Toowoomba's Premier Dance School

Feb 2007 newsletter

TERM 1 2007 NEWSLETTER

DATE CLAIMERS

Ipswich Eisteddfod Groups                 Groups 9 – 11 June Solos 21 – 30 June

Beauty and The Beast                        22 June – 2 July EmpireTheatre

Winter Vacation School                      5 – 8 July

RAD Graded examinations                Early – Mid August Approx

RAD Majors examinations                  Early August Approx

Fabric Distribution day                        2 September  

SFD examinations                              8 – 9 September TBC

Lockyer District Festival                     14 – 29 September

Toowoomba Tivoli                              11 October – featuring Velocity Empire Theatre

Dress Rehearsal                                 30 November

Snow White                                         1 December   

Welcome back to all our familiar Dance Central family members and staff and welcome to all new families and staff joining us this year.  I hope that you all had a great Christmas and New Year break and that we are all raring to go again for another busy year.

Beauty and The Beast There have been many of our students and teachers audition for this production at the Empire Theatre in June/July.  I have also been lucky enough to have been invited to choreograph the production.  I hope that as many of you as can will come along and support both me and any students/teachers who may be cast in the production

Costumes for Snow White are already in preparation.  I have been to Melbourne on a fabric buying trip already, and I hope that we will have a first costume up in the front foyer for you to look at by midway through term 2.  As I try to make things as easy as possible, I am hoping to have the fabric and instructions ready for distribution by the beginning of September this year. Volunteers will be needed this year for the following –

Group Costume Coordination – to coordinate one costume including being available to make any costumes within that group and answer any questions on the making of the costume.

Headdress Makers – to make headdresses for the various groups

Fabric Dividers – to divide the fabric and notions for each costume

Instruction coordinators – to compile, photocopy and distribute instructions for each costume

Please help us if you possibly can – as it is with the help of volunteers that I am able to keep the costume costs as low as I can.   I don’t want to have to pass on the cost of the immense amount of labour involved in these jobs to the parents if I possibly can avoid it.

Drama classes are now available at the studio for Senior and Junior Levels.  Please ask if you are interested

Eisteddfod Private lesson times are now listed on the noticeboard.  Timeslots are limited so if you are thinking about entering for the Ipswich Eisteddfod in June, please place your name on the list urgently.

Exam Notices will be given to those students who are to be considered for an RAD examination or assessment class.  These notices will be handed out in the next couple of weeks, if you have any questions about anything, please do not hesitate to write them in the parents book and I will call you.  Please note that the permission forms AND MONEY for the examinations must be returned by the due date on the form.  Students will not be entered for examination or assessment without full payment in advance.

Once again welcome back.  I hope that you have a great year with us and if you have any concerns that need to be addressed, please make a note in the parent’s book in the front foyer and I will contact as soon as I possibly can.

 

Happy Dancing                                 Alison