Unleashed Photos

I couldn't find a way to change the defaulted slideshow music...sorry guys! 

Thank you everyone!

Two very successful SOLD OUT nights of Unleashed!

Can't believe it's all over. But for some of you, this is just the beginning! :)

Thank you to everyone for such a great quarter. Thank you to all the very hardworking choreographers for creating such beautiful, unique, innovative pieces of choreography! I've heard nothing but good things about the performances! Thank you to all the dancers for their continuous hard work and dedication. You made the show so special! Lastly, thank you to everyone who came out and supported Cal Poly dance. It was a pleasure performing for you and being able to share our gift and passion of performing with you.

It was truly a pleasure being your student director this quarter and you have all made this experience very rewarding for me. Thanks again everyone!

Love,

Krizia

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Side note: LOST & FOUND

If you left anything in the dressing rooms after Friday's show, I picked them up and will leave them in the dance studio Monday (6/1/09) after 2 p.m. for you to pick up.

Unleashed: A Behind the Scenes Look

Unleashed: A Behind the Scenes Look from krizia torres on Vimeo.

Sneak peak at Myron & Kaylana's choreography!

Unleashed sneak peak. from krizia torres on Vimeo.

Stage Make up Ideas

Choreographers are in charge of setting make-up, costume, hair looks.

But here are some suggestions, too.

I found these on YouTube from JAM and BASTAR cosmetics.

You don't have to follow these, but they could be helpful for those of you who have never done dance stage make up before:

Jazz

Ballet/lyrical/contemporary

Modern

Hip-hop

Depending on what your choreographer wants, normal "light" make-up won't cut it for the stage. Even if you think you have enough make-up, the lights will make your face look "washed out" or even "sickly-looking."

Tips for avoiding looking "washed out" with the lighting:

• Use mascara, or eyeliner to make your eyes "pop"
• Use lip color
• Use blush

You don't have to go overboard with a rainbow assortment of colors so you end up looking like a clown (unless Meghan & Anna want that...), but you want to look presentable. Look like yourself, but don't look like a bum.

Dress Run-Thru This Thursday

Poster Design: Steven Hasegawa

Dress Run-Thru in Show Order Thursday!
Thurs, May 21 @ 6:30 p.m. (NOT 6) to about 9:30 or 10 p.m.
Dance Studio
No mirrors.
Costumes.
Bows.

Go over Theatre Rules & Etiquette.

All must stay to practice bows after showing.

Proof the draft of the program I will leave out on the table! Make sure your names are spelled correctly!

Bring $5 if you would like a copy of the concerts' songs.

Bring $15 if you would like a DVD of the concert.

Choreographers:

* Completed dances DUE!
* Lighting Sheets DUE!
* Costumes DUE!
* Proof program draft!
* Stick around for a brief choreographers' meeting after showing

Memorial Day Rehearsals

Memorial Day Rehearsal Schedule


Each dance gets one hour to use the big part of the studio.

There are 2-hour blocks. During the other part of your 2-hour block, you can use the smaller part of the studio to block, clean, drill, etc.

Feel free to use the outside patio, too.

There are still 2 1-hour slots available.

Lighting Handouts

Choreographers:

Please fill this out and email to me by THIS Sunday, May 17.

Lighting Handout

You can disregard repetitive info that you've already filled out before.

Focus on writing down timing cues for lights.

Concert Order Draft

Please review this ASAP and let me know if there are problems.

CONCERT ORDER

I will update this often.

Showing THIS Sunday!

SHOWING #2
Sun, May 10 @ 6 p.m.
Plan to stay until about 9 p.m.
Dance Studio

You may leave after all your dances have been shown and you're not a choreographer.

Choreographers:

• Edited Music DUE!
• Choreography Info Sheet DUE!
• Sample costume DUE!
• 2/3 of dance or FULL dance DUE!
• Stick around for a brief choreographers' meeting after showing

Showing This Sunday!

photo: premphoto.com

SHOWING #1 (with possible cuts)
Sun, Apr. 19 @ 6 p.m.
Plan to stay until about 7:30
Dance Studio

You may leave after all your dances have been shown and you're not a choreographer.

