BACKSTAGE & AUDIENCE GUIDELINES

To make sure keep our dancers safe and our venue clean, please review our backstage guidelines listed below.

WHAT YOUR PERFORMER CAN EXPECT


All students will be checked into the venue upon arrival and escorted by staff to their assigned dressing room area. Please note that parents are not allowed backstage unless they are designated volunteers.

Here’s what you and your dancer should expect:

  • Upon arrival, students will be checked in at the Double Glass Gallery Doors and tickets will be scanned at the ticket table outside the auditorium.

  • After check-in, students will be taken backstage to be organized by class before the show begins.

  • For students with only 1 dance: No personal belongings or dance bags should be brought backstage. Parents should hold onto these items.

All students should arrive prepared with:

  • Hair and makeup fully done.

  • Tights and undergarments on.

  • Their first dance costume already on.

A show order will be provided so that students with multiple dances know which costume to wear first.

Backstage Amenities:

  • There will be a group dressing room with changing pods, as well as two private dressing areas for added privacy.

  • We recommend dancers wear nude leotards under their costumes or bring a large men’s T-shirt for quick changes.

  • There are water fountains, but not bottle fillers

  • There are group and private bathroom spaces

  • Backstage is accessed either via the Double Doors at the Left Hand Hallway or the Gallery doors to the right of the lobby.

BEHAVIOR EXPECTATIONS


Dancers and families are expected to always conduct themselves in a respectful and professional manner representative of the amazing, well-trained dance artists that they are.

Backstage and Onstage for dancers:

·    Absolutely no talking ever while backstage

·    Be still, quiet, and thoughtful while waiting for your turn in the wings. Do not goof off or play.

·    Say hello and thank you to theater staff

·    Say hello, good job and love your costume to fellow dancers.

·    NEVER judge, comment, or talk negatively about other dancers.  

In The Dressing Room for dancers:

·    Keep your area organized and neat, do not spread out and take up too much space.

·    Do not change in the bathroom, private dressing areas are unlikely to be available, so be prepared to change in the dressing room.

·    Tell a teacher if you leave the area.

·    Keep your emotions about your performance positive – we worked hard, and it will show!

FOOD & DRINK

Parents should pack the snacks and water that their student will need for about 1 hour backstage per each show.

Students in multiple shows should be prepared to pack additional snacks and water to last them for longer performance times.

  • WATER ONLY is allowed backstage

  • Staff is NOT able to run snacks from concessions backstage.

  • ABSOLUTELY NO Peanut or Nut Products are allowed.

AUDIENCE EXPECTATIONS

In the Audience for guests:

  • Absolutely no talking while in the audience.

  • Turn phones off or on silent.

  • Photo and Video are not allowed at this concert.

  • Be aware of your surroundings and your fellow audience members, be respectful. Your dancer may not be performing, but the person next to you dancer may be. They want to enjoy their dancer’s performance!

CHEER AND CLAP for Music in Motion as dancers walk onto stage and at the end of their dance!

  • Clap or cheer during a particularly special or challenging part of a dance but keep cheering and clapping WHILE a dancer is performing to a minimum.

  • Only enter and exit the theater at intermission or the beginning or end of a concert.

  • Never walk to a seat or leave a seat if a dancer or group is on stage.

  • If you must leave the theatre during the concert, wait until between dances.

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