Victoria, B.C. V9A 3N8
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MAY 2017
2017/2018Jazz CompanyHip Hop Crew Auditions
Does your dancer LOVE to perform?
These Companies and Crewoffer dancers the chance to excel quickly in technique, performance training and self-discipline, leading to more performing opportunities such as competitions, school tours, parades and more.Every 2 years we plan a dance tour where the dancers have the opportunity to perform and/or take master classes at our destination. We’ve travelled to Disneyland, Disneyworld, New York and Edmonton. We are planning our next tour for July 2018 to perform at Canada's Wonderland in Toronto. (Not required).
Companies are ages 7 and up. Age as of Dec. 31/17. Check out the 2017/2018 Company Brochure for more information.
BRAND NEW FOR 2017/2018!!!
We are excited to announce that we have added a new program to our Companies!
The "ELITE COMPETITION TEAM"is a commitment in addition to your regular Performing Company. Dancers must be part of the 17/18 Performing Companies and will be selected to be part of the team after auditions take place. This team will take part in the 2 regular competitions and in addition, they take part in 1 out of town convention and competition. More information is available in the Company/Crew Brochure.
AUDITIONS
To audition you MUST pre-register online here
Pre-registration begins May 1st and ends May 24th. There is a $10.00 audition fee per dancer, per audition (cash only) and must be paid at the office once your pre-register online.
Company/ Crewauditions areSunday, May 29th at the following times:
CompaniesHip Hop Crews
7-10 year olds - 10:00-11:30am10 year olds & up – 1:00-2:30pm
11 year olds & up - 11:30am-1:00pm
Assistant Teacher Training Program (ATTP)
Dance Unlimited is proud to present the Assistant Teacher Training Program (ATTP) happening July 2017!
What is the ATTP?
The ATTP provides dancers with the training, guidance and support, which will allow them to be successful assistants within the classroom. It also provides students with the opportunity to obtain valuable work experience while continuing their education in the art of dance. Dance Unlimited is excited to offer this program in order to encourage and provide further support in our classes with the enthusiasm of students interested in volunteering their time to make a difference.
What does the ATTP consist of?
Year 1 –Year 1 consists of 9 hours of classroom and practical training. The training includes topics such as anatomy, technique, musicality, vocabulary, creating lesson plans, classroom etiquette, teaching methods, and various other topics. Each student is provided with a binder full of teaching materials upon the start of the program and will be required to pass certain requirements by the end in order to achieve their certificate of completion.
Year 2 - The second year of the ATTP consists of 3 additional hours of training. This training focuses on the practical aspect of teaching as well as choreographing. Each second year student will be given an assignment approximately one week prior to the scheduled training. This assignment will require each student to use the skills they acquired throughout their first year of assisting while also challenging their leadership and organizational abilities.
Who can apply for the ATTP?
Any Dance Unlimited student the age of 12 (age as of Dec. 31/17) and above can apply for the ATTP. Those who are interested in applying may fill out the application. Only those who are selected will be invited to attend the training session held July 24-26, 2017. To apply, complete the following form by June 1st, 2017.
YEAR 1 Application -
YEAR 2 Application -
What are the costs associated to the ATTP?
Year 1 - $195.00Year 2 - $65.00
Our goal in the ATTP is to nurture a student’s desire to teach and provide them with the necessary skills to succeed. The ATTP is designed to equip students with a foundation of teaching skills and competencies, which may allow them to become student teachers and permanent teachers in the future. Successful ATTP candidates will be placed as assistants into classes in late August/early September.
If you have any further questions regarding the ATTP or application process, please contact Lindsay Tusche or Chelsea Cofield at .
RAD Ballet Intensive
The RAD Ballet Intensive is mandatory for all the following 2017/2018 RAD grades. You can register for this through your Studio Director account.
Grade 2 - September 5-8, 3:45-5:00pm, $64.00
Grade 3 - September 5-8, 5:00pm-6:30pm, $77.00
In - September 5-8, 6:30pm-8:15pm, $90.00
Grade 8 - September 5-8, Time of day TBD, $126.00
“Workshop Week”
Workshop Week, May 31st to June 2ndis free so be sure to bring your friends!It’s a great chance for you to try out other classes and dance styles you have never done. Regular classes are cancelled this week. If you would like to sign up for a workshop, you must sign your name on the appropriate sheet in the foyer. Please only put your name down if you are definitely going to attend.
