Inside Program Name Check

1.        Under the Big Top: Ke’alohi A’alona, Lainey Call,

Ruby Fisher, Hailey Freestone,  Maci Hanson,

Coco Perkins, Brinley Petersen, Averie Rasmussen,

Aria Thomas

2.       Little Bitty Pretty One: Niya Allen, Avery Call, Maggie Chandler, Reagan Farr, Adalyn Hansen,

 Sloan Jesperson, Harper Johns,  Dee Dee Larsen,

Leila Larsen, Ashley Meyers, Gwen Palmer,

Addilyn Porter, Emmy Smith, Penelope Steck,

 Maggie Suggs, Lilly Taylor, Ali Thomas

3.       One Call Away: Halle Blanchard, Jordyn Drake,

Leah Geertsen, London Geertsen, Hadley Hoopes, Reagan James, Olivia Lunt, Kamree Nelson, Kate Porter,

Kira Rogers, Brinley Snarr, Madison Sohm, Lucy Sollis,

Kate Tobler, Bailey Watson, Allie Weaver

4.      Broadway Baby: Lucy Bagley ,Gwen Bird, Reese Black,

Brightyn Bouck, Rylee Burt, Bria Bushman,

Madeline Chrisensen, Emery Drake, Lily Hendrickson, Lilly Larsen, Maeve Miller, Blakelee Olson, Kellan Perry, Lizzie Pino

5.       Bright: Layla Anderson, Oaklee Anderson, Bostyn Baxter, Emree Beins, Berkley Bouck,

Samantha Christensen, Ava Herrscher, Lizzie Holt,

Aisley Jensen, Audrey Knudsen, Hadley Perkins,

Natalie Rasmussen, Tzipporah Ribble, Addy Seibold, Addisyn Stringham, Londyn Stringham

6.      Going down for Real: Maycee Anderson,

 Sadie Black, Addison Broom, Maya Broom, Rosie Crum,

Maya Eyre, Raylee Jensen, Lydia Knudsen, Aly Pearson, Raini Pedersen, Reese Trimble, Ellie Woolley

7.       Scars Beneath Your Beautiful: Payton Anderson, Ella Beins, Lola Bennett, Kate Burgess, Kennedy Daniels, Ivy Davis, Maddie Drake, Tatum James, Anna Jeffery, Julianne Porter, Natasha Sagers, Emma Sauter,

Camri Sohm, Preslie Thaller, Lexi Weaver, Ellee Wilder

8.      D.J. Song: Brinnley Bouck, Leah Brammer, Ellie Campbell, Bella Crum, Brooklin Graham, Aspen Hansen, Brooklyn Hoopes, Hannah Kehl, Brinlee Nicholson, Teagan Perry, Kamryn Randall, Ameini Sauter,

Kate Sorensen, Hayden Wigren

9.      That’s not my Name: Halle Blanchard, Jordyn Drake,

Leah Geertsen, London Geertsen, Hadley Hoopes, Reagan James, Olivia Lunt, Kamree Nelson, Kate Porter,

Kira Rogers, Brinley Snarr, Madison Sohm, Lucy Sollis,

Kate Tobler, Bailey Watson, Allie Weaver

10.    When Somebody Loved Me: Niya Allen, Avery Call, Maggie Chandler, Reagan Farr, Adalyn Hansen,

 Sloan Jesperson, Harper Johns,  Dee Dee Larsen,

Leila Larsen, Ashley Meyers, Gwen Palmer,

Addilyn Porter, Emmy Smith, Penelope Steck,

 Maggie Suggs, Lilly Taylor, Ali Thomas

11.      Rise Up: Maycee Anderson, Sadie Black,

Addison Broom, Maya Broom, Rosie Crum, Maya Eyre, Raylee Jensen, Lydia Knudsen, Aly Pearson,

Raini Pedersen, Reese Trimble, Ellie Woolley

12.     Dessert: Payton Anderson, Ella Beins, Lola Bennett, Kennedy Daniels, Ivy Davis, Maddie Drake, Tatum James, Anna Jeffery, Julianne Porter, Natasha Sagers, Emma Sauter, Camri Sohm, Preslie Thaller,

