Clinics & Auditions

CLINICS AND AUDITIONS

I am so excited for our clinics and auditions this week!! It's always fun to begin a new dance season. We will be having regular dance classes this week as well as clinics and auditions. Clinics will be on Wed. and Thurs. evening at the following times.

1st-3rd grade 5:00-6:00

4th-6th grade 6:00-7:00

7th grade and up 7:00-8:00

Auditions will begin on Friday at 2:30. (some schools start that day) Parents can come in the last 10 min. to video the dance but other than that I am not allowing observers. It gets so hot in there that I want to keep as many bodies as possible out. 

There is a $15.00 fee for the clinics and auditions. Please send that the first day of clinics. If you pay with cash please put it in an envelope with the dancers name on it. 

Dance Pictures

DANCE PICTURES

We will be doing Team and individual pictures on Friday Aug. 26th at the same park here in South Weber that we did last year. Cedar Cove Park 1983 E. 7550 S. 

Even if you do not want to purchase the pictures please come! I hang them in the studio and I know the girls that are not in them always feel a little bad. They cost $11.00 and if you are paying with cash please put it in an envelope with the dancers name and class on it, if you pay with a check put the dancers name and class on the bottom of the check. Make them out to Kandi Reseler. Times are as follows. Please have hair and makeup on. 

5:00 - Sugar Rush

5:10 - Lollipop

5:25 - Stuck On You

5:35 - Candy Man

5:45 - Bubblegum

5:55 - Cake by the Ocean

6:05 - Boys Hip Hop

6:15 - Mini Extreme

6:30 - Petitie Extreme 

6:45 Jr. Extreme

7:00 - Premier Extreme

7:15 - High Extreme

7:30 - Elite Extreme 

Aug performances, pictures and Fall schedule

Hello, I hope everyone is enjoying their summer. It's going by way too fast! I wanted to remind everyone about a few things that are coming up. 

SAT. AUG. 6TH. We will be performing and riding in the South Weber Days Parade on Sat. Aug. 6th. This is for all of my dancers. Everyone will meet at the beginning of the Parade lineup. We will be in a white Ford truck with a trailer pulled over on South Weber Drive up towards the Apartments. (2100 East) Please have them there at 10:30 a.m. The parade starts at 11:00. The girls will wear their costumes, hair can be however they would like just make sure it is pulled up because it will be hot! Have them bring a water bottle and if they would like to throw candy send some with them. If they were in the tumbling dance or ordered the shorts outfit they can wear that in the parade and then change into their costumes after. (shorts and t's will be here by the end of the week) We will be performing at the park right after the parade. So parents that have kids that need to change please come straight to Stage area at the Park to help them change into their costumes. I will take the girls straight from the float to the stage area to line up for our performance. Please let your kids know that they need to stay with me behind the stage, they can not go out looking for you!!!

WED. AUG. 10TH. We will be performing at the Weber County Fair on Aug. 10th. The girls need to meet me at the Recreation Hall Stage at 3:15 all ready to perform. We perform at 3:45 and will be done by 4:30 so those that are doing the "Kid K Race" in South Weber will be done in plenty of time to make it back to participate in the race. 

I hope everyone will really make an effort to come to these performances. Performing is the best experience for our dancers and I hate them to only have 1 chance to perform. Plus it is so hard to not have your whole class there, formations and counts depend on everyone being there! I know summer is super busy and a lot of girls have not made it to class in July. I hope they can all make it back in Aug and be ready to perform.

CLINICS AND AUDITIONS FOR COMPETITION TEAM. Our clinics will be held on Wed and Thurs Aug. 17th and 18th. 

1st-3rd grade will come from 5:00-6:00

4th - 6th grade will come from 6:00-7:00

7th grade and up will come from 7:00-8:00

AUDITIONS WILL BE HELD ON FRIDAY MORNING.They will get their Audition time on Thurs. at the end of our clinics. 

PICTURES - We will take class and individual pictures on Friday Aug. 26th. I will post the times on our blog and Facebook next week. I hope everyone will make it to our pictures, even if you do not want to purchase them I would like all of the kids in them. I love to hang them in our studio and the girls really feel bad when they look at them and they are not in them. We are waiting until school starts so more can make it since summer is so busy!!

FALL SCHEDULE- I am working on our Fall dance schedule and would like to get it out to everyone the first of Aug. If you have a child going into pre school or Kindergarten (or if your work schedule has conflicts) will you please let me know if they are going in the morning or afternoon?