Tuesday, May 30th
Studio 2
3:45 - 4:30pm – Hip Hop 8 years & up
4:30 - 5:15pm - Hip Hop 5 - 7 year olds
5:15 – 5:45pm – Tap 6 - 8 year olds
Wednesday, May 31st
Studio 1
4:15 - 4:45pm – Broadway Babies 2 - 3 year olds
4:45 - 5:15pm – Showstoppers Jazz 4 - 5 year olds
5:15 – 6:00pm – Primary Jazz 6 - 8 year olds
Studio 2
3:45 - 4:30pm - Ballet 4 -7 year olds
4:30 - 5:15pm - Ballet 8 -11 year olds
5:15 – 6:00pm – Ballet 12 years & up
6:00 – 6:45pm – Modern 7-11 year olds
6:45-7:30pm - Modern 12 years & up
Thursday, June 1st
Studio 1
3:45 - 4:30pm - Jazz 9 - 11 year olds
4:30 - 5:30pm - Lyrical 8 – 11 year olds
5:30 - 6:30pm - Lyrical 12years & up
6:30- 7:15pm - Jazz 12 years & up
Studio 2
4:15 – 4:45pm - Acrobatics 6 - 9 years
4:45 – 5:30pm - Acrobatics 10 years & up
5:30 - 6:15pm - Tap 9 – 12 year olds
6:30 – 7:15pm - Musical Theatre 7 years & up
“Watching Week”, “Bring A Friend Week”& Last Day of Classes
June 5th - June 10th is Watching Week and Bring A Friend Week and June 10th is the last day of classes for the 2016/ 2017 year.Bring your friend/s to any class during that week and they get to dance too!Be sure to bring your cameras and join us as we wrap up our 2016/ 2017 year!
2017/2018 Registration...Celebrating 25 years of DANCE!
We have many exciting things for our 2017/2018 year that we can’t wait to share with you!
Registration for our exciting 2017/2018 season will start ONLINE on June 14th at 6:00pm and will be held IN PERSON onJune 14th and 15th, 6:00-8:00pm. You will need access to your Studio Director account (ALL CURRENT DU FAMILIES HAVE A STUDIO DIRECTOR ACCOUNT – Please DO NOT create a new one). Forgot your password? Go to the Registration page on our website, find the Studio Director Registration link and click “Forgot Password”.Registration is first come, first served so register early!We will be EMAILING the 2017/2018 brochures out at the beginning of June.
DATES TO REMEMBER The studio is closed on all statutory holidays unless noted otherwise
- May 1Assistant Teacher Training Program (ATTP) Application opens
- May 10-13Peak Invitational Competition (Nanaimo)
- May 22Studio is OPEN for Victoria Day
- May 23-27Studio closed for rehearsals and recitals
- May 23-24Dress rehearsals for the recitals at the McPherson Playhouse
- May 2724th Annual Recitals at the McPherson Playhouse
- May 29-June 3“Workshop Week” (regular classes cancelled)
- June 1Deadline to apply for ATTP
- June 5-10“Bring A Friend Week”, Watching Week and last week of classes
- June 10Last day of scheduled classes for 2016/2017
- June 14-152017/2018 Registration
- July 22-23LA Expo Convention at Dance Unlimited
- July 24-26ATTP Year 1 and 2
- July 24-28Performing Companies Summer Intensive
- September 5-8RAD Ballet Intensive
IMPORTANT RECITAL INFORMATION!!!
Recital TicketsA reminder that tickets for both recitals went on sale April 22nd!
Tickets are available through the McPherson Box Office.
Recital Programs/ DVD’s
We are so excited for you to see our brand new Recital Programs! These programs included in your Recital fee, will be sent home with your dancer May 17th-20th. If your dancer isn’t there during those dates, please email us to make arrangements to pick it up during those dates. You will receive an email when the Recital DVD’s are ready.
