High School Dance Festival
12th Annual State Dance Festival
Saturday, February 23, 2013
9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
Eccles Center / Park City High School
Park City, UT
Gala Concert
6:00 pm
Eccles Center Theatre
Note: New registration is closed. This is for pre-registered schools only.
The Utah Office of Education (USOE), in conjunction with the Utah Dance Education Organization (UDEO), is sponsoring the Twelfth Annual State High School Dance Festival on Saturday, February 23, 2013. USOE and UDEO hope that you will join us and other Utah high schools and participate in this day of sharing, inspiring, learning, growing, and performing.
The Festival will take place at the Eccles Center / Park City High School located in Park City. Adjudications and Gala will be held at the Eccles Center. This Festival is similar to a high school level, one day ACDFA. The Festival is a full day of adjudication, tech rehearsals, and diverse classes in the morning and afternoon finishing with the Gala Performance at 6:00 p.m. Lunch and dinner is on your own. An optional pre-paid box lunch will be available for $8 from Edith's Bakery in Salt Lake, which will include a sandwich, cookie, side salad, and drink.
Each school may bring two works for adjudication (at least one must be a student choreographed piece.) The dances will be judged on choreography, performance, and technique. Schools will be adjudicated using a standard of excellence, rather than competing against each other for a ranking. Additionally each school may perform one dance in the Gala Performance. The Gala Performance is free to the public, but ticketed. Dancers are requested to watch each other and stay for the entire concert. Dancers who are members of their school's "National Honor Society for Dance Arts" will be recognized at the Gala. Awards and adjudicator remarks will be given to teachers at this time.
Two new events return this year. The night before (Friday Feb 22th) will be a special master class / audition for select seniors. This is free of charge but requires registration to the festival and for the master class. Also, following the Gala Performance on Saturday, there will be an optional, but teacher-guided contact improvisation jam for all dancers to participate in. More information on these two events will come with confirmation of your registration.
Participation fees have changed according to your UDEO/NDEO membership status. Please carefully review the attached state festival policies carefully. These fees cover classes, guest teachers, adjudicators, trophies, the gala performance, and rental fees. USOE and UDEO recognize that many dance programs are on a tight budget yet hope you will find this an educational and unique experience worth attending.
Thank you for all the time you invest in your high school students. I also urge you to become an active member of the UDEO. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Krista Di Lello
UDEO High School Rep
| Membership Type | Cost |
|---|---|
| NDEO Institutional Members | $10 per Student |
| NDEO Professional / UDEO Professional Members | $15 per Student, $250 min |
| Non-Member | $25 per Student, $300 min |
Registration Form |
Registration for 2013 is closed
Please plan to join us in 2014
Note: New registration is closed. This is for pre-registered schools only.
Files
| File Name | File Type | |
|---|---|---|
| HSDF Dance Adjudication and Gala Info | doc | pdf | |
| HSF Gala Tech Lighting Sheet | doc | |
| HSF Adjudication Form | ||
| 2013 HSF Schedule by School w classes | pdf | xlsx | |
| 2013 HSF Master Schedule | pdf | xlsx | |
| 2013 HSF Master Class Schedules | xlsx | xlsx | |
| 2013 HSF Student Photo-Liability Release Form | doc | online |
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