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PROGRAMS

HBCU

NATIONAL HBCU AUXILIARY AND DANCE DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION NATIONAL CONFERENCE 

  • Held in conjunction with the HBCU National Band and Orchestra Directors Consortium (www.hbcu-nbdc.org) Exposure to more than 300 HBCU and high school Band Directors, honorees and staff, as well as over 500 HBCU musicians

  • Trailblazer Honorees, Coaches of the year recognized 

  • Invited clinicians and special guests

  • Executive board meeting along with conference presentations, workshops, meetings and other activities

  • All-Star performer recognitions and performances

  • Networking opportunities for directors and student performers

  • Leadership workshops for student performers

  • Network with sponsors, exhibitors and vendors

  • Held in the Spring.

  • Location: Atlanta, GA

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NATIONAL HBCU AUXILIARY AND DANCE DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION SUMMER WORKSHOPS

  • Typically held in the summer

  • Invited clinicians and special guests

  • Over 300 conference attendees with plans to grow the conference each year

  • Workshops for all levels

  • Networking opportunities for directors and student performers.

  • Designed as a fundraiser for teams that would like to co-sponsor the workshop.

  • Locations: Various Cities

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NATIONAL HBCU AUXILIARY AND DANCE DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION STUDENT LEADERSHIP SUMMIT

  • Courses and workshops designed for student performers who are current leaders or those wishing to lead on all levels (HBCU, High School, Community teams)

  • Leading peers

  • Communication and Leadership styles

  • Effective Negotiating

  • Performance skills And much more....

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NATIONAL HBCU AUXILIARY AND DANCE DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION ONLINE EVENTS

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  • Coaches meet and greets

  • Spin the Block Virtual Flag Line Competition

  • HBCU Baton Twirler's Challenge

  • Other virtual workshops and podcasts.

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NATIONAL HBCU AUXILIARY AND DANCE DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION COMPETITION ASSESSMENT PROGRAM (CAP)

Do you have a competition coming up? Would you like to start competing? Are you required to participate in a state sanctioned review or contest?

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  • HBCUADD can provide a wealth of expertise from our selected performance professionals as you prepare for your event.

  • This is not just for HBCU or Showstyle events. We can provide assessment in any genre for any type of competition or event.

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NATIONAL HBCU AUXILIARY AND DANCE DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION COACHES MENTORING PROGRAM (CMP)

We are here as a resource for ALL of our HBCU Performance team coaches! We have created a program based on a need that HBCU coaches have. CMP includes the following:

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  • Sometimes coaches, new and experienced, need mentoring or simply a chance to ask questions, brainstorm ideas, or learn about ideas, technologies and support that can be made available to them.

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  • We will provide an online session to any coach that requests it. CMP will be free to HBCUADD members, and offered at a fee for non-members.

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NATIONAL HBCU AUXILIARY AND DANCE DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP

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  • Scholarship requirements

    • Must be a member of an HBCU dance line, Color Guard/Flag LIne or majorette team.

    • Must have a 2.8 GPA or higher.

    • Must submit a 500 to 1000 word essay discussing “Why being on that team is important to their HBCU experience “.

    • Must submit a one minute solo of themselves performing. 

  • All submissions will be reviewed and scored by the HBCUADD executive board. The scholarship recipient will be announced at the National Conference.

  • Our plan is to increase the number of scholarships as HBCUADD grows. 

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NATIONAL HBCU AUXILIARY AND DANCE DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION HBCU2PRO INITIATIVE

We are fortunate to have HBCU graduates and current performers have opportunities to perform with professional teams, in all forms of media and on tour with celebrity artists.

 

We have been blessed to have as special guests at our National Conference Kiki Ely of KikiKastings, The Rockettes Dancer Development Program, JaQuel Knight, Naderah and many others representing professional performance. We provided a scholarship to a deserving student member to attend the Pro Action Dance Combine in Las Vegas. We hope to continue these engagements for our members.

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  • HBCUADD is dedicated to highlighting the pathways to those that are interested in performing professionally by:

    • Sponsoring workshops and virtual panel discussions for our members to understand what it takes to advance to the professional ranks

    • Providing scholarships to the events of our partners who provide training and education for members.

It's our goal to make sure our members are exposed to all opportnities via the HBCU2PRO initiative.

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NATIONAL HBCU AUXILIARY AND DANCE DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION ALL-STARS

  • All-stars are selected by the coaches or teams for each discipline (dance, flag, baton twirler)

  • All-stars serve as ambassadors for HBCUADD. They perform at requested performances, and other events, as requested. 

  • All-stars receive special classes and workshops, e.g., Leadership summit, special guest clinicians for movement workshops and oral presentations, etc. 

  • All-stars are eligible for scholarships and other perks provided by our membership and sponsors. 

HBCU

NATIONAL HBCU AUXILIARY AND DANCE DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION HBCU DANCE LINE AND AUXILIARY COMPETITION

  • A competition for HBCU Dance Lines, Color Guards, Majorettes (baton twirlers), and high school teams that perform the HBCU style

  • Various categories of competition so that all types of HBCU teams may compete

  • Competitive team performers, their families and friends will be in attendance

  • Spectators from the community will be in attendance

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NATIONAL HBCU AUXILIARY AND DANCE DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION COACHES CERTIFICATION

  • Attendees include current and future directors/coaches on every level (HBCU, high school and community team).

  • Attend certification workshops on subjects pertinent to HBCU performance team coaching: Skills, choreography, dance/flag/baton terminology Coaching requirements Leadership and Communication styles Nutrition/First Aid for performers Social Media And much more....

  • After initial certification attendees may keep certification current with continuing education

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