THUNDERBIRD DANCE CAMP

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1 THUNDERBIRD DANCE CAMP Dear Dancer, Thunderbird Dance Camp is excited that you will be joining us this summer at Pacific University. Our theme this year is, Strength...Find It, Build It, Own It!! We have been preparing classes and activities that will ensure that your time at camp and with your team is Simply the Best! We know that you will find the classes and activities challenging, exciting and beneficial to your team and your individual needs and goals. The information below will help you plan and pack! Read it carefully and call or if you have any questions. Our staff is anxious to work with and for you, so get started now! Build up your endurance, stretch out your body, and pack up your dance bag! Then, look forward to dancing, laughing and working with dance team members from all over the Northwest, because it s time to Own Your Strength! We look forward to you joining us, the staff, and Put Your Heart In It at Thunderbird Dance Camp! See you soon!! Peggy and Betsy Information sheet / What to Pack Camp Guidelines /Award sheet

2 INFORMATION SHEET BALANCE OF PAYMENT : Due upon arrival at camp or prior to camp dates Mail to: NW Harrison-Banks, Or CANCELLATIONS : Your advance payment - less the $25 registration fee will be refunded if written notification is received prior to 10 days before your camp start date. REGISTRATION: Time: 8:30 noon PLEASE REGISTER WITH YOUR ROOMMATE Place: Stoller Center Procedure: Leave luggage in car - dorm assignments made from Stoller Center Line up with Roommate Have: Balance of payment - cash or check as we do not accept credit cards Registration/Medical Release Form MEALS: First Day - Dinner is your first meal - Lunch is not provided in camp tuition Final Day - Lunch is your last meal on the final day FIRST AID: Emergency first aid is provided by Campus Security. Aspirin is not provided by Thunderbird Camps. Please provide your own tape or wrapping supplies. PHONE CALLS: Pacific University Conference Office: /7 Call Line: Public Safety: 503= CAMP PICTURES : Camp Pictures will be taken on the first day of camp from 9:30-12:30. Location: Pathway to Stoller Center Photos by NW Sports Photography - information will be sent to your coach. CAMP STORE: We will be accepting cash, check or CREDIT CARD in the store. T- Shirts $18 Back Packs - $15 Sweatshirts - $35 Shorts - $20 Hair Ribbon - $1/yd Tank Tops - $18 Sweats - $30 Water Bottles $5 CHECK OUT: Final Day - Rooms must be cleared by 1:00 pm. Please pack belongings and clean room during lunch. Coaches will check you out of your room. Store luggage in dorm lobby.. Please have parents pick you up by 4:00 pm on the final day. DIRECTIONS: Campus Maps available on line at PacificUniversity.com Pacific University Stoller Center 2331 Main Street, Forest Grove, Oregon From Portland: Take 26 West towards Ocean Beaches Exit left onto HWY 6 Drive 2 miles Exit right to HWY 47 South Enter Forest Grove turn right on Sunset Drive Turn Right at Stop onto University Ave Go two blocks, turn right onto Main St. Go one block and look for Stoller Center Parking Signs

3 WHAT TO PACK Refillable Water Bottle- Bottled water will not be sold this year! 1. Signed Medical Release Form - each dancer should have in hand 2.Ballet Shoes or soft jazz shoes for ballet class if you have them available 3.Bedding - Towels Pillows sleeping bags are best! 4. Lunch for first day 5. Practice clothes/personal items 6. Dance Shoes/ballet slippers (not required) 7. Personal first aid supplies/ tape and pre wrap for wrapping 8. Warm sweats/sweatshirt 9. Suntan lotion/glasses/hat 10. Knee Pads - strongly suggested for int 2 and advanced 12. Fan/Alarm clock 13 Spending money/change for vending machines 14. Black dance clothes/leo/unitard/etc s/60 s/70 s/80 s clothes for novelty dances or other dress up garb in your closets! Poms if you have them. See website the middle of June for list of novelty dances! 16. Signs to decorate doors/masking tape University Rules BE SURE TO LEAVE ORIGINAL ROOM NUMBER SHOWING. GLITTER OF ANY KIND IS NOT ALLOWED!!!!! CREPE PAPER CANNOT BE HUNG FROM CEILINGS - IN HALLS OR IN ROOMS! PLEASE LEAVE VALUABLES AT HOME!!!!! The University and Thunderbird Camps will not be responsible for lost items. NOTE: Lost Key: $175 Lost Slide Card: $15