I also have tumbling classes available as well as technique and boys hip hop classes for anyone interested. For those that take more than 1 class gets a discount on their 2nd class and even a bigger discount for the 3rd class! If you are interested in adding one of these classes please let me know. 

Summer has been a lot of fun at dance!! We have been working on the girls pirouettes, flexibility and their technique. I have already seen an improvement in those that have been coming! They have really been working hard!!!! 

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. 

Thank you so much for everything!!!!!

Michele 

Hair for bubblegum

Like the picture but hair curlier. 

Lollipop dance

This is for the Lollipop dance. 

Hair Instructions

Hair instructions - "Cake by the Ocean" & "Lollipop" I will have those pictures posted tomorrow (Wed.) night.

Candy Man - Just like this but I want their hair curled. If their hair is too short just pull the front of their hair back so its not in their face. 

Sugar Rush - Just like this but I want their hair curled. If their hair is too short just pull the front of their hair back so its not in their face.
Bubblegum - Same  

Stuck on You - High Pony with a sock bun. 

Summer Schedule

Dance Summer Schedule 

Starts the week of June 6^th

Please let Michele know if you have a problem with the new times.

Monday

12:15 will come at 12pm-12:45pm

1:00 will come at 12:45pm-1:45pm

4:15 will come at 10am-11am

5:15 (dance and tumbling) will come at 11am-12pm

6:15 will come at 8am-10am

Tuesday

4:15 will come at 10am-12pm

6:15 will come at 8am-10am

Wednesday

4:15 will come at 10am-12pm

6:15 will stay the same

Boys class will be decided later

Thursday

4:15 (dance and tumbling) will come at 11am-12pm

5:15 (technique and tumbling) will come at 10am-11am

6:15 8am-10am

We will also offer a Saturday tumbling class from 9am-10am, for those who can’t make it during regular times.  Please let Michele know if you will be coming to this class.

Parents Meeting for 2015-2016 Competition Season

I want to start off by telling you all thank you all so much for letting me teach your amazing children and share my love for dance with them. Its going to be a great year!

Next, I have been trying to get everything together for our Parents meeting Wed. night however, I still do not have all of the competition information and dates. Also, I have a great fundraiser we will be starting but our kits won't be here until next week. For these reasons and many others I feel like I need to change our Parents meeting to Wed. Oct. 21st at 7:00 p.m. I am attending a Studio Owners Convention this coming weekend in New Jersey and I am hoping to be able to pick out all of our costumes so I can bring back all of that information too. This meeting is very important so please be sure that you attend it. If you cannot attend please ask one of the other parents to pick up the information for you or let me know and I will email it to you. We will be voting on some things there, that is one of the many reasons I like everyone to attend. If you have any questions or suggestions please let me know. We are setting up a Facebook Page for each Team that is going to be a great way to communicate with each other as well as many other things. I will be going over all of the details on that at our meeting as well. 

Reminder that Disneyland money is due this week. If I do not get it by Friday they charge $20.00 more per ticket. I still have several people that have not told me how many tickets you need and for how many days, as well as a definite yes or no. We will be starting to work on the Parade Routine in a couple of weeks. 

Thank you so much and I look forward to seeing you at our parents meeting on Wed. Oct. 21st at 7:00 at the South Weber Family Rec. Center. 

Thanks,
Michele  

Performances, clinics, auditions and Fall classes

Hi, I just wanted to remind everyone of some important dates coming up. These dates are for Competition Teams as well as Training classes. I hope everyone will try to make it for both of these performances!! It is not fair to those that are their and only a couple of girls show up to perform. If you are going to be out of town please let me know before Monday. 

Wed. Aug. 5th we will be performing at the Weber County Fair at 5:30 p.m. I need all of the girls there and ready to perform by 5:00 sharp! We will be performing on the Recreation Hall Stage. (which is where we will meet) I have coloring pictures for all of the dancers under age 13 and for those 13 and up I have tickets for. (hair the same as Recital, they do not need to wear tights if they had them with their costumes) 

Sat. Aug. 8th we will be ridding or dancing in the South Weber Days Parade and then performing at the Park right after the Parade. The Park is West of the Church on South Weber Drive. This is a good place for parents to watch the Parade and then you can walk directly over to the Park for our performance. All dancers will meet at the beginning of the Parade at 10:30 a.m. We will be parked on the street where we took our dance pictures this year. (7550 East South Weber Dr.)

