April 2015Newsletter - Arabesque School of Dance

April 1, 2015
ARABESQUE SCHOOL OF DANCE
DANCE NEWSLETTER
Tuition Payment
Reminders:
Just a friendly reminder about the
Monthly payments. They are due the
first week of each month. Please place
in the lobby mailbox if paying with a
check. A $5.00 late fee will be added to
your account if the tuition is not
received by the second lesson of the
month. Also, please include dancers
name on the check. All outstanding
balances must be paid by May 15 to
ensure
that
your
dancer
may
participate in the dance recital!
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Costume Fees
10130 Davenport
St. NE
Suite 170
Blaine, MN 55449
763-780 6075
Directors:
Shelly Walberg
JoCee McCann
Jena Ricci
Instructors:
JoCee McCann
Jena Ricci
Lindsey Olson
Aleesha Crow
Kayla Biegler
Miranda Bovy
Keely Rask
Krysta Williams
Mikayla Madsen
All costumes have been ordered and
will be arriving in mid April. We will have
the dancers try them on to see how
they fit and if there is any additional
work that needs to be done. Once they
receive them, please do not let them
play with them. Parents are responsible
for minor sewing. Costume fees also
includes tights, trophy and finale t-shirt.
Studio Pictures
We have scheduled group pictures for
May 4 & 6. Class schedule and order
forms for pictures will be handed out
with the May newsletter. Most classes
will have their pictures on their class day.
All pictures will be held at the studio,
they will not have dance classes that
week. They will have both tap and
jazz/ballet pictures along with individual
pictures.
There will be different
packages
to
choose
from.
Photography is through David Banks
and the costs are very reasonable.
Pictures will be distributed at the
rehearsal on Wed. May 27 at Blaine High
School provided that all studio costs are
current.
Checks and cash will be
accepted, checks should be made out
to David Banks Photography.
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If you are going to be gone, please
notify the studio at 763 780 6075.
Please check the calendar in the
lobby for special notices
We have a lost and found box.
Check the box in the hallway by the
lockers if you are missing something.
If you have not ordered shoes for the
recital NOW is the time to do so.
Orders will be placed on April 16.
Please label the inside of all shoes.
This will be the last time to order
shoes prior to pictures and recital.
Look for our Spring flower gift card
fundraiser. Great Mother's Day gifts!
Information in the studio lobby.
Thank you Tonya for chairing!
Please
make
sure
that
dancers/siblings are not running in
the lobby. We have many children
and we don't want someone
accidentally fall down. If they put
on their tap shoes prior to class
please have them sit on a chair until
class starts.
Parents, it is very important that all
dancers make a trip to the restroom
before class. It is very disruptive to
the teacher and other dancers to
have them leave during class time.
If a child cannot go to the bathroom
by themselves, we ask that parents
stay in the lobby.
Recital order forms were handed out
in the March newsletter. All order
forms and payment must be turned
in by April 9. (Cash or Checks only).
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"Rock of Ages,
Dancing Through the Decades"
Year End Spring Recital
Look for our recital information packet
which will be handed out on picture
days. Rec costumes will be handed out
the week of April 20. Mom's please
come to see what needs to be done
with costumes at the end of class.
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Plans are now underway for the year
end dance recital. It will be held on
Friday, May 29th at 6:30 pm and
Saturday, May 30th at 1:30 pm at Blaine
High School.
Rehearsal will be on
Wednesday, May 27th at Blaine High
School starting at 5:15 pm. We will be
assigning times for each group.
Younger groups early, with finale
practice and then the older groups.
Once again, we are working with a
company called TutuTix to make it
easier for you to get recital tickets.
Tickets will go on sale online April 15. At
that time you can purchase tickets by
any of the following ways: Go to our
special TutuTix page, with a link from our
website OR go to our Facebook Fan
Page and click the "Buy Tickets" tab OR
Call 855-222-2TIX. You need a credit or
debit card to buy tickets. Tickets will be
sold first come, first served, with your
choice of seats! Tickets purchased on
line will be $11 for reserved seats and $9
for balcony. TutuTix charges a low, fair
fee for their service, $1.00 per ticket fee
plus 5% processing charge added to
your order at checkout. To receive your
tickets there are a couple different
options, emailed to you, sent to your
mobile phone browser or for a small fee,
they can mail a keepsake ticket directly
to you. If there are any tickets available
after May 21, tickets will be sold at the
rehersal and at each show with a fee of
$12.00 for reserved and $10 for balcony.
Competition Groups
Good luck to our competition groups.
This spring they will be performing at 4
competitions. Great Job at Star System,
we won many platinum awards as well
as category awards, high points and
overall
Champions!
Our
next
competition will be at the Chanhassen
PAC. There is no admittance fee for
spectators. We wish all the competition
groups the best of luck!
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Summer Classes
We will be offering mini sessions of
dance classes. More information will be
in the lobby soon as well as on our
website. For those dancers wishing to
be on our competition teams, we highly
recommend attending a class. Tryouts
for the 2015/16 competition dance
teams will be held in August.
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Support Cystic Fibrosis Walk
Lindsey Olson, our dance instructor has
Cystic Fibrosis. She is asking for your
support to finding a cure for CF. The
Great Strides Walk which will be held at
Lake Calhoun, is Saturday, May 2nd in
the morning. You can make a donation
or join her team for the walk. For
information
visit:
www.cff.org/greatstrides. There will also
be a box in our lobby. Parents, dancers
and friends are invited to participate in
the walk! Feel free to talk directly to
Lindsey. She appreciates your support!
April 1, 2015
ARABESQUE SCHOOL OF DANCE
DANCE NEWSLETTER