Recital Flower Bouquets
Show your dancer how much you loved their performance and present them with flowers after the show! We will be doing presales for flower bouquets until Monday, May 16th.Order forms are attached to this newsletter and can be dropped off in the office. Bouquets will be available for pick up at the intermission of the recitals. All proceeds go towards the Company dancers Tour 2018. Thank you in advance for supporting our dancers!
5, 10, 15 & 20 YEAR AWARDS & GRADUATING DANCERS
We have posted a sheet in the waiting area on the bulletin board for those who have performed in Dance Unlimited’s Recitals for 5, 10, 15 or 20 years consecutively or will be graduating from high school this year. If you are one of these people, please sign your name on the bulletin board and you will be recognized at the Recital for your achievement. Last day to sign up is May 4th!
DRESS REHEARSALS – May 23rd and May 24th
The dress rehearsal for the 11:30am show is on Tuesday, May 23rdand the 5:30pm show is on Wednesday, May 24th, both at the McPherson Playhouse from 4:00-9:00pm for all dancers. Dress rehearsal means that dancers wear their costume, have their hair done as instructed in the costume details and their make-up on. Make-up should be brown eye shadow, brown or black eyeliner, brown or black mascara, light blush and red lipstick. Boys do not need make up. The dances will be done in the proper show order due to setting the tech cues in the show order.
Dancers should arrive ready to dance in their first costume and have their hair and make-up done. The dress rehearsals will be closed to parents. Only dancers, backstage parent volunteers and staff will be allowed in the theatre. This will allow us to prepare a fabulous show for you without the interruptions of dancers entering and exiting the theatre at all times.
If your child is ONLY in the first half of the show: Please drop your child off at the stage door on Government St. at 3:30pmSHARP and pick them up at 6:30pm SHARP.If your child is ONLY in the SECOND half of the show: Please drop your child off at the stage door on Government St. at 6:00pm and pick them up at 8:30pm SHARP. If your child is in BOTH halves of the show: Please drop your child off at the stage door on Government St. at 3:30pm and pick them up at 8:30pm SHARP. All dancers will be checked in by a backstage parent volunteer and be supervised by their assigned class parent/s for the entire dress rehearsal.If your dancer is at the theatre for the entire dress rehearsal, please give them a healthy substantial meal BEFORE arriving at the theatre. You may send small, non-messy, NON-PEANUT snacks with them. We understand that this is quite late for the younger dancers but we don’t want to pull them out of school and the parents out of work for the rehearsal.
We have attached the final show order so you know which costume to come dressed in. We do not have use of the lobby or balcony so no one is allowed in the lobby or upstairs before, during, or after the dress rehearsal. Please leave all valuables at home, including IPODs and cell phones. No food, drink or gum is allowed in the McPherson and don’t forget, please keep your feet off the seats! Thank you!
RECITALS – May 27th(PLEASE READ CAREFULLY so things will run smoothly for everyone!)
ARRIVING AT THE THEATRE:Dancers should be at the McPhersonNO LATER THAN10:30am for the 11:30 Show and 4:30pm for the 5:30pm Show, with their hair and make-up done and their first costume on. Don’t be late or you will get left behind! The Jazz performing companies are to enter through the stage door and go directly downstairs. All other classespleasedrop your child off at the front doorso they can be placedwith our parent volunteers. Parents will not be allowed to sit with their children so please make sure you wish them Good Luck and say good-bye before sending them in. Please DO NOT tryto visit your child at intermission. This will allow us to take better care of your children.Thank you in advance for co-operating!
WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING:Please have all pieces of their costume/s labelled with their first and last name. Additional costumes should be in a bag clearly labelled with the dancers name, dance name and what number it is in the show. All valuables are to be left at home. Please do not bring any food or drink as it will not be allowed in the theatre, includingmessy snacks! Please give your child a healthy lunch BEFORE the show.
PICKING UP YOUR DANCER:No dancers will be allowed to leave the McPherson during either of the performances until the end of the entire show. Once the entire show is over, please go to the stairs leading to the balcony where you will find your child waiting for you. The parent that has been assigned to you or your child’s group is responsible for them the entire time. Each show will be approximately2 1/2hours.
