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Dear Parents and Pupils,

Please note that we will be having our Concert Rehearsals at Impetus Church in Circular Drive on Friday the 28th of November.

You will only need to be there for your group, and this is nota dress rehearsal. This is mainly for placing of the dancers on the stage.

There will be no regular classes in the studio on this day.

Please note that there is to be no eating or drinking whatsoever in the auditorium.

Any food or even water must be consumed in the foyer area. 

12H00 – 14H30 – Jeffreys Bay (According To Carrie’s Schedule)

14H30 – Keep on Dancing and Grand Old Duke of York

14H45 – Japanese and Butterflies

15H00 – We Belong to the Sea

15H15 – Hawaiian

15H25 – LipGloss

15H35 – Greek Wedding and Cowgirls

15H50 – Adagio Something

16H00 – Mother Nature

16H10 – Game of Survival

16H20 – Sign of the Times

16H30 – Aragok

16H40-  Divas

16H50 – You’ll See

17H00 – Make Me Feel

17H10 – Opening – Dancing Through Life

17H20 – Elinor Rigby

17H35 – Playing Cards

17H45 – Swans and Enchanted Box

19H10 – Reverie

19H20 – Out of the Ordinary

19H30 – Finish

Yours in Dance

Carrie, Cathy and Michel

Dear Parents and Pupils

Please make a note that professional photographs will be done on Saturday and Sunday the 22nd and 23rd of November in our Studio. 

We will be doing group and individual photos of the dancers dressed in their concert clothing. 

If you are not participating in the concert, you are welcome to come and have a photo taken in your dance attire when the rest of your class comes for photos.

Below we have added the times for the various groups, costumes and hairstyles, etc., which will be the same for our concert.

Make up for photos can be light, but for the concert day bright and bold please.

A good example of stage make up is base, brown eye shadow, pink blush on cheeks, eyebrows drawn on with eyebrow pencil, eyeliner (can be on outside of lower and upper lashes), optional mascara for the little ones and of course bright red or pink lipstick.

Please note that on the 29th of November, the Junior Concert is at 13h00, and the two Senior Concerts are at 15h00 and at 18h00. Dancers must arrive ready to dance at least a half hour before the show.

Photo Day Schedule:

08:30 – Tiny Tots Level 1

09:00 – Tiny Tots Level 2

09:30 – Adult Ballet

Rest of classes for this day will be cancelled.

Saturday the 22nd of November:

11:00 – Thursday Beginner Hip Hop Group – Lipgloss – Junior Concert

Spotty shorts and tops, white socks and white takkies. Hair gelled back into high Pony Tails with white ties.

11:20 – Tiny Tots and Moms – Keep On Dancing – Junior Concert

Pink Frilly Dress given, Hair should be gelled back off the face in a half up, half down pony tail with a pink ribbon. Moms in black tees, pants and socks. If everyone has ballet shoes we can do pink tights and ballet shoes, otherwise bare feet and legs.

11:40 – The Grand Old Duke of York – Junior Concert

Soldier Jackets, Hat, Black Leotard, Pink Ballet Tights, Pink Ballet Shoes.

Hair gelled back into a high flattish bun so that the hat can fit properly over it.

12:00 – Grade 3 Classical Groups Adagio Something and Double Delight

Adagio Something is will perform in the Senior Concert and Double Delight will perform in the 

Junior Concert.

Costumes as given with Pink Ballet Tights and Pink Ballet Shoes. Hair in a bun with a hair net and hair accessories given.

12:20 – 2nd and 3rd Grade Modern Group and Duet – Mother Nature and Cowgirls – Senior Concert

Costumes given. Mother Nature Hair in ballet buns with Green material tied around. Cowgirls gelled back into low pony. 

12:40 – Greek Wedding and Hawaiian – Greek Wedding will be in Senior Concert and Hawaiian in Junior Concert.

All hair gelled back into high ponies with ribbon. Hawaiian costumes with bare legs and feet. Greek Wedding costumes supplied with pink tights and ballet shoes.

13:10 – Friday Hip Hop Group – Make Me Feel – Senior Concert

T-shirts suppled, black leggings, black takkies.  Black Sports bras Under the oversized tees. Hair gelled back into high ponies.

