2017 FINAL RECITAL INFORMATION
SHOOT FOR THE STARS YOUTH CENTER
(It would be a good idea to have this note with you at Recital, Sunday, May 7th)
THEME: “When You Wish Upon A Star”
As I explained in the original recital note, your child needs to be at dress rehearsal to participate in recitaI! If the change in Rehearsal date has caused a major issue with this, please let Aubrey or Kelly know ASAP. After 17 years of recitals, we’ve concluded, It’s too stressful for everyone, (especially the kids) to perform without a rehearsal beforehand. This year, dress rehearsal will take place at Smithville High School Performing Arts Center during their regular class time, the week of May 1st – 4th. They will wear their recital costume or leotard.
We will do our best to practice FINALE (where ALL kids come out and take a bow) during their practice that week with the classes that are present at that time. This should give them an idea of what the end of the actual Recital will look like when everyone is present for their final bow.
A few small time changes for Rehearsal so combined classes can practice together:
*Aspen’s Wednesday night 5:00 & 6:00 classes will meet on Thursday night from 5:30- 6:30 p.m. at the PAC
*My Wednesday 6:00 NAC class will meet on Thursday at 6:30-7:30 (time change).
*Janae’s Tuesday 5:30 & Tues 6:30 will meet on Tuesday 6:00-7:00 pm at the PAC
*Emma’s Tuesday 4:30 will meet at the PAC on Monday 6:00-7:00
*The Thursday 6:30 & 7:30 karate classes will meet Thursday 7:00-8:00 at the PAC
It’s going to be a little tricky during Rehearsal to practice team march-in, but I would like to go ahead and practice. We have more NAC kids present on Thursday that week than any other night, so we will practice team march-in at 7:45-8:15 p.m. on Thursday night. IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO BE THERE TO PRACTICE, BUT WOULD LIKE US TO HOLD YOU A SPOT FOR THE ACTUAL SHOW, PLEASE LET AUBREY OR KELLY KNOW ASAP! If you miss team March-In practice on Thursday AND you don’t let us know, we have no way of knowing to add your child to the list for the actual Recital day. Again, I want to stress how important it is for them to be there if at all possible on Thursday, because they line up in height order, and it’s hard for us to guess without them being present. Thank you so much for helping us out on this!!!
The order the classes are listed below, is the order they will be performing Recital on May 7th (begins at 3:00 p.m.)
RECITAL LINE-UP
1. “Princess Medley” – USAG Gold Team
2. “Belle” - Wednesday 5:00/6:00 (Aspen)
3. “Enchanted” – Monday 6:30-7:30 (Adv. Cheer)
4. “When Will My Life Begin?” - Thursday 6:00-7:00 (Tiffany)
5. “Do You Wanna Build a Snowman” – Wed NAC (Aubrey)
6. “Frozen Medley” – Wed 9:15/Thurs 9:15/Thurs 5:15/Fri 9:15 (preschool)
7. “Cinderella Medley” - Tues 6:30/Thurs 10:15(preschool)
8. “On My Way” – Tuesday 7:00 (Katherine)
9. “Almost There” – Monday 4:30 (Katherine)
10. “Lion King” Theatrical Performance – Theater class
11. “Bare Necessities” – Monday 5:00-6:00 (Emma)
12. “Tarzan Medley” – Tues 5:30-Tues 6:30 (Janae)
TEAM PRESENTATION
10 MINUTE INTERMISSION
13. “Nemo Medley” - (Mon 6:45/ Wed 10:15/Wed 6:00 (preschool)
14. “Little Mermaid Medley” – Monday 5:45 (Cali)
15. “Part of Your World” - CheerBears
16. “Under the Sea” – Thurs 7:30 (Katherine)
17. “How Far I’ll Go – Monday 7:00 (Katherine)
18. “Moana Medley – Monday 6:00 (Aspen)
19. “Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride” – Mon 6:00/Tues 4:30 (Emma)
20. “Pirates of the Caribbean” - NAC Monday 7:00 (Aubrey)
21. “Indiana Jones” - Tuesday 5:30 (Katherine/Kendra)
22. “Incredibles” – Little Dragons (Aspen)
23. “Star Wars” – Tuesday 7:30 (Emma)
24. “I’ll Make a Man Out of You” – Karate Thurs 6:30-7:30
25. “Toy Story Medley” – Thurs 6:00-7:30 (Katherine)
26. “Monsters Inc Medley” - Thurs 5:00 (Tiffany)
27. “Disney Villains Medley” – USAG Gold
FINALE
Recital:
Sunday, May 7th @ 3:00 p.m. Be there by: 2:40 p.m.(doors will open at 2:30 p.m.)
