Dear FDF 2008 Directors,

Group Registration will be completed through a series of electronic forms. The forms must be completed and in the correct format to be accepted. Incomplete and/or incorrect forms will not be accepted. Please read the instructions on the forms very carefully. Please note forms must be submitted via email, with exception to the Group Roster which must be sent in two formats 1) via email 2) signed by your Parish Priest, which is to be sent standard mail.

Attached are the following forms for you to download, fill out and return by January 22, 2008.

Group Registration Information – details how to fill out all the forms.
Group Roster Info – details names of dancers, their birthdates

and their chaperones contact information.
Dance Performance Form – details your group name and suites.
Choral Performance Info – details your choral suite.
Costume Info - details men's and women's costume information.

***This year it is optional if you want to be considered for costume award. You will only turn in the Costume Info if you want the judges to consider you for the costume awards. If submitting Costume Info, please submit four photos of the costume, one male front and back, and one female, front and back.

The Group Registration Information explains thoroughly how to fill out all the forms. All forms are to be submitted by January 22, 2008 (including the signed roster by your priest). Please forward this info to any and all new directors that you may know.

If you have any questions please contact me via email at competition@gofdf.org or by phone at (209) 988-7721. Thank you for your cooperation and look forward to meeting all of you at the Director's Meeting, February 14, 2008. See you in Ontario!

Sincerely,
Manoli Rodarakis
Director of Competition

We are the Cultural Ministers of the Greek Orthodox Youth Folk Dance and Music Festival of the Metropolis of San Francisco. We are united through the Orthodox faith in our commitment to teaching and perpetuating our Hellenic cultural heritage through dance, songs, and music. We shall carry out this commitment by upholding the teachings and principles of our Orthodox faith; serving as role models for our students; respecting clergy, fellow directors, students, parents, judges, Board of Trustees members, Management Team members, and site staff; and to work in partnership with fellow directors to expand our knowledge and to improve our teaching skills for the love of the FDF Ministry. Though FDF contains an element of competition, this aspect shall never be the highlight or the sole purpose of our teaching. The ultimate achievement to be gained is the element of sharing, teaching, knowledge, and love. We shall never promote the idea or thought that one’s good fortune is another’s misfortune, but strive to see that all of us grow in spirit, strength and fellowship. We shall always seek to bring out the best in our teaching in terms of ethics, morality, and character, holding high the banner of Christianity.