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* Take time, in advance, to learn the routines that have been requested for the private camp. There is no excuse not to be prepared. If you need to review your routines at night during your camp, you may want to bring a laptop or DVD player to use in your hotel room. DO NOT excuse yourself from a class to go and review the dance. You may have your notes as a guideline, but do not be dependant of them.
* Private Camp managers should contact the ADTS® office on the first day of the camp (by e-mail or phone) to let the office know how things are going and if additional supplies need to be shipped. You may either send an email to LuciADTS@aol.com, text a message to Lucinda's cell phone, call the office and leave a message on the answering machine or call Lucinda's cell phone. Office: 800/462-5719 or Lucinda's cell: 254/913-7920.
* You should receive a copy of the Visual Notes DVD, summer camp music CD and routine notes (print these off the web site). You will need to hold on to this for the summer and be prepared to return the DVD with your last supplies when your camps are completed.
YOUR PRIVATE CAMP:
* On the first day of camp, introduce yourself and make sure that all comments are positive. Do not apologize for your lack of preparedness. Explain the
ribbons to the team.
* Your hostess team will be providing your lodging for you. Please make sure to get a phone number and directions for your hotel ahead of time. Please take care of any incidental charges before you depart. If for any reason that you are in an area of town that is not safe, please contact the office and we will make arrangements for you to stay elsewhere.
* You will be paid $25 each day for meal per diem. You will be responsible for your own meals. Your hostess team may offer to buy lunch or dinner. This is just a little extra benefit for you!
* Make sure that you are punctual and that your appearance is professional. Make sure that you have makeup on, your hair is clean and secured and your staff attire appears fresh.
* You are to wear official American Dance/Drill Team dancewear. Any different dancewear must be approved by the office to wear at any camp.
* Have formations and parts prepared ahead of time for each routine. Get the number of team members from director--ask if officers dance in line or out front.
* Make sure that you have planned structure to your daily camp schedule each day to include a greeting, warm up, teach routine in a timely manner, cool down and a brief closing that can include a motivational or team building activity. Make sure to follow a time line. Turn your cell phone OFF before starting class. Follow the schedule for camp as designated by the director. Ask the director for feedback and suggestions and be approachable and flexible for changes.
* At the end of each day, make sure to encourage the girls to practice the routines and techniques. Make any announcements and highlight the schedule for the following day.
* Supplies should be shipped in advance to the private camp location. The supplies should have been shipped to the school unless otherwise requested to be shipped to the directors home.
* Custom routine notes should be typed and ready to hand to the hostess director at the camp. You will also need to e-mail these notes to the director as well as LuciADTS@aol.com
* Your hostess team should provide a sound system for teaching the camp. However, you will want to bring a CD player or iPod with you to practice at night.
* You can take photos and e-mail them back to the team and the office.
* Make sure to take the time to do an organized "Show Off" at the end of camp and set up the awards nicely on a table. Utilize this opportunity to brag on the team to the parents and friends, commend the director and add a personal touch to your camp. Remember that praise will go a long way.
* If you have a problem at your camp, please notify the office immediately. It is better if we know about any problems in advance instead of hearing complaints after the fact. Please make sure that you are totally prepared and not having to send notes, DVD's or promises to come back to finish teaching routines. The team has paid for you to be prepared and complete your camp within the allotted time. Do not ask to leave early or defer any of the scheduled teaching times. Make sure not to make comments that would make you appear unprepared or that would be offensive to the team or director. You are our ONLY representative for that team's impression of our company.
PRIVATE CAMP FOLLOW UPS:
* If you are driving to a camp, please keep your mileage and return to the office for mileage re-imbursement. If you are less than 50 miles away from your camp, there is no compensation for travel. If you feel that your travel has been excessive, please submit your mileage to us for review. We will pay mileage in some extenuating circumstances.
* You should not have to get a check for the camp. This should be mailed directly to Barbara, at the ADTS office, and not presented at camp.
* You have been provided with stationary to return a note to your hostess team. Please make sure to take the time to write back to your team. This personal touch could make the difference in the whole impression left by American Dance/Drill Team.
* Complete and return your camp follow up form (found in the camp folder) with your supplies. This form will be helpful for future information for staff teaching this camp.
* You should return a copy of your custom routine notes with the custom re-imbursement form to the office to be compensated for custom choreography.
* There will be a padded envelope with the Private Camp supplies for the excess supplies to be shipped by UPS. You will just put the supplies in the envelope, discard the box and drop at a Brown Box UPS location or a UPS Store.Your paycheck will not be issued until supplies have been received in the
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