• Friday, June 7, 2013

• Time: 6:30pm

  • Dancers & “Backstage Moms” to arrive at 5:30 PM.  Dancers should be dressed and ready - see “COSTUME: Dress Requirements.” DO NOT ARRIVE OR ENTER THE AUDITORIUM IN YOUR COSTUME!!
  • Show will begin at 6:30 PM. 
• Location: Madeira High School
• When the dancers are not performing, they will be backstage. 
• Please follow the posted signs for parking, auditorium and backstage areas.

  
  

• Sunday June 2nd
• Time: SCHEDULE WILL BE HANDED OUT IN CLASS CLOSER TO THE PHOTO DATES! - Each class should take approximately 15-30 minutes to photograph depending on class size
• Location: Cincy Dance Studio
• Photo pricing – ORDER FORMS WILL BE HANDED OUT IN CLASS CLOSER TO THE PHOTO DATES!
• Dress requirements – see “COSTUME: Dress Requirements”
• The photos will be taken by Oak Haven Photography. They will consist of a group shot, then an individual photo. It is not mandatory that you purchase a photo package, but we would prefer that all students attend photo day so that they will appear in their class photo.

• Parents: please have the students try their costumes on to see if alterations need to be made. Many times, pants will need to be hemmed, shoulder straps will need to be sewn on, tutus may need to be steamed, etc. If you need assistance or suggestions on alteration places, please let the studio know.
• Costumes will be distributed during their regular class time. E-mails will be sent out when you dancers class will be receiving their costumes. A parent should attend class that day to receive any instructions on the costume.

SHOES
All students must have clean shoes in good condition for the recital. Please see your child’s costume listing located in the Pink book in our lobby to see which shoes are required for your class. Contact Lauren or ask your instructor if you have any questions regarding shoes. ALL DANCERS MUST HAVE THE CORRECT STYLE AND COLOR TO PARTICIPATE!!

• Students must arrive at the dress rehearsal and photo day wearing: costume, tights, accessories, and hair/make-up done! DO NOT ARRIVE OR ENTER THE AUDITORIUM IN YOUR COSTUME ON RECITAL NIGHT. There will be a backstage area for your child to change and get ready for their performance.
• Fingernails: NO nail polish.
• Jewelry: No rings, bracelets, necklaces, watches, etc.  Only small post or stud type earrings, or no earrings.
• Please put the dancers name in/on all items (costume, shoes, accessories, etc.).
• Bring a "fashion emergency" kit: safety pins, bobby pins, hair spray, make-up, etc.

• Tippy 2’s: Please style hair in a way that it won’t distract the dancer or hide the headpiece.
• Creative Movement: Please style the student’s hair with the sides/top away from their face and in curls. Bobby pin headpiece to their hair. Your instructor will show you where to pin the headpiece on your child.
• Kinder Hip Hop: Part hair down the middle and place into two low pigtails. Please use clear elastics to secure each pigtail. Use bobby pins to secure hat to dancers head.
• Ballet/Tap 1: Pull hair straight back into a high ponytail at the crown of your head. Then use a sock to make a sock bun. Secure with lots of bobby pins and spray hair into place. NO FLYWAYS!
• Tap/Jazz 1: Pull hair straight back into a high ponytail at the crown of your head. Then use a sock to make a sock bun. Secure with lots of bobby pins and spray hair into place. NO FLYWAYS!
• Ballet /Jazz 1: Pull hair straight back into a high ponytail at the crown of your head. Then use a sock to make a sock bun. Secure with lots of bobby pins and spray hair into place. NO FLYWAYS!
• Hip Hop/Jazz 1 @6:30pm: Part to the right side and slick back into a low straightened pony tail. Please wrap a piece of hair around the pony tail holder and secure with bobby pins. NO FLYWAYS!
• Hip Hop/Jazz 1 @7:30pm: Pull hair straight back into a high ponytail at the crown of your head. Then use a sock to make a sock bun. Secure with lots of bobby pins and spray hair into place. NO FLYWAYS!
• Ballet 2: Pull hair straight back into a high ponytail at the crown of your head. Then use a sock to make a sock bun. Secure with lots of bobby pins and spray hair into place. NO FLYWAYS!
• Ballet 3: Pull hair straight back into a high ponytail at the crown of your head. Then use a sock to make a sock bun. Secure with lots of bobby pins and spray hair into place. NO FLYWAYS!
• Hip Hop 1: Pull hair straight back into a high ponytail. NO PARTS! The wrap a piece of hair around the hair tie and secure with bobby pins. NO FLYWAYS!
• Hip Hop 2 & 3: Pull hair straight back into a high ponytail at the crown of your head. Then use a sock to make a sock bun. Secure with lots of bobby pins and spray hair into place. NO FLYWAYS!
• Jazz 2 & 3: Pull hair straight back into a high ponytail at the crown of your head. Then use a sock to make a sock bun. Secure with lots of bobby pins and spray hair into place. NO FLYWAYS!
• Tap 2 & 3: Pull hair straight back into a high ponytail at the crown of your head. Then use a sock to make a sock bun. Secure with lots of bobby pins and spray hair into place. NO FLYWAYS!
• Opening and Finale Number: Pull hair straight back into a high ponytail at the crown of your head. Then use a sock to make a sock bun. Secure with lots of bobby pins and spray hair into place. NO FLYWAYS!

