Week of 8/11

Hi team-

Great job at the parade today! Happy Back to School week!

• Please check out the updates to the August calendar: http://poms.sabercatsports.org/cal/info.php?etp=SE

***Poms Homework: Every girl needs to make one poster to advertise our fall tryout next week and bring it to our performance Monday morning. Please make them pretty and spell everything correctly! 

Include the following info:

-Have some sort of call to action: Join the CVHS Poms Team! or CVHS Poms Fall Tryout

-Tryout Dates: August 14 & 15 after school from 3-5 in the dance room

-Register online at poms.sabercatsports.org

-Must have a current physical submitted in order to try out

We will post these around the school for the first day back. 

Monday 8/11: 

Freshman Day. 

Meet in the dance room to get ready and warm up and mark the dance a few times.

Call time: 6:45 AM (Sorry!)

Wear: Your full uniform with the liner, tan tights and shoes. Braid hair in front into a straight high ponytail and wear black bows again. USE HAIRSPRAY PLEASE. 

I will give you jewels & poms & makeup again at the school. I will bring baby powder.

(Caitlyn only) wear at school: Full uniform with the same hair, plus Nike tennis shoes. Take your tights off for class. Give jewels back at practice.

Practice 3:15-5:15 PM

**Finish rhinestoning jackets and shoes after practice

Tuesday 8/12:

Back to School Performance Day

Meet in the dance room to get ready and warm up and mark the dance a few times.

Call time: 6:45 AM (Sorry!)

Wear: Your full uniform with the liner, tan tights and shoes. Braid hair in front into a straight high ponytail and wear black bows again. USE HAIRSPRAY PLEASE. 

I will give you jewels & poms & makeup again at the school. I will bring baby powder.

Wear at school: Full uniform with the same hair, plus Nike tennis shoes. Take your tights off for class. Give jewels back at practice.

Practice: 3:30-4:30 at Starstruck

Wednesday 8/13:

Practice 3:15-5:15

You do NOT have a parent meeting this day, only for those parents new to fall tryouts where applicable. 

We will have a parent meeting the week after on Wednesday night 8/20 to go over the Poms Handbook and contract for the season

Thursday 8/14:

Learn fall tryout dance with the rest of the team 3:15-5:15 PM

Last day for sponsorship letters to come in

Friday 8/15:

Fall Tryouts, help judge and dance from 3:15-5:15 PM

Each of you will receive individual invoices on this day for your individual expenses after your sponsorship money is subtracted out. 

We will have a little financial pow-wow after fall tryouts are done.

Saturday 8/16:

Optional CU Dance Team Camp

Final Dance Team Roster Posted Online (poms.sabercatsports.org): 12 Noon

TBD?: Football Jamboree at DC Stadium 7-9 PM (see email attached)

Let me know if there are any questions and I hope you have an awesome first week back! Lets start this year off academically strong.

-Coach Stephanie

CAMP INFO 

Hey ladies-

I have attached the following items to this email regarding camp:

-Tentative schedule: we will receive updated ones once we register
-College camp rules
-Camp packing list

Please let me know if there are questions.

Thanks!

-Stephanie

Camp Rules Link

Camp Schedule

CAMP PACKING LIST- CASTLE VIEW HIGH SCHOOL 2014

Team Clothes

DAY 1

·         Polo

·         Red Varsity Skort

·         Tennis shoes

DAY 2

·         White V Neck Sabercats Tee

·         CVHS Capris

DAY 3

·         Monogrammed Red Tank

·         Black leggings

DAY 4

·         Black Racerback Tank

·         Red Dance Shorts / Tan Tights

·         Last years uniform for final evaluations / tan tights / jazz shoes / poms

·         Various hair bows from last year

·         Black and white racerback sports bras

·         Last year’s team bags (or other dance bag/duffel bag)

PERSONAL

Toiletries

·         Conditioner

·         Shampoo

·         Soap

·         Razors

·         Face wash

·         Tampons

·         Toothbrush

·         Toothpaste

·         Face wash

·         Deodorant

·         Shaving Cream

·         Bobby Pins

·         Brush

·         Hair ties

·         Curling iron

·         Sock bun? (Apparently this is a thing)

·         Makeup

·         Lip balm / lipstick

·         Any special medications you may need

·         Heat packs / cooling packs

·         Bandaids

·         First aid

·         Allergy medicine / Pain Reliever Medicine

·         Knee braces

·         Sunscreen

Apparel

·         Outfit for All American/ All Star tryouts ( if applicable)

·         Seniors: college shirt?

