| registration & dues | fundraising | uniforms | fees Tryout Dates for 2003-2004
Competition Teams (Word file 72K) THE UPCOMING 2003-2004 SEASON The Seneca Sports Competition Dance participates in local, regional, and national level competitions. The team also performs during half-time of selected home SSA football games. While experience is helpful it is not required for our dance team. However, evaluations/tryouts ARE required. Evaluations for the 2003 - 2004 competition season will be held in late May or early June. Dates will be posted here when confirmed. Additional tryouts will be held as openings allow on an individual basis. During tryout preparation nights, participants will learn a brief dance routine. On tryout morning participants will demonstrate what they have learned and members of the squad will be chosen.
A quality dance program is expensive to produce and operate. Indoor practice space, coaching & choreography fees, and administrative expenses, are all a part of operating a competition dance program. Therefore, an initial registration fee and monthly dues are required. These expenses are outside of uniform fees, competition entry fees, and other miscellaneous expenses that you as a competition dance parent will incur.
Fundraising is an important and very necessary activity for our program. This, combined with our desire to keep our registration fee reasonable, necessitates fundraising. Every dancer will be required to participate in three fundraising events.
Dancers are responsible for the purchase of their uniforms and shoes.
Competition entry fees for local and regional events generally run $25 or less. These will be collected twice in the season: once in September, and once in December. Competition entry fees for nationals usually run $100 - $150 per event. These will be collected in full in early January. We typically do 10 events per season.
Some other expenses you can expect to incur are for miscellaneous items such as hair bows, spirit wear, and travel expenses. Our dancers do a lot of work, have a lot of fun, and hopefully along the way, win a few trophies. This activity requires a high level of dedication and involvement, both on the part of the dancer and the parents. However, it can be very rewarding. For more information about becoming an SSA competition dancer, or if you have any questions, contact Lynn Ellis, Cheer & Dance Director, via the SSA hotline at 301-972-3037 or by e-mail.
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