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Happy Thanksgiving!
We hope you all enjoy the Thanksgiving holiday with your
family and friends. We all have so much
to be thankful for and it is such a wonderful thing to be able to take the time
and celebrate. Don’t forget to tell your
loved ones how thankful you are that they are in your life.
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Allegro’s 2007
‘Going, going… gone nuts!’
Allegro’s crazy rendition of the Nutcracker
December 16th
Tickets: Festival seating $9
Reminder
- Tuition is
due by the seventh of every month! A $20
fee will automatically be added on to late tuition.
IMPORTANT DATES!!
NOVEMBER 17 @
NOVEMBER 22-25
CLOSED FOR THE
DECEMBER 7 DEADLINE TO NOTIFY
ALLEGRO IF YOU
DECEMBER 15
STUDIO REHEARSAL FOR
DECEMBER 16
HOLIDAY SHOWCASE AT
DECEMBER 17- 22
CLASSES AS NORMAL AT ALLEGRO
DEC. 23–JAN. 3 CLOSED FOR THE HOLIDAYS
JANUARY 12
ALLEGRO PRECISION DANCE COMPANY FUNDRAISER
‘BURN THE FLOOR!’
JANUARY 19
SPRING COSTUME MONEY DUE
FEBRUARY 4-9 PARENT WATCH WEEK FOR
APRIL 19 ALLEGRO
PRECISION DANCE COMPANY PICTURES
JUNE 21 STUDIO
REHEARSAL FOR JUNE SHOWCASE
JUNE 25 & 26 JUNE SHOWCASE DRESS
REHEARSAL
JUNE 27 & 28 JUNE SHOWCASE PERFORMANCES (
JULY 7– AUGUST 28 SUMMER LESSONS, CAMPS
JUNE/JULY Date TBD
ALLEGRO PRECISION DANCE COMPANY AUDITIONS 2007-2008
SEPTEMBER 3
OPEN HOUSE
INDEX
A –
B – Staying Hydrated!
C – Audience Etiquette
D – Program Messages
E – Spotlight on Ricki-Lyn
F – First Performance Ever?
G – Class Changes
H – June Show Costume Warning
I – December 15th Dress Rehearsal
J – Friendly Reminders
K –Performer of the Month
L –
M – Choreography Contest
N- Holiday Costume money owed
O – Happy Birthday to…
P – Stocking
Stuffers…
Q – Unsupervised Children and
Late Pick-ups
R- Thanksgiving donations
S-Hip Hop Red and Black striped tights
T- Video, Book & Trivia of the month
U- Extra rehearsals for the Holiday Showcase
A
Gift
Certificates are also available for private lessons and regular classes!
B Reminder
Allegro sells water and juice at
the studio as well as snacks and healthy sandwiches. Hydration is a very
important part of a dancer’s health. If
they have forgotten their own water bottle or do not have money to purchase
water, they can put the water (and/or snacks) on their student account.
C Audience
Etiquette
We, at
Allegro, are trying very hard to educate our audiences and family members of
our students of proper audience etiquette.
We have experienced much frustration in the past with audiences’
behavior and their disrespectfulness to the performers on stage.
Just because
these are mostly children and young adults does not mean that they do not
deserve the same amount of respect as a professional venue. If anything, we
believe that they deserve more respect because they need our moral support and
many of them are still hesitant of performing in front of a live audience.
First of all,
we need you to be aware and follow the expectations that are listed below.
Secondly, we
need you to make your friends and family aware of these expectations as well.
** We are
very aware that many of our audience members every year are not used to going
to a performing arts show, many people are much more used to going to a sports game
where you can stand up, eat your food and be as loud as you want. Please trust us and know that the following
expectations are not just our ‘crazy’ rules- they are unwritten rules of going
to a performing arts performance.
Audience Expectations (in order to completely
respect the performers and the other audience members.)
1.
No
food or drink in the audience at any time
2.
Stay
seated while performers are on stage – get up only in-between the numbers
3.
Enter
and exit the theater doors in-between the numbers only, the doors will be
monitored and will only be opened when a number has finished.
4. Absolutely
no Flash Photography
5.
No Videography in the June Showcase (holiday showcase videography is acceptable)
6.
Stay
for the entire show so that the performers at the end of the show can dance to
as large an audience as those in the beginning of the show.
Thank
you for your help with this matter!
D Give a special message to your favorite
performer(s) for $5 by November 12th.
These messages will be printed inside of our Holiday Program
and will be in the form of a “heart”
E Spotlight on
Allegro Instructor: Ricki-Lyn Coppock
What classes do you teach at Allegro?
Oh Geeze... Tap, Ballet, Jazz, and Hip Hop... Every age!
What
other types of classes have you taught before?
Lyrical, Drama,
and Musical Theatre
What
is your best memory of your dance training?
I love all the
trips. I would have never gone the places I have been if dance hadn't forced my
parents to pay for me to go there =) I have been to
Who
was/is most inspirational in your life?
Tonya. (No I am not
trying to suck up =]...) I would not be where I am now without her. My
first year at Allegro I told her my dream was to be a dance teacher. The next year
she had me assisting a million classes, and the next year I was asked to teach
my own classes. It all happened so fast, and I owe it all to her.
What
is the funniest thing that has happened to you while teaching?
OH
Why
do you teach?
I love watching the
passion I have for dance rub off on my students. I love teaching them
something, watching them make it their own, and watching them find the same
passion I have for dance.
