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 regular cold and flu season, it is important that 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.
Sending a child with symptoms to class in a mask is not an acceptable solution. Please keep children home when they are sick.
OCTOBER 7TH: PARENTS’ NIGHT OUT AT BOUNTIFUL 6-10pm
PARENTS” NIGHT OUT STARTS THIS MONTH! Bring your kids in their costumes to our October 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 $20 per child and includes 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 in your parent portal under special events HERE.
OCT 12-14: (WEDNESDAY-FRIDAY) *NO CLASSES FOR FALL BREAK*
OCT 28: 6:30-8pm DRIVE-THRU TRUNK-OR-TREAT @ Bountiful
We are so excited for our Trunk-or-Treat on Friday, October 28th! We are accepting candy donations all month long; you can drop off candy at either studio. This is a really fun event for our students and the community! If you would like to decorate your car, click HERE to reserve a parking stall! See you there!
THE RECITAL: WHAT IS IT AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT? You’ve heard us talking about it. You’ve seen it mentioned on our website and in our emails. You know there’s a lot of excitement around it… but what exactly IS the recital? Find out more HERE.
JUNE RECITAL-JUNE 10, 2023: A big part of dance training includes learning through performance! Our June Recital offers our students a professionally directed performance that allows them to present to their families and friends the results of a year’s hard work, dedication, and progress. The Parent Guide includes all performance details.
When starting class this season, you should have submitted the waiver that included details about our June Recital. All students are automatically enrolled in participation of the year end recital and/or the tumble exhibition. 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. The automatic performance deposit of $75 for dancers or $45 for tumblers only will process on Oct 15. Future performance installment amounts will be processed with tuition from November-June.
If you have not submitted your form, you can do that here: https://app.hellosign.com/s/4G1b4sAE
If you need to review the information, head here: https://pubhtml5.com/noax/pnjp/EDP_Member_Guide_2022-23/
HOLIDAY PERFORMANCE: "CHRISTMAS COOKIE SOCIAL" DEC 17, 2022 @ BOUNTIFUL STUDIO
Our in-studio Christmas Cookie Social 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 (of course), and a simple costume accessory rental (skirt, tutu, hat, etc.) given to dancers when they arrive. Female dancers in stars classes will wear their class uniform as their base costume. Preschool/Pre-K girl dancers need a black leotard for their base costume. Boys will wear blue jeans or black pants and a red or green tshirt.
Participation is $30, due Dec 1st..
Families will sign up online for a show time in the parent portal HERE.
Select “Enroll in a class” and select the special events season.
Scroll through to Dec 17th and find your child’s class type and teacher name. (Not sure of your class name or teacher? See the list below or view your currently enrolled classes in your parent portal.)
Free admission for up to 4 spectators per participant.
Tumbling classes, Tiny Tots, and Diaper Dancers do not participate in the Holiday Performance.
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!
Preschoolers and Toddlers can wear Halloween costumes to class the week of October 24-28th!
NEW CLASS ALERT! LITTLE LEAPERS PERFORMING CLASS
We have added a new time for our performing class for 4-5 year olds at Bountiful on Mondays from 4:45-5:30pm! This class is to be taken in addition to a pre-k dance and tumble or academic preschool class. Monthly tuition is only $30! This class will purchase a costume in October for $75 and wear it to (about) monthly performances throughout the school year. They are also invited to do a second routine at no additional cost in the end of year recital! Let us know if you are interested in adding this class to your schedule!
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.
CHRISTMAS CHARITY PROJECT: We are 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. More information to come!
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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.
CLICK HERE TO SEE THE COMPLETE DRESS CODE FOR EACH CLASS
STARS CLASS UNIFORMS/DRESS CODE: STARS classes have a uniform and required dress code. This helps to create a more disciplined atmosphere, which allows for faster progress. Thanks for your patience as we await the arrival of our leotards. They should be here in the next few weeks. Please make sure your dancer is attending class each week in the following attire:
Stars leotard (any leotard until then)
Pink tights
Pink ballet shoes
Hair in a clean, tight bun. Our bun tutorial can be found HERE
SOUTH DAVIS RECREATION SPOOKTACULAR: Our company and academic preschoolers will be providing the entertainment at the Rec Center’s Spooktacular Carnival on October 29th from 4:30-8:00pm. This is a fun event for families! Tickets go on sale at the Rec Center the week before.
ODYSSEY’S PRODUCTION OF THRILLER: We are honored to announce that our studio has been selected to cast a few of our own dancers in Odyssey’s production of Thriller this year We’d love to have families support our dancers Tuesday, October 18th or Thursday, October 20th at Kingsbury Hall. You can purchase tickets online HERE. Thriller is not recommended for children under the age of 8.
BALLET WEST NUTCRACKER: It is a studio tradition to go to Ballet West's Nutcracker at Capitol Theater every year! This year we have FIVE dancers cast in the Nutcracker! Choose from the dates below based on your schedule or the night that your classmates will be performing! Tickets can be purchased HERE.
December 2nd @ 7pm, 3rd @ 2pm or 7pm: Lexi B. and Kallie P.
December 8th @ 7pm, December 9th @ 7pm, December 10th @ 2pm or 7pm: Mia, Bella, Alli
UPCOMING EVENTS 2022-23
October 12-14: Fall Break, no classes
October 28: Studio Trunk or Treat @ Bountiful
October 31: Halloween, no classes after 4pm
November 22-25: Thanksgiving Break, no classes
December 17: Holiday Performance @ Bountiful
December 21-Jan 3: Winter Break, no classes
January 7: Frozen Friends Camp
January 16: MLK Day, no classes
February 4: Valentine Ball @ Centerville
February 20: President’s Day, no classes
February 24: Skipping Party (preschool/pre-k)
March 31: Mom & Me Paint Night @ Centerville
April 3-7: Spring Break, no classes
April 10-21: Parent Peek Week & Rollover Rally
April 14 Tutu Testing (for Pre-K students)
April 17: Pathways for Dancers Meeting
May 20: Recital Picture Day @ Centerville
May 29: Memorial Day, no classes
June 2-3: Tumble Exhibition
June 10: Recital
June 12: Family Appreciation Pool Party
June 15: Banana Splits Pass Off Party
June 16: Last day of classes
June 19-21: 2023-24 Company Auditions
