SPOTLIGHT DANCE FESTIVAL – SECONDARY SHOW ARRANGEMENTS
We are incredibly proud to announce that we are running the 22nd Spotlight Dance Show this year featuring Rutland Schools and Rutland Youth Dance Academy students. The date for the Secondary Show is Tuesday 24th March at the Corn Exchange Theatre, Stamford.
Event Details
Our RYDA groups involved in this performance are as follows:-
Year 7/8 Street Dance, Secondary Contemporary (Y7+), Year 9-11 Street Dance, UCC Dance Crew, Senior MT, All Stars, Advanced Street Dance 16+
I hope you can appreciate a lot of preparation is required, therefore, with your permission, we would like all performers to spend some time at the theatre to go through final rehearsals, light and sound organisation and dress rehearsals prior to the Evening performance.
Times for Rehearsal
Providing we have permission from yourselves and your school/college we would like all our dancers to spend the afternoon at the Theatre venue for rehearsals on Tuesday 24th March from 4pm to 6.30pm ahead of the show at 7.30pm.
Catmose College Students
Dancers will be picked up by bus from school at 3.15pm on the day of the event and taken to the theatre with a member of RYDA staff chaperoning them. We will then complete our technical and dress rehearsal that will finish at approximately 6.30pm when students will stay on site for a packed tea and prepare for the performance starting at 7.30pm.
Parents will need to follow the normal procedure to request a student absence for this day by emailing studentabsence@catmosecollege.com. The college will not allow any student to leave the premises early on the day unless they have approved their absence via an email.
Uppingham Community College Students
Our RYDA students will need to make these arrangements through Miss Zareba and the rehearsal will run as above. Students will leave school at 3.15pm for their technical and dress rehearsal from 4pm to 6.30pm. Please confirm with her what paper work needs to be completed for your dancer to attend this rehearsal. RYDA students will travel to and from the Theatre with Miss Zeraba and the other students from UCC involved in the event.
Advanced Street Dance Students
You will be responsible for getting yourselves too and from the venue for the dress rehearsal on Tuesday 24th March, please arrive at 4pm. Any issues with transport please do let me know and I will help out where I can.
Evening show/Drop off Procedures
All performers will stay on site between the rehearsal and the evening show so will require a packed tea.
The show will start at 7.30pm on Thursday 27th March
After the evening performance, dancers can be collected from our meeting point outside the old Barclays Bank at the top of Silver Lane on Broad Street. Any parents who are not watching the show should be at the collection point at approximately 8..30pm
Tickets
The Theatre will be selling tickets for all Spotlight Shows. Ticket Price – £10 adult, £6 Junior (under 16) & Concession. You can get your tickets in any of the following ways
- Buy direct from the Box Office at the theatre – Cash payment – £10 Adults, £6 child
- Via Phone from the Box Office (01780 766455)
- Online purchase via stamfordcornexchange.co.uk
Parking
PLEASE NOTE – Parking can be difficult close to the theatre so you will need to plan accordingly and arrive in Stamford earlier than usual to secure parking. There is public parking at North Street car park and Scotgate car park which are both nearby alongside other town parking facilities.
Performers License
We are required by law to apply for a performers licence for this event. We have to provide the correct number of children and their ages who will be attending and what Local Authority they live in. The purpose of the licence is to ensure children’s safety as there is alcohol on sale at the event and to confirm children are not being paid to perform. The relevant local authority will hold this information on record and will not share this with third parties.
Costumes
Please go to www.rutlanddance.co.uk/spotlight-costumes where information will be posted as soon as possible. Here you will be able to check what your son/daughter will need to wear for costume. Where there is a costume fee, this should be transferred to the RYDA account.
Please complete the form below to consent to your son/daughter taking part in the event and provide emergency contact details.
If your son/daughter does not want to or is unable to attend they are still very welcome at class this term but please do let me know as soon as possible by emailing me at sarah@rutlanddance.co.uk