 Lexi Weaver, Ellee Wilder

13.     Can’t help Falling in Love with You:

Brinnley Bouck, Leah Brammer, Ellie Campbell,

Bella Crum, Brooklin Graham, Aspen Hansen,

 Brooklyn Hoopes, Hannah Kehl, Brinlee Nicholson, Teagan Perry, Kamryn Randall, Ameini Sauter,

Kate Sorensen, Hayden Wigren

14.    Dancing in the Dark: Halle Blanchard, Jordyn Drake,

Leah Geertsen, London Geertsen, Hadley Hoopes, Reagan James, Olivia Lunt, Kamree Nelson, Kate Porter,

Kira Rogers, Brinley Snarr, Madison Sohm, Lucy Sollis,

Kate Tobler, Bailey Watson, Allie Weaver

15.     Dance with Me Tonight: Layla Anderson,

Oaklee Anderson, Bostyn Baxter, Emree Beins,

Berkley Bouck, Samantha Christensen, Ava Herrscher, Lizzie Holt, Aisley Jensen, Audrey Knudsen,

Hadley Perkins,Natalie Rasmussen, Tzipporah Ribble, Addy Seibold, Addisyn Stringham, Londyn Stringham

16.    Fever/Too Darn Hot: Maycee Anderson, Sadie Black, Addison Broom, Maya Broom, Rosie Crum, Maya Eyre, Raylee Jensen, Lydia Knudsen, Aly Pearson,

Raini Pedersen, Reese Trimble, Ellie Woolley

17.     Me Too: Payton Anderson, Ella Beins, Lola Bennett, Kate Burgess, Kennedy Daniels, Ivy Davis,

Maddie Drake, Tatum James, Anna Jeffery,

Julianne Porter, Natasha Sagers, Emma Sauter,

Camri Sohm, Preslie Thaller, Lexi Weaver, Ellee Wilder

18.    Little Party: Brinnley Bouck, Leah Brammer,

Cassie Burgess, Ellie Campbell, Bella Crum,

Brooklin Graham, Aspen Hansen, Brooklyn Hoopes, Hannah Kehl, Brinlee Nicholson, Teagan Perry, Kamryn Randall, Ameini Sauter, Kate Sorensen, Hayden Wigren

Costume, Hair and shoe info and Spacing rehearsal Times!

Hey Parents, 

           Quick reminder No Dance Wednesday November 23rd-Friday November 25th due to Thanksgiving!!! 

         

 Recital is coming up, please be sure that dancers are in class for the next month, dancers are being finished up and cleaned it is very important for dancers to be there for these last few practices. 

         

$20 per dancer recital fee is due November 21st there will be a $5 late fee for all fee's received after the 5th of December. 

            

Spacing Rehearsal times are as follows-some of these times may be changed but i'll send out a change notice if so. It will be Wednesday December 14th at the C.R. Hamilton Park Indoor Pavilion. 

Class	Spacing Rehearsal Time
Wednesday 2-3 yr olds	4:00-4:15 P.M.
Tuesday 3-4 yr olds	4:15-4:30 P.M.
Wednesday Academy D	4:30-5:00 P.M.
Tuesday Jr. Academy	5:00-5:30 P.M.
Monday/Wednesday Academy B	5:30-6:15 P.M.
Monday/Thursday Academy A	6:15-7:00 P.M.
Tuesday/Wednesday Academy C	7:00-7:45 P.M.
Monday/Thursday Sr. Academy	7:45-9:00 P.M.

              

I've attached the hair, costume and shoe info for the upcoming recital. Be sure to print it out or save it for future reference. Be sure to get shoes and tights sooner than later (black Friday may be a great time to look) Also please be sure you have all shoes listed. I would really like to have every dance with matching shoes this year if possible! 

              

Tan tights and shoes can be found on multiple dance websites, dance stores (which tend to be way more expensive) or I've had really good luck with Amazon. If you have any questions regarding where to get these items please text me! 

Reminder Dress Rehearsal Monday December 19th 4-6:00 P.M. @ Riverton High School

Recital Monday December 19th 6:30-7:30 P.M. @Riverton High School 

I'll also be sending out cut songs to each dance class in another e-mail! 

