Message from Miss Vanessa:
March is a busy month – recommendations go out, our competitive season continues, and we’re preparing for recital AND next year all at the same time!
Our picture and studio dress rehearsal schedule is up on our website – dress rehearsal schedules and recital orders will come out soon. We can’t wait to CELEBRATE with you at Recital 2017!
Our last shipments of costumes should arrive at the end of this month or early April. Please be sure you’re redeeming your vouchers for a free pair of recital tights – and consider using the coupon to add a second pair!
Calendar:
March: Watch for our 2017-2018 Schedule to be published!
March 11 – 17: Spring Break (no classes)
* Class Evaluations & Recommendations for Summer 2017 and 2017-2018 will be mailed home over spring break
April 1: Recital Fee Due (will be auto-paid with all accounts registered for auto-pay)
April 1: Hip Hop Master Classes with Leslie Scott! (register online, open to all dancers age 7+)
April 14 – 16: Easter Weekend (no classes Friday through Sunday)
May 1: 2017-2018 Registration opens online!
May 21 – 25: Studio Dress Rehearsals & Recital Pictures – at the studio this year! Click Here for the Schedule
June 4: 2017-2018 Company Audition Information Meeting & 2016-2017 Company Banquet
June 6-8: Paramount Theatre Dress Rehearsals
June 11: RECITAL 2017!
June 13: 2017-2018 Company Auditions (interested in auditioning for Company? Learn more about our performance-focused competitive groups here)
The Pointe is becoming YPAD Certified!
And we couldn’t keep all of the great education just to our staff – we’re holding open Hip Hop Master Classes & Dancer Seminars for all dancers age 7+. Check out the details here – and register online at www.thepointeschool.com and click “Dancer Login” (these classes are open to the community and will fill up FAST!).
Not sure what YPAD is all about (we think everyone has heard Miss Vanessa talk about it.. but just in case) – check out their website: www.ypad4change.org.
Recital Costumes are Coming In!
As recital costumes arrive to the studio, we will pass them out in class. Each costume that requires tights will include a voucher for a free pair of the required tights + a discount for purchasing an extra pair or two 🙂
Please label each costume piece as it comes home, and make sure that costumes are hung up and kept safe until dress rehearsal and recital. We may not be able to replace lost costumes – it’s important that costumes are not used as dress up or play clothes until after the recital.
Summer Registration is Open Online NOW!
We’re thrilled about our schedule full of classes and camps! If your student is in a leveled class, you may need to wait for your recommendation to arrive before knowing the best fit for classes for the summer. Camps are based on age – and camps are more likely to fill than classes right away 🙂
We have 8-Week and 4-Week class sessions, week-long dance camps, and one-day dance camps. There is a class or camp for everyone!
We will make sure we have a space available for every student in the right class for them over the summer!
A few notes about summer classes:
NEW! Leveled Acro classes: We are hosting an Acrobatic Arts certification course in our break between recital and summer classes – Miss Josie will take the class to earn a full Acro teaching certification. We’re going to offer two Acro classes based on level – we have one for levels 3/4 and one for level 5+. Dancers should enroll in the Acro class that correlates with their ballet level.
Building Ballet, Tap, and Jazz: For recreational students and beginners (or beginners to a specific genre) over age 11, our “Building” ballet, jazz, and tap classes will tailor the curriculum towards the enrolled students and work to provide a great recreational class and/or funnel students into our Graded Technique programs.
Reminders: As we are learning our dances for recital, it is so important to have consistent attendance in dance class. Please make attending each class a priority!
If you must miss a class, we do offer a makeup lesson (this goes for snow days as well) – please email us to learn about the best options for making up a missed class.
February Wrap-Up:
