CONVENTION INFORMATION
REGISTRATIONS are non-refundable. No exceptions. ALL PARTICIPANTS MUST SIGN A RELEASE FORM. Please register online at www.hcdance.com
EMAIL CONFIRMATION A confirmation, receipt and welcome letter will be emailed, once payment is received. Please bring the email confirmation and picture ID with you to the convention to pick up your wristbands. Any questions about your registration, please contact our office at 1-877 DANCE HC or email bill@hcdance.com.
MULTIPLE CITY DISCOUNTS All teachers and studio owners attend second city for FREE. Call our office for details on student discounts for multiple cities!!!
INDEPENDENT DANCERS An independent dancer is one that is NOT affiliated with a dance team or studio. (For example, a dancer that attends Performing Arts High
School, or studies at professional studio like Millennium, Edge, Broadway Dance Center NYC, etc). Independent dancers may register for the event but studios that
attend as a team will be given priority in the competition. An INDEPENDENT RELEASE FORM will be required with registration.
INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS (Attending Independently) An individual dancer is one that IS affiliated with a studio or dance team, but the team is not attending. Even though you have an affiliation with a studio you will be considered an Independent if your studio is NOT attending. Individual dancers may register for the event but studios that attend as a team will be given priority in the competition. Dancers attending under their studio name must have permission from their studio owner they are attending. If your affiliated studio is attending you may not register as an Independent/Individual student. You will also be required to fill out the INDEPENDENT RELEASE FORM.
STUDIO GROUPS/SOLOS ROUTINES WILL BE ACCOMODATED FIRST!!! However, if the maximum amount of entries is not reached and time permits, independent and individual solo competition entries will be accepted. Please register your competition routines and we will notify you if we cannot accommodate your independent/individual solo entries. Your competition fees will be returned to you. If competition is sold out, please call our office to be put on wait list.
BROADWAY BABIES For dancers 5-6 years of age, this is a great workshop to introduce dancers to the convention experience. This program is not recommended for dancers 4 years of age and under. Workshop will be held for approximately three hours on Saturday afternoon. Styles of dance which may include jazz, tap, hip hop, ballet or lyrical all with a musical theater theme! Check your regional city schedule for exact class times. Dancers will perform their routines on stage prior to the competition. Each dancer receives a certificate of completion, a Broadway Babies t-shirt, and one free observer pass with their paid registration. BROADWAY BABIES are limited enrollment and in select cities only. First come first serve. Call our office if you are interested.
OBSERVERS Are allowed with paid students only. No teachers, studio owners or managers may register as an observer. Observers are exempt from viewing Director classes and auditions.
CHAPERONES are required for all participants who are attending the event. Chaperones are responsible for dancers at all times. Hollywood Connection is not responsible for the supervision of dancers.
HOTEL Please respect the privacy of hotel guests and hotel property. Decorations on hotel room doors is not allowed. No cooking devices of any kind allowed in hotel rooms. For your safety, wear shoes at all times during the event. Dancers should wear cover ups when leaving the ballrooms. Hollywood Connection is not responsible for injuries sustained if participants are dancing barefoot.
DIRECTOR ONLY CLASSES Hollywood Connection prides itself on bringing teacher classes and seminars to keep your business moving forward. Classes in marketing, advertising, budgets, organizing recitals, curriculum and technique are just some of the topics discussed! Business classes are for all registered Directors. For more information on our guest speakers, visit our website www.hcdance.com.
SPECIAL CLASSES Family Hip Hop and Parent Yoga/Fitness classes will be offered in select cities. Have fun with other parents and discover the joy of dancing again! HEELS CLASS is a jazz based dance class to introduce dancers 14 and older to the art of dancing in heels. Boys may take the class or opt for hip hop in another ballroom. AUDITIONING 101 class with Bill Bohl for Producers only. This class will take place during the Producer scholarship audition. Bill will explain what a panel looks for during an audition, and offer advice and industry tips so dancers can improve their audition technique and get better results.
AUDITIONS The audition process is unique at Hollywood Connection. Dancers will be called by name. We do not use numbers. Hollywood Connection will have a pre-printed list of dancer’s names for the audition. No sign in is required. All dancers will be considered for awards based on their age, regardless of which room they are dancing in. For instance, if you have a dancer that is dancing in a room higher than their actual age level, that dancer will audition in the higher level ballroom but be considered for the awards in their actual age category. A DANCER SHOULD NOT CHANGE ROOMS FOR THE AUDITION.
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- Directors are allowed in the audition room. NO OBSERVERS.
- Students must be registered for the convention to audition for scholarships and awards.
- Dance combination for the audition will be taught during classes on Saturday. The audition will take place on Sunday.
- There are no eliminations. Dancers will stay in the room the entire time to learn from experience.
- Award winners will be announced at the wrap party.
- ICON title winners and runner ups must compete at nationals under the studio in which they received the award. ICON OF THE YEAR title winners must remain with their studio while they hold the title.