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How to Run a Dance OR

Lock-In
Tips and Tricks for a Fabulous Festa
Christine Arnold
Sigonella MHS
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Theme
! What type of event do you want to run?
! When do you want hold your event?
! Dance Themes:
! Winter Wonderland
! Decades Dance
! Masquerade Ball
! Spring Fling
! Winter Formal
! Spring Formal
! Carnival
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Music/Entertainment
! Request lists work well
! Do them at the same time as ticket sales.
! Get a DJ as soon as possible.
! Can be a volunteer-older student-parent-teacher
! Lock-Ins
! Dances
! Talent Show
! Class Competitions
! Hourly events that rotate
! Game Room
! Ghost Stories
! Movies
! Chillax area
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Location
! WRITE/MAKE the Request AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!
! Where are you going to hold the event?
! Is there more than one place available?
! How many rooms do you need?
! How long do to you need to have those rooms?
! What is the flow of the room?
! How will the room be decorated?
! Where will you put the needed items for the event?
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Timeline
! Establish a reliable timeline for your event.
! 3-4 weeks for dances
! 4-6 weeks for lock-ins
! Establish your committees as soon as you know your timeline
! Ticket Sales
! Publicity
! Food
! Decorations
! Prizes
! Clean UP
! Set UP
! Games/Activities
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Supplies
! Make a BUDGET once you have set your event.
! Is this a fundraiser?
! Is this a service project?
! How much do things cost on your base?
! $3.00-5.00 for dances before
! Up the price at the door.
! NO Couples tickets.
! Create supplies lists for each committee and set shopping
days as soon as possible.
! Look online and order IMMEDIATELY when possible.
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Chaperones
! YOU MUST HAVE CHAPERONES!
! The more students the more adults that are needed.
! Favorite teachers, an administrator, and parents/adult
community members are all options.
! Write letters of request from your organization.
! 10-1 ratio is a a good place to start.
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Activities
! Dances are fabulous when you have additional activities to do
during the event.
! Games for prizes
! 3-5 activities
! Carnival Games
! Theme-based games
! Grade level competitions
! Guess & Checks
! Costume competitions
! Tickets can be raffles for prizes as well.
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Event Schedule
! Set UP
! 3-4 hours before
! Lights
! Stations
! Food
! Decorations
! DJ
! Prizes
! Games during the event
! Where will they be?
! Who will run them?
! Directions for each one.
! Clean UP
! 1-2 hours afterward
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Planning Time
! Work with a partner to develop some ideas that you can take
back to your school.
! Use your Cornell Notes Sheet to help guide your ideas and
your TO DO list.
! Have fun and be creative.