Due to the weather on Wednesday, December 15th that Christmas Performance has been rescheduled to Saturday, December 18th, 10am at Steps of Faith.
If you/your child was scheduled to perform on Wednesday, they are now performing on Saturday, December 18th.
We will see you on Saturday.
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Friday, December 10, 2010
Christmas Performances at SOF
2010 Christmas Performances at Steps of FaithMark your calendar NOW!!
Monday, December 13th 6:00pm:
-- Mom-N-Me (Monday 11:30)
-- Preballet (Monday 10:30 & 2:30)
-- Jazz/Tap (Wednesday 4:45)
-- Karina’s Class (Monday 5:30)
Monday, December 13th 7:30 pm:
-- Ballet/Tap/Jazz (Wednesday 3:15)
-- HipHop I (Monday 4:30)
-- Ballet/Tap (Monday 3:30 & Wednesday 6:30)
Tuesday, December 14th 6:00pm:
-- Jazz/Tap I (Tuesday 3:00)
-- HipHop I (Tuesday 4:00)
-- Preballet (Thursday 10:15)
-- Ballet/Tap (Tuesday 1:30)
-- Beginner Tap (Friday 4:00)
Wednesday, December 15th 6:00pm:
-- Preballet (Tuesday 3:00)
-- Ballet/Tap (Monday 3:00, Wednesday 3:00 & Saturday 10:00 )
-- Ballet Prep (Tuesday 3:45)
Thursday, December 16th 6pm:
-- Musical Theatre (Thursday 3:00 & 4:00)
-- Ballet 2/3 (Thursday 5:00)
-- Jazz/Tap I (Thursday 6:30)
-- Beg. Teen Ballet (Thursday 7:30)
Note: All dancers will need the appropriate colored leotard by performance!!
Monday, December 13th 6:00pm:
-- Mom-N-Me (Monday 11:30)
-- Preballet (Monday 10:30 & 2:30)
-- Jazz/Tap (Wednesday 4:45)
-- Karina’s Class (Monday 5:30)
Monday, December 13th 7:30 pm:
-- Ballet/Tap/Jazz (Wednesday 3:15)
-- HipHop I (Monday 4:30)
-- Ballet/Tap (Monday 3:30 & Wednesday 6:30)
Tuesday, December 14th 6:00pm:
-- Jazz/Tap I (Tuesday 3:00)
-- HipHop I (Tuesday 4:00)
-- Preballet (Thursday 10:15)
-- Ballet/Tap (Tuesday 1:30)
-- Beginner Tap (Friday 4:00)
Wednesday, December 15th 6:00pm:
-- Preballet (Tuesday 3:00)
-- Ballet/Tap (Monday 3:00, Wednesday 3:00 & Saturday 10:00 )
-- Ballet Prep (Tuesday 3:45)
Thursday, December 16th 6pm:
-- Musical Theatre (Thursday 3:00 & 4:00)
-- Ballet 2/3 (Thursday 5:00)
-- Jazz/Tap I (Thursday 6:30)
-- Beg. Teen Ballet (Thursday 7:30)
Note: All dancers will need the appropriate colored leotard by performance!!
Monday, November 15, 2010
December Newsletter
THE NATIVITY: Dec. 18 and 19 at the Grand
The Nativity is only a few weeks away! And tickets are already selling at the Grand Theatre. We have decided not to do the Rome show this year, so we expect our local three shows to be full houses. My prayer is that you will bring your SOF student to see this production! Children learn so much by watching large scale productions like this! And we promise a wonderful and blessed time with your family!
As in the past few years, we are having a wonderful pas de duex (dance for two) with Mary and Joseph! It is beautiful and breathtaking! We also have a dance featuring our SELAH DTS dancers! Many dances have been updated this year. And of course, SNOW! We love having the snow again!
The school shows are already almost sold out, and will be held at our studio on Friday, December10th. We have a few spots left if you are interested. Note that it is a shortened and modified show, but it gives you a good taste of what the show will be like!
For our full length show at the Grand Theatre, tickets are $13 in advance or $15 at the door. Group rates are $11 and are available for 11or more people.
Even if you cannot come to the performance, we ask that you cover this outreach in prayer. See, we consider this our biggest community outreach during the year, where we can spread the Gospel of Christ in a wonderful way. Please join us in praying for God’s blessing and for lives to be changed due to the Nativity!
Christmas Performances...
It’s hard to believe that our Christmas performances are so close! We are excited about doing them at the NEW studio this year, and getting to combine it with a small reception each evening!!! Hopefully this will make it more memorable and special. Please make sure you have signed up to bring a little something to help us out. Of course, these performances are FREE.
For the class performance, please make sure your child has her/his class leotard or specified outfit to wear (your teacher can tell you), so that the class is uniform for pictures everyone will be taking. There will be no professional videography or pictures taken, so please make sure to bring your own cameras and snap away!!! Make sure your daughter has her hair secured in a bun for the performance for ballet classes, and secured away from the face for all other classes. Make sure they have the appropriate shoes too.
Each performing class has been assigned a performance date a time, which will feature only a few classes. Any class performing in Nativity will not be participating in these performances due to tech rehearsals at the Grand that week.
Monday, Dec. 13 at 6PM: Natalie’s MomNMe, and Preballet classes
Monday, Dec. 13 at 730PM: Natalie’s BTJ, HipHop, and Ballet/Tap classes
Tuesday, Dec. 14 at 6PM: Rachel’s Hiphop and Jazz/Tap classes, and Julie’s Beg. Tap, Preballet, and Ballet/Tap classes
Wed., Dec. 15 at 6PM: Katelyn’s class, Mary’s Preballet, Ballet/Tap, and Ballet Prep classes
Thurs., Dec. 16 at 6PM: Becky’s Musical Theatre, and Mary’s Ballet 2/3, Mary’s Jazz Tap, and Teen Ballet class.
Please note that space will be of a premium at these shows due to fire code, so you may want to wait and invite all the aunts, uncles and cousins to the Spring Show where we will have more room, and the format will be more formal.
We are looking forward to this new format for Christmas, and hope you enjoy it as well. Please make sure all accounts have been cleared by the last class of the semester.
I am so thrilled to see that our studio is doing more than dance! Our Companies filled shoe boxes for Operation Christmas child last week, and now our studio is an official drop off for Toys for Tots! Please join us in this endeavor to give kids in Bartow county a better Christmas by bringing unwrapped toys for ages 0-18 and drop them off in the studio’s boxes.
2011 SOF COMPANY CALENDARS
are on SALE Nov. 29th!
Thanks to Louis Tonsmeire who photographed our girls for our beautiful calendars featuring YOUR company dancers from the Nativity. They are $20 each! Only a few were ordered over our presales, so if you want one, see the office NOW! All proceeds benefit SOF dance ministry and our mission trips. Thanks for your support of SOF!!
Dates to Remember...
Dec. 10 Dec. Tuition Due
Dec. 13-16 Christmas Performances @ SOF
Dec. 17– Pick up Preordered Dancebags and jackets at Grand 4-7pm
Dec.18-19 Nativity Ballet at Grand Theatre
Dec. 17-Jan. 2 Christmas Break (no classes)
Jan. 3 CLASSES RESUME
Looking ahead...
Jan. 15 Spring Costume fees due
May 14 Spring Concerts at Grand Theatre in Cartersville
DVDs WILL BE MADE OF NATIVITY
BY
Greenpeas for $25 each
to be sold at the door.
No personal videography or photography will be allowed during the performances.
Christmas Break: Dec. 17-Jan. 2
Classes resume MONDAY, January 3rd
Office will be open intermittently over break to receive mail and answer phone calls. Have a Merry Christmas with your family and friends!!
NEW REGISTRATION FOR Winter/Spring Semester CLASSES
We have left our registration open for new students through Saturday, January 22nd for our Spring season. If you are already in a class, and are not planning on changing or leaving your class, you do not need to do anything. However, if you are interested in changing classes, adding another class, or if you do not plan on returning in January, please let us know by December 17. New registration ends January 22nd for Spring. Now is the time to let your friends know it is time to join us for the Winter/Spring semester, and participation in our Spring Concert.
Class additions could happen over the next few weeks, so be on the lookout, and check the website often. If you want to switch classes, (if space permits) you will get first choice if you respond immediately. See Tonya or the lobby wall for answers to your questions and to make any changes.
Verse of the month
John 1:14
“ The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.”
We thank and praise God for sending His one and only Son.
Happy Birthday, Jesus!
The Nativity is only a few weeks away! And tickets are already selling at the Grand Theatre. We have decided not to do the Rome show this year, so we expect our local three shows to be full houses. My prayer is that you will bring your SOF student to see this production! Children learn so much by watching large scale productions like this! And we promise a wonderful and blessed time with your family!
As in the past few years, we are having a wonderful pas de duex (dance for two) with Mary and Joseph! It is beautiful and breathtaking! We also have a dance featuring our SELAH DTS dancers! Many dances have been updated this year. And of course, SNOW! We love having the snow again!
The school shows are already almost sold out, and will be held at our studio on Friday, December10th. We have a few spots left if you are interested. Note that it is a shortened and modified show, but it gives you a good taste of what the show will be like!
For our full length show at the Grand Theatre, tickets are $13 in advance or $15 at the door. Group rates are $11 and are available for 11or more people.
Even if you cannot come to the performance, we ask that you cover this outreach in prayer. See, we consider this our biggest community outreach during the year, where we can spread the Gospel of Christ in a wonderful way. Please join us in praying for God’s blessing and for lives to be changed due to the Nativity!
Christmas Performances...
It’s hard to believe that our Christmas performances are so close! We are excited about doing them at the NEW studio this year, and getting to combine it with a small reception each evening!!! Hopefully this will make it more memorable and special. Please make sure you have signed up to bring a little something to help us out. Of course, these performances are FREE.
For the class performance, please make sure your child has her/his class leotard or specified outfit to wear (your teacher can tell you), so that the class is uniform for pictures everyone will be taking. There will be no professional videography or pictures taken, so please make sure to bring your own cameras and snap away!!! Make sure your daughter has her hair secured in a bun for the performance for ballet classes, and secured away from the face for all other classes. Make sure they have the appropriate shoes too.
Each performing class has been assigned a performance date a time, which will feature only a few classes. Any class performing in Nativity will not be participating in these performances due to tech rehearsals at the Grand that week.
Monday, Dec. 13 at 6PM: Natalie’s MomNMe, and Preballet classes
Monday, Dec. 13 at 730PM: Natalie’s BTJ, HipHop, and Ballet/Tap classes
Tuesday, Dec. 14 at 6PM: Rachel’s Hiphop and Jazz/Tap classes, and Julie’s Beg. Tap, Preballet, and Ballet/Tap classes
Wed., Dec. 15 at 6PM: Katelyn’s class, Mary’s Preballet, Ballet/Tap, and Ballet Prep classes
Thurs., Dec. 16 at 6PM: Becky’s Musical Theatre, and Mary’s Ballet 2/3, Mary’s Jazz Tap, and Teen Ballet class.
Please note that space will be of a premium at these shows due to fire code, so you may want to wait and invite all the aunts, uncles and cousins to the Spring Show where we will have more room, and the format will be more formal.
We are looking forward to this new format for Christmas, and hope you enjoy it as well. Please make sure all accounts have been cleared by the last class of the semester.
I am so thrilled to see that our studio is doing more than dance! Our Companies filled shoe boxes for Operation Christmas child last week, and now our studio is an official drop off for Toys for Tots! Please join us in this endeavor to give kids in Bartow county a better Christmas by bringing unwrapped toys for ages 0-18 and drop them off in the studio’s boxes.
2011 SOF COMPANY CALENDARS
are on SALE Nov. 29th!
Thanks to Louis Tonsmeire who photographed our girls for our beautiful calendars featuring YOUR company dancers from the Nativity. They are $20 each! Only a few were ordered over our presales, so if you want one, see the office NOW! All proceeds benefit SOF dance ministry and our mission trips. Thanks for your support of SOF!!
Dates to Remember...
Dec. 10 Dec. Tuition Due
Dec. 13-16 Christmas Performances @ SOF
Dec. 17– Pick up Preordered Dancebags and jackets at Grand 4-7pm
Dec.18-19 Nativity Ballet at Grand Theatre
Dec. 17-Jan. 2 Christmas Break (no classes)
Jan. 3 CLASSES RESUME
Looking ahead...
Jan. 15 Spring Costume fees due
May 14 Spring Concerts at Grand Theatre in Cartersville
DVDs WILL BE MADE OF NATIVITY
BY
Greenpeas for $25 each
to be sold at the door.
No personal videography or photography will be allowed during the performances.
Christmas Break: Dec. 17-Jan. 2
Classes resume MONDAY, January 3rd
Office will be open intermittently over break to receive mail and answer phone calls. Have a Merry Christmas with your family and friends!!
NEW REGISTRATION FOR Winter/Spring Semester CLASSES
We have left our registration open for new students through Saturday, January 22nd for our Spring season. If you are already in a class, and are not planning on changing or leaving your class, you do not need to do anything. However, if you are interested in changing classes, adding another class, or if you do not plan on returning in January, please let us know by December 17. New registration ends January 22nd for Spring. Now is the time to let your friends know it is time to join us for the Winter/Spring semester, and participation in our Spring Concert.
Class additions could happen over the next few weeks, so be on the lookout, and check the website often. If you want to switch classes, (if space permits) you will get first choice if you respond immediately. See Tonya or the lobby wall for answers to your questions and to make any changes.
Verse of the month
John 1:14
“ The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.”
We thank and praise God for sending His one and only Son.
Happy Birthday, Jesus!
November Newsletter
MOVING TO NEW STUDIO!!! First classes Monday, November 1st!!
Please join me in thanking the Lord for our NEW BUILDING! We will be moving floors/office/everything on Sat. Oct 30 starting at 9am on Saturday. We need pickup trucks and willing volunteers if you can.
Directions to the new studio from our current one: Go south on Highway 41 past Main Street to South Bridge Road. Go West on South Bridge Road til the first light at Cody Js. Take a Right onto Old Mill Road. Go straight for several miles past Cartersville schools and past Douthit Ferry Road. Turn Left just past the New Zaxby’s onto Walnut Grove Road. We are on the left, #65!!! (8-10 minutes from Center Road).
Christmas Performances
The holidays are coming!! And each class is working on a Christmas dance to show you their last week of classes before our holiday break. We are so excited to see the dancers learning so much and developing their talent for the Lord. Please mark your calendar to bring your camera and video cam. (You can take all the pictures you want!!) Please have your child wear their class leotard, clean tights, and neatly secured hair for the performance.
Dates for the performances are:
Monday, December 13 - Thursday, December 16th. Please see lobby for posted days/times.
The Nativity
Our company teachers and dancers have put in so much time in rehearsal and preparation for their production of The Nativity. Wow! Performance time will be here before we know it. Mark your calendar!!
TICKETS: Remember that the Grand Theatre has implemented a new policy that requires all tickets to be sold through their office. The charge for this service is $3 per ticket. Tickets will go on sale November 8th. To purchase tickets you can order over the phone with a credit card or go to the theatre office. Grand Theatre: 770-386-7343
Office hours for the Grand Theatre are Monday—Friday 8am –5pm. (The office is closed for lunch daily from 11-12.) Prices are $13 for advanced tickets and $15 at the door.
ARCHANGELS: If you or your business is interested in becoming an underwriter, let us know. (SOF Dance Co. is 501C, so your donations are tax deductible.) Your name will be listed in the program as Sponsors. Prayerfully consider a donation if God gives you the means. All proceeds of the show (after covering the costs) will go to support our dance company’s mission work in the years to come.
