Thursday March 21 classss are canceled. Although I feel a bit better, I am still achy and cannot teach. Enjoy your spring break and I’ll see everyone after Easter!

Saturday March 16 picture schedule

Mar15

Picture Schedule 2023.pdf Download

February News

Feb12

Happy mid February!

As you already figured out, Spirit month is this month! We like to do this because this is typically the time of year that students get tired of coming to class each week and start asking to drop. We use this to relax a bit and have fun at the beginning or end of class.

Last week was Beach week, THIS WEEK is Glow Week! (glow yourself up- or I will have black lights and some glow stuff for kids to use). NEXT WEEK IS Celebration of Dance and Bring a Friend to Dance Week! That means that we will have games, limbo, prizes, and if you chose to bring a treat or snack to share with the class- AND dancers can bring a friend to class to dance for free.

*New this year, A parent of the friend must fill out the attached release of liability form BEFORE the friend can participate. It is here and will be on the band, studio website and studio app.

Release of Liability for Friends

The following week, Feb 26- 29th is Ninja/Jedi week! We use my light sabers and warm up with Star Wars theme music, but feel free to interpret as you’d like. 🙂

Pictures are at the dance studio on Saturday March 16th. The schedule is below. There is no Retake date. If you cannot make it, your student just will not be in the group photo. You are NOT required to purchase anything but we would still like a complete group photo if you could still come. I will have online purchase options and paper order forms within the next couple weeks, but wanted to get the schedule out now. Please note that we are usually right on time, or early. I’ve been doing this for almost 30 years and I know what works well.

We will start talking about poses in classes and what to expect on picture day. Parents and cameras are NOT allowed in the dance area on picture day unless, Ms Heather requests you because your dancer absolutely needs you. The back room of the studio (back door will be locked) is used as a dressing/changing area- no men allowed back there. Dancers that have costume changes should have a nude colored leotard on to wear under costumes to maintain modesty while allowing easy changes.

Attachment: Picture Schedule 2023.pdf (155.8kB)

January news

Jan11

Hello dance families,

I hope that everyone had a lovely Christmas and New Year! Being back in the studio this week has been wonderful! Several things are going on at the studio the next few months.

#1 I will be gone out of the country from Jan 12-24th. My trip to Kenya, Africa starts this Friday. I’d appreciate any prayers you can send my way for safe travels, and no airport delays especially with the storm coming Friday! I can’t wait to show you all some pictures!

All Classes will have their regular assistants and some new assistants have been introduced this week. All classes will have an adult dancer teaching them in my place, but will rely heavily on the assistant knowledge of what we’ve been doing in each class.

Monday: Miss Hannah, Tuesday: Miss Lily, Wednesday: Miss Lily and Miss Emma C, Thursday Miss Emma C.

Here is a reminder of our weather and cancellation policy: We rarely cancel classes due to weather. Just because school may be closed does not automatically mean dance is canceled. We make the decision based on current conditions at 1:00pm in the afternoon, as often, roads have been cleared enough for safe travel. Miss Morgan has administrative power to make those decisions in my absence. She will post on social media, email, band app, and the HDC app if classes are canceled. Please do NOT text me as I will be on opposite side of the world and day/night/ are opposite.

February starts our spirit weeks! I find that Feb is a difficult month for many dancers. Everyone is getting tired of snow, cold and some kids want to drop. So we have a fun month of spirit! The week of Feb 5-8 Beach week!, The week of Feb 12-15 Glow week!, the week of Feb 19-22 Celebration of Dance and Bring a Friend Week!, The week of Feb 26-29 Ninja/Jedi Week!

In between there I will start handing out costumes that I’ve received. The majority of them should be handed out the week of Jan 29-Feb 1!

RECITAL PICTURES: Please note that on the original studio calendar, dance pictures were on the same day/weekend as the SJHS Dance teams, princess tea. Although that is not the reason the date changed, it has. Picture date is Saturday March 16th. I will have a schedule with exact times by the beginning of Feb. If you’s like to request an early or later in the day time, please shoot me an email and I will do my best to accommodate everyone. There is not make up picture date. If you cannot make pictures, then your dancer is just not in the group picture, which is unfortunate, but not the end of the world.

