Velocity
has released this general schedule for the week. There is a LOT going on so
please review it carefully and make sure you are aware of all events.
The
competition schedule should be available very soon. The schedule is subject
to change so check the Velocity website here frequently for updates and the final competition program.
Dancer waivers are NOW DUE for all participants. If you haven't already signed, please come in and sign during nationals rehearsals. We need all waivers completed prior to leaving for the event.
Dancer waivers are NOW DUE for all participants. If you haven't already signed, please come in and sign during nationals rehearsals. We need all waivers completed prior to leaving for the event.
Here is some other general info and extra opportunities:
MAC MAKE UP
SEMINAR FOR ALL PARENTS
Date: July 4th
Time: 1:30 PM-2:30
PM
Location:
Wilshire
ALL ATTENDEES
WELCOME!
We welcome all
parents to come to this seminar lead by top make-up artists in the
industry to learn
how to best execute stage-up.
PARENT FITNESS
CLASSES:
Date: July 3RD,
4TH, & 5th
Time: 8:00 AM-9:00
AM
Location:
Celebrity 5
ALL ATTENDEES
WELCOME!
Extra Dance
Classes for ALL ATTENDEES
MINI/JUNIOR and
TEEN/SENIOR TAP JAM WITH MARK GOODMAN
Date: July 1st
Mini/Junior: 6:00
PM-7:00 PM
Teen/Senior: 7:00
PM-8:00 PM
LOCATION: Mini
Ballroom (Melrose 3-4)
Grab your tap
shoes and get ready to jam with Mark!
ROCKETTE MASTERCLASS
Date: July 3rd
Time: 3:30PM-4:30PM
LOCATION: Mini
Ballroom (Melrose 3-4)
This class is
open to all dancers ages 13+
Character heels
are recommended for this class
The Be Bold Bash
for ALL ATTENDEES
BE BOLD BASH
Date: July 2ND
Time: 8:30PM-10:30PM
Location: Junior
and Teen Ballroom
We encourage
families, siblings, whoever is along for the Season Finale week to
come join us in
our main ballroom area for inflatable obstacle course races, dancing,
games, contests,
photo booths, and more! The theme for this year’s party is Be Bold!
Come in your
boldest, brightest, most colorful outfit/costume! Prizes will be given away throughout
the evening for the following contests:
1) Best
Dressed/Best Costume Award! Staying in the Be Bold theme, create a fun,
imaginative
outfit/costume that best fits who you are! We will be giving away a
1st, 2nd and 3rd
prize for this category.
2) Studio Spirit!
The studio who does the most cohesive theme (using Be Bold) to
show their team
spirit! Be Creative!!!
3) Dance Battle!
Can’t wait to show off those freestyle moves? Don’t miss out on
your chance to be
announced the Dance Battle Champion!!! We will
announce one
female winner and one male winner.
AUDITION
OPPORTUNTIES:
AMDA AUDITION
Date: July 3rd
Time:
4:30PM-6:00PM
Location: Senior
Ballroom (The Studio)
AMDA Dance
Theatre degree provides intensive, versatile training for THEATRICAL,
COMMERCIAL and
CONCERT dance performance. AMDA graduates have enduring and exciting
careers throughout the dance industry. With campuses located in New York and Los
Angeles, many AMDA dancers take advantage of studying at both locations while
pursuing their degrees. We encourage you to explore the AMDA dance curriculum,
faculty, alumni, and campuses by taking a closer look at AMDA.edu
This audition is
open to all dancers who will be entering their junior or senior years of
high school. In
order to audition, dancers must sign-up at the AMDA booth prior to
the audition.
More information about this audition will be available at the AMDA booth
throughout this day.
TAPS AUDITION –
Theatre Arts Preparatory School Audition
Date: July 3rd
Time:
6:30PM-7:30PM
Location: Senior
Ballroom (The Studio)
Theater Arts
Preparatory School (TAPS) is a six-month trade school for dancers
wanting to become
professionals. This audition/seminar is open to all high school
students. TAPS
will be giving away multiple $3,000.00 scholarships to qualified dancers.
PACE UNIVERSITY
AUDITION
Date: July 3rd
Time:
7:30pm-9:00pm
Location: Senior
Ballroom (The Studio)
Please bring a
headshot and resume (If you have one), and be prepared to perform multiple
genres.
The Bachelor of
Fine Arts (BFA) in Commercial Dance in the Pace School of Performing Arts
in the only one of its kind in New York City offering comprehensive
dance training
that bridges the gap between classical dance technique and the
professional
world of commercial dance. The Commercial Dance major blends the
highest quality
of dance and theater training preparing students for diverse careers
on stage,
television, film, and the entertainment industry. Commercial Dance
students train
with leading professionals in ballet, jazz, modern, theater dance, tap,
contemporary,
hip-hop, and aerial work as well as in acting, singing, and technical
theater.
