Last Three Newsletters Sent:
Dear Parents and Pupils,
Our concert at the end of the year will be held at the Savoy Theatre in Adcockvale. Rewind Remix Repeat will be on Saturday the 19th of November with the rehearsals on Thursday the 17th of November. Tickets are available at https://www.webtickets.co.za/v2/event.aspx?itemid=1520579135.
Performers, please remember to pay your concert fees. This covers costume making and hiring, extra salaries for stagehands, lighting, and rehearsal time at the Savoy.
The rehearsal timetable is at the bottom of this letter.
Junior Concert
All the Juniors are to pay an R150 concert fee. This show is at 2pm. This will predominantly be all the children younger than 8 or who have just started dancing. Some of the seniors amateurs who got golds at the festival will also be performing their solos at this concert, and there will be a couple of numbers from the senior show.
The Junior Concert is an excellent opportunity for all those littlies to get up on that stage and build self-confidence.
Senior Concerts
Seniors – 1 Dance: R180
Seniors – More than One Dance R350.
The senior shows will take place at 4pm and 6:30pm. Tickets for these shows will be R120 each. So all the seniors need to be available for both shows.
Rehearsals
Jeffreys Bay Dancers
Rehearsals at Stulting Primary
Friday 11 November from 3.30pm onwards – seniors over Age 12 (esp high schoolers)
Saturday 12 November 8.30-9.30 /10.00 the under 12s
Thursday the 17th of November – Lorraine Dancers
These rehearsals will take place at the Savoy theater. Please ensure you are there so that you know your place on the stage for your dances. No costumes or make up are necessary for these rehearsals.
Juniors:
14H00 – Cupcakes
14H15 – Catching Butterflies
14H30 – Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini
14H45 – Dance Off
14H55 – Summer Holiday
15H10 – Let’s Go Fly A Kite
15H25 – Redetzsky March (Junior Acro)
15H40 – From Dusk ’til Dawn
Seniors:
15H50 – The Greatest Show
16H10 – Uncle John From Jamaica
16H25 – Canto Alla Vita
16H40 – El Es Mio
16H50 – Breakout Of That Orange
17H00 – Shades
17H15 – A Taste of Chinese
17H30 – The Way I Are
17H40 – Footloose
17H55 – Cheerleaders
18H15 – Arabian Nights
18H45 – Rooi Roos
19H00 – Panda
19H10 – La Pierina
19H25 – Trolls
19H40 – Waka Waka (Trolls to stay for this)
Dear Parents and Pupils,
The end of the year is always jam packed, so please read and make notes where applicable.
There will be no dancing classes on the following days:
Wednesday and Thursday the 9th and 10th of November in Jeffreys Bay (Jeffreys Bay exams)
Saturday the 12th of November (Lorraine Exams)
Thursday the 17th of November – (Lorraine studio) Concert Rehearsals at the Savoy
Saturday the 19th of November – Some classes will be cancelled on this day of the concert.
Wedneday the 23rd of November – Jeffreys Bay – Photo Shoot
Friday the 25th of November – Lorraine – Photo Shoot
Saturday the 26th of November – Lorraine – Photo Shoot
NEW TIMETABLE LORRAINE
As of today, the Lorraine timetable has been adjusted slightly to allow for some extra exam classes.
Note that the Acro will no longer be on a Saturday for this year, but has instead moved later on a Friday so that we can rehearse the concert group all together.
There will also be an extra 3rd Grade Modern Exam class on a Friday, so that we can focus on concert in other lessons. You can see these and more changes by clicking here.
Beginners hip hop on a Friday has also been extended by 15 minutes.
MODERN AND HIP HOP EXAMS:
AIDT Modern and Hip Hop Exams will take place at the studio that you dance at this year. Jeffreys Bay will be on 9th and 10th of November and Lorraine will be on the 12th of November. Timetables will be sent out shortly.
