INTRODUCTION

This handbook is your key to a smooth recital experience. It should be able to answer all of 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 child'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 in numerous. Most important, each student is given the opportunity to be someone special someone who has worked with diligence, determination, and heart to achieve her 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, which means sisters and brothers 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 this before Dress Rehearsal will be unable to participate in the dance recital. This fee goes towards the rental of the auditorium, tech fee, Janitor fees, props, and decorations 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 (THURS, JUNE 20th)

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.

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.

Rehearsal Times - Everyone be there at 4:00 sharp and the following classes will be excused at 5:45. "Yellow Polka Dot Bikini" "Boot Scoot Boogie" "Jailhouse Rock" "Vogue" "Boys Hip Hop" and "California Girls." Tumbling classes will be excused at 6:00. If you are on the "Mini Extreme" Team you will be excused at 6:30, "Premier Extreme" will be excused at 6:45, "Jr. Extreme" will be excused at 7:00 and the rest of my Competition Teams will be excused at 8:00. "Yellow Polka Dot Bikini" is first so please be on time.

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 $25.00. You will be able to order your copy at the rehearsal or email me. This will need to be paid for by the Rehearsal.

RECITAL MON. JUNE 24th

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!!

Students should use the restroom before their parents drop them off, I will have helpers back stage 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.

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 15^th. 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 describe what Alice Wonderland hair at end)

* “Yellow Polka Dot Bikini” hair in Alice and Wonderland curled, no socks and black ballet shoes.

* “Vogue” Part hair on the right side and french braid bangs only then pull all of hair up into a HIGH back pony, curled! Black ballet shoes or black jazz shoes (below is a picture of hair)

* “Boot Scoot Boogie” – hair in low pig tails, curled, Black ballet shoes. Be sure to secure their cowgirl hats with bobby pins so they do not fall off. (I will send hats home next week.)

* “Jailhouse Rock” – hair in a high back pony tail (on the crown of head) curled with headband in. (bobby pin the headband!) Black ballet shoes.

* "California Girls" – I will let you know on Thurs.

* “Boys Hip Hop” You will need to get your own “Zombie” costume. (watch the video of Thriller to get ideas)

* 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 our new summer shorts and T shirts with no shoes or socks.

* Ballet class – You will wear your tights with the ballet costume and your tan gore jazz shoes. Hair is the same as Teams.

* 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. (Mini’s will just take off their jackets for their second dance so be sure name are on everything)

EVERYONE- Be sure to bobby pin headbands etc. in hair!!!

Alice Wonderland hair - part hair right behind ears and pull up both sides into a pony at the crown of head. So the back of hair will be down but the front will be pulled out of eyes. Even if hair is short you should be able to pull up the sides. If not just curl hair. (pink spongy curlers work best to curl hair) I prefer no bangs.

Vogue Hair - The pony needs to be really curly!!!