October 2024 Newsletter

Recital Information

Please find the attached 2024-2025 Recital Handbook. Please take the time to read through carefully and note the 3 important dates (dress rehearsal/picture week, blocking rehearsal, recital shows) on your calendar.

Recital and costume fees have been posted to your account.

There are 2 payment options for the recital fees:

A. A discounted payment in FULL due by November 15th (save $20).

B. A monthly payment plan (total separated into 2 payments Nov. 15 & Jan. 15). You have until November 15th to sign up. There is an additional $20 fee for the payment plan.

View PDF version HERE.

We assume your student is participating unless we are notified otherwise no later than November 10th. If your child is not participating in the recital, please fill out the non-participation form: https://forms.gle/1dgyDyR6UKqNRQHDA

Dance Tree October Newsletter

News & Happenings at Dance Tree

If you have a current student at Dance Tree, you will receive a monthly update email from me, unless you opt out of this email. You can just unsubscribe at the bottom if you don't want to receive the update. This does not take your email off our system in case we need to reach you. Thank you!!

Manage your own Dance Tree account by using your current email address; you can view, update and make payments. Go to the link below and follow the directions:

Dance Tree Online Account Registration

Tuition is due on the 1st of each month via auto draft. A late fee of $15 will be assessed after the 10th of each month.

Calendar

Reminders

Please take a glance at some of our reminders below:

Please click HERE to view the Dance Tree STUDENT HANDBOOK. This includes our policies, calendar, classes, supplies and recital dates.
If your child needs their dance/cheer SUPPLIES call the office at 281-480-8441 or click HERE to have the supplies delivered to your child's school. Your child does need supplies for their Dance Tree class.
Please send your child to class each week with a dance bag and LABEL EVERTHING with your child's name and/or initials.
Like us on Facebook and Instagram; we often post pictures of the Dance Tree classes.
Please contact the office to let us know if your account has any changes (ex: email address, phone number, home address, etc.)
All accounts are required to be set up for auto draft for the monthly tuition. Please call the office if we do not have a valid credit card on file for you.
If your child is no longer attending their dayschool, we would love to have them join us at our affiliated studio, Kennedy Dance Theatre.

Meet Your Dance Tree Teachers

Mary Lee Kennedy

Director Mary Lee Kennedy has been an educator for over 50 years – but a dancer all her life. She began her studies at age 4 and continued thru college on a dance scholarship. With a degree in Theatre Education from Louisiana State University, her experience as a movement specialist has included 50+ years owning a performing arts studio, 2 years teaching in public school and 6 years serving as physical education director of a private school. As President of Dance Tree, Inc., she trains and certifies teachers in “early childhood movement education” for in-house programs in private and parochial day schools as well as directing and teaching at Kennedy Dance Theatre, our affiliated studio. Mary Lee is also the President and Founder of MannersPro, where she teaches executive etiquette and children's manners.

Erica Carmona

Erica danced at our affiliated studio, Kennedy Dance Theatre for 14 years but has danced for a total of 16 years. She has been on the faculty at Kennedy Dance Theatre for 11 years, teaching Pre Dance, Creative Dance Hip Hop and Cheer. She is a founding member of the pre-professional company, Ballet Jete', under the direction of Ballet Mistress, Milena Leben. This is Erica’s 9th year teaching with Dance Tree and she is very excited to share her love for dance with your dancer!

Heather Reyna

Heather started dancing at Dance Tree when she was 6 and has trained in ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, hip hop, and modern. She was a part of The Sam Rayburn Tex-Ann Drill Team, where she was Lieutenant her Junior year and Captain her Senior year. She worked for 7 years in the after school program at STEPS PAC in Pasadena and choreographed for their competition team No Boundaries Dance Company. She resides in Webster with her 2 daughters and husband. This is her 9th year teaching with Dance Tree and she is very excited to share her love for dance with your dancer!

Cadence Blount

Cadence has danced at our affiliated studio, Kennedy Dance Theatre since she was 2 years old and this is her 20th year with KDT. She has trained in various styles including ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, musical theatre, modern, contemporary, cheer and pointe. She competed on several competition teams, including the award-winning Jazz Company where she was an officer. She has taken tap classes from world-renowned teachers at the Space City Tap Fest, including Chloe and Maud Arnold. In 2016, she was awarded KDT’s Student of the Year Award in addition to a summer scholarship. This is Cadence’s 2nd year teaching with Dance Tree, and she can not wait to share her love of dance and passion for learning with your dancer!