How to Salsa Dance @ 16 Wyndham Street North - 3rd Floor, Guelph, Ontario (map)                  519.830.0016

Introduction

How To Participate

Basically, participants can dance as a team of 4-5 people, or come and dance by themselves.  Everyone is required to find sponsors. On the day of the event, everyone is welcome to dance as long as they are able (the dance a thon will run for 12 hours). Afterwards, we can all celebrate our fundraising accomplishments, there will be gifts and prized handed out that day.  You do not need to know how to dance to participate, everyone is welcome.  There is a mandatory registration fee of $30.00 to be paid on the day of the event by all participants.  This fee goes to covering the costs for running the event.  

How to Get Started

Step 1 – REGISTER NOW (Registration starts April 2011)

Step 2 – Join as an individual, or create your own team or join an exiting team.  Teams should be
              no larger than 5 people

Step 3 – After registering, you will be able to download a pledge form or you can pick one up at the Flying Dance Studios in Guelph. Contact your friends, family, co-workers, neighbors and others to sponsor you. They may donate a flat amount or sponsor you for every hour that you or your teammates dance. For example, if your friend sponsors you with $2 per hour, their donation would be $24. If you know of a business who would like to sponsor the event, corporate sponsorships are available and will go towards your grand total. There is no minimum amount you must meet, anything you raise is graciously accepted…... there are prizes for those who raise the most money though

           – You can also join and help raise money without participating in the dancing, and help out at the studio during the day of the event

Please note: there is a registration fee of $30 for all participants to be paid on the day of the dance-a-thon

Step 4 – Show up at The Flying Dance Studios in Guelph between 7:15am - 8:00 am for the final preparations.  The dancing starts at 8am sharp on February 6th, 2010 and runs for 12 hours until 8 p.m., so let’s get ready and your dance your heart out!

Schedule

 Schedule     
 

FAQs

  FAQ'S  

(Saturday February 6th)

Q. Do I have to dance for 12 hours?
A. No. Your team will dance for 12 hours. You must have at least one team member on the dance
    floor at all times. It’s like a relay.
    If you joined as an individual, you can dance as long as you are able.  Please remember to
    listen to your body and pace yourselves.

Q. Do I have to be present for the whole 12 hours?
A. No. You must have at least one team member present the whole time. You can schedule times
    for each member if you would like.
    As an individual participant, you can come in whenever you wish and stay as long as you want

Q. How do I participate? What if I don't know anybody?
A. Once register, you have two options. 
    Option 1; participate by yourself, you have no obligations to join any team, you can come and
    go as you wish. 
    Option 2; You can either wait for an invitation to a team, or ask any team whether you can join
    them.  If you don’t know anybody, there is no quicker way to make lifelong friends. We can also
    help by creating teams from interested parties once we have all the participants registered.  So,
    if you don't have a team, just let us know and we will find you one.

Q. Do I have to know how to dance to participate?
A. No. All classes taught will be instructed at a beginner level, though we have advised the
    instructors to make the classes both fun and a little challenging physically and mentally.  This
    could be a “cold turkey” regiment to losing all those winter calories.  Plus the only way to learn
    to dance is to go dancing and you will find many people to help you along.

Q. If I can’t be there for all 12 hours can I still participate?
A. Yes. Everyone is encouraged to dance for as long as they can or their schedule permitts

Q. How much money do I have to raise?
A. Each participant must pay a minimum of $30 dollar registration fee that covers the costs of your
    participation in the event (includes a free t-shirt).  You are encouraged to raise a minimum of
    $5.00 for every hour you dance.  We will not say no to anything you are able to raise, the $5.00
    minimum is a good number to aim for. There are significant prizes for the people who raise the
    most money.

Q. Is the minimum donation $30?
A. No. There is no donation too small. If your donors want to give a dollar, the HSF will graciously
    take that dollar.

Q. How should the check be made out?
A. All checks should be made out to the Canadian Heart & Stroke Foundation.

Q. How much money does my team need to raise?
A. Each team member is encouraged to raise a minimum of $50 each (totaling $400-$500 per
    team).  Remember there will be significant prizes for the teams that raise the most money.

Q. How do I raise money?
A. Ask your friends, parents, co-workers and neighbors for donations. Tell them about the event
    and how worthwhile the cause is. Maybe they will want to join your team and dance too!

Q. How many people should be on each team?
A.8-10 people.

Q. Do I only have to dance with people on my team?
A. Of course not. You will want to meet and dance with people from all the other teams.

Q. How do I choose a name for my team?
A. It can be whatever you want; Company name, your dog's name, your favorite color, anything
    inspirational.

Q. How can I become part of a team?
A. You can start your own team by inviting some friends. If you don’t know anybody involved
     already you can find people looking for team by contacting the Flying Dance Company.

Q. Do we have to have an even amount of girls and guys to participate?
A. No. You can have an all guys team or an all girls team if you want. There will be so many people
    to choose from at the event it won’t matter. Remember you don’t have to dance with your team
    members and some of the dance classes are for individuals.

Q. Can I dedicate our team’s efforts to someone’s memory?
A. Yes. You can do that in several ways. 1st you could use the person’s name in your team name.
     You can also make a banner or display and put remembrances on them.

Q. What is going to happen over the 12 hours?
A.
•    Dance instruction & D.J. music throughout the day.  Please check the schedule below
•    5-10 minute breaks between each lesson
•    Food, drinks and snacks
•    12 hours of fun and dance

Q. Will there be any food on site?
A. Yes

Q. What if someone wants to mail in a check?
A. Make sure they put your name in the memo field and have them mail it to:

Flying Dance Company
199 Victoria Road South
Unit C1/2
Guelph, Ontario, N1E 6T9

Q. What percentage of the donation goes to the HSF?
A. After expenses, 100% of the donations will go to the HSF.

Q. Is a donation tax deductible?
A. Yes, you will get a tax receipt from the HSF