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December Dance Newsletter

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Happy Holidays! Wishing you and your family the very best this season. We enjoy the opportunity to work with your family and love teaching your children!

YOU COULD WIN $100 IN TUITION for January! We need your help! For every 5-star review you write (or update if you’ve done it before!) on our Google profiles, you’ll be entered into our drawing to win $100 in tuition next month! You can get four entries if you copy and paste your review to all four. We really appreciate all your support! Thanks in advance!

FROZEN FRIENDS CAMP DANCE BALLET PRESCHOOL

FROZEN FRIENDS CAMP! Who has a kiddo that loves Frozen? Register to attend our Frozen Friends Camp and we will give you an elegantly wrapped box with an ice blue tutu and special invitation to put under the tree this Christmas!

  • When: January 11th, 10:30-12noon

  • Where: Expressions Dance, Bountiful location

  • To sign up, click here

  • *Space is limited; no refunds or exchanges.

  • Gift boxes will be available for pick up Dec 9-20 @ Bountiful

PARENT NIGHT OUT BABYSITTING PARTY

PARENTS NIGHT OUT- DROP AND SHOP! We have SO MUCH fun at Parent’s Night Out! Mark your calendar for your DECEMBER DATE NIGHT and we will take the kids…Friday, December 6th from 6-10 pm at our Centerville location! We have lots of fun activities planned for the kids and you can enjoy a night out CHILD FREE! Cost is $15 per child and $12 for additional siblings. Pizza will be served at 6:15pm. Must be potty trained. Register HERE or in your parent portal!  Space is limited!


Dec 23- Jan 3 | NO CLASSES FOR WINTER BREAK! We hope you all have a wonderful December! Our schedule stays the same when we return on January 6th. The classes you are currently registered for will continue through June 2020.  NOTE: We charge the same amount every month for convenience and consistency to our families. Holidays and studio closures are factored into the season’s tuition amount and is then broken into even monthly payments.

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 PAJAMAS AND BOOKS ARE DUE BY DEC 14TH! On December 14th, we are hosting "Dance For Life," a benefit performance and pajama/book drive to support the Utah Foster Care Foundation and several other local Utah charities.  We are still collecting pajamas and books at the studios. We hope you will join us in this cause! 

Get Involved!

  • Our lobbies both have “pajama trees” next to the donation boxes. Pick a few snowflakes off the tree to purchase pajamas and books for kids in need this holiday season. Snowflakes list specific ages, gender of children, and pajama sizes that we are gathering.  It is not required to pick a snowflake; we are still accepting any and all donations!

  • We are also collecting monetary donations. This will go towards more jammies and books! Bring in cash or Venmo donations to @danceforlife and include the dancers name so the amount can go toward their service society recognition!

  • Get your friends and family involved in this amazing opportunity to make a difference! We have involvement letters you can share that are available HERE.

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Winter Service Project: Service Society Recognition

The “Dance for Life” project is an opportunity for our dancers to qualify to become a member of the “Expressions Dance Service Society.”  To meet the qualifications for Service Society, each dancer needs to donate 10 pairs of pajamas, or 20 books, or $50 in cash donations. We will also accept a combination of the three donations (ex. 5 pjs and 10 books).  We want to encourage students to put their hearts into this by asking friends and family to get involved and donate towards our project.  Students that meet the donation requirements will be recognized for their service with a certificate and collectable award. These credentials will acknowledge their involvement in a good cause and will look amazing on future college scholarship applications and resumes! We are so excited to have a program within our studio to help teach our students the importance of service and community involvement! How to get credit for your donations:  When you bring your donations to the studio, please make sure to fill in your totals by your name on the clipboard that is next to the donation box.


 HOLIDAY SHOW INFO

Our Stars, Hip Hop, Company and Preschool Dance classes are embarking on an amazing journey as part of our holiday show “The Night Before Christmas.” We have started our holiday routines and will be performing at Dance for Life on December 14th at Viewmont High School. We are super excited to see these darling kids take that step out onto the big stage!

Dance for Life is an amazing event hosted by Expressions Dance and several other dance studios. Proceeds from this event go to the Utah Foster Care Foundation and other local charities. More details on how you can get involved along with performance details for your dancer visit our website. All the details can be found at www.dancetoexpress.com by visiting our parent portal and clicking performance info!