Hair, Costume and Shoe info. Winter 2016 Recital

Monday Academy A-

Hair-Braid across dancers bangs from dancers left to right into low side bun on dancers right side.

 Costumes-

Jazz: multicolored sequin unitard with half skirt, purple flower for hair.

Tights: Tan

Shoes: Black Jazz Shoes (Every dancer must have these)

Lyrical: Rose gold lyrical dress with gold hair piece.

Tights: Tan

Shoes: Foot Undeez

Hip Hop: Black top, black leotard, black pants

Shoes: Black high top converse

Tuesday Classes:

3-4 yr olds

Hair: Down and curled with little hat bobby pinned to the dancers left side. (See photo on blog for help) or Black tuxedo jacket, white dress shirt, black bow tie and black pants.

Costume: Pink white and black striped tutu dress, with little black hat.

Tights: Tan

Shoes: Black ballet shoes

Jr. Academy

Hair: High sock bun

Jazz: Black and pink unitard with black hat worn on dancers right side.

Tights: Tan

Shoes: Black jazz shoes

Lyrical: Yellow and white lace tutu dress with white flower worn on dancers right side.

Tights: Tan

Shoes: Foot Undeez

Academy C:

Hair: High pony tail with pony part flat ironed straight and sleek.

Jazz: Blue top with bow and blue capri pants with blue bow at the top of the pony tail.

Tights: Tan

Shoes: Black Jazz Shoes

Lyrical: Purple and cream lyrical dress with flower on the dancers right side of pony tail.

Tights: Tan

Shoes: Foot Undeez

Hip Hop: White vest, black tank and plaid pants with black gloves and white bandana worn with bow on dancers right side.

Wednesday Classes:

Hair: High pony tail curled with bow at on the dancers right.

2-3 yr olds: multicolored unitard with tutu, gloves pink on dancers right, green on dancers left, big bow.

Tights: Tan

Shoes: Black Ballet Shoes

Wednesday Academy D:

Hair: High Sock Bun

Jazz: Pink fringe unitard dress, with big pink bow on dancers right side

Tights: Tan

Shoes: Black Jazz Shoes

Lyrical: Purple lyrical dress with with gold flower worn on dancers right side of sock bun.

Tights: Tan

Shoes: Foot Undeez

Academy B:

Hair: Braid across dancers forehead from left to right into low bun on dancers right side.

Jazz: Black and white unitard with black top hat

Tights: Fishnet tights (coming home week after next…unless they get here tomorrow)

Shoes: Black Jazz Shoes (everyone must have jazz shoes)

Lyrical: Navy lace lyrical dress, with bow worn on dancers right side.

Tights: Tan

Shoes: Foot Undeez

Hip Hop: Multicolored hooded vest, blue pants and multicolored gloves

Shoes: Black high top converse

Thursday: Sr. Academy

Hair: Braid across dancer forehead into a low bun on dancers right side.

Jazz: black lace flapper dress with flower on dancers right side near bun.

Tights: Fishnet tights (Coming)

Shoes: Black Jazz Shoes (everyone must have)

Lyrical: Silver lyrical dress, with headband

Tights: tan

Shoes: Foot Undeez

Hip Hop: Geometric vest, white baggy pants, head phones

Shoes: Black converse high tops. 

November Info.

November Info. 

November tuition now due!!! 

All tuition received after the 10th has an automatic $10 late fee...absolutely NO exceptions!!! 

$20 recital fee/dancer is due by Monday November 21st 

All recital fee's not received by December 5th will have an automatic $5 late fee. 

Recital fee's are different from the registration fee paid when signing dancers up...this is what allows us to have a ticket free recital (YEAH!!!)  

Those breaking costume fee's into installments the next installment is due with November tuition! 

Parents if you are receiving e-mails saying I have not received your 2nd installment this is specifically to you...I still have a few outstanding costume fee's please get them into the studio. Costumes will be held from those dancers until a 2nd installment has been paid. 

Some costumes have gone home please let me know by tonight 11/1/2016 if exchanges need to be made. 

