Recital time is HERE!!!

I am so excited that it is that time of year...Recital time! The girls have been working so hard and I am thrilled with their progress this year. A reminder that it is now too late to exchange costumes before the recital. Any questions you have about costumes let me know either prior to or at the dress rehearsal! Thanks for your support and I hope you enjoy this time of year as much as I do!

December Tuition NOW due!

All payments received after the 10th are subject to a 15% fee

Studio Rehearsal-Saturday December 12th

9:00-11:00 am

only ages 5-up

Parents there will be very limited space, please plan on dropping your daughter off and picking them up there isn't enough room for you to stay...thanks!

Dress Rehearsal-Monday December 14th

6:00-7:30 pm

At South Hills Middle School 13501 S. 4000 W

Parents of daughter ages 2-4 please plan on staying with them I will most likely send them home early!

Recital-Tuesday December 15th

6:00-7:30 pm

At South Hills Middle School

Girls need to arrive no later than 5:45 completely ready to start!

There will still be classes Wednesday and Thursday after the Recital

Friday the 18th will be a make-up day for Monday and Tuesday classes, the schedule is as follows.

2-4 yr. olds 3:15-4:00 pm

5-7 yr. olds 4:00-5:30 pm

8-10 yr olds will do make-up on Wednesday from 5:00-7:00pm

Christmas break

December 21st-January 3rd

Classes will resume Monday January 4th 2010

Recital Fee

Reminder:

$15.00 recital fee per girl. with November tuition

This fee makes it so we don't

have to sell tickets or charge at the door!

October Reminder Note

Reminder:

- October 26th - October 29th the girls can wear their Halloween costumes to dance. We will be playing some fun Halloween games, and making up Halloween dances in class.

-Winter recital and rehearsal dates are as follows...
Saturday December 12th 9:00-11:00 am Rehearsal at the studio for all girls 5 and up. The girls won't need to wear costumes, and can bring a drink and a small snack.
Monday December 14th 6:00-7:30 p.m. Dress rehearsal at South Hills Middle School.. All girls need to come dressed and ready with full make-up and all costumes and shoes.
Tuesday December 15th 6:00-7:30 pm Recital at South Hills Middle School. All girls will need to be there at 5:45 pm so we can start right at 6:00 pm.

-A $15.00 recital fee/per girl is due with November Tuition.

-The week of the recital there will still be classes on Wednesday and Thursday. If Monday and Tuesday classes are interested I will do a make-up day on Friday December 18th. Girls from either day can come to the following schedule.
3:15-4:00 pm 2-4 yr. olds
4:00-5:30 pm 5-7 yr. olds
Any 8-10 yr olds can come to the Wednesday class from 5:00-7:00 pm for their make-up class.

-Christmas break will be December 21st-January 3rd. All classes will resume on January 4th 2010!!!

Hip Hop Costume!

Reminder that Hip hop costume money is due by...

October 9th

5-7 yr. olds $30.00

8-up $35.00

Thanks to everyone for getting Jazz costume money to me on time, costumes are officially ordered and should be here by November (hopefully sooner!)

Reminder Note

Reminder Note

-No dance September 28th-October 2nd due to fall break. Let me know if you would like to do a make-up class!

-Quick reminder that tuition is due at the 1st of the month, any payments received after the 10th of the month/semester will be subject to an automatic %15 charge to your account (this is in the policies and procedures under tuition.)

-To ensure that all costumes will be here for the recital I must have Jazz costume money by the 25th of September. When I order a large amount of costumes I get a discount on shipping and this is reflected in the price you pay. If I recieve costume money late there is an added $15.00 fee to cover the full price of shipping, and I can't guarantee that it will be here by the recital. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Hip hop costume money isn't due until October 9th.

2-4 yr old Jazz $45.00

5 and up $55.00

-Please remind your daughters that it is important to treat the studio with respect. I have found liter around my yard, and several of my books have the pages ripped out of them. Please remind them that it is important to treat it as they would their own homes!

-With winter fast approaching, as does the flu and cold season. Please remember that you always have the option to send your daughter to a make-up class if she misses due to ilness.

-Don't forget to check for updates and other info on the blog

www.academyofdance01.blogspot.com

COSTUMES!!!

Well it is that time of year...Costume ordering time! I will be measuring the girls in class over the next couple of weeks. If you will not be in class please let me know so that I can get their measurements from you. Each girls will get a jazz costume and some will also get a hip hop costume. These costumes will be used in the Winter and Spring recitals.

