Reminders....Costumes....and Competition Classes SAVE THE DATE!

All Classes are cancelled for tomorrow. Regarding DancElect and DancElite make-up class, from those that responded on which day worked best, next Friday the 13th (uh-oh sounds like bad luck, better not jinx myself ;) won. So, next Thursday will be regular scheduled practice, and then next-day, Friday, make up day. It is an early out day for the elementary so DancElect will meet at 1:45pm-3:45pm and Dance Elite 2:45pm-5:45pm. I have purchased some costumes already, and have other costumes picked out to order. I will be measuring next week to get sizes. I usually don't have parents pay costume fees until May, but I acrue interest on those purchases I have made throughout the year and believe it or not, I have people that don't pay at all and I end up eating that cost-So....I am suggesting to parents, it would be better to add at least an extra $10-$20 onto monthly tuition-then when I figure final costume cost/payment, it won't be as big of a burden. Competition Classes first competition is Dance Fest Utah in Logan, April 15th and 16th @ USU campus. That will involve DancExcel, DancElect, and DancElite. DancElect and DancElite will be doing a 2nd Competition with Aspire Dance Pro, and because the WSU comp is the weekend of our Spring Break, we will either do the Cottonwood(6th-7th) or Taylorsville(13th-14th) Comp in May- SO SAVE THE DATE AND MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!!!!!!! Note that competitions usually have solos/duets etc on the Friday and Team comp on the Saturday. If there is conflict I need to know ASAP!!! So, costume/shoe fees, March competition fees, will be due probably in January. Each comp class is performing 3 different routines, therefore, 3 different costumes. Each costume average at least $30- that should give you a ball park to plan around. Just giving you a heads up so you can plan accordingly. All other classes, I will be asking for costume payment BEFORE recital-and this year you will not receive costumes unless paid for beforehand. I know this may sound excess to some of you, but if you asked other parents whose kids are dancing in other studios, you will find pretty easily that they are paying closer to $75-$100 per costume....:/ K...That is it for now-I am seeing some good progress is technique in my dancers-hope they are having fun! thank you!

Last Minute Plans........

If you don't know me, you should know I am really great at making last minute plans:) It usually doesn't affect my dance classes but this week it will. I have a niece that was diagnosed when she was a baby with a genetic terminal disease called Spinal Muscular Atrophy. SMA is the #1 genetic killer of infants and young children and there is currently no treatment or cure. Believe it or not, SMA has even effected our little valley. For those that know the Schilke family, their son Kyle was born with SMA and just passed away a year ago. He was in Hailey's grade:) For the last 5 years my sister and other family members have participated in the Santa Barbara Marathon to raise money and awareness to SMA. This year is particularly special because my sister is going to actually be pushing her daughter/my niece in the marathon in tribute to a fellow SMA family who used to push their SMA daughter in the marathon whom just passed away this August. Though I will not be running :).....I felt the desire to come support my niece/sister and all other family members that are running. So here is a link that I thought I would share about my sister's marathon/fundraising page if you feel so inclined to visit:) http://www.firstgiving.com/fundraiser/cherisselunt/2015-TeamGSF-SBMarathon So, because we are leaving Thursday morning, I have to change my classes for this Thursday. (Affects Thursday classes only!) My preschool class will be meeting, tomorrow, this Tuesday, from 2:45-3:45pm. DancElect and DancElite will be having a make-up day either Friday November 13th (early out day)November after school 1:45-5:45 or Saturday Morning November 14th 9am-1pm. Parents of Comp class-please message me what will work better so I can make a decision to make sure I get most dancers there. Sorry for inconvenience-Thank you for your time. Spread the word:)

Snowcrest Halloween Carnival this FRIDAY!

Snowcrest Halloween Carnival is this Friday the

23rd from 6-9pm. Tickets/bands for food/games can be purchased at the door but not required to enter. Your child should have brought their dance shirt home today. The cost is $10 except preschool kids shirts are $8. You can add that to November's Tuition. Please make sure you are writing checks out to Celeste McKinney and not DancElation. On Friday they will just need to wear their shirts with black tank/leotard, shorts or leggings etc. Preschoolers wear witch hat with ties or elastic. Ghoul/ghost make-up hair encouraged for everyone else:) The Carnival starts at 6pm but I want all dancers sitting on West side bleachers in the gym by 6:50pm sitting with classes. The kids will be performing at 7pm- Our kids are doing 3 dances-1st-Preschoolers “Witches Brew” 2nd- Whip/Nae Nae (everyone else) 3rd- I'm in Love with a Monster-DancElect and DancElite. This will be a great 1st experience learning to perform in front of a big crowd. :)

This Week.....