I will be calling all exchange orders in tomorrow 11/2/2016, exchanges after tonight will result in a $10 shipping fee. If I do all my exchanges in a bigger order there is no shipping fee... if you haven't received a costume yet don't worry more costumes should be coming home soon!!!

No dance Wednesday November 23rd-Thursday November 24th 

Have a Happy Thanksgiving 

I am Thankful for all my darling dancers!!! 

Recital Info: 

Wednesday December 14th 

Spacing Rehearsal 

C.R. Hamilton 

(indoor Pavilion) 

4:00-10:00 (class times TBD 

Dress Rehearsal 

Monday December 19th 

4:00-6:00 P.M. 

@ Riverton High School 

Recital Monday December 19th 

6:30-7:30 p.m. 

@ Riverton High School 

Winter Break December 20th-January 1st 

All classes will resume for the Spring semester Monday January 2nd. 

Some costumes have gone home please let me know by tonight 11/1/2016 if exchanges need to be made. 

I will be calling all exchange orders in tomorrow 11/2/2016, exchanges after tonight will result in a $10 shipping fee. If I do all my exchanges in a bigger order there is no shipping fee... if you haven't received a costume yet don't worry more costumes should be coming home soon!!!

No dance Wednesday November 23rd-Thursday November 24th 

Have a Happy Thanksgiving 

I am Thankful for all my darling dancers!!! 

Recital Info: 

Wednesday December 14th 

Spacing Rehearsal 

C.R. Hamilton 

(indoor Pavilion) 

4:00-10:00 (class times TBD 

Dress Rehearsal 

Monday December 19th 

4:00-6:00 P.M. 

@ Riverton High School 

Recital Monday December 19th 

6:30-7:30 p.m. 

@ Riverton High School 

Winter Break December 20th-January 1st 

All classes will resume for the Spring semester Monday January 2nd. 

October Info

October Info: 

October Tuition Now Due!!! 

All tuition received after the 10th has an automatic $10 late fee...no exceptions!!! 

2nd costume installment due with October Tuition 

costume fee's and pictures of costumes are up on the blog. www.academyofdance01.blogspot.com

No Dance October 18th-21st 

There will still be Monday Class that week since there won't be dance on Halloween. 

The following classes get to dress up in class October 25th and 26th 

Girls can come in a Halloween costume and we will be doing some fun Halloween activities and learning Halloween dances!  

Tuesday: 

3-4 yr olds 3:00-4:00 

Jr. Academy 4:00-6:00 

Wednesday 

2-3 yr olds 3:15-4:00 

Academy D 4:00-5:30 

All other classes will need to come in regular dance attire. If teachers feel there is time they may do a few fun activities with the girls at the end of class. 

No Dance Monday October 31st due to Halloween!!! 

Have a great night!!!

September Info/costume pics and prices!!!

September Info: 

September Tuition Due on September 1st 

All tuition received after the 10th is subject to an automatic $10 late fee...no exceptions!!! 

No Dance Monday September 5th 

Due to Labor Day 

Costume fee or 1st costume installment is now due. 

Below is the costume fee schedule with pics. Please be sure to write costume fee checks to Brittani Knudsen or they can be paid via paypal or Venmo 

Tuition Checks will still be written to Academy of Dance. 

Monday  Academy A- 

Jazz: $70 

Hip Hop$50

Lyrical$50 

$85 Due 9/1

$85 Due 10/1 

Tuesday 

3-4 yr olds 

Combo-$50 Due 9/1

Tuesday Jr. Academy- 

Jazz: $60 Due 9/1

Ballet: $50 Due 10/1 

Tuesday Academy C-

Jazz-$65 

Ballet-$50

Hip Hop $50 

$80 Due 9/1 

$80 Due 10/1 

Wednesday 2-3 yr olds 

Combo: $50 

Wednesday Academy D- 

Jazz: $60 Due 9/1

Ballet: $50 Due 10/1

Wednesday Academy B

Jazz-$65 

Ballet-$50

Hip Hop-$50 

$80 Due 9/1

$80 Due 10/1 

Thursday Sr. Academy  

Jazz:$70

Ballet:$50

Hip Hop:$50

$85 Due 9/1 

$85 Due 10/1 

Thank you so much for a great first month...love working with all these darling dancers!!! 

