Thanks to everyone who joined us at the Trunk or Treat! We had a great time with all of you!
There will be no classes on Halloween evening beginning at 4pm. Happy Trick or Treating!
Oct 21-Nov 1, Nov 7: PARENT PEEK WEEK
We loved seeing many of you at Parent Peek Week last week. We've still got several more this week, and some next Thursday too! We are excited to announce our Parent Peek Week is coming up Oct 21-25th and Oct 28-Nov 1st and we would love for you to join us. During this special week, we invite 1 parent/guardian to come to class with their student and join in on the fun. This is a great opportunity to see firsthand what your child has been learning and connect with other parents in our studio community.
We have split up our Parent Peek Week over two weeks to help with traffic and parking. Please see the list HERE for your date and parent arrival times.
*Diaper Dancers & Tiny Tots classes do not participate in Parent Peek week.
Please review these important guidelines before attending:
To help avoid congestion in the parking lot and the lobby, drop your student off for their class, and return promptly 2 minutes before your time noted below.
Bountiful Studio: Additional parking can be found along Highway 89 or at the LDS church northeast of our location (3317 S 800 W, Bountiful). Do not park directly in front of our building on 89 or cars can’t see to pull out safely.
Each student is allowed to have only 1 adult attend the class.
Please lower the voice volume in all waiting areas and studios.
Please refrain from distractions that will disrupt learning.
Please silence all electronic devices before entering our studios. Be present!
Please do not bring infants or other children into class.
SAFER STUDIO GUIDELINES
The health of our staff, students, and families has always been our highest priority. Expressions Dance & Preschool follows the Safer Studio guidelines, which prioritize a hierarchy of safety and wellness measures. As a reminder as we are going into cold and flu season, it is important we continue our combined efforts to follow these guidelines. Please continue to monitor your children and do not send them to class if they have a fever, cough, shortness of breath, sore throat, runny nose, etc. Thank you so much for everyone’s enhanced awareness and efforts in keeping our dancers healthy. Please keep children home when they are sick.
CLASS REMINDERS
Potty before class, especially preschoolers!
No underwear under your leotard. Tights are dancer's underwear!
BE ON TIME! We have had a lot of latecomers and late pick-ups. It is very disruptive to classes when you walk in late, not to mention unsafe for dancers to miss warming up. Late pick-ups are preventing our next classes from starting on time. Thanks for your attention to this manner!
IT’S NEW STYLE NOVEMBER
This month we are opening trials to currently enrolled school aged students to try another style of class! Have you been thinking about trying Hip Hop or Tumbling? Jazz or Ballet? We would love to see you try a new stye this month!
CLICK HERE to join us for a complimentary class.
RECITAL INSTALLMENTS START NOV 1 (and go through June 1)
Dance is the ultimate performing art, and dancing onstage at the recital serves as a powerful tool for building a child’s confidence in themselves—a confidence that easily carries over into a dancer’s home life, schoolwork, and friendships. So how can one special event create such a big difference? Read all about benefits of the recital HERE.
When starting class this season, you submitted the waiver that included details about our Recital. All students are automatically enrolled to participate in the year-end recital and/or the tumble exhibition.
The automatic performance deposit was processed on Oct 15 ($75 for dancers or $55 for tumblers).
Installment amounts will be processed with tuition from November-May.
To see your child’s participation schedule, go to your parent portal HERE.
Select "View All My Classes" in the top left navigation.
Your child’s registration for events in which they are participating will show there.
If you have not submitted your form, you can do that here: https://app.hellosign.com/s/beLmPihu
If you need to review the information, the Parent Guide includes all performance details.
NOV 11-15 FUN BUN WEEK
The second week of November is FUN BUN WEEK! Come to class with a fun bun (short hair can do crazy hair). Turn that bun into a masterpiece... Maybe it's a spider, or a one-eyed monster! We can't wait to see your creations!
STARS CLASSES- EARN YOUR “DRESSED TO IMPRESS” PIN FOR PROPER ATTIRE
Starting last month, STAR students earn a sticker on their chart each week for having their hair in a proper bun for class along with proper attire of tights and their leotard. Once they fill up their whole row of stickers, they will earn their “Dressed to Impress” pin!
To earn a pin your dancer must:
Have her hair in a secure ballet bun (not a doorknob bun)
Use a hairnet
Use bobby pins to secure bun
WHY DOES MY SCHOOL AGE DANCER NEED TO WEAR A BUN?
MUSCLE MEMORY: Does your child have bangs or pieces of hair falling down in the face? How about little frizzies tickling their shoulders? In the middle of a dance, they may reach up and brush their hair out of their way. When a dancer does this all the time, after a specific step, or in a rehearsal, it becomes muscle memory, and they will continue to "brush their hair away" onstage, even if it is slicked back and pinned up!