Cast announcements were emailed out in November and can be found in your parent portal. Please reach out to the office at info@dancetoexpress.com if you have questions on your cast.

Performance times:

  • Company Cast: call time 8:30am, show time 9:30-10:15am

  • Leap’n Learners Cast: call time 10:45am, show time 11:30-12pm

  • Candy Cane Cast: call time 1:15pm, show time 2:00-2:30pm

  • Gingerbread Cast: call time 2:45pm, show time 3:30-4:00pm

Tickets to Dance for Life HERE


CHRISTMAS GIFT IDEAS!

We can help you out this time of year! Great stocking stuffers could be new tights or dance shoes! We have limited studio beanies, hoodies, and water bottles available on our online store HERE! Order yours today!  While supplies last!


 FOR PARENTS OF PRESCHOOL DANCERS- DECEMBER THEME

In December our theme is "From My Heart to Yours."  Each class will be focused around Christmas!  This month we are focusing on:  gallop, moving your head, shoulders, 6th position (feet together), sharing, and toe touches. We hope you can find time to review these elements with your dancer at home.  It is a great way to get EVERYONE moving!!


 FOR PARENTS OF SCHOOL AGED TUMBLING/ACRO STUDENTS

December Stretch of the Month- Straddle  |  Strength Challenge- Superman

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.


 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! 

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EARLY BIRD RECITAL SAVINGS FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER!

Can you believe it, we are already preparing for our next big show! Coming up in June will be our Tumbling Exhibition and our year-end Recital. More details on these two events will be coming your way as we get closer! Recital commitments were done at the time of registration, however, it's not too late to sign up! SAVE $20 by registering for the recital before Dec 15th. Not sure if you have registered for the recital? You can see your recital registration by logging into your online account HERE.

  1. Click account login

  2. Click the dropdown menu (hamburger icon) in the top left corner

  3. View all my classes

    • There you will see the enrollment for recital pay in full or 7 installments

    • Company members are automatically enrolled in the show and will not appear here

  4. First installment payment for the recital processed December 1st.

Not sure what recital is all about? Read about the benefits of recital and watch this highlight video.

Head over to the online consent form to view the details and fill it out now! Sign up and save NOW!


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October Dance Newsletter

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FUNDRAISER- FAT BOY ICE CREAM- Due by Friday, October 11th

We want to give you the opportunity to help earn some money towards performances and class expenses by providing you with a few fundraisers during the year.  Our first fundraiser opportunity of the year will be selling Fat Boy treats! Get a head start by looking over all the info on the calendar page of the website HERE!


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 PARENTS NIGHT OUT! HALLOWEEN PARTY!

  • OCTOBER 11th @ BOUNTIFUL, 6-10PM

  • OCTOBER 25th @ CENTERVILLE, 6-10PM

Bring your kids in their costumes to October’s Parents’ Night Out! They will get to make a yummy treat, go on a “Spooky Walk” (inside), do the “Monster Mash,” play Halloween Bingo, and MUCH more!  We will wear them out just in time for bed!  Cost is $15 per child ($12 for siblings) and will include pizza for dinner! Ages 3+ and must be potty trained. You do not need to be a current student to come! Register by email or online HERE.


Oct 16-18: (WEDNESDAY-FRIDAY) *NO CLASSES FOR FALL BREAK!* 

Oct 31st: NO CLASSES AFTER 4PM FOR HALLOWEEN!


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DANCE FOR LIFE- CHRISTMAS PERFORMANCE

  • Oct 11th-Last Day to Submit Consent Forms

  • Dec 14th- Performance @ TBA

YOU NEED TO SUBMIT YOUR CONSENT HERE TO PARTICIPATE!  It isn’t too late! The final performance guide will be sent out as the event gets closer.

  • Tumbling classes, Diaper Dancers, Tiny Tots, and Barely Threes classes do not perform in December.

