Opening Ceremony Warm-up Class

 Audition Competition Closing Ceremony

Teacher's Continental Breakfast

Observer Forum and Q&A

Classes are held in three rooms (Beg, Int, Adv) that run simultaneously. Closed Teacher and Assistant Teacher classes, as well as the Observer Move 'n Groove and Forum are held during lunch periods and other times.

Each morning starts with a warm-up followed by 1 hour classes. Lunch times are staggered. On Sunday, there is also a faculty autograph session and the scholarship auditions. At the Closing Ceremony the dancers that are eligible for the Local Studio scholarship and Dance with the Force are filmed, the scholarship awards are presented and the faculty performs.

SATURDAY

7:00-8:00 am

Pre-registration Pick-up/Registration

8:00-8:30 am

Warm-up in main room

8:30-2:30 pm

1 hour student classes in each room.

Teacher and observer classes during student lunch periods.

10:30-11:30 am

Beginning Lunch

11:30-12:30 pm

Intermediate & Advanced Lunch

11:30-12:30 pm

Observer Groove class (sign-in).

4:00 pm

Competition & Showcase

(time may vary)

SUNDAY

7:30-8:00 am

Pre-registration Pick-up/Registration

8:00-8:30 am

Warm-up.

8:30-2:00 pm

1 hour student class in each room.

Teacher and observer classes during student lunch periods.

9:30-10:00 am

Teacher's Continental Breakfast

10:30-11:00 am

LADF Autographs held in lobby

11:00-12:00 pm

Observer Forum (sign-in)

11:00-12:00 pm

Beginning & Advanced Lunch

12:00-1:00 pm

Intermediate Lunch

2:00-3:00 pm

Audition in each room

3:00-3:45 pm

Closing Ceremony

Faculty Performance

Scholarship Awards and filming of the advanced EDGE 4-week scholarship winners and the Beg, Int and Adv dancers who are in the running for the National Local Studio Scholarship.

Sample schedule only. See final schedule at event.

The theatre doors open 5 minutes before the Competition and Showcase begins at 4:00 pm., but this time may vary. The Competition and Showcase begins with the Junior dancers followed by the Teen and Senior performances. The awards are presented after each age group or combination thereof.

LADF orders the competition so that the performers have ample time to prepare between numbers. LADF has stage managers at each event to help the competition run smoothly.

The Competition and Showcase order is available at our event counter. We do not release a competition order before the event to allow for last minute changes.

To help approximant the running time of the Competition and Showcase, 18-20 performances will been seen per hour. Awards ceremonies add additional time.