16 August 2017

Dear TDP parents

We are so excited to be able to bring you all the details of our up-coming show on Sunday 17 September.

After teaching dance at Westcott over the past 4 years we wanted to introduce you all to a bigger show at a professional theatre. So on Sunday 17 September your wonderful children will be performing at the Masque Theatre on the MainRoad Muizenberg.

Due to the fact that most of our families have not experienced performing on a professional theatre stage, we have put down some of the details for you:

  • There are TWO performances on the day – one at 2.30 p.m. and one at 6.00 p.m.
  • The show itself will be about an hour of performance time, together with a 20 minute Interval, gives us a performance of an hour and 20 minutes.
  • All our dancers are taking part and need to be available for BOTH performances.
  • There will be a placing rehearsal on stage for the dancers in the morning, so the dancers will stay with us for the whole day.
  • We will be approaching moms to assist us with making packed lunches, which will be pre ordered and paid for ahead of time. (Any volunteers to run with this would be appreciated)
  • Tickets will be on sale from Friday 25 August. Tania Ford is selling our tickets for us and you will be able to pre book, she will then give you a date by which your monies need to be in. Her number will be shared with you all a bit nearer the time. For those of you who don’t know the Masque Theatre it has a fabulous auditorium where you can see from anywhere as the seating is raked (raised). Tickets are R80.
  • A show of this size obviously comes with BIG expenses, but I am sure you will agree that your children are worth investing in. Here is a breakdown of expenses involved.
  1. R50-Grooming fee (make-up, hair grooming as well as hair accessories will be provided for by TDP) for professionalism and uniformity sake
  2. R100-for each of the main costumes, provided for by TDP (basics will still need to be provided by the dancer.)We will let you know how many dances your children are in in order to work out this fee. FOR EXAMPLE: if your son/daughter is in three items the costume fee will be R300.This costume and grooming fee is due by Friday 1 September.
  3. And then of course to cover our major expense of the Theatre and Costume needs, this figure sits in the region of around R10 000, we are urging you all please to sell as many tickets as you possibly can. If each family sold 8 tickets we would be able to cover our expenses.

So ask your Aunties, your Uncles, your Cousins, your Friends, your Neighbors, JUST EVERYONE if they would like to

buy tickets to support our dancers –your children!!!!!!!!! Believe us-they are Worth Watching.

Please do not hesitate to contact us should you require any clarity!

Yours in Dancing,

Trish and Mercia

PS. We would also like to thank all our parents for ensuring that your children are at ALL rehearsals on Fridays. Only 5 left.

PLEASE REMEMBER THAT OUR GRADE 1, 2 AND 3 DANCERS ARE FROM 1.30-2.45---AND OUR GRADE 4,5,6 AND 7 DANCERS ARE FROM 2.15 – 4.30 EVERY FRIDAY.