  • The following classes will be performing:  Stars jazz/ballet, Hip Hop, Preschool Dance, Academic Preschool, Little Leapers, Dancing Dolls, all Company Teams

CHRISTMAS CHARITY PROJECT:

We are so excited to be a part of the "Dance For Life" benefit concert in support of the Pajama Program again this year.  We are going to be collecting PJ's to donate to those in need of a comfy new pair of jammies this holiday.  Get your dancer involved by watching for PJ's at a good price.  All the proceeds and PJ/books collected will be donated right here in Utah.


 FOR PARENTS OF PRESCHOOL DANCERS:

We are excited to have a new section each month just for preschool dancers!  We love the month of October…This month our theme is “Itsy Bitsy Spider!”  We will be making an alphabet brew in our classes this month!  The last week of October we will be celebrating Halloween in class by wearing our costumes to dance!  We encourage you to get involved and have them practice their skills at home!  This month we are focusing on:  running, rolling our wrists, heel digs, grand battement, scared face, doughnuts and our scary faces!


 FOR PARENTS OF SCHOOL AGED TUMBLING/ACRO STUDENTS:

October Stretch of the Month- Shoulders  |  Strength Challenge- Plank

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.


 FOLLOW US!

Like “Expressions Dance” on Facebook and Instagram to receive reminders and great info!  It is an easy way to stay up to date on upcoming events and see all the fun things our dancers are doing!


 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. All studio event details are posted on the “newsletters” page that is on the parent portal page of the website.  Please notify us if you aren’t getting our newsletters by email.


 PARENT OBSERVATION DAY

Please remember that parent observation day is the last 10 minutes of dancer’s last week of the month for ALL classes. Students do better and you notice more improvement in them if you only watch them once in awhile. Please have your cell phones turned off and leave your other kids at home. Thanks!


 HANDBOOKS/REGISTRATION PAPERS

Please make sure you get your release forms for this year turned in!  If you haven't received your welcome folder PLEASE ask your teacher or the front desk team! Your welcome folders contain vital information about all we have planned for this year, including information about special events and performance opportunities. 


 STARS CLASS UNIFORMS/DRESS CODE

STARS leotards are arriving within the next few weeks! Thanks for your patience! STARS classes have a uniform and required dress code. This helps to create a more disciplined atmosphere, which allows for faster progress. Please make sure your dancer is attending class each week in the following attire:

  • Burgundy leotard

  • Pink tights

  • Pink ballet shoes

  • Hair in a clean, tight bun. Our bun tutorial can be found HERE.

HAVE A GREAT OCTOBER!

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September 2019 Dance Newsletter

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WELCOME!  A very special welcome to all our “new” dancing faces! We are so excited to have you be a part of our dancing family.  We have a number of fun things coming up and can't wait to have you join us.  We look forward to developing great friendships and memories with all of you.  Please read all our monthly newsletters carefully so you can stay up to date on announcements and activities.  DON’T FORGET: ALL NEWSLETTERS ARE POSTED ON THE WEBSITE!

View the special welcome video from the Director, Amy Simkins, HERE!

 

NEW WELCOME FOLDERS AND RELEASE FORM: Every Fall we have everyone sign a new release form. This helps us update our records and also reminds you of our policies. Dancers will be bringing their welcome folders home from class this month. Please bring the release form back to your next class. It can also be found HERE. We need your form turned in to have your dancer participate in classes.  Thanks for your help!

SEPT 13TH | PARENTS NIGHT OUT! Centerville Studio- 6:00-10:00pm  “Minions Party!”

Need a date night? Our Parent’s Night Out allows you to hit the town…with ADULTS ONLY!  While you get some much-needed “adult time,” your kids will get some “kid time!"  The best part is that they are in a safe, fun and friendly environment.  Our instructors will jam the night full of fun activities, crafts, games and more.  We will wear them out just in time for bed!  Cost is $15 per child and will include pizza for dinner! Our new extended night allows time to go to dinner AND a movie! Ages 3+ and must be potty trained. You do not need to be a current student to come! Register on our online sign up form.

SEPT 23-26th | BRING A FRIEND TO DANCE WEEK! We love bring a friend to dance week! Invite one friend to attend a class with you so they can see how much fun you have at dance! Friends will need to have a guardian sign the trial class waiver. This can be filled out at the studio.

