Meeting Minutes

Monday, February 8, 2010

Member Requirements

All active ballet company members must attend at least four (4) ballet classes a month. No more than one (1) ballet class a month may be substituted with a "ballet boot camp" workout session.
All active members must teach at least one class per semester if they have danced ballet for at least one year; class instruction may be done alone or in collaboration with one other active member.
All active members have the right to choreograph pieces, perform in pieces, vote in company elections, and run for officer positions.
Members are only permitted to do pointework under proper conditions, and if they have previously done pointework under professional supervision for at least one (1) month.

Choreographer/Performer Requirements

Choreographers must notify performers of rehearsal times at least 48 hours in advance. They must give performers their phone number and e-mail address at the first rehearsal, and they must respond within 24 hours of being contacted. They must also collect the e-mail addresses and phone numbers of all performers in their piece.
Performers must attend all rehearsals for their pieces. They must also check their e-mails and phones at least once a day and respond to messages accordingly. They must notify the choreographer at least 24 hours in advance if they must miss a rehearsal. They also must notify both production manager and choreographer at least two weeks in advance if they must miss a performance.
A performer who misses more than two (2) rehearsals for a piece with prior notification OR one (1) rehearsal for a piece without prior notification shall be excluded from that piece.
In order to perform a pointe piece in a show, members must do pointework in at least one (1) class each week.

Rehearsals

Shaq will schedule Sunday rehearsals.
Because it's Valentine's Day and it's this upcoming Sunday, the rehearsals scheduled on Sunday, February 14 won't count towards the missed rehearsal policy.
There will be a second choreography session on Sunday, March 28. Pieces must be demonstrated with as much choreography as possible, so that the company could give constructive criticism on the pieces' progress.

Formal

It will be held at Nolan's from 8:00 to 10:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 27.
The formal will be open to the entire school. Bring a date (or a friend)!
Tickets will be $5 each, and there will be food and dancing.
The theme will be "Mardi Gras."
Camille will head the organization of the formal, and she has formed a committee of company members to help her plan it.

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