October 2010 Newsletter

Now that things are nice and settled with students, times changes, and teacher changes I hope all your girls are enjoying their classes.

FYI - We have a ton of old costumes hanging in the storage room downstairs. If you are in need of a Halloween Costume or CUTE dress-up for Christmas – All costumes are $15!! If you have any questions at any time please let Tami or Heidi know.

Also, we want to WELCOME BACK our old tumbling teacher Brittney, she had her baby and she is back to teach all of our tumbling classes!!! If your child is enrolled in tumbling or hip hop this year we will not be buying a dance costume for our spring performance. Instead we will either be using pieces from home or getting cheaper items at Walmart or Target for our show – This will save us money if our kids are in multiple classes!!

Tuition Policy & Costume Fee’s
October Tuition & Nutcracker Costume Fee’s are due. Just a reminder, all tuition will be due by the 15 of the month or a $10 fee will be added to your account, if tuition is not paid in the month that it is due, a $20 fee will be added to your account. We will not charge a late fee for costume monies that are due if they are paid within the month of October. Costume money is due in the month of October. Below is the cost for costumes (per class). All Children will be keeping their costumes unless it is a rental.

October Holiday Schedule
The studio will be closed Thursday October 14, due to UEA. We will be having our Halloween Dress-up days on Tuesday Oct. 26, Wed Oct. 27 & Thurs. Oct 28 this month. Be sure to send your kids in costumes they can dance in, and don’t forget their dance shoes!

Nutcracker Costumes
Nutcracker Costumes are being ordered and paid for NEXT week. Everybody in a combo class and/or ballet class owes a costume fee. Your costume money is due anytime during this month. Look below for Costume prices per class.

Nutcracker Info
If anybody has a young (well behaved) son in the 2nd  -  6th grade, that would like to perform in the "Nutcracker" please email me and let me know!  The kids that I know are performing so far are Dawson Armstrong, Mckay Meacham & Lane Dudley. We are in need of 5 more little boys that would be willing to dance in all three performances. (If they cannot do all three shows, please don’t sign them up.) They don’t have to dance in tights! Any little boy with some coordination can do it!! They would be part of Act 1 Party Scene. We also need 5 sets of parents to join us as well! If you volunteer you get into the show to see your daughter back stage for free!! Please email me and let me know if you are interested!

We are also looking for some chaperones for any of the performances of the Nutcracker, there will be a sign up sheet in the studio starting in November. This will get you into the show free, but you will have to be back in dressing rooms watching children during the shows and dress rehearsals. I will be using our staff for other jobs, and some of them will be performing, so if you can help in this area, I would really appreciate it!

Nutcracker Rehearsals
Next month in the November newsletter I will let you know more details about rehearsals, and performances of the "Nutcracker". There will also be a rehearsal schedule given to your child in November. Classes will remain the same (with a few exceptions) until after Thanksgiving break. All regular studio classes that are not involved in the Nutcracker will remain the same until Christmas Break – Please remember that we will not allow a “break” from tuition in December for anyone. If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to call ANYTIME. I want to make this such a memorable and fun experience for your child, so please let me know if there are any questions! Thank You all for your support!

Combo 3--Tues 3-3:45
Gumdrops
$50

Combo ¾--Thurs 3:15-4
Chinese
$50

Combo 4--Tues 3:45-4:30
Chinese
$50

Combo 5--Wed 5-6
Gingerbread
$50

Combo 6/7--Wed 4-5
Mice
$50

Ballet 1--Tues 4:30-5:30
Candy Canes
$50

Ballet 2--Thurs 4-5
Madamoiselles
$50

Ballet 3--Tues 4:30-5:45
Butterflies
$50

Ballet 4--Tues 7-8:15
Party Girls
$25 Rental

Jr Ballet--Mon 3-4:30
Soldiers & Peppermints
$30
$20 Rental

Sr Ballet--Mon 4:30-6
Waltz
Arabian
They have!!
$20 Rental

Monday Pointe
English/Spanish
$20 Rental

Thursday Pointe
Snow
$50

Tumbling Kids (5)
Russian
$20 Rental
Sydnee Meacham, Lauren Riggs, Avery Blackhurst, Sophie Riggs

Kids (5 volunteers)
Tall Mice
$20 Rental
Let me know if your child is interested in playing this part!!

September 2010 Newsletter

We are so excited to have you all back to the studio, we welcome you and have missed you! We hope you had a great summer and we are excited for some new teachers, and the upcoming year. Please understand that MOST of the communication from this point on will be emailed to you. Watch for our monthly Newsletter that will be sent sometime the first week of each new month and will be posted to our website. I have attached a calendar of all the days this year that the studio will be closed. Below are a few more items of information for you to go over for the month of September.

First:
Please look over our policy paper, some information has changed this year, and you need to be aware of it. For instance the multiple child discount has changed. Keep it on file, so you can refer to it during the year, if needed.

Second:
We want to welcome our new office manager to the studio! Heidi Panter will be in the office Mon-Thurs to answer questions, help kids, and collect tuition. If you have any questions, let her know –Thanks Heidi!

Third:
We are looking forward to another great performance of our Nutcracker again this year! All students enrolled in Combo ages 3-7 and Ballet Levels 1-Sr Company classes will participate. This is the highlight of the year for some students and especially for me ;-)! The dates for these performances are on our calendar, so mark them in your personal calendars early so that your children can participate in this great show! Costume fees will be $50 per ballet or combo class and will be due the first week in October. You will receive an email with details about what dance your child’s class has been assigned in the October Newsletter.

Fourth:
PARENT DROP OFF/ PICK UP GUIDELINES
Details in the following post

Thank you all so much for your support, please feel free to call me or email with any questions of concerns that you have about your children. All billing or scheduling questions will be forwarded to Heidi, our new Office Manager.


Note: Most questions can be answered on the website

Parent drop off/pick up and parking guidelines

• Upon entering the Timpanogos School of Dance Driveway, please maintain a single file line in a circle going around the parking area starting on the right side and coming around to the “no parking zone” (on the west side of the studio by the sidewalk into the studio). This no parking zone is for STUDENTS ONLY. Please do not pull in and park or wait for students that way.
• Vehicles should pull up to the most forward spot in the circle line up before stopping. Parents should remain in the vehicle. Please do not block the “no parking zone”. Again this area is reserved for students waiting for their rides and for drop-off.
• Please wait to drop off or pick up students until you are the 1st car in the line. Then pull away and exit the parking lot so that the others behind you may pull forward.
• If you exit your car you must park along the east or south side of the yellow barn. If you are in the drop off/pick up circle please remain in your car at all times. You may also park along the road on the North side of the studio.
• If you need to run into the dance studio for any reason, you should park in the parking areas. Do not leave your car unattended in the circle.