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October 2014
All About Dance! by Kristen
Volume 4 Issue 2
Time To Dance
We’re not sitting on the fence as our newest dance season
progresses right along. We are still welcoming many new
students who will be making new friends & soon to be enjoying their new journey into the dance world. Be sure to
check out the upcoming fun events that are hosted by
2
A DbK, and mark your calendars for our upcoming Parent
Observation week and Parent/Teacher conferences. Keep
informed and up to date on our fun website, Facebook,
Twitter, and Instagram!
CHECK OUT OUR TWO GREAT FREE OFFERS !!
Free Classes
New Student Offer
Does your dancer keep begging you to join
more? Well you’re in luck! A2DBK is offering
a free month of dance class! Any student
who is currently enrolled in a class may
attend a complimentary class of their choice
for FREE for the entire month of October!
(excluding 8 week session students) Stop by the
front desk and our staff will assist you on
which class to enroll in & receive your Free
October Pass.
If you are a NEW student who is not
enrolled at All About Dance prior to
this offer or have not attended our
studio in the past 3 years, you can
enjoy one class FREE during the
month of October. Please see our fab
office staff for all the info! Offer
expires October 31st, 2015
Get ready to ‘BOO’-gie
down at our Monster
Mash Bash Week Dance
Party! So join in the
shenanigans and wear
your favorite Halloween
costume beginning Monday October 26-Saturday
October 31 !
It’s hard to believe but the best week of our
dance lives is just around the corner once
again. Recital 2016 is swinging into the
planning phase, and as always, we will soon share with you
this upcoming year’s theme. But until then, mark your
calendars for June 17th and 18th, 2016! A $75.00 costume
deposit per class will be due by November 16th
Anyone not wishing to participate in our recital MUST
submit a “Not In Show” letter to the office by
November 2nd to avoid any costume charges.
Don’t miss out, we promise it to be another AMAZING show!
$90.00 per session
Session II begins:
Thursday– Nov. 5th from 6:45-7:45pm
Session II begins:
Thursday– Nov. 5th from 6:00-6:45pm
A combina1on class that incorporates fun props
and colorful music to enhance learning the basic
skills of classroom e1que4e, crea1ve movement
and basic dance & acroba1c technique.
Gently ease your toddler into the classroom
environment with the support of a familiar person.
Join your child in crea1ve & locomo1ve movement,
acroba1cs, musical awareness plus more.
Don’t Forget..
♦ Observation Week will be held October 19th-24th(no Observation for Intensive classes until December)
♦ If your child will not be participating in the recital in June, a ‘Not Participating in Recital’ note is due in the
office by November 2nd, 2015. Otherwise you will be obligated to purchase costumes.
♦ All costume deposits are due by November 16th. Late charges will apply beginning Nov. 23rd.
♦ The studio is closed from Tuesday, November 24h –28th for Thanksgiving Break. All classes resume
November 30th
♦ Our next observation week will be December 14th through December 19th.
This year All
About Dance!
by Kristen
continues another year
long theme
entitled
“WHY WE
DANCE”. Growing up in today’s world presents
many opportunities for children. We believe it is
very important to bring to light their gratitude and
graciousness that guides them to dance! Every two
months at AADbK, we will be focusing on two reasons why we are motivated to dance! Our two reasons for September & October for dancing would be
the love of MOVEMENT and the PASSION that dance
instills in us. We want to hear and see WHY all of
our dancers love to dance! Use #WHYWEDANCE to
share with us!
Show Your True Colors
For the months of September and
October, we want to know what
the AADbK dancers 2015-2016
dance goals are!
♦
Write goal on part of a balloon
♦
Take a picture of the dancer with it
♦
Post on our Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter
♦
Use #aadbkgoals for a chance to win a prize!
Don’t Forget! We want all our dancers to
show us their true colors by wearing any
color dance attire on the 1st7th of each month! Show us your true colors!
Show Us One or
More Splits!
Students who achieve one
or more splits will be
invited to attend our
annual Flexibility Fun Pizza
Party on Friday, May 6th,
2016 . Each student who attains this goal will receive a
personal invitation to join our staff and attend “Lyle
the Crocodile” , a live musical at the Barberton
Magical Theater. Afterwards, join us for a fabulous &
fun pizza party hosted by AADbK! Students who
achieve ALL 3 SPLITS will receive a trophy and
recognized during our recital rehearsal week!