Pace will be
offering fall intensive scholarships, and Velocity will be awarding one student
a $5,000.00 scholarship to Pace.
GTA AGENCY
AUDITION
Date: July 4th
Time: 9:15PM-10:30PM
Location: Senior
Ballroom (The Studio)
This audition is
open to all Teen & Senior MVA dancers as well as any dancer who
received the GTA
Talent Agency Award at a 2018-2019 regional Velocity. Please bring a headshot
and resume, if available.
Go 2 Talent
Agency (GTA) is a boutique agency representing the Go-To talent to put any project into
action. Our focus is Dancers and Choreographers encompassing all genres of
movement and in all fields of the entertainment industry, including TV & Film, Commercial,
Print, Music Videos & Tours, Theatre, Industrials & Teaching Representatives
from GTA will be in attendance to select dancers to sign to their agency.
PRINCESS CRUISE
LINE AUDITION
Date: July 5th
Time: 3:00PM-4:30PM
Location: Senior
Ballroom (The Studio)
This audition
opportunity is available to all dancers ages 17+
Please be
prepared to do all styles of dance. Ladies,
should bring both jazz shoes and character heels. Please bring headshot and
resume. Come warmed-up and ready to dance.
Seminars for
Students:
MAC MAKE UP
SEMINAR FOR TEENS/SENIORS
Date: July 1st
Time: 9:30AM-10:30AM
Location:
Wilshire
All Teen and
Senior attendees welcome!
We are thrilled
to announce that we will be partnering with MAC make-up
throughout the
week. We welcome all Teens and Seniors to come to this seminar
lead by top
make-up artists in the industry to learn how to best execute stage-up.
ALL ATTENDEES
SEMINAR WITH
GINA PERO AND
SPECIAL GUEST SARAH DAVISON
(Artistic Advisor
and Head of Casting with Cirque du Soleil)
Date: July 1st
Time: 4:30PM-5:30PM
Location:
Wilshire
Subject: Building
Confidence and Self Esteem in Dance
Learn how to
build the confidence and self-esteem you need as a dance student
and dance parent.
Hear Sarah Davison, Head of Casting and Artistic Advisor with
Cirque du Soleil,
speak on how confidence can lead you to your dance dreams.
TEEN AND SENIOR
SEMINAR WITH GINA PERO
Date: July 3rd
Time: 2:30PM-3:30PM
Location:
Wilshire
Subject: A Radio
City Rockette’s Tale: From Kick Line to Consciousness
Gina Pero speaks
truth about her life changing experience getting knocked out
backstage as a
Radio City Rockette. Unconsciously choosing fame, fortune, and
perfectionism,
Gina reveals her shadows beneath the lipstick and lashes.
Experiencing a
brain and spinal injury in 2009, Gina danced from the kick line into
consciousness. Learn fun facts about the ROCKETTES, the brain, ways to discover
your own shadows, identify what your presence, passion, and purpose is, and how
to start living RIGHT NOW! This class is right before the Rockette Master
Class!
GTA (Go 2 talent
Agency) AGENCY SEMINAR
Date: July 4th
Do you have
questions about how to audition for a dance agency, what do agents
look for when
choosing representation, what agents do for dancers, etc.? Then you need to
come to one of these seminars!
GTA is a well-
known dance agency in Los Angeles. Owners, Lisa and Terry Lindholm,
will be attending
our Season Finale and offering two seminars. Both seminars will be
more question and
answer based. We are offering two seminars to ensure that all
participants can
have an opportunity to attend if they would like.
Time: First
seminar: during lunch from 12:15PM-1:00PM
Second seminar:
8:45PM-9:15PM
Location: Lunch
Seminar in Mini Ballroom (Melrose 3-4)
Location: Evening
Seminar in Senior Ballroom (The Studio)
DANCE. HOPE.
CURE. Information
Date: June
29th-July 5th
Time: All Week
Location: Sunset
5-6
We feel
passionate about guiding today’s young artists to give back to their
community, and
use their talents to benefit others. We are so fortunate to be able to
pursue our
passions, and we want to encourage young creators to use their time to make a
difference in lives and their communities.
Dance. Hope.
Cure. is a childhood cancer awareness campaign sponsored through The Truth 365.
The Truth 365 is the Emmy Award- Winning grass roots documentary film and social media
campaign that gives a voice to all children fighting all forms of cancer. Their
mission is to shine light on the state of childhood cancer research funding by
uniting the childhood cancer community, members of Congress, top pediatric
oncologists, and several of the country’s most influential celebrities. If your student
is interested in becoming a Dance. Hope. Cure. Ambassador, the founder Mike
Gillette will be present all week in Sunset 5-6 to give out information.
Attire for the
Gala
We specify
formal, however that can be to your own scale of formal. Some ladies wear long
formal dresses, and others cocktail dresses. Essentially think nice wedding
attire.
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