218-879-6717 SSDdance.com info@ssddance.com Suzy & Lucas Goodin, Owners July 2014 Name Our Newsletter! SSD is having a contest to name this newsletter! Inside Your Recreational Division National Champions!... Page 2 Upcoming Events... Page 3 Summer Class Dress Codes... Page 3 Fall Schedule... Page 4 PACC Team Fall Schedule... Page 4 PACC Try-Outs... Page 6 Help us name our monthly newsletter! Submit your entries online at www.ssddance.com. We are looking for something catchy, so be creative! The winner will be chosen by SSD staff and will receive a $5 off coupon towards any merchandise purchase. You may submit as many entries as you like. If the same name is submitted more than once, the duplicate entries will be void and only the original submission will be considered. All entries must be submitted by July 26th, 2014 to be considered and the winner will be announced in our August newsletter. Submit your idea today!
Your National Champions in the Recreational Division! Delaney Charon (captain), Patrice Eakman, Hannah Johnson, Alexa Lee, Lexie Liimatainen Payten Schneberger, Nora Wagner, Leah Westmoreland & Megan Witte Step in Time is the Masquerade NATIONAL CHAMPION! What an amazing end to an amazing first year as a studio! The Taurus Tap PACC Team won the National Championship with their tap routine to Step in Time! Nationals are a chance to compete against dancers from around the country. In order to qualify to attend nationals, the dancers must compete at regionals and receive a platinum/diamond adjudicated award, place in the overall high score awards or receive another equivalent award. This year we had 6 team routines and 8 solo/duo routines qualify for nationals, which were held at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center. These routines were: Scorpius Select s Nightmare, Draco Dancer s Dreaming with a Broken Heart and Fashionista, Phoenix Fusion s Sweet Dreams and Dream, and Taurus Tap s Step in Time. Our qualifying solos were: Heather Striowski s Halo s Mix, Patrice Eakman s You Can t Stop the Beat, Lexie Liimatainen s I Loved Her First, Lily Westmoreland s Hyphy, Megan Witte s Alice, Jasmine Eastman s Lights Camera Action and Amelia Allen s At the Hop. Our duo was Payten Schneberger and Patrice Eakman s Beat of My Drum. Practices started the Monday after recital. We had 8 hours of practice per team routine throughout the 2 weeks between recital and nationals and 4 hours of practice per solo/duo. During these practices we really drilled the Continued on Page 5
Summer Class Dress Codes: Preschool Princess Classes- Tuesdays in Cloquet from 4:45-5:30pm- FULL Tuesdays in Moose Lake from 4:45-5:30- still openings Wednesdays in Cloquet from 5:30-6:15pm- still openings Upcoming Events Entire Studio ~ PACC Team 07.27.14 Carlton Daze Parade 08.01.14 Moose Lake Registration Opens 08.22.14 Summer Session Ends 08.28.14 Moose Lake Open House 09.01.14 Labor Day Parade and Studio Open House 09.04.14 PACC Team Try- Outs- there are summer requirements for most classes, make sure you are prepared! 09.08.14 Fall Lessons Begin 09.16.14 Moose Lake Fall Session Begins 10.04.14 Me & My Shadow Fall Session Begins 10.11.14 Spooktacular Competition 10.24.14-10.30.14 Wear your Halloween costume to class! 10.31.14 Halloween- No Classes 11.22.14 Me & My Shadow Fall Session Last Day 11.27.14-11.29.14 Thanksgiving- No Classes Dancers in these classes can wear any princess dress-up clothes and are not required to have dance shoes (they may dance barefoot). If you would like to purchase ballet slippers we have them in stock at the studio. Ballet Technique Classes (all levels)- Dress code for these classes is a leotard and tights with NO shorts or skirt and either ballet slippers, freeforms or half shoes. Leotards are available for purchase at the studio. The white Revolution ballet slippers used for our regular classes are acceptable, however they are not the easiest for the teacher to see the dancer s foot so we recommend a pair of our pink Jete ballet slippers. For dancers who are done growing and/or need more support, we highly recommend our MDM ballet slippers which feature built-in arch support. Both types of shoes are in stock now- ask at the desk to try them on! Jazz & Tap Technique Classes (all levels)- Please wear appropriate dance attire, including leotards, dance shorts, tank tops, etc. so that the instructor can see the movement of the body. Please do not wear baggy clothing or sweatpants. For jazz, dancers need to have either jazz shoes, ballet slippers, half shoes, freeforms or pedinis. Tap shoes are required for tap. We have shoes and clothing available for sale. Acro Technique Classes (all levels)- This class includes tumbling and many moves where you are upside down. Please wear a leotard or biketard to avoid embarrassing mishaps with shirts that ride up! You may wear foot undeez or go barefoot in this class. Student and Adult Pilates- It is recommended that you bring a mat for these classes since many moves are done on the floor. Wear comfortable clothing you can move in. Dance shoes or bare feet are suggested.
