SCHOOL Application Form for Participation in
THE DANCE CRAZY, Inc. PROGRAM
GENERAL INFORMATION
The purpose of the DANCE CRAZY program is to introduce ballroom dancing to 4th and 5th grade students in local school districts throughout the Capital Region.
The DANCE CRAZY program’s ballroom dance Syllabus will be used in schools participating in the program. DANCE CRAZY will contract with a professional ballroom dance instructor (for details, see below) to teach a 16-week session of ballroom dancing.
The 16-week session includes 10 weeks of instruction at no charge for 30 children, followed by an additional six weeks of lessons for a chosen 12 of the 30 children. These 12 students will represent your school in the inter-school competition in May. There is a $600 fee charged to your school to cover the last six weeks of classes and participation in the competiton.
The Program:
Phase 1: In October and November, Dance Crazy’s volunteer ballroom dancers will come to your school and teach 6 beginner ballroom lessons to school staff. These school staff members will then be used in the children’s classes as teaching assistants, and can also be used in future years.
Phase 2: Beginning the second week of January, Dance Crazy will provide a professional ballroom dance instructor to teach the thirty children, as well as volunteer ballroom dancers who will serve as teaching assistants. These classes continue through to May. The class size of thirty children is the number that was approved by the NY State Education Department. Therefore, no more than thirty children may participate.
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The thirty children that are chosen to participate in the program will be selected by DANCE CRAZY staff after the first two classes, based upon the following criteria:
• behavior
• timing
• posture
• ability to pick up steps
• coordination
Fee Schedule:
Schools will participate in the inter-school competition and receive the last six weeks of classes after 12 of the 30 children are chosen to be in the Competition. The fee charged is $600 per school. For the 2009-2010 program, half of this fee is due on November 13, 2009 and the other half is due January 8, 2010.
Competition Information:
If your school chooses to participate in the Dance Crazy program, the school must agree to provide a room where the competition will take place. This does not mean that your school will be chosen as the venue for competition. This simply provides Dance Crazy with an option of where to hold the competition.
The $600 fee covers fees associated with:
• the professional instructor to teach the additional classes and to participate in the competition, and
• the judges participation
• recognition plaques, ribbons, etc.
• competition decorations,etc.
Participation in the inter-school competition involves cutting the class of 30 down to 12 after ten weeks of classes. These 12 children will be selected by DANCE CRAZY, based upon observation of interest, enthusiasm, and skill level. The six couples will attend the Competition. The winning school will be the Ballroom Champions for 2009 - 2010, and will be the temporary owner of the treasured DANCE CRAZY trophy.
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This means that the winning school earns the right to display the trophy in their school for the up-coming year, until the following year’s DANCE CRAZY competition, at which point the trophy will then be returned to Dance Crazy and then given to the new Ballroom Champions.
Note: Once a school completes the full sixteen weeks and participates in the competition, the school is then considered to be a Dance Crazy Alumni School candidate. The Alumni School program is one that we offer to schools who would like to remain in our program after completing the sixteen-week program.
Application Process:
Upon receipt and review of your application, DANCE CRAZY will contact your school by the first week of school in September with the following information:
• Notification of your school’s acceptance or denial of your application to participate in the DANCE CRAZY program. Acceptance depends upon the availability of funding, the number of volunteer ballroom dancers available, the commitment of the school, etc.
Agreement:
By signing this application, your school is committing to participating in the DANCE CRAZY program for the school year 2009-2010, if your school is accepted into the program. While participating in the DANCE CRAZY program, the school will:
• Put forth its best effort to coordinate the participation of school staff in the beginner ballroom dance lessons that are provided to the staff free of charge.
• Maintain its dedication to completing DANCE CRAZY’S sixteen-week session and the inter-school Competition.
• Agree that Dance Crazy retains the right to remove disruptive children from the program.
• Assume responsibility for students in our program, including those that leave the classroom for any reason, including illness, disruptive behavior, etc.
• Provide one or more school staff who will be physically present at all times during the classes and are responsible for maintaining discipline among the students.
• Agree that Dance Crazy, Inc. retains the right to discontinue the program in the school if the terms discussed herein are not adhered to.
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INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Answer all questions.
2. Print out and mail to Dance Crazy, PO Box 1354, Latham, NY
12110.
3. Dance Crazy will notify you in September 2009 of the status
of the application.
4. All questions concerning this program should be directed to:
Ms. Judy Chamberlain, Dance Crazy President at
chachachamberlain@gmail.com
or (518) 376-8814/cell.
Part 1:
NAME OF SCHOOL Applying to Participate in the Dance Crazy Program:________________________________________________________
Address:_________________________________________________________
Phone:___________________________________________________________
Superintendent:
Phone and extension:_____________________________________________
Email address:____________________________________________________
Principal:
Phone and extension:_____________________________________________
Email address:____________________________________________________
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NAME OF STAFF MEMBER RESPONSIBLE for working with Dance Crazy to Coordinate the program:
TITLE: ___________________________________________________________
Phone number and extension: Work-______________________
Home-______________________
Email address:_______________________________
Part 2:
NAMES OF SCHOOL STAFF and Committed Parents TAKING THE FREE BALLROOM DANCE LESSONS FOR BEGINNERS (minimum of 2 required). Staff can bring a partner with them:
DAY OF THE WEEK TO HOLD FREE BALLROOM DANCE LESSONS FOR SCHOOL STAFF (choose one day, ie: Monday or Tuesday or Wednesday, etc):
TIME OF DAY OR EVENING TO HOLD BALLROOM DANCE LESSONS FOR STAFF (this class will be one hour long, one class per week for 6 weeks) :
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CONTACT INFORMATION FOR PERSON(S) COORDINATING SCHOOL STAFF IN THE BEGINNER BALLROOM CLASS:
Name____________________________________________
Email Address____________________________________ Phone Number___________________________________
work-
home-
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home-
Part 3:
Start Date for Children’s Program: SECOND WEEK OF JANUARY
Days of the week for Children’s Program – CHOOSE TWO DAYS OF THE WEEK (ie: Mondays and Tuesdays, or only Thursdays, etc):
Time of Day for Children’s Program (ie: 3pm – 4pm on Mondays and Tuesdays)
Part 4:
By signing this agreement the school agrees to participate in the inter-school competition and agrees to pay the fee of $600
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Check here _____ to indicate that it is understood that the school must complete the entire 16 week competitive program in order to be a Dance Crazy Alumni School candidate.
Signatures:
The Superintendent has been notified of participation in the Dance Crazy program and he/she supports this participation with the program.
Superintendent’s Signature:______________________________________
Date:____________________________________________________________
The Principal has been notified of participation in the Dance Crazy program and he/she supports this participation with the program.
Principal’s Signature:__________________________________________________
Date:_______________________________________________________
Revised 10/26/09
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