Post by mac on Nov 3, 2016 4:29:39 GMT
Dance Classes - Fall 2016 Semester Lineup
Every semester the Academy's dance students are allowed to teach a class.
Rules for dance students graduating:
- Teaching a course is not required but is recommended as those who teacher are considered more skilled because teaching is a difficult requirement.
- In order to be considered for a dance class, students must perform their envisioned choreography to a board of the dance instructors on campus and be approved. There are limited slots each year and the instructors are held to higher standard. Every year there's a limited number of slots, and usually the divide is kept at 1/3rd high school teachers and 2/3rds college teachers. Often High School students do not earn the position of teacher. Only students age 17 and older are considered to be teachers. Typically because of this, only High School juniors and up are considered. Even if our RP spreading doesn't show this, just pretend for the unnamed classes that exist, it's mostly upper class college kids teaching.
- Teachers design their own choreography, are responsible for getting their song/mix of choice approved, and must hold their classes after 4 PM on weekdays or after 12 PM on weekends. Each dance teacher will hold auditions within the first week of school and in order to participate in a dance you must be approved by the teacher. There are different skill levels involved with each class.
- Any student who wants to participate in the dances may. Auditions are open to all, not just dance majors. Usually the higher level dance classes are filled with dance students themselves.
- At the end of the semester, there is a dance show put on by the school. It is free admission for students and 5 dollars for friends and family coming in from elsewhere to watch.
-Ranks:
Rank: A (easier dances)
Rank: B (intermediate dances)
Rank: C (Advanced level dances)
- If you want your character to participate in a dance or instruct one please comment on this thread with all of the details needed.
- Genre: Which genre/class slot is your character claiming?
- Instructor: Your character must be a dance student age 17+
- Theme: Does the dance have a story? A set atmosphere to it? post-apocalyptic, modern, historical, ect? Disney oriented? Is it catered to a holiday? Every dance should stand out somehow.
- Song Choice: You could either provide a link to a YouTube video (preferred) or even a link to a choreography itself if you so choose. You could also just name the song and artist if it's not a specific version/remix.
- If your character wants to participate in a class, please also comment on this thread. Keep in mind the rank of the dance and the skill of your character. Any student, any age, is allowed to perform in a dance (so younger HS students can participate) they just cannot teach.
- Dance classes will allow up to 8 participants. If you have any ideas for class genres please message mac.
- If by Wednesday, November 10th, any classes are not claimed by teachers, Kenzie will randomly assign themes to them and NPC instructors. Students will then be able to sign up for those classes with those themes if they wish to participate but do not wish to teach.
- Deadline for themes and song choices are by Wednesday, November 10th.
Classes:
Genre 1: Ballet (Meetings: Monday and Wednesdays from 4PM-6PM)
Theme: The dance is portrayed around the Black Swan. Good vs Bad, Light vs Dark, if you wish to put it that way.
Rank: A
Instructor: Summer Jones
Song Choice: This as well as the choreography.
Participants
- Justine Dawson
- Luna Romanov
- Wade Rawlson
- Gabriel Hyde
- Savannah Nieto
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Genre 2: Ballroom Dance (Meetings: Tuesday and Thursdays from 4PM-6PM)
Theme: Lovers going through the perils of their lives together though a series of ballroom styles and music.
Rank: A
Instructor: Max Carter
Song Choice: Song and Choreography
Participants
- Amy O'Neal
- Mason Finnegan
- Chase Davenforth
- Alvin Ohnn
- Kasey Hunt
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Genre 3: Irish Step (Meetings: Fridays and Sundays from 5PM-7PM)
Theme: Civilization VS Pirates; participates dress up in antique and dated attire and come out onto the stage one at a time, and when the music changes to a more techno-y bit (2 minute mark) the dancers dressed as pirates come in.
