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. 

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- SleighBell Slide- anything with red

Tuesday Tumbling 2- Run Run Rudolph- anything blue, maybe 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

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 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

Competition Teams will NOT perform in the Christmas Program.