DanceStation newsletter - may/june 2011
DanceStation News: May/June 2011
Announcements/Reminders: Lots and lots of information—PLEASE READ ON!!!
Picture Day is Saturday, May 28th; Pictures times will run from 9am – 6pm. 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 picture schedule will be posted in the waiting room later in May.
Dress Rehearsal is on Friday June 3rd at McKendree University’s Hettenhausen Center for the Arts. Maps are available in the waiting room the week before the show. Rehearsal for the Hansel and Gretel performance is from 11am-4pm. The Footloose and Fancy Free rehearsal is from 5pm-10pm. We cannot have any students arrive until after 10:30am because McKendree University has a function in the auditorium in the morning. Arrive any time after 10:30am to be ready to go at 11am.
Recital Day is June 5th at McKendree University. Showtimes are: Hansel and Gretel 2:00 PM Footloose and Fancy Free 7:00 PM
Tickets will be on sale at the front desk the week before the recital. Adult tickets are $8 and children (under 12) are $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.
Sign up sheets for recital DVD’s and flowers will be in the waiting room. The cost of each DVD is $20. You must prepay by June 3rd (dress rehearsal day) to have a DVD ordered for you. Flower payments are not due until the day of the recital (upon pick-up). Also new this year – there will be a still picture DVD slide-show available to those interested. It will have up-close, still photographs of each dance and also some backstage pics as well. Examples of the pictures are hanging in the waiting room.
Sign up sheets for our summer sessions/camps are also in the waiting room. We have some fun classes, a new kid’s camp, and many guest teachers this summer. Please sign up by the end of May so we can have enrollment numbers for each session!
more info on the back….!!!! 7. Make up classes. There are still a few classes that will need an extra makeup class for missed snow/teacher illness days. Check with your teacher for your extra weekend rehearsal.
There IS class on Monday, May 30th, Memorial Day.
Full cast rehearsals The last week before the recital we have a few extra practices here at the studio. Because the ballet is a story, we need to have a full dress rehearsal here at the studio before we get to the stage at McKendree. This is very a busy week, but it all finishes in a nice polished show. J
Mon. May 30th = Jenny has all regular classes, 4-5pm Broadway Junior dress rehearsal 5-8pm Footloose and Fancy Free rehearsal, 8-9:30pm open for extra rehearsals
Tues. May 31st = no regular Tues classes, Hansel and Gretel Dress Rehearsal 4:30-7pm, Pointe Demonstration 7-8pm, and SSDC rehearsal 8-9pm
Wed. June 1st = Elizabeth’s PreK C and D classes will both meet from 6:30-7:30pm on this Wednesday. No Modern classes on Wednesday. Footloose and Fancy Free Dress Rehearsal 4-6:30pm, and Int and Adv B-way Dress Reh 7:30-9:30pm
Thur. June 2nd = regular Thur classes for Jazz/Tap I-IV. We may also run Modern jr piece. 6-8:30pm Jazz/Tap/Modern/B-way evening show only - 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. Recital week is often confusing for new families, please call or come find me with any questions.
Have a wonderful month - see you at the recital!!! Thanks, Elizabeth
State Street Dance Company Auditions for next year are from 5:00-6:15PM on May 27th. Students should wear pink full-footed tights and a black leotard and have their hair in a bun. The audition will consist of ballet and jazz combinations. Students in Ballet IV 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 4 or more. Junior and Senior company members will rehearse the week of August 29-Sept 2 in the evening as well as Wednesday evenings in the fall. The SSDC performance is in January.