2016-2017 Academy of Dance info!!!

Hello all:

         I hope you have had a wonderful summer!!! I can hardly believe that it is almost time for classes to start up again, I could not be more thrilled to have all my darling dancers back in the studio!!! Below is info you will need to know for the classes starting, please be sure to read through this e-mail as it will have lots of info that will help with parking, tuition and everything else! Please let me know if you have any questions and also I've attached the schedule and policies and procedures just in case you forgot which time your daughters class is and the policies and procedures will have lots of important info as well! 

Classes will begin Monday August 8th 

Parking/drop-off:

For new students my address is 3427 W. Chatel Dr. Be sure to come in through the gate on the east side of my house to go down to the studio. 

It is very important that parking and drop off procedures are followed as closely as possible. We want to be considerate of my neighbors as well as keep the girls safe while coming and going to the studio! All drop off needs to happen on the west side of the street (Arosa) if you are parking and waiting or parking and coming into the studio please park on the east side of the street (Arosa.) This helps to keep traffic flowing smoothly as well as keeps kids from having to run across the street without an adult. Absolutely no double parking and no parking on the corner by the stop sign. Please feel free to park in front of my house or in my drive-way as well when you are waiting to pick up! I really appreciate your consideration and thank you in advance for always following the parking rules! 

Dress Code:

It is important for dancers to wear dance attire. Leotard and tights, as well as leggings and fitted tops are acceptable dance wear. No baggy or street clothing. It is also important that dancers have their hair pulled back and out of their faces. Absolutely NO jewelry.

Shoes: 

If dancer is only in one of the 2-3 or 3-4 yr old class they will only need black ballet shoes. Girls in either jazz and ballet or jazz, ballet and hip hop will need the following. Black jazz shoes, foot undeez and black high top converse (for hip hop) this year all hip hop classes will have the exact same shoes. They can be a converse knock off but must be black high tops. You can get dance shoes at discountdance.com, amazon.com, walmart, target and payless. All ballet shoes must be leather or canvas please don't buy the silk ballet shoes at walmart they are too slippery and don't show the girls feet well enough. 

Attendance: 

Dancers must arrive on time to class and ready to dance. Any dancer missing for illness, injury or vacation may be excused through an instructor. Dancers have 30 days from the time of their absence to participate in a make-up class. No make-up classes during December and May since classes are working on dances for the recital. 

Please be sure that your dancer isn't missing an excessive amount of dance and especially close to the recital. It is very hard to clean dances when dancers are missing, please keep this in mind when planning family vacations. 

Tuition and Registration:

Registration- in order for a student to begin classes, a registration form must be completed, signed and returned to the studio. In addition, a registration fee of $20per student, plus $15 per each additional student in a family will be charged at the beginning of each dance year.

Tuition- Tuition may be paid monthly or by semester and is due by the 1^st of each month or semester. * Tuition is calculated based on an annual rate and divided into equal monthly or semester payments. Therefore, there is no pro-rating for months with holidays.

Payment may be made by cash, Venmo, Paypal, or check payable to ACADEMY OF DANCE, and placed in the tuition box or given in person to your instructor. We now have an outdoor box if you would like to drop off during after hours. 

If using PayPal you will need mark when paying that it is for "friends or family", otherwise there is an added fee. If you pay using "for goods or services" there is a 10% added fee you will need to put on top of fee being paid. I have received several payments without parents adding in the added fee, I will be sending a payment request when this is the case!  

If paying using PayPal use the e-mail address: academyofdance01@gmail.com 

Venmo: my username is @Brittani-Knudsen or the e-mail address is alsoacademyofdance01@gmail.com 

Any payments received after the 10^th of the month/semester will be subject to an automatic $10 charge to your account. ABSOLUTELY NO EXCEPTIONS...please just add the $10 fee after the 10th. 

There is a $25 charge for any returned checks.

Any unpaid balance after 30 days will result in suspension from all classes until payment is received in full.

