SHOWCASE DATES

• Dress rehearsal: Thursday, March 20, 2025

6pm: Studio will open for optional warming up

7pm: Rehearsal will begin

• Evening performance: Friday, March 21, 2025 

5:30pm: Studio will open for optional warming up
6:25pm: Poles will come down for the start of show
6:30pm: House opens and all performers must arrive by this time 
7:00pm: Show begins

• Matinee performance: Saturday, March 22, 2025* 

12:30pm: Studio will open for optional warming up
1:25pm: Poles will come down for the start of show
1:30pm: House opens and all performers must arrive by this time 
2:00pm: Show begins

*Our photographer will only be photographing this performance.

           Evening performance: Saturday, March 22, 2025

5:30pm: Studio will open for optional warming up
6:25pm: Poles will come down for the start of show
6:30pm: House opens and all performers must arrive by this time 
7:00pm: Show begins

Showcase performances are 18 and over events.

If you are involved in a group piece, your instructor may have specific requests for warm up and ready times. Please defer to them. 

PERFORMER ETIQUETTE

Larger trash cans will be provided in the bathrooms and backstage area, please be mindful of your own trash. 
Please do not wear scented products on rehearsal/show days. Grips that have a smell to them are the only exception.
Please do not use aerosolized sprays in the building or backstage area. 

Please do not apply lotion, even if it does not affect your performance, it can leave surfaces slippery and unsafe for other performers.

Each performer is responsible for keeping genitals and breasts covered during rehearsal and performance while in any space aside from backstage while actively changing. Utilizing tape and/or pasties to accomplish this is highly recommended. Please use the expertise of your instructors to be educated about how best to use these tools to prevent unintentional exposure.

Please be respectful of performers on stage by not speaking loudly in the wing, backstage or in the audience during other’s pieces, and entering and exiting the building while a performer is on stage. 

Keep clear of the entrance and exit to the stage at all times to prevent bumping/pileups. If you want to watch pieces, you are invited to come watch them from the audience area. 

SOLOISTS/DUETS

The growth at The Vertitude has been beyond our wildest imaginations in the last year, which also means that the length of shows has continued to grow with each one. Depending on the volume of interest for student soloists/duets for this show, we may have to limit the number of pieces accepted. Soloists/duets must be available to perform in both the matinee and evening shows. In determining performers, we will place priority on student performers who:

Have not performed at The Vertitude in the past two showcases;
Are utilizing the same piece for a competition they are signed up for, and provide proof of that sign-up; or
Have completed all required submission information by the deadlines given.

DEADLINES

Important: If you do not submit items by the deadlines, your piece may not be able to be a part of the showcase. 

By January 15, 2025: Please submit solo/duet interest in writing to hello@thevertitudesantarosa.com Please include the following:

Length of your piece

Is this piece that will be performed at a competition (if yes, please include competition entry information)?

Have you performed a solo or duet in either of the past two showcases?

By January 20, 2025: You will receive a response sharing whether or not your piece will be in the Showcase

By February 28, 2025: Submit the following to hello@thevertitudesantarosa.com

Performer’s name(s) as you would like it on the program
The title of your piece
The title and artist of your song
The choreographer(s) of this piece
Which pole(s) will you need for your piece, and whether it needs to be static or spin?
What is the cue for the music to begin?
Is there anything that you will need set/struck from stage at the beginning/end of your piece?

Is there anything the photographer should be told?
Is there anything else we should know?

Attach the MP3 file of this song, edited, if necessary (please check your music prior to sending to ensure it plays the way you would like, including any fading in/out or edits)

If your piece utilizes chairs, please state whether you will be using the studio's chair(s) or your own, and include a diagram of where the chair(s) should be set in relation to any poles on stage and which way it should be facing.

New this showcase, audience will be on risers/bleachers in hopes of increasing their visibility of the whole stage.

Below you will see a diagram of the pole setup for the showcase.  Note, the only wing will be located on stage right (on the outside of Pole 3).  

OTHER WAYS TO BE A PART OF THE EVENT

We welcome you to participate in many different ways! We need pole kitten/cleaners for in between the routines, door, music, tech strike and more! If you are interested, please send and email to hello@thevertitudesantarosa.com.