Choreographers:

• Music
• At least ONE minute (or 1/3) of dance completed to show
• Stick around for a brief choreographers' meeting after showing

Contact List

CONTACT DANCERS HERE

There are holes of info, so let me know if something needs to be changed or added! (phone #/email)

Thanks and good luck with the first week of school!

Krizia

Updated Cast Lists

NEW CAST LISTS

Don't read the old one.

Choreographers please check!

If you would like join a dance...

Dancers,

If you would like to add or drop a dance, seeing that it now works or doesn't work with your schedule, please email the choreographers to ask their permission first. The choreographers will then decide if they would like to add you and notify me via email. Here are their emails:

CONTACT CHOREOGRAPHERS HERE

Thanks everyone! Good luck with finals!

KRIZIA TORRES
Director
cpspringdance@yahoo.com
www.springdanceshow.blogspot.com
408.607.1876

REHEARSAL SCHEDULE & CAST LISTS

Hey Dancers & Choreographers!

Sorry for the wait. Scheduling was a fiasco. But it's done. I apologize for not getting everyone's first choices in. Remember, some of those dances required auditions and choreographers offered input on who they wanted in their dances. Please don't try to take any of the choices personally.

Please let me know ASAP if I accidentally left you out or if any of the dances you were cast in no longer work with your schedule/interest. I apologize!

Follow the link to a Google Doc that has pages of info on Excel. If you don't have a Google Doc account, just sign in with your email address.

Click the tabs in the upper left corner to see:
1. Rehearsal schedules
2. Cast lists

So Here it is! And great job everyone! I think the dance concert will be great!

REHEARSAL SCHEDULE & CAST LISTS (click this)

Sorry again

My email account is down. I just got a last-minute schedule change from a choreographer and that messed everything up. Sorry, everyone. I'm doing the best I can! There's so many of you and only one of me. Don't worry, I'll email everyone and post the cast lists up here. Please be patient.

Krizia

You'll know tonight.

Sorry everyone. Casting and scheduling is taking me longer than expected. There are over 160 dancers in the show and 29 choreographers. There's never been this many! I just got in some last minute schedules and choreographers schedules today, which are vital to the whole scheduling process, so that's why it's taking this long. You'll know tonight. I'll email everyone.

Thanks for being patient.

Krizia

So you missed the choreographic showing...

Please view the choreographic showing videos (~10 minutes each) and rank your top dances.

Email me:
1. How many dances you'd like to be in.
2. Names of top choreographers.
3. Rehearsal availability for Spring (if you haven't already)
4. If this is your first time dancing in the concert.

(I quickly put this video together so I apologize for the weird editing around Megan's piece. I'm embarrassed this happened. :/)

There are two videos:
1. No auditions required.
2. Auditions only/preferred.

So...what dance am I in?

Great job with the choreographic showing last Thurs. everyone!

As you all know, I am supposed to email everyone with the concert cast lists by this Tues. but I don't think that is plausible right now. Instead, I will email everyone by the end of this week on Fri.

I'm sorry for the change of date (as I know most of you are dying to know what dances you'll be in...) but I will still need to hear from those dancers that didn't make the showing and that won't happen until the middle of this week.

I apologize again!

-Krizia

Choreographic Showing tomorrow

Who's excited to see some dancing??

"Unleashed" Choreographic Showing tomorrow (Thurs.) @ 6 p.m. in dance studio.
(It will be hard to tell what time it will be over. Plan on being there until 8 or 9)

What to expect:

• Choreographers will explain and showcase some of their choreography to all dancers
  
• Dancers will rank the dances they intend to be in
• Dancers will fill out rehearsal availabilities for spring
  
• Those choreographers who have informed me will have a mini-audition for their dances. (Please be prepared that some similiar dance genre auditions will be grouped into one. i.e. All jazz dances will audition under one jazz choreographer)
• Choreographers will rank the dancers they want to be in their dancers.
• Brief Choreographers Meeting
  
• Any forms, handouts, proposals that haven't already been filled out and turned into me will be dealt with at this meeting

Please:

• Wear comfortable clothes you can dance in
• Bring appropriate dance shoes (i.e. jazz, ballet, tap--- if you plan on auditioning for these)
• Bring Spring Quarter class schedule (to help you with scheduling)
  
• Sign liability forms (if you haven't already)
• Turn in detached portion of concert contracts to me
• And please be open-minded and patient! (This is the first time I've had this audition process...but I think it will work in everyone's favor)

ALL MUST ATTEND. If you haven't already cleared it with me, I regret to inform you that you can no longer participate in the concert. It is difficult enough keeping track of over 100 dancers, so I cannot afford to chase more people down if you can't commit.

