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IMPORTANT DATES FOR THE DAIRY 1. SAT 2 DEC PHOTO DAY 2. MON 4 DEC STAGE REHEARSAL 3. SAT 9 DEC DRESS REHEARSAL 4. WED 13 DEC TECH REHEARSAL All students are expected to attend the above rehearsals if participating in our end of year concert. 2
Baby Ballet Photo Day Saturday 2 December 2017 Venue: Studio K Dance Class Time What to Bring/Wear Helpers Arrive: 9am Pick-up: 9:30am - Loose clothing Pre-Primary Ballet Primary Ballet Musical Theatre Infants Tap & Jazz Grade 1 & 2 Ballet Arrive: 9:30am Pick-up: 10:15am Arrive: 10:15am Pick-up: 11:15am Arrive: 11:15am Pick-up: 12 noon Arrive: 11:45am Pick-up: 12:15pm Arrive: 12:15pm Pick-up: 1:15pm - Hair done - No make-up A demonstration video will be sent via email outlining specific hair and make-up instructions for Photo Day. Junior Jazz (8-10 years) + Junior Hip Hop Junior Jazz (11-13 years) + Acro (all ages) Grade 4 Ballet + Junior Contemporary Senior Contemporary Senior Jazz + Senior Hip Hop Ballet Essentials + Mains Arrive: 1:15pm Pick-up: 2:15pm Arrive: 2pm Pick-up: 3:15pm Arrive: 3pm Pick-up: 4pm Arrive: 3:45pm Pick-up: 5pm Arrive: 5pm Pick-Up: 6pm Arrive: 6pm Pick-Up: 7pm 3
Stage Rehearsal Schedule Monday 4 December 2017 Venue: The Concourse, Chatswood Class Time Classes Baby Ballet Baby Ballet 10:15am-11am + Mains Mains 10:30am- 1pm Mains Act 1 1pm-4pm Mains Baby Ballet Ballet Essentials Pre-Primary Ballet Junior Jazz (8-10 yrs) Grade 4 Ballet Grade 1 & 2 Ballet Senior Hip Hop Junior Jazz (11-13 yrs) Junior Hip Hop Senior Contemporary Shopkeeper Finale rehearsal 4pm-5:30pm ALL STUDENTS Act 2 5:30pm-8:30pm Mains: Children, parents, grandparents. Primary Ballet Infants Jazz Musical Theatre Acro Junior Contemporary Infants Tap Senior Jazz 4
Dress Rehearsal Schedule Saturday 9 December 2017 Venue: Studio K Dance ACT 1 9:30am-1pm CLASSES NEEDED All mains Baby Ballet Ballet Essentials Pre-Primary Ballet Junior Jazz (8-10 yrs) Grade 4 Ballet Grade 1 & 2 Ballet Senior Hip Hop Junior Jazz (11-13 yrs) Junior Hip Hop Senior Contemporary FINALE REHEARSAL 1-2:30pm ACT 2: 2:30-5:30PM All students (except Baby Ballet) All mains Primary Ballet Infants Jazz Musical Theatre Acro Junior Contemporary Infants Tap Senior Jazz 5
Tech Rehearsal Schedule Wednesday 13 December 2017 Venue: The Concourse, Chatswood Class Time Classes Baby Ballet Baby Ballet 10-10:30am + Mains Act 1 10:30am- 2pm Mains Baby Ballet Ballet Essentials Pre-Primary Ballet Junior Jazz (8-10 yrs) Grade 4 Ballet Grade 1 & 2 Ballet Senior Hip Hop Junior Jazz (11-13 yrs) Junior Hip Hop Senior Contemporary Shopkeeper Act 2 2-4pm Mains: Children, parents, grandparents. Primary Ballet Infants Jazz Musical Theatre Acro Junior Contemporary Infants Tap Senior Jazz Finale Rehearsal 4-4:30pm Whole school (minus Baby Ballet) Prepare for performance 4:30-5:30pm Dinner break Take places backstage 5:30pm-6:30pm Fix hair, make-up and put on costumes. Move to start places for beginning of show. Performance starts 6:30pm 6
Main Characters Weekly Rehearsal Schedule Day/Time Class Mains needed Monday 4pm-4:45pm Pre-Primary Ellen Green Monday 4:45-5:45pm Junior Jazz (8-10 yrs) Alex Siu Monday 5:45-6:45pm Monday 6:45-7:45pm Junior Jazz (11-13 yrs) Ballet Essentials Summer Nayel & Ella Crighton Phoebe Brian & Zara Andrews Tuesday 4-4:45pm Primary Ballet All children All parents Charlotte Taylor Wednesday 4-5pm Infants Jazz/Tap Claudia Callaghan & Lily Dickson Wednesday 5-6pm Junior Hip Hop Taylor Journee & Isabella Hollington Wednesday 6-7pm Senior Hip Hop Claudia Callaghan & Lily Dickson Thursday 5-6pm Junior Contemporary Summer Nayel & Ella Crighton Thursday 6-7pm Senior Jazz Cindy and Sabrina Bell Thursday 7-8pm Senior Contemporary Cindy and Sabrina Bell Friday 4-5pm Musical Theatre Claudia Callaghan & Lily Dickson Friday 5-6pm Taylor Journee & Isabella Acro Hollington 7
2017 CLASS HAIRSTYLES Below is a list of hairstyles for each class. A video tutorial explaining each hairstyle will be sent in the final weeks of Term 4. The hairstyles are compulsory for all rehearsal days: Photo Day, Stage Rehearsal, Dress Rehearsal & Tech Rehearsal days. 2017 CLASS HAIRSTYLES: Baby Ballet: High buns, middle part Ballet Essentials: High bun Pre-Primary Ballet: Two high buns with middle part Junior Jazz (8-10 yrs): Two high pony tails with middle part Grade 4 Ballet: Low bun, middle part Grade 1 & 2 Ballet: Two high buns, middle part Senior Hip Hop: High ponytail Junior Jazz (11-13 yrs): Low bun, middle part Junior Hip Hop: Own choice Senior Contemporary: High ponytail Primary Ballet: Low bun, no part Infants Jazz/Tap: Low bun, no part Musical Theatre: Low bun, no part Acro: Low bun, no part Junior Contemporary: Low bun, middle part Senior Jazz: High ponytail Please follow video hair tutorials made available via email from late November. 8
