The Dance Corner News: September 2018
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Welcome back! I hope you all had a wonderful summer filled with fun and family. We were very busy here at TDC this summer.
The teaching staff and I continued our professional development by attending the Dance Teacher Summit in New York City the first week in August. We took classes in new styles, worked on our knowledge of kinesiology, learned new stretching techniques, and took about thirty different dance classes between us! We can't wait to share all we've learned with our students.
Studio 7, our largest dance room at the east end of the building got a face lift this summer. It's VERY purple now and we are excited to showcase pictures of our students throughout the season on our photo collage wall in the lobby.
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You are always welcome to stop by my office in the Dance Shop or email or call me directly with any questions or concerns. If you are not able to connect with me, please stop into the shop and Janice ( our Retail and Office Coordinator). Jenny (our Family Care Coordinator), Amy and Marci (our customer service staff)
will be happy to help you. They can assist you with questions about classes, billing, enrollment, costumes, etc, If they can't answer your question, they will be sure to let me know what's going on and I will reach out to you myself.
Please join me in welcoming our new instructors, Miss Christine, Miss Katie, Miss Kelsey, and Miss Elizabeth to the team this season. These ladies are qualified, talented and energetic instructors and I can't wait to work with them this year. I know our students are going to love their classes!
To our students and parents, I would like to thank you for choosing The Dance Corner.
My philosophy of dance education is that we are not just creating great dancers, we are creating great people. I want your child's experience at The Dance Corner to be positive, confidence building and fun! The Dance Corner is a community of teachers and families, teaching and nurturing kids through the art and discipline of dance.
This is the The Dance Corner's 25th season. We are excited to spend this year reflecting on the wonderful memories of our past 25 seasons, as well as looking forward to what the future holds for our dancers. From our Studio 7 make over, to the addition of our newest staff members, my team and I are focused on providing every student and family with the most positive experience possible. So cheers to 25 years, and all of the wonderful things to come!
~ Miss Carrie
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This summer TDC Performance Team dancers had the opportunity to perform at two special community events. In June they danced and cheered at the American Cancer Society's Haddam-Killingworth Relay for Life.
In August dancers had the opportunity to perform a special opening number on the Runway at ArtBra 2018 a benefit for After the Storm Inc. After the Storm Inc.'s mission is to assist cancer survivors heal physically, emotionally, and spiritually from the aftermath of their diagnosis and treatments and help restore balance to their lives.
We were so proud to have our dancers be a part of an organization that helps so many people in our community.
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Getting to Know Our Students & Their Needs
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We are always looking for ways to make learning fun for all of our students. We know that every dancer that enters our studio is unique and has different learning needs.
We would like to invite all of our TDC families to reach out to us via email at
missjenny@thedancecorner.com,
or schedule a phone call at 860-663-3738, if your dancer has allergies, sensitivities, or special learning needs.
All discussions will be kept in complete confidence, but we believe that EVERY child should have the chance to dance, and we want to help you make that happen, in a safe and developmentally friendly environment.
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Announcing The Dance Corner's 2nd Annual Charity Performance to Benefit Child Life at Yale New Haven Hospital
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We are excited to announce our second annual charity dance performance benefiting Child Life at Yale, on
Saturday 10/13 at 4pm
, at the Clinton Town Hall.
TDC is partnering with five CT based, professional dance companies and another CT dance studio to bring you a wonderful afternoon of dance for a great cause:
Sonia Plumb Dance
Vivid Ballet
Moxie Dance
Ballroom Dancin' Fools
River Valley Dance Project
Farmington Valley Dance and Music
In addition to the performance, we are hosting
TDC Community Day of Dance on 10/14
at The Dance Corner. It will be free, fun, and open to the whole family and include free master classes. We will also have a raffle to benefit this cause as well as tons of fun for the whole family!
More information coming soon!
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For Dancers and Their Families
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We ask all families respect the following:
- If you are going to be late or absent, please notify the studio by email, missjenny@thedancecorner.com or phone 860-663-3738
- Students who are more than 15 minutes late to class will not be allowed to participate. An adequate warm-up is necessary for students to safely participate fully in class. Our number one priority is safety!
- Gum chewing is not permitted at any time
- No running or horseplay in the lobbies, studios or parking lot
- All trash and personal belonging must be removed after each class. The Dance Corner is not responsible for the loss of any personal items left in our lobbies or studios.
- Vandalism of any kind will not be tolerated.
- Please do not leave young brothers and sisters unattended
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A Safe and Fun Waiting Room
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If you elect to stay for your child's class, please note the following:
- Please take the opportunity to view our classes through the viewing windows, and leave the doors closed so our dancers can do their best in growing to be healthy and happy dancers.
- Please keep your voices low when observing class; it is very easy for our dancers to get distracted if they hear the voice of a loved one at any age.
- For the safety of yourself and others, please do not stand on the cubbies, chairs, or hang or lean on the viewing windows.
- Please make sure all siblings are supervised at all times.
- Please do not hang heavy bags on hooks, only jackets. Heavy bags, shoes and larger items should not be worn or brought into the classroom, but can be placed in the cubbies.
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Due to the number of families arriving and leaving at the same time, the parking lot can become very congested. If your schedule allows you to arrive a little early for class, please do. If you are planning on staying during your child's class, please park behind the building, in front of the Dance Shop or in the side parking spots on the east side of our building. The rear doors to our main studios and studio 7 will be open during classes. We suggest driving around back using the main entrance driveway, dropping off and then continuing around the west side of the building following the gravel drive to exit onto Route 80. Please do not park in front of Rosello's Pizza. The parking area in front of Rosello's should be used for drop offs and pick ups only.
Please DO NOT ENTER THE UNPAVED NARROW DRIVE ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE BUILDING. This is an exit only. Please enter the parking lot in the large paved entrance. From there you can drive around the back of the building and exit out the unpaved drive.
PLEASE SLOW DOWN IN THE PARKING LOT. THERE ARE MANY PEDESTRIANS CROSSING THROUGH THE LOT BETWEEN CLASSES.
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2018-2019 Season Calendar
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The Dance Corner Calendar is available online anytime on our website.
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The Dance Corner invites all students to try a class free. Not sure if you like Lyrical... try a class! Any of our fall classes that are not full are available for free trials. Please contact Miss Jenny by phone or
email
if you would like to try a new class this fall.
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Monthly Tuition bills are due the first of each month. Make your payments conveniently and securely online by logging into our
Customer Portal
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We accept Mastercard, Visa and Discover credit and debit card payments online or you can pay directly from your bank account by e-check.
Customers can also opt for auto-pay and avoid the extra step of logging in to pay each month. Notify our office that you would like to be an auto-pay customer, enter your payment method into your account online and your account will be automatically charged on the 1st of each month.
You may also pay by credit/debit card, cash or check in our Dance Shop.
All customers were required to submit a credit/debit card or bank draft information at registration. If your account is not paid in full by the 15th of the month, this payment method will be charged for the balance due on the 16th of the month. If your payment is declined, a $10 late fee will be applied to your account. A $25 service fee will be charged for all returned checks.
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