Junior Membership

OFFICIAL RULES AND REGULATIONS

Membership Requirements

  1. Applicant must reach the age of 12 by September 1 of current dance year or not exceed the age of 20 by December 31st of the current year.

  2. Applicant must be a student of an ODM member in good standing.

  3. Applicant must be nominated by an ODM member in good standing.

  4. Applicant must have completed at least one year of dance training with the nominating ODM member and must have at least five years of dance training or the written recommendation of the ODM member.

  5. Applicant must submit:

    1. Completed application form

    2. A brief resume and wallet size picture

    3. An essay explaining why he/she would like to become a junior member and what he/she would like to gain from the membership

    4. Annual dues of $30.00 for new members to cover the season Dec. 1 – Nov. 30 (checks accepted from member teachers only payable to ODM) Reduced rate of $25.00 for prior junior members.

    5. Returning Junior Members only need to submit the Application, Member Questionnaire, Yearly Points Form and Dues.

Membership Benefits

  1. A Junior ODM Membership Certificate 

  2. A junior member will receive a $10.00 discount at the November, January, March conventions.

  3. New members will be announced at the fall convention and all members will be acknowledged at each convention. 

  4. Junior members will have a meeting run by their elected President and Coordinator to discuss goals, fundraisers, and topics of interest for the year.

  5. Junior members will have special workshops at each convention. Workshops will include specific areas of dance, nutrition, choreography, auditioning, and other related topics.

  6. Junior members will have a point system to reward them for their participation in the organization.

  7. Junior members may receive a group performance opportunity at the March Performing Arts Competition.

  8. In their 3rd year of Junior membership they may apply for a summer dance scholarship which will be chosen at the March Convention Junior Members’ Meeting by a drawing. (May not win 2 consecutive years in a row).

  9. Junior members may purchase Dance Masters of America Syllabi to prepare them for the future membership of Ohio Dance Masters at the age of 18.

Membership Responsibilities

Members shall aid at the annual ODM functions as needed. Duties may include but are not limited to:

  1. To remain in good standing, members must attend one ODM Junior Members’ Meeting/Workshop each year and volunteer at one of the conventions. Meetings shall be held three times annually in conjunction with the November, January, March Conventions at which time members may participate in junior membership classes. 

  2. Attend syllabus classes to further dance education

  3. Help at the Scholarship Table and during the Junior Member Auction in the spring.

  4. Assist the ODM staff at convention and Performing Arts Competition.

  5. Assist with fund-raising projects for the junior members.

  6. Pay your annual dues by December 31 of current year.

*The ODM membership advisors will be active ODM members in Good Standing.

*The number of junior members accepted each year will be determined by the ODM Executive Board. 

*The application must be submitted to the committee chairperson and voted on by the ODM Board after the application has been read and approved by the chairperson.

ODM Junior Members’ Committee Chair: Dawn Slemons and Heidi Rogol: dmsdjob@gmail.com