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Who to call?
Executive Director Christopher Barbeau
Student Theater Arts Complex Phone: (734) 320-1147 rosteel@umich.edu
Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Meeting Schedule:

ActivityDuration
Footwork15 minutes
Drills45 minutes
Company Meeting15 minutes
Group Instruction45 minutes
Choreography and Rehearsal 60 minutes

The Ring of Steel meets three times a week on the campus of the University of Michigan in the Student Theatre Arts Complex (STAC).

Our rehearsals are Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 7-10pm, and Sunday mornings from 10am-1pm.

Beginners are welcome at our monthly Open Houses (please check the Club Calendar or contact us directly for the current schedule) or by appointment. Basic drills are taught and practiced during the first hour of any meeting and then choreography and advanced skills are developed during the remainder. As a rule, no formal classes start or end at a given time though topics are pursued on a "unit" basis and beginners are urged to start with the club at the beginning of a topic unit.


Junior Ring - "The Younglings":

Meeting TimeThursdays@6PM
RequirementsAge 10 to 14
Commitment & Maturity
Fee:$15/month Facility Fee + $5/lesson

Fee structure:

Facility Fee (paid monthly only for all students)$15.00
First (trial) practice$0.00 (Free!)
Meeting fee (includes all weapon/equipment usage) $5.00
Other training/fee options are available, depending on your needs...
Semi-private lessons (2-6 individuals per class)with Maestro$15/hour
(per person)
with senior instructor$10/hour
Private lessons (1-on-1 instruction)with Maestro$45/hour
with senior instructor $20/hour

Members of the Initiate and Apprentice ranks are required to have the balance of their dues paid up in full by the end of any given month. Members of higher ranks may fall a little behind in the paying of their dues, but must at least pay the room fee for the months in which they attend. If a member is unable to keep up with these small but needed expenses, they will be asked to refrain from attending until such time as they can get caught up financially.

* Members are required to participate in "weapon maintenance" duty.
* Members participating in Ring activities/performances are required to participate in at least one work party before and after the event.
* Work party credits can be used to reduce the room fee by $5 per credit (to a minimum of $0).


For more information e-mail the Ring of Steel at rosteel@umich.edu
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