Please be at the Studio 30 Minutes prior to the time of your dancing exam. Please make sure you have your unitards in good time. No visible underwear to be worn, and Footless Grecian Honey Tights may be worn underneath the unitards. Hair must either be in a high bun with a net, or French plait tucked under. In both cases, hair must be gelled off the face. A ribbon or flower the same colour as the unitard may be worn in the hair. No Make-up or jewerly may be worn.
Modern dancers to please bring socks, footsies or ballet shoes to wear for the bar work as this is compulsory.
Hip Hop exams: Outfit as discussed in class and hair to be gelled back off the face, but can be in any up style eg. ponytail, messy bun etc. Please wear good supportive takkies. Parents may watch hip-hop exams (Lorraine), but not modern exams.
Please do not miss any lessons at this stage.
CONCERT – Savoy Theatre on the 19th of November 2022
Stage rehearsals for Lorraine dancers will take place on Thursay afternoon the 17th of November at the Savoy Theatre. Please attend these so that we can place the groups. Jeffreys Bay – Carrie to confirm a date and venue in Jeffreys Bay closer to the time.
There will be three shows at the Savoy Theatre this year and tickets will be available on webtickets.co.za from next week. Seating will be reserved.
The times are as follows:
Junior Concert – 14H00 (Juniors will only dance in this show)
Senior Concert – 16H00 and 18H30 (Seniors will dance in both shows)
The show is called Rewind, Remix and Repeat and is a celebration of the last twenty years. It will include some of our memorable items from the past as well as some new fresh items.
Please pay your concert fees if you have not done so already.
Ticket Prices Are As Follows:
Junior Concert: R80
Senior Concert: R120
PHOTOSHOOT
This will take part on the 23rd of November in Jeffreys Bay, and on the 25th and 26th of November in Lorraine. We will be taking photos in the costumes that you used for the concert. If you want photo’s in another costume eg. your festival costume or a tutu, a R10 hiring fee will be charged per costume. Please advise your teacher if you would like to use a different costume in advance so that we can have it ready on the day.
Timetables will be sent out shortly in a separate Email.
The studio will close for the year after photos on Saturday the 26th of November and reopen on Monday the 23rd of January 2023.
INVOICES:
You will be receiving your last invoice for the year at the beginning of November. In December and January, you will merely receive statements.
There are many invoices outstanding unfortunately and some with rather large amounts too! Please attend to your dance payments by the end of November. We would prefer to avoid handing overdue accounts to our debt collectors. Please let us know if you are unable to settle so that we can arrange regular payment options with you. Please note if choosing to suspend classes that a notice period is required and November will be billed for.
Yours in Dance
Michel, Carrie, and Cathy
Dear Parents and Pupils,
Due to some pupils going away, I have had to revise the times for the mock exams. If you are not on the schedule here, we will schedule you after the holidays over a weekend.
Please scroll down to see your ballet exam dates and times. You need to be at the studio a half hour before your exams, ready and dressed. Hair must be in a bun with both gell and a hair net. Do not forget your character outfits and pointe shoes.
Holiday Timetable Lorraine
For mock exams, please come dressed as you would for Exam, with hair done neatly as it will be for the exam (gel not necessary).
Friday the 30th of September
Classes as per timetable.
Note: All the acro girls from Friday and Saturday to please attend to rehearse for the concert. (15H30 – 16H30)
Saturday the 1st of October
08H00 – 08H30 – Demonstration Class (Mienke Jooste, Claire Stephen and Alexa Labuscagne)
08H30 – 09H00 – Tiny Tots and Pre Primary fun class (Those not doing exam)
09H00 – 09H30 – Pre Primary Mock Exam Set 1 (Lara, Mia, Emilia, Hope, Elizabeth and Kayla)
09H30 – 10H15 – Primary Extra Exam Class – Will reschedule mock exams next term as too many away.