·         Underwear

·         Pajamas

·         Plain white t-shirt and sharpies to draw on it for Crazy Night, can also include pants, hair, crazy makeup, etc.

·         Tights

·         Jazz shoes

·         Tennis shoes

·         Socks

·         Sunglasses

·         Swim suit / flip flops for the shower

·         Small drawstring bag to carry around dance shoes

General Camp Needs

·         Sack lunch for Day 1

·         Camera

·         Medical release forms

·         Towels

·         Bedding

·         Alarm clock

·         Snacks

·         Water Bottle

·         Spending money (optional)

·         iPod with camp music on it

·         Umbrella

·         Room décor? (I don’t think this is allowed anymore but it doesn’t hurt to bring it anyways)

·         Team note box- Kelsey Cambier

·         Notes to other teams

·         Spirit stick décor – stickers, markers, ribbons, etc.

FYI PLEASE CHECK UNDER YOUR TEAM NEWS

 FOR UPDATES ON TEAM SPECIFIC INFO !!!

fall classes at Starstruck

Hi ladies,

Registration for fall classes at Starstruck is today if you are interested in enrolling. I'd ideally like to see you guys in at least one class per week here if possible.

I'd recommend one or any of the following classes to help supplement your poms practices:

Mondays

Int / Adv. Tech

Jazz/ Jumps 6

Wednesdays

Turns 6***

Contemporary 6

Hello Coaches!

Hope your summer is going great! I just wanted to remind you fall registration is tomorrow June 10th 10:00 am to 6:00 pm.  Please pass these registration cards and info on to your girls! Our classes will fill up fast :) Thank you, we are so excited to be a part of this seasons journey with you!!

Lisa Holtz Odell

Coaches INFO 5/6/2014

Hi ladies,

So you know, I will be sending weekly "This Week in Poms" emails out on Saturdays or Sunday nights for reminders from here on out. This should help us stay organized. PLEASE read these all the way through in detail when I send them out. I will also be outlining exactly what we need to accomplish in every single practice in order to maximize our time properly in said emails. Some examples of things we will have on the agenda this summer:

-Technique drilling

-Back to School Dance choreography

-Walk ons and walk offs practice

-Captains Voting Session

-Dance research show and tell

-Captain applicants presenting notes from CSCA

-Drill downs

-Back walk overs with Heather

-Showmanship practice

-Theraband flexibility session

-Feedback session from JV and Emily

-UDA Camp prep talk

A few pieces of homework for you-

1) I'd like you all to start researching dance videos in your spare time. It doesn't matter what team it is, whether it is an all star or high school or college team. It could be pom or jazz or hip hop. Be looking for tricks and visual moments that really stand out to you. Please pick three clips by next week's Wednesday practice to show and tell with. Continue to do this over the summer.

The second part to this exercise will be working on our own original tricks and visual choreography- taking normal dance moves and adding different elements to them to make them unique for competition.

 

2) If you haven't gotten individual goals into me, please type and send to me by next Monday. I still need Kelsey Cambier, Maddie and Caitlyn for this.

Side notes- 

1) Can someone please add me to the group text chain? Do we need to start a new one for this year's team only?

2) Please start bringing tennis shoes and practice poms to practice. If you don't have any from last year I have a few in my office (though you will have new white poms for the upcoming season)

I will send a massive "This Week in Poms" email either tomorrow or Sunday.

-Stephanie

Starstruck Academy of Dance is holding a dance workshop

 My name is Lisa Holtz Odell. I have been in the dance industry for over 30 years and have worked with some of the nations top choreographers as well as dance teams. The main reason I wanted to reach out to you and start “Rocky Mountain Dance Team Workshop” is to help educate dancers on how to dance as a team and to learn different styles of dance for your JV and Varsity teams to be well-rounded. This workshop allows dancers from different high school dance teams to meet other teams and build a relationship throughout the workshop not only with the other dancers, but also with the teachers, Varsity teams will be on Friday June 13^th and JV Saturday June 14^th 9:00-3:00 pm.

