Gem State
Classic Trip
The Gem State Classic is a ballroom competition that is held
annually in Rexburg, Idaho. The
competition will have a national show dance formation team championship title
for all age groups. This brings in a lot
of teams and makes for an excellent venue for the Enlight Ballroom Youth to
experience formation competition.
Students will also have the opportunity to compete in many individual
competitions as well. For the first time, Enlight Ballroom will have their Pee-Wee
and Pre-Teen teams compete as a team and individually as well.
This
year the competition is being held March
22, 23, at Madison High School in Rexburg, Idaho. The competition starts Friday early afternoon
and ends Saturday evening. We have blocked out rooms at the Hamtpon Inn in
Idaho Falls which is about 20 miles away from Rexburg. This is where the junior and youth students
will be staying. To reserve a room call
the Hampton Inn (208-529-9800) before February
and ask for a room reserved under Enlight Ballroom. There are mini suites that sleep 6 or rooms
with 2 queens that sleep 4 available.
The hotel fee for pee-wee and pre-teens is not included in the trip as
they will be staying with parents so you can pay for the hotel upon
reservation. You are welcome to get a
closer hotel in Rexburg or stay with relatives.
Also if you will not be able to travel with your student to this
competition, we ask that you find another team members family to take your
student so they can still come. Because
this is a team competition, we need all the students to come if possible.
General admission for family to
watch is $5 per day or a $20 per day family pass. Kids 6 and under get in free with general
admission. We will have students pay the competition fee to us along with their
March monthly dues.
Thank you for allowing you child to
come participate in this competition. If
you have any further questions please contact us by email or phone.
Gem State Idaho Itinerary for Pee-Wee and
Pre-Teen
Friday,
March 22nd
Youth
and Junior students meet at studio at 6:45 to carpool down
Pw
or Preteens driving with families don’t have to meet first.
Everyone
needs to leave by 7 to make it there by 10.
Arrive in Rexburg at Madison High
School at 10:00am (cannot be late)
Floor Practice Time and Get ready
for competition 10-noon
You will need to either bring lunch
or buy it at the competition
Competition starts
noon-10pm (Pee-Wee and Pre-Teens can leave competition and go back to hotel
when their portion of evening is done or stay and watch juniors and youth)
Saturday,
March 23rd
Breakfast at the hotel (Hampton Inn
does serve complimentary breakfast)
Pee-Wee and Pre-Teen competition
from 8-noon.
Pee-Wee and Pre-Teens
will be done at this time and can leave back to Logan but Juniors and youth
will go until late in the evening.
Addresses
and Contact info
Hampton
Inn
2500 Channing Way, Idaho Falls,
Idaho
208-529-9800
Madison High School
134
Madison Avenue, Rexburg, Idaho
208-359-3305
Adam
Shelton (cell) Mandy
Olsen (cell)
(435) 757-4049 (801)
864-2081
Jeanne
Shelton (cell) Rebecca
Bitter (cell)
(435) 757-1174 (435)
512-6443
Rules
We want to provide all students with
a safe and enjoyable trip. In order to
assure that all students remain safe on the trip we ask that they use common
sense. It would be impossible for us to
list all of the activities that they should avoid during the trip but we have
included these rules because the can be used as a guideline for safety.
- Always make sure your chaperone and the coaches know
where you are.
- Obey instructions given by your chaperone or the
coaches.
- Do not go anywhere alone.
- Be respectful and courteous at all times.
- A student is not allowed to be in the hotel room of the
opposite sex.
- If you see a student breaking rules it is your
obligation to notify a chaperone or the coaches, failure to do so will
result in equal punishment as the offender.
- Respect the rules of the hotel, event organizers and
your chaperone.
Failure to follow the rules could
result in expulsion from the team or competition.
Packing
List PW/Preteen
Girls:
Dance
items:
Dance shoes (black or tan)
Dance tights for Pre-Teens
Nude Leotards for Pre-Teens
White dress socks for Pee-Wees
Black dance skirt (for syllabus
competition)
White shirt (for syllabus
competition, can be short, long, or ¾ sleeve, must be plain)
Black trunks (to wear under skirt
for syllabus competition unless skirt has them built in)
Hair nets, elastics, bobby pins (all
matching hair color), hairspray, gel
Blush, red lipstick
Team warm-up jacket (if you have
one)
Non-dance
items:
Clothes for Friday and Saturday
Pajamas
Toiletries
Swimsuit (modest, no bikinis)
Snacks
Camera
$ for food (they sell food at the
competition)
Men:
Dance
Items:
Dance shoes (black)
Black dress pants
Black belt
White long sleeve dress shirt (for
syllabus competition)
Black tie (all black, can wear
optional black bow tie and or black vest)
Black dress socks (2 or 3 pair)
Hairspray and gel
Non-dance
items:
Clothes for Friday and Saturday
Pajamas
Toiletries
Swimsuit (modest)
Snacks
Camera
$ for food (they sell food at the
competition)
Rules
We want to provide all students with
a safe and enjoyable trip. In order to
assure that all students remain safe on the trip we ask that they use common
sense. It would be impossible for us to
list all of the activities that they should avoid during the trip but we have
included these rules because the can be used as a guideline for safety.
- Always make sure your chaperone and the coaches know
where you are.
- Obey instructions given by your chaperone or the
coaches.
- Do not go anywhere alone.
- Be respectful and courteous at all times.
- A student is not allowed to be in the hotel room of the
opposite sex.
- If you see a student breaking rules it is your
obligation to notify a chaperone or the coaches, failure to do so will
result in equal punishment as the offender.
- Respect the rules of the hotel, event organizers and
your chaperone.
Failure to follow the rules could
result in expulsion from the team or competition.
Packing
List Jr/Yth
Girls:
Dance
items:
Dance shoes (stand,latin)
Fishnets
Nude Leotards
Black dance skirt (for syllabus competition)
White shirt (for syllabus
competition, can be short, long, or ¾ sleeve, must be plain)
Black trunks (to wear under skirt
for syllabus competition unless skirt has them built in)
Open costumes if needed
Rhinestone earrings
Hair nets, elastics, bobby pins (all
matching hair color), hairspray, gel
Base or bronzer, Blush, red lipstick,
pink, white, brown eyeshadow, black eyeliner, black fake lashes and glue
Team warm-up jacket (if you have
one)
Non-dance
items:
Clothes for Friday and Saturday
Pajamas
Toiletries
Swimsuit (modest, no bikinis)
Snacks
Camera
$ for food (they sell food at the
competition)
Men:
Dance
Items:
Dance shoes (latin, stand)
Black latin pants-black bikers under
White long sleeve dress shirt (for
syllabus competition)
Black tie (all black, can wear
optional black bow tie and or black vest)
Black dress socks (2 or 3 pair)
Hairspray and gel
Non-dance
items:
Clothes for Friday and Saturday
Pajamas
Toiletries
Swimsuit (modest)
Snacks
Camera
$ for food (they sell food at the
competition)