10H15 – 10H45 – Grade 2 Mock Exam – Imre
10H45 – 11H15 – Final Grade Mock Exam (Lolla)
12h30 – 13h30 – Advanced Foundation
13h30 – 14h30 – Intermediate
14h30 – 15h30 – Repertoire 2
Monday the 3rd of October
09H30 – 10H00 – Pre Primary Mock Exam Set 2 (Willow, Manatswa and Hope)
10H00 – 10H45 – 3rd Grade Mock Exam (Isabella and Layla)
10H45 – 11H15 – 3rd Grade Mock Exam (Karli)
11H15 – 12H15 – Pre Elementary Modern Extra Class
12H15 – 12H45 – 3rd Grade Hip Hop Mock Exam/Lesson (Emily, Nina, Kayleigh and Zoey)
12H15 – 13H00 – 3rd Grade Mock Exam (Iune and Kayleigh)
13H30 – 14H15 – Grade 2 Ballet Mock Exam (Lienke, Kayleigh and Lianie)
14H15 – 15H00 – Grade 2 Ballet Mock Exam (Reeve and Violet)
15H00 – 15H45 – Final Grade Mock Exam (Alexia and Michelle)
16h30 – 17h30 – Grade 7
17h30 – 18h30 – Intermediate
18h30 – 19h30 – Advanced Foundation
Tuesday The 4th of October
09H00 – 09H45 – Grade 3 Ballet Mock Exam and Extra Lesson (Zimi, Clarissa and Hlumile)
09H45 – 10H15 – 1st Grade Mock Exam (Denike)
10H15 – 11H00 – Pre Elementary Mock Exam (Ane)
11H00 – 12H00 – Pre Elementary Mock Exam (Kaitlynne and Amy)
12H00 – 13H00 – Pre Elementary Mock Exam (Ashleigh and Anri)
16h30 – 17h30 Repertoire 2
17h30 – 18h30 Intermediate
18h30 – 19h30 Adult Ballet
Wednesday the 5th of October
16h00 – 17h30 Advanced Foundation
17h30 – 18h30 La Pierina group
18h30 – 19h30 Repertoire 3
Thursday the 6th of October
16h30 – 17h30 Grade 7
17h30 – 18h30 Intermediate
18h30 – 19h30 Advanced Foundation
Friday the 7th of October
15h30 – 16h30 Repertoire 2
16h30 – 17h30 Advanced Foundation
17h30 – 18h30 El Es Mio quartette
Monday the 10th of October
16h30 – 17h30 Grade 7
17h30 – 18h30 Shades group
18h30 – 19h30 Intermediate
Ballet Exam Times
Examiner: Miss de Beer
Sunday the 23rd of October:
09H00 – Demonstration Award – Mienke, Claire and Alexa
09H30 – Primary – Annabel, Isabella, Amelia and Gabriela
10H20 – Pre Primary – Willow, Manatswa and Hope
10H40 – Primary – Ava, Talia and Madison
11H10 – Pre Primary – Lara, Mia, Emilia, Elizaeth and Kayla
11H40 – Grade 2 – Imre
13H00 – Grade 4 – Anine
13H25 – Grade 2 – Reeve and Violet
13H50 – Grade 3 – Zimi, Clarissa and Hlumile
14H10 – Pre Primary – Liviane
14:25 – Grade 1 – Milan
14H35 – Grade 3 – Mione, Isabelle and Lanelle
15H10 – Intermediate – Clarise, Taylor, Lize and Karla
18H25 – Rep 2 – Cassidy, Kaitlynne and Amy
Monday the 24th of October:
09H00 – Grade 4 – Arianna, Caylin and Lara
09H45 – Grade 2 – Lienke, Kayleigh and Lianie
10H35 – Rep 3 – Angelique and Ashley
10H55 – Grade 7 – Ashleigh and Alyssa
11H35 – Advanced Foundation – Kaitlynne and Einon
To be followed by another studio.