Recital update: Well, I just found out that this year Memorial Day week end happens to be the same week end I have scheduled the recital! May 22, 23, 24, 25! Then, the following weekend is Summer Arts Fair, May 30, 31.  We are going to have to review this information and see if we need to reschedule the recital. I will be attending a Feet First Board meeting next week and we will all be looking at how this can work out as they are also planning a spring performance weekend.  One possibility is the week end of June 5,6,7.

Will you and your family be around Memorial Day week end? Please let me know.

Welcome back to ballet class, everyone.  I hope you had a great vacation.  This session we are focusing on perfecting all of the Royal Academy of Dance class work exercises and dances we started learning in the fall.  We will end the session with assessments and parent observation days of the work to celebrate the progress everyone has made this year.  Some students will be participating in the exams offered by the Royal Academy of Dance.  Each year I hope to include more students in the RAD exams as I become more familiar and comfortable with the process.  While these exams offer the students an opportunity to perform their work for someone from the Academy, it is a way for my teaching skills to be assessed as well, helping me to see where my strong points are, as well as showing me areas that need more development.

After spring break at the end of March we will begin the spring session.  The two areas of focus will be to introduce students to new steps and exercises from a higher level, and to prepare for and present our spring recital, the week end of May 22nd.  The teens will also perform at the Summer Arts Fair.

Thank you all for joining SoHum Dancing!

Current Schedule

SOHUM DANCING WINTER SESSION, JANUARY 12- MARCH 29

11 WEEK SESSION, no classes Presidents’ Week, Feb. 23-Mar. 1. Session ends Sunday March 29.

Dates to note:

Monday March 16-Thursday March 19- practice exam week

Monday, March 23- Thursday March 26- parent observation week

RAD exams for upper level students will take place at the end of March or first week of April

*Spring recital will be the weekend of May 22, 23, 24, during the Spring session which begins after spring break and ends the week of June 8-12

Schedule:
Mondays

2-2:30 pre ballet 1 ages 3-4
2:30- 3:15 pre ballet 2 ages 4-5
3:30- 4:15 intro to ballet ages 5-6 or previous experience
4:15- 5 primary, ages 7 and up
5-5:45 grade 3

5:45-6:15 pre-pointe/pointe

6:15-7 grade 4

Tuesdays

10-12:30 adult ballet
3:30-4:15 pre-primary, ages 6 and older
4:15-5 grade 1 ages 8 and up, by teacher’s placement

5-5:45 grade 3

5:45-6:15 conditioning and contemporary

6:15-7 grade 4
Wednesdays

3:30- 4:15 pre-primary & intro combo class
4:15-5 primary
5:00-7 Intermediate Foundation: teens and grades 3&4, pre-pointe/pointe, Summer Arts Fair rehearsal

Thursdays

10-12:30 adult ballet
3:30-4:15 boys’ class
4:15-5 grade 1, ages 8 and up,by teacher’s placement
5-5:30 pointe/ pre-pointe

5:30-7 grade 3&4 all dances- classical, contemporary and character

*CLASS PLACEMENT IS SKILL BASED, USING AGE AS A GUIDELINE

FEES includes cost of classes, yearly registration fee and costume use fee

Class cost is based on 11 weeks of classes x the number of classes per week per family
1 class per week $100
2 classes per week $180
3 classes per week $240
4 classes per week $280
5 classes per week $300
Missed classes may be made up by attending another class of a similar level

*2 partial payments accepted

Yearly costume use fee when paid in the fall, includes costumes for any performances

$35, pre-ballet – primary

$50 grade 1 and up (includes use of RAD regulation character skirt and character shoes)

Half year costume use fee paid only if joining after the new year

$20 pre-ballet-primary

$35 grade 1 and up (includes use of RAD regulation character skirt and character shoes)

*family discount available on costume fees

Yearly registration fee $10 per family paid only once a year

ALL STUDENTS MUST BE REGISTERED BEFORE ATTENDING CLASSES

Hi everyone! I am making a schedule change for the session start-up date. We will start the following week from the one originally planned, and start Monday, January 12. I will revise the details soon, but wanted to get this info out today.

Dancers from the Magic Doll Shop who are participating in the Morris Graves event on Sunday, January 11 at 2 pm, please note that there are 2 rehearsals scheduled with Feet First. The first one is Saturday, January 3 at 11 am- 2pm, the next one is Saturday the 10th at 11am-2pm (dress rehearsal, but I will probably not bring the costumes).. These will take place at the Vets Hall. Hopefully you can make it, at least the one for the 10th, when we learn a finale choreographed by Sue. I will probably call everyone about this early next week. Thus far the dances are- Tarantella, Mazurka, Spanish, and CanCan. We may also add Russian, Harlequin and Angel, however. i will find out soon and let you know.

I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday!

Weather

As far as showing up today for dress rehearsal, make your choice based on safety- then we will all hope to gather tomorrow as planned for the show! I do believe easier weather conditions are on the way, at least!

Tickets:

Tickets will be available at the dress rehearsal tonight.

We hope that many people come to see the show. We have about 70 chairs and plenty of standing room. Visibility won’t be great past a third row, as there are no risers for the chairs yet (next year hopefully), but there is lots of space to spread out. We will experiment with the best seating configurations tonight.

Suggestion- bring a flashlight in case there is a power outage.  It won’t help you see the performance, but at least you can find your child!

http://www.goodshomedesign.com/diy-snowflake-ballerinas/

Due to the storm coming in, we will NOT have rehearsal tonight!  See everyone tomorrow.

We had a successful studio dress rehearsal yesterday, hectic and behind schedule, but the dancers looked great in their costumes. One more step on the way to the theater performances.

My sincere apologies to those of you who patiently waited for a second run through which didn’t happen! We were so behind schedule it just wasn’t possible. I will try to arrange the plans differently next time….maybe just let you all watch from the beginning…..

Special “hats off” to Mimi and Adalaya, who took a costume problem into their own hands and figured out a fix- nothing like some needle, thread, elastic, and creative thinking to work wonders!

Off to the theater today for some set up.