Welcome Parents!
Each recital, we try to ease your mind by providing you as much information as possible about the experience from beginning to end! You'll find answers to almost 100% of your questions here! In the event you still can't find the information you need, please email Beth, our performance director, at [email protected]
WHEN
Recital is Sunday, May 19th at 1pm am. Dancer's arrive at 12:30
WHERE
Recital -
Recital is Sunday, May 19th at 1pm am. Dancer's arrive at 12:30
WHERE
Recital -
TICKET SALES
Tickets go on sale Sunday, April 21st and can be purchased in the studio through Saturday, May 18th Tickets for the front section of the auditorium are $25. Tickets for the rear sections of the auditorium are $20. Tickets are cash only. If we are not sold out, tickets will be sold the day of the show. Children sitting in a lap are free. Adults participating in the Daddy Daughter Dance or the Sweetheart Dance receive a ticket to the show with their registration. These will be distributed at the costume rehearsal for the Daddy Daughter Dance or Sweetheart Dance.
Tickets go on sale Sunday, April 21st and can be purchased in the studio through Saturday, May 18th Tickets for the front section of the auditorium are $25. Tickets for the rear sections of the auditorium are $20. Tickets are cash only. If we are not sold out, tickets will be sold the day of the show. Children sitting in a lap are free. Adults participating in the Daddy Daughter Dance or the Sweetheart Dance receive a ticket to the show with their registration. These will be distributed at the costume rehearsal for the Daddy Daughter Dance or Sweetheart Dance.
MEDIA PACKAGE.
This optional media package includes participation in our Recital Picture Party as well as digital download of the show!
Recital Picture Party: Join us for a special recital photo shoot* for your little performer! Book your time slot and join the party where we'll capture stunning photos of your dancer in their recital costume! Shortly after the shoot you'll choose your three favorites and receive those digital images to post or print and share however you like! Sign up for your photo time is in the BAND App.
Recital Video Download: Your Media Package purchase also includes a digital download of the recital. The video will be released within 3-4 weeks of the show via the BAND app. The video files are password protected, but you can feel free to download the videos and share with family and friends and keep any or all videos that you like. Videos will be available for one month past the release date for access. After the deadline has passed, the videos will be removed - access past this deadline will result in additional fees.
*The Recital Picture Party is the ONLY TIME recital portraits will be taken. Photos will be delivered digitally via email within 3-4 weeks of the show. You will have a limited time to purchase and download your digital images. No prints will be distributed. Access past the deadline to download will require additional fees.
This optional media package includes participation in our Recital Picture Party as well as digital download of the show!
Recital Picture Party: Join us for a special recital photo shoot* for your little performer! Book your time slot and join the party where we'll capture stunning photos of your dancer in their recital costume! Shortly after the shoot you'll choose your three favorites and receive those digital images to post or print and share however you like! Sign up for your photo time is in the BAND App.
Recital Video Download: Your Media Package purchase also includes a digital download of the recital. The video will be released within 3-4 weeks of the show via the BAND app. The video files are password protected, but you can feel free to download the videos and share with family and friends and keep any or all videos that you like. Videos will be available for one month past the release date for access. After the deadline has passed, the videos will be removed - access past this deadline will result in additional fees.
*The Recital Picture Party is the ONLY TIME recital portraits will be taken. Photos will be delivered digitally via email within 3-4 weeks of the show. You will have a limited time to purchase and download your digital images. No prints will be distributed. Access past the deadline to download will require additional fees.
BOPPERS PARENT INFO
If your child is a Bopper in this show, this info is just for you :) The key differences for the Boppers age is that you will stay with your dancer during their entire recital experience. You will start in the dancer backstage area just like all of the other dancers, but you will also accompany them backstage and dance on with them during their time on stage just as you do in class. After their time on stage, you are welcome to take them back into the audience to watch the rest of the show!
If your child is a Bopper in this show, this info is just for you :) The key differences for the Boppers age is that you will stay with your dancer during their entire recital experience. You will start in the dancer backstage area just like all of the other dancers, but you will also accompany them backstage and dance on with them during their time on stage just as you do in class. After their time on stage, you are welcome to take them back into the audience to watch the rest of the show!
HAIR & MAKEUP
We want the recital to be a stress free day and we know how much stress hair and makeup can often add to this! Please do not feel that you have to apply heavy makeup to your dancer - it should be natural and maintain their natural beauty being a child. Watch the video below for some great tips and guidelines.....
We want the recital to be a stress free day and we know how much stress hair and makeup can often add to this! Please do not feel that you have to apply heavy makeup to your dancer - it should be natural and maintain their natural beauty being a child. Watch the video below for some great tips and guidelines.....
CARING FOR YOUR COSTUME
It is important to know how to care for your costume leading up to the show! Here are a few tips!
1. Try on your costume when you receive it! Make sure there are no sizing issues or defects. You can also email [email protected] if you have a defect issue.
2. Do NOT take the tights out of the packaging until the weekend of the show! You don't want to wear them to class or risk tearing them before the recital.
3. If your costume has a tutu, fluff the tutu the week before the show. Pull apart layers of tulle or mesh for full fluffiness effect!
4. Tulle and mesh will likely be wrinkled from being in their storage bag. DO NOT IRON THEM AS THEY WILL MELT!!! Instead, hang it in the bathroom with the door closed while you shower and then smooth out the fabric by tugging on it slightly. You can also LIGHTLY steam if you wish!
5. Keep the costume in the garment bag provided to you as well as all needed hair accessories and tights so that nothing is lost when you need it.