 

FUNDRAISER- FAT BOY ICE CREAM! We want to give you the opportunity to help earn some money towards performances and class expenses by providing you with a few fundraisers during the year.  Our first fundraiser opportunity of the year will be selling FatBoy treats! Get a head start by looking over all the info on the calendar page of the website HERE!

 

CHRISTMAS PERFORMANCE! Our first performance of the year will be December 14th. We will be showcasing our dancers in 30-minute shows at “Dance For Life!” This is a benefit concert that supports our annual pajama drive! YOU NEED TO SUBMIT YOUR CONSENT TO PARTICIPATE! The consent is included on your policies waiver, or can be filled out online soon. Performance times will be emailed by October 10th. (Not for Diaper Dancers, Tiny Tots, Barely Threes, or tumbling classes)

 

PAJAMA DRIVE, BENEFIT CONCERT: Every year we reach out and touch someone's life by doing a group community service project.  We are going to join up again with our sister studios for a Pajama Drive. It’s time for our dancers and their families to get a head start on collecting pajamas and books for those in need.  All pajamas and books will be donated locally during the Holidays.   Start watching for those deals TODAY!!  We will need all sizes from infant to adult. 

 

PARENT OBSERVATION DAY: Parent observation day is the last 10 minutes of your child's LAST class of the month.  On this day please be courteous by keeping the noise level down and do not bring other young children.  We would like to minimize distractions as much as possible to allow for maximum progress in our classes.

 

ONLINE PARENT PORTAL: The account you created online can be updated at any time. From the home page on our website, www.dancetoexpress.com, click “parent portal” in the navigation, and then log in to update contact and billing information, see an itemized statement of charges and payments, register for new classes, view your schedule, and make payments. You can also reset your password any time.

  

FOR PARENTS OF PRESCHOOL DANCERS: Hello Preschool Dance Parents! We are excited to have a section each month in the newsletter just for preschool dancers!  This month our theme is “a need for speed.”  We are going to learn about all the different ways we can move.  We encourage you to get involved and have them practice their skills at home! This month we are focusing on: walks, jumps- using levels, plie and releve, curtsey/bow, arm placement, and smiling.

 

PRESCHOOLERS- ADD A PERFORMANCE CLASS TO YOUR SCHEDULE! Does your little dancer love to be onstage? Then our LEAP Program is perfect! This class is taken in addition to any Preschool Dance class or the Academic Preschool Program and is held once a week for an additional $25/month.  

Dancers will perform (about) monthly at local events and be required to purchase one costume ($65) for the entire year!  No audition required. Performance classes will start in September.  Register online or email the office for more information.

  • Dancing Dolls Performance Group – ages 3-4. Mondays 6:15-7pm @ Btfl

  • Little Leapers Performance Group – ages 4-5. Mondays 5:30-6:15pm at Bntl, Fridays 2:30-3:15pm at Ctvl

Attire – Girls: Leotard, pink tights, pink ballet shoes, hair pulled back into a ponytail or bun. Skirt is optional.

STARS CLASS UNIFORMS AND DRESS CODE: We will be sizing dancers and handing out Stars uniforms as soon as they arrive (sometime mid-September!). Until then, any leotard is acceptable for class. Make sure to send your STARS dancer in pink tights and pink ballet shoes with HAIR IN A BUN! Please let us know if you have any questions! Our bun tutorial can be found HERE.

 

FOR PARENTS OF SCHOOL AGED TUMBLING/ACRO STUDENTS

Stretch of the Month Challenge: Lunge | Strength Challenge: Push Ups

We are so excited this year to have a “stretch of the month” and a “strength challenge” in our acrobatic 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.

 

ADD AN EXTRA TECHNIQUE CLASS TO YOUR SCHEDULE! Join a Fast Track Class! 

Is your dancer ready for more? Taken in addition to a weekly stars or acro class, Fast Track classes will focus on technique and progress at an accelerated pace. 

  • Fast Track Jazz (Kinder-2nd grade) Fridays, 2:30-3:30pm @ Bntl

  • Fast Track Acrobatic (Kinder-2nd grade) Fridays, 3:30-4:30pm @ Bntl

 

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.

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