TURNING TROUBLE: It's a problem for turns. For ponytails, dancers tend to close their eyes when they spot, or whip their head around. You cannot turn without spotting your head, and you definitely can't turn with your eyes closed. This is a safety hazard.
BALANCE AND ALIGNMENT: A ballet bun helps to center your balance. Having your neck visible allows the teacher to correct your alignment by making sure your neck, shoulder and back are placed correctly.
HELPS THE TEACHER: If everyone in the room matches perfectly, it is easier to pick out exactly where corrections are needed and who needs them. A shoulder or elbow in the wrong place, the head placement not being correct, or even trying to figure out who is turning the wrong direction can be disorienting if everyone's hair, clothing, and accessories are different. This is important because it helps implement proper technique.
BECAUSE THE TEACHER SAID SO: Even if there was no other good reason, your teacher has a rule in her class that needs to be followed. If you respect your child's teacher, your child will see that respect, and it will transfer to them. The overall atmosphere in our program will remain learning friendly, professional, and respectful.
NOV 26-29: * THANKSGIVING BREAK!*
There will be no classes for Thanksgiving Break beginning at 4pm on Tues, Nov 26 through Friday, Nov 29. (We will hold morning classes on the Tuesday the 26)
SAT, DEC 7, 2024: IN-STUDIO HOLIDAY PERFORMANCE @ CENTERVILLE STUDIO
Our in-studio Holiday Performance offers students a low-key, fun, and simple performance that allows dancers time in front of an audience to help them become more comfortable performing! Participation includes a cookie, and a simple costume accessory rental (skirt, tutu, hat, etc.) put on dancers when they arrive.
Participation is $40
Sign up online for a time slot in the parent portal HERE by Nov 1
Select “Enroll in a class” and select the special events season
Scroll through to Dec 7th and find your child’s class
Participants can have up to 4 spectators attend (free admission)
Tumbling classes, Tiny Tots, and Diaper Dancers do not participate in the Holiday Performance
What time is our performance? Performances will be within the time ranges below. Once enrollment closes on November 1, we will provide you with a finalized performance time (in mid-November). Your commitment that day will be approximately 1 hour.
Pre-K Dance 12:30-3:30pm
Preschool Dance 1-4pm
Allstars 1:30-4:30pm
Kinderstars 2-5pm
Megastars 3:30-6:30pm
Hip Hop 3:30-6:30pm
Rising Stars 4-7pm
Super Stars 4-7pm
What does my child need to wear for the performance?
Preschool/Pre-K classes:
Girls base costume: Own black leotard, pink tights, and pink ballet shoes. Hair should be pulled away from their face and styled any way you want.
Boys: Wear own blue jeans or black pants and a red or green plain shirt. Black socks or black ballet shoes.
Stars classes:
Girls base costume: Class uniform, pink tights, and pink ballet shoes with hair in a ballet bun. Mega and Super Stars also bring your tan jazz shoes. Super stars class uniform is any black leotard.
Boys: Wear own blue jeans or black pants and a red or green plain shirt. Black socks or black ballet shoes.
Hip hop classes: Own blue jeans or black pants and a red or green plain shirt with clean sneakers.
CHRISTMAS PAJAMAS AND BOOKS CHARITY PROJECT
This year’s Christmas Charity Project is going to be even bigger than last year! We are gathering new pajamas and books to donate to those in need locally. We will be sending out an email that can be forwarded to family and friends about our project. Start bringing in your donations this month! Look for the donation box in our front lobbies. Help us beat last year’s total of 1701 pajamas, 1479 books!
We’ve opened our Scholastic book program to ALL of our dance families for our Christmas project. Scholastic is an amazing resource with GREAT books at a GREAT price! You can order $1 books and they will be shipped right to the studio. Visit Scholastic Books HERE and take advantage of this convenient way to donate to our book drive. Online orders are due by Friday November 6 and be sure to put your child’s first and name last name.
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PAJAMA AND BOOK DRIVE HERE
FOR PARENTS OF SCHOOL AGED TUMBLING/ACRO STUDENTS
November Stretch of the Month- Back/Bridge | Strength Challenge- Wall Sit
We are so excited this year to have a “stretch of the month” and a “strength challenge” in our acro/tumbling classes! Encourage your child to work on these skills at home to help them improve even faster! Be more involved by printing off the at home practice tracker HERE.
FOR PARENTS OF PRESCHOOL DANCERS- NOVEMBER THEME
This month our theme in dance is “E-I-E-I-O” We are going to have so much fun moving like horses and dancing with our duck feet. We hope you are having fun dancing with us at home!