ATTIRE:
For both the Rehearsal and Recital the kids will wear their full costume. We do not care how you style the kids hair or what kind of bows or hair things they wear. Please just make sure that you put their hair up so it will be out of their face while they are performing.
REHEARSAL:
Rehearsal will be located in the Smithville High School Performing Arts Center (PAC). Please have them wear their full costume. Make up isn’t necessary for the rehearsal, but we would like to see at least a little at the actual show, so they’re not “washed out” for pictures. Please dress the children exactly as they will be dressed for the Recital. CHILDREN WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO PERFORM IF THEY DO NOT ATTEND REHEARSAL EARLIER IN THE WEEK UNLESS YOU HAVE MADE PRIOR ARRANGEMENTS WITH AUBREY AND KELLY.
Once you arrive, please leave your child with us in Corrider #2 (attached Map) if you arrive at your scheduled class time. If you arrive early, they may sit with you in the auditorium and get an idea of how it all works. (then, during their scheduled time, you can bring them back to us) Their instructor or an assigned staff member will take them from Corrider #2 to and from stage to practice and perform multiple times, taking turns with other classes, until everyone is comfortable with their numbers. We will keep them the full amount of class time, so you may leave during their class if you choose. Please do not invite the children to sit with you during their scheduled rehearsal/class time. We would like to have them for the full class, so we don’t have to be looking for MIA children. ;-)
*You shouldn’t have any problems getting your child where they need to be at rehearsal or recital, if you just remember to have them to us in Corrider #2 during their regular class time the week of rehearsal, and then in corrider #2 5-6 numbers before they go on stage during Recital. (Sunday, May 7th) You will have a program on Recital day, so you will know where we are at in the show. Please retrieve them from the “drop spot” in Corrider #2 following their rehearsal class and on Recital day. Thank you!
RECITAL:
The Recital will also take place at the Smithville High School Performing Arts Center (PAC). Please have your child in Corrider #2, 5-6 numbers before they are to perform. WE WILL NOT SEARCH FOR A CHILD THAT IS NOT IN THEIR GROUP AT THE CORRECT TIME (because this may slow the show down and staff members are busy with other tasks). Everyone will line-up in Corrider #2 at the “drop spot,” and you will also retrieve them from there.
DRESSING ROOMS:
Unfortunately, the dressing room area is not very big, so it will only accommodate a few children at a time. The older kids should be able to get themselves ready, so we don’t see the small dressing room as a major problem because most of the younger children are in 1 number and costume changes are unnecessary. There are separate Restroom Facilities for audience members.
PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES SHOW DAYS:
We will once again be offering you a great opportunity to take *LIVE* personal photographs of your child(ren). We will reserve a few seats in the front row for TEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY during your child’s number only. Please take advantage of this while being courteous to others. DO NOT ALLOW CHILDREN TO SIT IN THIS ROW AT ANY TIME DURING REHEARSAL OR RECITAL or we will be unable to continue to offer this convenience. We will also have a professional photographer on hand documenting the show for me, and those photos will be available for purchase at the gym a few days after the show. Thank You!
TEAM PRESENTATION at Recital:
We ask that all NAC team members participate in the team presentation right before intermission. They will be required to wear their NAC team leotard. Please make sure they are in the hallway by #8 (“On My Way”) so we have time to get them in order before March-In.
Reminder: If NAC Team members aren’t going to be at the Thursday 8:45 p.m. Team March-In practice, and they want to participate in March-In at Recital, we need to know ahead of time.
