Regional High School Dance Festival:
Recruiter Information
Join us for a wonderful weekend of high school dance and a great recruitment opportunity!
We are expecting about 600 students to attend our festival with the majority coming from high schools in Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and New Mexico.
The National High School Dance Festival – Regional Festival is an excellent opportunity to recruit for and exhibit your dance program. The college fair will occur on Sunday, March 10th, and Monday, March 11th. Recruiters will have the opportunity to speak with students and their teachers throughout the weekend.
To make payments online, please visit our online store.
Fees
$275 per exhibitor – includes one exhibit table, two chairs, admittance for two to all festival activities, and one copy of the printed program book.
Power in the festival exhibit hall is an additional cost. Table coverings are NOT included.
Deadlines
January 26, 2024 – Volunteer Teaching Forms Due
Complete the Volunteer Teacher Form.
Please volunteer to teach at our festival! We hope the many talented teachers representing their schools will offer to volunteer to teach at the festival so we can offer as many classes as possible to the students in attendance. Teaching is a great way to let students know who you are!
- Download the Media Release Form.
January 26, 2024 – Recruiter Registration Forms Due
Complete the Recruiter Registration Form.
- $275 includes one exhibit table, two chairs and admittance for two to all festival activities, one copy of the printed program book, and a College Guide Listing in the printed program book
- Additional staff can be added for $90 per person.
- Those interested in purchasing additional printed program books may indicate so through their registration form. PLEASE NOTE: Printed program books will add an additional $10 per book to the registration fee.
Pay Online
Payment is also accepted via check. Make checks payable to “Texas A&M University”. Please put “RHSDF Texas A&M” in the notes.
RHSDF Texas A&M
Texas A&M University – School of Performance, Visualization & Fine Arts
399 Spence Street | 4240 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843
January 26, 2024 – Release of Liability & Criminal Background Clearances Forms Due (two separate forms)
- Download the Release of Liability Form
- Download the Child Abuse and Criminal Background Clearances Form
- Access the online Child Protection Training course here – course # 26111652
- You will be required to enter a password to complete this training. This password will be sent out via email on September 5, 2023, and December 5, 2023, to those registered to attend the event by Grae Robinson. If you are unable to locate the email, please contact her at graerobinson@tamu.edu to be resent the current password.
- Transcripts for each individual must be submitted to show proof of course completion
- For more information about Child Protection Training, you can visit this webpage
All participants must send a paper copy of these forms with the original signatures via postal service to:
RHSDF Texas A&M
Texas A&M University – School of Performance, Visualization & Fine Arts
Spence Street | 4240 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843
Advertising
All advertising selections must be completed by January 26, 2024.
College Listing Options:
- College Listing – included in registration (includes school name, department/program name, address, contact name, contact email, contact phone number, website, & social media handles)
- College Plus Listing – $30 (includes everything from the above listing plus one logo)
- College Max Listing – $45 (includes everything from the above listing plus one photo)
Printed Program Color Advertisement Options:
- Quarter Page Advertisement – 8.5 W x 2.75 H: $125
- Half Page Advertisement – 8.5 W x 5.5 H: $250
- Three-Quarter Page Advertisement – 8.5 W x 8.25 H: $375
- Full Page Advertisement – 8.5 W x 11 H: $500
Payment is also accepted via check. Make checks payable to “Texas A&M University”. Please put “RHSDF Texas A&M” in the notes.
RHSDF Texas A&M
Texas A&M University – School of Performance, Visualization & Fine Arts
399 Spence Street | 4240 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843
Scholarships & Auditions
All scholarship offers must be submitted by January 26, 2024.
Will your institution offer a scholarship?
Complete the scholarship offer form.
There are many deserving and talented students attending the Regional High School Dance Festival. Many are attending the festival so that they can offset the cost of college tours by meeting and interviewing with many schools and programs in one place. We invite you to offer a scholarship and participate in the audition day to accept students to your program.
Scholarship audition classes will be held on Saturday, March 9th. Times will be determined after registration.
Auditions are open only to those students who have registered prior to arrival at the festival and have paid as full festival participants. You may not use the festival audition to audition outside students.
Festival Recruitment Policy
In accordance with the philosophy of the National & Regional High School Dance Festival, we ask all recruiters to observe the following guidelines:
- Only official representatives from each college/university and/or summer scholarships may be present at the auditions.
- No high school teachers, chaperones, parents/guardians, or students are permitted to enter the audition area.
- Interviews with individual students should be scheduled in the exhibition area. Recruiters may observe festival classes if space permits.
- Recruiters may attend all concerts.
- Recruiters may not offer students gifts or favors.
- No individual on-site auditions are permitted during the festival.