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NOVEMBER 10TH 2018

The Elevate Youth Dance Festival is an educational and non-competitive dance event for dancers ages 10-18. Dancers will grow as artists by participating in master classes and adjudicated performance, share dance experiences, and celebrate excellence in dance. Selected dancers may present either their own choreography or an instructor’s choreography in the form of a solo, duet, trio, or quartet. Availability to attend the full-day November 10th 2018 festival at Excelsior Elementary School is required. For more information about the Elevate Youth Dance Festival events please visit elevatedancefestival.com.

Workshops

Participants have the unique opportunity take master classes with professional dance artists and educators and see live performance by professional dance companies from the Twin Cities. Guest Artists will be announced over the summer of 2018!

Solo, Duet, Trio, & Quartet Adjudication

At this time auditions for dancers to perform at Elevate Youth Dance Festival. Opportunity to attend the festival with CREO as a “workshop-only” participant will open in the fall of 2018.

To view the pricing guide for participation costs/student CLICK HERE

Event Information:

DATE: November 10th, 2018
LOCATION: Excelsior Elementary School

Requirements:

  • Dancers must be 9 or older by June 1st 2018
  • Dancers must be available for the full day of November 10th, 2018
  • Fridays October 26th and November 2nd will be held for final peer showings.
  • All dancers must take a dance camp over the summer to ensure safety during rehearsals (student choreographers must take the Dance Composition Camp.)
  • Parents are responsible for ensuring their child’s dance is well prepared and that their dancer has secured the correct tights and footwear, and a costume and hair piece, through the CREO Costume Room or Costume Exchange with another student.
  • Parents are strongly encouraged to volunteer to help us host this event!

Student Composition Option: $315 (incl. festival registration) + composition class

  • Dancers must take the Summer Dance Composition Workshop in order to participate.
  • Participation Fee $50
  • 2 private sessions with mentor each lasting 1 hour: $1/min
  • 1 private session with a mentor in the FALL lasting 30 mins: $1/min
  • Studio Rental for a minimum of 4 rehearsals each lasting 1 hour: $10/hour
  • Elevate Youth Dance Festival Registration $75

Guest Artist Choreography:

CREO is in conversation with Twin Cities choreographers to set work for our students to present at Elevate. These opportunities will be offered to dancers who demonstrate strong physical ability at the audition and exceptional commitment to their class communities throughout the year.

Guest/Instructor Choreography Option: 

*IMPORTANT: CREO will respect your financial preference for Elevate, placing the student in an opportunity of equal or lesser cost to the preference indicated on the Audition Form. For example- if you indicate interest in a trio, the staff will consider you for trio or quartet, but not for opportunities (duet, solo) which exceed the cost of a trio.
*The style of dance you or your small group perform, and the instructor you are working with will be determined during your audition by the CREO staff.

Instructor Choreography Cost/Group

  • Solos: $445.00 (before dance camp)
    • Summer Dance Camp
    • Choreography Fee: $100
    • 4 Summer rehearsal sessions lasting 60 mins at $1.00/min
    • 1 Fall rehearsal session lasting 30 mins $1.00/min
    • Elevate Youth Dance Festival Registration: $75
  • Duet $340 ea. (before dance camp) 
    • Summer Dance Camp
    • Choreography Fee: $125 (split between both dancers)
    • 4 Summer rehearsal sessions lasting 60 mins at $0.75/min
    • 1 Fall rehearsal session lasting 30 mins at $0.75/min
    • Elevate Youth Dance Festival Registration: $75
  • Trio $327.50 ea. (before dance camp)
    • Summer Dance Camp
    • Choreography Fee: $150 (split between dancers)
    • 4 Summer rehearsal sessions lasting 60 mins at $0.75/min
    • 1 Fall rehearsal session lasting 30 mins at $0.75/min
    • Elevate Youth Dance Festival Registration: $75
  • Quartets $253.50 (before dance camp)
    • Summer Dance Camp
    • Choreography Fee: $175 (split between dancers)
    • 4 Summer rehearsal sessions lasting 60 mins at $0.50/min
    • 1 Fall rehearsal session lasting 30 mins at $0.50/min
    • Elevate Youth Dance Festival Registration: $75