RECITAL

WHAT IS A RECITAL?

1st Session Show

The students end their session by performing a short Holiday Routine at a small theatre. This will take place the Saturday after the session ends. This will allow parents, relatives and friends to see what the student has learned over the 4 month period and to celebrate their accomplishments. Tickets will be sold to cover the cost of the auditorium. Price will be an estimate, not over $10.00. Costumes for this performance will be between $10.00 to $15.00 dollars.

2nd Session Show
The students end their session by performing a routine at a theatre on stage. This allows parents, relatives and friends to see what the student has learned over the year and to celebrate their accomplishments. It is a great opportunity for the student to enhance their performance skills. All students will be invited to perform at this event. This will take place in June. We will have a rehearsal and a performance. This is not mandatory; however we encourage students to participate. The performance is the icing on the cake!

Our Recital this year will be on June 25th at Deer Valley High School.

Recital Tickets will need to be purchased by family and friends. The cost will be $14.00 per ticket. Children 3 years and older will need to have a ticket. We will have a Solo Showcase and the Main Recital. Dancers will not need to purchase a ticket.  The cost for the tickets will cover the cost of the Theatre and programs. Tickets will go on sale in May. The cost will be more if purchased at the door.

COSTUMES -2nd Session

Costumes will need to be purchased for the yearly recital. Parents are responsible for the cost. If a dancer has a combination class, only one routine will be performed and only one costume will be needed.

The costume price will be $70.00. We will collect the money in January after we take all dancers measurements. We will order them in February for the June Recital. We will receive them sometime in May.

Please Note: If there is a balance owing on your account, costumes will be kept at studio until balance is cleared.

The $70.00 is non-refundable, however if you have purchased a costume and cannot be in the recital the costume is yours to keep.

Please be aware that you may have to make alterations to your dancer’s costume. We order most costumes from Dance Costume Companies and the costumes may not be exact measurements.

Tights: Tights will need to be purchased for the yearly recital. Parents are responsible for the cost. The cost is $10.00 for Child, $14 for Adult. We will measure and order approximately 2 months before the recital, around May.

PHOTOGRAPHS-2nd Session

Every year before Recital a professional photographer will come to the studio and take pictures of each group in full costume. You are not obligated to purchase any of the pictures, however it is necessary that each student be present on the scheduled day that the pictures are taken.

The photo session usually occurs in late May or early June. Our photographer will come back at a later date and allow parents and family to view the pictures taken and purchase them if they want

Rehearsal: There will be a staff member at the dressing room door to check your dancer in. Family members may return to the Theatre and after your dancer has performed his or her last routine you may sign them out and pick them up at the dressing room door.

Rehearsal is very important for children. Some children work well without one but for the most part, if the children know what to expect ahead of time, they are more comfortable when it comes time for the real thing.

Dancers do not have to wear their costume, however please make sure their hair is up and out of their face! Your child's teacher will discuss Hair and any make-up for the show prior to dress rehearsal.

Recital Showcase: 2nd Session

Please bring your dancer to the dressing room area 1/2 Hour before Show Time dressed in costume.

 There will be someone at the dressing room door to check your dancer in. Your dancer will wait in the dressing room until he or she is instructed by the Stage Manager to line up for his or her performance.

If your dancer is in more than one routine and will need assistance with costume changes, you will need to get a backstage pass to enter the dressing room area and change your dancer at Intermission.

After your dancer has performed on stage, he or she will go back to the dressing area. At the end of the show all dancers will take a final bow. After Recital is over the dancers will go back to the dressing room area. Parent/Guardian will be able to pick them up at that time. We take precautions for your children's safety. A sign in and out sheet will be at the dressing room door at both rehearsal and recital. Under no circumstances are dancers allowed to sit in the audience.

Very important things to remember............................

Always....... put your dancers name on the inside of his or hers costumes.

If your dancer is performing more than one routine, it is best to have the other costumes and accessories in a garment bag or dance bag. This bag should also have their name on it along with the class day and time.

Gloves, socks, jewelry and other accessories should be put into a zip-lock bag with your dancers name on it and stored inside their garment bag.

Always have your dancer eat light before recital. The heavier the meal the more zzzzzzzzz he or she will be.

Recital Etiquette

 There is no food or drink allowed in any Theatre

No Video cameras or FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY during show. You can take  pictures during the show without flash. Dancer's become very distracted from the flash, especially the little ones. They can loose their focus and slip or fall.  At the end of the show(s) when all the children are on stage for their final bow you may use the flash.

Video taping will be allowed at rehearsal only.

For your convenience we have a professional company filming the shows,  and you may purchase a DVD. The ORDER FORMS will be included in your Recital Packet.

Please remember if you need to enter or exit the Theatre during the shows, do so in between performances as a courtesy to others.

The door opening and closing is a big distraction to the dancers on stage and the person getting up and down during the performance is very distracting to the audience. Remember, they could be watching their child on stage and won't be able to see them.

If baby is unhappy and crying, we ask that you please step outside for a few minutes to quiet them down.

Tickets

Tickets will go on sale in May at the studio.

Pre-Order price for each ticket is $14.00, if you purchase the ticket at the door the price will be more.

We do not have assigned seating, tickets will be sold on a first come basis.

Pre-Order Ticket Price for Solo Showcase only  $7.00

Pre-Order Ticket Price for Solo Showcase and Main Show is $20.00

Please remember that the cost of the tickets goes towards the rental fee on the Theatre and the programs that each person will receive before they are seated.

Flowers and Gifts

It has always been a wonderful tradition to present a dancer with flowers or a gift after his/her performance. This information has been past down from generation to generation.

If you would like to present your dancer with flowers or gifts we will be taking   pre-orders at the studio. This is done so that you wil be able to pick them up at the recital and give them to your dancer without delay. All proceeds will go towards Step 2 This Dance Fundraising Association a 501 C-3 Corporation-Donations are tax deductible.

Please see your packet for order form. All pre-orders must be in by JUNE 15th.