SOLOS | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

WEST GIPPSLAND DANCE FESTIVAL REGISTRATION

 

Registrations have opened for our second dance competition of the year at Warragul. It is the responsibility of all parents to register their child's solos for this festival BEFORE Saturday 1 July.

The registration process is via Stardom (the same as Phoenix Festival). Please click the link and follow the instructions below. 

Solo entry instructions

 

The entry portal is now open via Stardom and you will need to follow this process:

  1. Login or register your details on the Stardom platform
  2. Click 'create new entry' and search for 'West Gippsland Dance Festival 2023
  3. Click the + button next to 'Dancing' to find the relevant solo category or categories
    • Note: Age is taken from 1 Jan 2023 (e.g. If your child is 11 years old now, but was 10 years old at the beginning of the year, then they are classified as 10 years old for the comp)
    • Enter Novice if your child has never placed a medal (1st, 2nd or 3rd) in that style of dance. It doesn't matter if they placed in a different style.
    • Enter Open if your child HAS placed (1st, 2nd or 3rd) in that style of dance in any competition since 2nd May 2020. SEE BELOW MORE DETAILS. 
  4. Tick the relevant categories and click 'next'
  5. Add your child to the relevant solo category and click 'next'
  6. Add 'Joanne O'Kelly School of Dance' as the school to each category and click 'next'
  7. Extras
    • Program: This is a great source of information providing all the details and time slots for every troupe and solo. An essential competition companion. 

Season Pass: This is for any adults attending the festival and will allow you into EVERY SESSION at the festival - it's unlimited. You can purchase this in advance or at the competition, It is worth the money if your child will be in more than 5 sessions or you want to watch other students as a single entry per session is $12 on the day. Only one person may enter on the pass though!

 

OPEN OR NOVICE?

 

Any Competitor placed 1st or 2nd or 3rd in any competition in the past 3 years (from May 2nd, 2020 until May 1st 2023) must dance in OPEN section. If your child placed before 2nd May 2019 but has NOT placed since then then you are able to register them back into the NOVICE section for that genre. Please see Warragul competition rules below for more details. 

 

We've had a few questions about which category to enter dancers for Warragul as at this stage we don't know if they will place 1st, 2nd or 3rd at Phoenix. The recommendation is that it is the status of the dancer when entries opened for Warragul, therefore we DON'T need to take Phoenix into consideration for this. 

 

Still have questions?

As you can imagine Miss Jo and the teachers are all very busy at the moment preparing everything for Phoenix comp. We ask that you please refrain from messaging with quick questions as it does take a lot of time to respond. If you still have any questions after reading through the above, please feel free to ask Tracey Mottershead, Becci Stalker or Danni Chatfield who are our JOKSOD representatives for the festival. 

Solo rehearsals

 

Please make sure for every rehearsal you:

  • Arrive at least 10 minutes early to warm up 
  • Arrive dressed and ready
  • Have the correct attire for the genre of dance
  • Bring a USB so your teacher can upload your music
  • Bring a device (ipad or phone) to record your solo for practicing
  • Rehearse your solos in between sessions

The confirmed weekly solo timetable can be found here.

 

SOLO MUSIC

 

Solo music for Phoenix Festival needs to be on CD. This is the parents responsibility to burn the CDs in preparation for the competition, each solo will need a seperate CD. We recommend that each solo has 2 CDs so there is always a back up prepared. 

 

Solo costumes

 

Most solo costumes have been organised and our team is busy preparing all the remaining costumes that are being made, organised and fixed up. Everyone WILL receive a costume and so please be patient as our team of volunteers is working so hard to get everything ready. 

Our costume team this year is Sharon Rush, Fiona Cvirn and Ava McSweeney, we thank these ladies so much for all their time and effort getting costumes ready for all our solo dancers.

If you have any questions about SOLO costumes, please contact Sharon Rush on Facebook messenger.