Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Picture Day Schedule

Here are your picture times for each class at Steps of Faith for the 09 Spring Season.... (some times are double booked for classes that usually go fast and are usually group only)
Pictures are on Saturday, May 2, at the studio...
(Class time, genre, teacher, at time of day for picture on May 2)
TUES 1130 PREBALLET, Julie at 9:15
WED 10:30 PREBALLET Christina at 9:00
TUES 1230 BALLET/TAP Julie at 9:30
MON 3:00 BALLET/TAP Christina at 9:45
TUES 3:15 BALLET PREP Julie at 10:00
MON 4:00 BALLET/TAP Christina at 10:15
TUES 4:15 BALLET 2 Julie at 10:30
TUES 6:00 BALLET 1 Julie at 10:45
WED 3:00 B/JAZZ/TAP Jessica at 11:00
WED 4:30 JAZZ/TAP Jessica/Natalie at 11:15
WED 3:00 BALLET/J/T Jessica at 11:30
WED 5:30 PREBALLET Natalie at 11:45
TUES 7:00 HIPHOP 1 Rachel at 12:00
WED 7:00 BALLET/TAP Natalie at 12:15
THURS 4:30 HIPHOP 1 Rachel at 12:30
FRI 5:45 BEG TAP at Julie 12:45
THURS 3:30 BALLET/TAP at Christina 1:00
YC JAZZ Natalie at 1:15
TUES 8:00 HIPHOP 2 Rachel at 1:30
FRI 5:00 BEG TAP Julie at 1:45
YOUNG APPR BALLET Theresa/Julie at 2:00
YOUNG CO BALLET Theresa at 2:15
SR CO FOUR SEASONS Theresa at 2:30
SR APPR MORN/EVEN Theresa at 2:45
AS SHE DANCES Theresa at 3:00
DOES ANYBODY HEAR Julie at 3:00
SR APPR JAZZ Rachel at 3:15
NEVER ALONE Julie at 3:15
FRI 4:30 TEEN BALLET Theresa at 3:30
TUES 5:15 ADV TAP Julie at 3:45
THURS 8:30 ADULT TAP Julie at 3:45
TIMES Theresa at 4:00
TUES 2:15 PREBALLET Anna at 4:15
TUES 3:00 BALLET/TAP Anna at 4:30

Monday, March 23, 2009

Concert Appearances list

2009 Concert Assignments-
NOT IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE PER SHOW

12:30 CONCERT

Mon 4 BT-Christina
Tues. 215 PB-Anna
Tues 3 BT-Anna
Tu 315 Ballet Prep-Julie
Tues 415 Ballet 2-Julie
Tues 7 HipHop-Rachel
Tues 8 HipHop-Rachel
Wed 530 PB-Natalie
Thurs 330 BT-Christina
Fri 500 Beg Tap-Julie
Fri 545 Beg Tap-Julie
SrCo-As She Dances
SrCo-All I want to Do (CA/AG Duet)
SrCo-Times (KC-soloist)
SrAp-Morning/Night
SrCo-Say
SrAp-Modern
EverySeason and Vivaldi's Four Season


4:00 CONCERT

Mon 3 BT-Christina
Tues 1130 PB-Julie
Tues 1230 BT-Julie
Tues 6 Ballet 1-Julie
Wed 1030 PB-Christina
Wed 3 BTJ-Jessica
Wed 430 J/T-Natalie/Jessica
Wed 7 BT-Natalie
Thurs 430 Hip Hop-Rachel
SrCo-Does Anybody Hear Her (w/SK,LV,NC)
SrCo-Never Alone
AdvTap-Newsies
SrCo-Lighted Up
Adult Tap-Julie
EverySeason and Vivaldi's Four Seasons


7:30 CONCERT

Fri430pm Teen Ballet-Theresa
Fri5pm: Int. Tap
AdvTap: Newsies
Thurs 830 Adult Tap
SrCo: Modern name
Say
Lighted Up
All I want to Do: AG/CA Duet
Times (AG soloist)
Does Anybody Hear Her (w/AL)
Never Alone
SrAp:Modern name
One Step at a Time
Morning/Night
Turn Turn Turn
As She Dances (CA, DN, AveryM)
Young Apprentice Ballet
Young Company Ballet
Young Company Jazz
EverySeason and Vivaldi's Four Seasons

Any junk you want to get rid of???

DONATIONS NEEDED for a special booth at the BIG
Yard Sale on April 4th at Rockmart Middle School with proceeds to SOFDC and the Mexico/Toluca mission trip. Bring items to studio by March 30. Info: contact Vickie Teal 770-684-1140 or tealtown@aol.com.

UNDERWRITERS STILL NEEDED!

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; we have very few ads to date!!!

Flapjack Fundraiser at Applebees: April 18th!!

Tickets are going fast for our pancake breakfast at Applebees! Tickets are only $7.50 for all the pancakes/sausage you can eat! SOF Company girls will be your gracious servers! Seatings are at 8am and 9am. Purchase your tickets at the studio or through a Senior Company member. Proceeds go to our mission trip and company ministries!!!

Flowers for your dancer

Flowers for Spring Concert will go on sale soon!
Be looking for flyers in the lobby! You will be able to order at the studio and ONLINE this year! Four bouquets will follow our theme of the four seasons! All proceeds benefit our non-profit ministry. Coordinator is JoAnn Aragon!!

Early Fall Registration is coming up

Steps of Faith is having our early registration for the 09-10 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. Registration is now available ONLINE on our 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. Payment will make the registration valid, so be sure to mail or call with credit card info or use the paypal button on the site. You may also register in the studio like normal. Make note that fall classes will begin on AUGUST 10th!
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. Please pray for me as I put that big puzzle together! 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 by mid April after their auditions, but before the intensive. You will be notified of your new placement by April 14th.
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!

Summer Programs are set

SOF’s Summer 2009 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.
DANCECAMPS will be taught by our own Miss Natalie (June camps) and, Miss Mary (July camps), and are like a “VBS” of dance and meets M-F: Cost: $115 or $145. June 8-12 for 3-5yr olds; June 15-19 for 3-5yr olds; July 20-24 for ages 6-10, July 27-31 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 15-July 17. 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 $48-153 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 09-10 SOF Company on Friday, March 27th. Current Young Company, Sr. Apprentices, and Sr. Company will have their placement audition during regularly scheduled class week of March 30. Audition information will be handed out during class.

Important INFO and DATES for Students

12:30PM, 4PM OR 7:30PM? On May 16:
Many of you are asking which concert your dancer will appear. That information will be posted on the lobby wall this week! Sr. Co and Appr. Companies will appear in all three. Tickets are on sale April 13: $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!
DRESS REHEARSALS May 12-15:
We will have dress rehearsals at the Grand Theatre on Tuesday-Friday, May 12-15. 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-Fri.) to allow you time to get to the Grand. Companies may have called rehearsals at the studio on that Monday, May 11th, TBA.
PICTURE DAY May 2:
Picture Day is Sat., May 2nd. Some costumes are coming the middle of April, 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! Many are already here and will go home the first week after Spring Break!
So on Saturday, May 2, 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. All schedules will be posted by April 13 in the lobby.