RSVP – PERFORMANCE – Dust Devils #2 and Hot Corner seating with food

THIS IS A 6:30 PM GAME.

RSVP Deadline extended to 8/31. Please respond.

SEE YOUR EMAIL FOR THE TICKET ORDER FORM. TICKETS MUST BE ORDERED AND PAID FOR BY IN ADVANCE TO BE IN THE HOT CORNER. The office will be open at the new studio from 5:00-8:00 pm on Monday, August 31 for extended deadline cash payments.

**IMPORTANT – We need number of people in your group, your dancer, and PAYMENT **  Anyone not paid by Monday, August 31 will not have access to the Hot Corner or ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT buffet.

Sitting at field level on the third base line, the AutoZone Hot Corner is an area right in the middle of the action. We have tables with chairs and individual seating in lower section at 3rd base.  This is an exclusive group location at Gesa Stadium with some of the best seats in the house! The AutoZone Hot Corner also includes:

• One (1) hour of all you can eat buffet (hamburgers, cheeseburgers, hot dogs, baked beans, chips, cookies)
• One (1) hour of all you can drink Coca-Cola products & bottled water
• Specially priced beer & seltzers are available for purchase during this time near the buffet line!
• Food & Drink goes from 1st pitch for one (1) hour into the game.

This show is just like our first one of the summer except everything is 30 minutes earlier.  Be sure to attend rehearsals on Monday, August 17 and 31 so you’re all set.

PLEASE CHECK IN AT YOUR VOLUNTEER TIME OR YOUR DANCER’S DESIGNATED TIME.  DUST DEVILS WILL NOT LET YOU IN EARLIER.  See the ‘Staggard Arrival Times’ section below for specific times.

Performance details:

This is a full costume show.  Bring your dance shoes.  Wear mostly white shoes you can dance in to/from the show in case something happens to your dance shoes or we need to wear them due to inclement weather.  Dress appropriately for outdoor changes with minimal privacy. Dancers with costume changes wear a nude leotard under all costumes. Dancers in ballet and other routines, wear pink tights OVER tan tights.

Before you leave the house –

• Have hair & makeup done.
• Wear dance under-garments to the show. Dancers in 1 routine can wear their costume and bring a change of clothes for the game.
• Be sure you have your dance shoes.
• Eat a good, healthy meal.
• Apply sunscreen.
• Use the restroom.
• Bring WATER.
• Bring a touchup bag with brush/comb, hairspray, black hair bands/clips/bobby pins, safety pins.
• Allow extra time to travel and park at GESA stadium.

Dancers receive a free ticket to the game when they mark on the studio roster that they will attend and they arrive as scheduled below.  ALL parents/siblings must have a PRE-PURCHASED electronic ticket to enter or be on the HOT CORNER LIST.  Only immediate family WITH A TICKET is allowed to enter with the dancer. If you do not pre-purchase your ticket or not on the Hot Corner list, you will have to wait for the gate to open at 5:30 pm to enter and may miss your dancer’s routine.  Other family and friends PRE-PURCHASE a discounted electronic ticket using the link below and enter when the gates open at 5:30.

The dancer receives a complimentary General Admission (GA) ticket. BUT we reserved the Hot Corner section at 3rd base that has tables and chairs for our group! It includes ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT food and non-alcoholic drinks!  You can upgrade you and your dancer’s ticket to the Hot Corner!  Dancers are $20, all others $35 for Hot Corner seats and all-you-can-eat food. Pay THE STUDIO to reserve a seat in the Hot Corner.  Buy all other tickets online through the Dust Devils at regular price.

You will need to pay for parking if you arrive after 5:15.  Parking is $5 online or at the stadium and is CARD only. The stadium and vendors only accept card payment and do NOT take cash.

Other Events – There are other events in the stadium while we are setting up and preparing for our show. Please stay in our dance area. Do not wander around or interfere other vendors or events.

