Thursday, March 27, 2008

Picture Schedule

I realize these lists are hard to read, but this is the only way it would post. You can always come in or call for clarification if needed. Pictures are on MAY 10th at the SOF studio!

CLASS PICTURE TIME for Sat. May 10th"at SOF
( written below in this format: TIME of class, NAME of class, Picture time on May 10th)
TUES 1130 PREBALLET 9:00 AM
SAT 930 BT 9:15
TUES 1230 BT 9:30
TUES 315 BT 9:45
TUES 415 BALLET 1 10:00
SAT 1030 BTJ 10:15
TUES 515 BALLET PREP 10:30
THURS 830 ADULT TAP 10:45
FRI 500 BALLET 2 11:00
TUES 615 ADV TAP 11:15
YOUNG APPRENTICE 11:30
CO TAP 11:45
APPR BALLET 12:00
CO BALLET 12:15
YOUNG CO BALLET 12:30
THERE IS A GOD 12:45
THURS 245 PREBALLET 1:00
MON 300 BT 1:15
THURS 330 BT 1:30
MON 400 BT TBA
THURS 430 JT 2:00
THURS 330 BPREP 2:15
TUES 700 HIPHOP 2:30
WED 400 JT 2:45
WED 300 BT 3:00
WED 500 BALLET 1 3:15
FRI 315 PREBALLET 3:30
WED 645 PREBALLET 3:45
FRI 400 HIPHOP 4:00
FRI 500 TEEN BALLET 4:15

Concert Appearances (not in order of show)

2008 Concert Assignments
**This NOT the order of appearance.**
Saturday, May 17th at The Grand Theatre
12:30 Concert: Company Ballet - Quartet,Company Modern, Apprentice Ballet - Boast No More, Monday 3:00 BT, Monday 4:00 BT, Tuesday 12:30 BT, Tuesday 6:15 Adv. Tap, Wednesday 3:00 BT, Wednesday 4:00 JT, Wednesday 5:00 Ballet I, Wednesday 6:45 PB, Thursday 3:30 Ballet Prep, Friday 3:15 PB, Friday 4:00 HipHop, Friday 5:00 Teen Ballet, Co - Carry Your Love, , Co Trainee - 9-1-1, Co - Now/Forevermore, Co - Come to Jesus
4:00 Concert: Company Ballet - Quartet, Apprentice Ballet - First Glance, Apprentice Modern, Tuesday 11:30 PB, Tuesday 3:15 BT, Tuesday 4:15 Ballet I, Tuesday 5:15 Ballet Prep, Tuesday 7:00 HipHop, Thursday 2:45 PB, Thursday 3:30 BT, Thursday 4:30 JT2, Thursday 8:30 Adult Tap, Friday 5:00 Ballet 2, Saturday 9:30 BT, Saturday 10:30 BTJ, Co - Carry Your Love, Co Trainee - 9-1-1, Co - There Is A God
7:30 Concert: CO Ballet - Quartet (Pointe, HH, Modern, Tap), CO Tap - Forget About The Boy, CO Modern - Where I Belong, Appr. Jazz - Sky Falls Down, Appr. Modern - Joy of a Child, YA Ballet - My Offering, YC Ballet - Why, YC Jazz, Adv. Tap - The Walk, Skin is Burning, There is a God, Now & Forever, Set Me Free, Come to Jesus, Believe, Carry Your Love, Boast No More, First Glance, 9-1-1

