Message from Miss Vanessa: May is FULL ON recital mode – we’ve completed a successful competition season, routines are all taught and we’re working on just polishing them to make them look great for the stage, and we’re eager to showcase the hard work our students have put in to their classes all year! Recital …
March is an exciting time of year! We’re in the middle of the competition season, recital planning, and preparing for summer and next school year. Our instructors worked so hard on class evaluations and recommendations, which just went home via email a few moments ago. The Pointe’s Unique Evaluation Process Our faculty and staff are …
We are so excited for our second round of classes this week where we invite parents into the studios to see what we do! This week is not just for parent observation… but parent participation! 🙂 Parent Participation Week at The Pointe is February 18 – 23. We love sharing the gift of dance with …
Message from Miss Vanessa: Happy New Year! We are back to our regular schedule and preparing for our competition season, recital choreography and planning, and can’t wait to see everyone back in the studio this week! Please be sure to read this newsletter thoroughly and save it as a reference 🙂 The Pointe School of …
There is something so exciting and energizing about the start of a new year. I know I’m starting a fresh new planner and am excited to do my best to make 2019 the best year yet. As I’m setting goals and calibrating for the new year, I am also reflecting on 2018 and am filled with …
Message from Miss Vanessa: How is it already December?! Our school year session is already 1/3 of the way completed and we’re starting a busy month of performances today with 12 of our upper-level ballet students performing with Ballet Quad Cities in their Nutcracker today! Dance is truly a performing art, and all of the …
Parent Observation Week is coming up at The Pointe (November 12-17) and we couldn’t be more excited! Here are some guidelines and tips from our staff to help make this Parent Observation Week a positive experience for you and your dancer. 1 – Talk to your dancer about it! Let them know you’ll be coming …
Message from Miss Vanessa: November is one of my favorite months of the year! Our fall classes have had enough time together to be in a great routine, the weather is (usually and hopefully!) my favorite – cool but not freezing, and we get to start preparing for performances in classes. My husband and I …
Message from Miss Vanessa: How is it already October? It feels like we were putting the final touches on plans for our first week of classes yesterday! We’re already in our fourth full week of classes, planning for Halloween and Holiday events, and beginning our detailed plans for Recital in June. Later this month, recital …
Picture Week is coming up at The Pointe – and we are so excited! Read Photography will set up a temporary photo studio in Studio 1, and then dancers will get a quick run-through of their dances in Studio 2. Picture week and studio dress rehearsals May 20 – 24 are in the place of …