D.A.R.E. Mob Dance Contest

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Welcome!

If you're a student in Cincinnati and you love to dance, here's a contest you won't want to miss. D.A.R.E. America invites you to choreograph an original dance to a song of your choice that reflects the D.A.R.E. message of resisting drugs and violence. The deadline to submit a video of your dance performance is April 15. Awesome prizes await the winner. First, you'll be featured on D.A.R.E.'s Web site—which receives millions of hits—in a video teaching others how to perform your dance. Then, on July 21st, in front of Cincinnati's famous Fountain Square downtown—you'll lead thousands in the city's largest flash mob dance ever, and everyone will be performing your original moves. On top of all this, the winner also will receive a free, two-night stay at the Hyatt Regency in Cincinnati and will be honored at the International D.A.R.E. Conference this July in Cincinnati. For all contest details, visit www.dare.org/kids and click on Cincinnati D.A.R.E. Mob Dance Contest.

Contest Details

Director's Note:

D.A.R.E. America is calling on all students in Cincinnati schools to develop a video featuring an original dance performance to a song (of your choice) that celebrates the D.A.R.E. message. One dance will be selected to be taught to all those in the D.A.R.E Community. Your dance, led by you, will be performed by thousands of dancers at the D.A.R.E. Mob dance event to be held in downtown Cincinnati during the International D.A.R.E. Conference in July. Contest entries will be accepted from February 26th to April 15, 2010.

How to Enter:
  • Register with www.dare.com/kids
  • Obtain and review contest rules and regulations.
  • Obtain Entry/Release form.
  • Download your song (no suggestive lyrics).
  • Choreograph easy, fun and exciting moves (no suggestive movements).
  • Entries must not include unsuitable content or depict or incorporate: unsafe behavior or situations, obscenity or other offensive conduct or material or otherwise include inappropriate content.
  • Video your performance with the song.
  • Remember to include on the video an introduction, your name, school and title of the song.
  • File format of the video must be in mov (Quicktime), wmv (Windows Media Video) flv (Flash Video), avi (Audio Video Inter-leave), mpeg (Moving Picture Exports Group).
  • Make sure you submit your dance video and signed Entry/Release form.
  • Each video entry must be a maximum of (4) minutes in length.
  • The Winner of the contest will be notified on April 16th and be able to submit an instructional video by May 1st.  
To Win:

Winner will be chosen by a panel of judges based on the following criteria:

  • Creativity
  • Originality
  • Imaginative
  • Fun
  • Entertaining
  • In accordance with the D.A.R.E. message
Prize:

Grand Prize winners will lead the Mob Dance at the D.A.R.E. event July 20th, 2010. Free two-night stay at the Hyatt Regency Cincinnati and be honored at the International D.A.R.E. Conference.

Timeline:

February 28, 2010: begin to accept submissions
April 15, 2010: deadline for entries
April 16, 2010: winner will be contacted
May 1, 2010: instructional video by May 1st will be put on the D.A.R.E. website for all to review


Official D.A.R.E. Mob Dance Contest Rules and Regulations

D.A.R.E. Mob Dance Contest Official Rules and Regulations

Official D.A.R.E. Mob Dance Contest Rules and Regulations
Effective Friday, February 26, 2010
Section I – General Rules
From Friday, February 26, 2010 through Saturday, April 15, 2010 (the “Contest Period”), D.A.R.E. America will conduct a student video contest in the City of Cincinnati. Students (see Section II for eligibility requirements) must log on to the website www.dare.com/kids and submit your D.A.R.E. Mob dance video that follows the Contest Guidelines, Director’s Notes and Release Form in accordance with the guidelines detailed in Section III. Video entries (“the entry”) must be uploaded and no mailed videos will be accepted or considered. As further detailed in Section VII, entrants agree to accept and be bound by all terms of these Official Rules and Regulations and to accept and be bound by the decisions of D.A.R.E. America, whose decisions are final with respect to all matters of the Contest.

Entries that are incomplete, submitted late, contain information other than as requested or otherwise do not comply with these Official Rules and Regulations will not be accepted. By entering the Contest, entrants and their sponsoring teachers agree that D.A.R.E. America will own and administer 100% of the copyright in all videos submitted, with the perpetual right to use such videos and that said entries are solely the work of the entrant. D.A.R.E. America may edit for length only, and distribute the submitted entries with no additional notification or permission of the entrant. Videos will only be used to further the educational mission and goals of D.A.R.E. America (please see Section VI for a Privacy Statement).

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Media Release Form
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MEDIA RELEASE FORM

Parent/Guardian Portion:

I, ___________________________________, (participant name) grant D.A.R.E. America and/or D.A.R.E. sponsors the right to use my picture, my voice and quotations of my words for educational and promotional materials including but not limited to brochures, newsletters, videos and the D.A.R.E. website.

I understand that all parties will act responsibly with my information and will not publish or share personal information such as my address or contact information with any other individual or entity.

I am over 18 years of age.      Yes          No   (circle one)
Date of birth: _____________

I have read this release form before signing below and I fully understand its contents, meaning and impact.

 

Participant Signature: _________________________________________ Date: _____________

 

Student Portion (to be filled out by parent/guardian):

I hereby certify that I am the parent and/or guardian of _________________________________, (child’s name) and grant D.A.R.E. America and/or D.A.R.E. sponsors the right to use his/her picture, voice and quotations of his/her words for educational and promotional materials, including but not limited to, brochures, newsletters, videos and the D.A.R.E. website.

I understand that all parties will act responsibly with my child’s information and will not publish or share personal information such as address or contact information with any other individual or entity.

 

Parent/Guardian Signature: ________________________________________ Date: __________

Parent/Guardian Printed Name: ____________________________________________________


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