CHILDREN IN AUDIENCE:
If a child is disrupting the audience by running around, being loud, etc, we will let you know it. J For those of you that panic because you have babies or young ones, there is a crying room at the back of the auditorium that you may view the show from, so relax. ;-)
We have reserved a number of chairs in the back of the auditorium for older performers to sit and watch the show, as well as leave the auditorium to line up for their performance with fewer disruptions to the audience. Please do not allow your party to sit in more chairs than you purchased, as we have sold all 825 available seats and we still have a waiting list. L
AGAIN, WE DO EXPECT VERY GOOD BEHAVIOR IN THE AUDIENCE FROM ALL KIDS AT ALL TIMES, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER IT’S REHEARSAL OR RECITAL!
When the performers are in the audience, please keep a T-shirt or something over their leotard until they perform on Recital day, as they want their costumes to be a surprise for the audience when they go on stage. J
FINALE:
This is the time where all children are invited to take a bow at the end of the show with their class. Children will wear their regular class leotard, (not team leotard) and walk out with their regular class. We understand there will be some quick costume changes, and we appreciate your patience with this. (please feel free to use the backstage Dressing Room for this)
To line up, we ask that all show participants QUIETLY go to Corrider #2, 6-7 numbers before the end of the show. We will begin keeping them backstage with us beginning with numbers 22-27 as they come off stage for FINALE. FINALE line-up will be listed on the floor, backstage at the Recital “drop spot” in Corrider #2. After the children walk out and take their bow, we will keep them on stage after this until the end of the entire show. (except the tiny ones and coaches will bring them to you at the bottom of the stairs at stage left, right after they bow)
WE WILL HAVE A SMALLER VERSION OF FINALE PRACTICE DURING REHEARSAL, HOWEVER, WE WOULD LIKE ALL CHILDREN TO STAY UNTIL THE END OF RECITAL.
The kids love getting to go up on stage to take one final bow at the end of the show and to watch the annual awards ceremony. It often times puts a goal in their mind for the next year! Every child that participates in the Recital will receive an award during this time. (and this year will be even more fun for them all when they receive their awards!)
CONTACTING STAFF:
As many of you are already aware, we are extremely hard to contact on Recital Weekend. We spend much of that time in last minute preparation for the show . During the show, there will be NO PARENTS or “extra bodies” back stage, unless your are a volunteer with specific responsibilities assigned by staff ahead of time. Please try and remember to ask any last minute questions during your child’s classes this week. Any other questions you have those days can be brought to the attention of the staff working in the Corrider areas, as they will be able to help with any question, or direct you to the person that can. Thank You!
RECITAL T-SHIRTS:
We hope to have pre-ordered T-shirts will available at Rehearsal. We will have them in the lobby during Rehearsal & Recital. We ordered a few extra in most sizes, so if you did not pre-order one and wish to do so, you may do so at this time. We usually sell out of the extras before Recital day. Please let a staff member know ASAP, so one will be reserved for you. The cost is $18.
THERE WILL BE NO RESERVE SEATING –DOORS WILL OPEN AT 2:30 p.m. ON RECITAL DAY.
Reminder: Children running around and playing in the audience where it is dark, and the kids can get hurt or be a major distraction to our guests watching the show, will not be tolerated. We will have an area where they can play backstage while waiting to perform to help with this. Thank you so much for your assistance in helping us entertain, both our guests and your guests, with the awesome show that your kids and our wonderful staff have to offer! --Aubrey
WE ARE ANXIOUSLY ANTICIPATING ENTERTAINING YOU WITH ANOTHER AWESOME SHOW!! THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR PATIENCE WHILE WE GET THE “KINKS” WORKED OUT DURING REHEARSAL. WE WANT TO DO OUR BEST FOR YOU! WE KNOW YOU’RE JUST LIKE US AND WANT TO DO YOUR BEST FOR US TOO. DON’T STRESS!
PLEASE DON’T HESITATE TO COURTEOUSLY BRING ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS TO STAFF MEMBERS SO WE CAN MAKE THE SHOW BETTER FOR YOU!! WE LOVE POLITE FEEDBACK!!!!!