2012 Annual Recital Dates to Remember

Annual Recital Date:

Wednesday, June 20th at East High School

located at 2200 Quincy Street, Bakersfield CA

PHOTO SESSION
will be at THE STUDIO:
5301 Office Park Dr. Ste. #340 (@Office Park Plaza)
on Sunday, May 6th 2012 @ 12:30PM- 7:00PM

FINALE REHEARSAL
excluding Tiny Tots and Parent-N-Me Class, will be at THE STUDIO:
on Sat. June 9th@ 1:30 PM- 3:30PM

(Please wear regular dance attire, bring water and a small snack. Parents to drop student off and sign in/out)

The Technical and Dress Rehearsals: Backstage off Mount Vernon Ave of East High school
To BOTH rehearsals please bring: Student's dance bag, (don't forget to place a name on everything that is brought to the auditorium), a blanket or an old sheet, a button down shirt, a healthy dinner and water only, and for younger ones bring a quiet game.

TECHNICAL REHEARSAL: Mon. June 18th @ 4PM-8PM
TINY TOTS ONLY 4PM-6PM

DRESS REHEARSAL: Tues. June 19th @ 4PM-8PM
(wear costume, proper accessories, hair do, and make-up. Pack: Extra hair pins, hair spray, safety pins, needle and thread, band aids, and make up.)

RECITAL EVENING (in costume and follow all of procedures as for Rehearsals, including being signed in at the same place): 

WEDNESDAY JUNE 20th
Parents may enter front door of auditorium on Quincy Street at 6pm.

 Our recital will commence at 7:00pm.

*Remember

 In March, you will be required to purchase, four Dance Recital Tickets at $13 each., this is known in all studios as “a recital fee”.  This will cover a small part of our auditorium rental and other recital costs.  

    Lastly, at this time we would like to discourage you from leaving our studio in the middle of our recital preparations.  We ask you to please think about your actions as this will be disrespectful to everyone involved. Please reserve these days :June 9th, 18th, 19th and 20th

     In October, Costume Fees will be due as we will be ordering them in December.

      Costumes can sometime take 4-5 months to arrive from the catalog companies.  As to our photo shoot, it can be held in May or June, therefore we need time for costume sewing adjustments as well.  As to our costume fees, they will vary depending on the prices from the costume company.  There will be a posted reminder on the front door of the studio with the proper costume fee(s), or if you wish, inquire with Ms. Eve-lyne. 

 In March, you will be required to purchase, four Dance Recital Tickets at $13 each., this is known in all studios as “a recital fee”.  This will cover a small part of our auditorium rental and other recital costs.  

     By November, providing we have received the student’s FULL costume fee(s) previously in October, a measurement chart for the student will then be handed out.    We will assist you or the student with the final costume measurement size.  

Meanwhile parents should keep an eye on their child(ren’s) growth spurts.

     It is crucial that a student is fully committed to this recital since he/she becomes a member of the team and has a standing position in the line up for the dance routine. We are asking for your understanding that:  

Dance Recital Policy:

If a dancer is to be performing in our Annual Dance Recital, and he/she becomes ill in the month of May, only one class may be missed if absolutely necessary, this also includes those students who may be taking two classes a week. In June, no classes may be missed, if so the student may be expelled from being in the recital. Should there be an emergency, someone must contact Ms. Eve-lyne within 48 hours of the missed class. So as not to be expelled from the recital, and providing that their instructor is available, the student “might” be able to take a 45 minute private lesson($45.00). If interested then, please make arrangements for this lesson with Ms. Eve-lyne within the aforementioned time frame.

14. RECITAL AGREEMENT:  It iscrucial that a parent or a student understand the importance of a yearly commitment with us.  Throughout the year our students will learn a lot, including proper techniques, but eventually they’ll all be working on a presentational dance routine(s).  Once our staff begins to choreograph and teach this routine, everyone must understand that we must have all of our students be in our classes each and every week as changes are being made to the routine every time we meet with our students. Beside that, the students are sometimes at a loss, should their class mates be missing class.  For those students who have previously missed,when returning, they too are also lost and can be emotionally effected and over-whelmed as well while trying to play catch up.  They are overloaded while learning last week’s steps and the current ones.  in the middle of our recital preparations.  We ask you to please think about your actions as this will be disrespectful to everyone involved.

  Please follow these policies:

 1. Only ONE EXCUSED ABSENCE will be allowed in MAY, providing it is important and absolutely necessary to miss class.

 2. NO EXCUSED ABSENCES will be accepted in JUNE, except when arrangements have been made to pay $45.00 for the private makeup as per Addendum.   

 3. THESE REHEARSALS ARE MANDATORY and may not be missed regardless of any circumstances.

 * It will be understood and agreed by the person signing the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FORM at the end of our meeting that the student involved in the dance recital will attend ALL recital rehearsals.  If the below rehearsals are not attended, the student cannot participate in the Annual Dance Recital, regardless, as it is part of our written policies.   

REHEARSALS TO BE ATTENDED:

a.) All June Studio Classes   

 b.) Finale Rehearsal at studio  

c.) Dress Rehearsal at auditorium   

d.) Technical Rehearsal at auditorium 

(please note that no parents are allowed to attend the dress rehearsal except room mothers and parents who are working as staff for the recital.  There will be no exceptions.  Please know that your children will be well cared for and safe. We have strict sign-in and sign-out procedures and no one leaves the auditorium.  Thanks in advance for your understanding of this policy.  We do this to preserve the surprise element of the Recital.)