A TOAST TO OUR SDA FAMILIES!

The curtain is down and everything is packed away, but the magic from the performance night will last forever!! The students outshone themselves and made us so proud, they sparkled that Holiday Cheer everywhere! Your had work is paying off and you shined on stage. We want to thank everyone for your love and support this year. A huge thank you to our backstage moms, lobby volunteers and faculty.

Thank you to our SDA Families who continue to make each of our shows a greater success than the last. It is a true team effort and our students are so lucky to have such committed mommies and daddies that do so much to make their dreams come true!
SCHOOL PROGRAM AND SDA COMPANY CLASSES RESUME THIS WEEK! (LEVELS PRIMARY +)

We hope everyone has had a wonderful and rested holiday break. We are looking forward to getting back into the groove and seeing everyone this week!

Classes for TINY DANCER students resume the week January 28th. Be sure to join us for our Tutu Tea Party Event on January 13th to kick off the Spring Season!

TUTU TEA PARTY
SUNDAY, JAN 13TH
11-2PM

It'll be a bright shiny new year and what a better way to start it, than with a special event just for your little movers!

Our third annual Tutu Tea Party, for children ages 2 to 5, will be held on Sunday, January 13th from 11am-2pm.

Currently enrolled and inquiring students are welcome. Invite your friends to join in the fun! This open house event is FREE.

* inquire or register for spring classes (beginning Jan 28th)
* free uniform with new student registrations!
* purchase and pick up dancewear
* a special dress up dance class with costumed student ballerinas!
(at 11:30am & 12:30pm, tutus and dress up items for boys and girls provided)
* and, of course, tea, cookies and punch will be served!
A WONDERFUL DANCE OPPORTUNITY AND EXECRATED GROWTH FOR YOUR DANCER!

Students in ALL LEVELS are eligible to take part of either an Exam or Class Award with The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD). Students have already been hard at work on their syllabus exercises in regular weekly classes and are preparing for the upcoming Exam tour in the spring. SDA is excited to see this season's dancers surpass their stellar marks from last year!

This is not a requirement of students, although most take part, but highly recommended. Students who participate take greater ownership in their own progress and strive to do their very best. Exams are designed to motivate and encourage students of all ages and levels of ability, through a systematic measurement of progress and attainment. Last year, over 230,000 students entered RAD exams worldwide.

More info on how to take part in this is below:
2019 RAD SOLO & CLASS AWARDS

Tiny Dancers who have completed Fall 2018 and are enrolled in Spring 2019 are eligible.

School Program and Troupe students will be recommended for either class award (non-graded) or exam.

ALL Elite Company students will participate in Solo Award Exams.

Deadline: February 1, 2019

DTYOT (Age 3): $70
DTYOT (Age 4-5): $75
Primary: $95
RAD 1-3: $125
RAD 4-5: $145

INTERMEDIATE: $175
ADVANCED: $250

ABOUT THE ROYAL ACADEMY
OF DANCE (RAD)

Did you know that Sarasota Dance Academy is an official school of the The RAD?

The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD), founded in 1920, is one of the world's most influential dance education and training organizations. The Academy considers training of young children in classical ballet to be vitally important.
The Academy's syllabi have been devised with great care to enable a child to progress through their dance training in planned stages, demanding no more of a young body than it can cope with. The RAD advises parents to take great care, sending their child to professional, qualified teachers.
Quotes From Students and Parents
 
"My son loves exam day! He says it's he best ballet day ever." -Megan, parent, New Zealand
 
"Each year. Same moment. Same bundle of nerves. Funny thing was as soon as I saw the Examiners smiling face, everything was OK."- Marcella, past ballet student, Australia 
PRIVATE COACHING

Half hour private lessons for students wishing to gain additional strength and confidence in their RAD Exam work will be offered during the months of February and March.

A calendar of available dates and times will be made available on the lobby bulletin board soon.

Lessons will cost $28 each.

"...When it's just you and a teacher in the studio, you get all the attention. The teacher can hone in on your weaknesses and design the whole lesson just for you..."

"...The teacher also gets to know you as a person and can help you develop emotionally as a dancer. It's like there's a wall between the students and teacher in a typical class setting, but you can't help but start to build a relationship during private lessons..."
WHY DANCE?

Dance education encompasses far more than technique and the steps our children learn. The discipline of dance training gives young people a better understanding of commitment through learning, experiencing the spirit of teamwork, and discovering what they can accomplish through hard work.

The goal is to educate the minds, bodies, and souls of our students, teaching them the skills needed for a successful life, whether or not they stay involved in dance.

- Rhee Gold, Dance Studio Life Magazine
2019 SPRING SHOWCASE!

As dance is, after all, a performing art, we are grateful to be able to give our students the opportunity to perform on a professional stage twice a year! Students will prepare dazzling performance pieces in all of their classes.

For your convenience, costumes are already included in your tuition pricing. Please mark your calendar for the following dates:

Dress Rehearsal at Booker VPA:
June 7 OR 8, 2019
Spring Showcase at Booker VPA:
June 8 OR 9, 2019

JOIN THE SDA PARENT GROUP ON FACEBOOK!

Haven't joined our SDA Parent Facebook Page?! What are you waiting for!!! No seriously, do it.

Get info sooner and be up to date on all SDA related news. This is a closed group for SDA Parents/Families
ONLY.

Feel free to invite any family, step parents, grandparents etc. that are involved with your students dance education! We want everyone to be in the loop!

TUITION REMINDERS

The sixth tuition payment installment will be run on your payment day in January.

If you have not specified a payment day, our system will default to the 1st. If you'd like to change this, please contact our office.
 
For your convenience payments include, yearly tuition, performance fees for all performances, all costumes: Winter costumes and the purchase of your child's Spring costumes for the Spring Showcase. It also includes all professional video and performance pictures of both productions!
 
Tuition Payments are based on a yearly fee and broken into equal payments due monthly FALL SESSION (August-December) and/or SPRING SESSION (January-May).
SARASOTA DANCE ACADEMY
1100 N TUTTLE AVE #17 - 941.465.3230 - SARASOTADANCEACADEMY.COM