive as possible. Incoming new members will have to purchase a few extra things that we got last year such as a backpack, quarter zip warm-up, black uniform top, and shoes. Our school uniforms and poms are provided.

CODE OF CONDUCT

The team will uphold the same guidelines as stated in the Glenwood student handbook. Any violation or deviation from the handbook (i.e.: the use or possession of tobacco, drugs, or alcohol on or off school premises, criminal activity, or other inappropriate behavior) will result in disciplinary action.

PROBLEMS & BULLYING

Being on a team in a high school setting can be difficult and I understand that problems will arise, however, bullying, gossiping, instigating turmoil, or inappropriate use of social media will automatically result in disciplinary action. If there are ever any problems, I am always here to help and resolve the problem. Teamwork, understanding, compassion, and being open-minded are all qualities we must have as a team in order to succeed together in a cohesive environment.

Please direct all questions to Coach Hannah Phillips ---> hphillips@bcsd5.org