May/recital newsletter
DanceStation News: May/June 2009
Announcements/Reminders: Lots and lots of information—PLEASE READ ON!!!
1. Picture Day is Saturday, May 30th. Usually we do weekday pictures the week before the recital; however, because of snow days I have several students that don’t finish school until June 4th. Pictures are taken by Photographique here at the studio and payments should be made directly to Photographique that day. We would appreciate it very much if you would show up for the group pictures, even if you choose not to buy any. The daytime picture schedule will be posted by the door in the waiting room later in May.
2. State Street Dance Company Auditions for next year will be held in May.
Why?…because we will be starting a few pieces at the end of the summer before regular classes begin. Students in Ballet III and older, with minimum 4 years dance experience (or permission of the director), are all eligible to audition. Generally the younger students perform in 2-3 pieces, and the older students in 5 or more. Junior and Senior company members will rehearse the week of August 24-28 in the evening.
Auditions are from 5:00-6:15 PM on May 29th; students should wear pink tights and a black leotard and have their hair in a bun. The audition will consist of a ballet and jazz combinations.
3. Dress Rehearsal is on Friday June 5th at McKendree College. Maps are available. Rehearsal for The Enchanted Island performance is from 12pm-4pm (arrive at 11:30am), and The Firebird rehearsal begins at 5pm. We hope to be done by 9pm. Usually we start earlier in the morning, but McKendree has a function in the auditorium until 11am.
Recital Day is June 6th at McKendree College. Showtimes are:
The Enchanted Island 2:30 PM
The Firebird 7:00 PM
4. Tickets will be on sale at the front desk the week before the recital. Adult tickets are $8 and children (under 12) are $5. If you have a child or children in both shows you will receive one free ticket per family to the 2nd show.
5. Parents/guardians will need to pay for the 5th/June installment before you purchase your recital tickets. Once the recital is over, families take vacations and it can be difficult to track down missing payments. Most common June question: Why are you paying for a full month? Because tuition is calculated by the semester and then broken down into five equal payments for your convenience.
6. Sign up sheets for recital DVD’s and flowers will be in the waiting room later in May. The cost of each DVD is $20. You must prepay to have a DVD ordered for you.
7. Sign up sheets for our summer sessions are also in the waiting room. We have some fun classes and guest teachers this summer. Please sign up by the end of May.
8. There is no class on Monday, May 25, for Memorial Day. The last day of regular class is Monday, June 1st. (however, there maybe a night-time rehearsal for older ballet students if necessary)
Full cast rehearsals The last few days of the semester are reserved for extra rehearsal times here at the studio. Your child will be needed outside of their regular scheduled class time!!! Younger students can be picked up directly after their piece has finished (so they don’t have to sit for the entire rehearsal).
Sat. May 30th = pictures
Mon. June 1st = all regular classes, 6:30-9:30pm Firebird run through
(Adv. Ballet and Ballet V only)
Tues. June 2nd = Enchanted Island Dress Rehearsal 4:30-6:30pm, and SSDC
rehearsal 7-8:30
Wed. June 3rd = B-way Jr 4:30-5:30pm, Firebird Dress Rehearsal 6-8pm,
Int and Adv B-way 8-9:30 pm
Thur. June 4th = Lights/Camera/Action 4-6pm Dress Rehearsal, and 6:30-8:30pm Jazz/Tap/Modern/B-way evening show Dress Rehearsal
please make good use of street parking during the large rehearsals
Costume instructions will be passed out when the costumes arrive later in May.
Have a wonderful month, see you at the recital!!! Thanks, Elizabeth
SSDC students/parents: I goofed! Rehearsal on May 16th will be in the afternoon - O’Fallon Graduation is at 10 am that morning.
