| Our
student performances for the 2011-2012 dance year will be held at
Freedom Senior High School (15201 Neabsco Mills Road, Woodbridge)
on Saturday, June 2nd.
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.
Dress
Rehearsal: |
| Early
Performance Dress Rehearsal:
Dress rehearsal for the early show will be held at Freedom
Senior High School on Thursday, May 31 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).
Late
Performance Dress Rehearsal:
Dress rehearsal for the late show will be held at Freedom
Senior High School on Friday, June 1 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). |
Performances: |
Saturday,
June 2 - 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
Pre-Ballet/Jazz (Tues. 4:30 and Wed. 4:00)
Mini Hip Hop (Sat. 9:30)
Boys Hip Hop (Fri. 7:30)
Ballet 4 and Ballet 5 (both performances)
Cont. Lyrical (both performances)
Tap 5 (both performances)
Jazz 4 and Jazz 5 (both performances)
VDC Dance Company (both performances)
Saturday,
June 2 - 4:30 p.m. performance (“late show”)
The following classes will participate in our late show:
Pre-Ballet/Jazz (Fri. 6:15)
Ballet 1, Ballet 2, Ballet 3
Ballet 4, Ballet 5 (both performances)
Beg. Lyrical (Fri. 4:30)
Cont. Lyrical (both performances)
Tap 1, Tap 2, Tap 3, Tap 4
Tap 5 (both performances)
Jazz 1, Jazz 2, Jazz 3
Junior Jazz
Teen Jazz
Cont. Teen Jazz
Jazz 4, Jazz 5 (both performances)
Theater Dance
Hip Hop, ages 8-11
Hip Hop, ages 12 & up
Teen/Adult Tap Beg., Adult Tap Cont.
Adult Jazz Beg., Adult Jazz Cont., Adult Ballet/Lyrical,
Adult Hip Hop
VDC Dance Company (Both performances)
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: |
| Backstage
Volunteers: We are 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 attached
permission slip. Volunteers do not need to purchase a ticket
for that performance. |
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| 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.
Costume
payments are due IN FULL no later than Sat.,
Nov. 19, 2011
for students who are registered for one class. Students
in multiple classes
must pay a 70% deposit no later than Sat., Nov.
19, 2011 with the
balance due no later than Sat., Feb. 11, 2012*.
*A $15.00 late fee
will be charged per costume for balances not paid
by Feb. 11th.
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If
the costume payment
and attached
permission form are not returned to VDC by Sat., Nov.
19, 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. |
Tickets: |
| Tickets will
be $10.00 per audience member in advance and $12.00 at the
door. You may purchase tickets to both performances at a discounted
rate of $16.00 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
5 and 6. Details regarding the costs and date/time for each
class will be distributed at a later date. Dancin' 2012 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. |
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