Fall Studio Schedule Schedule is subject to change based on enrollment. Registration is now open. There is a $10 registration fee to hold your place in the class. The first tuition payment is due at your first lesson in September. 3-5 years of age Ballet/Tap classes- Mondays 3:30-4:15pm (Beg/Int) Tuesdays 5:30-6:15pm (Beg/Int) Wednesdays 4:45-5:30pm (Int/Adv) Fridays 5:15-6:00pm (Beg/Int) Saturdays 9:30-10:15am (Beg/Int) 5-7 years of age Ballet/Jazz/Tap classes- Mondays 4:15-5:00pm (Int/Adv) Wednesdays 5:30-6:15pm (Int/Adv) Thursdays 4:00-4:45pm (Beg/Int) Saturdays 10:15-11:00am (Beg/Int) 5-9 years of age Poms/Kick class- Fridays 4:00-4:30pm (all levels) 7-9 years of age Ballet/Jazz/Tap classes- Wednesdays 4:00-4:45pm (Int/Adv) Fridays 4:30-5:15pm (Beg/Int) Saturdays 11:00-11:45am (Beg/Int) 9-11 years of age Jazz/Lyrical/Tap classes- Tuesdays 4:45-5:30pm (Int/Adv) Saturdays 11:45am-12:30pm (Beg/Int) Ages 11 and up (see description) classes- Tuesdays 4:00-4:45pm Jazz/Lyrical (Int/Adv) We are working on having the dancers be able to ride the bus to the studio Wednesdays 7:45-8:30pm Jazz/Lyrical/HipHop (Int/Adv) Wednesdays 8:30-9:15pm Sr. Line Jazz/Lyrical (Advanced- must be pre-approved) Technique classes- Tuesdays 6:15-6:45 Ballet Technique I (ages 7+) Tuesdays 6:45-7:15pm Ballet Technique II (instructor will determine level) Tuesdays 7:15-7:45pm Pointe (must be pre-approved) Wednesdays 7:15-7:45pm Mat Pilates (ages 13+) Thursdays 6:30-7:00pm Barre Blend Aerobics Adult classes- Mondays 8:45-9:15pm Adult Jazz for Fun! Wednesdays 6:15-7:15pm Cloquettes Jazz/Tap Wednesdays 7:15-7:45pm Mat Pilates (ages 13+) Thursdays 6:30-7:00pm Barre Blend Aerobics PACC Team Fall Schedule Mondays: Pegasus Petites (combo)- 5:00-5:45pm Delphinus Darlings (combo)- 5:45-6:30 Columba Corps (jazz)- 6:30-7:00pm Equuleus Experts (lyrical)- 7:00-7:30pm Pyxis Percussion (tap)- 7:30-8:00pm Aquila Elite (combo)- 8:00-8:45pm Tuesdays: Crux Contemporary- 7:45-8:30pm Leo Lyrical- 8:30-9:15pm Thursdays: Scorpius Select (jazz)- 4:45-5:15pm Octans Originals (mod/lyrical)- 5:15-5:45pm Aries Acro- 5:45-6:30pm Taurus Tap- 7:00-7:45pm Draco Dancers (jazz)- 7:45-8:30pm Phoenix Fusion (jazz)- 8:30-9:15pm Fridays- Gemini Gems (production)- 6-7pm Dancers will attend approx. 2 times per month except before competition
National Champions (Continued from page 2) choreography and timing and made any necessary changes based on the judges suggestions we had received throughout the regional season. The first 6 days of the national competition runs just like the regional competitions. The dancers perform their routines and are judged and given a score. They receive an adjudicated placing based on their score and are also eligible for overall awards and judges choice awards. During the preliminary competition, we were excited to receive 7 overall placings! Heather, Megan, Payten/Patrice and Sweet Dreams all received 1st Overall High Score, Step in Time received 2nd Overall High Score, and Patrice and Nightmare received 5th Overall High Score. In order to make it to Finals, we needed to be one of the top 4 highest scoring routines out of the entire recreational division, regardless of age, group size or dance style. Imagine our surprise when they announced Step in Time as one of the finals routines! The announcement wasn t made until about 9:30pm on Wednesday night and we had to be back in Burnsville ready to perform on Thursday afternoon. To make it even more stressful, one of our dancers could not attend and, although we had another dancer who knew the routine, she had not practiced the changes we had made specifically for nationals. After a pretty sleepless night (how can you sleep when you are so excited???) the team headed back to Burnsville. We had about 3-4 hours to use for practicing and listening to our preliminary critiques before we had to perform. We spent most of this time practicing all the toss combinations that were included in this routine and going over timing. Only the top 4 highest scoring routines in the recreational division were invited to finals, so we were up against 3 other routines- a Petite (ages 5-8) large group tap, a Teen (same as our age category of ages 12-14) large group tap and a Petite hip hop solo. It was a bit nerve-racking since 2 of the other routines were tap and the ages were so diverse- it s hard to know what the judges will be looking for. For Finals, the judges do not score the routines, they simply watch the 4 routines and then choose one as a winner. After the judges have made their decision, all 4 routines are invited to stand on stage and the winner is announced by playing their music and a video clip of their routine up on the big screen. What an amazing moment when that music played and everyone realized it was Step in Time! We were presented with a trophy that is 5 ½ feet tall! It was an incredible moment for everyone. We would like to thank all the parents, relatives and studio friends who supported us this year and took the time to share this moment with us either in person or by watching online. We couldn t have gotten here without you! If you would like to become a part of the PACC team contact Suzy at suzy@ssddance.com
PACC Team Try-Outs Thursday, Sept. 4th 4:45-5:30pm Combo classes only (if you want to be 5:30-6:00pm Jazz teams up to age 12 6:00-6:30pm Acro team 6:30-7:00pm Tap teams 7:00-7:30pm Lyrical/Contemp/Modern teams 7:30-8:00pm Jazz teams age 13+ considered for any of the focused classes you do not need to come at this time- if you don t make a focused team you will automatically be considered for one of these teams) Register for try-outs online now or by calling the studio or emailing info@ssddance.com. Some teams have summer requirements- please make sure you meet the requirements during the summer session. Nationals Fun! 1203 Cloquet Avenue Cloquet, MN 55720 July 2014