Marketfest 2024 Performance & Manitou Days 2024 Parade Performance
Marketfest 2024
We are excited to be performing at the first night of Marketfest again this year on 6/13!
Mini, Intermediate, Elite, Petite, Junior, Teen and Senior company you are already signed up to perform! This was on your calendar last August!
Calling all Tippy Toes, Broadway Babies, Showbiz Kidz and Rockstarz Jazz! We would love for you to come and perform! Please click HERE to register!
Rehearsals: Tuesday, June 11th or Wednesday, June 12th
6/11 5:30-6:30pm: Teen/Senior Company *We will be choreographing a Turn, Leap, Acro Showcase for performance at Marketfest. Please be in tennis shoes for rehearsal. All of Teen/Senior Company will be used as assistants for the Marketfest performance in some way. More information available as the performance gets closer.
6/12 5:00-5:30pm: Petite Company “Girls Just Want To Have Fun”-Tap Please be in tennis shoes for rehearsal.
6/11 5:00-5:30pm: Mini Company “Who Let The Dogs Out”-Jazz
6/12 6:00pm-7:00pm: Tippy Toes “Rock Your Body To The Colors”, Broadway Babies "Color Song” - Tap, Showbiz Kidz "We’ll Just Dance"-Jazz and Rockstarz “Fuego”-Jazz
6/12 7:00pm-7:30pm: Intermediate Company "Loco-Motion"-Jazz Please be in tennis shoes for rehearsal.
6/12 5:30-6:00pm: Junior Company "Haterz"-Jazz and Elite Company “Red Balloon”-Tap. Please be in tennis shoes for rehearsal.
Performance: Thursday, June 13th at the Gazebo Downtown White Bear Lake.
Meeting Time: 6:15pm at the Gazebo in downtown White Bear Lake. We actually gather in the bank’s parking lot to the left of Gazebo (when you are facing highway 61.) WBDC’s Marketfest tent/booth is located right across from the Gazebo. Please stop by, just to say “hi” or if you need any assistance. All WBDC assistants working with a class, be sure you are there by 6:10pm.
Performance Time: WBDC’s performance begins sometime between 6:45pm-7:00pm. We are the intermission entertainment so it depends when the main act takes their intermission. As soon as dancers are finished performing they are welcome to return to their families in the crowd.
Show Order: Junior Company “Haterz”, Tippy Toes “Rock Your Body To The Colors”, Broadway Babies “Color Song”, Elite Company “Red Balloon”, Mini Company “Who Let The Dogs Out”, Showbiz Kidz “We’ll Just Dance”, Intermediate Company “Loco-Motion”, Rockstarz “Fuego”, Petite Company “Girls Just Want To Have Fun” and Teen/Senior Company Showcase
Costumes: All recreational dancers and Mini Company will perform in their costumes with tap or ballet shoes. Petite, Intermediate, Elite, Junior, Teen and Senior Company will perform in their recital t-shirt, black shorts and tennis shoes (Dancers not in tennis shoes can not perform!). Hair/Make-up for Everyone-Hair pulled off face (ponytails are great!) and make-up is not needed unless desired by the dancer!
Manitou Days Parade
Manitou Days Parade/White Bear Lake: Friday, June 14th rain or shine!
Mini, Intermediate, Elite, Petite, Junior, Teen and Senior company you are already signed up to perform! This was on your calendar last August!
There is still availability for recreational dancers ages 3 and up to sign-up! We would love for you to come and perform! Please click HERE to register!
Meeting time and location: This information will be available soon!
Details for Dancers:
Dancers age 3-6: All dancers 3-6 will ride in the back of the truck in a costume of their choice or dressed in WBDC/turquoise/black/this year’s recital t-shirt and do not need to learn the parade dance. All of Mini Company will be riding in one of the trucks.
Dancers age 7 and up: For all dancers 7 and up (Petite Company will be dancing in the parade regardless of age), the parade dance rehearsal video will be available soon! Please remember that we will always have time to review the choreography at each event. Younger dancers are spaced between older dancers so there is always someone to follow, answer questions and be a general support system. Dancers should dress in Turquoise, black and white or this season's recital t-shirt and should have as much fun with it as possible!! The more sparkle and fun, the better! All dancers DANCING in parade must be in tennis shoes! No exceptions!
Personal Items: Dancers can NOT have personal items with them. Older dancers that have car keys/wallets/phones, please consolidate them into a small purse/bag and will be stored in a truck if you DROVE YOURSELF to the parade. Any other dancers that have a phone, we recommend wearing shorts with a zippered pocket and it be kept in there. WBDC will not be responsible for any belongings or store any belongings for dancers that didn’t drive themselves to the parade.
Water: We will have individual water bottles that we will be giving to dancers once we have danced for a bit on the parade route. They will dance the rest of the time with their water bottles. We are not utilizing anything shared or coolers of water. Dancers CAN NOT bring their own water bottles or other beverages, there is no where to store them.
Volunteers:
We are looking for a few volunteers for the 2024 Manitou Days Parade! Please email info@whitebeardancecenter.com if you would like to be considered for volunteering. Deadline for emails is June 1st. We will confirm volunteers by email shortly AFTER the sign-up deadline and recital weekend. All volunteers walking/riding/assisting the parade need to be in something WBDC.