April 2008

LOUISIANA COUNTRY DANCE HAYRIDE

Tentative Schedule- subject to some modification

NO VIDEOGRAPHER THIS YEAR _ VIDEO PASSES AVAILABLE $40.00/camera on floor-no tripod / $60.00/Camera on tripod on risers

FRIDAY DAY, April 25th
A Friday 'All Day Spectator pass' is available for $25/person & includes all 'free' workshops PLUS Friday evening's activities.

12:00 P.M.

Registration Opens for Pre-Registered Spectators and Competitors
Registrations will close for Int/Adv Pro-Am and Pro-Pro competitors
at 5:00 P.M.
Registrations will close for Friday Night Swing & Hustle competitors
at 6:00 P.M.
Registrations will close for ALL remaining competitors at 7:00 P.M.

All Judges will meet 15 minutes prior to each session.

3:00 P.M.

WORKSHOPS taught by Instructors are from many different states begin. There will be 2-3 workshops going on at the same time. Take advantage of these workshops because these are some of the best and friendliest Instructors in the Nation. You won't want to miss any of them!
 


FRIDAY EVENING, April 25th
A Friday 'Evening Only Spectator pass' (after 5:00pm) is available for $10/person.

NOTE!
Registration will close for Intermediate/Advanced Pro-Am and Pro-Pro at 5:00 P.M.
Registrations will close for Friday Night Swing & Hustle competitors at 6:00 P.M., and all remaining competitors at 7:00 P.M.

5:00 P.M.

Ballroom Opens

7:00 P.M.

Contestants Meeting (All Pro-Am ) - Ball Room
NOTE: All Judges Meetings 15 minutes before each session.

7:30 P.M.

Warm-up Music for Int. & Adv. Pro-Am  (male & female)

8:00 P.M.

Intermediate & Advanced Pro-Am Competition

10:30 P.M.

Friday Night Swing/Hustle Competition
(Swing Awards will be Saturday night after the show)

 

SATURDAY, April 26th
A Saturday 'All Day Spectator pass' is available for $25/person and includes Saturday competition, free workshops, and variety show. A Saturday ‘Day Pass Only’ is available for $15/person and includes day time competitions and free workshops. An  'Evening Only Spectator pass'(after 5:00) which includes the “Taste of Louisiana” and the variety show is available for $40/person.

7:00 A.M.

Ballroom Opens

8:00 A.M.

Warm-up Music for Newcomer Pro-Am (ALL DANCES)

8:30 A.M.

Newcomer Pro-Am Competition

11:30 A.M.

Warm-up Music for Novice Pro-Am (ALL DANCES)

12:00 P.M.

Novice Pro-Am Competition

3:00 P.M.

Warm-up Music for Open Pro-Am and Pro Pro(ALL DANCES)

3:30 P.M.

Open Pro-Am and Pro Pro Competition

 

 

6:30 Taste of Louisiana in the Atrium

6:30 p.m.

NOTE: Royal Superstars/SuperStars, Pro-Am Spotlight and Pro-Pro Spotlight will dance their competition Saturday night .

CLEAR THE BALLROOM AT 5:30 P.M. FOR CLEAN-UP...

Taste of Louisiana - Our Dinner before the show -

7:00 P.M.

Ballroom opens...

8:00 P.M.

Saturday Night Show - Performances by some of our FANTASTIC dancers. Royal Superstars & SuperStars, Pro-Am Spotlight and Pro-Pro Spotlight competition.

9:30 P.M.

Swing and Hustle Awards

10:00 P.M.

Jack & Jill Swing Competition

 

OPEN DANCING AND PARTYING FOLLOW

 

SUNDAY, April 27th
A Sunday 'All Day Spectator pass' is available for $10/person.

7:00 A.M

Ballroom Opens - warm up...

8:30 A.M

Warm up Music for Division III and IV, Jr. Youth/Jr. Teen and all Novice Age Divisions (Bronze / Silver / Gold) Competition
Devotional -

9:00 A.M.

Division III & IV, Jr. Youth/Jr. Teen and all Novice Age Divisions Competition
(Bronze / Silver / Gold) Competition

10:30 A.M.

Warm up Music for Intermediate / Advanced Age Divisions (Bronze / Silver / Gold)

11:00 A.M.

Intermediate / Advanced Age Divisions Competition

12:30 P.M.

Team competition

1:00 P.M.

Line Dance competition - All Divisions & SuperStars

2:00 P.M.

Warm up Music for Division II, Division I (Couples)

2:30 P.M.

Division II, Division I, (Couples) Competition

3:30 P.M.

Open dancing awaiting competition results...

TBA

!!!AWARDS!!!