What should a captain send after rehearsal?
Send the updated formation if positions changed, plus a short recap of the top fixes by section or count. Dancers should not have to guess what changed.
Captain systems
How captains can organize rehearsal notes
Rehearsal notes become useless when everything is one long group chat thread. Captains need three layers: formation-level changes, dancer-specific corrections, and what must be published before the next practice.
- Split formation-level notes from dancer-specific corrections.
- Write notes with section, count, and expected change.
- Publish updates immediately after rehearsal.
Quick answer
What Sway does
Sway Formations helps choreographers, captains, coaches, and dancers plan stage formations on desktop, connect transitions and timing, manage a roster, and review the latest positions on mobile.
Covered topics
- Separate formation notes from dancer notes
- Write notes dancers can act on before the next rehearsal
- Publish changes immediately after practice
Frequently asked questions
How detailed should rehearsal notes be?
Detailed enough to act on before the next practice, but short enough to scan in two minutes. Prioritize the changes that affect the next run.