Premiere Dance Academy SEPTEMBER 2012 2012 2013 DANCE TERM WELCOME once again to all Premiere Dance Academy dancers and their families, and a WELCOMING HELLO to all of our NEW students and families to our studio! We are happy to have you all of you back and in our studio and we know this will be another wonderful dance season at Premiere Dance Academy Many exciting events take place during the dance term such as Movie Nights, Theme Weeks, Contests etc Stay tuned and read the posters and the information always POSTED ONLINE. This will be another fun and exciting year at Premiere Dance, take advantage of the fun events and meet more dancers and have some FUN! Parents & Dancers Please do not wear street shoes passed the lobby area please leave shoes in the front entrance, in an orderly manner. If you wish to have your shoes in the dressing room we ask that you respectfully REMOVE them and carry them to the back. Dancers if your shoes are wet, snowy or muddy we ask that you get paper towel PRIOR to taking them to the dressing room and dry/clean them off please. DO NOT WEAR OUTDOOR shoes in classrooms. Hip Hop Dancers, you MUST be wearing INDOOR NON marking Soled Runners for class ONLY. If you forget your dance runners then you must participate in class without shoes. Please do not wear your outdoor shoes in the classrooms. DANCERS - Please remember to respect the studio, your peers and yourselves by taking care of the dance studio, clean up after yourselves and respect your environment. Please respect others by picking up garbage and food that you have brought. Thank you A HUGE THANK YOU TO LAURA PETRILLO (OFFICE HELPER) who performed many many tasks this summer to get the academy ready for the Fall with us Luv ya Laura THANK YOU for all you do <3
INTRODUCING THE FACULTY LISA SVECLA ARTISTIC DIRECTOR / OWNER JAZZ & TAP Debbie Black Sarah Carmichael Jennalee Colpitts Kira Greasley Shelby Hanet Pre-School & Ballet Beginner Tap & Jazz Jazz & Lyrical Pre-school, Ballet, Acro /Jumps/Turns Jazz & Tap Jaimie Harding Jennifer Helm Ali Kaschuk Jamie MacNeill Jenelle Michielsen Jazz Jazz, Tap, Beginner Jazz 5 Year Old Jazz Beginner Tap & Jazz M.Theatre & Stretch Julius Juice Reyes Lysia Smandych Ashley Steele Tara Magill Stefani Smith Hip Hop Pre-School, Boys Ballet Lyrical & Street Jazz Competition Competition Vaganova Ballet & Body Choreography Choreography Conditioning STUDIO MANAGER: OFFICE STAFF: OFFICE HELPER/ASSISTANT: TODD SVECLA BEATRICE HORVATH, LAURIE BAINES (Liaison) & MARIA JONESON LAURA PETRILLO
DANCE ATTIRE The instructors and Lisa have discussed this at great lengths, and request for all the dancers to adhere to the attire guidelines. The attire is set for the fact that we are a Dance Academy and we all feel that to be a dancer you need to look like a dancer. All dancers must have the correct and required attire no later than October 8 th, please. The dance attire for some of the studio classes is very inappropriate. Please dancers we ask for your respect, courtesy to the instructors and your peers and dress appropriately for your classes. T-shirts/loose fitting tank tops and street clothes in general are not the dress code for ANY of our classes. Jeans are NOT acceptable in any of the dance classes. Dance Shorts MUST be long enough to cover the dancers posterior area. Please ensure your LuLu Lemon shorts are at least 3 in the inseam, or they will not be allowed to be worn in class. Dancers please follow the dress code of the studio and wear the correct dance attire even if you do not like the attire. Please also try not to question your instructors when they ask you to adhere to the studio policies. Parents we are asking for your help in encouraging and reviewing the correct attire with dancers of all ages. All information about each classes attire is posted online in our studio handbook. If you have any questions or concerns, please inquire at the office or speak with your child s instructor. Hair is to be up in ALL classes including Hip-Hop. PRE-SCHOOL DANCE & ALL BALLET CLASS ATTIRE NOTES: Tights should be Ballerina Pink for all Ballet classes and CANNOT be rolled up to the knee, but must be placed into the dancers shoes. Hair (if long enough) must be in a CORRECT BUN. Messy buns will not be permitted. Pre-School dancers should also have their hair up and get used to the Ballet Bun, as it is mostly used for our performances etc If you are unsure on how to do a bun your child s instructor will be more than happy to assist you and show you how. Students in Ballet Level One and up should have their Character shoes and skirts to use in class. This attire is part of the R.A.D. curriculum. If you have any questions in regards to this, please speak with Debbie Black, check your handbook or ask our office staff, for the information you need. We do have information on a seamstress you may contact to sew your dancers Character skirt, check the bulletin board in the front lobby for more information.
