Charlotte Dance Festival Youth Gala
April 23 - 25
Workshops options are in-person and virtual.
Sunday, April 25
4pm - 5pm
Youth Gala Performance
In-Person Audience
Virtual Stream opportunity April 26 - 30
In-Person and video performances
Charlotte Cirque & Dance Center
9315-E Monroe Road
Charlotte, NC 28270
Youth Gala brings together area dance studios, academic school dance programs and universities to share their artistry with each other in a performance.
2021 Participants
Burlington Academy of Dance & Arts / KARIZMA II | Burlington, NC
Charlotte Cirque & Dance Center| Charlotte, NC
Fusia Dance Company | Bartonsville, PA
MufukaWorks Square Root Youth Dance Tribe| Charlotte, NC
Warped Dance Company | Sheboygan, WI

APPLICATION GUIDELINES
Performers are youth and college students. Choreographers can be professional or students.
Application Deadline: March 20, 2021
Notification: March 22, 2021
Student Fee Due: March 31, 2021
Dancer Fee: $85 per dancer
Student Participation Fee includes
3 classes over 3 days
1 T-shirt
1 virtual ticket to the live stream performance and Talk Back with Camille A. Brown & Dancers
1 virtual ticket to the live stream performance for the CDF Gala
The $85 fee does not include tickets for parents to the CDF Gala or the Youth Gala.
Only 1 work from each group will be selected, but you can submit up to 2 works for adjudication.
Additional students from your school/program can attend the festival by paying the $85 fee if there is space.
Requirements
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Performers must be 12 years or older and enrolled in a youth or college program.
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Maximum number of pieces 1 group can submit: 2
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A maximum of 1 work will be selected from each group
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Minimum Length: 3 minutes
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Maximum Length: 6 minutes
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Performing students must participate in all classes
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Choreographers can be professional or students.
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The number of dancers that you submit in your application is the number we expect to attend.
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Replacements for dancers who become injured are allowed.
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New: Dance works must have a minimum of 4 dancers.