Miss Tanya’s Expression of Dance 2017

APRIL NEWSLETTER

Dear Parents & Students, In just two months it will be time to present our annual recital “Extra! Extra! Read All About It!” Please continue to read through the newsletters, emails, and frequently check the studio bulletin board. This will help you stay on top of everything that is going on from now until the end of the season, and will make for a smooth and successful recital weekend. Please do not hesitate to ask if you have any questions. We know recital time can be a very hectic time and we want to make you as prepared as possible. Your son’s/daughter’s teacher, Miss Nicole and myself are always here to help you out the best we can.

~Miss Tanya~

VERY IMPORTANT DATES & DEADLINES FOR THIS MONTH • SATURDAY, APRIL 1ST- Recita l Program & Recita l T-Shirt Orders are due by Saturday, April 1st.

o Recital Program- If you are emailing your file, please make sure it is emailed to eodprogramad@gmail.com no later than April 1st. Late orders may not be accepted.

o Recital T-Shirt- If you wish to order a recital t-shirt, please submit your order by the deadline. Very few extras will be ordered. Please make it a point to s top by the studio bullet in board to proof the CAST LIST by Saturday, April 1st.

• SATURDAY, APRIL 8TH- Deadline to proof the Recital Line Up. • SATURDAY, APRIL 8TH- Deadline to sign up to receive your 5, 10 or 15 year dedication award.

o You must s ign up on the bullet in board to receive your award. • SATURDAY, APRIL 8TH- Deadline for high school students to submit their SVSF Scholarship Applicat ion.

o Applications were handed out in February to all high school students. See the office or visit the SVSF section of our website if you need a copy. We encourage all eligible students to apply and tell us, “Why dance is your passion”. If you applied another year, but did not receive the scholarship you are still eligible to apply! Scholarship recipients will receive a scholarship amount (TBD) to put towards your lessons at Expression of Dance, or your college expenses.

• MONDAY, APRIL 17TH THROUGH SATURDAY, APRIL 29TH- Recita l Ticket Orders Due o All families are required to submit their required ticket order between April 17th- April 29th.

• MONDAY, APRIL 17TH THROUGH THURSDAY, APRIL 27TH- Grandparent Visitation o Students received a schedule for these weeks in March. This visitation is for Grandparents only, on the specified visitation day. We are

sorry we cannot accommodate parents, friends, or other relatives, but hope all students will attend class during visitation regardless if they can bring a grandparent to visitation.

• THURSDAY, APRIL 20TH-This is the last day the studio seamstress is scheduled to be at the studio. o Many costumes have arrived and quite a few classes are in need of alterations. Please double check with your daughter or teacher, if

costume alterations are needed. Make sure to sign up on the studio bulletin board ASAP; as the only days left for alterations are listed below. Please note -- payment is due at the time of your appointment (Cash or Check payable to Fit ‘N Image). § Alteration Dates: Tues. April 4th 4:30-5:30, Thurs. April 6th 5:30-6:30, Wed. April 19th 4:30-5:30 & Thurs. April 20th 6:00-7:00

o COSTUME ALTERATIONS MUST BE COMPLETED BY PICTURE WEEK.

SPRING BREAK WEEK~ The studio will only be closed on Monday, April 10th. We wil l now be open Tuesday, Apri l 11th through Saturday, Apri l 15th

to make up for snow day class cancelations.

All Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Saturday Classes will have their regularly scheduled class. All students should report to class at their normal class, day & time. Please let your teacher know ahead of time if you will not be at class this week.

EXCEPTIONS The following classes wil l not meet during this week (these classes were made up):

Allegro, Reverence & Petite Allegro Ballet Teams. CLASS TIME CHANGE FOR THIS WEEK ONLY: Miss Meghan’s Pointe Class wil l be meeting from 5:30pm-6:15pm on 4/12.

A BIG SHOUT OUT & THANK YOU TO ALL OUR SPAGHETTI DINNER VOLUNTEERS, PERFORMERS, GUESTS, SO MANY OF YOU WHO

DONATED & THOSE WHO PROVIDED BAKED GOODS! WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND BEING A PART OF OUR

ANNUAL EOD SPAGHETTI DINNER!

Miss Sheena’s family was touched to see so many attend the dinner, they love seeing the same students participate year after year and were

impressed to see the young ones participating too! Thanks to you, we raised over $8,000 this year! From the very bottom of their hearts and myself, we thank you for coming together for another great fundraiser

dinner, and hope to continue this tradition and provide scholarships for our students for many more years to come.

~Miss Tanya~

BACKSTAGE MOM VOLUNTEERS The backstage mom sign up sheet is posted on the studio bulletin board. Al l classes (even the older s tudents) need a backstage mom. Please consider helping out your child’s class! Your help is essential in making the recital weekend run smooth and efficient. By being a backstage mom, you will be able to watch the class perform from the side of the stage. Please read the bulletin board and information below for Backstage mom responsibilities.

