Dear Parents and Dancers:
This packet includes a lot of information about our upcoming Spring Recital!
The Spring Recital, “Your Journey Begins Now,” will be on Saturday, June 1st, in the Caldwell High School Auditorium. We will have two shows: a matinee at 1:00 and an evening at 4:00. Show Assignments are listed in the order they will rehearse on the Dress Rehearsal page of this packet.
We will be sending home costumes starting May 6th. Accounts must be paid in full before receiving a costume. Please check your Parent Portal to ensure your account is in good standing.
- All Creative 3s, 4s, Kinderdance, and all other ballet classes will wear pink ballet tights and pink ballet shoes. Creative 3’s Saturday class will wear white tights.
- All Jazz classes will wear tan tights and tan jazz shoes.
- All Tap classes will wear tan tights and black tap shoes.
- Hip Hop classes will need to wear black ankle socks with black hip-hop/athletic shoes
- Contemporary will wear tan tights and half-sole shoes or go barefoot.
- Modern will wear footless tan tights with no shoes.
- Acro will not wear tights.
Showtimes are final and cannot be adjusted.
Dress Rehearsal!
Dress Rehearsal is Friday, May 31st, at Caldwell High School Auditorium. Please arrive 10 minutes early and wait inside the auditorium in the rows indicated by the signs. In some instances, we may run ahead. If you are not there on time, you may miss your chance to practice on stage. We also run the risk of running late and appreciate your patience. Dancers need to be in costumes with hair done in a low bun.
The following classes will begin their dress rehearsal at 4:30 p.m. (in this order, going across) and perform in both shows. Arrive at dress rehearsal @ 4:20 p.m. Pure Imagination Production
The following classes will begin their dress rehearsal at 5:00 p.m. (in this order, going across) and perform in the 1:00 show. Arrive at dress rehearsal @ 4:50 p.m. Ballet 1, Tap 3, Jazz Company, Tap 1 & 2, Aria Herzbrun solo, Creative 3’s Saturday, Jazz 1, Acro 1 & 2, Ballet 3, Contemporary
The following classes will begin their dress rehearsal at 5:30 p.m. (in this order, going across) and will perform in the 1:00 show. Arrive at dress rehearsal @ 5:20 pm Creative 4’s Saturday, Lyrical, Modern 2, Emma Wright solo, Hip Hop Combo, Pointe, Hip Hop 3, Pre-Pointe, Jazz 3, Hip Hop groups
The following classes will begin their dress rehearsal at 6:00 pm (in this order, going across) & will perform in the 1:00 Show. Arrive at dress rehearsal @ 5:50 pm Int/Teen Jazz, Virahy Bautista solo, Kinderdance Saturday, Jazz 5
The following classes will begin their dress rehearsal at 6:15 pm (in this order, going across) & will perform in the 4:00 Show-Arrive to dress rehearsal @ 6:05 pm Kinderdance Monday, Ballet 2, Int Adv Jazz, Hip Hop 2, Adv Lyrical, Shaylee Jensen solo, Hip Hop 1, Ballet 5-6,
The following classes will begin their dress rehearsal at 6:45 pm (in this order, going across) & will perform in the 4:00 Show-Arrive to dress rehearsal @ 6:35 pm Creative 3’s Tuesdays , Creative 4’s Tuesday morning, Jazz 2, Jazz 4, Hip Hop 4, Creative 4’s Tuesday, Clara Baker solo, Hip Hop groups
The following classes will begin their dress rehearsal at 7:15 pm (in this order, going across) & will perform in the 4:00 Show-Arrive to dress rehearsal @ 7:05 pm Ballet 4, Tap 4, Hip Hop company, Sawyer Jensen solo, Modern 1
Dancers are free to leave once they rehearse their dance.
General Recital Information
Tickets go on sale online May 4th at 10 a.m. Each ticket is $9 for 1 show or $15 for both, and lap sitters are free. Seating for the shows is reserved, meaning when you purchase your ticket(s), you will also select your seat(s).
Tickets can be purchased here: https://dancestudio-pro.com/tickets/canyondance
Want Free Tickets? We need volunteers for the Spring Show. We need 3-4 parents to volunteer to supervise children ages 3-10 during the 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. shows. You will keep our dancers comfortable and safe and help get groups ready to go onstage. Volunteers will receive 2 free tickets to the other show. If you are interested, you can sign up here. Once signed up, you will receive a doc with more info and a code for your free tickets.
Pre-orders: We will be selling single roses, teddy bears, and shirts in the lobby. Skip the line and pre-order your gifts in your Parent Portal under Shop in the menu. Pick them up in the lobby before the show. Cash or card will be accepted on the recital day.
Costume Info: Your dancers need to wear their costumes for the dress rehearsal and recital. Please keep your costume(s) safe! Do not play or eat in your costume. Do not wash or iron your costume. To fluff tutus, you may hang your costume upside down in the bathroom while you shower (the warm steam will help reduce wrinkles). Do not hang in the shower or where it could get wet.
Backstage Helpers are prepared to assist with costume changes. We suggest that you organize and label costumes and shoes.
Recital Pointers!
Recitals begin at 1:00 and 4:00. Doors will open at 12:30 and 3:30. Younger dancers need to be in their dressing rooms (located off the side hallway in the band or orchestra room) at 12:45 but no earlier than 12:30; and 3:45 but not earlier than 3:30 respectfully. Come prepared to dance! Have your costume, tights, and shoes on. Hair needs to be pulled into a slick low bun (no bangs or flyaways) and stage make-up needs to be applied. Make-up should consist of eye shadow in neutral tones; black or brown mascara for eyes; and rosy-colored cheeks and lips. Parents of young dancers, please use your judgment for your little ones. If you think they will just rub away at their eyes, do not worry about eyeliner or mascara. Dancers are not to wear any colored nail polish; jewelry; or underwear under their tights. Nothing except water is allowed backstage or in the dressing rooms. There is no food or drink allowed in the auditorium.
- Do have something for your dancer to do while they wait backstage to perform (label all the items). Please do not pop in and out of the dressing rooms unnecessarily. It is very hard on the dancers (especially the younger ones) if you leave, and they can’t come with you. Dancers are expected to wait backstage so they may participate in the finale. We have some very reliable and awesome Backstage Helpers; your child is safe with them. If you want to be in the room with them for the entire show, please feel free to do so. The dressing rooms are located off the hallway to the side of the auditorium.
- It is going to be a long couple of days, so please feed your child and ensure they get plenty of rest before the show.
Audience:
Be a kind and respectful audience! Cheer for every dance, and don’t disrupt others by talking. Enter and exit only between dances. No flash photography (it is very disruptive to the performers), and silence your devices. Do not use the side door to the auditorium, unless needed for physical accessibility. All dancers will participate in the finale. After the finale, come up to the stage where your child will be sitting and waiting for you. This is a great time to get pictures of them on stage, give them flowers, etc.
Picture Week Schedule (Revised on April 20th)
Picture week is May 13-16. We will have an outside photographer taking pictures at the studio. Photo packets will be available the week before. Dancers need to be in full costume and hair with light makeup. Please do not have them in full-stage makeup. Classes will be Monday-Thursday. All dancers will have the opportunity to be in a class photo, or individual photos, and then be able to run through their dance a few times. We will filter them through one studio, and then to the next for practice. Please see the schedule below and be prompt so your dancer does not miss their scheduled time.
