{"id":1183,"date":"2025-08-22T16:07:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T23:07:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kdanceconnection.com\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=1183"},"modified":"2026-06-14T23:42:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T06:42:54","slug":"summer-performance-dust-devils-2-pre-game-funtainment","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/kdanceconnection.com\/index.php\/event\/summer-performance-dust-devils-2-pre-game-funtainment\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Performance &#8211; Dust Devils #2 Pre-game Funtainment!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This show is just like our first one of the summer except everything is 30 minutes earlier.\u00a0 Be sure to attend rehearsals on Monday, August 17 and 31 so you&#8217;re all set.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PLEASE CHECK IN AT YOUR VOLUNTEER TIME OR YOUR DANCER&#8217;S DESIGNATED TIME.\u00a0 DUST DEVILS WILL NOT LET YOU IN EARLIER.\u00a0 See the &#8216;Staggard Arrival Times&#8217; section below for specific times.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Performance details:<\/p>\n<p>This is a full costume show. \u00a0Bring your dance shoes. \u00a0Wear 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.\u00a0 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 tan tights UNDER pink tights.<\/p>\n<p>Before you leave the house \u2013<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Have hair &amp; makeup done.<\/li>\n<li>Wear dance under-garments to the show. Dancers in 1 routine can wear their costume and bring a change of clothes for the game.<\/li>\n<li>Be sure you have your dance shoes.<\/li>\n<li>Eat a good, healthy meal.<\/li>\n<li>Apply sunscreen.<\/li>\n<li>Use the restroom.<\/li>\n<li>Bring WATER.<\/li>\n<li>Bring a touchup bag with brush\/comb, hairspray, black hair bands\/clips\/bobby pins, safety pins.<\/li>\n<li>Allow extra time to travel and park at GESA stadium.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Dancers receive a free ticket to the game when they arrive mark on the studio roster that they will attend and they arrive as scheduled below.\u00a0 ALL parents\/siblings must have a PRE-PURCHASED electronic ticket to enter.\u00a0 Only immediate family is allowed to enter with the dancer. If you do not pre-purchase your ticket, you will have to wait for the gate to open at 6:00 pm to enter and may miss your dancer\u2019s routine.\u00a0 Other family and friends PRE-PURCHASE a discounted electronic ticket using the link below and enter with game attendees.<\/p>\n<p>Link for tickets\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mlb.tickets.com\/?orgId=58369&amp;agency=MILB_MPV&amp;eventId=4802&amp;adobe_mc=MCMID=43938838608347470404077300344359622871%7CMCORGID=A65F776A5245B01B0A490D44%40AdobeOrg%7CTS=1780611576&amp;_gl=1*7z1vkh*_ga*MTU5NDI4ODIwOS4xNzY4NTgyMDQ4*_ga_NJ4H9ETESQ*czE3ODA2MTE1NzUkbzEyNSRnMCR0MTc4MDYxMTU3NSRqNjAkbDAkaDA.#\/event\/E4802\/seatmap\/?minPrice=12&amp;maxPrice=12&amp;quantity=1&amp;sort=price_desc&amp;ada=false&amp;coupon=KDC26&amp;seatSelection=true&amp;onlyCoupon=true&amp;onlyVoucher=false\">Tri-City Dust Devils vs. Eugene Emeralds \u2013 MyProVenue\u2122<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our discount should automatically load through the link, but the coupon code is\u00a0<strong>KDC26<\/strong>\u00a0if needed.\u00a0 Our seats are in the General Admission (GA) bleachers along the 3rd baselilne. You can call to upgrade your seat from GA to Reserved for just $5!\u00a0 So buy your seat through our discount and then call Dust Devils if you want a reserved seat at a discounted price. You will need to pay for parking if you arrive after 5:15.\u00a0 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.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other Events \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>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.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone not helping with set up at 5:00 will need to wait to enter at 5:15 pm or 5:30 depending on their class (see below). \u00a0Bring 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. We recommend a sealed bottle of Smart Water. You can also bring an empty bottle and put water in it after entry.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>STAGGERED ARRIVAL TIMES \u2013 ENTER THROUGH THE GATE TO THE LEFT OF THE MAIN ENTRANCE. You will see the stage on the left as you approach the stadium.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>5:00 pm<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Set sound system and dressing area\/tent.\u00a0 They have a new stage, so we do not have to set the floor!!\u00a0<strong>VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR THIS; please email us if you will help.<\/strong>\u00a0 We need at least 6-8 people to help set &amp; tear down the canopy and sound system and tape rough spots on the stage.<\/p>\n<p>Check in at our Attendance Table as you enter to be sure we know you arrived and are ready for the show.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5:15<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 ALL DANCERS AGE 9 AND UP, dancers with costume changes, and CLOGGERS ready to enter.