Dancin' 2010

Our student performances for the
2009-2010 dance year will be held at
Freedom Senior High School on Saturday, June 5th.

In order to reduce the length of the recital and to be able to offer an unlimited number of tickets per student, we are pleased to announce that our student recital will again be divided into two separate performances this year. Please see below to determine which performance(s) your child(ren) will be participating in.

Performances:

Saturday, June 5 - 1:00 p.m. performance (“early show”)
The following classes will participate in our early show:
All Creative Movement classes
All Intro. to Ballet classes
All Pre-Ballet/Tap classes
All Pre-Ballet/Jazz classes
Mini Hip Hop (Sat. 11:30)
Hip Hop, ages 8-11 (Fri. 4:30 class)
Tap 1 (Fri. 5:30 class)
Ballet 3 and Ballet 4 (both performances)
Lyrical (both performances)
Theater Dance (both performances)
Tap 4 (both performances)
Jazz 3 and Jazz 4 (both performances)
VDC Dance Companies (both performances)

Early Performance Dress Rehearsal: Dress rehearsal for the early show will be held at Freedom Senior High School on Thursday, June 3 from 5:30-8:30 p.m. All students in the early show must attend the dress rehearsal in order to participate in the performance. Students must arrive promptly, in costume, with hair and make-up done as if for the performance. The rehearsal will begin with the finale and students will be free to leave once they have finished rehearsing their dance(s).


Saturday, June 5 - 4:30 p.m. performance (“late show”)
The following classes will participate in our late show:
All Tumbling/Acro classes
Teen Ballet, Ballet 1, Ballet 1A, Ballet 2
Ballet 3, Ballet 4 (both performances)
Lyrical (both performances)
Tap 1 (Fri. 4:45 class)
Tap 2, Tap 3
Tap 4 (both performances)
Just Jazz 1, Just Jazz 2, Just Jazz 3, Teen Jazz
Teen Jazz 2
Jazz 1, Jazz 1A, Jazz 2
Jazz 3, Jazz 4 (both performances)
Theater Dance (both performances)
Hip Hop, ages 8-11 (Sat. 9:30 class)
Hip Hop, ages 12 & up (Fri. 5:30 class)
All Adult Classes
VDC Dance Companies (Both performances)

Late Performance Dress Rehearsal: Dress rehearsal for the late show will be held at Freedom Senior High School on Friday, June 4 from 5:30-9:00 p.m. All students in the late show must attend the dress rehearsal in order to participate in the performance. Students must arrive promptly, in costume, with hair and make-up done as if for the performance. The rehearsal will begin with the finale and students will be free to leave once they have finished rehearsing their dance(s).

Both Performances: Students must arrive at Freedom Senior High School 45 minutes before their performance is scheduled to begin (12:15 for the 1:00 p.m. performance and 3:45 for the 4:30 p.m. performance). Due to safety concerns all participating students must remain backstage throughout the entire performance. Only students, parent volunteers, and VDC staff will be allowed backstage. The auditorium doors will open 30 minutes before each performance is scheduled to begin.

Backstage Volunteers:
I am seeking parent volunteers for each class with an average age of less than 10 years to work backstage during each performance. The volunteers will remain in the backstage area throughout the performance and will assist VDC staff with lining the students up to go on stage, walking students to the bathroom, helping students with costume changes and helping maintain order in the backstage area so that the performance can run smoothly. Volunteers will be able to observe their child's performance from the side of the stage. If you are interested, please make note of your interest on the permission slip which is attached. Volunteers do not need to purchase a ticket for that performance.
Costumes:
Information regarding costume fees is attached. In addition to the costume fee, there is an accessory fee of $10.00 per student/per costume that will cover the cost of tights, hair pieces and other props that may be used.

If the costume payment and attached permission form are not returned to VDC by Sat., Nov. 21, we will assume your child is not participating in the performance and a costume will not be ordered. If you miss the deadline and request that a costume be ordered separately for your child, there will be a $10.00 service fee per costume and individual shipping costs will be charged to you. The shipping costs range from $10.00-$20.00 depending on the costume company and could significantly increase the cost of each costume to you.
Costume payments are due IN FULL no later than Sat., Nov. 21, 2009 for students who are registered for one class. Students in multiple classes must pay a 70% deposit no later than Sat., Nov. 21, 2009 with the balance due no later than Sat., Feb. 27, 2010*.

*A $15.00 late fee will be charged per costume for balances not paid by Feb. 27th.
(Applies to students with multiple costumes only.)

Tickets:
Tickets will be $8.00 per guest in advance and $10.00 at the door. You may purchase tickets to both performances at a discounted rate of $14.00 in advance only. Tickets for VDC students who would like to attend the performance they are not dancing in will be available at a discounted rate of $6.00 per student. Tickets will be required for all audience members, including young children, and seating will be general admission. Ticket fees are used to cover various costs, including rental of the auditorium for both dress rehearsals and recitals, as well as fees for the sound and lighting technician(s), custodians, a school supervisor, and VDC staff members.
Photographs and Video:
We are pleased to announce that we will be using Memories in the Making Photography for our student photographs again this year. Individual and group photographs will be taken at VDC the weekend of May 15-16. Details including the costs and date/time for each class will be distributed at a later date. Dancin' 2010 will be professionally recorded and DVDs will be available for purchase. Guests will not be allowed to record or take flash photographs during the performance, but parents may do so during the dress rehearsal.

Please remember that costume payments
and permission forms are due
NO LATER THAN Sat., Nov. 21st.