What
other hobbies do you have?
None.
Do you see how much I am at Allegro? =)
What
is your favorite style of dance?
Lyrical...
It’s so beautiful, and it feels so good to dance out all of your emotions...
What
type of dance would you like to learn (that you don't know already)?
Ballroom... I think that
would be the coolest thing ever =)
Goals or major plans for the future?
Just to learn different
methods of teaching so every student that walks in can have fun, learn, and
leave happy... I'd really like a new car to =)
What
you want for your students to get (the most) from your classes at Allegro?
I want
my kids to have fun!!!!!!!!!!!!! I want my students to learn and memorize the
steps of course, and do them correctly, but for the ages I teach the
"fun factor" is the most important part. I want the students to
enjoy coming to class every week so that as they get older and move up
they will stick with dance and still love it even as it gets more
challenging.=)
F Is this your First Recital or Showcase?
Please let Tonya or Rosemary know.
We have special first recital certificates (for young dancers) available
for our students.
G **CLASS CHANGES**
Please make sure that you notify the office of
any changes so that we can keep accurate track of class counts and your
tuition! Thank you.
H WARNING
Costumes for our spring show need to be
paid for and ordered by the 19th of January.
Each classes costume averages between $30-$60. You are welcome to make costume deposits
between now and then so that you will not feel so financially crammed. (or at least be
prepared)
Also, we ask that you notify us by
December 7th if you are not going to be participating
in the June showcase. If you are a registered
student and we have not heard otherwise from you, we will order you a costume
that you will be responsible for. (please see
initialed item on registration form.)
I Saturday December 15th – Dress Rehearsal at Allegro
for the
Please
come ready and dressed in your first costume.
Be on
time – you might miss your rehearsal if you are late.
Come
in enough time to warm-up properly.
To keep this
show simple and inexpensive, we do not rehearse on stage for our holiday
show. The dress rehearsal is at ALLEGRO.
They can
leave as soon as they are done from the dress rehearsal, although the night of
the show, all performers will take a bow at the end –
Come to dress
rehearsal in full hair, costume and make-up please!
(Be ready to dance by your estimated
time please – on such a tight schedule, we will not be able to re-rehearse your
number if you are late.)
Matinee show: times for dress rehearsal –
2-2:20 Party
people
2:20-2:30 Carolers
3-3:15 soldiers
(Intermission)
4:15 – 4:25
Evening show: times for dress rehearsal –
5-5:20 Party
people
5:20-5:30 Carolers
6-6:15 soldiers
(Intermission)
7:15 – 7:25
J PARENTS
Put your name
in your dance shoes and dancewear! The
Lost and Found grows larger every day and this would at least help to get your
items returned back to you!
Wearing Proper Dance Attire To Your Classes Is Essential To
Your Learning and Progression!
K Congratulations to Performer of the Month for September
Kyla Hicha
Way to go!
L
Specific into is posted in the lobby and was
e-mailed out on Oct 25th. (Also as an attachment
with this newsletter.)
NOTE: Try to use
items that you might already have, purchase ones that you might be able to use again, and when all else fail: thrift stores come in very handy!
(Please ask the instructor if you have any questions)
Practicing:
We hope everyone is practicing his or
her class numbers for the holiday showcase!
It takes equal outside practice and
teamwork to make these numbers look superb at
the show.
M Allegro’s
November 17 at
This Contest is open to any of Allegro’s students. (any age and any
level.)
RULES:
1.
The dance
created must be choreographed by Allegro students only.
2. The dances will be judged on creativity
and effectiveness of choreography – regardless of skill.
3. The dance must not exceed 2 minutes and
30 seconds.
4. On the day of the contest, a costume is
not needed, however be prepared to explain what the costume would look like.
5. The dance may have any number of
performers involved and can be any style.
6. There are two age categories and the
ages of
7. The Allegro Instructors are the judges
for this contest and their results are final.
8. Results are posted in the lobby at
There will be one number chosen from each age category. They will perform their number at the holiday
showcase and will receive plaques honoring their achievement.
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The following classes need to pay for a holiday
costume piece in the office please:
Ballet 5 & Ballet 4
JR - $7 to Allegro for Chiffon scarf
Jazz 1 SR & Jazz 4
JR - $5 to Allegro for crushed velvet sash
Mice – (Combo 1 youth,
combo 2 youth and combo 3 youth): $20 to Heather Strandberg
for felt mouse costume with ears and tail.
O Happy Birthday
to our November Babies!
(We try our best to keep track of our students’
birthdays. Please forgive us if you have
accidentally been left out and please notify us right away. Our sincerest apologies)
Blair Akiyama
Alashae
Bell
Nikki Bleakmore
Mirabel Blondet
Raquele Blondet
Morgen
Brooks
Amanda Brown
Madison Bundinich
Alix
Chappell
Ricki-Lyn
Coppock
Krista Cowles
Janice DeWitt
Karysma
Diego
Reid Eliason
Rory Ferrell
Elizabeth Frank
Alicia George
Simran
Gill
Anthony Goodwillie
Jacqueline Guadamuz
Kathy Halverson
Clara Herrera
Casey Holmberg
Haley Holmberg
Patricia Jerke
Gigi
Lozano-Day
Madison Lund
Chuck Lynch
Camryn
Mackey
Marissa Martinez
Emily McLaughlin
Anna Moreno
Piper Rupley
Devin Schmitt