This month we are focusing on: kicks, marching, ballet arms (port de bras)
HIP HOP CLASSES- SHOE POLICY
With winter weather approaching, we need to remind you that we CANNOT have wet, salty, muddy shoes stepping onto our dance floor. Please carry your hip hop shoes into the studio and change into them before you enter the classroom. You will be asked to dance with no shoes if you don't have a dry pair! Thank you!
ONLINE CALENDAR!
We have a calendar on the website! Please refer to it for Holiday closures and studio events. If you use Google Calendar you can copy studio events directly into your calendar by clicking on the "add google calendar" in the bottom right corner of the calendar.
https://www.dancetoexpress.com/parent-portal
TEXT REMINDERS
Stay up to date on current events! Reminder texts are sent out for closures and special events. Please make sure the primary phone number listed on your account is one that can receive texts.
ONLINE PARENT PORTAL
The account you created online can be updated at any time. Log in on the website to update contact and billing information, register for new classes, and make payments. You can also reset your password any time. https://www.dancetoexpress.com/parent-portal
STUDIO FACEBOOK GROUP
Join our studio Facebook group and be a part of our community HERE! Stay up to date on current events and connect with us!
BALLET WEST NUTCRACKER: It is a studio tradition to go to Ballet West's Nutcracker every year! This year we have five dancers cast in the Nutcracker! We will be attending as a studio on December 6 @ 7pm and/or @ Saturday, December 21 @ 2pm to support them! Tickets can be purchased HERE.
Congratulations to Gwenyth T, Sophee M, Kate B, and Camille C for being cast as soldiers! They will be performing 11/29-12/01 in Ogden, 12/6-12/8 at Capitol Theater.
Congratulations to Lily W for being cast as the Party Princess! She will be performing 12/17-22 at Capital Theater.
2024-25 IMPORTANT ACADEMY PROGRAM DATES:
October 21-Nov 1: Fall Parent Peek Weeks | FINAL DETAILS HERE
Oct 31: Halloween, no classes after 4pm
Nov 11-15: Fun Bun Week
Nov 11-Dec 6: Pajama and Book Drive
Nov 26-30: Thanksgiving Break, no classes Tuesday after 4pm
Dec 7: Holiday Performance (still securing venue, TBA)
Dec 16-20: Studio Spirit Week: Wear Holiday Pajamas
Dec 20: Parent’s Night Out
Dec 23-Jan 4: Winter Break, no classes
Jan 4: Frozen Friends Dance Party (special event)
Jan 13-17: Studio Spirit Week: Wear Crazy Socks
Jan 13: Registration opens for Academic Preschool fall classes
Jan 20: MLK Day, no classes
Jan 27-Feb 14: Hearts for Hunger- Food & Sock Drive
Jan 27-31: Bring a Friend week (Academy Program)
Feb 3-7: Tiny Tots Transition to Independent Class
Feb 7: Parent’s Night Out- Valentine Party
Feb 8: Valentine Ball (special event)
Feb 10-14: Studio Spirit Week: Wear Pink to class
Feb 14: Hearts for Hunger- Food & Sock Drive ends
Feb 17: Presidents’ Day, no classes
Feb 21: Skipping Pass Off Party (for PS/PK dancers)
Feb 24-28: Bring a Teddy Bear to Dance Week (for Academy & ACPS PS/PK Dancers)
Mar 1: Registration opens for summer programs
Mar 11: Studio Spirit Week: Summer Dreamin’ (wear summer themed dress for class)
Mar 14: Academy Program: Glow Party (for school-aged students)
Mar 24-28: Ballerina Visits (in school aged classes)
Mar 28: Mom & Me Paint Night @ Ctvl
Mar 31-April 4: Spring Break, no classes
Apr 7: Rollover Rally Begins
Apr 7-11: Progress Reports go home (Academy Programs)
Apr 7-18: Parent Participation & Appreciation Week (Academy Programs)
Apr 12: Dad Practice for Recital
Apr 14: Pathways for Dancers Meeting
Apr 18: Rollover Rally Ends
Apr 19: Dad Practice for Recital
Apr 20: Rollover Membership is Processed
May 1: Recital Tickets on sale online, 9am
May 1-3: Costume Pick Up
May 2: Pre-K Skills Testing (celebrating accomplishments for our pre-k dancers)
May 3: Dad Practice for Recital
May 5-9: Teacher Appreciation Week
May 16 & 17: Tumbling Exhibition
May 19-23: Bring a Stuffie Week (Academy & Company)
May 23: Last day of classes
May 24: Dad Practice for Recital
May 26: Memorial Day, no classes
May 27-29: Picture Day & Dress Rehearsals @ Ctvl
May 29: Banana Split Party (special event)
May 30: Company Showcase @ Weber State
May 31: Recitals @ Weber State
June 2: Company Audition Parent Meeting, 6pm
June 2: Family Appreciation Pool Party, 7pm
June 3-5: Company Auditions for 2025-26
