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O.I.P. DANCE COMPANY
2010/11

The O.I.P. Dance Company is a pre-professional and semi-professional training and performance group for dancers aged 9 and up. Comprised of a highly dedicated and talented group of dancers, O.I.P. Dance Company is designed for dancers who are looking for high quality training and performance opportunities. Many dancers may be graduating or leaving their dance studio or would like to work towards a professional career in dance - O.I.P. Dance Company is the place for them!

COMPANY
O.I.P. ADULT Dance Company: 16 yrs & over OR over 7 yrs training in dance genre:

HIP HOP: pickup at medium to fast pace
JAZZ: technique: double/triple pirouettes, piques, axels, switch splits

NOTE: You do not have to be experienced in all the different styles of dance (tap, jazz, hip-hop, etc…) but you must have training and performance ability in at least one area!

TRAINING
The O.I.P. Dance Company focuses on hip hop, jazz, breaking, house, contemporary, musical theatre, and other various styles of dance throughout the year. We will ensure that students who are not as strong in one style of dance or another will get the number of classes needed to advance their skills in that area to the level of everyone else! For example, if you have very strong training in jazz, but your hip-hop and breaking skills are not as strong, you will participate in the jazz classes/rehearsals and be required to attend an appropriate number of hip-hop and breaking classes per month to improve to a level at which you can join the rest of the group for rehearsals. That applies not only for jazz dancers, but also for hip-hop dancers that want to learn jazz and other styles!

All O.I.P. Dance Company members are encouraged to continue training in other classes and are welcome to continue attending their own dance studio in addition to the O.I.P. Dance Company.

COMMITMENT
Being an O.I.P. Dance Company dancer involves a full time commitment of 8 hours of rehearsals and/or classes per week, as well as performance attendance from September 2010 to June 2011. The most important commitment is to improve as dancers and professional performers!

AUDITIONS
Auditions will be held at O.I.P. Dance Centre on

SATURDAY August 7th 2010 @11:00am (sign in starts @10:30am)
Auditions are open to dancers 15 and up

190 Richmond St E. Toronto ON. Adult Dance Company 11:00am

NOTE: Please bring a picture, resume, proper dance wear, and be prepared to learn choreography.

FEES
O.I.P ADULT Dance Company
$298 plus HST every four weeks (upon signing a full year registration). Dancers will receive over 32 hours of class time each month. (Approximately $9 dollars per class/hour).

These fees cover the costs of some of the costumes for our shows, faculty instructors, studio rentals, promotional material, and guest choreographers.

PLUS: For those dancers lacking in one style or another, you will be ask to attend drop-in classes during the week, to elevate your skills and to continue to improve. YOU WILL RECEIVE ALL DROP-IN CLASSES AT OIP FOR FREE! We ask the dancers to continually improve themselves in all areas of dance.

FACULTY
The artistic director of O.I.P Dance Company is Danny Davalos (O.I.P. Dance Centre's Director and Owner). Guest choreographers include: Luther Brown (SYTYCD Canada, C.E.O., Artistic Director, and Owner of Do-Dat Entertainment), Heather Leslie (dancer and choreographer). Mario Castillo (Take IT TO THA FLOOR Co-Founder and a world wide dancer and choreographer), Kojo "TUCH" Mayne (World wide dancer and choreographer), Mariano (One of the best breakdancers in the country), Jennifer Mote (B.A.T.D. Certified tap, jazz, and ballet instructor), Jessica Campbell (dancer and choreographer)

GOALS
The O.I.P. Dance Company is designed to create professional dancers/performers. The O.I.P. Dance Company will participate in various live performances, TV Shows and some competitions throughout the year. Audition opportunities are offered throughout the year to O.I.P dancers for national and international performances, commercials, and television shows. The O.I.P. Dance Company will help enhance the skills the dancers already have, focusing on style, attack and a professional performance feel. The O.I.P. Dance Company will help create resume boosters and allow for contacts to be made within the professional entertainment industry.

O.I.P. Dance Centre has a vision: "To see young people make a difference in the Canadian dance and entertainment industry. We're here to help them make it happen with passion, soul, and sheer inspiration."

CLASSES/REHEARSALS

ADULT Dance Company:
Saturdays

9:30am - 11:30am - Jazz
11:45am - 1:45pm - Hip Hop
1:45pm - 2:15pm - Lunch Break
2:15pm - 4:15pm - Specialty Classes
4:30pm - 6:30pm - Rehearsals

All the rest of O.I.P. Dance Centre’s classes are open and optional to whoever wants to attend. O.I.P Dance Company members can go to O.I.P. Dance Centre's entire drop in classes on the schedule for FREE!!