Ballet is our PASSION!
  Newsletter - October 2017
Dear Academy parents and dancers,  
October is a busy month here at the Academy. Ballet Yuma's Nutcracker rehearsals are in full swing, our Dance portrait day is coming up in two weeks and later this month we have Parent Observation. We encourage you to take time to read the newsletter and also check the bulletin boards in the lobby each week. Don't hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.

Thank you for choosing the Academy for your child's dance education and for supporting quality dance in our community.
Ballet Yuma Fundraiser
Thank you to everyone who participated in this fundraiser. Monies raised go to Ballet Yuma to provide quality dance opportunities for our students and exceptional performances for our community. Forgot to turn your order in. Contact Elizabeth Raygoza immediately CLICK HERE

Thank you for supporting BALLET YUMA!

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Observation Week!
October 16th - 21st
Don't miss out on visiting your child's dance class!

Family and friends are invited to "sit in" class during Observation week to see "up close" what your dancer has been learning and to find out more about what is in store.

Make sure to bring a chair or be prepared to sit on the floor. We ask that you leave younger children at home so that you can fully appreciated your child's accomplishments.
Academy tuition due
The second tuition installment is due on October 1st. The same for our upper level students and families that are on the monthly plan.

Thank you to our families that make their payments on time. You are MUCH appreciated!
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Help us grow!
The Academy still has room for Beginning students ages 3-6. We would appreciate that you help spread the word about our dance program.



  Academy closed for Columbus Day - Monday October 9th

The Academy will be closed on Monday, October 9th for the Columbus Day holiday. NO classes will be held and the office will be closed! BUT...we will be having our annual Dance Portraits here at the Academy....see below.

If you normally have class on Monday you are welcome to do a make-up class. Make-up classes are optional. 
4pm Level 2 Ballet - come on Tuesday 4pm
5:15pm Contemporary 1 - come on Thursday 5:30pm
6:30pm Ballet - come Tuesday 6:30pm or Friday 4:00pm
Upper level classes may be made up in any lower level class at your convenience

NOTE: Next closure will be for Thanksgiving - Wednesday November 22nd thru Sunday November 26th.
Tuesday October 31st is Halloween - the class schedule will be adjusted. We will let you know as we approach the end of the month
2107 Dance Portraits by
Andrea Hauck Photography
Monday October 9th 3:30-7:30pm
at
Yuma Ballet Academy studios


SIGN up in lobby TODAY
Getting to know us...
The Academy offers your child the best training possible...and it starts by making sure we have quality dance instructors. Each month we will feature one of our staff so you can learn a bit more about them...first up Miss Emma!

Emma M.K. Cong trained under the direction of Jon Cristofori and Kathleen Sinclair for eight years prior to majoring in dance at the University of Idaho. She danced with Ballet San Joaquin in northern California, and upon moving back to Yuma in 1999, started Yuma Ballet Academy’s Contemporary program utilizing the Horton Technique. She is currently the lead instructor for our Early Childhood Dance program and the Associate Artistic Director for Ballet Yuma where she oversees the Ballet Yuma Workshop Dancers, outreach programs and supports the artistic vision of the company.

In addition to teaching at the Academy, Emma also works as a freelance choreographer, and has set many contemporary ballets for Regional Dance America companies. She has won RDA’s coveted Monticello award for choreography three times.

Emma credits Jon and Kathleen with igniting in her the spark of choreography, which has since become her greatest artistic joy.

We are fortunate to have Miss Emma on staff!
...and a few reminders...

  • The Academy is a "Junk Food Free Zone"! We encourage our dancers to snack on healthy non-processed foods like cut up veggies or fruit, nuts and seeds, whole grains and hydrate with water. Help your dancer be their best by providing them with healthy snack choices.

  • If your dancer is in the last class of the day please make sure you are ready to pick them up on time.

  • Dancers: help keep our studios clean and neat by putting water bottles, band-aids and tape in the trash. Take home your reusable water bottles; we will throw all bottles, food containers etc out every 2 to 3 days.

  • Parents: if you are waiting in the lobby with your dancer's siblings, please have the courtesy to pick up after them and make sure snacking takes place outside on the picnic tables. Thank you for helping us keep the Academy clean!
Yuma Ballet Academy | 928-314-4762 | Email us | www.balletyuma.org