REGISTRATION FOR OUR FALL CLASSES Registration is still on going in all of our dance classes. We will continue registering until approx. October, for our 10 Month programs, if and where there is space available. If you know anyone looking for dance classes, please send them our way!! NEWSLETTERS Newsletters are an essential part of our Dance Academy. It is the best way for us to communicate with parents, families and dancers. We know life is very hectic, but we ask all parents to LOG ONTO THE WEBSITE AND read the MONTHLY and any other information that may pertain to your dancer!! The website and all our documents posted under news and announcements have important information in regards to our studio, events that are happening at the Academy, Holidays and all other important information. We also always POST information at the academy, so Parents please take a few moments to come into the studio at least once a month, stay updated and read the Bulletin Boards and Posters. If you have any questions please ask at the studio office, and they will assist you or direct you to the website where the info is posted as well. ATTENDANCE Attendance in classes is essential so that the students do not fall behind. If your child is absent due to illness, please call the studio office and inform us of your child s absence. Please we do ask that you call rather than email. Then emails are not always checked daily, however our voicemail is. All dancers absences are posted on the door to the studio office for easier access to the instructors. If you have a date where you know your child will be away please come in and fill out the information and post it for your dancers instructor(s). Dancers, your parents work very hard to get you into these dance classes, please do not abuse your time and not attend your dance classes remember this is suppose to be somewhere you want to be!
COMPETITION INFO Dancers, who are interested in Competing this dance term, PLEASE BE SURE TO PICK UP THE INFORMATION AND FORMS FORM THE COMPETITIVE BULLETIN BOARD. Audition times etc.. are posted and also online under COMPETITION INFORMATION 2012-2013. All Premiere Dance Academy dancers are eligible to compete. They must be 5 years of age and we recommend they have 1 Year of training in the discipline they wish to compete in (There are exceptions!). All interested dancers MUST attend the Placement Classes to be placed into any Competitive Choreography. If you have any questions, please contact the office or email Ms. Lisa at office@premieredance.com AUDITION PLACEMENT CLASSES ARE HELD IN STUDIO 3, ON THE DATES INDICATED ABOVE. PLEASE CHECK THE BULLETIN BOARD AND/OR AT THE OFFICE FOR YOUR CORRESPONDING AUDFITION TIME TO YOUR DANCE LEVEL AND GENRE. TIMES ARE NOW POSTED ON THE COMPETITION BOARD FOR THE AUDITIONS, AS WELL AS TIMES ARE ONLINE UNDER COMPETITION INFORMATION IN THE NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS SECTION OF OUR WEBSITE, YOU CAN SIGN UP RIGHT UNTIL THE DAY OF THE AUDITIONS!!! HOWEVER IN ORDER TO COMPETE YOU MUST BE AT THE AUDITIONS There will be a 2 nd brief Competition meeting for any NEW or INTERESTED dancers parents on: FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 14TH @ 7:00PM If you attended the 1st meeting you DO NOT have to attend this one. This is for those who were unable to attend the first meeting. Please sign up at the office to say you are coming so we can ensure there will be enough interest to have a 2 nd meeting.
RECITAL INFORMATION Stay tuned for the RECITAL newsletter coming out sometime in November, reply is due back PRIOR to the Christmas Break. Be sure to read all the information online we will email everyone when the time comes for the information you should be reading. We also post the information in the lobby, so please come into the studio as important information is always available there as well as online. Please note we have 2 recital showcases due to size and length of the shows. We will email you which show(s) your child will participate in (Recital A or Recital B ) and that is the information you should be reading more info to follow in NOVEMBER. Consent/Registration Forms are handed out in class. We do our best to ensure all dancers get a copy of the RECITAL Consent and newsletter but it is not always get home please be sure to COME IN the studio to read the bulletin boards for the up to date dance/studio info. You can also ask at the office for a copy of the consent/registration form for Recital. Parents, we ask that YOU stay informed, and by any means ASK if you are unsure if you have missed something. DROPPING OFF AND PICKING UP OF DANCERS Parents we ask that if your child is in the last class of the evening or Saturdays that you are PROMPT when you pick them up. The staff will wait for them to be to be picked up prior to locking the studio up, but we do ask that you respect their time and be a few minutes early to retrieve your dancer. The doors are usually locked after the last class begins, and will open at the end of the night. This ensures the safety of all of the dancers and faculty in the building. Teachers have worked long hours please be sure to pick up dancers for the end of the night on time so our staff can go home on time as well. When classes are in session we ask that ALL dancers and their siblings respect the learning environment and DO NOT RUN up and down the Hallways, or talk loudly outside the dance studio doors, or wander back and forth between the classrooms and the lobby. It is very distracting to the dancers, teaching faculty and to the office staff. We kindly ask that if dancers are waiting for classes to begin or you and your other for a sibling to take a class that they find a quiet activity to do. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation in this matter.
We look forward to another amazing and successful dance term for 2012 2013 and we are thrilled to have all of you as part of our PDA dance family. Have an amazing dance season everyone. Work hard in your classes, and do what it is we love to do best. DANCE!!! HEAR THE MUSIC AND DANCE! PREMIERE DANCE ACADEMY OFFICE HOURS 403 286 8561 MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY 3:30 pm 8:30 pm TUESDAY 9:30 am 2:30 pm & 3:30 pm 8:30 pm THURSDAY 9:30 am - 11:00 am & 3:30 pm - 8:30 pm SATURDAY 9:00 am 2:00 pm If you are in need of anything or have any inquiries, please come into the office during office hours or leave a message at anytime on our automated voice mail system at 286-8561 and we will be happy to return you call within 48Hours. The office staff does their best to assist you in all of your needs but at times, do not have an answer for you or cannot make decisions in regards to placement of dancers, or finances or cancellations etc but will leave a message for the AD or Manager to contact you with 48 hours.