13:40 – Friday Acro Group – We Belong To The Sea – Junior Concert

Costumes supplied, Hair gelled back into ballet buns. All short costumes must have Grecian Honey footless tights.

14:15 – End

Sunday The 23rd of November:

09:00 – Swan Lake, Out of Ordinary, Reverie, Playing Cards and The Enchanted Ballet Box – Swan Lake and Out of the Ordinary in Senior Concert, as well as Reverie. Then Enchanted Ballet Box and Playing Cards – Junior Concert. Make up pics will be put on your groups, as well as the details of the costumes. 

10:30 – Japanese Group and Butterflies – Mount Fuji by Night – Junior Concert

Costumes supplied. Grecian Honey footless tights for all and no shoes.

Two high buns on of each side of head for all dancers.

11:00 – Thursday Hip Hop Group – Divas – Senior Concert

T-shirts suppled, black pants, white takkies.  Black Sports bras Under the oversized tees. Hair gelled back into high ponies.

11:20 – Tuesday Night Acro Group – Game of Survival – Senior Concert

Costume as discussed. Hair in a bun.

11:30 – Sign of the Times Ballet Trio – Senior Concert

White leotard, white dress and wings. Hair in a bun. Pink ballet tights and ballet shoes.

11:40. – Senior Modern Group – Aragok – Senior Concert

Black Pants, Red tops as given. Hair in ballet buns.

12:00 – Elementary Modern – You’ll See – Senior Concert

Costumes given, half up, half down ponies. Grecian honey tights and black hot shorts underneath costumes.

12:10 – Elinor Rigby Contemporary Group – Senior Concert

Black Costumes as Given.

4th Term 2025

Dear Parents and Pupils,

Welcome to the 4th Term. This promises to be our busiest term, so please make a few notes.

Normal classes will begin on Monday the 13th of October. 

Term 4 will end after our Annual concert on the 29th of November.

Please note on the timetable that Michel’s classes on a Saturday morning have been changed slightly to accommodate exams and concert.

RAD Exams:

RAD Exams will be held in the studio on Saturday the 18th of October and Sunday the 19th of October.

Please note that Saturday morning classes on the 18th of October will be shortened so that we can get the studio ready. Classes will take place as follows:

07H30 – 08H30 – Elementary Modern

08H30 – 09H00 – Both Tiny Tots Classes together. (Elané and Ayera welcome to join in here)

09H00 – 10H00 – Grade 1s and 2s Ballet (Concert and Medal Tests)

Please Note Primaries – There will be an extra lesson for those of you doing your exam in the small studio on Friday the 17th of October from 16H15 to 17H00.

AIDT Exams:

We are still waiting for our dates to be issued.

Concert 2025:

The concert this year will take place at Impetus Theatre in Circular Drive on the 29th of November. The rehearsals will be on Friday the 28th of November and all dancers will need to attend these.

Please let your teacher know if you are not taking part in the concert so that she can choreograph accordingly.

Concert Fee: R 200 for each dancer taking part.

Costume Hire: R 60 per dance.

Please pay the concert fees into our account by the end of October. As a reference mention the name of the dancer and concert fee. If you are using your own costumes, there is no need to pay for costume hire, but everyone is required to pay the concert fee.

We will let you know as soon as tickets are available.

Studio Merchandise:

We will be taking our last orders for the year on the 31st of October. If you would like a studio shirt or jacket please make payment before this date, and let us know the sizes you require.

Invoices:

Please ensure that your accounts are paid up by year end. The last invoices will go out at the beginning of November, and during December and January there are only statements.

First Term 2025

Dear Parents and Pupils,

It’s almost the end of the first term already!

We will close the studio for the School Holidays after classes on Friday the 28th of March 2025 and reopen on the 8th of April 2025.

Michel will be away at the AIDT Summit so her classes will only resume on Monday the 15th of April.  Her classes will run as normal on Saturday the 29th of March to make up for this. 

We would like to extend a special welcome to all our new pupils and we hope you will all have a long and happy relationship with the Dance Dynamics family.

