IMPORTANT DATES

2022 - 2023 Season:  

**ALL DATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE!**

March 21:  Pre-Tryout Parent Meeting *mandatory for all trying out - need at least one parent at the meeting

• 6:30-7:30pm in the Health Room at FRHS (in the athletic hallway, across from the gyms)

March 28th: FRDT 2022-23 Team Banquet

April 7th and 14th: Pre Tryout Clinics *these are not mandatory to tryout but will be very beneficial and give a good idea of what we do!

• #1 on 4/7/23 Hip Hop 4:30-6:30pm w/Kaydra

• #2 on 4/14/23 Pom/Gameday 4:30-6:30pm w/Hailey D

April 18th-22nd: FRDT 2023-24 Tryouts

• 2 clinic/practice days

• 1 tryout day

• team selection meetings

• new team lunch

• team fitting and parent meeting (1st $500 payment is due)

May 1: FRDT 2023-24 Team practices can start

• we will start practicing after May 1

• 2 times per week

• rookies who have prior commitments need to fisnish those out - please don't skip! Our practice is not mandatory yet.

June 2023

• summer practices will begin

• Rookie Week is the 5th-9th (*more specifics to come)

• Monday, Wednesday and Thursdays from 8-10am

• Team Camp is the 15th-17th (*TENTATIVE)

• MANDATORY Competition Choreography for Hip Hop is June 30th and July 1st

July 2023

• July 1st is the second day of mandatory comp choreo (*if you are on the competition team)

• SUMMER BREAK is July 2nd-16th (*no dance practice or commitments)

August 2023

• Mandatory practices start the 7th

• Team Photos on the 8th (*tentative) - we usually shoot early evening, before sunset

• School starts the week of the 14th

Sept-Nov

• Football season

Oct-Feb

• Competition Season

• 4-5 Comps (league, regionals, state, Nationals)

Jan-March

• Basketball Season

April 2024

• tryouts for 2024-25 Team

• Sat March 12th from 2-4:30pm at FRHS Gym (focus on Gameday/Sidelines/Spiriting w/Seniors)

• Sat March 19th *JUST ADDED*: Mock Tryout put on by SPARK!  This is great for rookies and young returners! Details coming!

• Sat March 26th from 2-4:30pm at FRHS Gym (focus on Pom w/Coach Tessa)

• Sat April 2nd from 2-4:30pm at FRHS Gym (focus on Hip Hop w/Coach Sidney)

April 2022: Tryouts & Parent Meeting

• Mon 11th: Pre-Tryout Parent/Athlete Meeting - changed to 7:30pm at FRHS (not 7pm)

• Tues 12th, Wed 13th, Thur 14th: tryout clinics 4:15-6:15pm at FRHS Gym

• Fri 15th: actual tryout at FRHS from 4:15-8pm (or when done)

• Sat 16th: parent and dance team meeting at FRHS, 9am-12pm

  • 1st $500 payment is due

  • measurement day, uniform fitting, spreadsheets and team contract signing

May 2022: some non-mandatory technique practices and team bonding (dates TBD)

June 2022: Summer Practices & Training (specifics TBD) Looking at Tue's, Wed's & Thur's from 8-10am

June 22nd & 23rd: Competition Choreography *mandatory if you are on the competiton team*

June 25th-July 9th: Dance Team Summer Break - Go on Vacation!!

July 18th-21st: Overnight UDA Camp @ UNC in Greeley.  Parent watch day is on the 21st (usually around 11am), so plan to come see what your athlete learned at camp and then you will take them home!  See a sample camp schedule here.

August 8th: MANDATORY PRACTICES START

August 11th: Team and Individual pictures (tentative)

August 12th: Transition day for Freshman 

August 15th: first day of school for Soph, Jr's and Sr's