THE DANCE CONNECTION

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The Dance Connection proudly presents… ”Mother Goose Suite” & "Sleeping Beauty"
DRESS REHEARSAL	Friday, June 7^th *Class-specific rehearsal times posted on DRESS REHEARSAL PAGE!
PERFORMANCES	Saturday, June 8^th at 6:30 pm - Mother Goose Suite Saturday, June 8th at 8:00 pm - Sleeping Beauty Sunday, June 9^th at 2:00 pm - Mother Goose Suite Sunday, June 9th at 3:30 pm - Sleeping Beauty
LOCATION	Todd Performing Arts Center at Chesapeake College

Check-in and Dismissal:

Student check-in will be conducted at the Registration Table located in the hall at the “Artist Entrance” which is located around the back of the Todd Performing Arts Center building.
Parents, family, and guests are not permitted in the backstage area or auditorium (during dress rehearsal or performances unless they are a Backstage Mom). It is imperative that everyone respects these boundaries for the management and safety of all the children.
Runners will escort each dancer to their dressing room and into the care of the Backstage Moms.
Upon arrival and check-in for the performances, you will be given a “Student Retrieval Card.”
To help ease the crowding issue, please have only the person with the “Student Retrieval Card” in the line to pick-up. All other family, friends, and guests can wait in the lobby.

Dress Rehearsal Format:

Schedule of class-specific rehearsal times are posted online.
NOTE: Rehearsal times listed are the times the dancers will TAKE THE STAGE…this is their only 15-minutes of stage rehearsal!
THIS IS A FULL DRESS REHEARSAL.Students must arrive 30 minutes before their scheduled rehearsal to allow time for dress, make-up. Students will need proper tights, shoes, hair and make-up, costumes, and costume accessories.
Students are NOT to come dressed in their costume – get dressed at the Todd Center – this is the responsibility of the parents not the Backstage Moms (bathrooms are available).
Students can bring water bottles ONLY– no juice, no soda, no snacks. Please do all of that before they arrive.
Everyone's hair (if long enough) MUST be in a ballet bun (tight and slicked back)!
Label all of your child's belongings and contain everything in a small, labeled tote bag.

Recital Format:

Saturday – Mother Goose Students must check-in at the Registration Table no later than 5:30pm.
Saturday - Sleeping Beauty Students must check-in at the Registration Table no later than 7:00pm
Sunday – Mother Goose Students must check-in at the Registration Table no later than 1:00pm.
Sunday - Sleeping Beauty Students must check-in at the Registration Table no later than 2:30pm.
DO NOT COME DRESSED IN COSTUME - GET DRESSED AT THE TODD CENTER.
Bring all LABELED belongings in a small suitcase or tote; Leave all jewelry/valuables at home.
Everyone's hair must be in a ballet bun (tight and slicked back)!
Bring a water bottle, labeled.
Students will be dismissed to the ONE PERSON who has the “Student Retrieval Card” at the end of each performance. (Please do not try to pick up your Star Performer any earlier – everyone is included in the Finale at the end of each show.)

To help in your logistics planning:

Mother Goose Suite begins promptly at 6:30pm on Saturday and 2:00pm on Sunday and is expected to end around 7:15pm on Saturday and 2:45pm on Sunday.
At the end of the performance the auditorium will be completely cleared in order for doors to be opened and seating for Sleeping Beauty to begin.
Please take all belongings with you when you exit as items left in the auditorium after each performance will be given to the college Lost and Found.
The Variety show will begin at around 7:45pm on Saturday and 3:15pm on Sunday.
Sleeping Beauty will begin promptly at 8:00pm on Saturday and 3:30pm on Sunday and is expected to end at around 9:30pm on Saturday and 5:00pm on Sunday.

Backstage Moms:

To volunteer, see the sign-up binder in the Studio Office.
A meeting for all Backstage Moms will be held on Saturday, June 1^st at 11:30 at the studio. We greatly appreciate these special helpers who stay with the students in the dressing rooms before, during, and after the rehearsal and performances. They will assist the students in getting organized and ready to go on stage, as well as helping to "manage all the excitement" in the dressing rooms.

Make-up:

If acceptable by parents, students are to wear make-up for dress rehearsal, portraits, and performances. The stage lights wash out their little faces, so the make-up is to be applied HEAVILY for the performances. Apply: eye shadow, blush, lipstick and mascara.
Join us for a free “How To Apply Stage Make-up” class with Ms. Meg on Saturday, June 1^st at 12:30 at the studio. This will be a demonstration class; no need to bring make-up products or the dancer to which you’ll be applying the make-up.

NO OTHER ACCESSORIES are permitted. Children are NOT to have ANY of the following worn during the dress rehearsal, portraits and performances:

Earrings, Nose rings, Lip rings, Belly-button rings, or any other piercings*

*If you are considering having your child’s ears or anything else pierced, please note that ALL earrings, even starters, must be removed for this event. So if you’re going to pierce, please remember the six-week healing time and plan accordingly, or wait until after the recital.

· Wrist or ankle bracelets

Rings or Watches
Fingernail or toenail polish
Temporary tattoos

Costumes:

All alterations must be completed and the costume ready for dress rehearsal. ALL straps must be stitched in place to fit the student; they CANNOT be pinned or tied. PLEASE, do not allow costumes to be played with. If you have any questions about how to fit the costume, please ask the Dance Instructor or Ms. Susan in the Office.

Tights and Dance Shoes:

The following dance supplies, specifically appropriate for each type of dance, are required: (no other colors or styles are acceptable):

Type of Dance	Dance Shoes	Dance Tights
BALLET & KINDERDANCE	PINK BALLET SLIPPERS	THEATRICAL PINK
JAZZ & HIP HOP (all but Ravens)	TAN JAZZ (Ravens wear Black)	LIGHT SUNTAN (Ravens wear Black)
TAP	TAN TAP	LIGHT SUNTAN
LYRICAL	NONE	LIGHT SUNTAN

Tickets: Go on sale Monday, May 6^th.

Per the Queen Anne’s County Fire Marshall and Todd Performing Arts Center

ALL PERFORMANCE ATTENDEES REGARDLESS OF AGE

MUST HAVE A TICKET FOR EACH PERFORMANCE

Complimentary Tickets

Every account receives two tickets for Saturday night and two tickets for Sunday night for the performance that their child(ren) is(are) in. For example, if you have a child performing in Mother Goose Suite and a child performing in Sleeping Beauty then your account would receive two tickets for Mother Goose Suite and two tickets for Sleeping Beauty for each day.

Advance Sale Tickets (Ticket purchases must be paid in full at the time of sale; we are not able to bill accounts.)

Additional tickets are available beginning May 6^th through the office at The Dance Connection
Prices are as follows:
- Additional tickets per performance are $10.00 each
- If you are attending both performances on the same night and wish to purchase additional tickets, then they are $15.00 for the combination

Any unclaimed complimentary tickets (after May 25th) will be forfeited and released for sale. Exchanges can be made as long as ticket quantities last. Both performances always sell out, so plan early for the number of tickets you’ll need for each performance.

Order forms for the following services will be available in the Studio Store in May:

Portraits: Recital portraits will be taken during the Friday night dress rehearsal. Each class will rehearse at their scheduled time and go directly to their portrait sitting. Please have your order envelope completed, with payment enclosed, and turned in to the Backstage Mom at dress rehearsal.

Videography: Order forms along with payment are due recital weekend…an order box will be available in the lobby all weekend.

Thank you for your time and consideration of this information. We look forward to an exciting recital and these special moments that our students have worked so hard for all year long!