Dance USA

6079 50th Ave. SW

Montevideo, MN 56265

320-269-5150 – fax 320-269-5160

Cell 320-226-0366 or 320-226-1888

WWW. Danceusa.biz

 

Dear Coaches and Dancers,

 

            Welcome back to another great Dance Season.  As the new season begins, Dance USA would like to announce the changes we have made with our dance team competitions. We are happy to announce that we will be organizing four great dance team competitions during the 2007-08 competitive dance season. Plus we will assist Mounds View High School with their competition on January 26, 2008 in an advisory position. The competition known as The St. Paul Winter Carnival Dance Team Competition has grown to the point that we feel splitting it into two sights will make a better competition for all.    Mounds View will be hosting the metro location with their Winter Fest Invitational for AA and AAA Varsity teams and all JV teams.  YME High School will host the out-state location for all A varsity and JV teams.  This competition will be known as the Winter Festival Dance Team Competition which will be produced by Dance USA. 

 

Dance USA along with the host schools would like to invite all Dance Teams in Minnesota to these invitationals.   We offer competition in both High Kick and Jazz Funk for all A, AA, AAA, JV and Jr. High teams. With the exception of the Winter Festival Dance Team competition which will be A and A-JV teams only.

 

RCW High School will host their 6th consecutive competition at their High School in Renville on January 5, 2008.  New London – Spicer High School will also hold their 6th consecutive dance team competition on January 12, 2008 at their High School in New London.  Our third competition of the season will be held at Waconia High School on January 19, 2008.  This will be their 10th consecutive invitational.  On January 26, 2008,  Mounds View High School will host and organize the 2007 Winter Fest Invitational for AA and AAA Varsity and all JV teams while Dance USA will produce The Winter Festival Dance Team Competition at YME High School for A and A-JV teams at the Granite Falls High School

 

           BE SURE TO PUT THESE DATES ON YOUR CALENDAR. 

 

Dance USA competitions are organized, well run, on time, fair, and friendly.  Our judges are selected by JAM (the Judges Association of Minnesota).  They must meet the highest standards.  We have a minimum of five judges at each competition.  At two of the competitions, we will have ten judges and the competitions will be “back-to-back”.  We follow all the Minnesota State High School League rules, therefore these are sanctioned competitions and do count towards the number of competitions necessary to compete before sections. 

 

 You can register on line and send your registration fees by mail along with a hard copy.  We will need to receive the registration fees in order to officially count your team as a participant but if you register on line we can pencil you in. The earlier we know you are coming, the better accommodations we can make for your team. Enclosed is a registration form for Mounds View’s Competition on January 26, 2008. The Registration form and fees will be mailed directly to them.

    

            The registration fee for Dance USA Competitions is $100.00 per team at each of the competitions (Varsity, JV and Jr. High are separate teams). The Winter Festival of Dance will have an additional $25.00 per team if the fee is received after December 1, 2007.  The registration fee will cover competiting in either High Kick or Jazz Funk or both. 

 

            RCW (Renville County West) High School in Renville has hosted a well run, friendly competition for six consecutive years.  This competition is generally an A and A/JV-Jr High competition but has the same great feed back from the judges that you receive at all Dance USA Competitions.  The RCW coaches and parental support makes this a very warm and comfortable competition.  This year RCW and TMB Dance teams have partnered up to make this date for dance extra special as they will be alternating locations every other year.  This year RCW will again host the competition in Renville and next year TMB will host the competition in Tracy.  Both teams agree that this is much better than both hosting a competition on the same day.  I believe all the teams that attended these competitions will agree and make this a bigger and better competition than ever. 

 

             The New London-Spicer Invitational held at the High School in New London is the largest out state competitions of the season.  It will be “Back-to-Back” again this year.  Like last year this makes the day go faster and keeps that great competitive excitement flowing.   This is one of the nicest High Schools in the State and you will enjoy your day here.  Be sure to get your registrations in early as it fills up fast.

 

 

 

              Waconia High School has hosted a great competition each year for the last nine years.  We are so happy to be associated with this school and the Dance Team organization.  The Coaches, the Booster Club and the School staff do an amazing job of hosting this competition.  Along with the competitive teams from all three divisions and the JV teams, Waconia also has a great JFK program that performs to show just how much talent is in this area.  This day is always an exciting competitive day but it is also a great day for the spectators as they get to experience the excitement along with the teams.  We have many teams that come back to this competition year after year and you should put this on your schedule.  You will be happy you did.

