3rd TTWNYC Staff Meeting Notes:

OK. First off 109+ Zombies and counting! (These are the people who have registered for the mailing list does not include those who come to rehearsal with their friends)

More NEW BLOOD!! Let me welcome Emily Cohen are brand spanking new promotions coordinator (ttwnycpromos@gmail.com) and we have 3 more choreographers Lindsay Levy, Steph Russo and Rebecca Nido.

Rehearsal Schedule: YES! We have a rehearsal schedule for our qualified choreographers and are planning on starting next week to teach the classes. Remember if you are interested in teaching the dance as well you need to attend a workshop with Tarah, Scott, or Katrina before teaching anyone else the dance.

SPONSORSHIP: WE have a Green Light from Broadway Dance Center!!
We will be working out schedules and spaces very soon!

DONATIONS:
TTWNYC is now accepting donations using PayPal. So feel free to be generous and donate.

Charity:
I’ve sent in the application to Make A Wish and should know by end of next week (August 7th) if we are sponsoring them. And on Friday at this past meeting we discussed purchasing bracelets (like Livestrong but black or red and will say Thrill The World NYC 2009) to sell for $10 a piece and all proceeds will go directly to our charity.

Graphics:
I was told August 7th was when we would have something for flyers. Meanwhile we should attempt to create our own using the templates given to us by Thrill the World and that event manager’s link page. If you do happen to make flyers to hand out at clubs or to your friends please remember to save your receipts for reimbursement. I’m also thinking of doing a massive email blast with a contest for NYC graphics?? For the t-shirts we want to sell on Café Press. What do u think?

World Records:
Just to clear up any confusion about what TTWNYC is doing:
Last year Austin was “The Largest Thriller Dance” (NYC WANTS TO BEAT THEM!!!)
TTW is the Largest Simultaneous Thriller dance (Global Together)
TTW wants to beat “The Largest Simultaneous Dance” which is 197, 569 elementary school kinds who did the hokey pokey back in April of 2002 in Canada.

Venue/Permit: Still waiting to hear back from Times Square Alliance. We still need a non profit organization to sponsor us for us to get the permit.

MEETINGS:
And this week we want to organize a Staff/Choreographer rehearsal for Tuesday at 5:30pm at 106th & Central Park West to walk through the choreography and rehearse with our new choreographers as well as staff members for when we go to promote and so we all can know the dance.

Promotions:
Emily is already setting us up with some great ideas!! I’m just going to copy and paste her email here: At the meet up on Friday we were talking about an upcoming event that would be a great way to celebrate Michael/create some TTW buzz and just have a good time. The MMP Dance Party will be at Le Poisson Rouge this Friday August 7th. It starts at 10:30. It's basically a Philadelphia-originated dance party featuring the music of Madonna, Michael Jackson and Prince. This is one of the few times it's in NYC, and Le Poisson Rouge is a really nice venue as well. Good crowd and good drinks and MJ! Here is the event link with more info http://lepoissonrouge.com/events/view/355

And here is the address to Le Poisson Rouge/directions
158 Bleecker Street,
New York, NY 10012
Phone: (212) 505-FISH (3474)

I’m really excited about this event and am looking forward to meeting all of you at our rehearsals and fundraisers. Thanks for reading and see you soon!!

-Amada Anderson
Event Organizer/Director Thrill The World NYC 2009