REQUIRMENTS OF A BACKSTAGE MOM o You must be present and backstage for dress rehearsal and the recital shows. *Your other children are not permitted

backstage with you; please make accommodations prior if you have other children with you. o You must follow all EOD rules and guidelines. o You must be positive and helpful with all students. o You will stay with the class before and after their performance, until the auditorium doors open and parents can come pick

up their child. o You will make sure all students are wearing their proper costume (shoes, tights accessories, etc.) o All backstage moms will be provided with a backstage pass (to be worn at all times while backstage) and a specific list of

requirements to follow the day of the dress rehearsal and the recital shows. o After the class’s recital performance, please hand back your badge to a teacher or Nicole.

THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR VOLUNTEERING YOUR TIME! J

**RECITAL TICKETS** Recital Ticket orders wil l be accepted beginning Monday, Apri l 17th through Saturday, Apri l 29th. As stated in your brochure, every family must purchase a minimum of 3 tickets (max is 12, including the free student ticket). All orders must be turned into the office no later than Saturday, April 23rd, 2017. We ask you please confirm your ticket order prior to turning it in to the office. Please refrain from adjusting your order after it is turned in.

Each show will have a different colored ticket and may only be used for the show day/time listed on the ticket. Please make sure you order the correct tickets and double check your order when you pick up your tickets in May. You can split your ticket order however you choose; however, you cannot exceed 12 total tickets (the 12 includes your free student ticket). *If you are a family with more than one household, please confirm with all parties involved what your ticket order will be. Famil ies with a t icket order exceeding 12 t ickets wi ll not be accepted.

o Do you need more than 12 tickets? If this applies to you, all remaining tickets will go on sale beginning Monday, May 15th at 4pm and will remain on sale through the recital weekend, until we are sold out. From this point on, all ticket sales will be CASH ONLY and are first come, first serve.

TICKET ORDER NOTES: o Anyone entering the auditorium must present a ticket to the usher. *Children 2 years and under do not need a ticket, as long

as they are not occupying a seat. o Cash, Visa, Master Card, Discover or Check payable to EOD will be accepted for your ticket order. o Ticket orders will be available to pick up beginning Monday, May 15th after 4pm—as long as your entire account balance has

been paid in full. *May Tuition is the last month of tuition. Al l accounts must be paid in fu ll and tickets picked up by Thursday, June 1st.

STUDENT TICKET Each student wil l receive one “FREE TICKET” to the show of their choice! This ticket wi l l be

stamped “Student Ticket” and can be used by the student only.

* If a s tudent w ishes to see more than one show, you wil l need to purchase a ticket.

*IMPORTANT* In order to receive your “free t icket” you

must indicate this on your ticket order form. If the space is left blank, a student

ticket will not be pulled for you.

RECITAL TICKET ORDER & SHOW PERFORMANCE

*IMPORTANT* Please read careful ly which shows your son/daughter is performing in , so you order the correct tickets. If you

order the wrong t ickets we cannot guarantee being able to switch your t ickets, especial ly if a show sells out.

Please view the class schedule onl ine to determine which shows or check the recital l ine up, posted on the studio

bullet in board, which l ists each class and their show days.

A Show Classes Perform Friday 6/9 at 6:30pm and Saturday 6/10 at 1:00pm.

B Show classes Perform Saturday 6/10 at 6:30pm and Sunday 6/11 at 1:00pm.

HOW PICTURE DAY WILL RUN • Students are to arrive 10 minutes prior to their scheduled picture time already dressed in their

costume, tights, shoes (put them on at the studio), hair and make up completely done. Also, please come with your picture order form already filled out and ready to go. Please be prompt, we must stay on schedule and we don’t not want your son/daughter to miss out on their pictures!

o Parents~ please stay (do not just drop off) during pictures and wait in the waiting area. • Teachers will call their class to form a line outside of Studio III. At this point, your child will turn in

their picture order form to the Christmas City Studio representative. *Picture order forms will be distributed the 1st week of May. Please make al l checks payable to Chr istmas City Studio.

• We will start with individual pictures in Studio III (all students will have a picture taken even if you are not purchasing one), then the class will move into Studio II for their group photo. While the teacher poses each student, all parents are to wait in the waiting area until you are called back in to Studio I. *Parents~ please refrain from looking through the classroom doors while pictures are being taken.

• Once the group photo is done, the class will move in to Studio I, and parents will be asked to join the class. The teacher will go over anything that needs to be addressed, then the class will run their routine a few times and will be dismissed.

MANDATORY FULL DRESS REHEARSAL AT NAZARETH HIGH SCHOOL~ JUNE 3RD & 4TH A SHOW- Saturday, June 3rd (Time frame approximately 10am-9:30pm) B SHOW- Sunday, June 4th (Time frame approximately 12pm-9:30pm) C SHOW- Your schedule will fall on either day and/or possibly both days.

ALL STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE A DRESS REHEARSAL SCHEDULE AT THE BEGINNING OF MAY. The rehearsal will run in the order of the line up—see the recital line up on the studio bulletin for the order of the show. *Please note, students are not required to be at the rehearsal for the entire day. You will only need to be there for your scheduled rehearsal time.

FULL DRESS REHEARSAL REQUIREMENTS~ Dress Rehearsal is treated as i f i t is show t ime!!