It’s Back!
FAMILY
SANTAS SECRET SHOP
It’s hard to believe that the holidays are
getting near. So we would like to remind you
that All About Dance by Kristen will be
offering once again this year the opportunity
for you to purchase your favorite dancer
custom designed dance apparel and other
dance accessories, as well as gym-mats and
balance beams. You can cross one more thing
off your list with easy ordering, delivered to
the studio and a gift they will certainly favor.
Come get your swag on with our
dance crew Miss Danielle & Mr.
Desmond as they show you some of the
latest dance moves. No need to be
enrolled in a hip-hop class, just come
and join in all the contagious fun and
laughs (and snacks) and make
family-time a great time; you may even
star in our video! So grab the whole
‘posse’ and whether your moves are
awesome or awful we guarantee you
will have an exciting time!
WHEN: Sunday, Nov. 8th TIME: 6:00 –7:30 PM
COST: $25.00 (whole posse)
Register by Friday, November 6th!
Get to
Know
YOUR
TEAC
H E R!
Miss Ginniann is excited to see her students excel in her 17th season as choreographer/instructor at All About
Dance! By Kristen. Miss Ginniann always loved being at the dance studio when she was growing up. She is amazed
that she gets to share this feeling with her students everyday and hopes that they will feel the same about our studio
as she felt about hers. She says, “I want classes to be fun so that children will want to continue to dance. I also want
them to learn proper technique and, most of all, to become confident performers. Even if they do not pursue dance, I
hope their time spent with me gives them confidence in life.”
Miss Ginniann began her teaching career in Cumberland, Maryland nearly
26 years ago. As a member of a competition dance team, she performed with the world famous Radio City
Rockettes, as well, was featured on a nationally televised show. In Freeport, Illinois, Miss Ginniann
instructed dance for S&R Dance, which included competition jazz, tap and clogging teams. Miss Ginniann
has been recognized by other teaching professionals/judges for her outstanding choreography and has
received many Choreography Awards over the years at different competitions. Most recently, her
choreography was chosen nationally for the Celebrity Create Competition in Atlanta, GA.
She is currently teaching Kindercise and Kindertap classes, Beginning, Junior, Advanced Tap,
Competition Tap and Competition Munchkin Jazz Teams. Miss Ginniann stays active attending various
dance conventions such as Robert Christopher Professional Teacher’s Seminars, Dupree Dance Expo,
Joel Hall Dance, and Stepp Stewart’s Stepp with Me Convention and Tremaine Dance . She has studied and
completed Dance Master’s of America Teacher’s Training School Level II in Buffalo, New York and
attended Rhee Gold’s Dance Life Conference held in Phoenix, AZ. She likes to stay involved in researching the latest dance steps from
premier dance professionals throughout the United States.
Miss Ginniann is a graduate of Washington and Jefferson College in Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications. She
lives in Cuyahoga Falls with her husband Ed and their children, Tobin and McGee. Miss Ginniann wants to say thank you to all of her
students and their parents for their continued support, as well as, for them allowing her to be a part of their lives through dance.
Ballerina Take A Bow
Each week, one of our
We would like to take a moment to explain our
method for student placement, classroom
students will be honored as
curriculum and our syllabi that will be followed
“Ballerina Of The Week” in
during the course of our year. Just as our school
their classrooms. They will
system has a set of standards to follow for each
wear a special skirt and tiara
grade, we too have a set syllabus that must be
and also have their picture
followed in our classrooms. Our instructing staff has
taken and displayed on our
taken a compilation of over 100 years of dance
Facebook page. Be sure and
experience, training, knowledge, education and
“like” All About Dance to see
sweat to comprise a set of syllabi for each of our
their special picture.
core classes including acro-gymnastics, jazz and
tap. Each student will be held accountable for the
completion of that level before advancing to the next
level. When a student reaches Level III within our
divisions (Beginner-Junior-IntermediateAdvanced), they will be evaluated by a senior
instructor during class time to be confirmed all skills
are attained. So be assured, at All About Dance
there is a method behind our madness!
PrePre-Cecchetti and Tot Ballet