February NEWSletter

This one is CHOC-FULL of info... so read it all (please)...

MAY 14, 2011
Have you Marked your calendars?
PLEASE mark your calendars now for our 2011 Spring Praise Concert for Saturday, May 14th 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.

****PLEASE NOTE OUR MAILING ADDRESS IS: P O BOX 3032, CARTERSVILLE GA 30120


COSTUMES ARE ORDERED: 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 11). Picture Day is Saturday, May 7. So you will have them in plenty of time for our pictures! Concert is May 14th, so make sure you have that day marked!!!
Thanks for all your loyalty to our studio. We are now 250 students strong!

FUNDRAISERS FOR DANCE COMPANY AND MINISTRY
Please make plans to attend our annual Pancake Breakfast at Applebees on Saturday, March 26th. Tickets are $7 and there are two seatings: 8am and 9am! Servers will be your company girls!! Also, start setting aside your things for our annual SOFYard Sale on April 16th. We are urgently seeking Patrons who might be able to help us on a recurring basis of as little as $10 a month. Please check out www.steps-of-faith.com/sof-patron for joining this effort! WE NEED YOU!!!
Proceeds for all these efforts benefit the ministry of SOF including mission trips, dance scholarships, and performance needs of the dancers!

Winter Weather Make up Day: Feb 5
If you would like to make up your missed class due to the snow last month, you may do so on our combined make up day, Feb 5th (see lobby for sign up) or any other similar class by the end of February.

facebook FANS:
Have you checked in on Facebook Places when you arrive at SOF? If you do, after checking in four times, you will receive $10 off next month’s tuition!
Become a fan (or like the page) of the studio (says LLC) and the company and keep up to date of all the happenings!!

SELAH Discipleship Training School (DTS) at SOF
Hosted by Steps of Faith Dance Studio, and SOF Dance Company Inc., we will continue our 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 or ten 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 have had three lovely students this year, and hope to expand the program this fall. They have been busy with a performance every month this year!!! (This month’ s appearance is with Etowah Jazz Society at Grand on Feb. 14th to benefit the homeless shelter!) Plans are underway for their mission trip this June. Please keep us and our plans in your prayers as we seek the Lord.
Go to www.steps-of-faith.com/selah for more information.
Spread the word and get plugged in!!!


COMMUNITY OUTREACH: Please bring in new diapers for the Women’s Resource Center this month. Boxes are in the lobby for collection. They really need size 4 and 5 diapers for mothers in need.

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 6-10 for ages 3-5, $115 w/ Ms. Natalie
June 13-17 for ages 3-5, $115, w/Ms. Natalie
July 18-22 for ages 6-10, $150 w/Ms. Mary
July 25-29 for ages 3-5, $115w/Ms. Mary
Summer Intensives:(see registration form for prices):
June 13-17(not all levels this week), June 20-24, June 27-July 1, July 5-9, July 19-21(ABC only)
Note that some of the younger levels will only be offered 2 or 3 of the four weeks of summer intensives. More details coming later this month.
2011-2012 COMPANY AUDITIONS Will be held in March. Summer Intensive attendance will be required.
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 1, 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!!
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 9 (reservation required) If alternative audition date is needed, contact us. Current SOF Company will be notified of their summer/fall placement by April 13 There will be SIX levels of classes this year (5 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 $50-160 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, musical theatre, 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 (Alpha/Omega/T4: 3 weeks, Ti-T3: 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!!
Registration forms will be available later this month online and in the office.

Dates to Remember…Feb. 10-Tuition Due

Looking Ahead….
March 1-Costume balances due
March 26-Pancake Bfast
April 4-9 Spring Break
April 16-Yard Sale
May 7-Picture day at SOF
May 14-Spring Concert
June 6-July 29 Summer classes (see back of page)
Aug. 8-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!!!

Upcoming events

SOF/Applebees's Pancake Breakfast: Sat., March 26th 8am, and 9am, Tickets will be $7 a plate! Unlimited coffee and OJ!

SOF Yard Sale: Sat., Apri 16. Start collecting your "stuff" now to donate to the yard sale to raise money for missions.

SNOW make up Day Feb. 5th

Optional SNOW Make Up Day: Saturday, Feb. 5th

Our policy is that we are not required to make up classes canceled due to weather, since they are considered “acts of God”. However, since we missed so many days during the week of Jan. 10th, we have decided to do a make up day for all the classes in a combination fashion (makeup classes are usually low in attendance). Note some classes have more than one option. Please sign up in the office if you are planning on coming to make sure we are staffed appropriately.

Note that according to policy, you may also make up your class in another other equivalent class during any week. Please do so by the end of February. So the choice is yours!!!! Thanks for letting us provide you with quality instruction!

CLASSES OFFERED SAT., FEB. 5th:

MomNMe:
1100 with Ms. Natalie

Preballet:
915am with Ms. Katelyn
1130 with Ms. Natalie

Ballet/Tap:
10am with Ms. Natalie
100 with Ms. Natalie

Ballet Prep: 1230 w/ Ms. Mary

Ballet/Tap/Jazz: 200-330 with Ms. Natalie

Ballet 1: 130 w/Ms. Mary

Beg./Int. Teen Ballet: 1100 w/Ms. Mary

HipHop: 200 w/ Ms. Rachel

T3/T4/Alpha/Omega Jazz: 1230 w/Ms. Rachel

Tap/Jazz 230 w/ Ms Mary

Karina’s Class: 930 w/Ms. Natalie

Classes back to NORMAL

starting today, Friday, Jan. 14th. Note that we DO have classes on MOnday, MLK Day as planned.

Classes being held Thursday, Jan. 13th BEFORE 6pm

All classes BEFORE 6pm on Thursday, Jan. 13th, will be held. Classes after 6pm will be canceled so that you can be home before dark. Those classes will participate in the makeup day, Feb. 5th. Times tba.

All six company levels will have a class tomorrow. Make sure you check your email or the company blog for those times.

Morning preschool classes WILL BE HELD, as well as SELAH, Adv. Tap (at 115-200pm), Musical Theatre, and Ballet 2/3.

No classes Jan. 12th

Due to the hazardous conditions of the parking lot and sidewalk, we cannot open today. We will have a makeup day on Sat. Feb 5th. Praying that we can open tomorrow!

No classes Jan. 11th

Due to the weather and road conditions, we will not have classes on Tuesday, Jan. 11th.

We will plan a make up day for classes missed this week for Saturday Feb. 5th. Our policy says we dont have to, but we wanted to. Stay tuned for more details.

No classes Jan. 10th

due to weather. Please check back here or on our facebook page regarding Tuesday.

According to our weather policy, classes are not normally made up since weather is considered an "act of God". However, we will GLADLY let you schedule a make up class during another class we offer. PLEASE ask!