Anyone not helping with set up at 4:00 will need to wait to enter at their designated time (see arrival times below).  Bring all of your costumes, water, lipstick, etc with you as you cannot leave and re-enter once inside the stadium. Water is allowed in a SEALED bottle in your dance bag. We recommend a sealed bottle of Smart Water. You can also bring an empty bottle and put water in it after entry.

STAGGERED ARRIVAL TIMES – ENTER THROUGH THE GATE TO THE LEFT OF THE MAIN ENTRANCE. You will see the stage on the left as you approach the stadium.

4:00 pm – Set sound system and dressing area/tent.  They have a new stage, so we do not have to set the floor!! VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR THIS; please email us if you will help.  We need at least 6-8 people to help set & tear down the canopy and sound system and tape rough spots on the stage.

Check in at our Attendance Table as you enter to be sure we know you arrived and are ready for the show.

4:30 – ALL DANCERS AGE 9 AND UP, dancers with costume changes, and CLOGGERS ready to enter.

4:45 – CLOGGERS reset routines. Change shoes AFTER reset.  Dancers age 9 & up warming up.

5:00 – HIP HOP MINIS, MINI-COMBO, TODDLERS and TWINKLE STARS ready to enter.

5:15 – TEAM PHOTO – Everyone ready to dance

5:20– Show Briefing for dancers and parents.  We need 1-2 people to run music and 2 people to give dancers a hand when using the stairs to the stage; the stairs are narrow and there is no handrail.

5:30 pm – Gates open. Show Time!  Actual duration depends on number of routines.

6:15 ish – Tear down sound system, check-in table, banner & changing canopy.  Be sure to put things away carefully so they are ready for the next show. Please help with this.  The adult cloggers & Miss Wendy VERY MUCH APPRECIATE help with this.

6:25– National Anthem – Everyone please stop whatever you are doing and stand for the National Anthem.

6:30 – Game time!   Please wear your recital t-shirt, blue studio t-shirt or clogging shirt for the game. People love to recognize you after the show.  You can also run across the field during the 7th inning stretch and of course dance to everything!  Our seating is in General Admission bleachers along the 3rd base line unless you are in the HOT CORNER. The Hot Corner are seats with tables at 3rd base.

Bring ALL costumes. Wear tights, leotard or biketard, black leggings/shorts/pants, blue studio t-shirts or clogging shirts if you have them to/from venue. Wear your recital costume for the show and studio t-shirts for the game.

DANCERS – hair in neat bun if you dance ballet.  Non- ballet dancers wear hair the same as cloggers.
CLOGGERS – hair side-parted low ponytail; secured away from the face with a BLACK hair band. No fly aways

Makeup for all – Light makeup, berry lipstick (not chapstick). Remember water, sunscreen, cooling scarf if it’s hot and blankets to sit on in the backstage area.

PARENTS – Be sure your dancer eats a healthy meal and has plenty of water; SMART WATER in a SEALED bottle is recommended as it has electrolytes. No outside food or drinks are permitted except dancer’s water bottles in their bags. They will set up a water station for us as well.

DANCERS – REMAIN IN THE STAGING AREA. Do not run around the audience before or during the show unless you are handing out fliers. Be ‘backstage’ and ready for bows at the end.

POST -SHOW – ALL HANDS ON DECK to help tear down the sound system, check-in table, banner and dressing areas and check for water bottles, garbage, etc.  We really appreciate EVERYONE’S help!! 

Floor set instructions – They have new stage this year on the East side of the main entrance.  We will have the floor in the van but do not plan on needing it.

Floor set instructions are below IF we need to use them.

Set the floor facing SOUTH about 12″ from the stage.  This is typically a 24′ W x 16′ D floor.  The boards are 4 x 8, so this will be 12 boards total.  Try to place boards with worn corners on the outer edges and boards that appear the least slick in the center/front of the stage.

Connect the boards with the white duct tape.  Use ONE piece of tape for the entire seam and run the tape a few inches off the ends of the boards to attach the tape to the side walk. Do not stretch the tape too tight.  Have dancers walk the tape to fully secure it to the boards.