• All students are required to wear their full costume, including proper tights, proper shoes, proper hair and makeup (as specified in your costume notes packet).

o A COSTME COVER UP IS REQUIRED FOR DRESS REHEARSAL AND THE RECITAL WEEKEND. All costumes must be covered up upon entering and exiting the high school and backstage areas. The only time your costume should be visible is at your home, in the dressing room and on stage.

• All students must warm up in the their assigned dressing room before taking the stage. Students are not permitted to warm up or hang out in the hal lway.

• Each class will take the stage, review entrance/exit, staging and run their routine a few times. • PARENTS~ DRESS REHEARSAL IS THE ONLY TIME YOU ARE PERMITTED TO VIDEO TAPE. A videographer

has been hired to tape all four recital shows, therefore v ideotaping is s tric tly prohibited at all rec ital shows.

PICTURE WEEK IS MONDAY MAY 15TH THROUGH SATURDAY, MAY 20TH The picture week schedule will be distributed to all students in their classes this month. Please look at the schedule closely to see what time your son’s/daughter’s class picture is scheduled for. Most picture times will slightly differ from the regular class time. Please note, students will not have their regular class on this day, but will run through their routine a few times after their individual and class picture. Parents from each class will be invited in to the classroom before they run through their routine. During that time, the teachers will review additional recital notes along with going over the costume, hair, makeup, etc., and answer any questions you may have.

son/daughter needs to be backstage for his/her performance. Please keep in mind that the auditorium doors will only open approximately every 4 numbers (the door openings will be noted in your recital program). This rule applies to everyone and will be enforced at all four shows.

If you are not watching the show and are just coming for your son’s/daughter’s performance, and then leaving afterwards, you can calculate the time you should arrive by figuring out from the start of the show. Each performance number is approximately 2 ½-3 minutes long. You can use this as a guide when judging what time you should arrive at the high school. SPECIAL RECITAL NOTES:

• PLEASE GIVE YOURSELF PLENTY OF TIME TO GET TO THE HIGH SCHOOL, TO PARK, TO WALK TO THE AUDITORIUM AND TO FIND A SEAT.

• USHERS WILL NOT ALLOW ANYONE TO ENTER OR EXIT THE AUDITORIUM IN BETWEEN THE TIME FRAME THE DOORS ARE REMAINDED CLOSED. DOORS WILL OPEN APPROXIMATELY EVERY 4 NUMBERS (*THERE ARE A FEW SECTIONS THAT IT WILL NOT BE 4 NUMBERS). IT WILL BE NOTED IN YOUR RECITAL PROGRAM AS TO WHEN THE DOORS WILL OPEN THROUGHOUT THE SHOW.

• NO SAVING SEATS. IF YOU HAVE FRIENDS AND FAMILY COMING TO WATCH, PLEASE MAKE PLANS TO ARRIVE TOGETHER AS THERE IS THE RULE OF NO SAVING SEATS. SEATS ARE FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE-- USHERS WILL ENFORCE THIS RULE. *THE ONLY EXCEPTION WILL BE FOR THE PERFORMER AND ONE PARENT TAKING THEIR CHILD BACKSTAGE TO THE DRESSING ROOM.

• PLEASE RE-READ THE COVER LETTER OF YOUR RECITAL PACKET! THIS WILL GIVE YOU DETAILED RECITAL INFORMATION/RULES FOR STUDENTS, PARENTS AND ALL GUESTS. PLEASE SHARE THIS INFORMATION WITH YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS ATTENDING THE SHOW.

IF AT ANY TIME YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO ASK

MYSELF OR ANY OF THE TEACHERS. WE ARE ALL HERE TO HELP YOU OUT AND MAKE THIS RECITAL EXPERIENCE EASY, ENJOYABLE AND MOST IMPORTANTLY ONE TO

REMEMBERJ

KEEP CALM… IT’S RECITAL TIME AND YOU GOT THIS!! MISS TANYA & STAFF

EXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT!

INSIDE SCOOP ON THE RECITAL… During the recital weekend, there is not a specific time given to each class for when they will be performing on stage. However, we can tell you what number in the line up your son/daughter will need to be backstage. You will want to have him/her backstage, in their dressing room, and ready to take the stage 8-10 numbers prior to his/her number. This will allow the backstage moms to gather the class and make sure everyone is there and ready to perform. Please refer to the dress rehearsal schedule (available by the end of this month) for the exact number your son/daughter needs to be backstage and for their assigned dressing room.

If you are watching the show, you will need to keep track (by using your recital program) as to which number is currently on stage and what number your

LOOKING AHEAD… • May Tuition is your last month of Tuition payments. • Picture Week- Monday, May 15th through Saturday, May 20th • Memorial Day- The studio will be closed on Monday, May 29th for Memorial Day. • Last day of classes before Dress Rehearsal & the Recital is Thursday, June 1st.

o Teachers & Assistants will have their last rehearsal on Friday, June 2nd. • Dress Rehearsal at Nazareth High School- Saturday, June 3rd & Sunday, June 4th. • Recital Weekend- Friday, June 9th, Saturday, June 10th & Sunday, June 11th. • 5-Week Summer Session- Monday, July 10th through Wednesday, August 9th.