Competitions: CCbM, presents the "Most Creative Hand Dance Competition, 2003"

INITIAL
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CCbM’s first project was a hand dance competition called the Most Creative Hand Dance Couples of 2002 Competition held on Saturday, January 12, 2002, at the Hollywood Ballroom in Silver Spring, Maryland. The event was very successful. The Most Creative Hand Dance Competition (MCHDC) was Copyright 2002. All rights reserved.

FUTURE
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The below schedule depicts CCbM’s upcoming dance competition information:

WHAT: MCHDC including other East Coast dance styles;
WHEN: Saturday, January 18, and Sunday, January 19, 2003;
TIME: 11:00 a.m. until 4:00 a.m. (both days); and
WHERE: Ramada Inn, in New Carollton, Maryland.
Besides this competition being the first of its kind in the hand dance community, we will commemorate the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and make a financial donation to St. Anne’s Infant Home.

EVALUATORS
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CCbM competitions offer prize money that is comparable to championship dance competitions. In MCHDC, prizes are awarded at the end of every category while the memory of the dancers are fresh in the minds of the spectators. The fair evaluation of the contestants is of uttermost importance. The evaluators (formally called judges) can not compete; can not evaluate past/present students, family members, or significant others; and will go through an interview process.

EVALUATION PROCEDURES
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Contestants will be evaluated on the creativity of their dance styles in coordination with their musical interpretation, choreography, techniques, projection, and execution while dancing to the music of their choice. Some categories will require contestants to dance an additional routine to the music of the coordinator’s choosing.

CATEGORIES/CASH PRIZES
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HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS
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Host hotel: Ramada Inn, 8500 Annapolis Road, New Carrollton, MD 20784, 1(800)436-0614. Rooms: $59 per night (Rooms are limited so please make you reservations as soon as possible.);
Alternate: Best Western, 5910 Princess Garden Parkway, Lanham, MD 20706, 1 (800)866-4458; and
Alternate: Days Inn, 9023 Annapolis Road, Lanham, MD 20706, 1(800)Days-Inn.

SPECTATOR REGISTRATION
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Admission fee is $70 for the weekend and includes full access to the ballroom open dances, competitions, and gift. (13 to 20 years of age = $50 and 12 and under = $30). Day passes are $40 each day (Saturday and Sunday). (13 to 20 years of age = $30 and 12 and under = $20). Pre-registration deadline is December 31, 2002. After this date, add $10 for weekend admission and $5 for all other admission fees. No refunds after December 31, 2002.
Send registration information (name, address, telephone, email, and whether you would like for your tickets to be mailed or held in Will Call) and your check/m.o. payable to Creative Concepts by Marcia, P.O.Box 2936, Landover Hills, MD 20784-0936. NO checks will be accepted after December 31, 2002. Register early for guaranteed admission.

CONTESTANT REGISTRATION
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(See registration packet.) Request contestant registration packet via Marcia1947@erols.com or call 301-772-7877. ALL contestants must register to enter the competition before December 31, 2002. For organizational purposes, there will be no competition registration at the door. No refunds after December 31, 2002.

OTHER
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Request information for vending, teaching dance workshops, evaluators, and volunteering via the below listed information. Workshop classes will be $10 for each class -- 3 classes for $25. The workshop list will be available at a later date.

COMMUNICATIONS
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Creative Concepts by Marcia
P.O. Box 2936
Landover Hills, MD 20784-0936

marcia1947@erols.com
mostcreativehanddance.com

301-386-3629 (fax)
301-772-7877 (bus.) Marcia Foster

WEATHER
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The meteorologists at the National Weather Service have predicted that the weather in January 2003 will be “warmer than normal.” As backup, I am praying.

Please send in your reservation now; you are guaranteed to have fun, see a good competition, and dance, dance, dance.