The dancers will wear their costumes from our Recital, if they ordered the shorts and tank tops they can wear those in the parade and then change into their costumes at the park before we perform. Please have them all wear tennis shoes, not dance shoes for the parade. Be sure to put sunscreen on them and send a bottle of water with them for the float. If they want to through candy in the parade please send some with them. My teachers, older dancers and myself will take ALL of the girls behind the stage at the park and start lining them up for our performance. If you as parents will talk to your dancers and make sure that they do not leave us to try and find you! Let them know that you will bring them their dance shoes and costumes!! For this performance just pull their hair up into a ponytail. It is too hot to leave it down. 

Monday and Tues. Aug. 10th & 11th. We will be holding our clinics for my competition teams. For anyone wanting to audition times are as follows. Clinics and auditions cost $15.00 per dancer. Please pay at the first clinic. 

kindergarten - 3rd grade will come from 4:00-5:00 p.m.

4th - 6th grade will come from 5:00-6:00 p.m.

7th grade and up will come from 6:00-7:00 p.m.

Auditions will be on wed. aug. 12th starting at 4:00 p.m. You will get your audition time Tues. at our clinic. 

For all training classes we will start our Fall Schedule the first week of Sept. (Aug. will stay our summer schedule)

If your dancer is going to be in pre school or kindergarten please let me know if they are a.m. or p.m. so I can get those schedules out in the next week. I will also be starting a new toddler class for anyone with a 2-3 year old, also a ballet/technique class, boys and girls hip hop class and tumbling classes. If you are interested in one of those please let me know. For anyone that refers a new dancer to me I will give you a $5.00 credit to your account per dancer. Make sure that they let me know who refers them.

I think that is everything for now. If you have any questions please let me know. Thanks for all of your support and I look forward to ending this dance season with a BANG and look forward to a new dance season!! 

Dance Pictures

Hi, we will be do class and individual pictures next week. All competition teams will be on Wed. July 15th and training teams will be on Thurs. July 16th. We will be doing them at the Park on the East end of South Weber. If you are coming from Highway 89 you will turn left right after the apartments on 7550 South. If you are coming from Riverdale go past the studio and 1.5 miles and turn right on 7550 South. We did them here a couple of years ago. Times are as follows. Please wear your hair and makeup just like a performance. 

Wed. July 15th 

Petites - 5:30, show up in Bathing Beauties costume 1st

Mini's - 5:45, show up in Route 66 costumes 1st

Premier - 6:00 show up in 5,6,7,8 costumes 1st HATS

     Then change into your pirate costumes. There are no bathrooms so you may want to bring a blanket or something to hold            around them. 

Everyone be there at 6:15 to do a group picture with our Pirate Ship. 

Jr. - will be right after our Pirate pictures so you will hurry and change into your Me and My Girls costume

High Extreme - change into your Superhero costume after Pirate pictures and you will get you r team and individual pictures done after my Jr.'s

Elite - show up in your prisoners costume and we will decide which costume your other picture will be in. 

Thurs. July 16th

Fantastic Voyage - 6:00

Ridding Hood - 6:10

Boys Hip Hop - 6:25

Fairies - 6:40

Genies - 7:00

Minnies - 7:20

Princess - 7:40

We are doing them later because the lighting is much better.

The cost of the pictures are $11.00 for training classes and $16 for the competition classes because you will have one of the Pirate Show also. Please make all checks out to Kandi Roeseler. She orders them right after she takes them so be sure to bring your money to picture day. Its too hard to place late orders and she can not cover for those that don't pay that day.

Alice Wonderland Hair

I am so sorry that I am just posting this. I thought I would have someone that wore this style to dance and I could take a picture but no one has.

Is what you do is, part the hair right behind the ears and pull up the front 1/2 of their hair into a pony on the crown of their head. (so almost 1/2 is up and the back is down) Then curl all of their hair. Be sure to bobby pin their hair bows, crowns or whatever they were with their costumes. Let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks You!

Extra Practice

On Monday June 22nd we will be having an extra practice with everyone to put our Finale together. This always seems to take the longest and if we run through it a few times before dress rehearsal it helps so much! We will nee at the studio but have the girls wear shoes that they can wear outside, we will be walking next door to my moms house and practice in her yard. All of the competition girls will please be there from 6:00-7:00 and then Little Red Ridding Hood, Genies, Fantastic Voyage be there at 6:15-7:10. All other classes come from 6:30-7:20. I am staggering it so there won't be a traffic jam.