It is important to know how to care for your costume leading up to the show! Here are a few tips!
1. Try on your costume when you receive it! Make sure there are no sizing issues or defects. You can also email [email protected] if you have a defect issue.
2. Do NOT take the tights out of the packaging until the weekend of the show! You don't want to wear them to class or risk tearing them before the recital.
3. If your costume has a tutu, fluff the tutu the week before the show. Pull apart layers of tulle or mesh for full fluffiness effect!
4. Tulle and mesh will likely be wrinkled from being in their storage bag. DO NOT IRON THEM AS THEY WILL MELT!!! Instead, hang it in the bathroom with the door closed while you shower and then smooth out the fabric by tugging on it slightly. You can also LIGHTLY steam if you wish!
5. Keep the costume in the garment bag provided to you as well as all needed hair accessories and tights so that nothing is lost when you need it.
BACKSTAGE ACTIVITIES
Once checking your child in on the day of the recital, they'll experience a ton of fun activities backstage! We have activity stations in the cafeteria as well as on their path to the big stage. The entire time they'll be supervised by our event team who will work to ensure that dancers are both staying safe and having fun. Some of the stations they'll experience are: Bean bag toss game, simon says, coloring, story time, practicing their bows and much more!
Once checking your child in on the day of the recital, they'll experience a ton of fun activities backstage! We have activity stations in the cafeteria as well as on their path to the big stage. The entire time they'll be supervised by our event team who will work to ensure that dancers are both staying safe and having fun. Some of the stations they'll experience are: Bean bag toss game, simon says, coloring, story time, practicing their bows and much more!
CHECK IN & OUT SAFETY PROTOCOL
When every parent knows what the protocols are, it helps all of our dancers stay safe! With so many little ones under the age of 10, it's a big responsibility to keep track of everyone and ensure everyone is going home with the right party: it's one we take very seriously.
When you check in to the recital with your dancer's class volunteer, your dancer's name and a number will be on their sheet. You will have received a wristband with a corresponding number. If at any point during the show we need you to come to your child, we will call this number out over the microphone in the auditorium and also say where we need you to go (cafeteria, backstage, etc.). After the show, please help us by asking all of your guests to exit through the main doors of the auditorium ONLY. This is for the safety of our dancers as they travel back to the dressing room for pick up. Please wait by the cafeteria, behind the barricades patiently until ALL of the dancers are safely back in the room. Once they arrive, we will let parents with NUMBERED BRACELETS ONLY in to pick up their children. We know it's exciting and everyone wants to see their dancer after the show, but it's important to have other parents and guests wait in the hallway or outside to avoid more chaos than is necessary upon pickup. Please check in with your dancer's class volunteer to check them out!
When every parent knows what the protocols are, it helps all of our dancers stay safe! With so many little ones under the age of 10, it's a big responsibility to keep track of everyone and ensure everyone is going home with the right party: it's one we take very seriously.
When you check in to the recital with your dancer's class volunteer, your dancer's name and a number will be on their sheet. You will have received a wristband with a corresponding number. If at any point during the show we need you to come to your child, we will call this number out over the microphone in the auditorium and also say where we need you to go (cafeteria, backstage, etc.). After the show, please help us by asking all of your guests to exit through the main doors of the auditorium ONLY. This is for the safety of our dancers as they travel back to the dressing room for pick up. Please wait by the cafeteria, behind the barricades patiently until ALL of the dancers are safely back in the room. Once they arrive, we will let parents with NUMBERED BRACELETS ONLY in to pick up their children. We know it's exciting and everyone wants to see their dancer after the show, but it's important to have other parents and guests wait in the hallway or outside to avoid more chaos than is necessary upon pickup. Please check in with your dancer's class volunteer to check them out!
PARENT VOLUNTEERS
Parents are always welcome to be backstage volunteers! They are an integral part of our show and we love having their warm, caring and responsible personalities to help us out. We will send an email a few weeks before the show asking for volunteers. It is important that volunteers know that:
- Once you submit to volunteer, you are responsible for finding a replacement should you no longer be able to participate.
- You will be required to attend a short volunteer meeting the day of the rehearsal so that everyone is up to speed! No children are allowed at this meeting to avoid distraction.
- During the event, you will be required to wear a black t-shirt.
- During your dancer's performance, you will watch them from the stage wings where you will be waiting for your group to come off stage and return to you.
- YOU MUST STAY WITH YOUR CHILD'S CLASS FROM WHEN YOU ARRIVE AND THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRETY OF THE SHOW. THERE IS NO OPTION TO SWITCH OUT ANOTHER PARENT OR PERSON FOR YOUR STATION AT ANY POINT DURING THE RECITAL.
Parents are always welcome to be backstage volunteers! They are an integral part of our show and we love having their warm, caring and responsible personalities to help us out. We will send an email a few weeks before the show asking for volunteers. It is important that volunteers know that:
- Once you submit to volunteer, you are responsible for finding a replacement should you no longer be able to participate.
- You will be required to attend a short volunteer meeting the day of the rehearsal so that everyone is up to speed! No children are allowed at this meeting to avoid distraction.
- During the event, you will be required to wear a black t-shirt.
- During your dancer's performance, you will watch them from the stage wings where you will be waiting for your group to come off stage and return to you.
- YOU MUST STAY WITH YOUR CHILD'S CLASS FROM WHEN YOU ARRIVE AND THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRETY OF THE SHOW. THERE IS NO OPTION TO SWITCH OUT ANOTHER PARENT OR PERSON FOR YOUR STATION AT ANY POINT DURING THE RECITAL.