Summer Programs

SOF’s Summer 2008 is going to be a another busy one! Make plans now to join us for DanceCamps, or our Summer Dance Intensives. Registration is NOW and forms are available in the lobby and online. (See the "Summer Programs page" on our website for more info....)
DANCECAMPS will be taught by our own Miss Natalie and, Miss Mary, and are like a “VBS” of dance and meets M-F: Cost: $115 or $145. June 2-6 for 3-5yr olds; June 9-13 for 6-10yr olds; July 14-18 for ages 6-10, July 21-25 for 3-5yr olds. . These DanceCamps are full of fun, food and faith! (Crafts, too!!) These DanceCamps fill up, so register NOW!
SUMMER DANCE INTENSIVES (must audition or be in current SOF class for placement): for serious dancers ages 6 and up as well as our Company dancers meets 3-5 times a week. Weeks are June 9 -July 11. Each level will only be offered a limited number of the five weeks, so please note on registration form available dates. Placement auditions for dancers not currently in the company program will be held on June 12. If alternative audition date is needed, contact us. There will be FIVE levels of classes this year (4 company and 1 pre-company/ages 6-9), and cost is dependant on level (which meets for different number of hours per week). Cost ranges from $45-150 per week. And a 10% discount will be applied for anyone signing up by May 15! (You can take one, two, three or four weeks!). Each week will feature similar classes and schedules. Guest and resident teachers in our upper levels will be teaching ballet, modern, drama, jazz, dance lectures, and other exciting classes to our company levels. We are again offering a combined level for our pre-company dancers (ages 6-9). Our loving staff will be teaching those younger levels and will include ballet, tap and/or jazz as well as some surprises along the way. NON-SOF dancers are very welcome and can return to their studios after the summer! The goal of the intensive is to actually help you IMPROVE your technique over the summer instead of simply trying to maintain it! Company members will be required to take a minimum of two (three weeks for upper levels) as a company requirement. See Ms. Theresa /Ms. Julie for more information!
If you are currently in Ballet 1, Ballet 2 or Young Apprentice, you will be having a placement audition for summer and for 08-09 SOF Company on Friday, April 18th. Current Young Company, Sr. Apprentices, and Sr. Company will have their placement audition during regularly scheduled class on Monday April 21st. Audition information will be handed out during class.

Fall registration is coming SOON

Steps of Faith is having our early registration for the 07-08 year during the month of May. If you decide to go ahead and register, you pay a discounted registration fee. Registration forms will be available at the end of April. NEW: Registration is now available ONLINE on our new website: www.steps-of-faith.com. Simply click the link to register and it will take you to the fill-in form. It will be emailed to us. (It is already working, so give it a try!!) Payment will make the registration valid, so be sure to mail a check or call with credit card info. You may also register in the studio like normal. Make note that fall classes will begin on AUGUST 11th!
We will again have the colored leotard system for classwear, however, you will be able to choose your own design/style this year.
We will have a schedule of classes ready by mid April. You will be pleased to know that many of your favorite staff is returning! However, we are losing Miss Kelsey and Miss Mary for hopefully just another short time. Miss Kelsey is getting married at the end of May, and is moving to Africa to join her husband. They will return to Georgia in December. After much prayer, Miss Mary has decided to do another DTS (discipleship training program) in dance with Dance Revolution in Dallas TX. Ms. Theresa is coming back in full force and Ms. Julie is keeping her schedule!! Miss Natalie, Miss Ashleyanne and Miss Christina will also be returning to teach. Anna Gilbert, a teacher in training, will be assisting us fill in the gaps by taking on a few preschool classes. I am thrilled to have such a loyal and dependable staff! Please pray for them as they continue to minister here at SOF!
For the best selection in classes, register in May. We will be sending out a note to each student from their teacher in late April indicating which class level they should register for next year to assist you.
Ladies and young men who are interested in auditioning for company (who are not currently in the company) will be notified which level they have been placed after their summer intensive participation. Current company girls will be placed in their new company level at the end of April after their auditions, but before the intensive. You will be notified of your new placement by April 28th.
We are sending out a letter to our mailing list letting them know of our registration dates, so if you know anyone who would like to receive more information about us, all we need is a name and address.
Be sure to take advantage of the discount and keep your spot for next year! We don’t want to miss a single one of you! We will be promoting many of you to the next age/level class. You will not want to miss all the new stuff you will learn next year! We hope that you and your family will continue to be part of this marvelous ministry!

