PROGRAM CONTACTS: Forest Hill Dance 2017-2018 Season RECITAL NEWSLETTER (March 2018) PLEASE READ IT THOROUGHLY. IF YOU THINK YOU HAVE READ THIS BEFORE THINK AGAIN! Program Chair: CHRISTINE BOESSEL 410-688-8071 christineboessel@gmail.com Instructors: ALI CHANEY 443-504-8651 achaney13@gmail.com LISA MION 410-688-4760 lisacmion@gmail.com SHANA O BRIEN 443-834-9315 Shana.obrien@gmail.com REBECCA OSTROWSKI 443-388-3706 Rsostrowski98@gmail.com JESSA ROSENBERGER 410-652-2829 Jraitzyk1@gmail.com STACEY ROYAL 585-305-8586 Staceyroyal83@gmail.com ANITA SAMEK 410-299-2682 anitasamek@gmail.com ALEXA SAUNDERS 443-226-1700 Saunderslexie5@gmail.com WEBSITE: www.foresthillrec.com click on left of window on DANCE http://www.foresthillrec.com/program.php?programid=65 direct link to FOREST HILL DANCE MARK YOUR CALENDARS: COSTUME PICK-UP NIGHT. FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 2018 4pm-8pm PICTURE WEEK... MAY 1-5, 2018 TECHNICAL & DRESS REHEARSALS. MAY 25-26, 2018 MAY 29-31, 2018 RECITALS. FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 2018 7pm SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 2018 1pm SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 2018 5pm The end of year recital is fast approaching. In this pamphlet you will find information about costume pick-up, ticket sales, picture week, dress rehearsals, technical rehearsals and the recital performances along with other pertinent information. All of our volunteers and instructors have devoted hundreds of hours to making this event happen. It is mandatory that your dancers attend all of their assigned events. The dances for every one of our classes are choreographed for all of the dancers in each class and in some instances the dancers have partners for portions of their dance pieces. Each dancer is dependent upon the other to know their stage position. It is a group effort and thus, all rehearsals and pictures are mandatory. Page 1 of 8
COSTUME PICK-UP: Costumes. TRY ON COSTUMES IMMEDIATELY. When you arrive home all costume pieces and shoes should be labeled with your child s name and should be in a bag or on a hanger. Tutus can be hung upside down on a hanger, by the crotch, to allow the wrinkles to fall out. Hanging the costume in the bathroom during a steamy shower will assist with this as well. Tutus can NOT be ironed! Dancers may bring something to occupy them during the recital performance (i.e. coloring book & crayons, books or a small game). NO MARKERS, PAINTS OR CRAFTS OF ANY KIND. Please NO food or drink while your child is in costume!!! NO peanut snacks are permitted this year we have multiple children in the program with peanut allergies. Costume Pick-Up Night: Friday, April 2Oth 4-8PM Forest Hill Hickory Activities Center (Same building where classes are held but use the door marked Concessions) During costume pick-up night you will have the opportunity to: Pick up your child s costume(s). If you have not paid for your costume(s) you must do so at this time. Pick up and pay for your recital tickets. Pick up and pay for your pictures. Photo order forms will be available and can also available via our website. Pre-order and pay for a bouquet of flowers for your dancer. Sign-up to be a backstage mom. Sign-up to donate items for our concessions during our recital intermission. We have 3 performances this year and are requesting additional intermission volunteers to help out. IMPORTANT NOTE: Please be sure to bring a form of payment (checks or cash) with you for your recital tickets, pictures and flower orders. Our doors will be open from 4-8P (we hope to be wrapping things up by 8P). Please make every effort to attend. If you have a scheduling conflict, please be sure to contact Kimberly Perrone, our costume coordinator, at 443-504-7692 or kmtperrone@gmail.com to make arrangements to obtain your child s costume(s). You will also need to reach out to our other coordinators for your recital tickets, pictures, flower orders, concession donations, etc. Their contact information is listed under their respective section. County Ballet staff will be joining us to sell items you may need for the show (i.e. hair items, tights, etc). For alterations - Alicia Fisher formerly of County Ballet - can be reached at 443-299-9287. Dancers are asked to bring their costumes with them to the following week s classes to try on their costumes with their instructors. Also, if your child s ballet class is only ½ hour long, the instructors request that parents please accompany their child to their next scheduled class. ** All Friday dance classes will run as normal on Friday, April 20, 2018. Page 2 of 8
BACKSTAGE MOMS Backstage Moms. Each class will need one or two backstage moms to stay with the class in the cafeteria. Backstage moms will be responsible for making sure the dancers (all of them, not just their child) are properly attired for their dances, escort the dancers to and from the backstage hallway and make sure their class area in the cafeteria is cleaned up prior to leaving. Each mom will be able to see their child s performance(s). We hope to have all assignments completed during Costume Pick Up night. If you have any questions, please contact Jane Romm, our backstage mom coordinator, at 443-910-1495 or via email at jromm1@verizon.net. CONCESSIONS Intermission refreshments. Each family is asked to donate an item for our concession tables which will be available during intermission. Due to our tight schedule and short intermission, we usually ask for small size bottled water and pre-packaged snacks (chips, desserts, etc). Stacie Wheeley, our concessions coordinator, will be available during our costume pick-up night with sign-up sheets. In addition, Stacie needs volunteers to help with the concession tables during intermission (this