Body Talk Dance Company
Body Talk Dance
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Dedicated to pursuing the Art
of Dance
Artistic Director: Ms. Kim
Willett
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Competition Code of Behavior/Rules. 13
Frequently Asked Questions. 14
“The COVER-UP” – The Answers You Need to
Know. 15
TOP 10 Signs You are a “True” Body Talk
Member 16
Dancer's Edge
Dancer's Edge is a non-profit
501(c)3 organization dedicated to the Art of Dance with the goal of providing dance
education. The mission is to provide all students
regardless of ethnic or economic background the opportunity to receive the
training necessary to dance professionally. The organization has been in
existence since July 1994 and has provided dance training and performance
opportunities for hundreds of kids. As an umbrella
organization, Dancer's Edge sponsors Body Talk Dance Company. It also sponsors the State of the
Art Dance Conventions, the Make a Difference Hip Hop classes, and supports
a multitude of others.
Website
Our
website www.dancersedge.org
is the best place to stay abreast of company activities.
Simply
access the Body Talk Dance Co link on the main page and go to the Company
Only page. The latest and
greatest, not to mention, the most important information is on the Hot Hot
News Page.
Email
All
information is sent to members who give an email address at
registration. This includes
all administrative activities, hotline, and newsletter information, as
well as, a direct means of communicating to the Artistic
Director.
Folders/Cubbies
Dancers
should check their folders in the break room at the
Pledge
Amount
The pledge
amount is the amount of money you are donating to the operation of
Dancer's Edge. This money primarily pays the faculty for the time
spent in rehearsal. The pledge system is an attempt to provide dance
opportunities with Body Talk Dance Co. at a minimal cost to the
participant. Pledges are tax-deductible. These pledges should be made
out to Dancer’s Edge.
Preps
are expected to pledge $45.00 a month and regular members $60.00 a month
from September through June (10 payments). (Dancers will no longer pay pledge
amounts during the summer months of July and
August.)
If we do not
receive the needed amount, we will charge tuition the following year and
the members will lose the tax-deduction. This would also hurt us as
far as grants are concerned as we need to show community support of our
program in the form of donations. Until we obtain a steady stream of
outside funding, the pledge system will allow us to have at least a
foundation of funds from which to operate for the subsequent year.
Finance
All checks affiliated with
Body Talk Dance Company are to be made payable to Dancer’s Edge, including
costume fees. Do NOT make Dancer's Edge payments to
JWSD as they are not the same thing. Those who dance at JWSD need to make
tuition payments to JWSD.
Ms. Kim
prefers the Windsor JWSD tuition payments and the Dancer’s Edge pledge
payments be directly mailed to her home address:
Payments
may also be made at the
No matter
what the money is intended for, all deposits will first go toward any
outstanding balance in the dancer's name. Pledge money, costume deposits,
convention and competition tuition and any monies collected by Dancer’s
Edge are non refundable.
Dancers
are always welcome to pay ahead into their account. However, once
all the money is put in the dancer’s account, it can only go to pay for
Dancer's Edge expenses. No money will be credited back for dancers
who drop company mid year etc.
Reimbursements
Reimbursements must be
pre-approved or they will not be re-paid to you. Receipts must be
submitted in an envelope marked with your name, the total amount due, and
what it is for.
The envelopes need to be placed into the FUNDRAISING
folder. If the reimbursement is for costume related items,
please indicate which show. Do not expect a quick turnaround. Ms. Kim will
get checks back out as soon as she can; however, it is unrealistic to
expect anything within a couple of days. The next Saturday rehearsal is probably
the earliest you can expect.
Email the Artistic Director, Ms. Kim (kwillett@austin.rr.com), to let her know
you have put in receipts.
Please send in your receipts in a timely manner. Don’t
wait! If
you wait too long, you will not be reimbursed as the books must be closed
out for each show. We will not function as a savings
account for your dancer. For example, all the receipts for the
Christmas performances must be submitted before we break for the
Holidays.
