May 11 — May 16, 2008
 
Ballet Division - Musicfest Northwest
  
 
 

Chairman:
Kay Benson, 29211 North Blanchard Creek Road, Chattaroy, WA 99003,
(509) 238-4151 or (509) 998-9908 or e-mail: chezkay@att.net.
Advisory Committee:
Phillip Broadbent, Shari Davis, Margaret Goodner, Ceci Klein, Kristin Potts.
Entry forms:
may be obtained at Empire Dance Shop. (509) 747-7808
Email: service@empiredanceshop.com
2008 Ballet Adjudicator: Sharee Lane, Associate Professor, University of Utah

DIVISION RULES
1. Use Pink entry form.
2. Entrants must be at least 10 years of age, no older than a senior high school student, to be eligible for an award.
3. Entrants may not be adjudicated more than two consecutive years in either the Junior or Intermediate Classes.
4. Junior and Senior students must have pointe shoes available for class.
5. There will be no changes made out of the class for which the entrant is registered. Changes from class times within a class may be made at the discretion of the chairman, class space permitting.
6. For adjudication, female entrants must wear black leotards, pink tights, and pink shoes. No jewelry, adornments, or frills may be worn. Male entrants must wear white T-shirts, black tights, black/white shoes.
7. Senior award winners may enter and win in subsequent years.
ADJUDICATION SECTION

1. All ballet adjudications are classes taught by the adjudicator. Oral adjudications are given to each class.
2. Monetary award winners must be available to perform at a concert during Festival week.
3. Students judged to be particularly outstanding by the adjudicator are given the Festival Certificate of Award. No other grading, numerical or otherwise, is used in this division.

Teacher/members with students needing financial aid should fill out a "Request for Entry Fee Assistance" which can be found at www.musicfestnorthwest.org or at the Musicfest Northwest Office. This generous offer of assistance is being underwritten by Mr. Curtiss W. Campbell of Spokane, Washington


*Class 1 - Senior. Fee $40.00. Winner will receive $150.00 and will perform a variation of his/her choice at the Festival Highlights concert Friday, May 16, 2008. The winner will also receive a gold medal.
*Class 2 - Junior A. Fee $25.00. Winner will receive $50.00 and will perform a variation of his/her choice at the Festival Highlights concert Friday, May 16, 2008. The winner will also receive a gold medal.
Class 3 - Junior B. Fee $25.00.
Class 4 - Intermediate A. Fee $25.00.
Class 5 - Intermediate B. Fee $25.00.

CHOREOGRAPHY SECTION

Class 6 - Young Choreographer. Fee $20.00. 5minute time limit. Open only to entrants adjudicated in the Junior or Senior classes.

Only one Certificate of Merit will be awarded and that winner will perform at the Festival Highlights concert Friday, May 16, 2008.

1. This is an original dance by entrants to music of their choice. Content of dance may be ballet, character, jazz or modern. Entrants will be judged on originality of idea, development of the idea as the dance form, musical interpretation, use of space, and performance. Teachers may help students select music.
2. Students may enter more than once, but a separate entry form and fee is required for each entry.
3. Entrants must provide music recorded on tape cassette or CD for choreography. Music must be loud enough to be heard in a large auditorium.
4. Young Choreographer will be the last scheduled class in the Ballet Division. There may be no more than 10 dancers per entry.

CONTACT US
Musicfest Northwest
315 West Mission, Spokane, WA 99201
Telephone & Fax: (509) 327-3455
E-Mail: musicfest@juno.com
Web: www.musicfestnorthwest.org