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Monthly Newsletter MARCH 2018

NO CLASSES!

Due to group rehearsal on Tues March 6th

and Wed March

7th

there will be NO EVENING CLASSES THOSE NIGHTS.

Daytime classes will operate as normal on the 6th

& 7th

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There are also no classes from Monday March 26th

through Saturday March 31st

due to Spring Breaks. All

classes will resume Monday April 2nd

.

DANCEFUSION APPAREL ORDER Back by popular demand! We are placing another hoodie order just in time for festival season. Orders need to be submitted online and payments received to the office by Sunday March 11

th. There is currently a sizing kit in the

office. The hoodies are as pictured on the order form – black .The Dancefusion logo will be on the front left chest and DANCEFUSION will be along the bottom back. Please go here to view a picture of the hoodie and to place your order. No paper order forms please. If you are having difficulties with the order form please contact Tina Marie and she will manually enter the order for you. HERE IS THE

LINK TO ORDER

MAKEUP & HAIR TUTORIAL

Miss Cally is offering a free tutorial for any DFAD students

interested. This will be held Saturday March 10th from 6-

7pm at Dancefusion. Please add your name to the signup

sheet on bulletin board if interested. You will need to

bring your hair pieces and makeup.

SOLO/ DUET SHOW – THUR MAR 22nd

Did you forget to sign up for the Solo/ Duet/ Small group

show? Here is one last chance to do so. We’ve opened the

signup sheet until March 7th.

Please go here and sign up

MESSAGE FROM STUDIO DIRECTOR Exciting times ahead! Spring Break and then all of our festivals starting with Standing Ovations Fort Saskatchewan!

If you have any questions regarding festival etiquette or rules, please do not hesitate to contact the office. There is also information on the website under the festivals tab. If classes are cancelled due to conflicts with festival performances, you will receive notice. The teachers spend a lot of time with students prior to their festival performances, so we do not schedule makeup classes. Hope you enjoy the break, and come back to class ready to work hard. (Please remember to practice over the holidays) Mary Anne Kuebler

“It takes an athlete to dance, but an artist to be a dancer” -Anonymous

WHEN: Mar 26th – 29th TIME: 9am – 4pm COST: $200 AGES: 7+ (must have some dance experience) Variety of disciplines will be offered including Ballet, Jazz, acro, aerial, hip hop, bboying, stretch, etc Students from outside DFAD welcome. Register online or in the office. Studio will be open 830am for early drop off and until 530pm for late pick up.

ARE YOU A GRADUATING STUDENT? Every year we invite graduating DFAD students to perform one of the solos or duets in the year end recital. If you have a piece you would like to showcase, please contact the office so we can add you to the schedule. We will need to know which show you would like to perform in and what solo you are doing. Even if you don’t have an extra choreography please advise the office if you are graduating, as we like to acknowledge all of our grads.

YEAR END RECITAL DFAD’s 21

st Year End Recital is scheduled for the weekend

of June 1st. We try and schedule around graduations, so if

you know you are attending a graduation that weekend please let us know by March 23

rd so we can try and make

accommodations in our schedule.

GROUP REHEARSALS Please see attached schedule (below). We understand that there may be some groups that have dancers back to back. DFAD staff will make changes (within your time block) so that students have time to change between numbers (if applicable). Please remember to arrive at Festival place 30 minutes before your scheduled time block. (ie: if you dance in the 730-830 pm time block..arrive by 7 pm) There will be change rooms available for students so please do not arrive in costume. The document below also indicates which groups will have dress rehearsal (costume) and which ones will not. The students are not required to have their group hair and stage makeup for the rehearsal. All of Miss Cally's, Miss Laurie's, Miss Kyra's & Richard's are not doing a dress rehearsal. However, dance need to be in proper dance attire, with the appropriate footwear. All hair/ makeup sheets that have been given to the office have been uploaded to your class portal for you to view. You can also find the DFAD general makeup sheet on the portal as well. Please note that this night is only for groups who are participating in festival. We use this performance as stage rehearsal to get the dancers/ group ready for festival.

