Winter News!

 

Dancers in Rainbow connection last year: Please let me know if you do not have your white fluffy skirt from last year’s costume ASAP! Dancers in Acro/Jazz 2:00-3:00 this season will be wearing them with their costume.  If dancers in Acro/Jazz were not in this routine, we have a skirt for you! Dancers perform twice in the same costume!

 

Musical Theatre Ballet 3:00-4:00 Dancers will be performing in 2 routines in the recital! Please have a pair of PJ’s to perform in for recital as one of their costumes for “Hard Knock Life!” (an attempt to save $ on a costume!)

 

Bring a Friend in February – Dancers are welcome to bring a friend to participate or watch dance classes in February. 

 

Term 3 Payment: Term invoices will be sent in the next few weeks and due February 24th for the rest of the season. Costumes will be sent home when all fees are paid. Thank you to those who donated costumes to our recycle program, your 25% off is applied to 1 costume this term.

Please welcome guest instructors to take Erica’s place on dates of competition and various dates in the spring, your attendance is important!

Etiquette: Please take shoes off in the Yoga studio/Circus studio whenever helping with your little one up or down the stairs!

 

Dates to note:

Photo Day is Monday April 1st and Monday May 13  - Schedule to follow (6 Carlaw Ave.)

Recital is tentatively Sunday June 2nd at Papermill theatre from 2:00-6:00pm

May 22 – Tentative Audition for competition next season 6 Carlaw Ave.

May 25- Full studio recital rehearsal at Danforth – Practice makeup & hair

May 27- 6 Carlaw Workshops for 5-8 year olds! Jazz, conditioning, technique 4:30-6:30

June 1st – No Dance in preparation for recital Sunday

Dates we are NOT at the studio: March Break March 11- 17, Easter Weekend March 30, May 18th, 20th, June 1st

 

Recital Order – Tights (in best condition) and shoes to have by photo day

1.Coppelia (Monday 4:30) Ballet *ballet tights, ballet shoes

2.Tiny Feet Part of Your World – Friend in Me – 6 little ducks (Saturday 1:15) *Ballet tights, ballet shoes

3.UP Zoe *Jazz shoes

4.Tight rope -Quinn *Pirouette shoes

5.Opportunity (Saturday 3:00) *Ballet tights full foot or convertible & ballet shoes

6.When You Say Nothing at All – Chloe, Quinn *Stirrup tan tights, pirouette shoes

7.Young and Beautiful -Sydney * Stirrup tan tights, pirouette shoes

8.Journey to The Real World (Saturday 2:00) Acro/Jazz * No tights, no shoes

9.Barbie Dreams (Tuesday Pre-comp) *No tights, Black Jazz slip on shoes

10.I’m Alive (Saturday 2:00) Acro/Jazz * No tights, no shoes

11.Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend (Monday 7:00) *Black convertible tights, no shoes

12.Hard Knock Life (Saturday 3:00) Your OWN Set of PJ’s, no shoes

13.Grow (Tuesday Pre-comp) No tights, pirouette shoes to match skin tone

14.What Was I Made For? Chloe, Sydney *Stirrup tights and pirouette shoes

15.OMG! Zoe, Chloe, Quinn *No tights, pink shoes sent with costume

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FINALE! - Everyone!

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June 2nd Recital Info Email Sent April 21 

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Recital info

 

Saturday May 25th all dancers are invited to the Danforth from 1:15-4:00 for a full run through of the show.  This rehearsal helps dancers to understand the show order and when they should head backstage. Tiny Feet dancers may go home after the first hour as it is too long for them to be in one space. All dancers must bring their costumes, and it is a good chance to practice hair and makeup for the show prior to showing up at 1:15. Parents, please wait outside for pickup as there are even more bodies than usual.  This will be our LAST class at the Danforth location, then there will not be any SDA classes from this location anymore, we do not have dance on June 1st

 

