AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DANCE JANUARY 2009 NEWSLETTER
We hope that everyone enjoyed a nice holiday break and that you are now settled back into your usual routines. The staff would like to thank our students and parents for the many lovely gifts that we received at Christmas. Your kindness was greatly appreciated!!
IMPORTANT COSTUME UPDATE: All recital costumes have been ordered! A notice is posted on the bulletin board across from the office showing the costume balance due on each child’s account (i.e. the amount owed after your costume deposit was applied). Please check the board for your costume balance. The accounts are listed in alphabetical order by the parent’s name. If you have a question about your balance, please check with Marikay in the office. Thank you to all who have already made their costume payments. If you have not, we would appreciate your making your payment as soon as possible. Paula pays for all the costumes in full at the time they are ordered, so it is very important that we receive the costume payments from our parents in a timely fashion! Once again we want to remind everyone that once costumes have been ordered, parents are responsible for payment even if a child discontinues his/her class. Several of the costumes have already come in, and your child’s teacher will distribute them as they arrive. Please be sure to store these carefully as lost or damaged costume pieces may be difficult or impossible to replace! Many costumes will require some slight alterations, sewing of straps etc. If you do not sew, we do have the name and number of a seamstress that we will be happy to recommend.
INCLEMENT WEATHER POLICY: A policy that we need to emphasize at this time of year is our inclement weather policy. Please note that in the event of inclement weather, we do NOT always follow the school system closings. We will always post weather related closings on our website and will also try to put closing information on our office answering machine recording. Please be sure to check the website or call our office if in doubt!
RECITAL PICUTRES: Each year Mark Griffith of Nationwide Studios photographs the students in their recital costumes. Both individual and class portraits are taken. Pictures are scheduled to be taken from March 28th – April 4th. Please note this on your calendar. Regular classes are NOT held on the days that students are being photographed. For many classes photos may have to be scheduled on a different day and time from your child’s regular class time. You will be notified of the exact schedule well in advance. Additional details and instructions pertaining to picture week will be published in the February and March newsletters, so please be sure to read that information carefully as it is published!!
RECITAL DATES: Don’t forget that our recital is scheduled for the weekend of May 30th and 31st. Please be sure to reserve these dates on your calendar. The specifics regarding the rehearsal schedule and showtimes will be posted at a later date. Our recital will be held at TPAC. This year we will be in the largest theater, the Jackson Hall.
CONTINUING EDUCATION: Several students, including competition members and teachers attended the Pulse in November and the NYCDA (New York City Dance Alliance) convention and competition in December. They had the privilege of attending workshops taught by several acclaimed dance professionals. Their attendance at these events represents an ongoing effort by Paula to keep our faculty and students abreast of the most current trends in the world of dance.
HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS: Just a few “housekeeping notes” – PLEASE do NOT dispose of any trash in the OUTSIDE cans or dumpsters. Our trash service will not take un-bagged trash, and the loose trash is just left to accumulate in the bottom of the trash receptacles. Secondly, please try to monitor your young children in the restrooms. We have had some recent incidents of toys or full rolls of toilet tissue being flushed down the toilets. This caused quite a plumbing issue!! Finally, if you have recently lost any dance shoes or articles of clothing, please check the lost and found bins ASAP. All unclaimed items will be sent to Goodwill by next week.
Please watch for the upcoming February and March newsletters. They will be full of important information regarding picture week, recital program books etc. We ask that you read each newsletter carefully and take note of important dates and details. Thank you.