2018 FESTIVALS April 5 – 8

STANDING OVATIONS (SOFS)

FORT SASKATCHEWAN @DOW CENTRE

April 11 – 14

STANDING OVATIONS (SORD)

REDDEER COLLEGE

April 18-24 (PLEASE NOTE CHANGE IN DATES)

SHY-ANN (SHY)

EDMONTON, GRANT MACEWAN

DRAFT SCHEDULE RECEIVED & POSTED

May 9 – 13

DREAM TEAM (DT)

SHERWOOD PARK @ FESTIVAL PLACE

DRAFT SCHEDULE RECEIVED & POSTED

May 10-13

REPRESENT (REP)

EDMONTON, MYER HOROWITZ

May 14-16

SPOTLIGHT (SPOT)

CAMROSE, LOUGHEED THEATRE

DRAFT SCHEDULE RECEIVED & POSTED

(please note there was a date typo in the original schedule emailed

out but it has been updated online)

FESTIVAL SCHEDULES

Festival schedules are starting to arrive. Unfortunately

we do have any control over when the schedules come to

us and which ones come in first. When DFAD receives a

schedule from the host we go through it to double check

all our entries are included. We then post a copy of our

entries on the Festival board outside the office, on our

main website (www.dancefusionsp.com), and the parent

portal. We also send this 1st draft out via email to notify

you that it has arrived. This is a DRAFT schedule. Studios

will have a limited time to send in any revisions to the

host. The host will then come out with their FINAL

version. All DRAFTS and the FINAL version will be

posted to the above places. We will not inundate parents

with multiple emails with the various versions. It will be

the parents responsibility to locate the most recent

version of the schedule and verify that their child’s

performance time has not changed.

DANCEFUSION ACADEMY OF DANCE 2017-2018 YEAR AT A GLANCE

MARCH

Tuesday March 6th

& Wednesday March 7th

: Group Rehearsal at Festival Place. NO EVENING CLASSES

Wednesday March 7th

: Last day to sign up for Solo show

Sunday March 11th

: Hoodie orders & payment due

Thursday March 22nd

: Solo/ Duet/ Small Group Show @ Festival Place

Saturday March 24: Last day of classes before Spring Break

Monday March 26 – Saturday March 31: Spring Break Studio Closed.

APRIL:

Monday April 2: Classes Resume

STANDING OVATIONS: FORT SASKATCHEWAN @DOW CENTRE April 5 – 8

STANDING OVATIONS: REDDEER COLLEGE: (Only fund 5 & up) April 11 – 14

SHY-ANN FESTIVAL/COMPETITION: GRANT MACEWAN April 18-24

PICTURE WEEK Monday April 30-Saturday May 5

MAY:

PICTURE WEEK Monday April 30-Saturday May 5 (class pictures taken during regular class time)

DREAM TEAM: SHERWOOD PARK @ FESTIVAL PLACE May 9 – 13

REPRESENT: EDMONTON, MYER HOROWITZ May 10-13

SPOTLIGHT: CAMROSE, LOUGHEED THEATRE May 14-16

Saturday May 19 – Monday May 21: Studio Closed for Victoria Day

JUNE:

Friday June 1 & Saturday June 2; Year-end recitals @ Festival Place

EARLY FALL REGISTRATION June 4 – 7: discounts available.

DFAD STAGE REHEARSAL @ FESTIVAL PLACE, SHERWOOD PARK

TUESDAY MARCH 6th 4:30-5:30

F3 BALLET MIGRATING BIRDS (CALLY) NOVICE BALLET A - WHISTLE WHILE YOU WORK (KRISTA)

INTERMEDIATE BALLET CONSTELLATIONS (ANDREA) J R 1 TAP LA BAMBA (MIKAYLA)

F2 A BALLET CATCHING BUTTER FLIES (ANNE) NOVICE JAZZ A LET'S GET TOGETHER (KRISTA)

F4 BALLET POCHENELLE (CALLY) BEGINNER BALLET THE PERFECT TEA (ANDREA)

5:30-6:30

INTERMEDIATE A JAZZ ROUTE 66 (KRISTA) JR 2 TAP BRING ME A DREAM (MIKAYLA)

PRIMARY TAP NOWHERE BETTER (ANDREA) SR 2 TAP ROCKEFELLER (ANNE MARIE)

F2 B BALLET CLASSIQUE (ANNE) EXPERIENCED BOYS TAP BOYZ (MAK) F2 A JAZZ BING BANG (ANNE MARIE)

BEGINNER JAZZ WALK (ANDREA) F2 B JAZZ AIRLINE ANNIE (KRISTA)

6:30-7:30

F3-A JAZZ METEORITE (CALLY) MINI MUSICAL THEATRE FRIENDS (ANDREA)

TAPLINE TAPPIN (ANNE MARIE) JUNIOR BALLET UNDER THE BIG TOP (KRISTA)

JUNIOR JAZZ MY GIRL (ANDREA) F3 B BALLET HOE DOWN (CALLY)

INTER LYRICAL VIEW PARADISE (ANNE MARIE) TEEN TAP GOOD ENOUGH (ANDREA)

JR ADVANCED HIP HOP WALLFLOWERZ (RICHARD)

