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Dear FDF Directors,

The 2012 Folk Dance & Choral Festival is just around the corner and are looking forward to having you be a part of another great year! The following is information on how to submit your FDF 2012 Group FORMS.

Please make sure you have read the Director’s Manual for 2012 since there are significant changes to bringing props to the event. (please see Director’s Manual tab under the Director’s Arena section)

All Directors bringing groups in Dance Competition for Division I, Division II, Division III, Division IV and all groups in Choral Competition in Division I and Division II are required to submit the following forms by the noted deadline dates to be eligible to participate at FDF 2012.

1) ROSTER SUBMISSION VIA EMAIL

When you have completed your group roster form, save it to your computer
with the following name format in ALL CAPS:

DANCE GROUPS: "GROUP NAME_ROSTER" (i.e.- NEA ELLAS_ROSTER)
CHORAL GROUPS: "GROUP NAME_ROSTER_CHORAL " (i.e.- HARA_ ROSTER_CHORAL)
DIVISION III GROUPS: "GROUP NAME_ROSTER_DIVIII" (i.e.- SPITHES_ROSTER_DIVIII)
DIVISION IV GROUPS: "GROUP NAME_ROSTER_DIVIV" (i.e.- AXIOS_ROSTER_DIVIV)

NOTES:
-You MUST enter birthdates in this format MM/DD/YEAR. The year of the birth date must be all 4 digits for the formula to work.
If you do not enter all 4 digits your form will not be accepted and you will be required to resubmit it with any requested changes.
- You must enter your musician’s names on the Roster form, in the section highlighted in pink on the right side of the page.

Group Roster Form is your team registration for Choral and Dance Groups, due January 7, 2012.
>>FDF2012 Group Roster Form

NOTE: You will be PENALIZED 1% of your total score if your forms are submitted past the deadline.

2) ROSTER SUBMISSION VIA STANDARD MAIL

Each group is also required to print out a hard copy of your FDF 2012 Group Roster Form, have it signed by your parish priest and sent via standard mail to the following address--postmarked by January 25, 2012

Voula Kolios
PO BOX 15414
Seattle, WA 98115

Please do not write anything else in the address simply put the exact address as it is listed above.

NOTE: You will be PENALIZED 1% of your total score if your roster is postmarked past the deadline.

3) PERFORMANCE AND PROPS FORM (same form, two separate tabs at the bottom of form)

When you have completed your performance form and if you are bringing props please fill out the props form in the 2nd tab of the document attached below, save it to your computer with the following name format in ALL CAPS:

DANCE GROUPS: "GROUP NAME_PERFORM" (i.e.- NEA ELLAS_PERFORM)
CHORAL GROUPS: "GROUP NAME_ PERFORM_CHORAL " (i.e.- HARA_PERFORM_CHORAL)
DIVISION III GROUPS: "GROUP NAME_ PERFORM_DIVIII" (i.e.- SPITHES_PERFORM_DIVIII)
DIVISION IV GROUPS: "GROUP NAME_PERFORM_DIVIV" (i.e.- AXIOS_PERFORM_DIVIV)

Performance Form is your team registration for Choral and Dance Groups, due January 25, 2012.
>>FDF2012 Dance Performance and Props Form
>>FDF2012 Choral Performance Form

NOTE: You will be PENALIZED 1% of your total score if your forms are submitted past the deadline.

4) SUBMISSION OF COSTUME FORM

The FDF 2012 Costume Forms must be submitted by every groups participating group at FDF 2012 and turned in onsite at the Director’s Briefing on Thursday, February 16, 2012 along with printed out photos of each costume. Only a front and back photo of each costume will need to be submitted on an 8.5” x 11” piece of paper.

>>FDF2012 Costume Form

EMAILING INTO THE competition@yourfdf.org EMAIL ADDRESS:
When emailing to the competition@yourfdf.org email address, please title your email appropriately. For example, when emailing in your Performance form for your Choral or Dance Group, title your email as "AXIOS, Division III Performance Form" or "HARA, Choral Performance Form" or "ZOI, Dance Performance Form".

**If you have sent your form in already and need to make a change, simply update your form and resend it in and note in your email that there is a change. No new/updated forms will be accepted after February 10, 2012, all changes will need to made onsite.

DIRECTOR’s EMAIL LIST:
Please email competition@yourfdf.org if you wish to be added to the Director’s distribution list.

SUMMARY:

NAME OF FORM	DEADLINE DATE
Group Roster Form - Team Registration (for Choral & Dance groups) Hard copy of your Roster signed by your parish priest postmarked by Choral Performance Form Dance and Props or Performance Form Costume Form – forms and photo’s will need to be turned in onsite at the Director’s Briefing on Thursday, February 16th	January 7, 2012 January 25, 2012 January 25, 2012 January 25, 2012

Thank you and we look forward to seeing you at FDF 2012 in Anaheim!