NATIVITY PROGRAMS We will be selling ads for our Nativity program starting Nov. 1st. Prices are: $25 eighth page, $50 quarter page, $150 half page, $250 for the back cover. This is an opportunity for you to share a special message (w/ a photo )with your dancer. See office for copies of last year’s program or underwriter forms.
Great gift ideas…
Each year around this time Steps of Faith offers personalized, embroidered dance bags ! These make great gifts for dancers of all sizes. Order by Friday, November 19th and they will be back by Friday, December 17th...just in time for Christmas!
** Extra Large Navy Sport bag w/ shoe pocket, with SOF logo, and dancer’s name ($48)
** Large Navy Duffle bag with SOF logo, and dancer’s name ($38)
** Small Pink Nylon backpack, perfect for young dancer’s, with ballet shoes, “Steps of Faith”, and dancer’s name ($18)
See order forms in lobby. Price includes 7% sales tax . Make checks payable to SOF.
DEADLINE TO PLACE ORDERS:
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19TH
Dates to Remember...
Nov.23-26 Thanksgiving Holidays
(Monday classes are the only classes that week.)
Dec. 13—17 In Studio Performances @ SOF
Dec. 18/19 Nativity Ballet at Grand Theatre
Dec. 20— Jan. 2 Christmas Holidays (no classes)
May 14 Spring Concert
From Our Costume Mistress….We are in need of hangers for costume closet. We use the clear type that usually comes from department stores with a space big enough under the hook for a name to fit. If you would like to donate please turn into the office. Thank you! Lynne Newman
Steps of Faith Dance Company FUNdraisers
v 2011 Calendars are available in LIMITED quantities in late November. $20 each. We expect to be sold out by Christmas! If you want one, preorder yours now!!! See the beautiful example in the lobby. GORGEOUS Pictures were taken by Louis Tonsmeire of our pretty Company girls at his studio and around Cartersville!!
All proceeds benefit Steps of Faith Dance Company and their missions!
We appreciate your support!!
SELAH FUNDRAISER: Parent’s Night Out !!!!
This month’s parent’s night out will be Saturday, November 13th 5-10pm. Look for sign up sheet in lobby after move. Suggested donation: $5 hr, per child. (Add $2 if you would like pizza supper to be provided. ) All money raised will go to Selah Discipleship Training Program.
Verse of the month
“Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! His faithful love endures forever.” Psalm 118:1
Building God’s kingdom...
All students registered at Steps of Faith receive a new 10-11 SOF t-shirt. If you have not received your shirt, see Ms. Tonya. “Building God’s kingdom, one step at a time”(celebrating our new building) is our theme for this years shirt. EXTRAS ARE NOW ON SALE!! $10
Changing classes in 2010 ?
Let us know if you are interested in dropping, adding or changing classes in January. Otherwise, you will continue in the same classes as planned through May.
Timothy dancers ...
Moms & Dads, as The Nativity is quickly approaching be sure to stay informed by checking the company blog-spot regularly. (www.sofcompany.blogspot.com)
www.sofcompany.blogspot.com
New classes available in new Studio!
Due to our expanding space, we are able to offer new classes effective November. These are: Karina’s classes Monday 530-600 and 600-630, HipHop2 Tuesdays 800-900, Preballet on Wednesday at 530-615, and Ballet Prep Wednesday 530-615, HipHop1 Wednesday from 730-830. New registration will continue through January 21st. More new classes will begin in January!!!If you have friends who want to join us for the Spring Concert, this is the time for them to reserve their spot. SPACE IS LIMITED! Please speak to Tonya or send Julie or Tonya a note through the payments box of any changes/suggestions!
God bless you during this Thanksgiving season. Consider making EVERYDAY a thanksgiving day to our Lord. Be thankful and praiseful for the little blessings as well as the big ones. God loves a grateful and cheerful heart! Happy Thanksgiving from your staff!
Please join me in thanking the Lord for our NEW BUILDING! We will be moving floors/office/everything on Sat. Oct 30 starting at 9am on Saturday. We need pickup trucks and willing volunteers if you can.
Directions to the new studio from our current one: Go south on Highway 41 past Main Street to South Bridge Road. Go West on South Bridge Road til the first light at Cody Js. Take a Right onto Old Mill Road. Go straight for several miles past Cartersville schools and past Douthit Ferry Road. Turn Left just past the New Zaxby’s onto Walnut Grove Road. We are on the left, #65!!! (8-10 minutes from Center Road).
Christmas Performances
The holidays are coming!! And each class is working on a Christmas dance to show you their last week of classes before our holiday break. We are so excited to see the dancers learning so much and developing their talent for the Lord. Please mark your calendar to bring your camera and video cam. (You can take all the pictures you want!!) Please have your child wear their class leotard, clean tights, and neatly secured hair for the performance.
Dates for the performances are:
Monday, December 13 - Thursday, December 16th. Please see lobby for posted days/times.
The Nativity
Our company teachers and dancers have put in so much time in rehearsal and preparation for their production of The Nativity. Wow! Performance time will be here before we know it. Mark your calendar!!
TICKETS: Remember that the Grand Theatre has implemented a new policy that requires all tickets to be sold through their office. The charge for this service is $3 per ticket. Tickets will go on sale November 8th. To purchase tickets you can order over the phone with a credit card or go to the theatre office. Grand Theatre: 770-386-7343
Office hours for the Grand Theatre are Monday—Friday 8am –5pm. (The office is closed for lunch daily from 11-12.) Prices are $13 for advanced tickets and $15 at the door.
ARCHANGELS: If you or your business is interested in becoming an underwriter, let us know. (SOF Dance Co. is 501C, so your donations are tax deductible.) Your name will be listed in the program as Sponsors. Prayerfully consider a donation if God gives you the means. All proceeds of the show (after covering the costs) will go to support our dance company’s mission work in the years to come.
NATIVITY PROGRAMS We will be selling ads for our Nativity program starting Nov. 1st. Prices are: $25 eighth page, $50 quarter page, $150 half page, $250 for the back cover. This is an opportunity for you to share a special message (w/ a photo )with your dancer. See office for copies of last year’s program or underwriter forms.
Great gift ideas…
Each year around this time Steps of Faith offers personalized, embroidered dance bags ! These make great gifts for dancers of all sizes. Order by Friday, November 19th and they will be back by Friday, December 17th...just in time for Christmas!
** Extra Large Navy Sport bag w/ shoe pocket, with SOF logo, and dancer’s name ($48)
** Large Navy Duffle bag with SOF logo, and dancer’s name ($38)
** Small Pink Nylon backpack, perfect for young dancer’s, with ballet shoes, “Steps of Faith”, and dancer’s name ($18)
See order forms in lobby. Price includes 7% sales tax . Make checks payable to SOF.
DEADLINE TO PLACE ORDERS:
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19TH
Dates to Remember...
Nov.23-26 Thanksgiving Holidays
(Monday classes are the only classes that week.)
Dec. 13—17 In Studio Performances @ SOF
Dec. 18/19 Nativity Ballet at Grand Theatre
Dec. 20— Jan. 2 Christmas Holidays (no classes)
May 14 Spring Concert
From Our Costume Mistress….We are in need of hangers for costume closet. We use the clear type that usually comes from department stores with a space big enough under the hook for a name to fit. If you would like to donate please turn into the office. Thank you! Lynne Newman
Steps of Faith Dance Company FUNdraisers
v 2011 Calendars are available in LIMITED quantities in late November. $20 each. We expect to be sold out by Christmas! If you want one, preorder yours now!!! See the beautiful example in the lobby. GORGEOUS Pictures were taken by Louis Tonsmeire of our pretty Company girls at his studio and around Cartersville!!
All proceeds benefit Steps of Faith Dance Company and their missions!
We appreciate your support!!
SELAH FUNDRAISER: Parent’s Night Out !!!!
This month’s parent’s night out will be Saturday, November 13th 5-10pm. Look for sign up sheet in lobby after move. Suggested donation: $5 hr, per child. (Add $2 if you would like pizza supper to be provided. ) All money raised will go to Selah Discipleship Training Program.
Verse of the month
“Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! His faithful love endures forever.” Psalm 118:1
Building God’s kingdom...
All students registered at Steps of Faith receive a new 10-11 SOF t-shirt. If you have not received your shirt, see Ms. Tonya. “Building God’s kingdom, one step at a time”(celebrating our new building) is our theme for this years shirt. EXTRAS ARE NOW ON SALE!! $10
Changing classes in 2010 ?
Let us know if you are interested in dropping, adding or changing classes in January. Otherwise, you will continue in the same classes as planned through May.
Timothy dancers ...
Moms & Dads, as The Nativity is quickly approaching be sure to stay informed by checking the company blog-spot regularly. (www.sofcompany.blogspot.com)
www.sofcompany.blogspot.com
New classes available in new Studio!
Due to our expanding space, we are able to offer new classes effective November. These are: Karina’s classes Monday 530-600 and 600-630, HipHop2 Tuesdays 800-900, Preballet on Wednesday at 530-615, and Ballet Prep Wednesday 530-615, HipHop1 Wednesday from 730-830. New registration will continue through January 21st. More new classes will begin in January!!!If you have friends who want to join us for the Spring Concert, this is the time for them to reserve their spot. SPACE IS LIMITED! Please speak to Tonya or send Julie or Tonya a note through the payments box of any changes/suggestions!
God bless you during this Thanksgiving season. Consider making EVERYDAY a thanksgiving day to our Lord. Be thankful and praiseful for the little blessings as well as the big ones. God loves a grateful and cheerful heart! Happy Thanksgiving from your staff!
Saturday, October 16, 2010
MOVING TO NEW LOCATION: DATES
We are moving our studio to its new building Oct 30-31st.
Classes will be held starting November 1st at the new location: 65 Walnut Grove Road, Cartersville GA 30120!!! Classes will be held at our current studio through Oct 30 unless you hear otherwise.
Praise God! We are finally getting our own space!!!!! He is soooo good!!!
Classes will be held starting November 1st at the new location: 65 Walnut Grove Road, Cartersville GA 30120!!! Classes will be held at our current studio through Oct 30 unless you hear otherwise.
Praise God! We are finally getting our own space!!!!! He is soooo good!!!
Monday, October 4, 2010
Landscaping Day at new Studio
Dont forget that Landscaping Day at the New building is THIS SATURDAY. If you have them, bring your shovel, rakes, work gloves, and get ready to get dirty! We start at 8am and finish when we get done (late day I suspect). Thanks to Tonny Kerr and Tonya Veitch for lining everything up! I cannot wait!!!
Thursday, September 30, 2010
October Newsletter
WE ARE MOVING VERY SOON!!!!!
Wow! I hope you have been keeping up with the construction at the new facility. Pictures are posted regularly on our webpage. We are looking at a move date between Oct. 31st and Nov. 15th! You will be the first to know when classes will begin at the new location!
Don’t forget we are having landscaping day at the new building on Saturday Oct. 9th (we will actually probably do some on Friday Oct. 8th since some of you are out of school). We need all hands on deck! I will also be asking for help on “moving day” as well. You wouldn't believe how much we have to move, including dance floors! Continue to pray for God’s favor in this project. If you would like to donate anything to the studio, or donate funds for Company things for the studio, please let us know!!! We would greatly appreciate it!!
New Location (in case you didn't know yet) will be:
65 Walnut Grove Road
Cartersville GA 30120
(just off Hwy 113/61 and Old Mill Road; about 8 min. from current location)
Christmas at
Steps of Faith: Dec. 13-16 at Studio Theatre
In years past, we have held an informal Christmas concert at a local church or in-class parties/performances. Since we will have access to our beautiful new building that is designed for small performances, we will be Christmas performances for our dancers this fall in our own Studio Theatre! This is for all classes NOT participating in the Nativity (more on that below). The children will not have normally scheduled classes that week.
You and your family are invited to come and watch a short performance by your dancer in the Studio Theatre, and then be part of a small reception! These performances are scheduled as below to allow working parents to come. Please note that space will still be at a premium, so please limit your number of guests. Our Spring Concerts will be the time you want to invite everyone!
Dates for specific classes are:
Monday, Dec. 13: 6pm: Natalie’s MomNMe and Preballet classes
Monday Dec. 13 at 7:30pm: Natalie’s BTJ, HipHop, and Ballet/Tap classes
Tuesday, Dec. 14 at 6pm: Rachel’s HipHop, and JazzTap and Julie’s Preballet, Ballet/Tap, Beg. Tap (Julie’s Int./Adv. Tap will not be participating)
Wednesday, Dec. 15 at 6pm: Katelyn’s Sat. class, and Mary’s Preballet, Ballet/Tap, and Ballet Prep classes
Thursday, Dec. 16 at 6pm: Becky’s Musical Theatre, and Mary’s Ballet 2/3, Mary’s Jazz/Tap1, Beg. Teen Ballet
We do ask that you have your correct class leotard as soon as possible, no later than performance day, so that the children look uniform for all the candid picture taking you all will be doing!!! If you would like to assist in bringing refreshments, please let Ms. Tonya know.
Classes participating in the Nativity will not have the in-studio performances, due to their involvement in the Nativity that week. These classes will have several dress rehearsals at the Grand between Monday Dec. 13 and Friday Dec. 17 (2-3 rehearsals for non-company classes, 3-5 for company levels). We will have those times for you by the first of November. The performances are December 18th & 19th. Because they will not have an “in studio” performance and reception, dancers in Nativity will be invited to the Cast Party after the Sunday show. See blog for more details.
Thank you all for your participation and dedication to our studio and ministry here. We appreciate all of you! Please contact me or Ms. Tonya with any questions…. sof@bellsouth.net or 770-606-0506.
Dates to Remember...
Oct. 10 Tuition Due
Oct. 9 Landscaping Day
Nov.24-28 Thanksgiving Holidays (Monday classes only that week)
Dec. 18/19 Nativity Ballet at Grand Theatre (Sat/Sun)
Christmas Break Dec 20– Jan. 2
Looking Ahead...
April 4-9 Spring Break
May 14 Spring Concert at Grand Theatre
T-shirt, everyone?
All students registered at Steps of Faith receive a new 10-11 SOF t-shirt by middle of October. Extras will be on sale Oct. 15th for $10 each!! If you have not gotten your shirt let Ms. Tonya know ASAP.
Parents Night Out!
Selah, our college aged DTS program, is made up of three lovely young ladies who want to bless you with a night off of parenting and bless your kids with a wonderful time dancing and hanging out at the studio with structured activities. Starting Saturday Oct. 2, from 5-10pm, the Selah girls will entertain your young ones the first Saturday of each month! You may drop off and pick up your child anytime during the 5 hours. Preregistration is required, and the cost is a $5 donation per child, per hour.
The funds raised will support their mission trip this Spring. So feel free to add a tip if you would like!!! To sign up, write your name on the signup sheet in the lobby or call the studio and leave a message by 6pm the Friday night prior. If you would like your child to receive a pizza dinner, add $2. You can’t beat that! Sign up begins NOW!!!
TOYS FOR TOTS and SOF:We are excited to announce our fall – winter “mission” in Cartersville. As most of you know, Steps of Faith has been to Norway, New York, and more recently, Trinidad spreading God’s word through dance and hand’s on mission work. Going abroad is important, but it is also important to spread our good work locally. This year, we are going to work with the Toys for Tots Program, which collects new and unwrapped toys during the Oct – Dec timeframe. We will be helping in their kick-off on 16 October with some of the companies performing. Volunteer opportunities abound to collect, sort, and distribute the toys to needy families in Bartow County. If you cannot volunteer, you can bring in an unwrapped toy for a child (age 0 – 18 yrs) and place in the designated box in the studio. Sign-up sheets for volunteers will be posted later. Any questions, please contact Nancy Miller at nemiller@mindspring.com Thanks in advance!!!
Links to mark on your computer:
www.steps-of-faith.com for general info and photos of new construction
www.sofstudents.blogspot.com for monthly updates (and in between for all students of the studio)
www.sofcompany.blogspot.com for weekly updates for company members)
We also have facebook pages for the studio and the company!!!!
Wow! I hope you have been keeping up with the construction at the new facility. Pictures are posted regularly on our webpage. We are looking at a move date between Oct. 31st and Nov. 15th! You will be the first to know when classes will begin at the new location!
Don’t forget we are having landscaping day at the new building on Saturday Oct. 9th (we will actually probably do some on Friday Oct. 8th since some of you are out of school). We need all hands on deck! I will also be asking for help on “moving day” as well. You wouldn't believe how much we have to move, including dance floors! Continue to pray for God’s favor in this project. If you would like to donate anything to the studio, or donate funds for Company things for the studio, please let us know!!! We would greatly appreciate it!!
New Location (in case you didn't know yet) will be:
65 Walnut Grove Road
Cartersville GA 30120
(just off Hwy 113/61 and Old Mill Road; about 8 min. from current location)
Christmas at
Steps of Faith: Dec. 13-16 at Studio Theatre
In years past, we have held an informal Christmas concert at a local church or in-class parties/performances. Since we will have access to our beautiful new building that is designed for small performances, we will be Christmas performances for our dancers this fall in our own Studio Theatre! This is for all classes NOT participating in the Nativity (more on that below). The children will not have normally scheduled classes that week.
You and your family are invited to come and watch a short performance by your dancer in the Studio Theatre, and then be part of a small reception! These performances are scheduled as below to allow working parents to come. Please note that space will still be at a premium, so please limit your number of guests. Our Spring Concerts will be the time you want to invite everyone!
Dates for specific classes are:
Monday, Dec. 13: 6pm: Natalie’s MomNMe and Preballet classes
Monday Dec. 13 at 7:30pm: Natalie’s BTJ, HipHop, and Ballet/Tap classes
Tuesday, Dec. 14 at 6pm: Rachel’s HipHop, and JazzTap and Julie’s Preballet, Ballet/Tap, Beg. Tap (Julie’s Int./Adv. Tap will not be participating)
Wednesday, Dec. 15 at 6pm: Katelyn’s Sat. class, and Mary’s Preballet, Ballet/Tap, and Ballet Prep classes
Thursday, Dec. 16 at 6pm: Becky’s Musical Theatre, and Mary’s Ballet 2/3, Mary’s Jazz/Tap1, Beg. Teen Ballet
We do ask that you have your correct class leotard as soon as possible, no later than performance day, so that the children look uniform for all the candid picture taking you all will be doing!!! If you would like to assist in bringing refreshments, please let Ms. Tonya know.
Classes participating in the Nativity will not have the in-studio performances, due to their involvement in the Nativity that week. These classes will have several dress rehearsals at the Grand between Monday Dec. 13 and Friday Dec. 17 (2-3 rehearsals for non-company classes, 3-5 for company levels). We will have those times for you by the first of November. The performances are December 18th & 19th. Because they will not have an “in studio” performance and reception, dancers in Nativity will be invited to the Cast Party after the Sunday show. See blog for more details.
Thank you all for your participation and dedication to our studio and ministry here. We appreciate all of you! Please contact me or Ms. Tonya with any questions…. sof@bellsouth.net or 770-606-0506.
Dates to Remember...
Oct. 10 Tuition Due
Oct. 9 Landscaping Day
Nov.24-28 Thanksgiving Holidays (Monday classes only that week)
Dec. 18/19 Nativity Ballet at Grand Theatre (Sat/Sun)
Christmas Break Dec 20– Jan. 2
Looking Ahead...
April 4-9 Spring Break
May 14 Spring Concert at Grand Theatre
T-shirt, everyone?
All students registered at Steps of Faith receive a new 10-11 SOF t-shirt by middle of October. Extras will be on sale Oct. 15th for $10 each!! If you have not gotten your shirt let Ms. Tonya know ASAP.
Parents Night Out!
Selah, our college aged DTS program, is made up of three lovely young ladies who want to bless you with a night off of parenting and bless your kids with a wonderful time dancing and hanging out at the studio with structured activities. Starting Saturday Oct. 2, from 5-10pm, the Selah girls will entertain your young ones the first Saturday of each month! You may drop off and pick up your child anytime during the 5 hours. Preregistration is required, and the cost is a $5 donation per child, per hour.
The funds raised will support their mission trip this Spring. So feel free to add a tip if you would like!!! To sign up, write your name on the signup sheet in the lobby or call the studio and leave a message by 6pm the Friday night prior. If you would like your child to receive a pizza dinner, add $2. You can’t beat that! Sign up begins NOW!!!
TOYS FOR TOTS and SOF:We are excited to announce our fall – winter “mission” in Cartersville. As most of you know, Steps of Faith has been to Norway, New York, and more recently, Trinidad spreading God’s word through dance and hand’s on mission work. Going abroad is important, but it is also important to spread our good work locally. This year, we are going to work with the Toys for Tots Program, which collects new and unwrapped toys during the Oct – Dec timeframe. We will be helping in their kick-off on 16 October with some of the companies performing. Volunteer opportunities abound to collect, sort, and distribute the toys to needy families in Bartow County. If you cannot volunteer, you can bring in an unwrapped toy for a child (age 0 – 18 yrs) and place in the designated box in the studio. Sign-up sheets for volunteers will be posted later. Any questions, please contact Nancy Miller at nemiller@mindspring.com Thanks in advance!!!
Links to mark on your computer:
www.steps-of-faith.com for general info and photos of new construction
www.sofstudents.blogspot.com for monthly updates (and in between for all students of the studio)
www.sofcompany.blogspot.com for weekly updates for company members)
We also have facebook pages for the studio and the company!!!!
Thursday, September 16, 2010
September Newsletter
LOTS GOING ON...
It has been an exciting year already. We have so many new faces from all over the area, some coming from as far away as Marietta, Calhoun, Rome, and Canton to get only what you can get at SOF!! The New Studio is under construction with the framing going up this week! Move in date is now in November. Plans are underway for our Nativity Ballet in Dec. (with TWO venues this year), and the Spring Concert in May, as well as our instudio performances for Christmas. More details will be coming next month.
Please feel free to contact me (the director, Julie) anytime with any questions or concerns…
sof@bellsouth.net or call 404-316-8546. We are honored to have you all!!
CLASSES ARE FILLING UP FAST!
If you have friends interested in SOF this year, we still have some space for them, but they need to register NOW. We will continue to take registration for classes until we are full. If you are in a full class and are interested in a smaller class size, we still have some available. “Less Full” classes are (other classes are still available):
-MomNMe Saturday 11am-11;30 (Katelyn)
-Preballet Saturday 915-1000am (Katelyn)
-Ballet/Tap 1st yr. Monday 130-230 (Natalie)
-Ballet/Tap 2nd yr. Monday 300-400 (Natalie)
-Ballet/Tap 1st yr. Wed. 300-400 (Mary)
-Ballet Prep Saturday 1130-1215 (Katelyn)
--Ballet 1 Tuesday 700-800 (Julie)
-Jazz/Tap 1 Tues 300-400 (Rachel)
-Jazz/Tap 2 Wed 430-530 (Natalie)
-Musical Theatre 1 Thursday 300-400 (Becky)
Musical Theatre 2 Thursday 400-500 (Becky)
-HipHop 1 Tues 400-500 (Rachel)
HipHop 2 Tuesday 800-900 (Rachel)
-Teen Beg. Ballet Thursday 745-900 (Mary)
-Teen/Young Adult Int. Ballet Mon. 645-800 (Julie)
We add classes if we can (studio space is limited) when needed, and a teacher is available. Thanks for being part of this great ministry! We are honored to have each and every one of you!!!!
CALLING ALL ADULTS….We have introduced our new Dance Card for our Adult dancers. This new payment option allows adults to come when they can, and drop in adult classes. So if you have ever wanted to try a class with not much commitment, this is for you. Of course the monthly payment option is still available. The dance card is only available on these classes:
Monday 645-8 Int. Ballet (Julie)
Monday 8-9pm Tap (Julie)
Tuesday 1030-11 Pilates (half class credit)
Wed. 1030-1130 Pilates (Jocelyn)
Wed. 1130-1230 Tai Chi (Jocelyn)
Thursday 745-9 Beg. Ballet (Mary)
Prices are:
One class: $15
Five classes: $65
Ten classes: $125
Twenty classes $220
Monthly fee if you already have a child dancing here: $45/month, if not $55/month
We have already sold about half a dozen!!!
Dress Code is for Everyone!A reminder to the families of our tiniest dancers at SOF: Please remember to come dressed properly for all preballet, ballet/tap, or ballet/tap/jazz classes. Skirts are allowed in these classes, unless, they become playthings (ie creative neckwear and headwear). (Ballet 1s and Ballet Preps are non-skirt classes). Also, EVERYONE, please take the time to pull back your child’s hair for class. Students need to have their faces and eyes clear to participate fully in class without distraction. All SOF teachers are more than happy to show you how to quickly and easily pull back your child’s hair. Please do not hesitate to ask! Even professional “ballerinas” take class in leotards and tights with their hair in buns! Thank you!
Credit/Debit Cards are accepted and
Monthly draft ALSO available
As most of you know, we are able to accept Visa, Mastercard, and American Express credit and debit cards. We are now offering a service where we can charge your card monthly on a payment schedule so that you do not have to remember to come in a pay. A Tuition Draft Consent Form is available in the office. If you would like for us to automatically charge your card for tuition each month, please come in a fill out the form. Your card information will be stored under lock and key, and only our office manager will have access to it, so you do not need to worry about that. We will also offer to charge for costume fees if you would like. Monthly tuition charges will be charged between the first and fifth of each month. Costume fees will be charged on the date they are due. You may also pay through PayPal, through our website: www.steps-of-faith.com. See Ms. Tonya for more information.
T-shirt, everyone? All students registered at Steps of Faith receive a SOF t-shirt. They will be ready by the end of September. This year, we are using the theme to reflect our move. Family members and former SOFers may purchase extra shirts at $10 a shirt on a first come, first served basis starting October 11th. Quantities will be limited.
Dates to Remember...
Sept. 6 Labor Day NO CLASSES
Sept. 10 9:30pm Selah/Alpha/Omega perform At Relay for Life/Dellinger Park
Sept. 10 Tuition DUE
Sept. 18 Full Company Performance at Roselawn Arts and Crafts Festival at 11-11:45am
Looking ahead…..
Nov.23-27 Thanksgiving Holidays (Monday classes only that week)
Dec. 18/19 Nativity Ballet at Grand Theatre (Sat/Sun); Dec. 11 for Rome perf.
Christmas Break Dec 20– Jan. 4
May 16, 2009 Spring Praise Concert
May 29-June 8 Sr. Co. Mexico Mission Trip
ADMINISTRATIVE NOTES Thanks to all of you who have done a SUPER job of paying for your tuition and fees in a timely manner. We still have several students who have not paid for August or their full registration fee. Like last year, we will be adding a late fee of $5 for everyone who does not pay by the 10th of the month. Checks with insufficient funds will incur a service charge of $10. Ms. Tonya sent home statements to those of you who have balances. If there has been a mistake, please let us know.
You should receive a tuition payment envelope with this newsletter. You may make payments in the envelope for tuition and costumes each month. This gives us another way of tracking payments and we hope makes it easier for you to remember when tuition is due. Remember DO NOT SEAL the envelope so that we can use it again each month. If there is a mistake on the envelope, let us know. We will check the computer.
So remember, tuition is due by the 10th to avoid the late fee. Thanks for your cooperation. (We hate having to charge late fees!!)
DanceBandz still on sale!!! $4 per pack! Supports Steps of Faith Dance Co. !!!!
It has been an exciting year already. We have so many new faces from all over the area, some coming from as far away as Marietta, Calhoun, Rome, and Canton to get only what you can get at SOF!! The New Studio is under construction with the framing going up this week! Move in date is now in November. Plans are underway for our Nativity Ballet in Dec. (with TWO venues this year), and the Spring Concert in May, as well as our instudio performances for Christmas. More details will be coming next month.
Please feel free to contact me (the director, Julie) anytime with any questions or concerns…
sof@bellsouth.net or call 404-316-8546. We are honored to have you all!!
CLASSES ARE FILLING UP FAST!
If you have friends interested in SOF this year, we still have some space for them, but they need to register NOW. We will continue to take registration for classes until we are full. If you are in a full class and are interested in a smaller class size, we still have some available. “Less Full” classes are (other classes are still available):
-MomNMe Saturday 11am-11;30 (Katelyn)
-Preballet Saturday 915-1000am (Katelyn)
-Ballet/Tap 1st yr. Monday 130-230 (Natalie)
-Ballet/Tap 2nd yr. Monday 300-400 (Natalie)
-Ballet/Tap 1st yr. Wed. 300-400 (Mary)
-Ballet Prep Saturday 1130-1215 (Katelyn)
--Ballet 1 Tuesday 700-800 (Julie)
-Jazz/Tap 1 Tues 300-400 (Rachel)
-Jazz/Tap 2 Wed 430-530 (Natalie)
-Musical Theatre 1 Thursday 300-400 (Becky)
Musical Theatre 2 Thursday 400-500 (Becky)
-HipHop 1 Tues 400-500 (Rachel)
HipHop 2 Tuesday 800-900 (Rachel)
-Teen Beg. Ballet Thursday 745-900 (Mary)
-Teen/Young Adult Int. Ballet Mon. 645-800 (Julie)
We add classes if we can (studio space is limited) when needed, and a teacher is available. Thanks for being part of this great ministry! We are honored to have each and every one of you!!!!
CALLING ALL ADULTS….We have introduced our new Dance Card for our Adult dancers. This new payment option allows adults to come when they can, and drop in adult classes. So if you have ever wanted to try a class with not much commitment, this is for you. Of course the monthly payment option is still available. The dance card is only available on these classes:
Monday 645-8 Int. Ballet (Julie)
Monday 8-9pm Tap (Julie)
Tuesday 1030-11 Pilates (half class credit)
Wed. 1030-1130 Pilates (Jocelyn)
Wed. 1130-1230 Tai Chi (Jocelyn)
Thursday 745-9 Beg. Ballet (Mary)
Prices are:
One class: $15
Five classes: $65
Ten classes: $125
Twenty classes $220
Monthly fee if you already have a child dancing here: $45/month, if not $55/month
We have already sold about half a dozen!!!
Dress Code is for Everyone!A reminder to the families of our tiniest dancers at SOF: Please remember to come dressed properly for all preballet, ballet/tap, or ballet/tap/jazz classes. Skirts are allowed in these classes, unless, they become playthings (ie creative neckwear and headwear). (Ballet 1s and Ballet Preps are non-skirt classes). Also, EVERYONE, please take the time to pull back your child’s hair for class. Students need to have their faces and eyes clear to participate fully in class without distraction. All SOF teachers are more than happy to show you how to quickly and easily pull back your child’s hair. Please do not hesitate to ask! Even professional “ballerinas” take class in leotards and tights with their hair in buns! Thank you!
Credit/Debit Cards are accepted and
Monthly draft ALSO available
As most of you know, we are able to accept Visa, Mastercard, and American Express credit and debit cards. We are now offering a service where we can charge your card monthly on a payment schedule so that you do not have to remember to come in a pay. A Tuition Draft Consent Form is available in the office. If you would like for us to automatically charge your card for tuition each month, please come in a fill out the form. Your card information will be stored under lock and key, and only our office manager will have access to it, so you do not need to worry about that. We will also offer to charge for costume fees if you would like. Monthly tuition charges will be charged between the first and fifth of each month. Costume fees will be charged on the date they are due. You may also pay through PayPal, through our website: www.steps-of-faith.com. See Ms. Tonya for more information.
T-shirt, everyone? All students registered at Steps of Faith receive a SOF t-shirt. They will be ready by the end of September. This year, we are using the theme to reflect our move. Family members and former SOFers may purchase extra shirts at $10 a shirt on a first come, first served basis starting October 11th. Quantities will be limited.
Dates to Remember...
Sept. 6 Labor Day NO CLASSES
Sept. 10 9:30pm Selah/Alpha/Omega perform At Relay for Life/Dellinger Park
Sept. 10 Tuition DUE
Sept. 18 Full Company Performance at Roselawn Arts and Crafts Festival at 11-11:45am
Looking ahead…..
Nov.23-27 Thanksgiving Holidays (Monday classes only that week)
Dec. 18/19 Nativity Ballet at Grand Theatre (Sat/Sun); Dec. 11 for Rome perf.
Christmas Break Dec 20– Jan. 4
May 16, 2009 Spring Praise Concert
May 29-June 8 Sr. Co. Mexico Mission Trip
ADMINISTRATIVE NOTES Thanks to all of you who have done a SUPER job of paying for your tuition and fees in a timely manner. We still have several students who have not paid for August or their full registration fee. Like last year, we will be adding a late fee of $5 for everyone who does not pay by the 10th of the month. Checks with insufficient funds will incur a service charge of $10. Ms. Tonya sent home statements to those of you who have balances. If there has been a mistake, please let us know.
You should receive a tuition payment envelope with this newsletter. You may make payments in the envelope for tuition and costumes each month. This gives us another way of tracking payments and we hope makes it easier for you to remember when tuition is due. Remember DO NOT SEAL the envelope so that we can use it again each month. If there is a mistake on the envelope, let us know. We will check the computer.
So remember, tuition is due by the 10th to avoid the late fee. Thanks for your cooperation. (We hate having to charge late fees!!)
DanceBandz still on sale!!! $4 per pack! Supports Steps of Faith Dance Co. !!!!
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Update on Building
We have a roof!!!!! Shingles should be coming on shortly! And we will DEFINATELY (God willing of course) be in the new building BEFORE Thanksgiving! We will have alot to be thankful for this year!!!!
Landscaping Weekend is planned for Oct. 8-10th. I need MANY hands on board for this, including strong daddies and big brothers! We will be laying sod, planting trees and shrubs. Mark your calendars now!!!
Ms. Julie
Landscaping Weekend is planned for Oct. 8-10th. I need MANY hands on board for this, including strong daddies and big brothers! We will be laying sod, planting trees and shrubs. Mark your calendars now!!!
Ms. Julie
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Update on Building
Grading is finished and the foundation will be poured on Friday, Aug. 27th at 630am!!! Framers will start framing on Tuesday, August 31st!!! Moving date is looking like early November IF all goes as planned. Keep praying for no rain next Tuesday-Friday!!!!
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Classes resume Aug. 9th
Make sure you are signed up and ready to go! Classes resume August 9th at our old Center Road location. The building was delayed due to permit delays, but is moving along nicely. Expected move date will be in October.
Call studio 770-606-0506 or go online to make sure you can get the classes you want now! (some are filling up!)
Julie
Call studio 770-606-0506 or go online to make sure you can get the classes you want now! (some are filling up!)
Julie
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Update on Property!!!
As you all know, we officially closed on the property on Walnut Grove Road! SOF now owns its own land!!!! We anticipated that we would have "moved dirt" by now, but due to proper paperwork and processes being followed, we have not recieved all the permits yet to get moving. We fully expect those permits in the next week or so, and have an expected date to start grading the land the week of June 28th. This puts us behind our initial projection of moving in August. However, we fully believe we can be in the new facility no later than the end of September, hopefully the front end of that month, Lord Willing.
Please continue to be in prayer as we all want this gift of our own building to come sooner than later. Pray that once they get the grading equipment in there later this month, that there be LITTLE OR NO RAIN until we can get the building framed and "dried in".
This delay in moving does mean a temporary change in the fall schedule for companies. I am working with your teachers to put that temporary schedule in place. Once we move, it will resume to the planned schedule you already have and that is posted. Most of the non-company classes will remain as scheduled to allow those students who come only once a week to stay more consistant. This just makes more sense business wise. Thanks for your flexibility here. Know that any change in schedule is ONLY TEMPORARY and the REWARDS WILL BE GREAT!!!!!
I will keep you all posted! Call me as you need to. I am back in town and (just about) ready to roll!!!
Love you all,
Ms. Julie
Please continue to be in prayer as we all want this gift of our own building to come sooner than later. Pray that once they get the grading equipment in there later this month, that there be LITTLE OR NO RAIN until we can get the building framed and "dried in".
This delay in moving does mean a temporary change in the fall schedule for companies. I am working with your teachers to put that temporary schedule in place. Once we move, it will resume to the planned schedule you already have and that is posted. Most of the non-company classes will remain as scheduled to allow those students who come only once a week to stay more consistant. This just makes more sense business wise. Thanks for your flexibility here. Know that any change in schedule is ONLY TEMPORARY and the REWARDS WILL BE GREAT!!!!!
I will keep you all posted! Call me as you need to. I am back in town and (just about) ready to roll!!!
Love you all,
Ms. Julie
Sunday, April 25, 2010
MAY NEWSLETTER
THREE WEEKS AND COUNTING...
I can’t believe May is already here. This has been a good year at SOF, and the last in this building! (Pray as we finish all the paperwork for closing and break ground for the new facility.) We have had so many supportive families and God continues to be a major part of what is going on here. You have one of the best staffs anywhere!!! NO DOUBTING THAT!!!
Please make every effort to BE AT EVERY CLASS between now and the end of the year. This is “crunch time” for us and we need everyone of you here to make rehearsing dances go smoothly. We will not have regularly scheduled classes the last week (May 10-14) due to dress rehearsals, and other school-end activities. So that means only TWO weeks of classes!
COSTUMES still coming in this week. We will get them to you ASAP.
Many of you still owe April TUITION. Statements have gone to you who have balances. Your business is important to SOF and we do appreciate and need your part. Thank you! All balances must be paid by May 14 for concert participation. We need your help financially too. We had over $4500 in accounts outstanding as of the middle of April. And May is now due. Please honor your commitment and pay your balances ASAP.
Please see the lobby wall or check out www.sofstudents.blogspot.com for your REHEARSAL TIMES. You need to make every effort to be at the Dress Rehearsals that week. Thank you for making adjusted time in your schedule for this! Dress Rehearsals are vital!!
On May 8th we will be taking group and individual PICTURES at the SOF studio. (Picture time is also online and in the lobby; envelopes with prices will go out first week of May.) Remember, even if you do not intend on buying individual pictures, we need you for the group picture that will hang in the lobby!
“WHAT EXACTLY DO WE WEAR for the picture and for the concert?”, you ask. Please ask your teacher if unsure…... Ballet students wear ballet or theatrical pink (not white or a strong color pink) FOOTED tights with their costume. If you are wearing tan, make sure you get LIGHT SUNTAN. Some of you will need a nude/black leotard (older kids/company girls). No nylon ballet shoes. If your class has more than one costume, your class and your teacher will help decide which one to wear for the picture on picture day. All hair needs to be in a bun with no bangs (pulled away from face if hair is very short), unless told otherwise. Hair requirement is for both picture and concert!! We want to look our best!!
SPELLING of you/your child’s name needs to be checked in the lobby for the program by May 5.
FOR THE CONCERTS, please be at the Grand Theatre no later than 30 minutes before the Concert is scheduled to start. That way everyone can get their seats and no one is panicking. Do realize that the Grand will be selling tickets at the door and that could slow down admission. So buy yours NOW at the Grand Theatre ticket box office or by calling 770-386-7343 M-F 9-5!We look forward to your part in the 2010 Spring Praise Concert! God will be Glorified!!!
Tickets ON SALE NOW for Concerts
Don’t forget to get your tickets now for our Spring Praise Concert featuring the SOF Dance Co., and the SOF Dance Studio students, THAT’S YOU!! Tickets will be $10 per person, per show. Children who take up a seat will need a ticket; children in adult’s laps do not. Dancers do not need a ticket. Please do not try to use a ticket of one show to get in again to a different show. Each show is obviously color coded. Tickets are on sale at the Grand Theatre ticket office 770-386-7343 (their new policy). Those of you who sold/purchased ads will get complimentary tickets to any show. See Tonya tech week to pick your tickets up.
We will have a limit of 500 tickets per show, so make sure you get yours early. Shows could possibly sell out, so parents, get yours NOW!
Volunteers for the show will receive free tickets, so look for our sign up sheet on the wall if you would like to help us out! It takes a lot of people to make these shows go off so well. Thank you in advance for your help and cooperation with these tickets!
UNDERWRITER DEADLINE THIS WEEK: Sat. May 1 at 12noon!
We are still accepting ads through Sat., May 1st AT 12 NOON! (Date extended!) If you are still intending on placing an ad, we would most gratefully accept it! We have only received a few ads to date, but know many of you were planning on placing one! This is always a great marketing opportunity for your business! Or a great place to show pride in your child’s accomplishments in dance for the Lord!
Fall Registration is ready to begin!!!
Again this year, we will have our early registration for the 10-11 year during the month of May. If you decide to go ahead and register, you will need to pay a discount registration fee of only $25 rather than the $30 rate. This is for the FIRST STUDENT of each family. Add $5 for each additional family member.
Don’t forget you can register completely ONLINE! Forms can be filled out online and submitted directly to our office. Payments can also be paid online! Know that any registration is not considered valid until payment is received. So if you want a particular class, be sure to register NOW (either in the studio or online). We also have registration forms available in the lobby. (After May 31, the fee goes to $30 for first student). Current students may register NOW!! Some prime time classes will fill up before the end of May. Some classes may NOT be offered depending on enrollment levels, but if you want it, sign up for it now!!!
The color leotard system for each class level will be continued this year. A few discounted NEW leotards are available in the lobby (navy and black). However, once they are gone, we are not ordering more. We love the leotard color system because it allows for more uniformity in the classes and helps give the kids a sense of accomplishment when they are promoted to the next level. You will be able to choose other styles to wear to class, but you need to have your child dressed in the appropriate color each week. We are a great dance studio and we want to portray our excellence even down to our everyday classwear. Listing of colors is available at the studio and online. Ask the office for referrals of local and online dancewear retailers.
The new expanded (because we will have FOUR ROOMS) schedule is posted in the lobby and on the web and recommendation notes are going out to most of the students this/last week. We hope that these recommendations will assist you in your planning. We will also be accepting registrations anytime over the summer.
Please call if you have questions. Fall schedule begins AUGUST 9th (pray the building is DONE)!
But take advantage of the discount and keep your spot for next year! We don’t want to miss a single one of you! Some classes will fill up before the end of May! Girls who auditioned for company have already received your letters for class registration. Please contact the office if you have questions. If you are interested in placement and did not audition, please see Ms. Theresa or Ms. Julie.
FLOWER SALE FOR DANCERS
We are able to provide flowers for you to purchase for your special dancer. This way you won’t have to make an extra trip Concert day to pick up last minute flowers! Presales are required. Order forms are in the lobby and are available ONLINE. All proceeds from the sale will go to help support the Steps of Faith Dance Company (our outreach ministry) and the Nativity Ballet. Thanks for your support!
CONCERT VIDEOS WILL BE AVAILABLE
Professional videos will be shot at all three concerts. Each DVDs is $25 (add $5 for direct shipping/otherwise shipped to SOF). You may place your order at the concerts. Checks will be made payable to the videographer.
NO OTHER VIDEOGRAPHY (home video) WILL BE ALLOWED during the concert. Due to your digital screen, we can see them and they show up in the professional video ! You are welcome to videotape dress rehearsals. No flash photography please during concerts.
Thanks for your support of our Applebees’ Pancake Breakfast on April 24! We raised around $1300 to help pay for company costumes and company ministries!!!
CLOSING DOORS...OPENING NEW ONES….
Since 2002 we have been in this great building. It has served us well, however, God has bigger plans for us. And by taking a BIG step of faith, my husband and I are investing in a building of our own for Steps of Faith Dance Studio LLC and Steps of Faith Dance Company Inc. Are we nervous? Sure! Do we trust God is going to provide even in this crazy economy? You bet! See, it is God’s economy, and not our own. So if He has a plan, we follow. I pray that each of our are led to follow us into our new building and the growing ministry He has planned. Please continue to lift us up, as we close (hopefully this week), and break ground SOON!!! And for a QUICK building process as we NEED our new place in August!!!!!~Julie
PS. Should have up sign soon: 65 Walnut Grove Rd, Cville 30120
SOF Yard Sale!!!! Saturday June 5th
Proceeds benefit Steps of Faith Dance Company. You can retain up to 50% of your earnings, and not have to work that day! If you want to get in on the selling or to volunteer, contact Ashleyanne Hensley, at gab-bodo@hotmail.com.
SUMMER PROGRAMS are SET
SOF’s Summer 2010 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 and, Miss Mary, and are like a “VBS” of dance and meets M-F: Cost: $115 or $150. June 7-11 for 3-5yr olds , June 14-18 for 3-5yr olds; July 12-16 for ages 6-10, July 19-23 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 14-July 9 (ABC also July 20-22). 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 10. 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 $50-155 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! ! 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!
NEW: SOLACE For Summer Dance Intensive for Teachers/Adults, check out www.steps-of-faith.com/solace on Saturday and Sunday, June 12-13!
All accounts must be cleared/arranged in order for participation in Praise Concert! Late fees have been added to accounts that are past due. Please take care of this matter so that we can keep providing the quality Christian dance instruction you desire.
My prayer for SOF…..
Dear Lord,
May all we do bring Glory to You. May all we say be uplifting in your eyes. May SOF prosper ONLY because she is Yours. May our Concert be specifically a fragrant Praise offering to You. May you use what we do to bring someone closer to You, and to knowing Who you really are. Please forgive us when we fall short in Your eyes, and lead us to fulfill our mission abundantly. May you bless all of the families and people involved in SOF in Jesus’ holy name. May all the businesses and individuals who support us prosper because they were willing to sow a seed. Thank you for letting us play a small part in your Kingdom work….
Amen
CONGRATULATIONS TO ANNA GILBERT, SOF GRADUATE...
for winning Belhaven University's "Freshman award for outstanding artistic achievement"!!!!
I can’t believe May is already here. This has been a good year at SOF, and the last in this building! (Pray as we finish all the paperwork for closing and break ground for the new facility.) We have had so many supportive families and God continues to be a major part of what is going on here. You have one of the best staffs anywhere!!! NO DOUBTING THAT!!!
Please make every effort to BE AT EVERY CLASS between now and the end of the year. This is “crunch time” for us and we need everyone of you here to make rehearsing dances go smoothly. We will not have regularly scheduled classes the last week (May 10-14) due to dress rehearsals, and other school-end activities. So that means only TWO weeks of classes!
COSTUMES still coming in this week. We will get them to you ASAP.
Many of you still owe April TUITION. Statements have gone to you who have balances. Your business is important to SOF and we do appreciate and need your part. Thank you! All balances must be paid by May 14 for concert participation. We need your help financially too. We had over $4500 in accounts outstanding as of the middle of April. And May is now due. Please honor your commitment and pay your balances ASAP.
Please see the lobby wall or check out www.sofstudents.blogspot.com for your REHEARSAL TIMES. You need to make every effort to be at the Dress Rehearsals that week. Thank you for making adjusted time in your schedule for this! Dress Rehearsals are vital!!
On May 8th we will be taking group and individual PICTURES at the SOF studio. (Picture time is also online and in the lobby; envelopes with prices will go out first week of May.) Remember, even if you do not intend on buying individual pictures, we need you for the group picture that will hang in the lobby!
“WHAT EXACTLY DO WE WEAR for the picture and for the concert?”, you ask. Please ask your teacher if unsure…... Ballet students wear ballet or theatrical pink (not white or a strong color pink) FOOTED tights with their costume. If you are wearing tan, make sure you get LIGHT SUNTAN. Some of you will need a nude/black leotard (older kids/company girls). No nylon ballet shoes. If your class has more than one costume, your class and your teacher will help decide which one to wear for the picture on picture day. All hair needs to be in a bun with no bangs (pulled away from face if hair is very short), unless told otherwise. Hair requirement is for both picture and concert!! We want to look our best!!
SPELLING of you/your child’s name needs to be checked in the lobby for the program by May 5.
FOR THE CONCERTS, please be at the Grand Theatre no later than 30 minutes before the Concert is scheduled to start. That way everyone can get their seats and no one is panicking. Do realize that the Grand will be selling tickets at the door and that could slow down admission. So buy yours NOW at the Grand Theatre ticket box office or by calling 770-386-7343 M-F 9-5!We look forward to your part in the 2010 Spring Praise Concert! God will be Glorified!!!
Tickets ON SALE NOW for Concerts
Don’t forget to get your tickets now for our Spring Praise Concert featuring the SOF Dance Co., and the SOF Dance Studio students, THAT’S YOU!! Tickets will be $10 per person, per show. Children who take up a seat will need a ticket; children in adult’s laps do not. Dancers do not need a ticket. Please do not try to use a ticket of one show to get in again to a different show. Each show is obviously color coded. Tickets are on sale at the Grand Theatre ticket office 770-386-7343 (their new policy). Those of you who sold/purchased ads will get complimentary tickets to any show. See Tonya tech week to pick your tickets up.
We will have a limit of 500 tickets per show, so make sure you get yours early. Shows could possibly sell out, so parents, get yours NOW!
Volunteers for the show will receive free tickets, so look for our sign up sheet on the wall if you would like to help us out! It takes a lot of people to make these shows go off so well. Thank you in advance for your help and cooperation with these tickets!
UNDERWRITER DEADLINE THIS WEEK: Sat. May 1 at 12noon!
We are still accepting ads through Sat., May 1st AT 12 NOON! (Date extended!) If you are still intending on placing an ad, we would most gratefully accept it! We have only received a few ads to date, but know many of you were planning on placing one! This is always a great marketing opportunity for your business! Or a great place to show pride in your child’s accomplishments in dance for the Lord!
Fall Registration is ready to begin!!!
Again this year, we will have our early registration for the 10-11 year during the month of May. If you decide to go ahead and register, you will need to pay a discount registration fee of only $25 rather than the $30 rate. This is for the FIRST STUDENT of each family. Add $5 for each additional family member.
Don’t forget you can register completely ONLINE! Forms can be filled out online and submitted directly to our office. Payments can also be paid online! Know that any registration is not considered valid until payment is received. So if you want a particular class, be sure to register NOW (either in the studio or online). We also have registration forms available in the lobby. (After May 31, the fee goes to $30 for first student). Current students may register NOW!! Some prime time classes will fill up before the end of May. Some classes may NOT be offered depending on enrollment levels, but if you want it, sign up for it now!!!
The color leotard system for each class level will be continued this year. A few discounted NEW leotards are available in the lobby (navy and black). However, once they are gone, we are not ordering more. We love the leotard color system because it allows for more uniformity in the classes and helps give the kids a sense of accomplishment when they are promoted to the next level. You will be able to choose other styles to wear to class, but you need to have your child dressed in the appropriate color each week. We are a great dance studio and we want to portray our excellence even down to our everyday classwear. Listing of colors is available at the studio and online. Ask the office for referrals of local and online dancewear retailers.
The new expanded (because we will have FOUR ROOMS) schedule is posted in the lobby and on the web and recommendation notes are going out to most of the students this/last week. We hope that these recommendations will assist you in your planning. We will also be accepting registrations anytime over the summer.
Please call if you have questions. Fall schedule begins AUGUST 9th (pray the building is DONE)!
But take advantage of the discount and keep your spot for next year! We don’t want to miss a single one of you! Some classes will fill up before the end of May! Girls who auditioned for company have already received your letters for class registration. Please contact the office if you have questions. If you are interested in placement and did not audition, please see Ms. Theresa or Ms. Julie.
FLOWER SALE FOR DANCERS
We are able to provide flowers for you to purchase for your special dancer. This way you won’t have to make an extra trip Concert day to pick up last minute flowers! Presales are required. Order forms are in the lobby and are available ONLINE. All proceeds from the sale will go to help support the Steps of Faith Dance Company (our outreach ministry) and the Nativity Ballet. Thanks for your support!
CONCERT VIDEOS WILL BE AVAILABLE
Professional videos will be shot at all three concerts. Each DVDs is $25 (add $5 for direct shipping/otherwise shipped to SOF). You may place your order at the concerts. Checks will be made payable to the videographer.
NO OTHER VIDEOGRAPHY (home video) WILL BE ALLOWED during the concert. Due to your digital screen, we can see them and they show up in the professional video ! You are welcome to videotape dress rehearsals. No flash photography please during concerts.
Thanks for your support of our Applebees’ Pancake Breakfast on April 24! We raised around $1300 to help pay for company costumes and company ministries!!!
CLOSING DOORS...OPENING NEW ONES….
Since 2002 we have been in this great building. It has served us well, however, God has bigger plans for us. And by taking a BIG step of faith, my husband and I are investing in a building of our own for Steps of Faith Dance Studio LLC and Steps of Faith Dance Company Inc. Are we nervous? Sure! Do we trust God is going to provide even in this crazy economy? You bet! See, it is God’s economy, and not our own. So if He has a plan, we follow. I pray that each of our are led to follow us into our new building and the growing ministry He has planned. Please continue to lift us up, as we close (hopefully this week), and break ground SOON!!! And for a QUICK building process as we NEED our new place in August!!!!!~Julie
PS. Should have up sign soon: 65 Walnut Grove Rd, Cville 30120
SOF Yard Sale!!!! Saturday June 5th
Proceeds benefit Steps of Faith Dance Company. You can retain up to 50% of your earnings, and not have to work that day! If you want to get in on the selling or to volunteer, contact Ashleyanne Hensley, at gab-bodo@hotmail.com.
SUMMER PROGRAMS are SET
SOF’s Summer 2010 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 and, Miss Mary, and are like a “VBS” of dance and meets M-F: Cost: $115 or $150. June 7-11 for 3-5yr olds , June 14-18 for 3-5yr olds; July 12-16 for ages 6-10, July 19-23 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 14-July 9 (ABC also July 20-22). 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 10. 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 $50-155 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! ! 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!
NEW: SOLACE For Summer Dance Intensive for Teachers/Adults, check out www.steps-of-faith.com/solace on Saturday and Sunday, June 12-13!
All accounts must be cleared/arranged in order for participation in Praise Concert! Late fees have been added to accounts that are past due. Please take care of this matter so that we can keep providing the quality Christian dance instruction you desire.
My prayer for SOF…..
Dear Lord,
May all we do bring Glory to You. May all we say be uplifting in your eyes. May SOF prosper ONLY because she is Yours. May our Concert be specifically a fragrant Praise offering to You. May you use what we do to bring someone closer to You, and to knowing Who you really are. Please forgive us when we fall short in Your eyes, and lead us to fulfill our mission abundantly. May you bless all of the families and people involved in SOF in Jesus’ holy name. May all the businesses and individuals who support us prosper because they were willing to sow a seed. Thank you for letting us play a small part in your Kingdom work….
Amen
CONGRATULATIONS TO ANNA GILBERT, SOF GRADUATE...
for winning Belhaven University's "Freshman award for outstanding artistic achievement"!!!!
Sunday, April 18, 2010
DRESS REHEARSAL SCHEDULE
READ as: CLASS DAY/TIME then Dress Rehearsal time: May 10-14 @ The Grand Theatre
Mom-N-Me Mon 12-12:15
Mon 1230 Preballet Mon 12:15-12:30
Mon 130 Ballet/Tap Mon 1-1:30
Mon 300 Ballet/Tap Mon 4-4:30
Mon 330 Ballet/Tap Mon 4:30-5
Mon 400 HipHop Mon 5-5:30
Mon 800 Adult Tap Thur. 8:30-900
Tues 1230 Ballet/Tap Mon 12:30-1:00
Tues 300 Ballet Prep Tues 4:30-5
Tues 600 Ballet 1 Wed 545-615
Tues 700 Tn/Ad Ballet Fri 545-630
Wed 245 Preballet Wed 2:45-3:00
Wed 300 BTJ (Tap) Wed. 300-330
Wed 300 BTJ (Ballet) Wed 400-415
Wed 330 Ballet/Tap Wed 330-400
Wed 430 Jazz/Tap 2 Wed 415-445
Wed 530 Karina Wed. 530-545
Wed 630 Ballet/Tap Wed 700-730
Thurs 400 Ballet 2/3 Thurs 4-4:30
Thurs 500 Adv Tap Thurs 5:15-6/Fri Runthrough
Thurs 700 HipHop Thurs 7:15-7:45
Fri 530 Int Tap Thurs 4:30-5:15
Fri 615 Beg Tap Fri 5:15-5:45
Young Appr Ballet Tues 5-5:30 & Fri 4:45-5:15
YC Ballet Wed 4:45-5:30 & Fri 4:15-4:45
YC Jazz Thurs 6-6:30
Sr Appr Ballet Mon 8-9:15 /Friday 6:30-9:00RunThru
Sr. Appr Jazz Thurs 7:45-8:30/Friday 6:30-9:00Run Thru
Sr Co Celebration Wed 7:30-9:30/Friday 6:30-9:00Run Thru
Sr Co Jazz Thurs 6:30-7:15/Friday 6:30-9:00 Run Thru
Beautiful Day/Sr Co Tues 6:15-6:55/Friday 6:30-9:00 Run Thru
Oh My Lord/Sr Co Tues 5:30-6:15/Friday 6:30-9:00 Run Thru
Appr Modern Mon 5:30-6:15/Friday 6:30-9:00 Run Thru
Sr Co Modern Mon 6:15-7/Friday 6:30-9:00 Run Thru
Beginner Pointe Mon 7-7:15/Friday 6:30-9:00 Run Thru
Apprentice Int Pointe Mon 7:15-8/Friday 6:30-9:00 Run Thru
Beauty Tues 7-7:45/Friday 6:30-9:00
Rainbow Tues 8:15-9:15 **(7:45-9:15 Amber/Sarah)**and Fri
Mom-N-Me Mon 12-12:15
Mon 1230 Preballet Mon 12:15-12:30
Mon 130 Ballet/Tap Mon 1-1:30
Mon 300 Ballet/Tap Mon 4-4:30
Mon 330 Ballet/Tap Mon 4:30-5
Mon 400 HipHop Mon 5-5:30
Mon 800 Adult Tap Thur. 8:30-900
Tues 1230 Ballet/Tap Mon 12:30-1:00
Tues 300 Ballet Prep Tues 4:30-5
Tues 600 Ballet 1 Wed 545-615
Tues 700 Tn/Ad Ballet Fri 545-630
Wed 245 Preballet Wed 2:45-3:00
Wed 300 BTJ (Tap) Wed. 300-330
Wed 300 BTJ (Ballet) Wed 400-415
Wed 330 Ballet/Tap Wed 330-400
Wed 430 Jazz/Tap 2 Wed 415-445
Wed 530 Karina Wed. 530-545
Wed 630 Ballet/Tap Wed 700-730
Thurs 400 Ballet 2/3 Thurs 4-4:30
Thurs 500 Adv Tap Thurs 5:15-6/Fri Runthrough
Thurs 700 HipHop Thurs 7:15-7:45
Fri 530 Int Tap Thurs 4:30-5:15
Fri 615 Beg Tap Fri 5:15-5:45
Young Appr Ballet Tues 5-5:30 & Fri 4:45-5:15
YC Ballet Wed 4:45-5:30 & Fri 4:15-4:45
YC Jazz Thurs 6-6:30
Sr Appr Ballet Mon 8-9:15 /Friday 6:30-9:00RunThru
Sr. Appr Jazz Thurs 7:45-8:30/Friday 6:30-9:00Run Thru
Sr Co Celebration Wed 7:30-9:30/Friday 6:30-9:00Run Thru
Sr Co Jazz Thurs 6:30-7:15/Friday 6:30-9:00 Run Thru
Beautiful Day/Sr Co Tues 6:15-6:55/Friday 6:30-9:00 Run Thru
Oh My Lord/Sr Co Tues 5:30-6:15/Friday 6:30-9:00 Run Thru
Appr Modern Mon 5:30-6:15/Friday 6:30-9:00 Run Thru
Sr Co Modern Mon 6:15-7/Friday 6:30-9:00 Run Thru
Beginner Pointe Mon 7-7:15/Friday 6:30-9:00 Run Thru
Apprentice Int Pointe Mon 7:15-8/Friday 6:30-9:00 Run Thru
Beauty Tues 7-7:45/Friday 6:30-9:00
Rainbow Tues 8:15-9:15 **(7:45-9:15 Amber/Sarah)**and Fri
JUNE 5th Yard Sale...
DO YOU HAVE OLD/USED/GOOD items sitting around your house that you are not using? Do you have items that you are attached to and have a hard time giving things away? Are you looking to maybe get something in return for them without having to go through the laborious process of organizing your own yard sale?
We have the solution!
June 5th at Steps of Faith there will be a HUGE collaborative yard sale! The great thing about this, you don’t have to do anything but gather those old items up from around your house, bring them to Steps of Faith during the week of May 31st through June 4th and let us sell them for you and everything sold will benefit you and Steps of Faith by splitting the sale price in half! You will get something in return for those items you couldn’t just give away while SOF will be benefitted with aid in costuming, missions work and other expenses! What easier way to get rid of those items you have been putting in the back of closets for years thinking of that yard sale you will have one day!
Another benefit to this event, the items left over from the yard sale will be donated to Goodwill. You will have the choice to come back and see what did not sell and pick it up or leave whatever you would like for us to take to Goodwill!
I will be in need of 3-4 volunteers during the week for drop offs, and also for the day of the yard sale. Preferably parents but any Senior Company students interested, I could use you!
If interested in selling your items, I would need to get your phone number to call when the time gets closer. Please send me an email to gab-bodo@hotmail.com, with the subject being SOF YARD SALE and give me an idea of what kind of items you may have to sell, i.e. baby clothes, children’s clothing, books, furniture, shoes, etc.
This could be a HUGE community event! If you know of others that may not be SOF family but have some items they are interested in sending our way to sell and benefit SOF, then let us know.
Ashleyanne Hensley
SOF Instructor
gab-bodo@hotmail.com
We have the solution!
June 5th at Steps of Faith there will be a HUGE collaborative yard sale! The great thing about this, you don’t have to do anything but gather those old items up from around your house, bring them to Steps of Faith during the week of May 31st through June 4th and let us sell them for you and everything sold will benefit you and Steps of Faith by splitting the sale price in half! You will get something in return for those items you couldn’t just give away while SOF will be benefitted with aid in costuming, missions work and other expenses! What easier way to get rid of those items you have been putting in the back of closets for years thinking of that yard sale you will have one day!
Another benefit to this event, the items left over from the yard sale will be donated to Goodwill. You will have the choice to come back and see what did not sell and pick it up or leave whatever you would like for us to take to Goodwill!
I will be in need of 3-4 volunteers during the week for drop offs, and also for the day of the yard sale. Preferably parents but any Senior Company students interested, I could use you!
If interested in selling your items, I would need to get your phone number to call when the time gets closer. Please send me an email to gab-bodo@hotmail.com, with the subject being SOF YARD SALE and give me an idea of what kind of items you may have to sell, i.e. baby clothes, children’s clothing, books, furniture, shoes, etc.
This could be a HUGE community event! If you know of others that may not be SOF family but have some items they are interested in sending our way to sell and benefit SOF, then let us know.
Ashleyanne Hensley
SOF Instructor
gab-bodo@hotmail.com
Monday, March 29, 2010
APRIL NEWSLETTER
On May 15:
Many of you are asking which concert your dancer will appear. That information will be posted on the lobby wall this week (and on page 4)! Sr. Co and Appr. Companies will appear in all three. Tickets are on sale April 12: $10each. 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 10-14:
We will have dress rehearsals at the Grand Theatre on Tuesday-Friday, May 10-14. 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. This schedule will be posted after Spring Break.
PICTURE DAY May 8:
Picture Day is Sat., May 8th. Some costumes are coming the end 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 8, 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 are on the back of this newsletter!!!!!
SUMMER PROGRAMS are SET
SOF’s Summer 2010 is going to be a another busy one: and will be our last in this facility-makes it kinda bittersweet! 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 and, Miss Mary, and are like a “VBS” of dance and meets M-F: Cost: $115 or $150. June 7-11 for 3-5yr olds; June 14-18 for 3-5yr olds; July 12-16 for ages 6-10, July 19-23 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 14-July 9; (and July 20-22 for ABC). 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 who did not audition in March will be held on June 10. 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 $50-155 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 jazz. 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!
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Dates to
Remember
April 5-9
Spring Break
April 16:
Tuition Due
April 24:
Flapjack Fundraiser at Applebees
April 30:
Deadline for sponsors for program
May 10:
Tuition Due
Sat., May 8:
PICTURE DAY at
SOF Studio
May 10-14:
Dress Rehearsals at the Grand
(no regularly scheduled classes 10-14th)
May 15:
CONCERTS
May 1-30
Early Fall Registration
June 7-11
DanceCamp (3-5yr)
June 14-18
DanceCamp (3-5yr)
Summer Dance Intensive
June 14/21 –July 9
(note diff levels each wk)
July 12-16
DanceCamp (6-10yr)
July 19-23
DanceCamp (3-5yr)
July 20-22
ABC Intensive (6-8yr)
TBA
OPEN HOUSE at New Building
Aug. 9
Fall classes start (as long as building is done!!)
TUITION DUE THIS MONTH
Since the 10th falls during our Spring Break, I will allow you until the 16th to pay for April’s tuition without penalty. If you can , please take care of this THIS WEEK so that my cash flow will go as normal as possible.
(My rent is due by the 15th.) Thank you for your cooperation!!
Early Fall Registration in MAY
Steps of Faith is having our early registration for the 10-11 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 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 9th AS LONG AS THE BUILDING IS DONE! Should it change, we will let you know.
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! We will now have the capability of FOUR classrooms going at once, so this is a NEW puzzle for us. 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 auditioned for company this week, as well as returning members will be notified which level they have been placed by April 12th. If you have not auditioned and are interested, please see Ms. Julie.
We are sending out a letter to our mailing list letting them know of our registration dates and new location, 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!
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! All proceeds benefit our non-profit ministry. Look for more details coming soon.
Flapjack Fundraiser at Applebees: April 24th!!
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 SOF office or through a Senior Company member.
Proceeds go to Steps of Faith Dance Company ministries!!!
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=2 tickets, 1/4 page= 6 tick-
Ets. (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 2010! 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!!!
Happy April
Birthday to...
2-Alli Hagler
3-Kami Miller
4-Gabrielle Greeson
6– Becca Teal
8-Katrina Vincent
9-Ainsley Howard
13-Anna Martin
16-Madeline Fortin
17-Alex Kennedy
19-Carina Fortin
19-Maddy Hoerl
24-Lillie Arnold
29-Sarah Hyde
BIG NEWS: STEPS OF FAITH IS MOVING THIS FALL!!!! As you probably have heard, we were approved for financing (a God thing in this market) to buy land and build our own facility! We have been renting for 13 years, and now is the time to have our own place. And we are making it BIGGER to accommodate our growing ministry and SOF family!
Please be in earnest prayer that this thing can get built in record time over the summer. My husband and I should close on the property in the next two weeks, and we should “break ground” around May 1st. (Don’t worry, you will all be invited to a celebration!) Our goal is to have it move in ready by August 1st so that classes can begin on August 9th. There is a back up plan if they are running late, but I REALLY want to move in on time. God can do this, I know.
The new location is at 65 Walnut Grove Road, Cartersville, behind the new Zaxby’s off Hwy 113. It is only 8 minutes from our current location, and can be reached easily by South Bridge Road from Hwy 41 for those of you coming from the south or east or by Burnt Hickory for those of you coming from the north. I hope to have a sign up soon to help you locate it easier. The new building will be visible from Hwy 113! It is going to be GORGEOUS!!! Ron Goss Jr is our builder and he builds only the best!!!
And it will have FOUR dance rooms, a women’s bathroom with stalls and sinks, a large storage room, a dressing room with cabinets/lockers, a large office, and a break/microwave area. Yes we are excited. Final drawings/plans are being done now. I will post a layout as soon as it is final.
Of course, we need you to all come with us….you don't want to miss the excitement of the new building this fall! We are expanding our class offerings since we will now have the room!!! I’ll have a new schedule for the building mid April. You are coming, right???
SELAH and SOLACE
God continues to ask me to step outside of my comfort zone, and with that to minister to as many people as possible. If you haven't noticed, we have a great thing going here, and He is SOOO in control!
We have already begun the registration/audition process of our new Discipleship Training School in Ballet called SELAH. You have probably seen the posters around the studio or the page on the website. SELAH will be a 5 month program for college aged kids to come in and get focused training on discipleship and biblical studies as well as continuing ballet and dance training. There are many DTSs in the world, but none quite like this one. We have already had over 1200 hits on our SELAH webpage, and already a few applicants, and even more inquiries. We are partnering with OM-Dancelinks to help us set up their mission trip this November/December. We are currently checking out Bosnia and Italy. AND after much prayer and seeking the Lord, Miss Mary Binkley is coming on as SELAH’s co-director and discipleship leader. She is finishing up her third DTS herself and is ready to pour into our girls!!! Please be in prayer for this program and let anyone you know who might be interested about it. Check this out at…. www.steps-of-faith.com/selah It starts this August!!!
And while working on the summer dance intensives, I realized there was a need for a dance intensive for young adult dancers and for teachers. So within 24 hours, (this is so like God), we developed SOLACE, a weekend workshop for dance teachers/ministers/or graduates who want to learn more about teaching or who just want to take a class!!! So on Sat/Sun June 12/13 we are offering a large variety of classes. And I have brought in some wonderful gifted guest master teachers to teach: Angela Harris, Lauri Worrill-Biggs, Katherine Gant, Eleanor Rogers (these are all big names in the Atlanta dance scene), as well as some of our own staff. Oh, yes. This is going to be good. I cant wait to take the classes myself!!!! Classes can be taken individually or you can take the whole weekend for a great discount. Check it out….www.steps-of-faith.com/solace.
HOW DO YOU DO IT ALL????
This is the question MOST asked of me. I don't know… but by the Grace of God, go I. Really. I have no explanation for why or how. But I do know that God goes before me, and gives me the perfect staff and colleagues, parents and students to work with. I KNOW without a doubt that He has great things planned for SOF, the studio, the nonprofit company, and anyone who will partner with Him to make these things happen.
I know money is tight, times can be rough. But the harder things are, the more we need to lean into the arms of our Savior. He DOES have it all under control. I have seen that FIRST HAND especially over the last month.
Please continue to pray for this studio and her ministries here. No doubt we are going to need more students next year, but we will be ready for them. And we need to have everything we do covered in prayer.
I also want to mention that in house non-profit Company will be beginning a Patron program to raise money on a regular basis for her ministries. The studio has been giving the nonprofit practically free rent for all her rehearsals and paying for her staff for seven years. The board of directors of the non-profit would like to see SOF Dance Company become more independent and pay for her own expenses. Please consider becoming a SOF Patron. More details on that soon. No it cannot pay for the building (the studio LLC is doing that), but you can help raise money to make the ministries reach more people.
This whole SOF thing is so much larger than I ever even imagined. I am not an ambitious person, so it is a crazy ride for me. Who wants to join the ride????? ~ Love, Ms. Julie
In Service to Him, Ms. Julie
CLASS DAY/TIME PICTURES CONCERT TIME
Sat 5-8 @ SOF /Sat 5-15 @ Grand
Mom-N-Me 3:15** /12:30
Mon 1230 Preballet 3:30 /4:00
Mon 130 Ballet/Tap 3:45 /4:00
Mon 300 Ballet/Tap 4:15 /4:00
Mon 330 Ballet/Tap 2:30 /12:30
Mon 400 HipHop 5:15 /4:00
Mon 800 Adult Tap 9:30/ 4:00
Tues 1230 Ballet/Tap 9:00 /12:30
Tues 300 Ballet Prep 3:15** /12:30
Tues 600 Ballet 1 9:15 /4:00
Tues 700 Tn/Ad Ballet 10:15/ 12:30
Wed 245 Preballet 2:45 /12:30
Wed 300 BTJ (Tap) 4:30 /4:00
Wed 300 BTJ (Ballet) 4:45 /4:00
Wed 330 Ballet/Tap 3:00/ 12:30
Wed 430 Jazz/Tap 2 5:00 /12:30
Wed 530 Karina 5:00 /4:00
Wed 630 Ballet/Tap 4:00 /12:30
Thurs 400 Ballet 2/3 9:45 /4:00
Thurs 500 Adv Tap 11:00/ 7:30 plus one more tba
Thurs 700 HipHop 2:15 /12:30
Fri 530 Int Tap 10:00 /4:00
Fri 615 Beg Tap 10:30/ 4:00
Young Appr Ballet 11:30 /7:30
YC Ballet 11:15/ 7:30
YC Jazz 10:45 /7:30
Sr Appr Ballet 12:45 / 7:30 plus at least one other
Sr. Appr Jazz 1:15 / 7:30 plus at least one other
Sr Co Celebration 11:45 / 7:30 plus at least one other
Sr Co Jazz 1:30 / 7:30 plus at least one other
Beautiful Day/Sr Co 12:30 / 7:30 plus at least one other
Oh My Lord/Sr Co 1:00 / 7:30 plus at least one other
Appr Modern 1:45 /7:30 plus at least one other
Sr Co Modern 2:00 /7:30 plus at least one other
Many of you are asking which concert your dancer will appear. That information will be posted on the lobby wall this week (and on page 4)! Sr. Co and Appr. Companies will appear in all three. Tickets are on sale April 12: $10each. 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 10-14:
We will have dress rehearsals at the Grand Theatre on Tuesday-Friday, May 10-14. 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. This schedule will be posted after Spring Break.
PICTURE DAY May 8:
Picture Day is Sat., May 8th. Some costumes are coming the end 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 8, 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 are on the back of this newsletter!!!!!
SUMMER PROGRAMS are SET
SOF’s Summer 2010 is going to be a another busy one: and will be our last in this facility-makes it kinda bittersweet! 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 and, Miss Mary, and are like a “VBS” of dance and meets M-F: Cost: $115 or $150. June 7-11 for 3-5yr olds; June 14-18 for 3-5yr olds; July 12-16 for ages 6-10, July 19-23 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 14-July 9; (and July 20-22 for ABC). 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 who did not audition in March will be held on June 10. 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 $50-155 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 jazz. 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!
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Dates to
Remember
April 5-9
Spring Break
April 16:
Tuition Due
April 24:
Flapjack Fundraiser at Applebees
April 30:
Deadline for sponsors for program
May 10:
Tuition Due
Sat., May 8:
PICTURE DAY at
SOF Studio
May 10-14:
Dress Rehearsals at the Grand
(no regularly scheduled classes 10-14th)
May 15:
CONCERTS
May 1-30
Early Fall Registration
June 7-11
DanceCamp (3-5yr)
June 14-18
DanceCamp (3-5yr)
Summer Dance Intensive
June 14/21 –July 9
(note diff levels each wk)
July 12-16
DanceCamp (6-10yr)
July 19-23
DanceCamp (3-5yr)
July 20-22
ABC Intensive (6-8yr)
TBA
OPEN HOUSE at New Building
Aug. 9
Fall classes start (as long as building is done!!)
TUITION DUE THIS MONTH
Since the 10th falls during our Spring Break, I will allow you until the 16th to pay for April’s tuition without penalty. If you can , please take care of this THIS WEEK so that my cash flow will go as normal as possible.
(My rent is due by the 15th.) Thank you for your cooperation!!
Early Fall Registration in MAY
Steps of Faith is having our early registration for the 10-11 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 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 9th AS LONG AS THE BUILDING IS DONE! Should it change, we will let you know.
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! We will now have the capability of FOUR classrooms going at once, so this is a NEW puzzle for us. 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 auditioned for company this week, as well as returning members will be notified which level they have been placed by April 12th. If you have not auditioned and are interested, please see Ms. Julie.
We are sending out a letter to our mailing list letting them know of our registration dates and new location, 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!
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! All proceeds benefit our non-profit ministry. Look for more details coming soon.
Flapjack Fundraiser at Applebees: April 24th!!
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 SOF office or through a Senior Company member.
Proceeds go to Steps of Faith Dance Company ministries!!!
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=2 tickets, 1/4 page= 6 tick-
Ets. (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 2010! 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!!!
Happy April
Birthday to...
2-Alli Hagler
3-Kami Miller
4-Gabrielle Greeson
6– Becca Teal
8-Katrina Vincent
9-Ainsley Howard
13-Anna Martin
16-Madeline Fortin
17-Alex Kennedy
19-Carina Fortin
19-Maddy Hoerl
24-Lillie Arnold
29-Sarah Hyde
BIG NEWS: STEPS OF FAITH IS MOVING THIS FALL!!!! As you probably have heard, we were approved for financing (a God thing in this market) to buy land and build our own facility! We have been renting for 13 years, and now is the time to have our own place. And we are making it BIGGER to accommodate our growing ministry and SOF family!
Please be in earnest prayer that this thing can get built in record time over the summer. My husband and I should close on the property in the next two weeks, and we should “break ground” around May 1st. (Don’t worry, you will all be invited to a celebration!) Our goal is to have it move in ready by August 1st so that classes can begin on August 9th. There is a back up plan if they are running late, but I REALLY want to move in on time. God can do this, I know.
The new location is at 65 Walnut Grove Road, Cartersville, behind the new Zaxby’s off Hwy 113. It is only 8 minutes from our current location, and can be reached easily by South Bridge Road from Hwy 41 for those of you coming from the south or east or by Burnt Hickory for those of you coming from the north. I hope to have a sign up soon to help you locate it easier. The new building will be visible from Hwy 113! It is going to be GORGEOUS!!! Ron Goss Jr is our builder and he builds only the best!!!
And it will have FOUR dance rooms, a women’s bathroom with stalls and sinks, a large storage room, a dressing room with cabinets/lockers, a large office, and a break/microwave area. Yes we are excited. Final drawings/plans are being done now. I will post a layout as soon as it is final.
Of course, we need you to all come with us….you don't want to miss the excitement of the new building this fall! We are expanding our class offerings since we will now have the room!!! I’ll have a new schedule for the building mid April. You are coming, right???
SELAH and SOLACE
God continues to ask me to step outside of my comfort zone, and with that to minister to as many people as possible. If you haven't noticed, we have a great thing going here, and He is SOOO in control!
We have already begun the registration/audition process of our new Discipleship Training School in Ballet called SELAH. You have probably seen the posters around the studio or the page on the website. SELAH will be a 5 month program for college aged kids to come in and get focused training on discipleship and biblical studies as well as continuing ballet and dance training. There are many DTSs in the world, but none quite like this one. We have already had over 1200 hits on our SELAH webpage, and already a few applicants, and even more inquiries. We are partnering with OM-Dancelinks to help us set up their mission trip this November/December. We are currently checking out Bosnia and Italy. AND after much prayer and seeking the Lord, Miss Mary Binkley is coming on as SELAH’s co-director and discipleship leader. She is finishing up her third DTS herself and is ready to pour into our girls!!! Please be in prayer for this program and let anyone you know who might be interested about it. Check this out at…. www.steps-of-faith.com/selah It starts this August!!!
And while working on the summer dance intensives, I realized there was a need for a dance intensive for young adult dancers and for teachers. So within 24 hours, (this is so like God), we developed SOLACE, a weekend workshop for dance teachers/ministers/or graduates who want to learn more about teaching or who just want to take a class!!! So on Sat/Sun June 12/13 we are offering a large variety of classes. And I have brought in some wonderful gifted guest master teachers to teach: Angela Harris, Lauri Worrill-Biggs, Katherine Gant, Eleanor Rogers (these are all big names in the Atlanta dance scene), as well as some of our own staff. Oh, yes. This is going to be good. I cant wait to take the classes myself!!!! Classes can be taken individually or you can take the whole weekend for a great discount. Check it out….www.steps-of-faith.com/solace.
HOW DO YOU DO IT ALL????
This is the question MOST asked of me. I don't know… but by the Grace of God, go I. Really. I have no explanation for why or how. But I do know that God goes before me, and gives me the perfect staff and colleagues, parents and students to work with. I KNOW without a doubt that He has great things planned for SOF, the studio, the nonprofit company, and anyone who will partner with Him to make these things happen.
I know money is tight, times can be rough. But the harder things are, the more we need to lean into the arms of our Savior. He DOES have it all under control. I have seen that FIRST HAND especially over the last month.
Please continue to pray for this studio and her ministries here. No doubt we are going to need more students next year, but we will be ready for them. And we need to have everything we do covered in prayer.
I also want to mention that in house non-profit Company will be beginning a Patron program to raise money on a regular basis for her ministries. The studio has been giving the nonprofit practically free rent for all her rehearsals and paying for her staff for seven years. The board of directors of the non-profit would like to see SOF Dance Company become more independent and pay for her own expenses. Please consider becoming a SOF Patron. More details on that soon. No it cannot pay for the building (the studio LLC is doing that), but you can help raise money to make the ministries reach more people.
This whole SOF thing is so much larger than I ever even imagined. I am not an ambitious person, so it is a crazy ride for me. Who wants to join the ride????? ~ Love, Ms. Julie
In Service to Him, Ms. Julie
CLASS DAY/TIME PICTURES CONCERT TIME
Sat 5-8 @ SOF /Sat 5-15 @ Grand
Mom-N-Me 3:15** /12:30
Mon 1230 Preballet 3:30 /4:00
Mon 130 Ballet/Tap 3:45 /4:00
Mon 300 Ballet/Tap 4:15 /4:00
Mon 330 Ballet/Tap 2:30 /12:30
Mon 400 HipHop 5:15 /4:00
Mon 800 Adult Tap 9:30/ 4:00
Tues 1230 Ballet/Tap 9:00 /12:30
Tues 300 Ballet Prep 3:15** /12:30
Tues 600 Ballet 1 9:15 /4:00
Tues 700 Tn/Ad Ballet 10:15/ 12:30
Wed 245 Preballet 2:45 /12:30
Wed 300 BTJ (Tap) 4:30 /4:00
Wed 300 BTJ (Ballet) 4:45 /4:00
Wed 330 Ballet/Tap 3:00/ 12:30
Wed 430 Jazz/Tap 2 5:00 /12:30
Wed 530 Karina 5:00 /4:00
Wed 630 Ballet/Tap 4:00 /12:30
Thurs 400 Ballet 2/3 9:45 /4:00
Thurs 500 Adv Tap 11:00/ 7:30 plus one more tba
Thurs 700 HipHop 2:15 /12:30
Fri 530 Int Tap 10:00 /4:00
Fri 615 Beg Tap 10:30/ 4:00
Young Appr Ballet 11:30 /7:30
YC Ballet 11:15/ 7:30
YC Jazz 10:45 /7:30
Sr Appr Ballet 12:45 / 7:30 plus at least one other
Sr. Appr Jazz 1:15 / 7:30 plus at least one other
Sr Co Celebration 11:45 / 7:30 plus at least one other
Sr Co Jazz 1:30 / 7:30 plus at least one other
Beautiful Day/Sr Co 12:30 / 7:30 plus at least one other
Oh My Lord/Sr Co 1:00 / 7:30 plus at least one other
Appr Modern 1:45 /7:30 plus at least one other
Sr Co Modern 2:00 /7:30 plus at least one other
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
classes cancelled March 2
Due to the snow (can you believe we are having snow AGAIN), we are having to cancel classes this afternoon and evening.
Everything should be back to schedule tomorrow.
Everything should be back to schedule tomorrow.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
MARCH NEWSLETTER
“It’s A Beautiful Day”
Every year, we come up with a theme for the year’s Spring Praise Concert. And this year, we are calling it “it’s a beautiful day”. Although so many of us are going through strife, hardships, struggles, and frustrations, the Lord makes it clear we are fix our eyes on Him. We are to be HAPPY about the day the Lord has made and He wants us to rejoice in it. No matter what. Why? Because it is another opportunity for Him to show us He loves us, and for us to give back to Him in return. That is why I am here, I know.
All of our students have started their dances by now. Students will appear in one of three concerts, with most appearing in the afternoon shows. Our evening concert will feature works by the SOF Dance Company and some of the older students. The two upper levels of SOF Dance Company will be featured in the opening of each concert just like last year. A listing of who appears where will go up in April. If you have any restrictions on that day that would make your child’s participation impossible, please let us know and we will TRY to accommodate you. We usually cannot honor all requests, but we will do our best.
All the costumes have been ordered! Look on the lobby wall for pictures (Karina’s class pics are coming soon)! Please keep the staff of Steps of Faith in your prayers as we get ready for the 2010 Spring Praise Concert!! To see how else you can help, see below...
SELAH Discipleship Training School
The Lord has led us to develop and offer a discipleship training school for college aged kids here at SOF. It will offer solid biblical training, ballet/pointe and other dance classes, and performance opportunities. There are many DTS across the country, but very few if any focus on ballet and pointe. We are currently writing curriculum and letting people know we are doing this. If you know anyone you think who might be interested, pick up a brochure or give us an address and we will be glad to mail more info. Check us out on the web at www.steps-of-faith.com/selah. “SELAH” has several meaning, but the main one is to rest and reflect before the Lord. That is what we want to be for these young people, who the Lord is calling to use their gift of dance for His glory!!!
Don’t forget to check out our summer programs on www.steps-of-faith.com!!!! Registration is available NOW!!
Underwriters Needed for Concert
In order to make the Steps of Faith Spring Concert possible and for us to pay for the rental of the Grand Theatre and have professionally produced programs, Steps of Faith asks for underwriters for the Concert. This will keep the admission fee to the concert at only $10 a seat! (increase in price fr. last yr is due to Grand’s per ticket fee). Tickets will be for sale through the Grand Theatre office beginning in April.
Any and all proceeds from the concert will go to support the mission work of the non-profit Steps of Faith Dance Company, Inc.. So not only can you support the concert this spring, you will also be supporting spreading the Gospel throughout the world! Also, underwriting gives great Christian businesses in our community an opportunity to be recognized while they show their support for our ministry.
There will be several “levels” of sponsorship available. We will do this by allowing tastefully sized and professionally done “ad space” in our programs. This space also includes “Best wishes Boxes” that parents may purchase for their special dancer(s). “Prices” range from half page at $200 to Best Wishes Box at $45. Of course, all donations will be listed and appreciated. We must not forget: these contributions ARE what makes our Concert possible for our families.
We are asking that every SOF family sell ONE ad for our program. Individuals who buy an ad will receive FREE tickets to any performance, (up to 3 for eighth page, 6 for quarter page, 9 for half page).
If you or someone you know may be interested in underwriting our Concert, please let me or Tonya know. SOF’s number is 770-606-0506. We have forms for you to help us distribute in the lobby.
As always, God will provide for this year’s Concert. Thanks, in advance, for your help in spreading the word throughout our Christian community, and for doing what you can to support this end of the year Praise Concert! (Examples of last year’s program are available in the office.) Deadline is Friday, April 30th. Make all support/ad checks out to Steps of Faith Dance Company, Inc.
Thank you in advance for your support of SOF and our wonderful concert on May 15th!
Costume Fee
Balances Now Due
If you owe any part of your costume fees, that money is now required. We have paid for 100% of the costumes and need everyone’s accounts to be cleared. Thank you for helping us in this matter.
Dates to Remember
(or to put on your calendar!!)…
March 1-Costume balances due
March 1 Summer Registration begins
March 10-Tuition Due
March 9 or 12 Company Auditions ‘10-’11 (current members only)
April 5-9 Spring Break
April 24 Flapjack Fundraiser at Applebees!!!
April 30 Deadline for Underwriters
May 1-31 Early Fall Registration at SOF
May 8-Picture day at SOF
May 10-14 Dress Rehearsals at Grand
May 15-Spring Concert
June 7-July 30 Summer classes
Aug. 10-Fall session starts
There are NO OTHER DAYS the studio is closed except for Spring Break. All other school holidays are “CLASSES ON” for SOF!!! We wouldn't want to miss you guys!!
PICTURE DAY IS MAY 8 at the studio
Make sure you pencil in the date. Exact times will be available by first of April.
April 24th: SOF
Breakfast at Applebees!
Want a wonderful breakfast and help raise money for the SOF ministries too? Make plans NOW to attend our Flapjack Fundraiser at Applebees on Saturday morning, April 24th!!!
There will be TWO sittings, one at 8am-9am and one at 9am-10am. Breakfast is only $7.50 each for pancakes/sausage, and softdrinks/coffee/juice! SOF makes $5 on every ticket sold. AND you get a $5 coupon to use at your next visit to Applebees! The Steps of Faith Dance Company will be your greeters and servers!!!! (Wonder if they can waitress as well as they dance??? HMMMM)
We have to sell the tickets in advance at the studio (no at the door purchases, sorry) and there is limited seating. So get your tickets now and support our SOFDance Company and their ministries. Tickets will be available for purchase starting on March 2nd. Thanks for supporting SOF and her missions work!!!
PLANS FOR SUMMER AND FALL & Company AUDITION INFORMATION…
Summer Registration for DanceCamps and Summer Intensives Begins NOW online, and on March 1st at the studio. Payment must accompany registration to make it valid. Go to www.steps-of-faith.com for registration online and more information! Fall Schedules will be up by mid-April. We are having to wait to see if we will be able to move before sitting down to write it (by mid-March we hope)! Fall registration will begin May 1st.
Company placement auditions will be held in March during normally scheduled classes this year to allow you plenty of time for planning and registration. Current Sr. Co will audition on Friday, March 12. Sr. Apprentices is Friday March 12th, Young Company is Tuesday, March 9, Young Apprentices is Friday March 12. NEW: Ballet 1/Ballet 2 girls interested in the company program will audition by attending the summer intensives this summer. Ask Ms. Julie regarding which summer level to sign up for. Please see Ms. Julie or Ms. Theresa if you have any questions about auditions or the company program.
Every year, we come up with a theme for the year’s Spring Praise Concert. And this year, we are calling it “it’s a beautiful day”. Although so many of us are going through strife, hardships, struggles, and frustrations, the Lord makes it clear we are fix our eyes on Him. We are to be HAPPY about the day the Lord has made and He wants us to rejoice in it. No matter what. Why? Because it is another opportunity for Him to show us He loves us, and for us to give back to Him in return. That is why I am here, I know.
All of our students have started their dances by now. Students will appear in one of three concerts, with most appearing in the afternoon shows. Our evening concert will feature works by the SOF Dance Company and some of the older students. The two upper levels of SOF Dance Company will be featured in the opening of each concert just like last year. A listing of who appears where will go up in April. If you have any restrictions on that day that would make your child’s participation impossible, please let us know and we will TRY to accommodate you. We usually cannot honor all requests, but we will do our best.
All the costumes have been ordered! Look on the lobby wall for pictures (Karina’s class pics are coming soon)! Please keep the staff of Steps of Faith in your prayers as we get ready for the 2010 Spring Praise Concert!! To see how else you can help, see below...
SELAH Discipleship Training School
The Lord has led us to develop and offer a discipleship training school for college aged kids here at SOF. It will offer solid biblical training, ballet/pointe and other dance classes, and performance opportunities. There are many DTS across the country, but very few if any focus on ballet and pointe. We are currently writing curriculum and letting people know we are doing this. If you know anyone you think who might be interested, pick up a brochure or give us an address and we will be glad to mail more info. Check us out on the web at www.steps-of-faith.com/selah. “SELAH” has several meaning, but the main one is to rest and reflect before the Lord. That is what we want to be for these young people, who the Lord is calling to use their gift of dance for His glory!!!
Don’t forget to check out our summer programs on www.steps-of-faith.com!!!! Registration is available NOW!!
Underwriters Needed for Concert
In order to make the Steps of Faith Spring Concert possible and for us to pay for the rental of the Grand Theatre and have professionally produced programs, Steps of Faith asks for underwriters for the Concert. This will keep the admission fee to the concert at only $10 a seat! (increase in price fr. last yr is due to Grand’s per ticket fee). Tickets will be for sale through the Grand Theatre office beginning in April.
Any and all proceeds from the concert will go to support the mission work of the non-profit Steps of Faith Dance Company, Inc.. So not only can you support the concert this spring, you will also be supporting spreading the Gospel throughout the world! Also, underwriting gives great Christian businesses in our community an opportunity to be recognized while they show their support for our ministry.
There will be several “levels” of sponsorship available. We will do this by allowing tastefully sized and professionally done “ad space” in our programs. This space also includes “Best wishes Boxes” that parents may purchase for their special dancer(s). “Prices” range from half page at $200 to Best Wishes Box at $45. Of course, all donations will be listed and appreciated. We must not forget: these contributions ARE what makes our Concert possible for our families.
We are asking that every SOF family sell ONE ad for our program. Individuals who buy an ad will receive FREE tickets to any performance, (up to 3 for eighth page, 6 for quarter page, 9 for half page).
If you or someone you know may be interested in underwriting our Concert, please let me or Tonya know. SOF’s number is 770-606-0506. We have forms for you to help us distribute in the lobby.
As always, God will provide for this year’s Concert. Thanks, in advance, for your help in spreading the word throughout our Christian community, and for doing what you can to support this end of the year Praise Concert! (Examples of last year’s program are available in the office.) Deadline is Friday, April 30th. Make all support/ad checks out to Steps of Faith Dance Company, Inc.
Thank you in advance for your support of SOF and our wonderful concert on May 15th!
Costume Fee
Balances Now Due
If you owe any part of your costume fees, that money is now required. We have paid for 100% of the costumes and need everyone’s accounts to be cleared. Thank you for helping us in this matter.
Dates to Remember
(or to put on your calendar!!)…
March 1-Costume balances due
March 1 Summer Registration begins
March 10-Tuition Due
March 9 or 12 Company Auditions ‘10-’11 (current members only)
April 5-9 Spring Break
April 24 Flapjack Fundraiser at Applebees!!!
April 30 Deadline for Underwriters
May 1-31 Early Fall Registration at SOF
May 8-Picture day at SOF
May 10-14 Dress Rehearsals at Grand
May 15-Spring Concert
June 7-July 30 Summer classes
Aug. 10-Fall session starts
There are NO OTHER DAYS the studio is closed except for Spring Break. All other school holidays are “CLASSES ON” for SOF!!! We wouldn't want to miss you guys!!
PICTURE DAY IS MAY 8 at the studio
Make sure you pencil in the date. Exact times will be available by first of April.
April 24th: SOF
Breakfast at Applebees!
Want a wonderful breakfast and help raise money for the SOF ministries too? Make plans NOW to attend our Flapjack Fundraiser at Applebees on Saturday morning, April 24th!!!
There will be TWO sittings, one at 8am-9am and one at 9am-10am. Breakfast is only $7.50 each for pancakes/sausage, and softdrinks/coffee/juice! SOF makes $5 on every ticket sold. AND you get a $5 coupon to use at your next visit to Applebees! The Steps of Faith Dance Company will be your greeters and servers!!!! (Wonder if they can waitress as well as they dance??? HMMMM)
We have to sell the tickets in advance at the studio (no at the door purchases, sorry) and there is limited seating. So get your tickets now and support our SOFDance Company and their ministries. Tickets will be available for purchase starting on March 2nd. Thanks for supporting SOF and her missions work!!!
PLANS FOR SUMMER AND FALL & Company AUDITION INFORMATION…
Summer Registration for DanceCamps and Summer Intensives Begins NOW online, and on March 1st at the studio. Payment must accompany registration to make it valid. Go to www.steps-of-faith.com for registration online and more information! Fall Schedules will be up by mid-April. We are having to wait to see if we will be able to move before sitting down to write it (by mid-March we hope)! Fall registration will begin May 1st.
Company placement auditions will be held in March during normally scheduled classes this year to allow you plenty of time for planning and registration. Current Sr. Co will audition on Friday, March 12. Sr. Apprentices is Friday March 12th, Young Company is Tuesday, March 9, Young Apprentices is Friday March 12. NEW: Ballet 1/Ballet 2 girls interested in the company program will audition by attending the summer intensives this summer. Ask Ms. Julie regarding which summer level to sign up for. Please see Ms. Julie or Ms. Theresa if you have any questions about auditions or the company program.
Monday, February 8, 2010
February Newsletter
Thanks to Tonya, and our staff, our costumes are officially ordered! Within the next two weeks, a poster will go up with all the pictures of the costumes. We wait til we get confirmations of the orders, since there have been times that they have had to be changed.
Costumes will be passed out as soon as they arrive, but no earlier than AFTER Spring Break (April 12). Picture Day is Saturday, May 8. So you will have them in plenty of time for our pictures! Concert is May 15th, so make sure you have that day marked!!!
Thanks for all your loyalty to our studio. We are now 200 students strong!
Karina’s Class Starts THIS WEEK
Welcome to our newest SOF students in Karina’s class, our class for special needs kids! Miss Natalie is teaching this starting THIS WEEK, on Wednesdays from 530-600pm. We are applying for grants in order to make this class free, or almost free, to qualifying students would like to be a part. We will also be finding costumes for them to wear in the Spring show!!! WELCOME TO OUR NEWEST STUDENTS!!!! We also need Company members who would like to assist in this class to let Tonya know.
SELAH Discipleship Training School (DTS)
Starts August 2010 at SOF
Hosted by Steps of Faith Dance Studio, and SOF Dance Company Inc., we will begin a college aged Ballet and Discipleship Training School to teach advanced ballet and dance technique as well as biblical studies for college aged students. Students may participate in this program in addition to their college classes or may take a semester off to dive into what the Lord has planned. The program is a five month journey into going deeper with the Lord, as they increase their training in ballet and other dance genres. There are very few DTS programs with a concentration in ballet. We want to provide such a program! We are recruiting nationwide and hope to have at least half a dozen students participate. Go to
www.steps-of-faith.com/selah for more information.
Spread the word and get plugged in!!!
MAY 15, 2010
Have you Marked your calendars?
PLEASE mark your calendars now for our 2010 Spring Praise Concert for Saturday, May 15th at the Grand Theatre in Cartersville for all our dance students. Concerts will be at 12:30pm, 4pm, and 7:30pm. Most younger student classes will be placed in the first two concerts. Our season will be over after this date.
Dates to Remember…
Feb. 10-Tuition Due
Looking Ahead….
March 1-Costume balances due
April 5-9 Spring Break
May 8-Picture day at SOF
May 15-Spring Concert
June 7-July 30 Summer classes (see back of page)
Aug. 9-Fall session starts
There are NO OTHER DAYS the studio is closed except for Spring Break. All other school holidays are “CLASSES ON” for SOF!!! We wouldn't want to miss you guys!!
SUMMER PLANS are UNDERWAY
Many of you have already been asking about our dates for summer programs, and here they are!! We are planning an exciting and full summer schedule for all ages and levels. We will again offer DanceCamps for ages 3-10, and Summer Dance Intensives for our serious students ages 6+. We plan on having a full complete schedule (with times of day) later this month for you. Pray for us as we finish putting all the puzzle pieces together!!
Dates for summer at SOF (Mark calendar now):
DanceCamps:
June 7-11 for ages 3-5, $115,
June 14-18 for ages 3-5, $115
July 12-16 for ages 6-10, $150
July 19-23 OR 26-30 for ages 3-5, $115
Summer Intensives:Summer Intensives (see registration form for prices):
June 14-18 (MWF) ABC summer intensive (ages 6-8)
June 14-18 (M-Th) Levels 4-5 (Sr. Appr and Sr. Co) (Fri also for Level 5)
June 21-25 (M-Th) Levels 2-5 (finished Ballet 1– Sr.Co)(Fri also for Level 5)
June 28-July 2, (M-Th) Levels 2-5 (finished Ballet 1– Sr.Co)(Fri also for Level 5)
July 5-9 (M-Th) Levels 2-5 (finished Ballet 1– Sr.Co)(Fri also for Level 5)
Also July 20-22, (TWTh) ABC summer intensive (ages 6-8)
Note that some of the younger levels will only be offered 2 or 3 of the total weeks of summer intensives. Dancers in levels 4 & 5 are required to take at least 3 weeks for fall company placement, and dancers in levels 2 & 3 are required to take at least 2 weeks for fall company placement.
We will also like to offer weekly evening classes for advanced dancers and adults, if there is an interest. If you would like to have a class this summer, let us know!!
COMPANY AUDITIONS We will be having formal auditions in March.
Here is a basic description of our programs:
Here is a basic description of our programs:
DANCECAMPS- The DanceCamp is our “VBS of dance” and will be offered in a week format. These DanceCamps are full of fun, food and faith! (Crafts, too!!) No experience is necessary. This is a great way to try out dance or to keep active over the summer! (Most of our camps last year were full, so sign up early!) Ballet, tap and/or jazz, as well as creative movement and worship dance are taught at these camps along with daily devotions. Ages 3-5 are 2.5 hours in the morning, and the ages 6-10 stay morning through early afternoon! These are taught by our own staff!
BALLET SUMMER DANCE INTENSIVES are for serious dancers ages 6 and up as well as our Company dancers and meets 3-5 days a week. Weekly devotions are held at all levels to keep our focus on GOD! All here at SOF in a Christian environment you expect! Placement auditions for dancers not currently in the SOF ballet program will be held on June 10 (reservation required) If alternative audition date is needed, contact us. Current SOF Company will be notified of their summer/fall placement by April 12 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 and days per week). Cost ranges from $50-155 per week. And a 10% discount will be applied for anyone signing up by May 15! (You can take one, two, three or even four weeks!). Each week will feature similar classes and schedules. Guest and resident teachers in our upper levels will be teaching ballet, modern, tap, drama, jazz, dance lectures, pas de deux/partnering (upper level only), and other exciting classes to our company levels. Our own loving staff will be teaching our younger level (ABC) and will include ballet, tap and/or jazz as well as some surprises along the way.
Flyers will be ready in the coming weeks with more details. NON-SOF dancers are very welcome and can return to their studios/school programs after the summer! (We will have extras if you want to invite other students. The goal of the intensive is to actually help you IMPROVE your technique over the summer instead of simply trying to maintain it! NOTE: New and Returning Company members will be required to take a minimum number of weeks to be placed next year (Appr/Company 3 weeks, YA/YC 2 weeks). See Ms. Theresa or Ms. Julie for more information!
We hope many of you join us in our summer of fun! Last year was a very successful summer and we hope to include many more of you! This studio will be HOPPING this summer!!
Plan now to join SOF for a great summer in dancing for our LORD
Costumes will be passed out as soon as they arrive, but no earlier than AFTER Spring Break (April 12). Picture Day is Saturday, May 8. So you will have them in plenty of time for our pictures! Concert is May 15th, so make sure you have that day marked!!!
Thanks for all your loyalty to our studio. We are now 200 students strong!
Karina’s Class Starts THIS WEEK
Welcome to our newest SOF students in Karina’s class, our class for special needs kids! Miss Natalie is teaching this starting THIS WEEK, on Wednesdays from 530-600pm. We are applying for grants in order to make this class free, or almost free, to qualifying students would like to be a part. We will also be finding costumes for them to wear in the Spring show!!! WELCOME TO OUR NEWEST STUDENTS!!!! We also need Company members who would like to assist in this class to let Tonya know.
SELAH Discipleship Training School (DTS)
Starts August 2010 at SOF
Hosted by Steps of Faith Dance Studio, and SOF Dance Company Inc., we will begin a college aged Ballet and Discipleship Training School to teach advanced ballet and dance technique as well as biblical studies for college aged students. Students may participate in this program in addition to their college classes or may take a semester off to dive into what the Lord has planned. The program is a five month journey into going deeper with the Lord, as they increase their training in ballet and other dance genres. There are very few DTS programs with a concentration in ballet. We want to provide such a program! We are recruiting nationwide and hope to have at least half a dozen students participate. Go to
www.steps-of-faith.com/selah for more information.
Spread the word and get plugged in!!!
MAY 15, 2010
Have you Marked your calendars?
PLEASE mark your calendars now for our 2010 Spring Praise Concert for Saturday, May 15th at the Grand Theatre in Cartersville for all our dance students. Concerts will be at 12:30pm, 4pm, and 7:30pm. Most younger student classes will be placed in the first two concerts. Our season will be over after this date.
Dates to Remember…
Feb. 10-Tuition Due
Looking Ahead….
March 1-Costume balances due
April 5-9 Spring Break
May 8-Picture day at SOF
May 15-Spring Concert
June 7-July 30 Summer classes (see back of page)
Aug. 9-Fall session starts
There are NO OTHER DAYS the studio is closed except for Spring Break. All other school holidays are “CLASSES ON” for SOF!!! We wouldn't want to miss you guys!!
SUMMER PLANS are UNDERWAY
Many of you have already been asking about our dates for summer programs, and here they are!! We are planning an exciting and full summer schedule for all ages and levels. We will again offer DanceCamps for ages 3-10, and Summer Dance Intensives for our serious students ages 6+. We plan on having a full complete schedule (with times of day) later this month for you. Pray for us as we finish putting all the puzzle pieces together!!
Dates for summer at SOF (Mark calendar now):
DanceCamps:
June 7-11 for ages 3-5, $115,
June 14-18 for ages 3-5, $115
July 12-16 for ages 6-10, $150
July 19-23 OR 26-30 for ages 3-5, $115
Summer Intensives:Summer Intensives (see registration form for prices):
June 14-18 (MWF) ABC summer intensive (ages 6-8)
June 14-18 (M-Th) Levels 4-5 (Sr. Appr and Sr. Co) (Fri also for Level 5)
June 21-25 (M-Th) Levels 2-5 (finished Ballet 1– Sr.Co)(Fri also for Level 5)
June 28-July 2, (M-Th) Levels 2-5 (finished Ballet 1– Sr.Co)(Fri also for Level 5)
July 5-9 (M-Th) Levels 2-5 (finished Ballet 1– Sr.Co)(Fri also for Level 5)
Also July 20-22, (TWTh) ABC summer intensive (ages 6-8)
Note that some of the younger levels will only be offered 2 or 3 of the total weeks of summer intensives. Dancers in levels 4 & 5 are required to take at least 3 weeks for fall company placement, and dancers in levels 2 & 3 are required to take at least 2 weeks for fall company placement.
We will also like to offer weekly evening classes for advanced dancers and adults, if there is an interest. If you would like to have a class this summer, let us know!!
COMPANY AUDITIONS We will be having formal auditions in March.
Here is a basic description of our programs:
Here is a basic description of our programs:
DANCECAMPS- The DanceCamp is our “VBS of dance” and will be offered in a week format. These DanceCamps are full of fun, food and faith! (Crafts, too!!) No experience is necessary. This is a great way to try out dance or to keep active over the summer! (Most of our camps last year were full, so sign up early!) Ballet, tap and/or jazz, as well as creative movement and worship dance are taught at these camps along with daily devotions. Ages 3-5 are 2.5 hours in the morning, and the ages 6-10 stay morning through early afternoon! These are taught by our own staff!
BALLET SUMMER DANCE INTENSIVES are for serious dancers ages 6 and up as well as our Company dancers and meets 3-5 days a week. Weekly devotions are held at all levels to keep our focus on GOD! All here at SOF in a Christian environment you expect! Placement auditions for dancers not currently in the SOF ballet program will be held on June 10 (reservation required) If alternative audition date is needed, contact us. Current SOF Company will be notified of their summer/fall placement by April 12 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 and days per week). Cost ranges from $50-155 per week. And a 10% discount will be applied for anyone signing up by May 15! (You can take one, two, three or even four weeks!). Each week will feature similar classes and schedules. Guest and resident teachers in our upper levels will be teaching ballet, modern, tap, drama, jazz, dance lectures, pas de deux/partnering (upper level only), and other exciting classes to our company levels. Our own loving staff will be teaching our younger level (ABC) and will include ballet, tap and/or jazz as well as some surprises along the way.
Flyers will be ready in the coming weeks with more details. NON-SOF dancers are very welcome and can return to their studios/school programs after the summer! (We will have extras if you want to invite other students. The goal of the intensive is to actually help you IMPROVE your technique over the summer instead of simply trying to maintain it! NOTE: New and Returning Company members will be required to take a minimum number of weeks to be placed next year (Appr/Company 3 weeks, YA/YC 2 weeks). See Ms. Theresa or Ms. Julie for more information!
We hope many of you join us in our summer of fun! Last year was a very successful summer and we hope to include many more of you! This studio will be HOPPING this summer!!
Plan now to join SOF for a great summer in dancing for our LORD
Friday, January 8, 2010
NO CLASSES FRI JAN 8
Due to most of us being stuck, we are having to cancel classes for today, Jan. 8th. Stay safe and warm! We will reopen on Monday.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
NO CLASSES THURSDAY JAN. 7
Due to the snow expected to come in and stick this afternoon and evening, we feel it is best to cancel classes for today, Thur., Jan. 7th. Please check back tomorrow for what we will do on Friday.
Ms. Julie
Ms. Julie
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