7:30-8:30

F7/8 JAZZ SUMMERTIME SADNESS (CALLY) JR 3 TAP IT'S SWING (MAK/MIKAYLA)

F5 BALLET DANCE OF THE WITCHES (KRISTA) TEEN MODERN HUSH (ANDREA)

F4 MODERN PAIX (TANYA) F8-10 BALLET PAQUITA (CALLY)

TEEN BALLET/ LYRICAL BETTER DAYS (ANDREA) F5 MODERN ADIEMUS (TANYA)

SR ADVANCED HIP HOP FRIENDS (RICHARD)

8:30-9:30

DFAD SQUAD (RICHARD) F7-10 LYRICAL CHOREO LIGHT A FIRE (LAURIE/CALLY)

INTER 3 TAP PAYING MY DUES (ANNE MARIE) INTER 1 TAP STARBUCK (JEFF)

F8-10 CONTEMPORARY ANGEL BY THE WINGS (CALLY) ADVANCED TAP SUPERSTITION (JEFF)

F6/7 BALLET I'VE GOT RYTHM (KRISTA) F8-10 BALLET POINTE GISELLE AU DE WILLES (CALLY)

ADULT HIP HOP DFAD AD’S (RICHARD)

WEDNESDAY MARCH 7th 4:30-5:30

BREAKDANCE 1 DFAD BREAK 1 (KIT) BEGINNER BALLET (CLASSICAL) I WILL GO SAILING NO MORE (KIM)

NOVICE B JAZZ DREAM OF YOU (KYRA) JR CREW DFAD JR CREW (KIT)

BEGINNER JAZZ HOW-JA-DO (ANNE MARIE) BEGINNER BALLET MY YELLOW BASKET (KIM)

HIP HOP 5-7 BOYS GHOSTBUSTERS (KIT) BEGINNER JAZZ I WANT YOU BACK (KIM)

HIP HOP 7+ COED TOKYO (KIT)

5:30-6:30

INTERMEDIATE MUSICAL THEATRE HAPPINESS (ANNE MARIE) HIP HOP 8+ YRS THE CHOIR (KIT)

NOVICE B BALLET (CHARACTER) MUSIC BOX DOLLS (KYRA) INTER JAZZ SHOES ON FIRE (LAURIE)

HIP HOP 5-7 YRS HIP KIDZ (KIT) F3 B JAZZ ILLUMINATE (ANNE MARIE)

ACRO RULE (DANIELLE) HIP HOP 4-6 COED LIL G'S (KIT)

JR MUSICAL THEATRE ALL FOR ONE (ANNE MARIE)

6:30-7:30

HIP HOP 11+ BOYS MAINSTREET (PAOLO/KIT) SR VARIETY LADY LUCK (ANNE MARIE)

POM SPOOK RETURNS (DANIELLE) HIP HOP 12+ YRS THE BOSS (KIT)

F6-7 CONTEMPORARY THE SEARCH (LAURIE) HIP HOP 8+ BOYS ONLY GRAFFITI BOYZ (KIT)

CHEER LITTLE MISSY'S (DANIELLE) F6/7 MODERN THE BOX (TONY)

BREAKDANCE 2 DFAD BREAK 2 (KIT)

7:30-8:30

F9-10 JAZZ LADY POWERZ (LAURIE) F5 CONTEMPORARY REMINISCENCE (LINDSAY)

ADULT LYRICAL CRUM (ANNE MARIE) F5 LYRICAL TURN TO STONE (LAURIE)

TEEN JAZZ/ CONTEMPORARY MERCY (LINDSAY) ADULT MODERN THE LIGHT (TONY)

F6 JAZZ WARRIOR (LAURIE) THE CREW AUDITION HIP HOP DFAD CREW (KIT)

F3/4 LYRICAL WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW (LINDSAY)

8:30-9:30

F9-10 LYRICAL ENDINGS (LAURIE) ADULT JAZZ BLACK (ANNE MARIE)

F8-10 MODERN THE GARDEN (TONY) DADS/MENS DANCE MEN'S FOLLIES (MAK)

F4 JAZZ BIG IN JAPAN (LAURIE) ADULT MUSICAL THEATRE REV IT UP (ANNE MARIE)

F6 LYRICAL SILENT STORM (LAURIE) ADULT EXPERIENCED TAP CHANGE IT! (ANNE MARIE/MAK)

F5 JAZZ DOCK OF THE BAY (LAURIE)

PLEASE ARRIVE 30 MINUTES BEFORE YOUR GROUP IS SCHEDULED.

WE WILL CALL YOU UP TO THE STAGE WHEN IT IS YOUR TURN.

FULL DRESS REHEARSAL FOR YOUR GROUP? YES/ NO