Bravado Overview
Date: February 22nd, 2025
Location: DanceArts Greenville Studio, 255 Service Bay Road, Mauldin, SC 29662
What is Bravado?
Bravado is an exciting opportunity for our ALL DAYCo Elite, Trainee, and Festival level dancers to participate in a ballet masterclass. In addition to the masterclass, some dancers have qualified to perform their solos in competition format. This inaugural event was created in response to the cancellation of the Grand Jete Competition at the South Carolina Governors School for the Arts & Humanities this year. We believe that our competitive curriculum should remain intact, leading to the establishment of Bravado. Attachment: Bravado Competition Overview 2-15-25.docx (52.8kB)
We are thankful for our esteemed judge and masterclass panel for this inaugural year:
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Hello Bravado Families,
We are exactly ONE week away from the Inaugural Bravado Competition here at the DanceArts Greenville studios!! We are extremely excited to watch this event come to life! This event will definitely be a special moment in your dancers’ life and we are so honored to be a part of that. We absolutely would love our DAYCO Performance Track students to be a part of the audience to help support their fellow classmates!! Take a look at the schedule and spend your day with DAG once again! This email will contain a lot of important information for the competition, please make sure to read over it carefully and as always, reach out with any questions. Attached is the finalized schedule for the competition day.
We are thankful for our esteemed judge and masterclass panel for this inaugural year:
Learn More about Jennifer Deckert
Learn More about Heather Maloy
Learn More about André Megerdichian
MASTERCLASS:
DAG will be hosting a Classical Ballet Masterclass for all DAYCO dancers! This means that our Performance Track students will be able to participate in this wonderful opportunity for $30. Again, we do highly recommend that our DAYCO Performance Track dancers jump on this opportunity! Please email [email protected]to reserve your spot. All families will be charged the $30 to the card on file unless otherwise specified. Competition Track dancers, this class is mandatory and already included in your fees!
ARRIVAL TIME:
All Bravado competitors will need to arrive to the DAG studios by 9:15am, HAIR and MAKEUP READY (think recital makeup but NO fake eyelashes.) All costumes will be at the studio. If any of the YAGP dancers still have their costumes at home, please make sure to bring them in by Wednesday. We will escort them to their designated dressing room and they will be able to get their spots ready and warm up for the masterclass. DAYCO students for masterclass only, please arrive by 9:40am. ALL dancers should wear their black DAYCO leotard, pink tights, ballet shoes and skirt if desired to the masterclass. All hair should be pulled back in a bun and secured tightly.
COSTUMES:
All costumes and headpieces will be held at the DAG studio. Please make sure your dancer has at least 2 pair of tights, ballet/pointe shoes are sewn nicely and don’t have holes, nude camisole leotard for those who need one, pink trunks for all dancers minus Ella Heegard, stud rhinestone earrings and any other undergarments or accessories that may be needed for their specific solo. Just like recital and CBT performances, make sure your dancer has a bag with their make up and hair supplies. Just to name a few: blush, mascara, eye shadow neutrals/pinks, lipstick, eye liner, foundation, bobby pins, brush/comb, hair net, hair spray etc…
OPEN STAGE:
On the schedule you will see an Open Stage timeframe. This time is used for the dancers of that specific category to utilize the stage and practice. This is also the time that all audience members are needed to be in their seats. When the Open Stage is finished, all dancers will exit the stage and wait backstage for their time to perform. Once that category is complete, audience members will be allowed to move about. This will help ensure both the dancers and judges focus!
SCORING:
In each category, there will be a first, second and third place award (Example: Elite Classical, Trainee Classical, Festival B Classical, Festival A Classical and Contemporary Festival A&B.) There will also be the Bravado Award for the overall dancer in the Festival A & B categories and the Promise Award for the Elites and Trainees. Scores will given on a scale of 1-10 by each judge for Technique and Artistry and then combined for their overall score.
AWARDS CEREMONY:
We will be recognizing all Bravado competitors at the end of the competition! We kindly ask that they bring an outfit to change into for the awards! 🙂 Nothing fancy but yes, nice. This is always a fun time for the girls to get ready together! We are so excited and beyond proud to show off our beautiful dancers and to have the opportunity to provide this outlet for them!
T-SHIRTS:
We will be selling our Inaugural Bravado t-shirts for $20. Simply click on the Google Form link in the attached file of the schedule and place your order by 10:00pm Monday, February 17th!!! These are going to be such a wonderful keepsake for your dancer and a chance to show off all their hard work!!
Holy moly, that’s all I have for you, lol!! I am sure there will be questions and I am here to answer them all for you! Again, on behalf of the entire DAYCO staff, we are so excited and humbled to be putting on this amazing event for you and your dancer!
Kindly,
Erica Sturman
DAYCO Manager
