NEWS & UPDATES

Food Service at Metro Toronto Convention Centre

Posted June 16, 2009

A food service kiosk will be available at the Convention Centre during the dancing events. Please click here to view/download the menu and price list.

Choreography Competition Announcement

Posted June 15, 2009

Choreography Groups are reminded that if they are using recorded music it must be available on a CD cued to start with playing instructions clearly written on the CD specifying when the music should be started (i.e. dancers on stage prior to start of music; dancers dance on using music).

Please remember that Small Group Choreographies should not exceed 3 minutes including entrances and exits and Large Group Choreographies should not exceed 4 minutes. There will be a short grace period (approximately 30 seconds) to make allowance for any discrepancies in audio equipment.

In the Small and Large Group Choreography Events on July 1^st, 50% of the number of groups performing in the Preliminaries (rounding up where necessary) will be selected to compete in the Choreography Finals immediately following the Opening Ceremonies that evening.

The winning choreography group in each age group will receive a keeper award; the top 3 choreography groups in each age group will receive cash prizes;and all choreography groups performing in the Finals will receive medals.

Pre-Ordered Tickets and Programs

Posted June 15, 2009

All pre-ordered Event Tickets and Souvenir Programs will be available for pick-up at Registration on Wednesday, July 1^st in the Lobby of the North Building of the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, 255 Front Street West, Toronto between 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. or throughout the event if not done on Registration Day.

Please bring a copy of your Order Confirmation Receipt with you, if possible.

Souvenir Programs
Posted June 14, 2009

If you have not yet pre-ordered your Souvenir Program for the 2009 ScotDance Canada Championship Series, please do so prior to June 15th to ensure that you won't be disappointed.  Although there will be a small supply of Programs available to purchase at the Series, we are attempting to order a realistic number of Programs based on pre-sales.

Online Ticket Purchasing

Posted June 14, 2009

The online order system will only be available until June 15th.  After that, tickets and programs must be purchased at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre after your arrival.

Event sponsorship

Posted May 26, 2009

There are numerous opportunities to get involved and support this fantastic event! Please click HERE to view and download the Event Sponsorship Package.

CHOREOGRAPHY & OPENING CEREMONIES STAGE LAYOUT

Posted May 26, 2009

The stage dimensions and layout for the Choreography competition and Opening Ceremonies are available for download. Please click HERE to view this document.

ACT NOW AND GET YOUR EARLY BIRD TICKETS

Posted May 21, 2009

If you haven’t yet pre-purchased your Admission Tickets, Banquet Tickets and Souvenir Programs for the 2009 ScotDance Canada Championship Series (July 1^st to 5^th), remember to do so by May 31^st in order to take advantage of the ‘early bird’ prices.  Prices will increase on June 1^st.

Access to order your tickets online can be found on the Home Page of the ScotDance Canada website (www.scotdancecanada.ca) or you may choose to order tickets by regular mail in which case, please use the download which can be accessed via the ScotDance Canada site.

All pre-purchased tickets and programs will be available for pick-up at Registration in the Main Lobby - North Building - Metro Toronto Convention Centre, 255 Front Street West, Toronto, ON on Wednesday, July 1^st from 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m.  Anything not picked up then will be available at the MTCC on subsequent days.

At Registration you will also be able to reserve your seating for the Banquet, purchase any tickets or programs you may still need, and return any Perpetual Trophies you may have.

We look forward to welcoming you to Toronto on this 35^th anniversary of the ‘Canadian Inter-Provincial Championships’ and related events – the ScotDance Canada Championship Series – ON ’09.

Small Group Choreography Fills Up and Then Some...

Posted May 18, 2009

Due to the popularity of the Small Group Choreography Event, more than the “maximum of 20 groups” stated on the Entry Form have been accepted. This event will now be split into 3 age groups instead of 2 with not more than 10 entries in each group. 

Entries for Small Group Choreography are now officially closed.  If any of the accepted groups discover that they will not be carrying through with their choreography entry, please notify Elizabeth Smith at entry2009@sympatico.ca  immediately so that arrangements can be made to fill the spot with another group from the “Wait List.”

