Utah Dance Fest Schedule is OUT!!!!!

Utah Dance Fest has posted schedules on their website. www.utahdancefest.com Once on their site, go to FLOOR COMPETITION. Then click on Competition Day Information. Click on any of the tabs on the left side of the page for information. We are numbers 23, 35, and 101. The 1st performance is around 10am but everyone needs to be there and ready 2 hour before-so pretty much when the doors open at 8am. We are going to have a dress rehearsal during class times the week of competition. I am going to try and get the Elementary or Junior High gym so that they can practice on a gym floor. Please have all costume and competition fees paid by next week. I just found out there is a spectator cost-Sorry! :/ PLEASE WORK HARD DURING EVERY DAY-ESPECIALLY DURING SPRING BREAK! A couple times every day in only a few minutes. Their are a lot of big/good studios we are competing against. Make ever minute during class count and use the music on my blog to practice at home. THanks!

Music for practicing, DancExcel- half hour longer classes

I am uploading youtube videos with music for classes to practice at home. I found this a far easier/effective task then burning 60 CD's. Just click on class and all music will be uploaded onto single video for each class. Also, I feel like DancExcel needs some extra class time, at least until Competition. So I am extending class until 4:45pm instead of 4:15pm and should resume regular class time after competition in April. So, Wednesdays, DancExcel will go from 2:45-4:45. I feel it better to do that instead of trying to cram extra practices during the week. For those that might be worried, there is no added extra cost for the extra time. Hopefully you have marked your calendars for the Year End Dance Review- Wednesday, May 25th @ 6:30pm Snowcrest JH. Have not heard back from anybody about any major scheduling concerns, so we will keep it at that. I am looking for volunteers to help with costume changes inbetween songs for the recital-so be looking/asking neighbor girls/friends to help out for that night. We will have a dress rehearsal 1 to 2 weeks before the recital. Remember-to receive costumes, all account balances need to be paid off. Thanks!

Important Dates and STUFF:)

*****First some Housekeeping-I have had some complaints from another business owner in my building. Parents-please make sure when you are driving in the parking lot that you are doing so -SLOWLY!! and watching for pedestrians in and out of the building. Also, no children playing out in the parking lot or on the snow banks. He said some kids last week got close to hitting his car parked next to it and he doesn't want to see kids getting hurt. Neither do I :) If you have kids that want to play outside while their siblings are in class, I have a fenced "yard" attached to my studio that they are welcome to run around and play in. *****Shoes are in! If you purchased them we will be trying them on in class, and if they fit, your child can take them home. I advise you as soon as you get your shoes, to put your child's name inside the shoe-I would hate for someone to lose it or mix them up with someone else's. If you haven't paid costume fees yet, get those taken care of ASAP. If you lost the paper with financial statement, please inform me and I can get you a new one. I am trying to finalize a Dance Recital Date. I am currently looking at Wednesday, May 25th @ 6:30pm at Snowcrest Junior High but have to secure everything with Snowcrest before finalizing... *****Important Dates coming up for Competition Classes. DancExcel and DancElect are performing at Utah Dance Fest Floor Competition on April 15th and 16th @ USU campus in Logan, UT. I will be handing out paper with comp fees this week. I have already registered and paid so get those fees into me ASAP. Solos and Duets are Friday the 15th and group dances are on Saturday the 16th. *****DancElect and DancElite are competing at Aspire Dance Pro competition on May 6th and 7th at Cottonwood High School. We are registered but they will not put us on the program until all fees are paid. So once you get the payment form get those into me ASAP so I can send them a check. *****DancElite is competing at Releve Dance competition 12th-14th. It is a National Competition so it costs a little more. Those fees will also be on handout this week. Competition can either be an amazing experience or not so great- Please encourage your child to practice at home and to come to class with the attitude to work hard and put in their best effort. I want everyone to feel great about their performances-I am giving them fun choreography and cute costumes-it is up to the individual to put their best foot forward to come out with an amazing performance.

Financial statements and Shoe order.

Hope you all enjoyed your Holiday Break! It was good to get back to classes last week and see all your cute kiddos. A few housekeeping business items. First, I have a locker full of lost and found items. It is the top left locker. If you are missing something, please take the time to go through the locker of Lost and found. Second, if you have written a check to DancElation you will need to rewrite check and write payment to Celeste McKinney. If you are not sure, you can ask me. Third, I will be sending out financial statements for your child/children this week which will also have costumes purchases up to date. Costume payments listed on statement are due by end of February. Competition fees will be due in March(look for statement in February) and other costume purchases will be added as needed but you will be informed as those are made. If you have any discrepancies with your statement please contact me and we will get it worked out. Lastly, I am doing a shoe order this month and will be placing order by first of February. To place a shoe order you must make shoe payment first and include with payment your child's name and shoe size that you are ordering. Anyone can make a shoe order but Competition classes and Wednesdays 5-6yr old class must order if you do not already have shoes! If you don't make payment with child's shoe info by first of February you will be required to make the purchase yourself which would end up being a lot more without my teacher discount and shipping discount so I highly suggest doing it ASAP. I will put cost and shoe info below-so please take notice.

Today somebody asked if we had dance today....oops....I just assumed everyone knew that we didn't-So.....the official statement is all of DancELation's classes are out until the week of January 4th and then we will resume our regular dance schedule. A reminder: I follow the Weber County School Districts Calendar...when there is no school-no dance. I hope you all enjoy this Holiday season with family and friends....it's my favorite! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

Have A Wonderful Thanksgiving Holiday!

I hope all of you have a Wonderful and Safe Thanksgiving Break next week. Remember, because of the Holiday, there will be no classes held next week:) Also, a student is missing a dance shoe. If you happen to find an extra one that you accidentally brought home please bring it back to the studio. I am starting to get a Lost and Found Collection in the Locker. Please look through and see if anything is yours, otherwise they will be taking a trip to DI soon:) I feel like I am in a good place this year. I have ordered almost ALL of the costumes for the classes/dances. My order should be coming in TODAY!-YEAH! I will add up the costume costs for each class thus far, and then you can start making payments ASAP-So look for an E-mail within the next week for Costume Cost. Anything Extra that I order, I will notify you as I do so, and that will be added to the balance as I make those purchases. I still have a lot that still owe for DancElation shirts. Remember preschoolers $8 and everyone else $10. I also still need registration papers from some of you too. If you keep forgetting to put payment in payment box at my studio you can also make out a check to Celeste McKinney and mail payment to: 1931 S. River Run Drive, Huntsville, UT 84317 Thank YOU!

Competition Date Mix-Up- SORRY!

Thank you to an observant parent who noticed a discrepancy in the first post I sent about Utah Dance Fest Competition and the most recent post where I put Save the Date. The actual Date for Utah Dance Fest Floor Competition is APRIL 15th and 16th-NOT in March as stated in my last post. Please update that info on your calendar. That is for DancExcel, DancElect and DancElite. So sorry! Don't know how I mixed that up.

Reminder-DancElect and DancElite have make up class this Friday. DancElect 1:45-3:45 and DancElite 2:45-5:45. So Class 2 days in a row! Yay!:)