Class Timetables

You can view the timetables, as well as the terms and conditions, Uniforms, etc on our website at https://dancedynamicspe.com. There is also a link there to our Facebook Group. We will also put copies of newsletters sent out on the website in case you miss something. Please refresh the browser when opening the website on your devices, as sometimes it just downloads from memory, instead of the latest updates.

Our Year Ahead……

2025 is once again going to be jam-packed and there are some optional extras that you may need to schedule some time for as well as put some money aside for.

1.  Talent Africa

This competition runs Regional and National competitions each year. Keep an eye on the website if you would like to do a solo at the competition. You will need to register yourself at https://talentafrica.co.za. Keep in mind that you will need to enter again for the nationals if you qualify, and the prices for Nationals are much higher than for Regionals. You are welcome to use festival solo’s for this competition as long as it is not a festival set solo. Please check with your teachers first.

Closing date for the Eastern Cape is the 11th of May 2025.

2.  Friendly City Dance Festival And Port Elizabeth Dance Festival    

These competitions will be running during August at the Savoy Theatre. Friendly City Dance Festival is first, followed by Port Elizabeth Dance Festival.

The Festivals are an optional extra activity. They are open to dancers who are five years and older. 

Fees start from R300 upwards, depending on how many dances you choose to participate in. 

We enter most of our Novices (Dancers who have never received a gold/dancers who have never danced a solo in a festival) at the Friendly City Dance Festival. Please let us know by the end of March if you would like to do both Festivals, as we need to register you at the Port Elizabeth Dance Festival, as they don’t take new dancers onto the system after this.

Please be aware that it is a requirement at both festivals to agree to pictures being used on social media for marketing purposes. 

3.  RAD Exams

These are happening in October and the prices range from R450 upwards. 

Entries close roughly 8 weeks prior to the exams. If doing RAD exams, a full exam uniform must be purchased six months in advance. Children need to be coming twice a week from term 2 or they won’t be ready in time for exams. Ballet seniors generally require 3 classes to reach peak performance.  There are other options for pupils that attend once per week, so you can ask your teacher about those. 

4.  AIDT Exams

The AIDT Modern and Hip Hop Exams are taking place at the beginning of November.

Exam fees range from R300 upwards. Dancers need to be in the studio at least twice a week for modern (can include ballet classes) and know their work well by the end of the third term to do a modern exam. Hip Hop dancers also need to know their work well and understand the different styles.

5.  Concert

Our concert will take place on the 29th of November this year. Stage rehearsals will be on the 28th of November. The venue will be the Impetus Church Theatre in Circular Drive. Hide original message

Please make a note in your diaries as our dancers love participating in this. 

6. Street Dance Association League

This competition is open to all hip-hoppers who have danced for more than a year.

The provincial season starts in May and there is a once of R400 entry fee for all the competitions leading up to the nationals.

If qualifying for the nationals and taking part in the nationals the fee is R450 per athlete.

Dancing Fees:

Please note that fees need to be paid timeously, i.e in the month that they are due. Remember to use a reference number (S…..) and indicate the dancer’s name and surname after the reference number. Please make sure all cash payments are given to us in marked envelopes, as it is difficult for teachers to handle money and remember who it came from when they are busy with classes.

Dress Code:

Please wear appropriate dancewear to classes. there are increasing numbers of dancers arriving in baggy Tee’s and we can’t correct lines if we can’t see them. Hip hop dancers are allowed baggy clothes, but please wear a good sneaker to support your feet.

Parking

PE – Please do not park on the neighbor’s grass at the Weybridge Park studio. There is extra parking space in the park across the road. Please do not park in the driveway. 

Communication 

A reminder that teachers can’t always answer their phones during lessons, so they will reply to your messages when they are free.

Please remember to message your teacher well in advance if you are missing a class. 

Recording Classes

With regards to the POPIA ACT, if you feel the need to video your child’s class, please make sure that the other parents, teacher and dancers in the class are all ok with you doing this. Many of our pupils have declined permission to use their photo’s and video’s on social media, so we need to take this into consideration.  

Yours in Dance,

Carrie, Cathy, and Michel