Classes in:

*Pom Technique  *Turns and Jumps  *Hip Hop

*Jazz  *Contemporary Jazz  *Kicks

 The teachers at this Workshop are Emily Shock of Nationals Champs (Westmoore high school).  Barry Youngblood (National high school and college hip hop choreographer) Katie Fear (CU Coach top 5 in both Pom and Jazz at Nationals) Natalie Chernow (owner and director of CDP) , Chanel Odell (Dancer and Master class teacher for “Intrique National Convention). This faculty has worked with the nations top high school and college teams whether it is choreographing or coaching. With a faculty like this, there are many different styles of dance and it is a once in a lifetime experience with so much knowledge to be gained.

If you have any questions or would like the early bird discount, please email me at lhodell@comcast.net  or call me at 303-503-0709. Many of you may not have had tryouts yet but you are able to reserve spots for your potential teams.  We also will be offering full team discounts. Please see attached brochure to forward to your teams J

Thank you!

Lisa Holtz Odell

Judging Panel for Tryouts !!!!

Tryout Judging Panel 

Heather Acampora- CVHS Head Cheer Coach

Stephanie Kroll- CVHS Head Poms Coach

Valerie Erwin- Danced for the Carolina All Star Team

Lindsey King- JV Coach for ThunderRidge High School

Britany Ederveen- Varsity Coach at Douglas County High School

Shannon Stevens- Danced for Grandview High School

(TBD)

Emily Merrick- Danced at Ponderosa and potential Assistant/JV Coach candidate

Alyssa Bell- Dancer for the Denver Nuggets

Girls you  need to register on the CVHS website this week because tryouts are next week!

Thanks

Important documents for 2014 - 2015 Season and tryouts

You can open both these doc's just click on the link


Castle View HS Poms Information Packet 2014 - 2015

Judging sheet subject to change or be modified but this will give girls a idea of what we are looking for at tryouts !!

Sample Judging Sheet

Open Dance

Open dance workouts 

4/21, 4/23, and 4/28

3:30-5:00

New Coach Press Release

Castle View will be enjoying some top-notch entertainment during the school's upcoming sporting and other spirit events. Their new Poms coach, Stephanie Kroll, is ready to shake things up and take its Poms team to a new level! Coach Steph is a life-long learner in the field of dance who believes in helping young ladies give back to their community, remain humble and respectable, all the while, of course, having fun!

After graduating from Ponderosa High School, and then University of Colorado's Leeds School of
Business, Coach Steph spent almost two years in Los Angeles working with HULU in their advertising department. But her favorite part of the day was the time she spent training with some of the top choreographers, teachers and performers in the country at the prestigious Edge Performing Arts Center. This is the same Edge that is frequented by many A-list celebrity clients, names like Amy Adams, Christina Applegate, Kirsten Dunst, Katie Homes and many others.

While attending CU, Kroll was a member of the CU Express Dance Team, where they performed at
CU basketball, volleyball and football games and other events. She also assisted in choreography for
their national competitions. She even won a third place National Title in Division IA Poms!
Coach Steph also knows a thing or two about high school Poms, as she and her team won two State
Championships while on the Ponderosa High School Dance Team, as well as a fourth place National
Title in the Jazz division.

Kroll is now back in Colorado, and she says of her current goals, "My dream is to train to be a Denver
Broncos Cheerleader and to be an amazing Castle View Varsity Poms coach! I'm so excited to be
coaching at Castle View because of the incredible potential and talent at this school. I've also wanted
to have my own team for a really long time and CVHS is a really good fit for me!" When asked what
she plans to focus on to build a sustainable Poms program, she said:
• developing dance technique, physical stamina and overall health
• producing quality entertainment for the school to enjoy while increasing school spirit
• giving back to the community and helping those in need, fundraising and goal setting
• crushing the competition :)
• teaching the ladies of my team how to represent the school in a humble, classy, respectable and
professional manner while creating fun memories that will last forever!

CV's Athletic Director, Derek Cordes: "Stephanie is a bright young leader with great dance experience.
Stephanie's involvement with the state championship Ponderosa Pom teams as well as her role on the CU
college dance team have generated a great passion and knowledge of dance and school dance programs.
Her involvement and understanding of the continental league and Colorado dance studios are a huge
strength that she will bring to the table as the head CVHS Pom coach. However, her biggest strength is
her passion and understanding of her role as a positive role model for our girls. Stephanie will assist our
Poms team stay on the path of becoming responsible young women and positives members of the Castle
Rock community."