TECH/DRESS REHEARSAL SUNDAY 17TH NOV 19 MAIN SHOW - SAT 23RD & SUN 24TH NOV 19

Dear Parents & Carers, Thank you for signing your child up to take part in our 10 year celebratory show. We hope that they are looking forward to it as much as we are. This newsletter contains a little bit of information about what to expect over the coming months leading up to the show.

CHOREOGRAPHY & ATTENDANCE

In the new term your child will begin to learn their show dances during their classes. Our teachers will be making sure that they keep a nice balance of show work and also regular class work. We cannot stress enough how important regular attendance will be leading up to the show. Our teachers will only be teaching and practising the show work during class times so in order for everybody to feel happy and confident, it's really important that they are in class. Our Technical/Dress rehearsal will be compulsory. It will be very important that your child attends this day as this will be their only opportunity to see the venue before the show days and practising entering and exiting the stage with the lights, music and stage placings.

DANCE CHOICES

If your child (and their siblings if applicable) attend multiple classes at DA and have chosen to dance in more than 1 dance number, please could you email Jodie with your choices. For example: Gemma - Saturday Grade 2 Ballet & Tuesday Grade 2 Tap Jacob - Saturday mid Street & Monday Lyrical. Email Jodie here!

COSTUMES

In the new term we will sizing, ordering and allocating costumes to our show students during short intervals in class. Each teacher will have choreographed their dances and chosen their music & theme which will be coordinated with the costumes. Parents and carers do not need to worry about anything to do with costumes, these will be handed to you the week before the Tech/Dress rehearsal to take home and bring along to the venue.

THINGS YOUR CHILD WILL NEED

As mentioned in the 1st show letter, we would like as many students to arrive to the show with their hair and stage makeup (optional) already done. We will be offering some workshops in the new term to show you examples and demonstrations of this should you like to attend. We do not want anybody to feel put off by this though. If you are just not confident putting hair up, we will have staff members available to do this on the show day but we do ask that you provide your own hair kits matched to your child's hair colour. Your child will need the following items for the show. Good condition class shoes in their chosen genre's. Ballet students will need a pair of pink Ballet tights for girls or black ballet socks for boys. Street Dance students will need a pair of trainer socks. If dancing in multiple dances, a nude body is highly recommended for costume changing purposes. Nude or very pale/plain underwear suitable to be worn underneath costumes. We recommend specific dance underwear. Spare hair bits such as pins and hairspray. If wearing show makeup, lipstick and blusher and any other items used if needed to top up. A packed lunch/snacks (No nuts please) A drink (Non fizzy) A book, magazine, colouring book with pencils only. Tablet devices may be sent in but we cannot accept any responsibility for their safe keeping. ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING NAMED Ideally inside a named box. Bags tend to spill open and things get lost. Plastic storage boxes do prove far better. We can't stress enough how important naming uniform is. Having so many identical pairs of ballet shoes in one building will make it impossible to identify without having names clearly marked on them.

If you require any uniform, shoes or hair kits in preparation for the show, please do visit Kate and her team at The Dance Spot on New Road. They will be more than happy to assist you with any enquiries you may have. Alternatively you can message them via Facebook or Instagram, email them thedancespotuk@gmail.com or call them on 01249 248848.

PHOTOGRAPHY

We will have both a professional photographer and videographer at our shows. Photos and DVDs will be available for purchase afterwards. We do also like to take a few of our own that may be used around the studio. Please note that no student will be named in any of our photographs. We do kindly ask that if you take photographs at the show that they do not include other peoples children unless you have already sought permission from their parents. Thank you.

FINAL PAYMENT IS NOW DUE

The final payments are now due. Please use the link opposite to make your payment. If you are paying for more the 1 child, please select your 1st child's number of dances and fill in their name as requested and add to basket followed by your 2nd child's number of dances and their name and add to basket and so on if needed. This can be processed as one transaction. ‌

WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT

We hope that your child enjoys the run up to the show learning their dances and seeing their costumes. In the new term we will be sending emails to parents and carers who have kindly offered to help at the show. Tickets will go on sale in September. We will also be sending the 3rd and final show letter nearer to the show with the itinerary and timings for the day to make sure everyone is happy with everything. If you do have any questions in the meantime about anything. Please drop jodie@dancingaccademy.co.uk an email. Thank you All. The Dancing Academy Team.