Recital

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RECITAL NEWSLETTER 2008   ALL READ PLEASE 

1 - All dancers dance on BOTH days!  June 14th and 15th

2 - The shows start at 3 pm, which means all ballet students to be there BY 2.30 pm,

All jazz, tap, musical theatre and hip hop students who are NOT in the ballet must be there BY 3.45pm. 

3 - No students will be allowed to leave the backstage until the intermission (for ballet students not in second half) or the end of the show, there are people watching the children until the show ends. If you think you can come backstage to change your child then return to your seat, please note the backstage "Moms" are there for that purpose and no one will be at the backstage door to let you in!!!!!!!!!! Please remain in your seats and do not disrupt the show. The children complain every year about people moving about while they are dancing and it's just NOT theatre etiquette to do so. 

4 - All students to arrive in the first costume they will be wearing (check the list up on the boards and around the studio) with hair and makeup done. Please include a spare pair of tights (if they are wearing them) and ensure that every costume has ALL pieces, including shoes, hairpieces etc. Do a full check BEFORE you leave home, and pin all pieces together or put each costume into a bag with accessories. There is nothing fun about watching a group of 11 children remove hairpieces because the 12th has forgotten hers at home! 

5 - Parents of younger children please send in story books, colouring pencils (NO wax crayons or markers, please), beading work or other fun things to keep them busy while they are waiting to perform. The children often like to make cards for each other or their teacher while they are waiting down stairs. It’s better to keep them busy that for them to be running around getting worked up.  

6 - All students should bring a bottle of water or colourless juice, and a non chocolate type of snack (snack bars, bananas, apples, cheese are good, NO crackers or cookies or chips as they are messy). NO PEANUTS PLEASE AS WE HAVE SOME CHILDREN WITH SEVERE PEANUT ALLERGIES. 

7 - If you are not picking your child up yourself, if you are carpooling or having a relative pick up, please ensure your child is aware of this arrangement, and if in doubt, send him or her with a letter to the class Mom who is backstage. As it's a different parent each show, do so for both days if you are not collecting yourself.  Ballet ends approx 4.20 pm (this is art, not science, so PLEASE be patient) and the 2nd half at approx 6.30 pm. We have not had a full run through, so it's an educated guess. 

8 - There will be someone taking the children downstairs in little "loads" so the parents will not be allowed backstage at all unless your name is on the volunteer list as a backstage helper. PLEASE volunteer for one show if your child is under 10 years old, and anyone wanting to volunteer anyway, we need more people than we ever get, so we would LOVE you to help. 

9 - We all work really hard (especially the students) to make this a professional looking show that is fun for the children, great for the audience, but most of all, a BIG CELEBRATION of the student's work for the previous 10 months. Thanks to all of you for your wonderful support of the studio, teachers and your children!   

10 - The schedule will be at photo shoot, and registration will be offered to Free Flight students first, with the first open registration on June 25th (the early bird one) from 4 to 8 pm at the studio. 

11 - DO NOT phone the studio on the day of the show and expect someone to get back to you. In case of an emergency (car accident or such, not what colour lipstick do they need), call me at home 946-8922. Otherwise please DO NOT call the teachers at home for anything, we are ALL very busy and have little or no time with our own families right now  - PLEASE!

                                       Dressing room "Moms"   All parents should read this!

 THANKS TO THE MOMS WHO VOLUNTEERED TO LOOK AFTER THE CHILDREN DURING THE SHOW and all who volunteer their TALENT, TIME AND GOOD HUMOUR TO PUTTING ON THIS SPECTACULAR STUDIO PRODUCTION.

 JOB DESCRIPTION – Dressing room “Mom”

1 - To book in the children as they arrive. They will be sent down to you in the downstairs area. You may wait upstairs until a few have arrived and take them down together, unless it gets very crowded up there. 

2 - To report any child who is missing to the volunteer backstage Mom, who will let the teacher know (so we don't hold up the show waiting for someone who is perhaps off sick)

3 - Please keep all the children together in the designated area so we don't have to hunt anyone down.  

4 - If a child is dancing in another number and has to change, please take the child to that group and that class Mom will help her change. Any really fast changes will be done upstairs in the backstage area.  If you are the only class Mom, please ask a neighboring Mom to watch your group for a minute. All parents please help each other out. 

4 - Please do not stand talking to the other Moms, keep connected to your group, sit with them, play games and PLEASE keep the noise down. Whispering to them works very well, especially if you tell stories to them in a whisper!! 

5 - Please stay with the group until the last one has been collected, or if you have children in your group until the end of the show, please bring them upstairs AFTER cleaning up the area, and wait in the hallway for their parents to come. Please check with each child as you release them that they are going with whomever they are supposed to. DO NOT allow a child to go with another parent, even if you know them, without it being a prior arrangement! Note, all students are expected onstage at the end of the second half if they have not been collected at half time. 

6 - This should not be a stressful experience, so please exercise patience, keep you sense of humour, and remember this is for the children.  A "runner" will come and collect the group a few numbers ahead of their dance. 

7 - Please encourage everyone to use the recycle bins and ALL trash in the trash bins. Last year you were all pretty good at cleaning up, but we still had to go in and do more.

 *****Summer camp registration is still on, but camps are filling up fast. Forms available from the teachers or can be downloaded (printed off) the website www.freeflightdance.com (click on registration forms)