Spring Break follows St Johns school. No classes from April 23-30th. Regular classes resume April 1.

RECITAL DRESS REHEARSAL: on the original calendar the dress rehearsal was on a Tuesday, but the auditorium was double booked with an orchestra concert and they take precedence so our dress rehearsal has moved to Wednesday May 22nd. Please note, that this rehearsal is REQUIRED to attend. Please do not make the mistake of thinking that it is simple for your dancer to go from the studio to the stage without a dress rehersal just because we did it at Christmas. Recital routines are more complex, with formation changes and the entire class needs to practice on stage together.

RECITAL IS JUNE 1, SHOW A 11:00 AM, SHOW B 3:30PM. Please note that I do need to change a couple classes from show B to show A in order to make it balance out better with the number of performers in each show. After having to limit ticket sales at the Christmas program, it has made me take a second look at how I have the recital split up and as I moved classes to accommodate families, I may need to make additional changes.

Have a great January!

Miss Heather

Christmas Program Final Information

Dec18

The Christmas Program is Friday December 22nd. Emails with lots of information has gone out, but here is all is in one post too. CALL TIME FOR TONIGHTS CHRISTMAS PROGRAM IS: As long as everyone is there before the show starts, I’m good! We will start lining up the first few routines 15 minutes before the show starts.

THIS week is our Christmas parties and parent watch week! (DEC 18-21) All dancers should wear whatever they are planning to wear for the Christmas Program to class (even if you are not participating in the show, you can still dress the part if you’d like). Parents, I’d love it if you could bring a treat or healthy treat to share with the class. No pressure, we can do without as well.

THERE ARE NO REGULAR CLASSES DECEMBER 23RD THROUGH JANUARY 7TH. The studio may be in use for competition team or other practices.

PROFESSIONAL VIDEO LINK DOWNLOAD OF THE PROGRAM. (I DID NOT DO A GREAT JOB OF EXPLAINING THIS, PLEASE NOTE THAT IT IS NOT A DEMAND FOR PAYMENT AND IF YOU CANNOT DO IT, I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND. I KNOW WHAT TIME OF YEAR IT IS AND THE DIFFICULTIES, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT I CANNOT (NOR WOULD I) FORCE ANYONE TO PAY IT- IF I DO NOT GET ENOUGH, I WILL JUST WRITE IT OFF AS AN ADVERTISING EXPENSE) THIS IS WHAT WAS SENT IN AN EMAIL. I have found a wonderful company available to video the program. Each family that is participating in the program has a $15 video charge added to their account. Each family will receive a link to download the video. The ONLY way to have this done is to charge every family the same amount. If you do not want the video, please consider it a donation as I need to be able to pay the guy that has graciously agreed to come last minute. If I like his video, then I will be using his for our recital as well. Although the $15 has been added to you account, I would appreciate payment in cash, check, Venmo, PayPal, Zelle, or cash app so I do not have to pay the credit card fees associated with all transactions. If you would like a DVD of the program in addition to the digital link, they are for sale on the ticketing site starting today until the day of the show. IF YOU ARE NOT PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM, YOUR FAMILY WAS NOT CHARGED FOR THE VIDEO. IF YOU WOULD STILL LIKE A LINK, BE SURE TO LET ME KNOW AND I CAN STILL INCLUDE YOU.

IF YOU PURCHASE A DVD ($25) FROM THE TICKETING SITE, YOU DO NOT NEED TO PAY THE $15 DOWNLOAD LINK FEE! IT WILL BE REMOVED FROM YOUR ACOUNT.

VENMO: @HEATHER-REED-180 PAYPAL: @HEATHERREED1129 CASHAPP: @$heatherreedqueenbee

Speaking of the ticketing site. All tickets are sold out but I have a list going of people who would still like additional tickets. If you find that a family member cannot attend, please let me know and I will forward your info along to the next person on the list.

