ELECTRIC YOUTH DANCE CO. RECITAL HANDBOOK
Monday June 18th, 2012 Northridge High School
INTRODUCTION
This handbook is your key to a smooth
recital experience. It should be able to answer your questions, and inform you
of what is required from all students and families.
The recital will be a rewarding experience for
all of our students. If this is your student’s first year at the Electric Youth
Dance Company, we encourage the entire family to approach this milestone with
support and enthusiasm. The benefits of performing in front of a live audience
and participating in the artistic process of choreography, rehearsals, and
teamwork are innumerous. Most important, each student is given the opportunity
to be someone special someone who has worked with diligence, determination, and
heart to achieve her/his goals.
Performing on stage builds confidence and character;
it gives one a sense of accomplishments and pride. These are qualities we want
to see our children attain. The recital experience will help a child in other
aspects of their personal lives at school, church, sports activities, and much
more.
RECITAL FEE
Your $35.00(per family (sisters and brothersonly, not cousins) recital fee includes entrance fees for you,
your family, and friends. This must be paid by June 15th. All dancers who have
not paid by June 15th will be unable to participate in the dance recital. This
fee goes towards the rental of the auditorium, tech fees and Janitor fees for
our Dress Rehearsal and Recital. This way you can invite whoever you would like
and they do not need to pay a fee to see you.
DRESS REHEARSAL (Friday, JUNE 15th)
The Dress Rehearsal is held at Northridge
High School. All classes will have stage time in which they will practice their
routine with full costume, performance lights and music. Each class has only 10
minutes on the stage so please do not be late! The girls will be excused after
they have practiced on the stage and gone through the finale. Please do not
be late. (If you are on the Competition Team please plan on staying there
until 8:00 except for my “minis” you will be excused at 7:30.
When you get there come
into the auditorium and sit with your class. I need everyone to stay in the
auditorium!! Parents are welcome to stay
however please do not let other children run around and please keep quiet,
sometimes the parents are louder than the girls.
PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEOS
I have hired a professional video-ographer
to video our recital. This is a professional quality keepsake that your family
will enjoy for years! We will use two professional video cameras to film the
recital. The cost for the DVD is $27.00. You will be able to order your copy at
the rehearsal. I have to sell a min. of 25 videos so please support us in this so that we can continue to enjoy this opportunity!!!
RECITAL MON. JUNE 18th
The performance will start promptly at 6:30
p.m. All students must arrive and meet in the back hallway at 6:00 p.m. sharp all ready to
perform!! Our preshow will begin at 6:40.
Students should use the restroom before
their parents drop them off. I have Sunset Jr. Highs Cheerleaders there to help
me with all of my little girl’s classes, so moms do not have to stay backstage.
We will warm up and then get lined up for
our show to begin. After each class has performed the volunteer in charge of
each class will take the girls back and start lining them up for the Finale.
After the Finale, I will have all of the little ones stay on the stage and
parents can pick them up.
If you have a daughter that is on the
Competition Team they will need some assistants in costume changes. Please meet
them on stage left in the dressing rooms. I will post the order for the Recital
so that you can be prepared.
The doors will not open until 6:00
p.m. We then ask that you do NOT reserve more than five seats per dancer. All
reserved seats should be let go five minutes before the recital.
UNPAID TUITION
All tuition, recital fees, and costume
balances need to be paid on or before June 15th. If your account is
not current your daughter will be unable to participate in our Dance Recital.
MAKE-UP
Make-up should be worn to performance and
dress rehearsal. Eye shadow, eyeliner, mascara, blush, lip liner and lipstick
should be natural tones. Cheeks and lips should be reds or dark pinks.
Competition teams should wear your competition make-up. Make-up should look
natural, not heavy. If your performer does not have enough make-up on she will
look washed out on stage. We want their beautiful features to be seen from a
distance.
HAIR - (I will post pictures at the end of
this blog describing hair styles.)
*”Hawaiian Roller
Coaster”- Wear pink ballet shoes with no socks. Hair in Alice and Wonderland, except instead
of having the pony on the crown of the head move it a little to the right
side. Have all of the hair very curly! Skirt
will have the split on the RIGHT SIDE.
*”Wild Wild West” -
no socks, pink ballet shoes. Hair in a high back pony very curly. Head band
bobby pinned in good!
*”Rio”. - Black
ballet shoes. Hair in Alice and Wonderland, except instead of having the pony
on the crown of the head moves it a little to the right side. Have all of the
hair very curly! Feather over the pony. Be sure it is not going to fall out!
*”Zero to Hero” - No socks and black ballet
shoes. Hair in Alice Wonderland very curly. Head band bobby pinned in good!
*”California Girls”
- No socks and black ballet shoes. I will let you know Thursday at class how I
want your hair.
*”Ballet Class” -
Pink ballet shoes, suntan tights. Hair will have to be the same as it was for
your other dances. (If this is your only dance I will go over your hair on
Thurs.)
*Boys hip hop - Wear
tennis shoes/no show socks with your shorts and t-shirts.
*Tumblers – If you
are in a dance class keep hair the same. If you are only doing tumbling pull
hair out of face into a pony tail, curled. Wear shorts and T shirts with no
shoes or socks.
*Competition girls –
Same as you did for competition. For rehearsal we will not have time to change
costumes so please wear your main costume and bring the others.
EVERYONE- Be sure to bobby pin headbands etc.
in hair!!!
EXTREME BOUTIQUE
We will be
selling our summer practice outfits at the Rehearsal. I will have sample sizes
there for you to try on. I will order them on the 20th so if you do
not order at the dress rehearsal or recital you will not be able to get them. I
am only putting in ONE order. The cost of these is $31.00 and they are very
cute! If you are doing tumbling at the Recital or you already ordered them they
will be here at Dress Rehearsal. We will wear these in the South Weber parade
in Aug. (If you do not order a T-shirt and shorts you can wear your costume in
the parade.)
I hope this answers all of
your questions. I want to thank you all for giving me the opportunity to teach
your children! I truly love each and every one of them, and look forward to
sharing my love for dance with them for many years.
Love, Michele
Hair instructions - It did not scan in very well but hopefully you get the idea. I will explain each one for you because I do not think you will be able to read it from the picture.
#1 Alice in Wonderland - set in spongy curlers the night before or early the morning of. Slick back bangs with gel. Part hair from the ears up to the crown of the head, creating a 1/2 ponytail. Secure with elastic.
#2 High Ponytail - slick back bangs with gel, comb hair into a high ponytail at the crown of the head and secure it with an elastic. set in spongy curlers the night before of early the morning of.
Sorry this is so hard to see. If you have any questions please let me know.