Refunds- No refunds of monthly or semester tuition payments will be given after the second class. 

*Note: A 5%(multi family)/10% single famliy discount will be given if tuition is paid per semester.

Costume fee's and installments: 

All dancers will be measured for costume the first two weeks of dance. If you won't be there please let me know so I can have you measure them and send me their measurements. I will be ordering costumes middle of August in order to get costumes here in time for the Winter recital! 

For all costumes please write a separate check, label in the memo costumes and please write the costume fee's out to Brittani Knudsen rather than the studio. You can still send the costume fee via PayPal but not Venmo. 

Here are the costume fee's: 

Monday  Academy A- 

Jazz: $70 

Hip Hop$50 

Lyrical$50 

$85 Due 9/1

$85 Due 10/1 

Tuesday 

3-4 yr olds 

Combo-$50 Due 9/1

Tuesday Jr. Academy- 

Jazz: $60 Due 9/1

Ballet: $50 Due 10/1 

Tuesday Academy C-

Jazz-$65 

Ballet-$50

Hip Hop $50 

$80 Due 9/1 

$80 Due 10/1 

Wednesday 2-3 yr olds 

Combo: $50 

Wednesday Academy D- 

Jazz: $60 Due 9/1

Ballet: $50 Due 10/1

Wednesday Academy B

Jazz-$65 

Ballet-$50

Hip Hop-$50 

$80 Due 9/1

$80 Due 10/1 

Thursday Sr. Academy  

Jazz:$70

Ballet:$50

Hip Hop:$50

$85 Due 9/1 

$85 Due 10/1 

Pictures will be posted soon!!! 

Recitals: 

There will be a winter and a spring recital. Once I am able to secure my dates through the school I will send those dates out. It has gotten more and more difficult to secure dates so hoping I am able to get some decent concert dates this year. I am planning on doing the dress rehearsal and recital on the same night again this year, then we will do the spacing rehearsal at the Hamilton view indoor Pavilion for each again.

There is a $20 per dancer recital fee due in November and in May for each dancer participating in the recital. This allows us to have a ticket free recital...yeah!!! 

Few more reminders I had forgotten: 

1: Please be sure to have all younger dancers use the restroom prior to coming to dance. It get very hard to keep the kids attention when there is a lot of movement in and out of the studio for bathroom or whatever else. If the girls are taken before they should be able to hold it for the 45 min-60 min of class...that helps me and my assistants out big time. 

2. All classes who are here for longer than an hour will be given a short break between classes. Parents can send a drink and a snack. Please be sure to send a snack that won't leave a huge mess and something quick and easy for the girls to eat between classes. 

3. For younger classes it is best if parents plan to drop dancers off in the studio and leave. Either waiting in the foyer (there is a glass door you are welcome to watch through) or you are welcome to leave the studio all together. I've found having parents in the studio while I'm trying to teach adds distraction and makes it much harder on everyone. There may be a few girls who are sad the first few times, I have an assistant in my younger classes that I lean on if I do. We will take very good care of each dancer and they will get used to dancing better if mom isn't in the room!!! 

4. Flexibility: We did a huge push last year for each of the dancers to get their splits. I want to push just as hard this year. Please have your dancer working on wall sits (they will know what these are from class) I have my dancers sit in these from 5-7 min. these will help greatly with flexibility. They would also greatly benefit from practicing their splits at home during the week. I would set the timer and have them hold each split for one minute. I cannot begin to tell you have much flexibility helps in every aspect of dance, your added support will help to push these girls along even more this year. Also girls who get their Right, Left and Middle Splits and keep them till the recital will receive their favorite king size candy bar. I'll hand them out to girls before winter and summer breaks! 

Whew...I think that is it for now. Please be sure to check the blog www.academyofdance01.blogspot if you need extra info, I post all the the info that I send out in e-mails there. I also have an Academy 

of Dance instagram...follow academyofdance01 for reminders and added info as well! 

Thanks so much, I really can't tell you enough how excited I am for this upcoming year!!! 

Much Love: 

Brittani Knudsen 

Owner/Artistic Director 

Academy of Dance Studio 

801-842-9900

academyofdance01@gmail.com