Greek Orthodox Folk Dance & Choral Festival

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FDF 2007 Competition Information

Directors Briefing

All Dance and Choral Directors are required to attend the Directors Briefing on Thursday, February 15, 2007, that will be held immediately after Opening Ceremonies at the Ontario Convention Center in Room 103. At this time we will collect your performance tapes/CDs. In addition, we will review any changes to the schedule and answer any questions. All directors will be held responsible for the material discussed at this briefing.

Dance Floor

The dance floor in both competition areas will be raised. Groups must enter and exit the stage from back stage left or right.

Division I:

48'W x 54'D x 3'H

Division 2
48'W x 48'D x 3'H

Music

All music must be recorded on good quality cassette tapes or CDs (unless you are providing your own live music). You must record each set of dances for the semi-final and final rounds of competition in the correct order on separate tapes/CDs. Each Division I and Division II dance director must submit a total of four (4) tapes/CDs to the Director of Competition at the Dance Director's briefing Thursday evening, February 15th, 2007; two copies of the semi-final round and two copies of the final round performance. Each Division III and Division IV dance director must submit two (2) tapes/CDs to the Director of Competition at the Dance Director's briefing Thursday evening, February 15th, 2007. These tapes/CDs will be mailed back to you immediately following FDF. Once your tapes/CDs have been submitted, they will not be returned and alternate tapes/CDs will not be accepted for any reason. It is suggested that you bring an additional set of cassettes/CDs for your own use during the weekend since we will not return your tapes for practice purposes. Record music at the beginning of the tape/CDs and label each as follows:

Dance Group Name, City
Dance Director Name
Number of Songs/Name of Dances on tape/CDs
Round of Dance (semi-final or final)

Our sound technicians will be instructed to keep the tape/CDs running from the moment it starts until the moment the team leaves the dance floor. They will not start and stop the tape/CDs for your team per your special instructions! Any disputes over timing will be settled by playing and timing the tapes/CDs. The FDF 2007 Management Team cannot be held responsible for the quality of your performance if you do not follow the above guidelines.

Restrictions on Judges Working with Dance/Choral Group

FDF judges are valuable sources of folk dance/music knowledge that should be available to dancers, singers and directors. Unfortunately, in a competition setting, the appearance of impropriety and bias may be created when a judge works “too closely” with a dance group. To remedy this situation and protect the integrity of the FDF competition, the FDF Board of Trustees voted on March 30, 1997, to institute restrictions on judges working with dance/choral groups. Both judges and directors are responsible to ensure that judges do not:

· Participate with a group on four (4) or more occasions after September 2006 with material that will be used at this year's FDF in any of the following ways:

1. reviewed the group's style either in person or via video

2. reviewed the director's style

3. reviewed resource material (such as videos) with group or director

4. taught workshops where group members participated or at group rehearsals

· A workshop in which a judge shows videos, reviews videos the group is using as a resource, reviews the director's or group's style of dances/songs other than the ones that the judge taught during the period of the workshop constitutes only one occasion.

· Share resource material (such as videos) only with the director of a single group; judges must share resource material with any director who inquires.

Special Resource Materials

Directors who wish to have resource materials (audio cassettes, videos, written material, etc.) presented to the judges from which their 2007 performances are based can do so by sending the material (videos in VHS format, please) to:

FDF Competition

PO Box 2669

La Mesa, CA 91943-2669

Please send this material on or before January 15, 2007. These materials will not be returned so please do not send original videos or other materials. The 2007 FDF Management Team cannot guarantee that material received after this date will be presented to the judges.

Practice Rooms

Practice rooms will be made available throughout the weekend on a first come first served basis. As a courtesy to other groups, please keep practice time under one hour.

Team “Checkpoints”

Directors much check in three groups prior to their group’s performance time. Groups must stay at checkpoint until their appointed performance time. A penalty of 1% will be given to groups that are not prepared to dance when announced at their scheduled time. Directors must also keep in mind that performance schedule might be running ahead of schedule and to be aware when their group is performing.

Questions or comments: competition@gofdf.org