Step Team Registration

PRESENTS

Step Into Wellness

Hartford STep off Classic

SATURDAY, MARCH 30TH 2024

10:00 am- 5:00 PM

$150.00 non-refundable registration fee.

$3500 GRAND PRIZE!

For Best Fraternity + Sorority

$1000 RUNNER-UP

The Beta Sigma Lambda Educational Foundation (BSL Educational Foundation, Inc.), a non-profit, tax-exempt organization with 501.c.3 status and a subsidiary of the Beta Sigma Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Incorporated (www.Bslalphas.com) would like to invite you to participate in our 7TH ANNUAL STEP-OFF CLASSIC.

This event has three primary goals:

To promote health and fitness among Greater Hartford families and youth,
To encourage Greater Hartford youth to go to High School and College and
To unite the community in a fun way.

This event will take place on Saturday, March 30^th, 2024. Teams wishing to participate must confirm their intentions by completing the enclosed registration form no later than February 15^th, 2024. We are anticipating responses from many teams. Therefore, you must respond as early as possible. There is a $150.00 non-refundable entry fee at the time of registration.

If your team would like to participate, please get in touch with Brandon McGee Jr. @ 203-584-0396 or via email @ [email protected]. I look forward to hearing from you shortly.

Step Show Contract

Rules and Conditions:

Each Team commits to appear as one of the step teams scheduled to compete in the event on 3/30/2024. The show will start promptly at 1 p.m. in Belding Hall at The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts. (Doors will open at 12:15)
Each team agrees to compete for an award of $ 3,500.00 provided its performance complies with the rules herein and the team is chosen as the 1st place winner. Payment will be available immediately following the conclusion of the show. (After the announcement of the winning teams).
All teams must pay a non-refundable entry fee of $150.
THERE WILL BE A GRAND PRIZE OF $3,500.00 FOR THE BEST FRATERNITY AND $ 3,500.00 FOR THE BEST SORORITY. ($1,000.00 FOR RUNNER UP FRATERNITY AND SORORITY).
All fees, contact sheets and contracts are due no later than February 15th 2024.
In case a step team is unable or unwilling to perform in the Step Show, the Step Show Chairs must be notified by February 27th, 2024, so that adequate time may be given to notify other aspiring teams and allow them to better prepare for the competition.
All teams must arrive for rehearsal time if they want to rehearse. Times for rehearsal will be selected by 3/16/24. Rehearsals are important if you have any lighting and sound cues so the Theater staff can program the lights and sound. The start time of the show is 1 pm SHARP!!! Teams must arrive back in the Theater by 11:45 am). The show will NOT be delayed!
Teams are to check in at the stage door of the theater, which is on the Trinity Street side of the building. Teams will be checked in and assigned a dressing room. Any team who wants stage practice time must check in 30 minutes prior to their assigned practice time. If a team is not able to make their assigned time and does not notify the HSOC then they will forfeit their rehearsal time and may rehearse IF time permits. Rehearsal time is not guaranteed at this point.
Teams arriving late to the event will have 5 points deducted from their final score.
Only those individuals listed on the team roster will be admitted with the step team. This includes stage help, prop managers, and/or assistance. The maximum amount of people per team is 13 total (10 performers 3-stage help; if applicable) who will be admitted free of charge, and they will be the only ones permitted backstage.

Ex: If a team has 8 performers and 3 people for stage help, those 11 individuals are admitted free of charge. You cannot & will not add 2 people because the maximum is 13.
IDENTIFICATION WILL BE VERIFIED AT THE STAGE DOOR!!!!
The step team will provide all props.
Please make the HSOC aware of any large props beforehand as you will be in a union theater and they will need to know of any large pieces that are not hand props.
The order of the show will be determined after all teams have finished with their stage time.
Travel expenses will be reimbursed up to $100 if any team travels from outside Connecticut. If a team is traveling from within Connecticut, travel expenses will be reimbursed up to $50. Receipts MUST be provided and WILL be verified!!!! There are no exceptions!!

Grading Scale:

The grading scale will be on a numeric scale using whole numbers from 1-10 or 1-15, with a score of one (1) being the lowest and ten (10) being the highest, with some categories using fifteen (15) as the highest.
Each group is allotted 10 minutes for their entire The time will begin on the initial musical or verbal presentation of the Step Team, NOT the introduction of the Step Team by the Host.
The timing procedure will be as follows:

1. There will be a timer visible directly in front of the stage so teams can keep track of their time.
2. At the initial (musical or verbal) presentation of the Step Team, 10:00 will be displayed on the timer and, therefore, begin to count down.
3. If the timer has reached 0:00 and the team is still performing, 10 points will be deducted from the overall score for exceeding the time allowance.

THE WINNERS WILL BE PICKED BY A PANEL OF JUDGES GRADING ON THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:

Categories/Points (minimum points possible 9; Maximum points possible: 105)

1.	Introduction	1-10
2.	Crowd response	1-10
3.	Complexity	1-15
4.	Creativity/Style	1-15
5.	Synchronization	1-10
6.	Transition	1-10
7.	Enthusiasm	1-10
8.	Vocal Clarity	1-10
9.	Overall Performance	1-15

Judges will be members of the NPHC.

THE ABOVE RULES AND CONDITIONS ARE FINAL. THERE WILL BE NO EXCEPTIONS!!

By signing below, as my team’s representative, I agree to all of the above rules, conditions, and regulations involved in participating in the 7th Annual Step-Off Classic at The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts. I also agree that I am the authorized person to sign on behalf of the team and ensure that each team member will adhere to all rules. I understand that failure to comply with the aforementioned can result in disqualification or point deduction, as determined by the step show chair, co-chair, and/or judges. Please forward all fees, contracts, and contact sheets to the address below and email a PDF copy to [email protected]:

Beta Sigma Lambda Educational Foundation, Inc
Beta Sigma Lambda Chapter
ATTN: Step-Off Classic Committee
P.O. Box 891
Hartford, CT 06143

Team Registration Form

HSOC Step Team Registration

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Team Members

Maximum of 10 People

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Attending Team Supporters/Assistants

Maximum of 3

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