 

The St. Paul Winter Carnival Dance Team Competition is one of the biggest competitions of the dance season. After ten years of producing this competition, Dance USA has decided to split this competition into Metro and Out-state locations. The Mounds View Dance Team will take over the rains of the Metro competition and YME High School will be hosting the out-state location.

 

The Winter Fest Invitational will be hosted by the Mounds View Dance Team for AA and AAA Varsity and all JV dance teams..  They will continue to keep the same traditions that have been established with this competition by awarding both trophies and medals to the winning teams.  We have enclosed a special invitation from the Mounds View team to join them at their competition on January 26, 2008.  Please send all registration forms and fees for this competition to the Mounds View Dance Team.

 

The Winter Festival Dance Team Competition will be hosted at YME High School in Granite Falls Minnesota for all A Varsity and JV teams.  YME has hosted several competitions in the past and have always done a great job. Dance USA chose their location for this special event for that reason. We will have Frozen In Time Photography, our official photographer, taking action shots of the teams while they perform and each team will receive a free photo.. Free trophy photos are also given to the teams.  Dance USA awards trophies to the first second and third place teams or the top 1/3 of the teams in each division and category.  In addition, medals will be awarded to the members of the Varsity and JV teams who place first, second and third. Be sure to send your registration form and fee in before December 1, 2007 and save $25.00.  The fee is $100.00 per team before Dec. 1st and $125.00 after Dec. 1st.

 

 Sincerely,

Dance USA

Sharon Swenson & Desiree Dreier

 

 

Registration Form

Dance USA

6079 50th Ave. SW

Montevideo, MN 56265

320-269-5150 – fax 320-26-5160 – cell 320-226-0366

WWW.danceusa.biz – e-mail  Sharon@danceusa.biz

 

 

School _______________________ Team Name _____________________

School Address ___________________      __________________________

School Phone # _________________________ Fax # __________________

The information you will need for the competition will be faxed or e-mailed to you; please list the fax # and e-mail address to be used: 

Fax # ____________________  e-mail address _______________________

                                                       (Please write legibly or you will not receive your e-mail)

Coach (# 1) Name: __________________           Coach (#2) ________________

Address: __________________________ Address: __________________

__________________________________         _________________________

Phone # where you can be reached or a message can be left:

Phone # : __________________________    Phone # __________________

Cell # : ____________________________   Cell # ____________________

E-Mail ____________________________ E-Mail ___________________

 

Please circle the competitions you are registering for:

Competition: 
RCW HS (Renville)
 New London/Spicer HS  
Date 
Jan 5 “08  
Jan 12 ’08  
Registration fee
$100.00  
$100.00  
Competition: 
Waconia HS  

Winter Festival

Dance Team Competition YME HS (Granite Falls)

Date  
 Jan 19 ’08
Jan 26 ’08 
Registration fee
 $100.00

 $100.00 ----( $125.00 if received after Dec.1, 2007)   

       

                  

The registration fees are per competition and per team (Varsity, JV and Jr. High are separate teams).  Each School can submit one check for all competitions.

 

 

Please complete as much of the Data portion of the registration from on the other side of this sheet as you have available at this time.  The complete data can be e-mailed to Sharon@danceusa.biz at a later date.    

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Name of your team _________________ # of dancers on the team ________

 

            A   AA    AAA     A-JV        AA-JV         AAA-JV      Jr. High ↓

 

Division your team is in: ↑_______________________________________↑

 

Can your Varsity share a room with the JV? __________________________

 

Captains: _____________________________________________________

 

Registering for:  High Kick Only? ____ Jazz Funk Only? _____ Both?____

 

Leave blank the information that you don’t have at this time and e-mail it to us as soon as possible (to Sharon@danceusa.biz)

 

Precision High Kick Song: _______________________________________

Choreographers: _______________________________________________

 

Jazz Funk Song: _______________________________________________

Choreographers: _______________________________________________

 

Coach’s Names: _______________________________________________

                         ________________________________________________

 

Capitan’s Names: ______________________________________________

                         ________________________________________________

 

          Please send a completed registration form for each team that will be attending.  A registration fee must be received in our office to be properly registered.  Your school can cut one check to Dance USA to cover the entry fees for all the competitions Dance USA is organizing that you wish to attend.  If you have any questions, please contact us at Dance USA.