AUGUST/SEPTEMBER NEWS
Welcome back and thank you for joining us for the 2019-2020 dance season!!! We hope everyone had a great summer. Fall classes will resume Tuesday, September 3RD !!. Please make sure you take the time to read through this newsletter along with all of our other monthly newsletters available on our website the first of every month. They will help you step by step as to what is going on each month. If you ever feel confused or unsure of anything, please ask. That is why we are here!
Competition teams….we will be having a MANDATORY meeting (parents only) on Sunday, August 25th at 6:00pm! Every dancer must have 1 representative present!
PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!!! 2020 RECITAL DATE IS SATURDAY, JUNE 6th !!! AT 5:00PM! DRESS REHEARSAL WILL BE THURSDAY, June 4th ! PLEASE REMEMBER THAT OUR MONTHLY PAYMENTS OF TUITION ARE SET UP SEPTEMBER THROUGH JUNE! SO JUNE TUITION STILL MUST BE PAID IN FULL EVEN THOUGH THERE WONT BE THE FULL MONTH OF CLASSES. CLASSES ARE YEARLY FEES BROKEN UP INTO 10 MONTHS TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR EVERYONE TO AFFORD. JUNE TUITION MUST BE PAID BY OUR FINAL STUDIO REHEARSAL ON TUESDAY, June 2nd ! PLEASE PLAN ACCORDINGLY!
FLIP FESTS and STRETCH CLASSES will be posted on FB and INSTAGRAM as drop in classes. They will be hour classes for $10. It is required for ALL comp team members to attend at least 2 per month!!!!!
Tuition IS DUE THE FIRST CLASS of each month. Any tuition paid after the 10th will be charged a $10 late fee! LATE FEES ARE STRICTLY BEING ENFORCED THIS YEAR FOR ALL!!!!!!
DANCE CLASS APPAREL-Please see to it that your child is dressed properly for class each week. Listed below will tell you what they need for class. COMPETITION TEAMS WILL BE NOTIFIED AT MEETING AS TO WHICH SHOES ARE NEEDED FOR EACH GROUP!
…ALL CLASSES must wear leotard OR set with hair in a ponytail or bun (NO STREET CLOTHES ARE PERMITTED and NO T SHIRTS OR SHORTS)
BABY GYM- bare feet
TAP- suntan buckle taps
JAZZ- suntan slip on jazz shoes(no jazz boots)
ACRO- Bare feet
HIP HOP - suntan jazz shoes (no jazz boots)
BALLET- pink ballet shoes
RHYTHM AND TUMBLING- (tap) black patent leather tie taps (acro) barefeet
**all shoes are sold at studio and can be ordered on the first day of class if needed
CHRISTMAS PARADES
Christmas parade time is just around the corner. To be a member of our dance line you must be at least 7 years old by November 1st, 2019 , be enrolled in a jazz class for the 2019-2020 dance season and have completed at least one year of jazz class prior to this year. To be a member on our parade float, you must be 3, 4, 5 or 6 years old by November 1st, 2019. The Dance Factory participates in Wheeling Fantasy n Lights Parade and Martins Ferry Christmas Parade It is highly recommended for our competition dancers to be a part of our parades!!! If your child is interested in being a part of the parades, please sign up at the desk no later than Wednesday, September 25th!. .Everyone please sign up at the desk! You will receive an information sheet upon signup!
Costume deposits for our annual end of the year recital will begin this year in SEPTEMBER!!!. A $35 deposit per costume will be due by WEDNESDSAY, SEPTEMBER 25th . Your second deposit of $35 per costume will be due by WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30TH ! By Wednesday, October 30th there should be $70 applied to each of your child’s costumes!!! You will pay the balance of each costume when they arrive in the spring. Costumes are ordered in November and without your deposit, we will not order your child’s costume. We will be holding two fundraisers, one in September and one in October to deter the cost of costumes. Everyone is welcome to participate.
Weather Cancellations- if winter weather occurs, we will post a cancellation on our Facebook page by 3:00pm that day. All snow days will be made up.
We thank you for choosing The Dance Factory as your child’s place for dance. We promise this to be a fun and educating year!!!!! If you have any questions, please contact us at (740)275-1253.
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