4 GUIDELINES 1. Students are required to stay on campus at all times. 2. Boyfriends and girlfriends are not allowed to visit. 3. Candles, incense and glitter are not allowed in the dorms. 4. The use of alcoholic beverages, tobacco or illegal substances will be cause for dismissal from camp. 5. Stay with a buddy when walking around campus. Stay in the designated areas for our camp. Leave early enough to arrive on time to the classes and activities. 6. Please respect the property at the University. If something breaks, or is broken or damaged when you arrive, please notify your coach so we can take care of the situation. Respect each others property. Do not take what is not yours. 7. Please respect the rights and privacy of the other people on campus. Keep noise levels down in the dorms and on campus. 8. Your bracelet is your ID tag and meal ticket. Please wear it at all times as campus security may ask to see it. You will not be allowed in the cafeteria or in the dorms without it!! 9. Leave valuables at home. Thunderbird Camps and the college cannot be responsible for lost or stolen articles. Please mark your belongings. 10. Aspirin will not be distributed by Thunderbird Camps. 11. If you are taking medication please note at time of registration. 12. Please keep track of your room key. $175 lost key fee. 13. Do your best not to lock yourself out of your room. You will be charged a fee each time the staff needs to unlock your room. 14. Please be inside by 10:15. Rooms must be quiet by 11:00pm 15. Do not lean out of windows or sit in window ledges. Please leave the screens on the windows. 16. If you decorate your halls or doors please clean them before you leave. Use only Masking/painters tape and items that will not leave permanent marks. Fire laws prohibit hanging crepe paper or tinsel from the ceilings. The original room number must be visible if you decorate your doors! No Glitter please! 17. Bring quarters for the vending machines! 18. Shoes must be worn at all times. Sports bras need to be worn with a shirt. No midriff tops 19. Please have a change of shoes when dancing in the Gym. 20. Students are required to attend all classes. If you are ill check with your coach. 21. Please bus your own tables in the cafeteria. You may have as much as you like to eat and drink in the cafeteria but we are asked not to take food or beverages out. There will be water you can fill water bottles with at the Stoller Center Please do not chew gum during class. AWARDS

5 Class One Shirts and ribbons are awarded daily in these classes for students who demonstrate outstanding: Technique Precision Showmanship Class Two Ribbons and Back Packs will be awarded daily in this class. If you receive a back pack in this class you will be asked to take it back to the room and sign it and return it the next day. At the end of camp one student in each class will get the back pack to keep. Daily back pack winners will receive a trophy. NOVELTY DANCES These classes are evaluated daily and ribbons are awarded daily to students demonstrating outstanding effort, improvement and showmanship. At the final showcase of these routines on the third night, trophies will be presented in these classes. TECHNIQUE CLASSES Temporary Tattoos will be awarded daily in these classes. KICKLINE CLASSES Dancers are evaluated on accuracy, technique, showmanship, and style. There will be All Star Kick Ribbons awarded daily in each kick class. Advanced Kick classes will perform on the last day and trophies will be awarded at this time. DRILL DOWN Drill Down classes will take place during the week. Drill Down will be done in levels - Beg. Int. Adv. The Final Drill Down competition will take place at the Novelty Dance Showcase. ALL STAR TEAM Dancers will be selected to the Thunderbird All Star Team by the Camp Directors and Staff based on an outstanding display of ability, effort, and attitude. From this group the staff will select the Thunderbird Award.

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