is a great way for Dads to get involved). If you are interested or have any questions, please contact Stacie at 443-807-1947 or scw7373@gmail.com. FLOWERS Flowers. We work with a florist who does a terrific job. You are able to pre-order flowers for your child during costume pick-up night and then pick them up in the lobby on the day of the recital. The following bouquets will be offered: Mixed Bunches: Roses: (red, yellow or pink w/ greens & baby s breath) Small Mixed Bunch $7.99 One $ 3.99 Medium Mixed Bunch $12.99 Three $7.99 Six $12.99 If you would like to place a flower order, please bring your payment with you. Cash or checks made payable to FHRC only. A limited number of bouquets will be on sale during the recital it s best to pre-order. Should you have any questions, please contact Mary Buyse, our floral coordinator, at 410-776-3705 or at marybuyse13@gmail.com. TICKETS Tickets. Costume pick-up night will be your first opportunity to purchase your recital tickets so please come prepared knowing the number of tickets you need for each show. Make sure you bring a form of payment with you. Cash or checks payable to FHRC will be accepted. Should you have any questions, please contact Cathy Potts at 410-726-8112 or at cathyipotts@gmail.com. Tickets are $8 each. If you are purchasing tickets for multiple performances ticket prices are $5 each. Please see the attached class schedule to find out when your dancer will be performing. A copy of this list is on our website and will be available for you to review at costume pick-up. Page 3 of 8
** New this year: All dancers in our program will be given one free ticket so that they may attend a performance of their choice. Not all dancers are in every performance and we encourage our dancers to support the other classes by attending the performances. This one free ticket is for dancers in our program only we will be able to tell if you are a dancer with our program or not. NO TICKETS WILL BE SOLD AT THE RECITAL. All tickets must be pre-purchased. * Tickets will be available for purchase during the entire week of pictures. * If you need additional tickets you can contact Cathy during technical week. * Please see THEATER ETIQUETTE regarding young children. As a rule of thumb if they need a seat then they need a ticket. If they can t sit in your lap for the entire performance then they need a ticket. If you have a diaper bag that needs it s own seat then you need an extra ticket. VIDEOGRAPHY Videotaping and Photography by Parents. A videographer has been hired to record the recitals. Each dancer in our program will receive a copy of the DVD. In order for Forest Hill Dance to continue this generous gift to our dancers we are requesting a donation be made ($5.00) at costume pick-up. PICTURES Photo Week: Tuesday, May 1, 2018 - Saturday, May 5, 2018 * Forest Hill Hickory Activities Center * Each class will have their photos taken on the same day and as their regularly scheduled dance class. REPEAT: Each class will have their photos taken on the same day as their regularly scheduled dance class.(exception Friday performance classes will have pictures on Thursday, May 3, 2018.) Dancers should arrive in their costume and 15 minutes early to help ensure we run on time. Orders will be taken during costume pick-up night and during photo week. Photo order forms will be available on costume pick-up and are available on our dance website. A separate order form is needed for each set of class photos (i.e. one for ballet, one for tap, one for jazz, etc). If possible, please fill it out ahead of time and bring it with you to your scheduled photo time to avoid causing a delay. Parents are not allowed in where photos are being taken. If you have any questions, please contact Diane Schubert, our photo and video coordinator, at 410-292-2081 or schubertdiane@gmail.com. ** All dancers must arrive in costume for photos as all pieces will run in full dress in the studios with their instructors. Attendance during picture week is mandatory. Purchase of pictures is optional. Page 4 of 8
PICTURE & PERFORMANCE HAIR, MAKEUP, TIGHTS & SHOES Hair & Make-up. Unless otherwise determined by your dancers instructor: All ballet dancers are to have their hair in a bun. All dancers should wear pink or rose lipstick & pink blush. Ballet Levels IV classes and up should wear mascara, brown or mauve eye shadow, base if necessary, and eyebrow pencil to darken eyebrows if necessary. Ballet levels III and below are not required to but may wear mascara and brown or mauve eye shadow. Dancers should not wear blue or green eye shadow. Some classes have specific instructions for hair & make-up. Please consult your child s instructor for specific instructions. Do not send makeup in your child s backpack - EVER! It will ruin their costumes if the younger dancers decide to play with it. Your instructors will be happy to teach parents/kids in each class how to do hair and make-up. Putting your child s hair in a bun when she s coming to dance class helps to provide excellent practice for recital weekend! Shoes & Tights. Unless otherwise specified, Ballet classes will wear pink tights & pink ballet shoes (not slippers) Tap classes will wear tan tights & their black tap shoes Jazz classes will wear tan tights & their black jazz shoes Hip Hop classes will wear black jazz shoes Modern classes will be barefoot Lyrical classes will be barefoot Many of the dancers find it helpful to wear a tan leotard or tan separates (with the clear plastic straps) underneath their costumes. This makes costume changes much easier. The tan leotard is not to be seen while in costume. This may not work for some costumes in which case the leotard will need to be taken off. DRESS REHEARSAL Dress Rehearsals. Dress rehearsal is an opportunity for our dancers to rehearse their dances in full costume and make-up. Dancers should arrive in the costume and be prepared to change costumes as directed. A complete show order for each performance will be posted to our dance website. Dress Rehearsal: Wednesday, May 30, 2018 Thursday, May 31, 2018 * C. Milton Wright High School * ** See Photo, Tech Rehearsal, Dress Rehearsal Schedule for days and times for each class Page 5 of 8
