October Newsletter

Elevate Studios
Happy Halloween!
HALLOWEEN FUN FACTS:
• The first Jack O’Lanterns were
actually made from turnips.
• The largest pumpkin ever
measured was grown by Norm
Craven, who broke the world
record in 1993 with a 836 lb.
pumpkin.
OCTOBER
2013
• The correct spelling of Halloween
is actually “Hallowe’en.
• Halloween candy sales average
about 2 billion dollars in the United
States annually. • Chocolate candy
bars top the list as the most
popular candy for trick-or-treaters
with Snickers #1.
•Pumpkins also come in white, blue
and green.
Have you ever been so focused on a task that you lost track of time or were
startled when someone came up behind you? That's the kind of focus that you
want as you sing. Focus totally on your task at hand, leaving the rest of the
stuff for later. To help you practice concentrating, try
Focusing on
your
Performance
Staging some distractions. Practice in front of an audience of friends and
ask them to randomly whisper, rustle paper, drop a book, or stand up and walk
around while you're singing. The first few times you may lose your composure,
but just laugh it off and keep trying until you can hold your concentration and
ignore the distractions.
Practicing concentration. Set a timer for five
minutes and practice focusing totally on your
singing for those five minutes. Five minutes may
seem like a short amount of time — until you
have to fill it with only one task. You may find
your mind wandering and thinking about
something else after a few minutes. That's okay.
Set the timer and try again.
Leaving distractions at the door. That fight you
had earlier in the day, the report that's due
tomorrow, your upcoming vacation — any
number of everyday concerns may occupy your
mind. Create a ceremony that enables you to
leave those distractions at the door.
Important Dates
OCTOBER 12th
Elevate LIVE Show at Chickfila in
Apopka
OCTOBER 19TH
Elevate LIVE Show at St. Mary
Magdalene
October Birthdays!
OCTOBER 31st
Da'Zhaun Hicks
Julia Marinaccio
Cortney Fickes
Elevate LIVE Elite Show at Cranes
Roost. Hip Hop/Jazz, Vocal Class,
and Elite practice is cancelled.
Success Story
Former acting student and Tour
Group member CJ Valleroy is off
doing big things in California! CJ
will be featured on Nickelodeon’s
Halloween special “Deadtime
Stories”. Deadtime Stories airs on
Nickelodeon every Thursday night
leading up to Halloween this
October. CJ is featured on the
episode “Along Came A Spider”.
Tune in to Nickelodeon to see
more.
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407.333.0021
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45 Skyline Dr
Suite 1009
Congrats CJ!
Lake Mary, FL 32746
Elevate LIVE Monthly Update
Elevate Street Team
Our Fall show came together great and we
Sign up today for our street team and
can’t wait for every one to see it. Now time
get exclusive access to contests,
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discounted workshops, and fun prizes! Congrats to AJ Festa and Danielle Festa
for winning a $50 Visa Gift Card and
Elevate Studios is designed to bring out the
full potential in YOU! Our curriculum is to
develop you in all areas of the arts such as
Dance, Performance Techniques, Vocal
Training, Artist Development and Acting
through our classes, intensive training
seminars, workshops and live performances.
Elevate Studios promises to provide a
program that will develop your talent, build
self-esteem, and create a path to give you
the confidence to pursue your goals and
dreams.
Ann Lafferty for winning a $25 Visa Gift
-Marisa and Sarah
Card for our August/September
Contest.
By popular demand, we will keep the
contest going until October 31st. If you
Welcome new students!
are a part of the street team, and get
someone to sign up for Classes or Tour
Groups, you will win a $25 Visa Gift
Madysin Blake
card after the student has registered and
Naomi Brestowski
taken 1 month of class. Maya Bushman
ELEVATE STUDIOS
DRIFTWOOD VILLAGE
3599 W LAKE MARY BLVD
SUITE 1-E
LAKE MARY, FL 32746
TEL: 407.333.0021
EMAIL: [email protected]
WEB: WWW.ELEVATESTUDIOS.ORG
See Ms Sarah for signing up!!
Tip of the Month:
Talking too much! Some artists are blessed with
the gift of gab, but simply talk way too much.
It’s more effective to pick a few spots in advance
during your set where you can open up and
create a moment by sharing a personal
connection to a song.
Elevate Studios will be closed on
Halloween. Elite members will
have a show at Crane’s Roost