Tryouts for the 2023-2024 Fossil Ridge Dance Team:
Join us for our 2nd Tryout on May 16th or by video! Please DM the coaches on Instagram @FRHSDance or email us at frsabercat.dance@gmail.com with questions!
You still have to get your ORANGE CARD: follow steps 1 & 2 below . . .
WHAT DO I NEED FOR TRYOUTS?
1. Click this link to fill out the registration form from Poudre School District: https://poudreathletics.sportngin.com
Click on High School Sports > click on Register for Fossil Ridge High School Athletics > fill out the info and submit> print a copy of the receipt.
There is a $190 district athletic fee to participate in athletics - this if 100% refundable if you don't make/join the team. You can pay this via SchoolPay or with a check.
2. Orange Card
You will need to bring in a copy of a physician signed Sports Physical Release Form (from your pediatrician/family doc). If you have to, you can do a walk in sports physical at UCHealth Urgent Care (I believe it's $40) or you can go to the King Soopers on North College (I hear it's called The Little Clinic) and do a walk in sports physical. Either way, you need a copy of the signed sports physical to bring to Carrie in the athletic office in FRHS.
Once you have registered online and paid the fee on SchoolPay, bring a copy of that payment and your physical form to the athletic office (see Carrie Hintzman) to receive your participation card (orange card). You will give the orange card to the coach on the first day of try-outs. You CANNOT tryout without the orange card - no exceptions. Please email if you have questions.
3. Fill out this registration form for the Dance Team: https://forms.gle/nrFZ41qh6ANW4VRX6
4. $10 Tryout Fee - bring cash or check with you on the first day of tryouts. This covers payment and dinner for our judges.
WHAT DO I WEAR/BRING TO CLINICS &TRYOUTS:
-Wear any comfortable, fitted, athletic clothing for the clinics on Tuesday and Wednesday
-Bring tennis shoes AND jazz shoes or turners.
-Bring a water bottle and a snack to eat while you are waiting during tryouts on Thursday, if needed.
-Hair needs to be secured out of your face for all clinics and tryouts.
-You should be "gameday ready" - meaning your hair and make up is done nicely, similar to stage make up.
-Please wear any solid colors for the tryout! Spandex or leggings and a shirt or tank top. NO BRA TOPS - your midrifts must be covered please. Shoes can be any color - don't have to be black.
-Please bring $10 cash for the tryout fee. This pays for our judges time and dinner - thank you!
REQUIRED SKILLS FOR OUR TEAMS: We anticipate tryouts to be very competitive this year, so the list of technique and skills is imparative! Please email if you have questions on specific skills, or send us videos and we can help prior to tryouts!
Required Skills for SIDELINE TEAM
*Dancer must demonstrate solid completion of the following:
Pom & Jazz:
Double Pirouette
Double Coupe Turn
Strong Arm Motions (Pom)
Kicks (Both sides, above 90 degrees)
*Dancer needs to be able to demonstrate that they have a solid understanding and base of the following technique/tricks:
Pom & Jazz:
Tours
Toe Touch
Calypso
Firebird
Turning Disc
Right & Left Leaps
Right, Left & Center Splits
Leg Hold (either side)
*Coaches have no expectations of hip-hop technique, just know the terminology and what each trick is:
Hip-Hop:
Isolations
Kip Up
Headspring
Required Skills for COMPETITION TEAM
Pom & Jazz:
Triple Pirouette
4 tours, double out (minimum)
Double Coupe Turn
Toe Touch
Firebird
Turning C-Jump
Calypso
Turning Disc
Right & Left Leap
Kicks (Both sides, above 90 degrees)
Right, Left & Center Splits
Leg Hold (either side, at least 4 counts)
Hip-Hop:
Kip-up
Stall
Headspring
Strong hip-hop motions
Extra Skills for COMPETITION TEAM
Pom & Jazz:
Extra Tour Combinations
Tour Variations (changing spots, floats, etc)
Quad or Quint Pirouettes
Leg Hold Turn (either side)
Double Toe Touch
Aerial (either side)
Center Leap
Hip-Hop:
Rubberband
Stall Variations
Back Handspring
Headspring Variations
Extra Hip-Hop tricks
Front Walkover or Handspring
Front/Back Walkover