Entries for the Large Group Choreography will remain open until May 29, 2009 or until a maximum of 16 entries is reached.

SHUTTLE BUS SERVICE

Posted May 18, 2009

We are happy to announce that the Sheraton Centre Toronto will be offering a complimentary shuttle bus service between the Sheraton and the Metro Convention Centre 3 times a day. This will be exclusively for the patrons of the hotel. Also included in the room rate will be 2 complimentary breakfast coupons for each night booked at the hotel. These coupons will be for an “American Style Breakfast Buffet” in the “Bistro on 2” hotel restaurant. Each coupon has a value of $24.00. These coupons will not be available for room service.

Over the next few weeks, we will refund the money to those who purchased bus passes.

The organizing committee would like to thank the Sheraton for their support. To all the dancing families who have registered at the Sheraton, thank you for supporting our host hotel.

EVENT AND BANQUET TICKETS, SOUVENIR PROGRAMS AND “GOOD LUCK” WISHES

Purchase your event tickets, etc. prior to June 1^st at a reduced rate either online or by using the downloadable mail-in form. All pre-purchases will be available for pick-up at Registration at the Toronto Metro Convention Centre on July 1^st.

PLEASE NOTE that competitors will receive a Competitors Pass in their Registration Package which will allow them admission to the Opening Ceremonies & Choreography Finals on July 1^st, as well as all competitive events. Admission to the Choreography Preliminaries (Metro Toronto Convention Centre, July 1^st daytime) is available to all at no charge.

Plan to join in the camaraderie and fun at the Banquet, which will be held at the Sheraton Centre on July 3^rd. A sit-down, 3-course meal (with chicken entrée) will be served. If you prefer a vegetarian meal, please contact Donna Jean Ostrander at djostrander@rogers.com to make arrangements. Table reservations can be made on July 1^st at Registration. We look forward to having you with us for the 35^th Canadian Inter-Provincial Championship celebrations!

Send “Good Luck” Wishes to your special competitor! These will be published in the Souvenir Program. Be sure to indicate to whom your message is addressed and from whom it is being sent in the 25-word maximum message. “Good Luck” Wishes must be submitted by May 31^st.

Any queries regarding the purchase of tickets, etc. can be sent to djostrander@rogers.com or by regular mail to the attention of Gillian Macdonald, 2121 Balharrie Avenue, Ottawa, ON  K1G 1G4.

STAGE BANNER CONTEST UPDATE

Posted January 2, 2009

Thank you to everyone for their submissions to the Banner Contest for SDCCS 2009. We received 86 slogans. All 86 are on ballots that have been distributed to the organizing committee. We will pick the top 12 and these will be made into banners and hung at the back of the stage for inspiration.

 All submissions will be included in the program along with the author’s name.

 Thank you for your participation. We hope to see you all in Toronto in July!

SDCCS 2009 Panel Discussion with World Champion Highland Dancers

Posted January 2, 2009

This invitation is extended to all former World Champions who have retired from competitive Highland Dancing. The organizers of SDCCS 2009 are planning a motivational panel discussion for the participants and support groups attending the Series. We are inviting former World Champions who will be in Toronto during the Championship Series July 2009 to be part of our panel. We will be asking the dance community to submit questions in the months leading up to the event. We will select some of the questions for the panel to answer. These will all be prepared and discussed with the panel in advance. There will be no questions from the floor. This event will take place at the host hotel, the Sheraton Centre, at 7PM just prior to the Teachers’ and Judges’ Reception on Thursday July 2, 2009.

This will also be a great photo opportunity. We will have the event photographer take a souvenir group picture of all current and former World Champions who are in attendance.

If you would like to be part of the panel, please email Deborah Wardrope at wardrope123@rogers.com. Your assistance in forwarding this message to a wider audience is very much appreciated.

To the dancers, parents and interested support groups, if you have a question that you would like the panel to answer, please forward it to Deborah Wardrope at wardrope123@rogers.com for consideration. The deadline for questions will be May 1^st, 2009. At the organizer’s discretion, we may decide to close the submission process earlier depending on the response.