Dance Explosions INC March 2015 NEWS www.danceexplosions.com A Look Ahead Sunday March 15- Competition Dress Rehearsal at Bert Church Theatre Friday April 3- Thursday April 9- Studio CLOSED for Spring Break Friday April 10- Regular Classes Resume Saturday May 16- Monday May 18- Studio CLOSED for May long weekend Tuesday May 19- Regular Classes Resume Attendance is Extremely Important! WHY is it so important that your child does not miss class?? 1) Each class they learn more of their routine. If they miss they fall behind and inevitably get frustrated. 2) The instructor needs to choreograph for the whole class, students missing makes it difficult to work on spacing and timing. Imagine putting together a piece of furniture with pieces missing! 3) Dance is a team sport and every team member is critical to the success of the group. Don’t disappoint your classmates. Click on this link: http://www.facebook.com/pages/ Dance-Explosions-Inc/ 114302195308939 If your child is injured or mildly sick (cold, sniffles etc) please try to bring them to class to watch! Summer Camps and Intensives Summer Dance Camps! Come dance THIS summer! July 13-17 Ages 5-6/7-10-9:00am-12:00 $135.00 Ballet, Creative Movement, Jazz, Hip Hop, Crafts Dance THIS Summer! REGISTER NOW! Summer Intensives For Pre-Inter to Advanced COMPETITIVE Dancers Open to all dancers who have completed Ballet 2 and up. August 10-14 10:00am-4:00pm-$250.00 Ballet, Pointe, Contemporary, Jazz- 2 hour classes! Improve your skills! 10 Week Spring Session Spring Session STARTS March 24! REGISTER NOW! Pre-dance 3 Years Tuesdays 6:00-6:30 Saturdays 11:00-11:30 Adult Hip Hop Wednesdays 8:45-9:30 Photo Days are Tuesday May 5- Thursday May 7 The photo session for Showcase 2015 will run mid week this year in the evenings of Tuesday May 5- Thursday May 7 at the studio. PLEASE NOTE: This means regular classes WILL NOT run on May 5, 6 and 7! John Watson Photography will be taking both group photos and individuals. Photos will be on display in the theatre lobby on the day of the performances. All orders with payment should be given to the photographers representative (who will have a table set up in the lobby). Please make sure to make note of the photo numbers on the day of the performance and if desired, orders can be made directly to John Watson Photography by telephone at a later date. LOOK for the photo schedule in our April Newsletter for your child’s exact photo time and date. OFFICE HOURS Mon-Thurs-4:00-8:00 Saturdays-9:30-1:30 Phone: 403-730-0903 Competition 2015- Update Competition Dress Rehearsal All competitive students have received a DETAILED schedule of the Competition Dress Rehearsal on March 15. Parents, friends and family are invited to watch the rehearsal. We will collecting food donations at the theatre. Competition Costumes All costumes have been invoiced and are payable to Dance Explosions. Please note all costumes must be paid in full before being distributed and you MUST have your costume for the DRESS rehearsal on March 15. Keep Updated! Check the competition board, your e-mail and ON-LINE for competition times and updates Competition Check List - Costume- including shoes, hair accessories and props - Hairspray, gel, hair pins, hair elastics, brush, comb - Tights (plus an extra pair) Competition is Quickly Approaching.... Now Available in our Front office! Eyelashes with Glue $15.00 Eyelashes w/o Glue $10.00 Crystal Earrings $10.00 Crystal Hair pins $10.00 Body Glue $17.00 Star Efforts, Star Performances! CDTA Jazz and Tap Exams Congratulations to all students who participated in the CDTA Jazz and Tap After a lot of extra rehearsals, home study and intense class work, all of the students put their best foot forward! Your teachers and parents are very proud of your accomplishments. CONGRATULATIONS! Special recognition goes to all of our students awarded an HONOURS for their exam effort: Emma Neufeld Julia Zhu Adina Mah ON SALE for your convenience in our front office! Tights Children sizes- $25.00 Adult Sizes- $30.00 Bun packages $10.00 (pins) $10.00 (hairnets) 2015 Junior and Senior Showcase Showcase information is POSTED on our website at: http://www.danceexplosions.com/showcase.htm Junior Show #1- Will include all classes in Pre-dance 4 Years and PreBallet/Tap Classes Date: Saturday May 23- 10:00am Bert Church TheatreAirdrie Junior Show #2- Will include all classes in Pre-lim Tap, Pre-lim Ballet, Primary Ballet, Primary Jazz, Pre-Jr Tap and Junior Acro. Date: Friday May 22- 7:30pm- Bert Church Theatre- Airdrie *NOTE- Change of Time! Senior Showcase includes all classes in Jazz 1, Junior Tap, Ballet 1 and up, including all HIp Hop classes, Teen Open Classes and Pre-Inter Acro Date: Sunday June 7- 1:00pm and 5:30pm Bert Church Theatre Airdrie The Senior show will repeat the performance twice in the same day. 10 Week Sessions do not participate in the Showcase but do perform in class for their friends and family on the last day of their session! Children’s Fitness Tax Credit Dance is included in the Childrenʼs Fitness tax credit. Parents are allowed to claim a maximum of $500.00 per year for eligible fees paid for each child who is under 16 at any time during the year. Check with your accountant about applying dance to your child’s fine arts credit as well!! If you require a receipt for your childʼs classes for your tax return please see our office receptionist. For more information on the Childrenʼs Fitness Tax Credit visit: www.cra-arc.gc.ca/fitness/ GO See Dance! We hope you will take advantage of the many dance shows appearing in your city SOON! Watching LIVE performance is addicting! Get your kids into the experience and they will always be intrigued. April 24-May 2 Decidedly JazzZiriguidum at The Grand Theatre April 30- May 2- La BayadereHouston Ballet-at Jubilee Auditorium