Recital, and maybe the May 25th run through, dancers must wear red lipstick, blush, mascara at the very least for recital. If you would like to wear bronzer, eyeshadow, false lashes, and eyeliner that is up to you!  Hair will be in a centre part, low bun. (If you are not okay with your Tiny Feet dancer wearing makeup, this is understandable, but their features on stage may look washed out under the lights, we want to be able to tell who each of them are from the back of the theatre! Julie will be around to help with makeup or questions but she will not have enough time to do everyone’s makeup. Please practice before the show date. Hair and makeup should be done before arriving at the recital venue on Sunday June 2nd  

 

Dancers performing in” Opportunity” and  “Hard Knock life” (Saturday 3:00-4:00) must wear their sequin dress & bring a pair of old outgrown pjs, stains, holes, rips are allowed and encouraged! They are meant to look like orphans, we will have some parent volunteers helping to mess up their hair back stage before they go on!  Of course, they are meant to wear their ballet tights and ballet shoes with their hair in a proper centre part low bun, and their ballet performs before their musical theatre.  BRING PJ’s to be approved on May 26th as well as all costume pieces to ensure everyone has everything set away and packed.  Ensure you have all fluffy white skirts with the lime green costume.  The lime green costume for Saturday 2:00-3:00 Dancers is worn for “Journey to the Real World” AND “ALIVE” Make sure shorts are worn under costumes!!!

 

Recital is June 2 from 2:00-6:00 at Papermill Theatre.  Tickets are now available for purchase from our website under “EVENTS”

 

Arrival for Volunteers 2:00 Kathryn Lyons, Julie O, Adrienne Day, Alysis, Amanda, Jen, Erica and Binders

Arrival 2:15 for dancers, parents may drop off and leave if your child doesn’t need help changing, otherwise wait in the lobby during the dress run. You may come and go as you please or take your dancer from the theatre as you please for a snack. All dancers must cover their costumes when eating or drinking anything other than water.

Rehearsal 2:30-4:00

3:30-4:00 arrival of audience

4:00-6:00 Recital

 

Rules of the theatre:

1.Moms who help change their dancer and may be coming and going; choose a marked off end seat for your ease and the vision of all audience members

2.No Dads in the changeroom or changeroom area

3. No flash photography

4. Be mindful of quick changers and give them priority of the bathroom to stay on time

5. Please line up backstage (dancer only) 3 routines before yours. If your dancer is too small, we have volunteers who will wait with them backstage. Please let the volunteer know when you are leaving them to watch in the audience.

6. No parents are allowed backstage at any time. The only people allowed backstage is Jen, Amanda, Erica, Stef, Justin, MyYen, Alysis.  The parents who are volunteering (prior conversation that they are a volunteer) their time for recital may watch from backstage to view their own dancer only.

7. Everyone participates in FINALE, this is the last number (in a costume!) Photos on the stage to follow. We would appreciate if you can stay until the end.

8. Tights and shoes must match that of the email sent in the Winter newsletter (see the website if you missed it!) Please have tights in the proper condition, if a dancer is not wearing the right tights they may be asked to not perform.

9.Once tickets are purchased, you are automatically enrolled in all raffle prizes, no need to purchase additionally

10.  If your dancer plans to watch the show from the audience at any time, they will need a ticket. If a child is small enough to comfortably sit on your lap, they do not need a ticket.

11.  It is not assigned seating, it is first come first serve, everyone who watches from the audience must have a ticket, again, there will be no parents backstage!

12. There is no nail polish, body tattoos, coloured bandaids etc. on stage.  If you need any help with making a bun, please ask long before the show date, and it is a good idea to send dancers to class with their bun to ensure it stays in while dancing. Hair elastics, bobby pins, hairnets, bun pins, and hair coloured clips or barrettes are a great idea to keep fly aways and bangs held down.  Gel and hairspray must be used to keep hair from moving.

13.  Acro dancers must make sure they are warmed up before dancing on stage

14. Everyone must enter and exit between dances, when there is no music playing

15.Clap and cheer for every routine!

 

A reminder, we are off dance on Saturdays of all long weekends in spring.

The Spring workshop and competitive audition are cancelled due to a lack of response/interest.

A separate communication regarding next season will come to you in the next few weeks.

 

A final “Show Order” will be sent shortly, please see the website for tentative show order, and arrive in first costume.