Thanks to all the rest of you for being so cooperative and patient! :)

I can't wait to see all of the diverse and creative choreography tomorrow night that will help make this dance concert fantastic!!

Krizia

Choreographic Showing

I know Thurs. sounds a little confusing. It's the first time auditioning for certain pieces has been done for the concert. I feel it is only fair to give choreographers a chance to see who may or may not be in their piece before I cast everyone.

Everyone, for Thurs (Mar. 5) please:

• Wear comfortable clothes you can dance in
• Bring shoes (jazz, ballet, tap--- if you plan on auditioning for these)
• Bring Spring Quarter class schedule
• Sign liability forms (if you haven't already)
• Turn in detached portion of contracts to me
• And please be open-minded! (this is the first time I've had this audition process...but I think it will work in everyone's favor)

This is how it will work:

• Choreographers will share their choreography and choreographic ideas. (Bring filled out Choreography Proposals if you haven't turned them in already!)
• Choreographers will let dancers know if they require a mini audition after all other choreographers have shown their sample choreography.
• Dancers will rank the dances they want to be in (w/no guarantee of being cast in them)
• After the showing, those choreographers that require a small audition will teach less than 2 eight counts of choreography to interested dancers and watch them dance. This may be choreography or it may just be technical skills (ie. # pirouettes, stylized movement, fouette turns, etc...) The studio will be divided into sections for this purpose. Choreographers will list the dancers they want in their piece (w/no guarantee yet). This will give them a fair skills assessment of dancers interested in their piece.
• I will cast dancers in pieces dependent on availability, interests, and choreographers' input.
• I will notify everyone when casting is complete.

Hopefully this clears a little of that confusion up...If you have more questions, please feel free to email me more or call me!

Krizia Torres
Director
cpspringdance@yahoo.com
408.607.1876

Let's play catch up

If you missed the first info meeting, no worries. I'll fill you in.

These are all the forms we went over. Please carefully read through them:

• DANCER INTEREST FORM
• DANCER HANDOUT
• IMPORTANT DATES
• Sign the contract (at the end of "Dancer Handout"). Detach bottom of the contract and turn that in to me at next Thurs. Mar. 5's Choreographic Showing @ 6 (in dance studio -- next to Crandall Gym).
• Email me your "Dancer Interest" form ASAP.
• You will also need to sign a liability form next Thurs. IMPORTANT!
• Next week's meeting is very crucial. You will need to come unless you have already cleared it with me. You will rank the dances you want to be in. You may also need to audition for some of them. So be prepared to dance a little.
• Bring your Spring Quarter class schedule to next Thurs. meeting.

CHOREOGRAPHERS:

Important Forms:

• CHOREOGRAPHY PROPOSAL
• CHOREOGRAPHERS HANDOUT
• CHOREOGRAPHERS DEADLINES
• Go over all attached choreographers handouts and sign the contract (at the end of "Choreographers Handout"). Detach bottom and turn into me at Thurs. meeting.
• Fill out "Choreography Proposal" sheet and turn into me by Thurs. meeting.
• Prepare 30-40 sec. choreography (with or without music) to share with other dancers for Thurs.
• Email me ASAP if you know you need to hold a small audition on Thurs.
• If you need to hold a small audition for your dance on Thurs.: Be prepared to teach 1-2 eight counts of choreography to interested dancers. You will rank dancers.

If you have more questions, email me (cpspringdance@yahoo.com) or call me! (408.607.1876)
If you want me to go over this stuff in person, (because I know it's a lot!) let me know, too.

Thanks and I look forward to meeting with you!

Krizia Torres

Info Meeting Tomorrow!

Mandatory Info Meeting
Thurs. 2/26 (Tomorrow)
6 pm
Dance studio (next to Crandall Gym)

Email or call me if you can't make it (if you haven't already)
We need to schedule a time to fill out important paperwork.

