Wednesdays, 8pm | 677 Davie St | Sept 17th-Oct 22nd | The Dance Centre

The Session: In this performance challenge program, participants will exhibit their style and performance skills in a detailed piece of production-style choreography that will both challenge them and enhance their samba + afro training by putting it all on display for a Winter Recital performance in a gorgeous professional theatre for their friends and family to attend on Sunday, November 2nd at the Dance Centre Theatre.

The entire performance package includes 7 hours of in-class instruction, and an additional hour of dress rehearsal and an additional open-studio day of practice time to make sure you are feeling your very best before you get on stage. Performing is not mandatory, but we urge all of our students to strive for the stage!

Choreo:  Samba Enredo-style passista choreography with afro influences and production-style arrangement
Costume: Your own samba costume, with the option to rent

Important Dates:
-Wednesday, September 10th: Mandatory assessment class for dancers new to the Advanced Progressive program
-Saturday, October 25th: Blocking rehearsal time TBD
-Wednesday, October 29th, 6-9pm: Mandatory Dress rehearsal
-Sunday, November 2nd: (mandatory tech rehearsal in the early afternoon, + show in the evening)

Investment:
Performance fees go towards coordinating your performance, ordering and shipping your costume, extra rehearsal time, and hiring a professional photographer for the performance. Performance participants have the option to RENT or use their own their performance costume. Performance fees are a one-time-per-show fee. Dancers taking one performance progressive or three performance progressives will only pay a single $50 fee.

$150 - 6 weeks of classes and choreography (Does not include costume or performance)
$50 - One-time performance fee, dancer uses their own samba costume
$99 - Performance Fee + Rented Samba Costume

-2 -month financing available upon request
-Performance confirmation must be received no later than September 17th if no performance fee payment has yet been made.
-Participants must be able to retain and perform choreography at a more advanced level. Directors reserve the right to divert participants to a more appropriate level where necessary. Dancers may be directed to co-enrol in continued skill development with private lessons or regular attendance of the Samba Improvers class in order to perform.