Register for our 2025 mass dance celebration

You have registered your interest as an individual, which means there are two possible avenues to participate in the project and learn the choreography:

1. With an existing group:
   If you attend regular dance classes, you can ask your dance school/group if they are interested in being involved in the project and follow your teachers’ instructions around learning the choreography and participating as a team.
   
   Your group leader will need to have registered their interest to ensure they receive the relevant correspondence about the project.
   
   OR
   
   
2. Independently:
   If you are confident to learn choreography independently, you can finalise your application to be in the cast. We will be releasing tutorial videos soon which you can use to learn the routine in the comfort of your own home.
   

   If you decide to learn the choreography with a group or class, please refer to your group teacher to guide you through the process of this project. 

   The rest of the information on this page specifically relates to participants learning the choreography independently. 

It is important that you meet a few basic criteria to be part of the project:

• You have a positive attitude and you love performing!
• You are at least 12 years old and based in South Australia
• You agree to the terms outlined in the application form (and if you are a minor, your parent/ guardian will also need to agree to these terms)
• You are capable of learning an intermediate level choreography independently
• You are available for all compulsory rehearsals and the performance date (outlined below)

Please note application at this stage does not guarantee a place in the final cast.

Video tutorials

In early September, we will release tutorial videos created by Stephanie and her team that break down the choreography step-by-step. Use these easy-to-follow tutorials to learn the choreography from the comfort of your own home. 

Optional in-person training sessions
(October 2024 – February 2025)

To deepen your learning from the videos, you can also attend an in-person training session delivered by professional dancers representing Stephanie Lake Company.

These will be scheduled from October until February, each with up to 60 participants.

You must be familiar with the choreography via the video tutorials before attending the in-person training sessions, where you will:

• meet other participants in the project
• meet some of the professional dancers involved in the performance
• have the opportunity to rehearse the choreography with other participants and ask any questions about the project or dance sequences

More details on the training session dates and times will be provided soon. These sessions are optional and will all be based in Adelaide. 

Final in-person rehearsals will take place in February and are compulsory. Please see the next section for more information.

There are two compulsory rehearsals for all cast members:

Intensive rehearsal

Led by Stephanie Lake herself and her team of dancers, we will have intensive rehearsals with cast members on the weekend of 22-23 February 2025. 

These rehearsals will be split into sessions for 100-200 participants per session across both days.

Each participant will only need to attend one of the group sessions on either 22 or 23 February. 

The exact session that participants will need to attend will be confirmed at the end of 2024.

Final dress rehearsal

The final dress rehearsal will take place with ALL cast members on the evening of Friday 28 February 2025 at a rehearsal site close to the Adelaide CBD.

Optional dates

• In-person training sessions: Date options to be released. 1 - 3 sessions available per person throughout October 2024 - February 2025.

Compulsory dates

• Intensive rehearsal: 22 or 23 February 2025
• Dress rehearsal: 28 February 2025 
• Performance: Saturday 1 March 2025

In order to take part in this project, each participant must be able to attend all the compulsory dates. Please consider your availability before submitting your application.

Project milestones

• Video tutorials released: early September 2024 
• Optional in-person training session dates announced: mid-September 2024
• Further information for all February dates: November 2024 

This will be simple. You will need to source your costume at your own expense however we expect this will be from items you can pull from your wardrobe. We will provide guidelines well ahead of the performance.

Once registered, you will receive notice from Adelaide Festival if your application to join the cast has been accepted. 

We will distribute the choreography tutorials and training session schedule from September and will maintain regular correspondence by email with participants regarding final schedule, costuming and logistics. 

If you have any questions, please email: dancers@adelaidefestival.com.au