TECHNICAL REHEARSALS Technical Rehearsals. Friday, May 25, 2018 Tuesday, May 29, 2018 Thursday, May 31, 2018 ** C. Milton Wright High School** Each class will have 15 minutes to run through their piece on stage and has been assigned a specific time on the above dates for each of their classes (please see the 2018 Photo Schedule, Technical Rehearsal and Dress Rehearsal Schedule). Dancers should arrive 15 minutes early to help insure a timely schedule. Technical Rehearsal: Friday, May 25, 2018 Saturday, May 26, 2018 Tuesday, May 29, 2018 * C. Milton Wright High School * ** See Photo, Tech Rehearsal, Dress Rehearsal Schedule for days and times for each class Dancers should wear their black leotards & pink tights for this rehearsal just as they do for their dance classes. The times listed on the schedule are the stage times so please arrive early as requested to avoid causing delays. A complete show order for each performance will be posted to our dance website. RECITALS Recitals. All performances will be held at C. Milton Wright High School, 1301 N. Fountain Green Road, Bel Air, MD 21015. Moms or a female should take all dancers to the cafeteria, our backstage area. No males allowed. Colored bracelets will be given out to parents of children in our Pre-ballet, Beginner ballet classes as well as classes numbered 1-3. When you bring your child up to the cafeteria (remember only women are allowed), you will be given a colored bracelet. Different colors represent different age groups. Parents of dancers in groups #4 and up will not be given a bracelet. The bracelets will be on the tables and given to parents by the backstage moms. Backstage moms will stay with the dancers until dismissal. All other parents and guests should proceed to the auditorium. Lines at the entrances to the auditorium form quickly so be sure to allow time to pick up your pre-ordered flowers before the show begins. You must have your ticket to gain entrance to the auditorium. Forest Hill Dance will provide bottled water and pretzels will be supplied by the backstage moms to all of our dancers. Friday, June 1, 2018 7PM show 5:30PM call time for dancers Saturday, June 2, 2018 1PM show 12PM call time for dancers 5P show 4PM call time for dancers Page 6 of 8
If your child is performing in both shows on Saturday, June 2, 2018, please be sure to send a lunch/snack (non-messy) with them to eat in-between performances. * If you need any special accommodations for seating please contact Jane Romm, our backstage mom coordinator, at 443-910-1495 or via email at jromm1@verizon.net. RECITAL DISMISSAL POLICY Recital Dismissal Policy. Colored bracelets will be given out to parents of children in our Pre-ballet, Beginner ballet classes as well as classes numbered 1-3. When you bring your child up to the cafeteria (remember only women are allowed), you will be given a colored bracelet. Different colors represent different age groups. Parents of dancers in groups #4 and up will not be given a bracelet. The bracelets will be on the tables and given to parents by the backstage moms. When each show is over, everyone will need to remain in the lobby until we confirm that all of the dancers have gotten back into the cafeteria. Once this is confirmed, parents (again only women allowed) will be able to come up the stairs. Colored signs will be on the walls in the hallway and those with a bracelet will line up near the colored signs matching their bracelet. Parents without bracelets should line up behind those with the bracelets. You will then be called in, one color at a time, to retrieve your child and their belongings. Once all dancers whose parents were given a colored bracelet have been dismissed we will then have parents without bracelets to come in to get their children. We understand that everyone wants to get their child and head out. With over 190 dancers in the performance I m sure you can imagine how difficult a crowd of 190+ parents trying to get into the cafeteria can be to manage. For your child s safety and to allow for an orderly dismissal, we ask for everyone s cooperation and patience in this process. THEATER ETIQUETTE Theater Etiquette. Out of consideration for others we kindly request that children 3 and under be left at home. If it is necessary to bring a young child and they become restless, please remove them from the theater. The back doors of the auditorium must remain closed during the show; please remember to exit through the side doors of the theater. All attendees remain for the entire length of the performance. For the safety of our dancers and out of consideration for others in the auditorium, NO flash photography or videotaping will be permitted during the recitals. Sadly one year a parent taking a picture or video stood up and got in the way of our videographer s filming. His head is now a part of our DVD of that show. People found using flash photography or video equipment during the recitals will be asked to leave the theater and will not be permitted back in with their equipment. All phones are requested to be turned off during our performances. Our stage managers and backstage coordinators use blue-tooth equipped headsets and cell phone interference will prolong the recital. If we cannot communicate backstage then we cannot let dancers onstage. Page 7 of 8
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