WALK A THON is HERE

LEAPS IN THE PARK on Sat. April 19th

Please pick up your fundraiser packet at the office! Start collecting donations NOW!!! You may turn in your donations anytime between April 7-19th! We would like to get an accurate count of participants (so we have enough tshirts!!), so please let the office know if you are participating! Registration is at 8:30, walk begins at 9:00, lunch around 11:30!!!

We are so excited that so many of you are already talking about how much you have raised! We still have SO many packets still left untouched! We need everyone's help to keep this studio and ministry going!!!

Underwriters Still Needed for Concert

Our exciting Spring Concert is fast approaching! If you or a business you know might be interested in helping sponsor our Concert, please let us know as soon as possible! We need to raise about $4000 to pay for the Grand and the programs! Sponsor forms are available in the studio lobby. We have examples of last year’s programs available, too! Thank you to those of you who have already spread the word this year!
Remember, we are ASKING that every family try to sell and/or buy at least one ad. This keep us from having to charge high ticket prices at the door. (Sponsors receive free tickets as a thank you. Note: 1/8 page=3 tickets, 1/4 page= 6 tickets, 1/2 page = 9) (Remember that your donation above the ticket value is tax deductible!) Sponsorship is what makes this Concert and this ministry to our Lord possible! We already have a few businesses and individuals committed to making this a spectacular worship event for 2008! Thanks for spreading the word about our concert and don’t forget to mention what a great marketing opportunity this is for local businesses! Please join us in helping make this Praise Concert a GREAT reality! Praise God for opening all the perfect doors! Remember, our deadline for the program ads is APRIL 30th!! (Don’t forget our best wishes boxes for only $45-you can go in together with someone else AND you can put a picture of your dancer in it!) WE NEED YOUR HELP!!!

Important Dates for students

12:30PM, 4PM OR 7:30PM? On May 17:
Many of you are asking which concert your dancer will appear. That information is posted on the lobby wall NOW! Sr. Co and Appr. Companies will appear in all three. Tickets are on sale April 14: $7 each. The evening show will feature the companies’ full repertoire, so if you dance earlier, come back to the evening show to experience this inspiring show! Come back later on this blog to get your class' times....

DRESS REHEARSALS May 13-16:
We will have dress rehearsals at the Grand Theatre on Tuesday-Friday, May 13-16. Each class will be given 15-30 minutes (sometimes more) to rehearse their dances on stage. We will have rehearsals somewhere between 3pm and 9pm for most classes (and in the morning for the morning classes), and yours should coincide, as much as possible, to your weekly class time of day. Be looking for the schedule in the coming weeks. There will be NO regularly scheduled classes that whole week (Monday-Sat.) to allow you time to get to the Grand. Companies may have called rehearsals at the studio on that Monday, May 12th, TBA.

PICTURE DAY May 10:
As you may have noticed, picture day was moved to May 10th. This was to insure all the costumes would be here in time. Some costumes are coming the first week of May, so please be patient. We took pains to make sure we had the costumes we needed, and on time! After they are sorted and labeled, you will get to take them home!
So on Saturday, May 10, we will meet HERE at SOF for professional pictures by Tonsmiere Photography. You will be able to purchase groups and individual shots of your dancer, and a percentage of all sales will go to SOF‘s ministry. We very much want EVERYONE to be in the group pictures (even if you do not intend on buying any) so that your class’ picture will be complete when I hang it on the studio wall! WE NEED ALL OF YOU! It’s so exciting to get to see your faces on our wall year after year. This schedule is already posted in the studio, and will be posted here shortly.

Dress Rehearsal schedules will be posted no later than April 7 in the lobby.

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This is our newest way to make sure you, part of our SOF family, receives all you need to know about what is going on at Steps of Faith.

Monthly Newsletter info will be published here as well as pertinent listings like, picture times, which concert you are performing in, and dress rehearsal times. We will also do occasional reminders for special events and registration info.

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