WHEN ARRIVING FOR THE CHRISTMAS PROGRAM: Doors to the auditorium will open at 5:30. Please do not arrive before 5:30 as we are having a private practice before setting up for the show. Please have dancers go directly to the band room (if your enter the auditorium entrance at the front of the school, go right, we will have signs pointing the way) to wait with their class for their time on stage. The show is about 1.5 to 2 hours long and dancers should wait in the band room. Any class that has PRE in it, can wait with parents and parents can pick them up immediately after their performance. Others should hang out and party in the band room. When I say party, I mean it. It gets crazy and fun back there and some lifelong friendships are made. My volunteers are awesome at engaging with kids and making everyone feel like superstars! MY LINEUP VOLUNTEERS WILL ONLY LOOK FOR DANCERS IN THE BAND ROOM- WE WILL NOT LOOK FOR YOUR DANCER IN THE AUDITORIUM. PLEASE PLEASE HAVE THEM BACK THERE READY TO GO.

If your dancer has to change costumes, she/he is required to wear a nude colored leotard under the costumes. This helps maintain modesty and dads are often ones that need to help dancer get ready. We also have boy dancers and I do not like having them separated from all the fun. We do have screens to change behind and little changing booths for modesty as well. NO ONE, no matter the age, should be naked in the band room. ABSOLUTELY NO PICTURES IN THE BAND ROOM. Take pictures in the hallway please. If you are going back and forth to help your dancer change, please do so between routines and do not enter or exit when dancers are on the stage.

Dancers will be dismissed from the stage. At the end of the program, ALL dancers will go back onstage with a tea light candle to sing with the entire cast. Parents and family will be able to pick up dancers right from the stage. Littles will be partnered with a big kid who will stay with them until your dancer sees you. IF THERE IS ANY KIND OF FAMILY DYNAMIC WHERE SOMEONE IS NOT ALLOWED TO PICK UP A DANCER, BE SURE TO NOTIFY ME ASAP SO I CAN ENSURE THIS SECURITY. IF THERE IS ANY KIND OF FAMILY DRAMA, KINDLY LEAVE IT AT HOME. THIS PROGRAM IS FOR THE KIDS to celebrate our Savior’s birth, AND ADULT PROBLEMS CAN WAIT.

Memory makers still has some spots available for pictures. You can sign up for a spot with them as well. Memory makers picture time sign up

BE PREPARED: during intermission, we will have cookies, and coco available for sale by the the yummy SanMiguel Sweet! Bring cash for this yumminess!

Costumes: Costumes for each class should be what I’ve asked within reason. The goal is for you to not spend a ton of money. Use what you have or will use again please. I will not deny anyone from going on stage.

Christmas Program Class, Song, Costume

Monday Baton- Snow Globe- anything wintery/snowy

Monday Tumbling 3- Hot Chocolate- black pants, red shirt

Monday Tap 3- Rockin Around the Christmas Tree- party dress

Monday Hip Hop 3- Sleigh All Day- street clothes with a cool jacket

Monday Ballet 3- Mary Did You Know- borrowed ballet costume

Monday Tumbling Adv- God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen- black pants, white short, tie

Monday Musical Theater- The Christmas Can-Can- Street Clothes

Tuesday Pre Combo- A Teddy Bear For Christmas- A Christmas dress

Tuesday Tap/Ballet 2- Little Drummer Boy- anything pink/brown

Tuesday Hip Hop 2- Go Tell It on the Mountain- anything with red

Tuesday Tumbling 2- Run Run Rudolph- anything blue, maybe red nose (I have the antlers and red nose)

Tuesday Musical Theater- Sparkleyjollytwinklejingly- elves

Tuesday Tap 4/Adv- Mary’s Boy Child- green

Tuesday Jazz 4/Adv- Here Comes Santa Clause- black pants, red or green top

Tuesday Ballet 4/Adv- Winter in the Air- borrowed ballet costume

Wed Tumbling 3- We 3 Kings- Anything Royal looking (I have the kingly capes for them)

