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WHATS APP GROUPS

Rising Stars Team:    https://chat.whatsapp.com/CV57M6eK35cBZkiLN4ULWh

Bronze Team    https://chat.whatsapp.com/IdmHZKsja9t97mYXS2ZUf4

Silver Team:  https://chat.whatsapp.com/JjeOpFe3JvpCYZw3QhboZr

Gold Team Link:  https://chat.whatsapp.com/DEdbCijoKes8YjMYPsE4VG

 

 

ADV COMPETITION REMINDERS FOR PARENTS & PERFORMERS 

• Always arrive earlier than your call time to find parking at the competition. The time we list as your arrival is the time you have to meet your teacher at the competition completely ready with hair and make up done and your first costume on under your ADV uniform. You will then be taken to warm up and practise before competing. 

 

• Please make sure you have all headpieces, costume and shoe items necessary.

 

• Costumes must be carried & transported in a proper costume bag 

 

• ADV Staff at competitions are only responsible for troupe students whilst they are in warm up back stage and between Items backstage. Parents must care for their own student between items while staff are busy looking after other troupe age groups. 

 

• Parents are responsible for changing their dancers costumes at competitions – teachers do not take over this task. Once your performer has competed on stage please collect them from the teacher and get them ready for their next item. 

 

• ADV Dancers must not wear costumes in the audience at any time.   They must wear their ADV uniform and no parts of their costume should be visible at the competition.  This is to ensure and assist with unbias judging. 

 

• At no time can an ADV dancer under the age of 18 be left unattended by a parent or guardian at a competition. In the interest of child protection and Safety ADV requires that a parent or guardian be actively present for competition entirety.

 

 

WHAT YOU NEED FOR YOUR TROUPE COMPETITION 

All competition students must wear the following to and from every competitions

• ADV Jacket

• ADV T-shirt

• Black leggings or ADV leggings.

• Black runners or black dance runners or Dance booties (in Aqua, silver, gold or black) are also acceptable

• Hair must be done as per below requirements

• Make up must be done as per below requirements

• Costumes MUST be brought in a proper costume bag – named.   Please ensure you have all hair accessories for every item, we do not carry spares with us.

 

FOOTWEAR AND TIGHTS: All troupe members need to bring the following to every competition:

•  classical troupe need MDM ballet tights and MDM leather Ballet shoes with ribbons

• Tan Jazz shoes

• Flesh coloured lyrical turning shoes for all lyrical routines

• Tan footed tights 

• Tan Footless tights (Lyrical) – note these must NOT be convertibles and must be a pure footed tan tight.

• Strong Bobby pins for headpieces

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HAIR & MAKE UP FOR COMPETITONS

 

SILVER TEAM Make up and Hair Requirements for Competitions

MAKE UP

No false lashes

Please watch this video for  instructions how to do your childs make up.  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPiCShxbvfk&t=1s

HAIR

1 high bun on crown of head.   

Please use BOTH hair gel AND hairspray. No wispy bits or loose hair permitted

Please see below tutorial for instructions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMGPnZG47iA

 

 

BRONZE Team Makeup and Hair Requirements for Competitions

MAKE UP

Fake eyelashes included

Please watch this video for  instructions how to do your childs make up.  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPiCShxbvfk&t=1s

HAIR

2 plaits into a bun

Please use gel and hairspray.

Please see below tutorial for instructions

https://youtu.be/LWKVF-g1NMo

 

 

SILVER TEAM  Make up and Hair Requirements

MAKE UP

Fake eyelashes included

Please watch this video for  instructions how to do your childs make up.  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPiCShxbvfk&t=1s

HAIR (both jazz and ballet troupes need this hairstyle)

2 plaits into a bun

Please use gel and hairspray.

Please see below tutorial for instructions

https://youtu.be/LWKVF-g1NMo

 

 

GOLD TEAM Makeup and Hair Requirements

MAKE UP

Fake eyelashes included

Please watch this video for  instructions how to do your childs make up.  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPiCShxbvfk&t=1s

HAIR

Centre part into a low bun

Must have plenty of gel and hairspray and be extremely neat

 

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TROUPE COSTUME HIRE FEE

Each year we hire the competition costumes out to students for their competition season, this saves parents from having to purchase the costumes in full (usually $120 to $150 per costume to purchase in full).   The hire fee is $40 per troupe costume and every troupe has 2 costumes.  This $80 hire fee will be added to your account over the coming weeks.  Troupe costumes will be handed out to all troupe students in the week before our Troupe concert on Friday 14th June.  Troupe costumes must be kept in costume bags and only used for competitions.  At no time should these be used for dress ups, party's or school events.   The costumes remain the property of ADV and any damage or loss of items will be charged in full should they occur.  Please do not attempt to wash or launder costumes unless specifically instructed to by ADV as most need special hand washing.  Costumes must be returned to ADV after the December Junior School concerts (which also involve troupe students). 

 

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WHAT TROUPE STUDENTS NEED TO PROVIDE

Every competition student needs to ensure they have the following items (including 6 & under troupe)

JAZZ & LYRICAL TROUPE: 6 & Under, 8 & Under, 10 & Under, 14 & Under & 16 & Under

• Tan footed dance tights (available from our uniform shop)

• Tan footless dance tights (not convertibles - they must be the footless tight). Available from our uniform shop

• Tan split sole jazz shoes

• Turning shoe

• High cut tan dance briefs/undies

• Make up - as per the video 

 

CLASSICAL TROUPE 10 & Under

It is important that all troupe members are the same

• MDM Theatrical Pink Ballet Shoes with ribbons - all must be the same

• MDM Theatrical Pink Tight

• High cut tan dance briefs/undies

• Make up - as per the video 

 

 

COSTUME BAG PURCHASE

All competition team students must purchase their own costume bag.  

There are many options available online.  A few are listed below to give you an idea

If your dancer has a tutu or are part of the classical troupe they must also have a tutu bag. 

https://mmdancesupplies.com.au/products/studio7gb01

https://mmdancesupplies.com.au/products/dream-duffel-gusseted-garment-bag

All Classical troupe and ballet solo students must have a tutu bag

https://mmdancesupplies.com.au/products/studio7tutub02

 

 

MEMBERS LOGIN FOR TROUPE PRACTISE

A reminder that all troupe students should be practising 2 or 3  times a week at home for both their troupe routines.   The teachers are very aware of which students are and which students are not practising (Miss Kylie can ALSO tell if they don’t know the log in code to the members website that they haven't been looking at the practise videos).   

Also for parents, all the information emailed out will also be added to our members login section at our website.  

Go to www.academyofdance.biz and click on “Member Login” then use password ADVJoy to access. 

 

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Kind regards

 

Tamara Davidson

Principal

Academy of Dance Victoria

www.academyofdance.biz