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5:20<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 CLOGGERS reset routines. Change shoes AFTER reset.\u00a0 Dancers age 9 &amp; up warming up.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5:30<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 HIP HOP MINIS, MINI-COMBO, TODDLERS and TWINKLE STARS ready to enter.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5:45<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 TEAM PHOTO \u2013 Everyone ready to dance<\/p>\n<p><strong>5:50\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 Show Briefing for dancers and parents.\u00a0 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.<\/p>\n<p><strong>6:05<\/strong>\u00a0pm \u2013 Gates open.<strong>\u00a0Show Time!<\/strong>\u00a0 Actual duration depends on number of routines.<\/p>\n<p><strong>6:55<\/strong>\u00a0ish \u2013 Tear down sound system, check-in table, banner &amp; changing canopy.\u00a0 Be sure to put things away carefully so they are ready for the next show. Please help with this.\u00a0 The adult cloggers &amp; Miss Wendy VERY MUCH APPRECIATE help with this.<\/p>\n<p><strong>7:00<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 National Anthem \u2013 Everyone please stop whatever you are doing and stand for the National Anthem.<\/p>\n<p><strong>7:05<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Game time!\u00a0 \u00a0Please wear your recital t-shirt, blue studio t-shirt or clogging shirt for the game. People love to recognize you after the show.\u00a0 You can also run across the field during the 7th inning stretch and of course dance to everything!\u00a0 Our seating is in General Admission along the 3rd base line.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>DANCERS \u2013 hair in neat bun if you dance ballet.\u00a0 Non- ballet dancers wear hair the same as cloggers.<br \/>\nCLOGGERS \u2013 hair side-parted low ponytail; secured away from the face with a BLACK hair band. No fly aways<\/p>\n<p>Makeup for all \u2013 Light makeup, berry lipstick (not chapstick). Remember water, sunscreen, cooling scarf if it\u2019s hot and blankets to sit on in the backstage area.<\/p>\n<p>PARENTS \u2013 Be sure your dancer eats a healthy meal and has plenty of water;\u00a0<strong>SMART WATER in a SEALED bottle is recommended as it has electrolytes.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>DANCERS \u2013 REMAIN IN THE STAGING AREA. Do not run around the audience during the show unless you are handing out fliers. Be \u2018backstage\u2019 and ready for bows at the end.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>POST -SHOW \u2013 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.\u00a0 We really appreciate EVERYONE\u2019S help!!\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Floor set instructions\u00a0<\/u><\/strong>\u2013 They have new stage this year on the East side of the main entrance.\u00a0 We will have the floor in the van but do not plan on needing it.<\/p>\n<p>Floor set instructions are below IF we need to use them.<\/p>\n<p>Set the floor facing SOUTH about 12\u2033 from the stage.\u00a0 This is typically a 24\u2032 W x 16\u2032 D floor.\u00a0 The boards are 4 x 8, so this will be 12 boards total.\u00a0 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.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"WdYUQQ text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Connect the boards with the white duct tape.\u00a0 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.\u00a0 Have dancers walk the tape to fully secure it to the boards.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This show is just like our first one of the summer except everything is 30 minutes earlier.\u00a0 Be sure to<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kdanceconnection.com\/index.php\/event\/summer-performance-dust-devils-2-pre-game-funtainment\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Summer Performance &#8211; Dust Devils #2 Pre-game Funtainment!<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[],"class_list":["post-1183","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kdanceconnection.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/1183","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kdanceconnection.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kdanceconnection.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tribe_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kdanceconnection.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/kdanceconnection.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/1183\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1541,"href":"https:\/\/kdanceconnection.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/1183\/revisions\/1541"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kdanceconnection.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1183"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kdanceconnection.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1183"},{"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kdanceconnection.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events_cat?post=1183"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}