Show order for recitals on May 27th
11:30 AM RECITAL
- “All That Jazz” – All That Jazz
- “If I Didn't Have You” – Broadway Babies
- “Dream Ballet” – Primary Ballet
- “Squad” – Hype Crew
- “Unsteady” – Unsteady
- “La Petite” – Grade 1 Ballet
- “Bottom Of The River” – Senior Modern
- “Serenade” - Grade 3 Ballet
- “Alice” – Ignite Company
- “Stand Up” – Junior Modern
- “C'est La Vie” – Intermediate Lyrical
- “Sing” – Junior Jazz
- “Valet” – Intermediate Foundation Open & Grade 8 Ballet
- “Friend Like Me” – Fierce Company
- “Triathlon” – Dynamic, Hype and Illemental Crews
INTERMISSION
- “You Can't Hurry Love” – Primary Jazz
- “Judgement Day” – Judgement Day
- “Finesse” – Primary, Junior and Senior Tap
- “Dynamix” – Dynamix Crew
- “All Eyes On Me” – Junior Tap
- “Fly Ladiez” – Junior Hip Hop
- “Heathens” – Heathens
- “Into The Jungle” – Senior Jazz
- “Hard Knock Life” – Hard Knock Life
- “All I Want” – Ignite Company
- “Unpretty” – Musical Theatre
- “Royal T” – Elevate Company
- “Red Balloon” - Core Company
- “Be Our Guest” - Beginner Acro
- “Queenz” - Illemental Crew
- “Finale” - Fierce, Core, Elevate and Ignite Companies
5:30 PM RECITAL
- “All That Jazz” – All That Jazz
- “All I Want” – Ignite Company
- “Merry Old Land Of Oz” – Showstoppers
- “Judgement Day” – Judgement Day
- “Midnight Waltz” – Intermediate/ Senior Ballet
- “Peanut Butter Jelly” – Primary Hip Hop
- “Wolf” – Intermediate Modern
- “Castle” – Senior Tap
- “Hard Knock Life” – Hard Knock Life
- “Alice” – Ignite Company
- “Heathens” – Heathens
- “Friendship Suite” – Junior Ballet
- “Royal T” – Elevate Company
- “Red Balloon” - Core Company
- “Friend Like Me” – Fierce Company
INTERMISSION
- “Unsteady” – Unsteady
- “Monkeys” – Pre-Primary Ballet
- “Triathlon” – Dynamic, Hype and Illemental Crews
- “The Seven Dwarfs” – Primary Tap
- “Rival” – Senior Lyrical
- “Lean Back” – Intermediate Hip Hop
- “In the Shadows” – Grade 2 Ballet
- “Spice Up Your Life” – Intermediate Jazz
- “Dynamix” – Dynamix Crew
- “Finesse” – Primary, Junior and Senior Tap
- “Valzer” – Intermediate Foundation Ballet
- “Wonderland” – Intermediate Acro
- “Squad” – Hype Crew
- “Lost Girls” - Junior Lyrical
- “Queenz” - Illemental Crew
- “Finale” - Fierce, Core, Elevate and Ignite Companies
Recital Bouquets of Flowers
Dear parents,
This year for our Recitals, we will be selling pre-ordered bouquets of flowers. All proceeds will go towards the Performing Companies next Tour in July 2018.
All bouquets must be picked up at the Recital on Saturday, May 27th, 2016, during the intermission in the lobby. We cannot hold flowers after that time so bouquets not picked up by that time will be donated and refunds will not be given.
If you would like to place an order, please have your order in to the office no later than Tuesday, May 16th at 7pm. Late orders cannot be accepted. Cash or cheques made payable to Dance Unlimited PAC.
Please let us know if you have any questions.
Thanks,
Angie Simons
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Recital Bouquets of Flowers
Dancers Name: ______
Show Time (please circle) 11:30am 5:30pm
Small mixed bouquet ______x $10.00 = ______
Large mixed bouquet______x $20.00 = ______
Cash or cheque payable to Dance Unlimited PAC.
Office Use Only
Cash Cheque # ______