Wed Combo 1-2- Jingle Bell Rock- Christmas red and green

Wed Pre Dance- Candy Cane Jane- anything red/white

Wed Pre Combo- O Christmas Tree- Dress with green

Wed Elite Tap- Comfort & Joy- Jeans or leggings with silver top

Wed Elite Hip Hop- The Christmas Clap- street clothes/purple top

Wed Elite Ballet- Angels From the Realms of Glory- Borrowed ballet costume

Thurs Pre Dance- Candy Cane Jane- anything red/white

Thurs Tumb/Jazz 1- That Time of Year- anything snowy/snowman

Thurs Ballet/Tap 1- Baking Cookies- dress with an apron

Thurs Pointe- The Silent Nutcracker- Platter tutu from last season

Christmas Program tickets on sale now

Nov20

https://26869.recitalticketing.com/

DANCE AT DISNEY HALLOWEEN SPECTACULAR OCT 2024

Nov6

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Christmas and Recital Information

Oct16

Christmas and Recital Information

Year End Recital: Just Dance 2024. This past week, I showed each class the costume that I picked out for them for the year end recital.

The recital is June 1, 2024 Dress Rehearsal is May 21, 2024 both at the SJHS Auditorium. In order to participate, dancers are required to purchase the costume that I picked out for them. Payment is due by Nov 9th, 2023. It is a long and time consuming process to order costumes, it takes companies time to make them and we often could not get some costumes on time the past few seasons. I’ve up’d the due date so we can get our order in sooner, therefore getting costumes in well before picture date. PS: The picture date on the calendar was incorrect. Pictures are March 16, 2024.

Sizes: I will measure all students this season during class time before Nov 9th. If you pay for the costume, I will assume you want to order a costume. If I don’t get the paper form back, (I will hand out this week) I will use the measurements that I take to get the sizing. If you have auto debit for tuition, please note that the system will NOT auto debit your costume fee. You will need to log in an pay it manually, or, preferably, write a check or pay with cash. The fees I pay to the credit card processing company in December are astronomical, in my opinion.

If your dancer does NOT want to participate in the recital or you have a conflict and cannot participate, kindly email me so that I am aware when doing choreography. Your dancers will still learn everything, but will be on an end so it will not be a big deal when they are not there.

Christmas Program: Also this past week, I discussed with each class what they will need for the Christmas program. Please note that this should not be a replacement for the Year end Recital, it is an enhancement to this season. We will not do a Christmas program every season.

The Christmas program is Friday December 22, 6:30pm at the SJHS Auditorium. There is NO Dress Rehearsal. The show will be about an hour and half long. This program is more casual than the recital, but we will still sell tickets for $6 each. This will help cover the costs of producing such a show. The link will be sent out Mid November. We will also have a photographer there to offer Christmas pictures of your dancer, siblings, buddy shots, and families are welcome to join in. Order forms for those will go out mid November. All optional, of course.

Costumes for the Christmas show is whatever you come up with within the parameters I’ve set for each class (below). My goal is for you to not spend a ton of money. Use what you have, or go crazy with a costume you find online. I will allow all dancers to perform on stage regardless of what they show up in. We will have a mini-in class dress rehearsal at the studio the week before the show, which is also that last week of classes before the Holiday Break, and parent watch week. To let me know that your dancer is available you can either 1) respond to this email and let me know YES or NO, or 2) sign into your parent portal account (where you pay) and under events, select the Christmas Program to sign up.

Do I have any singers that would like to sing in the program? You must be able to work and prepare independently. Message me with interest.

Christmas Santa Parade: We also plan to participate in the SJ Downtown Santa Parade this season. It is Friday December 1. The parade goes from behind the courthouse, up mainstream and ends just past the third block of town. We will have a trailer made into a float for the littles to sit on. Older dancers can walk, tumble, or twirl behind or on the sides of the trailer. To participate, dancers should be “glowed up”. It’s a light parade, so all participants need to have something light up or glowing on. Just log into the parent portal, under events, select the Santa parade and sign up. We meet behind the courthouse at 6:00. Parade starts at 6:30pm.

Halloween: Reminder that there is NO dance class the night of Oct 31 for Halloween.

Thanksgiving: Reminder that there is NO dance class the Wed, Thurs, Fri, or Sat of Thanksgiving. November 22, 23, 24, 25 is Thanksgiving Break.