The Collective Assistant Program Overview
The Collective is an audition-based program that allows our Dupree staff and faculty to mentor advanced dancers who have demonstrated they have the passion, talent, respect, positive attitude and consistency required to assist both in the classroom and behind the scenes during our Dupree Dance regional tour. Dupree Dance Collectives will not only act as demonstrators in the classroom, but they will actively build professional skills through their help backstage as they interact with our team members, studio owners, teachers, parents and attendees of all ages. Collectives will receive valuable feedback from our staff and faculty after each event they assist that will aid in both their personal and professional growth as well as efficacy as a Dupree Assistant. Collective dancers must be versatile in a myriad of dance genres, engaged at all times, adhere to a strict code of conduct and committed to a consistent positive representation of themselves on all social media platforms.
Regional Collective Scholarship
Dupree Dance Collective scholarships will be awarded at every regional event to a select number of studio-registered students registered in our Teen and Senior ballroom who are 19 years of age or younger at the time of their regional audition. Independent registrants are not eligible.
Collective scholarships will be determined by our faculty and awarded as a result of a dancer’s performance, attitude and work ethic during both the formal audition and all convention classes throughout the weekend. Winners will be announced at the conclusion of each regional event during the Closing Ceremony.
Collective scholarship winners receive a full convention tuition scholarship that covers all classes during the Summer Intensive portion of our Dupree Dance National Finals. If a dancer who wins a Collective scholarship chooses to attend National Finals, our online registration system will automatically recognize their Collective scholarship award and prompt use of the scholarship at that event only. A Collective scholarship winner is also invited to perform in an exciting Collective National Finals routine that will be debuted during our red carpet Gala at conclusion of our National Finals event and showcased on our social media platforms following our event.
Collective Regional scholarship winners also have the opportunity to compete in our optional Collective National Finals Competition (CNFC) that takes place during our National Finals event. Once a Collective scholarship winner is registered for classes at Nationals through use of their scholarship, our online registration will allow the option of additionally registering that dancer for our CNFC. A dancer must register for Nationals under the same studio that they received their Regional Collective scholarship in order to be eligible to go out for our Dupree Dance Collective National Finals Competition.
May 1 Participation Deadline for National Finals
In order to confirm a regional Collective winner’s attendance and participation at our National Finals event, a studio account must access their online profile INVITES tab by/before May 1 and select the “Accept Invite’ button next to the winner’s name on their Collective Invites list.
The ability to formally accept an Invite to participate will expire after May 1. Requests to participate after the May 1 deadline must email Dupree@DupreeDance.com and are not guaranteed.
An “Accept Invite” will require that the personal (parent) email address of the Collective winner be entered. This will enable both the studio email as well as the personal (parent) email of the Collective winner to receive all Collective program specific information prior to our Nationals event.
An ‘Accept Invite’ status update is NOT considered registration for our National Finals event. It is simply a way we communicate with a studio and the attending Collective winner(s) about the Collective program and how we finalize our Collective participant’s roster. A studio account must also formally register their Collective winner(s) by/before the stated registration deadline for our Nationals event.
NOTE: If a Collective scholarship winner is also the recipient of a Crew invite, the studio account must also “Accept Invite” and enter the personal (parent) email again under their Crew Invites area to ensure they receive information and are included in the roster for both the Collective and Crew programs.
Collective National Finals Competition & Registration
A dancer must register for Nationals under the same studio in order to be eligible to go out for our Dupree Dance Collective National Finals Competition.
Once a Collective scholarship is applied during our National Finals online registration process, our system will remove the convention class registration fee and then allow the option of additionally registering that dancer for our Collective National Finals Competition (CNFC). If a dancer opts to participate in our Collective National Finals competition, they must select that option and pay a CNFC fee of $150.
Candidates who choose to compete in our Collective National Finals Competition must
· Select the Collective National Finals Contender option during online registration
· Participate in all National Finals classes
· Register to compete a minimum of one solo (up to 2 solos permitted)
· Attend the formal Collective audition class(es) set on schedule
· Participate in the Improv Dance Challenge
· Perform in the National Finals Gala
Collective winners will be announced at the conclusion of our National Finals event. They will also receive a year-round regional tuition scholarship and an invitation to assist at all available regional Dupree Dance events outside of their home city (winners will be required to assist at a minimum of two regional events). They will perform in all regional closing ceremonies at events they assist during and receive a custom Dupree Dance Collective apparel item.