Rank: A
Instructor: Tamra Davis
Song Choice: This as well as the Choreography
Participants
- Sean Murphy
- Noelle Xavier
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Genre 3: Swing Dance (Meetings: Monday and Wednesdays from 10PM-12PM)
Theme: Christmas!
Rank: A
Instructor: Noelle Xavier
Song Choice: This version of Jingle Bell Rock. For the finale, the music will stop and the dancers will sing and encourage the audience to do so as well like the mean girls cast. The choreography also incorporates elements from the iconic mean girls' dance in its finale, but the initial dance is composed of swing moves unique to Taryn's design. Costumes are just like the mean girls ones -- red dresses with white frill, or for boys, red shorts with black belts and white fringe. Everyone wears a Santa hat! Honestly as long as you're wearing red and in a Santa hat any costume should fly!
Participants
- Hallie Grey
- Lola Henderson
- Chad Richardson
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Genre 3: Street Style (Meetings: Tuesday and Thursdays from 7PM-9PM)
Theme: International Love. The boys will dress up in typical 'American' apparel and the girls will be assigned to dress as someone from another country.
Rank: B
Instructor: Isiodora Romero
Song Choice: Talk Dirty by Jason Derulo with this choreography as well.
Participants
- Noah Wilson
- Cliff Arkwright
- Noelle Xavier
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Genre 3: Contemporary (Meetings: Wednesdays and Saturdays from 7PM-9PM)
Theme: Anti-Bullying
Rank: B
Instructor: Gabriel Hyde
Song Choice: Tears of an Angel, choreography here
Participants
- Sean Murphy
- Luna Romanov
- Ella Reeve
- Clare Temple
- Alvin Ohnn
- Kasey Hunt
- Moira Waters
- Lance Fleece
Genre 3: Contemporary Hip-Hop (Meetings: Fridays and Sundays from 9PM-11PM)
Theme: Punk love; all the participants are to dress up in punk attire and act the part
Rank: B
Instructor: Jared Symons
Song Choice: Company by Tinashe. This choreography too.
Participants
- Daemon Jeong
- Talon Houd
- Ariana Obelo
- Parker Garcia
- Wade Rawlson
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Genre 3: Dance-Pop (Meetings: Fridays and Sundays from 5PM-7PM)
Theme: Monetary, rich VS poor, half the dancers will be dressed as the poor folk and the other half will be richer. The story starts with the rich trying to convince the poor that money is everything; it will end with the poor being corrupted by the money and the rich swindled out of their wealth.
Rank: B
Instructor: Daemon Jeong
Song Choice: This Faded/Cheap Thrills/Alive/Airplanes remix.
Participants
- Justice Dawson
- Isiodora Romero
- Ella Reeve
- Logan Valdez
- Boaz Williams
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Genre 3: Jazz (Meetings: Fridays and Sundays from 5PM-7PM)
Theme: The theme to this one is growing up and feeling lost in the world. Raul dedicates this one to his older sister.
Rank: B
Instructor: Raul Steele
Song Choice: Lost Boy by Ruth B, also that choreography too.
Participants
- Ariana Obelo
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Genre 3: Reggae (Meetings: Mondays and Thursdays 6PM-8PM)
Theme: Initiation. Three of the dancers start the dance wandering around the stage being judged by the rest of the dancers -- the rest of the dancers are part of a crew and the dance turns into a bit of a back and forth between the new members and the established members.
Rank: C
Instructor: Jamal Anderson
Song Choice: This and the choreography as well.
Participants
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Genre 3: Advanced Hip-Hop (Meetings: Wednesdays and Saturdays from 4PM-6PM)
Theme: Teddy likes to think that this specific dance is open to interpretation, which is what gives each dancer a difference. Is it an abusive relationship? Is it drugs? Alcohol abuse? An eating disorder?
Rank: C
Instructor: Teddy Morgan
Song Choice: Never Be Like You by Flume and that choreography
Participants
- Daemon Jeong
- Ariana Obelo
- Noelle Xavier
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