GENERAL HAIR NOTES: Please follow the hair instructions above. I want all the dancers to look exactly the same and having the same hair styles gives a more polished look. To help hair stay in place, use LOTS of HAIR GEL, HAIR SPRAY & BOBBY PINS!! If your dancers hair is a shorter length, please try to pull it straight back as best you can and secure it. If the student has bangs, please pull them back off of face.

MAKE-UP: We recommend: Powder, eyeshadow, mascara, blush and a red shade of lipstick at minimum. You can also use foundation, eyeliner, false eyelashes, glitter, etc. Feel free to ask your instructor if you have any questions.

• Tickets go on sale Saturday May 4th 12:00pm-2:00pm
• Tickets will be offered to everyone (without limits, until we sell out). Therefore, it is important for you to purchase your tickets on the day they go on sale. Dancers do NOT need a ticket. If available, tickets can also be purchased at the dress rehearsal & recital, but cost rises to $15 per ticket on these nights.
• Cost: $12 per ticket ($15 at dress rehearsal & recital)
• Everyone must have a ticket to enter the auditorium (with the exception of the dancers & Backstage Moms. Anyone who does not have a ticket will not be permitted to enter. NO EXCEPTIONS!

• Cost: $30. Order forms are located in the lobby and will also be available when tickets go on sale. ALL ORDERS MUST BE RECEIVED BY THURSDAY MAY 30TH.
• VVideotaping provided by FlipBox Productions. You can check out their website and order online at www.flipboxproductions.com

• Cost: $18. Order forms are located in the lobby. ALL ORDERS MUST BE RECEIVED BY THURSDAY MAY 9th.
• This years t-shirt will be blue with the 2013 dance recital logo located on the front and all the dancers names listed on the back. Sizes run Small Child- Large Adult.

• Audience may enter and exit the theater between performances ONLY - not during. 
• No flash photography or video taping will be allowed at the recital.
• Please turn off all cellular phones & beepers during the performance.
• Everyone must have a ticket (with the exception of the dancers, "Backstage Moms" and infants that will be sitting on an adult's lap). Anyone without a ticket will not be permitted to enter.
• No food or drink inside the theater.

• If your dancer would like a copy of their recital music, please provide Lauren with a blank CD with students name and class time written on it. Place these CDs in the marked drop off box in the lobby. CD's will be returned the following week to the dancer.
• It is helpful for Creative Movement and Kinder students to know their music when they dance. Please encourage them to "rehearse"
• It's also very helpful for older students (Levels 1 -3) to have a video recording of their dance routine. Instructors do not mind parents coming into the studio to record their child's routine. We strongly encourage that students do "routine run throughs" at home a few times a week.