Reminder: Because of UEA weekend/fall break, this Thursday's class will be meeting Tomorrow-TUESDAY! Same Class times! Wednesday classes are the same. I have purchased shirts for the Fall festival and as soon as I get total cost from my screen printer I will give you $ totals. Plan around $10- preschool class shirts are different and will probably cost slightly less. Many of you did not put your child's clothing size on your enrollment form so I had to guess as best as I could. Hopefully all will be happy. :) Here is a pic of the shirts I got for everyone but the preschoolers. I purchased 4 different colors. They will just need to wear black dance shorts or leggings with the shirt for the fall festival which is next Friday evening the 23rd at Snowcrest JH. Hope everyone has a wonderful week and enjoy the break!

Class change, Fall Festival, Competition Dates

Since Fall Break (UEA weekend) falls on a Thursday, I am moving all Thursday, October 15th classes to Tuesday, October 13th. I understand some of you already have schedules for other activities on Tuesday but I want to make sure we have enough practices before the fall festival which is the week after. Class times will remain the same-just on a different day for that week. Please make note on your calendars. I talked to Snowcrest Junior High today. The Fall Festival is set for Friday, October 23rd, 2015 from 6-9pm. I am assuming our kids will be performing around 7pm in the gym, but it is not set in stone. There will be food and activities but you must purchase tickets/bands at the door to participate in those since this is a fundraiser. I have thought about purchasing everyone a DancElation T-shirt that they could wear with black leggings/shorts/or leotard. I am guessing the cost will be around $10 each. That way they would have a dance shirt they could wear all year long, but it would also make it look more uniform when they are performing. Hair and make-up would just finish off the look. Preschoolers will need a witch hat. Warning:the hat will fall off while kids are performing so I am suggesting to put ribbon ties or elastic on the hat to help it stay on. Everyone else would just have to have messy/ratted hair, and zombie/ghost like make-up. It could be as simple as darkening around the eyes.

It is already that time of year to start marking calendars for competition dates. DancExcel, DancElite, DancElect will all be performing at: Utah Dance Fest FLOOR COMPETITION APRIL 15-16, 2016 USU Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah Competition Fees are $15 per dancer per dance. Each class will be doing 2-3 dances each so plan accordingly. It will be between $30-$45 each. Solos $70, Duets/Trios $50-plan accordingly. Costume Fees will range between $30-$100 per costume..hopefully more towards the latter-plan ahead accordingly. I TRY!!! my best to find the best deals to save parents money but can't always guarantee it. We will be ordering shoes for competition soon too that they will need to practice in class with. If some comp girls have shoes from last year that are in good condition but too small-let me know and I will post it at the studio for those who want a buy used shoes for a better deal. DancElite, DancElect groups will also be performing in the Aspire Dance Pro Competition. The problem is the WSU comp is at the end of our Spring Break week. Let me know if that is a problem for those participating, otherwise, there are other Aspire Dance competitions in Utah in May but I don't know if they are set up stage/floor comp like the WSU comp which we thoroughly enjoyed last year. The fees for this competition will be slightly more but comparable, plan accordingly.

Great 1st week!!

Yeah!! A great first week to our dance year. All classes are working on a simple fun performance for Snowcrest Junior High Fall Festival that will be held toward the end of October. I will let you know more once I am made aware of the details. I have copies of the enrollment form at the studio if you still need to fill one out. Also, last week, the director of Utah Dance Fest informed me they were canceling the workshop for this Saturday due to unforeseen circumstances :/ She felt so bad and I was soooo disappointed. So, for all those that had signed up, so sorry. We will definitely be doing some workshops next year. She was nice and mailed a small gift to all those who had signed up. I will get those to you this week. Keep working hard at home on the things that you learned this week. See you soon!

DancElation Studio 2015-16

The New Studio Space is about 100% in functioning mode. The cosmetics will come slowly but surely. Excited for this new space and new dance season. Please invite friends/neighbors who might be interested in dance to check out my blog or my new facebook page-DancElation. I had a flyer at Valley Market and Valley Elementary but "mysteriously" they have both disappeared as of Friday:/ Anyways, there are still openings and a great dance year ahead of us. I will be listing class days/times again just to remind you. Bring necessary forms and fees to first class. Proper dance attire- shoes not necessary other than comp classes and ballet classes but shoe orders available to all interested. I will have more on that later. See you soon! Registration Fee- $3o Monthly Tuition Fees 1 hr - $35 1 1/2 hr - $52 2 hr- $65 3 hr- $88 4 hr- $108 4 1/2 hr-$117 5 hr-$124 *Reminder- you can take off $5 per additional child Tuesdays Ballet Technique-4-5:30pm Ballet Performance-5:30-7pm Wednesdays- Kindergarten-1st grade-1:45-2:45pm DancExcel-2nd-4th grades-2:45-4:15pm DancEnvy-12 and older 4:15-6:15pm 4th-6th grades-6:15-7:15pm Thursdays Preschool-2:45-3:45pm DancElect-3:45-5:45pm DancElite-4:45-7:45pm