Thanks

Hair pictures for Little Red Ridding Hood and Genies

Hair for Little Red Ridding Hood (This is after dance so it straightened a little, make it curly)

 

Hair for Genies (but curled) She has a lot of hair so she did a double pony. This also works well if hair is short in the back. Their costumes needed a little taken off the legs so they will get them on Monday.

 

Recital 2015 Handbook

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 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 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 22nd. 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 whomever you would like and they do not need to pay a fee to see you.

DRESS REHEARSAL (THURS. JUNE 25th) This year I am holding a closed Dress Rehearsal. We will be able to get more accomplished with no distractions. Plus it will be a surprise for all parents.

    The Dress Rehearsal is held at Ogden High School. All classes will have stage time in which they will practice their routine with full costume, performance lights and music. Parents, if you will please just bring the kids into the Auditorium I have 3 girls per class to help me with the Rehearsal and Recital night. I will have signs on the isles for each class to know where to sit. If you are late there is a possibility that they will miss their time on the stage.

If you are in the following classes you will be there from 3:55-6:00.

Fairies – Monday 12:15 class

Minnie Mouse – Monday 1:00 class

Princess – Thurs. 11:00 class (used to be the 4:15 class)

Genies – Monday 11:00 class (used to be the 5:15 class)

Red Ridding Hood – Monday 10:00 class (used to be the 4:15 class

Fantastic Voyage – Monday 8:15 class

All of the other classes have to be there at 4:50 sharp!

We will be practicing the Finale at 4:50 with everyone.

Those that are in tumbling will stay until 6:10.

Boys Hip Hop will be there at 4:50-6:20

All Competition Teams will be there from 4:50-8:00.

NO FOOD IS ALLOWED IN THE AUDITORIUM!

When you arrive at the School, come into the auditorium and sit with your class. (Parents will leave you there) I need everyone to stay in the auditorium!!

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 $28.00. You will be able to order your copy at the rehearsal or email me. This will need to be paid for by the Rehearsal. I have a couple of people that did not pick up their video from last year. I have them so please come and get it from me. Thanks!

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. All classes do pinks except “Red Ridding Hood” 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)

• Fairies – Alice Wonderland
• Minnie Mouse – (picture is posted at the bottom) French Braid front of hair from the right ear to the left ear. Back of hair curly. Be sure to bobby pin the bead bands on as shown in picture. If you need help with the french braid, we will be having a practice the morning of the Recital from 10:00-11:00 a.m. Shae or I can do it for you.
• Princesses – Alice Wonderland (picture at bottom)
• Genies – Pull all of the hair into a high back pony and curl the hair. Rollers work best and the curl stay in longer. Be sure to bobby pin the head bands in. We may have an extra practice the morning of the Recital. I will let you know on Monday.
• Red Ridding Hood - Pull all of the hair into a high back pony and curl the hair. Rollers work best and the curl stay in longer
• Fantastic Voyage – We will talk about it on Monday.
• Tumbling – If you are in another dance just wear your hair the same. If this is your only dance just pull it up into a pony.
• All Competition Teams will do the same as we did for competitions.

RECITAL MON. JUNE 29th

    The performance will start promptly at 6:30 p.m. All students must arrive and meet in the side 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 21^st. If your account is not current your daughter will be unable to participate in our Dance Recital.

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. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks! Michele

Hair for Minnie Mouse class.

Minnie mouse girls have an extra flower on a clip. I just clipped it onto the right strap. 

I also have little white ruffle socks to go with their costumes.

 


I thought I had a picture of the Alice Wonderland hair style but I don't. I will get one tomorrow and post it for the Fairies and Princesses 


Pictures

We will be doing class and individual pictures of the girls on Thurs. July 16th

All Competition Teams will do pictures on Wed. July 15th. We will be doing them with the Pirate Ship and costumes. Also our regular costumes. 

Performances 

All classes will be performing at the Weber County Fair on Wed. Aug. 5th at 5:30.

We will also be riding in the South Weber Days Parade and then performing right after at the park on Sat. Aug. 8th. Line up or the Parade at 10:30 a.m..

Clinics and Auditions

Clinics for the Competition Teams will be held on Monday and Tues. Aug. 10th and 11th. Auditions will be on the 12th. 

Please put these dates on your calendars. Thanks!