COMPETITION 101 | ETIQUETTE
WE ARE REPRESENTING ACTIV8 TOGETHER AS A TEAM AND STUDIO -
WE EXPECT EVERYONE IN OUR ACTIV8 COMMUNITY TO UPHOLD THE CULTURE AND IMAGE OF KINDNESS, COMPASSION, AND PROFESSIONALISM THAT WE HAVE CULTIVATED WHILE WE ARE AT OUTSIDE EVENTS AS A TEAM!
- Clap for all dancers/routines and cheer loudly, especially for our dancers! While not everyone around us may display good theatre etiquette, let's be a good example!
- Stay seated during performances; please only stand or walk through rows and aisles between performances.
- Please do not sit in the first 1-2 rows of the theater, especially if they are labeled as teacher seats. Teachers are literally running from backstage to the auditorium to quickly sit and watch routines on stage from the front, then run backstage again. Even if you see other studios ignoring this rule, please set a good example for and as the Activ8 team.
- Keep talking to a minimum.
- Take phone calls in the lobby only.
- Absolutely NO NEGATIVE COMMENTS about any performances, dancers, costuming, etc. in the audience/lobby/dressing rooms/anywhere - there are little dancer ears, parent ears, family ears, and studio owner/director ears all over the place, including our own Activ8 dancers! Leave the judgement for the competition judges ;)
- Only females are allowed in the dressing rooms, and just one parent/guardian per child.
- Additional family members or friends must remain in the audience/lobby. Please DO NOT ask your dancer to leave the dressing room to say hi to family/friends before they perform; if they didn't arrive with your dancer, they must wait until after your dancer performs to see them. It's important that your dancer has time to finish getting ready, warm up, focus, and feel prepared before they go on stage.
- ABSOLUTELY NO PHOTO OR VIDEO ALLOWED IN THE AUDITORIUM - PUT THE PHONES AWAY. If competition staff sees recording in the audience, they WILL take points off of our scores or may disqualify our routines. We are purchasing photos and videos of all performances, so you don't need to take your own! You can take as many photos and videos in the lobby as you'd like. Please be sure to share this rule with any family and friends that may attend to watch the competition - if they cannot abide by these rules, they need to stay home!
- NO POSTING PERFORMANCE VIDEOS ON SOCIAL MEDIA: once we do receive our competition media, please do not post video of any of our routines on social media until the END OF THE SEASON. You may share anything that we post on official Activ8 accounts. However, no competition routine videos may be shared until our competition season has ended.