Money for the Jazz costume is due on or before September 25th, I have to get the orders in before the 28th in order to recieve our costumes before the Christmas recital. The hip hop costume money isn't due until October 9th, if you would like to pay for them all together please be sure to specify in the memo section on your check.

Jazz Costume Prices
2-4 year olds $45.00
5-7 year olds $55.00
8-10 year olds 55.00
11 and up $55.00

Hip hop costume prices
5-7 year olds $30.00
8-10 year olds $35.00
11 and up $35.00

Here are pictures of the costumes. Please keep in mind in the spring we will be doing a Disneyland theme so the costumes will work for both!

Monday 3-4 year olds (butterfly kisses)

Monday 5-7 Academy D (Hannah Montana)

Monday 8-10 year olds (Dancing with myself)

Tuesday 2 year olds (Dancing Queen)

Tuesday 3-4 year olds (Up town Girl)

Tuesday 5-7 Academy C (Steal my Kisses)




Wednesday 3-4 year olds (Rockn' Robin)

Wednesday 5-7 year olds (Hey)

Wednesday 8-10 Academy B (That's not my name)

Academy A Jazz (Beat it)

Academy A Lyrical

Labor Day!

No Dance

September 7th

Due to Labor Day!

If you are interested in doing a make-up class

please let me know!

Thanks: Brittani

801-842-9900

Classes start August 3rd!

Just a quick reminder that dance classes start August 3rd.

If you haven't registered already it isn't too late.

Call me for info on which classes are still available!

Brittani Knudsen

801-842-9900

Registration Open House!

Academy of Dance
Registration Open House
August 1st
from 12:00-2:00 p.m.
Classes are filling fast!

3427 W. Chatel Dr. (13430 S.)
For questions call 801-842-9900

Classes begin August 3rd

What a show!

I don't know how many of you check this but for those of you who do I just want to express what an amazing job all the girls did last night. I have never been more proud and more excited to see all their hard work come to fruition. I had my Dad take a ton of pictures of each of the dances. If you are interested I can e-mail them or put them on a C.D.
Again thanks to all the parents for your support, and thanks to all the girls for doing what you do best...DANCE!
I'm looking forward to August and plan on hitting the ground running. I am also excited to announce that for our Spring Recital next year (yes I know that is forever away...but I love to plan ahead) we will be doing a Disneyland Theme.
Reminder also Registration open house August 1st from 12:00-2:00 and Classes will Resume on August 3rd. Have a great Summer and I will see you in August!

Sample of the Pictures

Pictures

I will be handing out pictures the night of the concert.

If you didn't buy pictures and decide that you may want them just let me know and the photographer said she can still print them up.

I have attached a sample of what they will look like, I think that they turned out absolutely darling!

Fall Schedule Time change

For the fall schedule I have made a slight time change.

Tuesday: Academy C (5-7)

3:30-4:00 2 yrs Ballet/Jazz Combo

4:15-5:00 3-4 yrs. Ballet/Jazz Combo

Academy C

5:00-5:45 5-7 yrs. Ballet/Lyrical

5:45-6:30 5-7 yrs. Jazz/Hip hop

Sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused!

Recital time...here we come!

No Dance Monday May 25th Due to Memorial Day

Don't forget Dress rehearsal Thursday May 28th from 6:00-7:00 pm

And

Recital Friday May 29th from 6:30-7:30 pm

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South Hills Middle School

13508 S. 4000 W

Please send your girls ready in their Jazz costume with their hair and make up done. If they have a costume change please make sure to have everything in a recognizable bag, and please make sure that everything is labeled with their name.

During the concert if you have a daughter that is in any of the 2-4 yr old classes please come and pick them up after they perform, they will be one of the first 4 numbers in the concert. Afterwards please send them back up for the bow and to get a treat from me!

Fall '09 Schedule is out if you are interested in registering early send back the new blue registration from...if not August 1st there will be an open house from 12:00-2:00 pm and classes will resume August 3rd

Picture Day May 15th!

Picture Day is Friday May 15th at "The Cove" at Herriman Springs.

It is located at 7200 W. 14200 S.

From 13400 S. head west. Drive 3.0 miles going west until you reach 6400 W. Turn left. Drive .6 miles going south to 13875 S. (Rose Canyon Rd. ) Turn right. Drive 1 mile until you see 6990 W. (Spring Canyon Rd.) Turn left.

Each girl will need to come dressed in their jazz costume wtih full hair and make-up. They will also need to have on their tights and dance shoes. I have sent home notes with costume info, if you haven't recieved it please let me know and I will send home another one (a few were left in cubbies.)

