Steps of Faith Fall FestivalPlan to join us on Saturday, September 24th from 10am-3pm. We are planning a day of Family Fun at SOF!! There will be free dance classes, performances by our very own dancers, a variety of vendors, a rock wall, inflatables, food, silent auction, and a photo booth. Mark your calendar & invite your friends!! Admission is free, however, there will be a charge for “booths”. Our goal in this endeavor is 3 fold:
1. For our SOF family to come together and have FUN!
2. Raise awareness in Cartersville to SOF’s presence.
3. Raise funds for Steps of Faith Dance Company.
WE NEED YOUR HELP! There are a couple of different ways you can get involved. Keep reading and let us know if you can help!! We are taking donations of food items such as: hot dogs, hot dog buns, ketchup, mustard, and a variety of baked goods. Also, we need donations for our silent auction. Some examples would be: Maybe you own a cabin in the mountains and could donate a weekend to be auctioned off. Maybe you sell Avon, Tupperware, Pampered Chef and could donate some of your product. You are a musician and could offer donate some classes. You are a baker and could donate a cake for a special occasion. You get the idea. These are only suggestions. (The possibilities are limitless!!)
In addition to donations, we need volunteers to help us that day. Jobs we will need help with: set up, break down, bake sale, selling hot dogs, and etc. There will be a sign up sheet posted on bulletin board in lobby. See you there!
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). Class leotard colors: Preballet—pink, Ballet/Tap-light blue, Ballet/Tap/Jazz-royal, Ballet Prep-lavender, Ballet 1, 2, 3 –purple,
HipHop, Contemporary, Jazz/Tap, and Musical Theatre—black. 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!
Have YOU taken the SOF survey?If you sat in the lobby last week, you were probably asked to participate in our survey. Thank you!
If not, forms are on office ledge, please take a moment to fill one out and tell us how you heard about Steps of Faith. Even if you have been with us for the past
fifteen years — we want to know how you found out about us.
Do you have change?We are collecting change for the Bartow County Women’s Resource Center. To donate, place your loose change in our baby bottle located on office ledge. Thank you for helping these families!
Verse of the month“Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: Thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness.”
Psalm 30:11
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.
Dates to Remember...Sept. 5 Labor Day NO CLASSES
Sept. 10 Tuition DUE
Sept. 18 Full Company Performance at Roselawn Arts and Crafts Festival at 11-11:45am
Sept. 24 SOF Fall Festival 10am-3pm (Free performances/fun for all)
Looking ahead…..
Oct: Yard work day at studio TBA
Nov.22-27 Thanksgiving Holidays (Monday classes only that week)
T-shirt, everyone?
All students registered at Steps of Faith receive a SOF t-shirt. They will be ready by the end of September. Family members and former SOFers may purchase extra shirts at $10 a shirt on a first come, first served basis starting October 10th. Quantities will be limited.
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 September 30th. If you are in a full class and are interested in a smaller class size, we still have some available. “Less Full” classes are:
-MomNMe Tuesday 11-1130 (MaryBeth)
-Preballet Saturday 915-1000am (Natalie)
-Ballet/Tap 1st yr. Monday 130-230 (Becky)
-Ballet/Tap 1st yr. Monday 330-430 (Becky)
-Ballet/Tap 1st yr. Wed. 300-400 (Becky)
-Ballet/Tap 2nd yr. Wed 300-400 (Mary)
-Ballet Prep Wed 400-445 (Becky)**
--Ballet 1 Monday 400-500 (Mary)
-Jazz/Tap 1 Wed 715-815 (Mary)
-Jazz/Tap 1 Fri 300-400 (Kristen)**
-HipHop 1 Tues 330-430 (Dee)
HipHop 1 Wed 730-830 (Natalie)
HipHop 1 Sat 1130-1230 (Natalie)**
-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!!!!
**Call before you to come to make sure these classes are making.
