April 2007 Studio Newsletter

Welcome back! We hope you all had a great Spring Break and that you are well rested and healthy! The count down has begun; there are only 12 more classes until our Recital! With that in mind, we ask that you keep class time a very important priority in your family’s schedule. Now is the polishing time for our dances, when dancers miss class there is no opportunity to go backwards and catch up, our dances are only as good in class as they will be on stage. We don’t strive for perfection but do strive for excellence. At this point, dancers who fall behind in their dances will either be asked to take private lessons to get caught up or may have their spot in the dance changed or revoked.

We are in the need of Showcase Volunteers! On the back of your Recital Packet is information on being a backstage volunteer. We need 2 parents from almost every Lower School class to help with the children, as well as helpers to dress older dancers. This is the key to keeping the Recital moving smoothly and on time. Please consider volunteering.

Important Dates:

April 8th – Happy Easter, Christ is risen!

April 10th – Auditions for “Shine Dance Company” 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. Dancers must be at the Intermediate or Advanced level. If you have questions regarding what level you are in or questions regarding Company Dancer requirements, please ask Miss Laura or Miss Sasha.

April 14th – Healthy Kids Day at Roseburg YMCA, come visit our table and say hi!

April 16 – 20 - will be evaluation week for Upper School Ballet & Jazz classes. Evaluations are held every year for Upper School Ballet & Jazz classes, these evaluations will then be sent home with Miss Laura’s class recommendations for Fall Classes. If your child is in a lower school (Precious Moments, Joys R Us or Intro Level) these classes are based on age. When a dancer reaches 8 yrs old they will move into the Beginning Level dance classes. Children at age 5 may move into Joys R Us, children age 6 may move into Intro to Ballet and ages 4-7 may dance in Intro to Jazz/Hip-Hop. If you have any questions regarding placement please let us know. Please make class time a high priority for your dancer this week. April 21st – Healthy Kids Day at South County YMCA in Canyonville May 3rd – Umpqua Dance Festival Dress Rehearsal (Intermediate Jazz, Jr. Co, Lyrical & Advanced Jazz).

May 4th – Umpqua Dance Festival (Intermediate Jazz, Jr. Co, Lyrical & Advanced Jazz).

May 5th – Special Pre-registration for Fall & Summer classes at the studio from the hours of 9:00am - 1:00 p.m. This is your chance to get first pick of classes for the Fall & Summer classes. Schedules are being mailed home to all families; recommendations for students will be included in their class evaluations.

June 9th – Studio Pictures with Studio-Gagliano, times TBA.

June 11th – Boom Box Rehearsal at Jacoby Auditorium, this rehearsal is for Upper School Classes only. No classes will be held at the studio on this date. If your regular class falls on this day you will practice at Jacoby. The rehearsal schedule is on the back of this paper.

June 21, 2007 - All Studio Dress & Technical Rehearsal at Jacoby Auditorium 
Dress rehearsal is mandatory for all dancers. If you should miss the dress rehearsal you will not perform in the Recital. 

June 23, 2007 - Celebration Street’s 8th Annual Recital at Jacoby Auditorium 7:00 pm

Important Items:

June Tuition - June tuition is due and paid in advance with May tuition as stated in the Student Parent Handbook, June tuition may be made in payments as long as its paid in full on or before May 10th. All accounts must be paid current and in full no later than May 10th with all fees paid for dancers to be eligible to dance in the Recital.

Tights & Leotards for Showcase – Tights for the Recital are included with your child’s costumes to ensure that everyone has the same color and style, please save these tights for Pictures and Recital only – do not wear them in class. 

Students in Tuesday Beg. Ballet, Beg. Jazz, Intermediate Jazz, Intro to Jazz, and Sr. Company will need to purchase a black camisole top style leotard to wear beneath their costumes. Intro to Hip-Hop can wear either a tank or camisole style black leotard. We ask this for modesty reasons. Some of the tops are not lined or they may be a 2-piece outfit, we do not want any midriffs showing.

We recommend purchasing these items from either Discount Dancewear or Dance Distributors, we will be more than happy to provide catalogs and ordering information should you need it. Please order these items in time for our studio photo shoot June 9th. Make sure all items have your child’s name marked on it with permanent maker. 

Costumes – Costumes are starting to arrive, after all alterations have been done on costumes they will be available to go home with you. All costumes when picked up must be signed for by a parent to ensure that you have received your costumes and all accessories. You will be responsible for them at picture time as well as bringing them to and from Dress Rehearsal and the Recital. Please do not wear them other than for Studio Pictures, Dress Rehearsal and the Recital so that they stay in good condition and that those pieces are not lost before these events. Costumes and their accessories are non-replaceable. 

Upper School Boom Box Rehearsal Schedule at Jacoby, June 11, 2007 

4:00 – 4:20 Beginning Ballet Wednesday
4:20 – 4:40 Beginning Ballet Tuesday
4:40 – 5:00 Beginning Jazz
5:00 – 5:20 Beginning Tap
5:20 – 5:40 Intermediate Ballet
5:40 – 6:00 Intermediate Jazz
6:00 – 6:20 Jr. Company
6:20 – 6:40 Hip Hop
6:40 – 7:00 Advanced/Intermediate Tap
7:00 – 7:20 Lyrical
7:20 – 8:00 Advanced Jazz/Ballet/Pointe/Sr. Company