Year 7 to 12 Onstage Stream

Showcase Schedule

Please see below for their required rehearsal and Showcase Dates and times.

* Please refer to Performance Stream page for additional schedule for Eisteddfod and Troupe students

Term 4, Week 4

Stage Rehearsals

During Week 4, all Onstage and Troupe students will participate in Stage Rehearsals in the GMCPA during their regular Dance class time. All students are to meet their Dance teachers in the foyer of the GMCPA at the start of their class. All school travel arrangements remain the same.

Please note all Sidestage, RAD Ballet and Eisteddfod classes remain in Dance venues with some venue changes on Friday 7 November as listed below.

Dress Rehearsal - Sunday 9 November

Students are required for a compulsory Dress Rehearsal from 1.00pm to 4.15pm on Sunday 9 November.

The Dress Rehearsal is a day to confirm technical aspects and ensure students are confident on the GMCPA Stage and with the run orders. The afternoon session is a rehearsal for all Secondary Streams - including performance troupes. Eisteddfod Groups - Optional. It is an important milestone in the Production Schedule. Attendance is compulsory.

Students are required to sign in and out with the supervising teacher in their holding room.

Holding Venues

Year 7: John Reid Hall
Year 8: Music Gallery
Year 9: Music Rooms 4 and 5 (Upper Music Gallery)
Year 10: Junior Music Rooms
Year 11 and 12: GMCPA Dressing Rooms and Percussion Studio

What to bring

All costumes to be brought in named garment bag with any additional items.
Dance shoes
Water bottle and snacks
Students must have flesh coloured undergarments that can not be visible while wearing their dance costume/s.

* No Make up required for Dress Rehearsal. Hair must be in high slick pony.

Term 4, Week 5

Showcase Week

No classes in Week 5 due to Showcase rehearsals and performances.

Production Schedule

All students will perform twice on Saturday 15 November. Both shows have the same run order. Students are to bring all necessary items listed below with them. Students need to have hair and make up done and teachers will assist with touch ups.

Arrival Time: 1.00pm - Students are required to sign in with a supervising teacher at their holding venue
Show 1: 2.00pm
Early Dinner Break: 4.30pm to 5.30pm - Catering provided for students. If your daughter has any dietary requirements, please complete this form.
* Students are now permitted to leave between shows. Adequate supervision will be provided during this meal break.
Show 2: 6.30pm
Sign out: approx. 8.45pm - students are required to sign out with their supervising teacher before departing their holding venue.

What to bring

All costumes to be brought in named garment bag with any additional items
Dance shoes
Water bottle, snacks, early dinner provided
Make up and hair bag for touch ups
Students must have flesh coloured undergarments that can not be visible while wearing their dance costume/s.

Holding Venues

Year 7: John Reid Hall
Year 8: Music Gallery
Year 9: Music Rooms 4 and 5 (Upper Music Gallery)
Year 10: Junior Music Rooms
Year 11 and 12: GMCPA Dressing Rooms and Percussion Studio

Term 4, Week 6 and 7

RAD Ballet

Only RAD Ballet Classes continue in Week 6 and 7. All other Secondary classes conclude at the end of Week 4.

Costumes

Year 7 to 12 students will be given their costumes to take home when the costumes arrive. Costumes will start to be handed out in Dance classes from Week 4 this term. Students are not to wear their costume for anything until after Dance Showcase. Students are required to care for their costumes and Dance items after they sign them out and keep them in their Garment Bag.

NOTE: We all parents are required to name their daughters costume/s on the tag so there is no confusion in the dressing rooms. We recommend that all belongings are named clearly.

Showcase T-Shirts

Showcase T-shirts will be distributed in Week 1, Term 4 from the Dance Studio during lunchtimes. Students may commence wearing their T-Shirt in Dance classes as soon as they receive them. If your daughter has not received her T-Shirt by Week 2, please contact the Dance Office for assistance.

Garment Bags

Garment bags will be distributed during stage rehearsals in Week 4 from the GMCPA. Students are encouraged to ask their class teacher.

Additional Costume Items

While most classes have all costume items provided, some classes have additional items that they are required to obtain individually. Please find below a list of costume items that students are required to provide themselves:

Secondary Hip Hop (Year 7 and 8) Monday 6.15pm: 70-80’s inspired clothes. Lots of bright retro colours. Tops examples - jersey, bright t shirt, bomber jacket, varsity jacket. Pants examples - jeans, jorts, parachute pants.
Secondary Jazz (Year 7 and 8) Wednesday 3.30pm: Black fishnets
Secondary Jazz Cheer: Shimmer Tights and Pom Poms
Tap 2: Flesh coloured body stocking underneath costume

If your daughters class has not been listed, all costume items will be provided as part of the Dance Showcase Costume charge.

What to Bring

Students will be required to bring their dance costumes in their garment bags and any required additional garments for all Technical Rehearsals and Showcases (no makeup required for Technical Rehearsal). Students will be required to wear appropriate undergarments for each of their costumes, bring all dance shoes, and food and drink for breaks. Students are permitted to wear the Dance Showcase T-Shirt to and from all rehearsals and shows with black shorts or tights.

LINK TO PURCHASE BLOCH BODY STOCKING: BLOCH BODY STOCKING

Hair and Makeup

All Onstage: Low Slick ponytail
Ballet: Low Ballet Bun

Students will need to do their own make up and hair on the day of the show and bring all necessary items with them on the day.

Makeup allows the students to be seen under the professional lights onstage. All students are required to wear the following makeup for the Showcase:

Foundation
Red Lipstick
Blush
Neutral eye shadow
Eyeliner
Mascara

Low Slick Ponytail

Low Ballet Bun

Hair and Make up Tutorial.mp4

Student Drop off and Pick Up

Parents are NOT permitted to watch the dress rehearsal or be in holding rooms.
Students must sign in and out on the paper rolls provided at their holding rooms.
Students will be dismissed from the rehearsals / performances once all areas are tidy and clean.
Students are not permitted to leave until the show has concluded.
At the conclusion of the show Year 7 to 12 students can sign out and meet parents outside the foyer, at the Flagpole or at the Centenary carpark. No student is to catch public transport home in the evening.

NOTE: Please do not attempt to pick up your child during or between performances.

Holding Venues

Year 7: John Reid Hall
Year 8: Music Gallery
Year 9: Music Rooms 4 and 5 (Upper Music Gallery)
Year 10: Junior Music Rooms
Year 11 and 12: GMCPA Dressing Rooms and Percussion Studio

Fees and Payment

Showcase Package 2025

All Year 7 to 12 students in Dance Showcase will be charged a Showcase Package Fee of $80.00. This fee includes videography, photography, production technical elements, Snack Box in between shows and a Showcase T-shirt.

* Students also in Performance Stream will have an additional Showcase Package fee of $20.00 to cover their rehearsal and show days.

Students are permitted to wear their Showcase T-Shirt to dance classes once they are distributed in Term 4.

Dance Costumes 2025

All students receive one costume per class that they are in. The cost of each costume is $95.00 for Onstage classes and will be added to your Term 3 College account.

Tights, undergarments, shoes and some additional items are not included. Any additional items required will be communicated later this term.

If your daughter is required to self-source their costume, no fee will be charged.

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