Dance Motions, Inc

Dance Motions, Inc

DANCE MOTIONS, INC. GENERAL RECITAL INFORMATION

PICTURES:Pictures are scheduled for Friday, June 9, 2017 at The Hemmens. A picture schedule is included in this packet along with the envelopes with all info from the photographer. Pictures are mailed directly to your home. Envelopes are to be filled out ahead of time and brought with on picture day. Please let the front desk know if your student will not be attending pictures.

Students should arrive for pictures at least 10 minutes before their scheduled time in full costume and make-up. Full costume includes all headpieces, tights and shoes.

OUR PICTURES ALWAYS RUN EITHER ON TIME OR AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. IF WE WAIT FOR LATE STUDENTS TO ARRIVE, IT DELAYS THE SCHEDULE FOR THE REST OF THE DAY. THEREFORE, WE WILL TAKE THE PICTURES ON TIME, WHETHER ALL STUDENTS ARE THERE OR NOT.

PLEASE NOTE: Your student must be dressed and ready to be photographed when you arrive. Space will be tight that day and there will be no changing facilities available. Also, we ask that only one parent come with each student and siblings stay athome due to the space constraints.

COSTUMES:When you receive your costume, please take it out of the bag, check to make sure it is all there and hang it to remove the creases. Be very careful if you decide to press it—use only a cool iron. NEVER iron a costume with sequins – they will melt. Please fit the costume to your child and make adjustments where necessary. All straps are to be secured with snaps or velcro – not pins. Sometimes even safety pins will snap open and hurt a dancer. If you are unsure of how the costume is to be put together, please wait until you can ask someone at the studio before you sew anything permanently. No costume is to be altered in any way that changes the overall look of the costume.

All costumes and shoes are to be labeled with your student’s name.

We are not responsible for lost costume pieces nor can we order any more costumes without waiting at least 10-12 weeks. All hairpieces should be securely fastened onto students’ heads so that they don’t fall off during the dance.

DRESS REHEARSAL:

Dress Rehearsal is currently scheduled for Friday, June 10, 2017 at the Hemmens Theater. A schedule is enclosed. Please plan on being at rehearsal for at least 1 hour per number your student is in. No student is to be left unattended during dress rehearsal. For students in more than one number – costumes should be taken home after dress rehearsal and brought back on the day of the recital. There will be someone backstage to help them change the day of the recital.

Complete information is included in this packet along with the schedule.

Videotapingcan only be done the day of the dress rehearsal and you may only tape the number that your daughter/son is in. All choreography is the property of the teachers and Dance Motions, Inc.

If your student is not present at dress rehearsal he/she will not be able to perform in the recital. No exceptions.

RECITAL:All students will be kept either in the dressing rooms or in the balcony of Hemmens Auditorium where there will be Moms to watch them. They will be taken backstage approximately 3 numbers before their performance. Students will be released to parents only at the bottom of the balcony stairs in the lobby of Hemmens when the recital iscompleted—NO CHILD WILL BE RELEASED EARLY – NO EXCEPTIONS. No parents will be allowed into the balcony. If your student needs you, we keep track of where all parents are sitting and we will come and get you. Students are not allowed food or drink in the balcony.

TICKETS:Tickets for the recital will go on sale at the Dance Motions’ studio on Saturday, April 22 at 9:00 a.m. at the cost of $15 per ticket. Hemmens Theater seats 1202 people. All seats will be assigned for the three performances and we will have a seating chart available for your convenience. Basically, there are no bad seats in the theater – you can see well from anywhere. Full information is enclosed in this packet.

VIDEOS:The recital is being professionally videotaped the day of the performance. Copies of the video will be pre-ordered during the month of April at a cost of $40 for a DVD. The day of the performance they can be ordered for $45. Videos can only be ordered by students and their immediate families. An order form and full information is included in this packet. Videos will be mailed to your home.