STAGE MAKE-UP Make-up is a necessary aspect of performance on stage. Make-up highlights the facial features of a dancer and ensures the audience can see a dancers facial features and expression under bright stage lights. It is the responsibility of each dancer to complete their make-up before arriving for Photo and Tech Rehearsal/Concert Day. A video tutorial for how to apply each stage of make-up will be emailed to parents in the following weeks. Please note: No make-up will be applied by staff of Studio K Dance due to time constraints on each photo and rehearsal day. SHOPPING LIST - Thick foundation- colour should suit your child s skin tone - Blush- Dusky maroon or as close to - Lipstick- maroon red (no bright red lipstick please) - Lip liner- colour to match lipstick - Liquid eyeliner- black - Pencil eyeliner- black - Eye shadow- dark brown, medium brown, bronze and beige. - Mascara- black - False eyelashes- optional for students over 12 years PRE-SCHOOL CLASSES NO make-up is required for Baby Ballet or Pre-Primary Ballet classes. 9
COSTUMES Costuming for each concert take me around 6 months of researching, planning, measuring, fitting, trialing and ordering before purchased on behalf of Studio K Dance families. It is for this reason why I m always apprehensive handing costumes over to families in the lead up to concert day. I know students get excited at the thought of trialing their costume at home but can I urge you to keep the costume out of harms way in the weeks between Photo Day (2 Dec) and Concert Day (13 Dec). Costumes will be distributed in classes the week before Photo Day and all students are required to arrive in costume ready for their photo to be taken with their class on Saturday 2 December. Students will then be responsible for their costumes until Concert Day and must not be worn in the lead-up to the concert. Studio K Dance takes no responsibility if a student dirties, destroys or accidentally stains their end of year concert costume. Once taken home the costume becomes the responsibility of each dancer. Thank you for assisting me in keeping costumes in pristine condition in the leadup to our much-anticipated end-of-year concert. PLEASE NOTE: All costumes are pre-purchased by all Studio K Dance families however unless specified all additional accessories and hairpieces remain the property of Studio K Dance. 10
BALLET RIBBONS STEP 1: Buy Ribbons from a dancewear store. Ribbon bundles are sold in one long 2¼ metre length so the ribbon needs to be cut in half and then in half again so there are four pieces, one for each side of the shoe. STEP 2: Take one piece of ribbon and at one end fold one centimetre over once and then fold it over two centimetres again. STEP 3: To attach the ribbons at the correct angle, fold the back of the shoe forward and down, then mark each side of the shoe on the cotton lining in the angle made. STEP 4: Place the folded end of the ribbon at the marked position and sew as shown in the drawing onto the side of the shoe through the cotton lining but not through the satin. The ribbons may be angled forward if required to hold the shoe on more securely. 11
FINAL PREPARATION Stockings In the lead-up to our Photo Day and rehearsal days please ensure stockings are clean, shoes are polished and ballet ribbons sewn onto all ballet shoes of dancers over the age of 10. It is highly recommended to buy a new pair of stockings as it s always handy to have a spare pair in case of last minute runs or holes. Dance shoes Please polish all ballet shoes with salmon pink shoe varnish available from all reputable shoe and leather shops. It s recommended to clean dance shoes with a damp cloth before polish as this removes all unwanted grime before applying the final finish. Jewelry No jewelry is to be worn for Photo Day or rehearsal days following. This includes sleepers or stud earrings, rings, anklets, bracelets and necklaces. Nail polish All students need to remove nail polish before Photo Day and following rehearsal days. Dirty hair It is highly recommended that students do not wash hair in the days prior to performance or Photo Day. Dirty hair is easier to upstyle and the natural grease in hair stops hair slipping and causing fly aways. Valuables Whilst students may wish to bring valuable electronic items to the rehearsal days it is highly recommended that they bring books, puzzles or cards instead. Studio K Dance takes no responsibility for valuable electronic items that go missing on rehearsal or concert days. Communication Due to the busy nature on Photo Day, Stage Rehearsal, Dress Rehearsal and Tech Rehearsal/Concert Days, staff and parents helpers are focused on the running order of each day and therefore cannot answer phone calls, texts, emails or social media messages. It is important to read this handbook in the lead-up to the ensuing weeks and ask questions well in advance. Thanks for your understanding in preparing for performance to ensure a successful end to the year. 12