POD Showcase of Dance

to benefit The Giving Tree

WHO:  ALL teams: Performance, Stellar & Eclipse

WHEN:  Saturday, November 8, 2025

WHERE: Bay View Middle School

TIME: 3:00pm

BEFORE SATURDAY:

• Make sure your dancer has everything they need to perform.  Each team has a “costume checklist” in this folder – these have everything you will need for Saturday.  We will use these for every competition and performance this year!
• Make sure that your dancer has the appropriate makeup for their team level. CLICK HERE FOR COMPETITION MAKEUP  Especially if your child is new to team, please, do a makeup test run BEFORE Saturday!  (Also a good idea for our younger returning dancers.)
• Has your child been practicing their routine?
• Gather your donation of non-perishable food items or personal care items.  See The Giving Tree’s list of most-needed items here. If you prefer to give a monetary donation, there will be a collection jar also.

ON SATURDAY: 

The Showcase will be held at Bay View Middle School in Howard (corner of Cardinal and Wooddale, use parking lot entrance on Wooddale), and dancers and spectators will enter through Door #9. It is in the back of the school.

Dancers should be dropped off at 2:30pm. Dancers need to arrive in costume, with hair and makeup ready to go.  They may bring a small bag for their shoes, jacket, water bottle, etc.  Our POD volunteers will escort dancers to the practice space, where their coach will be waiting for them!  Dancers will warm up together, practice their routine, and stay together as a team until the end of the event.

Spectators will be allowed in the gym at 2:30pm when your dancer is dropped off.  DO NOT arrive before 2:30, doors open at 2:30.  POD Volunteers will be at the door to collect your donation of non-perishable food items or personal care items.  If you prefer to give a monetary donation, there will be a collection jar also.

The performance will begin at 3:00pm .  This year’s showcase includes 12 routine performances, followed by a whole-group picture with all the donations at the end.  Your dancer’s team will have an area on the other side of the gym in the bleachers. You will need to check out your dancer from their teacher, this is important. We anticipate that the event will be about an hour long from start to finish.