Each class hass been assigned a time and it is absolutely crucial that everyone is on time so we can stay on schedule. The price is $20.00 and will include an individual as well as a group. A check will need to be written out to Academy of dance prior to the 15th and I will write the photographer one check.

Academy of Dance picture schedule

4:00-4:15 Baby Love (Thursday 2-4 yrs. 4:00-4:45)

4:15-4:30 Great balls of fire (Thursday 5-7 yrs. 5:00-5:45)

4:30-4:45 L.O.V.E (Monday 2-4 yrs. 3:00-3:45)

4:45-5:00 Twist and Shout (Monday 2-4 yrs. 4:00-4:45)

5:00-5:15 Life of the Party (Monday 5-7 yrs. 5:00-6:30)

5:15-5:30 Girls just wanna have fun (Tuesday 2-4 yrs. 4:00-4:45)

5:30-5:45 A.B.C. (Tuesday 5-7 yrs 5:00-6:30)

5:45-6:00 I will Survive (Tuesday 8-11 yrs 6:30-7:30)

6:00-6:15 Super Massive Black hole (Wednesday 12-up 4:30-6:30)

Reminder!

Reminder:

If you have not already paid a $15.00 recital fee per girl is due May 1st. A $10.00 late fee will be charged if recieved after the 8th!

Also reminder to get in your summer workshop info...class sizes are limited!

Please make sure the return the orange info sheet...this will help me get the fall 09-10 schedule set.

Academy News Spring Edition

May Dance Recital Info:

The dance recital will be held Friday May 29th from 6:30-7:30 p.m. (approximately.) The recital will be held at South Hills Middle School located at

13508 S. 4000 W.

Riverton 84065

The girls will need to arrive at South Hills 15 minutes prior to the show beginning with their hair and make-up completely done.

The Dress rehearsal will be held Thursday May 28th from 6:00-7:00 p.m.(appx.) please arrive on time with hair and make-up completely done so that we can ensure that the rehearsal will go as smoothly as possible. Parents please plan on staying the entire time incase we need to run dances more than once.

***Monday classes recieved a different recital date, I'm sorry for the confusion the middle school had double booked us with the orchestra concert so we had to reschedule. Sorry for any inconvience that this may have caused.

Bring a friend to dance week

The week of March 30th-April 3rd is bring a friend to dance. Girls are invited to bring 1 friend to dance. We will have regular warm-up and technique (which the friends are invited to participate in.) Afterwards the girls with their friends will make-up dances to share with the class. This should be a fun experience and a great chance for the girls to share their love of dance. ***This is only for girls ages 5 and up!

Summer Class Information

There will be no dance classes the week of the recital May 25th (Memorial day)-the 29th. We will have a summer moratorium the month of June. Summer workshops will be held in July, for ages 4-up. Workshop information and scheduling will be going home to girls in April, class sizes are limited so if you are planning on signing up for summer sorkshops please return the registration form ASAP!

Recital Fee

There is a $15.00 Recital fee due by May 1st for each girl participating in the recital. This allows us to have a ticket-free recital (yeah!)

No Dance classes:

April 6th-10th due to Spring Break

And

May 25th-29th

Due to Memorial day and the recital

Costumes

Costumes are not to be worn other than the recital and dress rehearsal. It is very important that we keep our costumes looking as crisp and clean as the day we got them.

No observation week during April

I am finding that observation week can cause some issues in class...to ensure that the girls are prepared for the recital I will not be holding an observation week during April.

Fall Registration

We will have early fall registration Saturday August 1st from 12:00-2:00 pm, and classes will resume with a new schedule Monday August 3rd. There will be a 10% discount on the registration fee for girls that register prior to August 3rd. I will have the new Fall 2009 schedule coming soon!

February Updates

Costume money for new dance students is due February 13th

I have to get the costumes ordered by the 14th in order to get them

before the spring recital.

No Dance Monday February 16th

Due to Presidents Day!

If you are interested in doing a make-up class

the following are make-up days and times.

Tuesday 4:00-4:45 2-4 yr old class

Tuesday 5:00-6:30 5-7 yr old ballet/jazz and Hip hop

Thursday 4:00-4:45 2-4 yr old class

Thursday 5:00-5:45 5-7 yr old ballet/jazz combo

New Thursday Classes!

I have added a couple of new Thursday classes, they are...

2-4 yr olds 4:00-4:45

5-7 yr olds 5:00-5:45

If you know of anyone who is still interested in getting their daughter signed up please let them know I am accepting new students, and have classes available for all ages!

Thanks, Brittani

Thursday 2-4 yr old costumes

Thursday 5-7 yr old costumes

This is the Wednesday jazz costumes, they will also have black capri leggins underneath!