Submit Your Video for Dancing Classrooms 2021 Social Dance Showcase: An Online Community Celebration of Defiant Joy!
Dancing Classrooms would like to invite individual students and student groups/classes to submit a video under two minutes long demonstrating their “Defiant Joy” through Social Dance. Anyone is welcome to submit! Join us as we celebrate the accomplishments of our community and of students all across the metro area.

DEADLINE TO SUBMIT: Tuesday, June 1, 2021
Livestreamed Awards Announcement and Community Celebration: June 12, 2021 at 11am EST

Select video submissions will be highlighted during an online livestreamed community celebration where awards will be announced. Some will also be featured on Dancing Classrooms social media platforms. All submissions will be featured on a special Showcase webpage on the Dancing Classrooms website!*

What IS Defiant Joy?
Defiant joy is actively pursuing happiness and self-expression in the face of great grief and challenge. It describes the work that Dancing Classrooms has done for the past 26 years and dance teachers across NYC and the globe have been cultivating everyday online: using movement and culture as tools to develop resilience, connection, community, and pride. Through dance and the arts, young people have talked back to the world this year and we want to hear what you have to say!    

Your video submission can be from existing footage from a class, rehearsal, or culminating event... or you can coordinate safely outside or online to create a dance specifically for this showcase celebration. Up to you! Videos can be any style of social dance using any style of music. With your submission, please include a statement that explains what it’s like and what it means to dance in this time of a global pandemic.

Potential Award Categories may include: Spirit Award, Best Fancy Footwork, Best Background/Scenic design, Most Creative (Artistic Teamwork), Most Elegant (Grace and Style), Most Joyful (Effervescence), Most Enthusiastic (Dynamo)… We also may be inspired by you and create new award categories based on your submissions!


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Submission Instructions
• Your video should be limited to a maximum of 2 minutes.
• When submitting, please label your video file with your school/organization/group name and dance style for clear identification, such as: PS1234_Samba.mp4
• Answers to FAQ and tips can be found at: https://dancingclassrooms.org/submit-your-video-dancing-classrooms-defiant-joy-of-social-dance-festival/
• Please feel free to contact Mary McCatty at mary@dancingclassrooms.org with any questions about the festival and your submission content. Contact Marielle Young at marielle@dancingclassrooms.org with any technical questions.
Individual Student Name or School/Organization/Group Name *
i.e. PS 1234
City (or borough) and State *
i.e. Queens, NY
Contact Name, Affiliation *
i.e. Jane Doe, Teacher
Should anyone be credited as choreographer, and if so, who?
This could also be multiple people or a group name if it was a collaboration.
Names of Students if Group Submission
First names only, please! This is optional.
How are you connected to Dancing Classrooms? *
If you are new to Dancing Classrooms, welcome! Please select Other and let us know how you heard about us.
Required
Please provide a statement that explains what it’s like or what it means to dance in this time of a global pandemic. *
150 words or less, please!
What is the name of your video file? Please label your video file with your individual/school/organization/group name and dance style for clear identification. *
i.e. PS1234_Samba.mp4
Title of Song and Artist *
Please make sure it is appropriate for all ages.
Upload Your Video
Click here to directly upload your video submission:
https://www.dropbox.com/request/T53lpQhNDQ8Kaa8B3zFm

OR

Click here to upload your video submission on Flipgrid with the password "Dance2021":
https://flipgrid.com/963a1f0b

Note: You only need to submit your video via one platform - either direct upload via Dropbox link OR Flipgrid. You do NOT need a Dropbox account to submit! Each recording should not exceed 2 minutes in length. The file size should be no bigger than 200mb and should be in MP4 or MOV format. Dancing Classrooms is committed to highlighting the work of a diverse pool of applicants, and therefore welcomes video submissions of all quality. However, videos of 720p and 1080p resolution and filmed in landscape view are appreciated and encouraged. Most smartphones record in 1080p, and we think that’s great!
By submitting this form, I agree that I have read and adhere by all rules and instructions. *
*By submitting for the Dancing Classrooms 2021 Social Dance Showcase: An Online Community Celebration of Defiant Joy, you agree to adhere to all rules and instructions, and any others explicitly stated by the event organizers during all stages of the event. The event organizers may also change or remove certain rules or stipulations depending on their collective assessment of situations, should they merit review. Submissions must be appropriate (no hate speech, inappropriate dance moves, inappropriate music, etc.) and adhere to all rules to be featured on the Dancing Classrooms Showcase webpage. This is at the discretion of the Dancing Classrooms staff.All participants also acknowledge and understand that their provided names, videos, statement, image, and likeness of image, may be used on Dancing Classrooms social media and/or the Dancing Classrooms website in perpetuity. Participants will maintain sole copyright of the created materials and may use and reproduce the project materials as they desire.
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