CARNIVAL X
We are so excited to now be able to release all of the details for The Dancing Academy 10 year anniversary shows.

We have a thrilling carnival theme show to bring you all.

This newsletter will contain all of the information, dates, times, costs and everything in between so please do have a good read through and save it somewhere safe incase you need to refer back to anything.
A BIT OF AN INTRO
Dancing Academy holds a whole school show once every other year. The shows offers a great opportunity for our students to perform choreographed dances on stage with their class peers, in full costume, in front of an audience of family and friends with a professional photographer and videographer to remember the experience by.

The shows are completely optional. There is never any pressure to take part should your child choose to opt out but we would of course like as many students to be involved as possible, it really is a fantastic experience. Students who do choose to opt out will still learn the dance routines during classes along side their regular class work.

This will be an extra special show year for DA as it will be celebrating 10 years of dancing success!
THE DATES

MAIN SHOW
Grade 1 upwards & All Musical Theatre students

TECHNICAL REHEARSAL - Sunday 17th November 2019.

SHOW DAY 1 - Saturday 23rd November 2019.

SHOW DAY 2 - Sunday 24th November 2019.
THE VENUE
THE NEELD HALL CHIPPENHAM
This years shows will be held at the Neeld hall in Chippenham.

The Venue provides a great location close to our studios with parking, raked seating and disabled access.
It also provides a great backstage area for all of our dancers.

THE TIMES
Technical Rehearsal (At the Neeld Hall)
Registration - 10:00am
Collection Time - 3:00pm

Show Day 1
Registration - 9:00am
Show Time - TBC
Collection Time - 1:30pm

Show Day 2
Registration - 9:00am
Show Time - TBC
Collection Time - 1:30pm
THE COST
This year we have made a few changes based on feedback from previous shows.
  • The first change is that the price that you pay will now include 1 of your child's costumes that they will get to keep after the show!
  • The Second change is that we have introduced the tiered pricing structure. This basically means if your child attends one class per week, they will only pay for that 1 class dance by selecting the '1 Dance' option. If your child attends multiple classes per week, it will be up to you to decide how many of them they would like to dance in and select that number option. Once deposits have been received and participation has been confirmed, we will collect this data and email you to ask you to confirm which genre of dance your child has chosen. Please note that once these choices have been made, we will not be able to swap around.
  • The prices are as follows:

1 Dance = £40 (£20 after initial deposit)
2 Dances = £60 (£40 after initial deposit)
3 Dances = £80 (£60 after initial deposit)
4 Dances = £100 (£80 after initial deposit)
5 Dances = £120 (£100 after initial deposit)
6 Dances = £140 (£120 after initial deposit)
7 Dances = £160 (£140 after initial deposit)
8 Dances = £180 (£160 after initial deposit)

These prices reflect the cost of purchasing costumes, venue hire, technician fees, insurances and additional staffing costs for the show weekends.

Please note that the show DVD and professional photographs are not included in the show fee but will be available to purchase.

Dancing Academy tries our very best to keep the cost of our show entries to the absolute minimum so that it is as affordable for everyone as possible. for this reason, we cannot offer any sibling discounts to our show fees.

Paying the deposit will confirm your child's place in the show. Terms and conditions will follow in your welcome show letter.

DEPOSITS MUST BE PAID BY JUNE 30TH
THE PREPARATION
Students attendance is so so important in the run up to shows. It can be extremely hard for our teachers to choreograph dances and fit costumes when students are not attending regularly. It is also very difficult for our students to feel confident and really enjoy the experience if they are feeling under rehearsed and we of course want everybody to go out and really have a ball on stage so please do bare this in mind.

As with all of our previous shows, a great deal of hard work goes into the preparation and deliverance. We rely heavily on parent helpers - infact without you guys, we simply couldn't do it - so in order to be able to put on this event we would like to firstly thank everyone who has already signed up to our helpers list and also ask that if anybody else thinks they might be able to help us to please use the button below to sign up. Examples of some of the things we need help with is general chaperoning, help with costumes, hair and makeup and general supervision whilst moving around the building.

Once we have our list of volunteers, we will be in touch to discuss the plans. We will also be having a few small get togethers at the studio in the run up to go through the different area's that we will need help with and also so everybody will know what to expect etc and allocate yourselves to times and jobs that you are happiest with.
NEW FOR THIS YEAR!!
This year we will be handing out costumes to students in the week running up to the Technical rehearsal. They will then be your sole responsibility to look after and bring the tech rehearsal and show days.

This year we will be offering pre-show workshops to demonstrate basic show hair and stage makeup. We would like as many students as possible to arrive on technical rehearsal and show days with hair and make up already done.

The government has recently introduced new chaperone and performance licencing laws. In short this means if your child has performed for 3 consecutive days in the past 6 months with another performing arts school, we will need to apply for a licence from the council for them. Please do let us know if is applicable to your child so that we can provide further information to you.
LET'S GET THIS SHOW ON THE ROAD!
Once again a big thank you to all our parents, carers, students and customers. We wouldn't be DA without you. Miss Sam & the DA Team x
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