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Your dancer will receive their competitor number when they check in side stage the day of their competition. For solo's, they need to be there 1 (one) hour prior to their start time. You must be completely dressed when you check in. Dancer will check in at podium when competition is called and received their competitor number. You must remain at the assigned waiting area. All dancers are then put into numerical order to dance.

The stage manager will draw a number and that will be the first competitor to dance, everyone else will follow. For example, #46 starts followed by 47, 47, 49, 50....75, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6...45 will be the last dancer.

This will conclude Round 1, hard shoe.

Round 2 begins with the number that is 1/3 of the the way down the list from the one one that begins. For example, 70 begins and ends with 69. Round 2 is soft shoes.

Usually within the hour or so, the stage manager will announce who recalled to dance their set. This person will go down the list calling in numerical order only. If your number is called, be prepared to dance your set. They will say an apporoximate time, be early! Again, they will go down 1/3 of the list. For example, 21 starts but if 21 was not recalled, the first number after that that recalled will dance first.

All awards for that day will be held in the evening. All recalled competitors must be in full costume and hard shoes.

Be ready to dance at least 1 (one) hour prior to your start time. This means, dress, wig, shoes, etc.
The team captain will go to the podium and get the team number. For our multiple teams, they will be assigned RNE Team A, B, C and so forth.
For competition numbers for the 8 hand, the top man position wears the number pinned on the back. It does not matter if that person is a girl or a boy. For the 4 hand the top man position wears it around the waist for a girl and pinned to the left side of the chest for the boy.
After your team has completed the 4 and 8 hand, you are done for the day and you need to be in full dress for awards. Dress, wig, socks, soft shoes.

Costume:

Girls will wear their solo dresses for solo comps. Their team dresses for figures. The girls in a 15 & Over team will wear black tights and black cheerleader bloomers. Please make sure socks are glued to the leg all the way to the top. Shoes are polished and wigs are neat with all strays snipped off. Be sure to have two (2) new pairs of socks, one for Saturday and one for Sunday. Yes, at this level, that does matter!
Boys will wear black pants, their solo shirt and/or vest and tie for solo's. Please make sure your socks are black and your shoes are polished and looking good. For teams, they will wear black pants, black socks, black t-shirt under your black shirt, green school tie, black vest and black tie.