Charlotte Dance Festival Youth Gala
 

The CDF Gala has been postponed due to COVID-19.  Please stay tuned for the rescheduled dates.

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Patricia McBride and Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux Center for Dance

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Youth Gala brings together area dance studios, academic school dance programs and universities to share their artistry with each other in a performance.   

 

2020 Participants

ARMES Dance | Greenville, SC

Burlington Academy of Dance & Arts / KARIZMA II | Burlington, NC

Charlotte Cirque & Dance Center| Charlotte, NC 

Dance Moves Youth Company | Charleston, SC

Fusia Dance Company | Bartonsville, PA

Jami Masters School of Dance| Charlotte, NC 

MufukaWorks Square Root Youth Dance Tribe| Charlotte, NC 

Morrison YMCA School of Dance | Charlotte, NC 

Masterpiece Studios | Indian Trail,  NC 

Step Together/ Open Door Studios | Charlotte, NC

Warped Dance Company | Sheboygan, WI

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APPLICATION GUIDELINES

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Performers are youth and college students. Choreographers can be professional or students.

 

Application Deadline: October 31, 2019
Notification: November 15, 2019
Student Fee Due: January 31, 2020
Program Info: February 28, 2020

 

Dancer Fee: $85 per dancer

 

Student Participation Fee includes

4 classes over 2 days

2 lunches

1 T-shirt

1 ticket to 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.

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Additional students from your school/program can attend the festival by paying the $85 fee if there is space.  

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Requirements

  • Performers must be 12 years or older and enrolled in a youth or college program.   

  • Maximum number of pieces 1 group can submit: 2

  • A maximum of 1 work will be selected from each group

  • Minimum Length: 3 minutes 

  • Maximum Length: 6 minutes 

  • Performing students must participate in all classes

  • Choreographers can be professional or students.

  • The number of dancers that you submit in your application is the number we expect to attend. 

  • Replacements for dancers who become injured are allowed.

  • New: Dance works must have a minimum of 4 dancers.