It cannot be expected to be reimbursed for these expenses in March
to help with spring convention/competition expenses.
Attendance
Policy
Body Talk
Dancers must get the required classes at JWSD. Dancers must attend 75% of
the required classes. Dancers will not audition or register for
conventions (other than the required State of the Art) without the 75%
attendance. This can also affect their ability to do solos, duos, or
trios or perform with the company. Dancers should make up all
classes. Make up classes must be made up in other tech classes
for ballet, tap, or jazz. Tech 2.5 and 3 dancers (Preps) are the
exception to this rule and may make up in regular level classes if they
wish. If a dancer makes up a missed class in a regular class, please
send an email to the Artistic Director in order for it to be
recorded.
An Attendance Log will be emailed on a regular basis.
Absences
Although all rehearsals are not mandatory, it is
important to limit absences as much as possible. It is required to
inform the Artistic Director, in writing, of all absences both from
rehearsal and tech classes. Notice does not ensure that the absence
will be excused. All classes should be made up.
Unexpected absence notice may be given via voicemail. (Note, Ms.
Kim does not answer her phone during class time.)
Commitments
Commitments will be accepted on a limited/emergency
basis.
All dancers are expected to be at ALL
rehearsals.
If the schedule is published and a dancer cannot attend, they may
be cut from the dance. This will be at the Artistic Director’s
discretion.
The Artistic Director will no longer try to
accommodate the commitment and adjust the rehearsal schedule. Dancers may
request for an excused absence. However, to avoid being cut, they must
receive a written approval from the Artistic Director. Please limit
these requests for absences for commitments of the utmost importance. Please note
dancers who have to miss crucial rehearsals or who miss an excessive
amount of rehearsals will not be allowed to perform.
Please inform the Artistic Director of any important
dates in writing, even if they do not appear to conflict with the standard
schedule.
Also note, the Artistic Director must be informed of
any extra-curricular activities in which the dancer is enrolled. The level of
absence tolerated will be at the discretion of the Artistic
Director.
Food Rules for ALL
Dancers
A dancer must be in excellent physical condition in
order to excel in his/her profession. It is the Artistic Director’s goal to
train young dancers to eat in a manner that will enable them to
excel.
Please refer to the Food Rule chart below:
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ALLOWED! |
NOT ALLOWED! | ||
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Water ONLY |
Fresh Fruit |
Juice |
Candy |
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Granola Bars |
Bagels |
Sports Drinks |
Gum |
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Cereal Bars |
Sandwiches |
Soda |
Jell-O |
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Animal Crackers |
Dried Fruit |
Little Debbie Snacks |
Pudding |
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Crackers |
Cheese-Its |
Chips |
Rice Crispy Treats |
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Gold Fish |
Chex Mix |
Fruit Roll Ups |
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KIX or Cheerios (Cereal in Baggies) |
Any kind of artificial fruit snacks | ||
Performances
Our dancers perform all over
A “closed” performance is when we are hired to
entertain audiences. Dancers are generally carpooled to these
events. Parents, friends and relatives do not attend closed
performances unless they are involved with the private entity that hired
our company.
Relatives are welcome to attend "Open"
performances. Ticketed performances are generally "First come first
serve" seating. Videotaping and flash pictures are not allowed.
Community performances are also "open" performances,
but they are for the community and parents should not take the best seats.
Please let the public see our dancers. If videotaping or non flash
photography is allowed, it should be done discreetly and kept to a
minimum.
Competitions should not be viewed as a
performance. The dancer attends in order to be adjudicated.
They should not be distracted by a huge group of supporters. Any
family members who break the rules will be dealt with severely. Make
sure the family members you include will follow
the rules of etiquette.
In addition to community performances, we will have
the 3 major performances this year as well as perform at the JWSD December
and June recitals. Please refer to the tentative
dates below: