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!!!!