Krizia
Director
cpspringdance@yahoo.com
408.607.1876

Heads up

IT'S COMING UP

Mandatory Spring Dance Concert meeting
Thurs. Feb. 26 @ 6 PM
Dance Studio (next to Crandall Gym)

Come hear about the plans for this year's dance concert (May 28 & May 29) and meet other prospective concert dancers and choreographers!

Other IMPORTANT TOPICS covered:

• Liability forms


• Expectations of dancers & choreographers


• Deadlines and Timeline


• Choreographic Showing Mar. 5 (ONE WEEK from Info mtg)

Photo credit: Prem Ananda (premphoto.com)

NOTE TO PROSPECTIVE CHOREOGRAPHERS:

Choreographic showing ----- Thurs. Mar. 5 in Dance studio (ONE WEEK AFTER INFO MTG)

You will share your choreographic ideas with the other dancers. This can be just an overview. I will also ask all choreographers to showcase around 30-40 seconds of sample choreography. With or without music selection. (Preferably with)

This year's choreographic showing will be a little different. Some dances will require a "showcase of skills" or plainly said, an audition. Choreographers may and can ask to see any interested dancers' technique capabilities after the showing. This audition doesn't need to be long. Just enough so choreographers can see what you can and cannot do. So plan to stay and dance.

Email me if you have more questions. cpspringdance@yahoo.com
or call me. 408.607.1876

Krizia

How to find music

There are many ways you can find inspirational music to choreograph a dance to. In my experience as a dancer and choreographer, I've found that some pieces could have done better with a different song.

Here are some of my helpful tips for making the right music selection:

1. AVOID POP...and overly-used songs. You will get sick of them and so will your dancers, and possibly, even your audience. Please, stay away from anything you'd hear on the radio. No Beyonce, Kanye or Lady GaGa. :) This is your time to shine and you want to look at least a little bit original.

2. OPT FOR INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC. Going along with tip #1, it's easier to get songs with lyrics stuck in your head that will eventually drive you to insanity than it is to have a song without words. These woefully lyrical songs also bring the audience's focus to the DANCE rather than the song.

3. GO TO PANDORA.COM and type in your favorite obscure artist. You will get plenty of other unheard of artists that may lend great inspiration for a dance.

4. CHOREOGRAPH FIRST, FIND MUSIC LATER. You'd be surprised how well some songs go with pieces after they are choreographed. Plus, you'll get past the "But I haven't picked out a song yet" roadblocking excuse and get right down to the dirty business -- choreographing.

5. BEFRIEND A RADIO DJ. I know this tip goes against what I said in tip #1, but if you know any music experts, specifically musicians or any of those DJs working for KCPR, they may have song ideas tucked away for you. Describe a mood, concept, etc and they may just have an answer.

photo illustration: bdesign.be

So I know you can dance.

Some past spring show dances...

If you have never danced or attended the spring show, but are really interested in participating this year, do it!! And check these videos out!

Here are some examples of what other dancers have choreographed for the student spring dance show over the years :

Jungle Banga

4<3

Tranquility

Ain't Nothing Wrong With It

Kings of the Wild Frontier

Dilaudid

Find a New Way

Don't hesitate to email/call/come talk to me about possible ideas you may have for choreography. Also, don't hesitate to email/call/come talk to me about any questions you may have about the show!

Spring Show is NOT an Orchesis Dance Company event. It is OPEN to ALL DANCERS :)

Calling All Dancers!

Are you a dance minor looking for a way to fulfill your dance project? Have you taken DANC 390 (Dance Composition) and are looking for a way to further your dance creativity and exploration? Are you thinking about choreographing a piece for next year's Orchesis show, but first want to try something on a smaller scale? Do you know of someone who possesses the makings of a great choreographer? Or, have you always had the possibility of choreographing a dance resting in the back of your mind? If so, you should consider being a student choreographer for the Cal Poly Student Spring Dance Show!

Spring Show dates are as follows:
Thursday, May 28
Friday, May 29

Mandatory informational meeting for all interested dancers and choreographers:
Thursday, February 26 @ 6 PM
ALL INTERESTED MUST ATTEND! :)

Start thinking about your ideas for dances, music, costuming, etc NOW!
10 weeks goes by pretty fast...