It's Boys Week! Bring a buddy with you to class this week, October 3-8, because boys dance too! When new boys register for class they will receive a "Boys Dance Too" t-shirt!
Also, don't forget we do have class on October 6th, even though many schools are out! Star Wars Camp October 15th Let the force be with you as you dance, create and learn in this unique camp for ages 5-10! Tuition is $35 and a $10 deposit is due at the time of registration. Sign Up Here! Holiday Parade November 19th Dance Arts Academy will be participating in the the Boise Holiday Parade on November 19th! All students are invited to attend. Dancers under age 7 will ride on our float and those ages 7 and up will learn a routine and dance the route! Sign up by selecting your dancer's sweatshirt size. The cost is $32.00 for the purchase of a new zip-up hoodie sweatshirt (new bling and glitter anniversary design). Sweatshirts will be ordered on Friday, October 28th, so sign up right away to make sure you don't miss out! Sign Up Here! Now collecting donations for Traveling Tutus Dance Arts Academy is participating in a service project to help spread the joy of dance around the world! Traveling Tutus is a non-profit organization that sends dance shoes, clothes and costumes to under privileged youth around the globe! If you would like to help, you can place new or gently used items in the boxes in the lobby and we will send them off at the end of the month. Also, all candy bar money will be used to help pay for shipping costs. Halloween Party October 29th Don't miss our annual Halloween Party! This fun event for ages 3-up is a fundraiser for the performing teams of Dance Arts Academy, who are raising funds for a performance in Disneyland next summer! The party is from 5-9 pm and will have lots of games, prizes, dancing, and a costume contest! Admission is $10. Nutcracker and Holiday Shows Our staff is working on class assignments for upcoming holiday performances. Another email will be sent out next week with what show your class will be in. Some classes will be in Festival of Trees on November 26th (tentative date), or the Nutcracker and Holiday Spectacular on December 17th, or Freeze Frame on January 21st. Students do not have to purchase costumes for holiday shows, but will rent them from Dance Arts Academy. Each student will have a rental fee of $25 due in November (not per class if your dancer is in multiple classes). Costume rentals are not covered by the performance package fees.
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Your Monthly News & Updates
We are so excited to get back to dance and even more excited to have you join us! There is a lot going on this time of year and some important dates for you to note. Please let us know if you have any questions- we are always happy to help! New policies this year As we grow, we always want to improve our programs, so a couple things we have implemented this year is automatic payments and ballet uniforms. Most accounts already have a card saved to their account, but it may not have been authorized for recurring billing. Please make sure you are all set to go by either checking in at the office or logging into your account online. This way everyone can avoid late fees by paying automatically and on time! We want our dancers to be dressed for learning and success, so we have chosen beautiful leotards for them to wear to class! Please make sure your dancer is in the appropriate uniform for their level. They are moderately priced at $15 for youth sizes and $20 for adult sizes. Be watching for upcoming "dress up" days where dancers can show their personality and style by wearing other ballet attire or accessorizing their uniforms! BDTA Fall WorkshopNovember 5th The Boise Dance Teachers Association is an all volunteer organization that raises funds for dance camp scholarships and dance education for youth in our community. Each fall, they host a workshop open to dancers ages 8-up, which will be held on November 5th at Sawtooth Middle School. The cost is only $10 for three master classes in Ballet, Hip Hop and Musical Theater. Space is limited, so reserve your spot by clicking here and turning in your $10 fee (in cash, please). All participants will also receive a t-shirt, so the deadline to register is October 12th so we can order your t-shirt size. Link to Sign Up for Workshop Star Wars Camp October 15 We are looking for all kids ages 5-10 who are Star Wars Fans! We are having a dance camp on Saturday, October 15th from 1:00-3:00. Participants will learn a hip hop style routine, play Star Wars games and we may have some surprise guests! The camp tuition is only $35 and this event is open to the public! Sign up to reserve your spot today! Sign Up Here for Star Wars Camp Important Notes
DAA News & Updates We are gearing up for an exciting new season of dance as we celebrate our 40th anniversary! As we plan for the next year, help us with your feedback from last season so we know how we did and what we may be able to do to serve you better. Here is a link for a short survey about your experience this past year: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CJRXDFH Thank you in advance for participating! There are also several summer opportunities that it's not too late to take advantage of! Check out our Ballerina Book Series Dance Camps- Suess on the Loose, Boynton Boogie Bonanza, Alice's Mad Tea Party and Feeling Inside Out. We have also added a special Star Wars Camp! We want our returning students to get first pick at fall classes, so register now! Many classes are already close to filling! We have added many classes to the fall schedule as we now have three studios to dance in! Modern and Partnering Workshops with Aminta Remisosky Aminta will be visiting us from Colorado this next week and we are excited to learn from her! She will be teaching Modern classes and a special workshop on partnering! You can sign up for her classes from the following link: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040948afa82aa02-summer Ruby Anniversary Ribbon Cutting August 11th You are invited to join us for a special event commemorating the 40 years that Dance Arts Academy has been educating dancers in the Treasure Valley! On August 11th at 11:00 am the Meridian Chamber of Commerce will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony. An open house with refreshments will follow. Please join us for this unique event! Welcome Jennifer! Jennifer Hackworth is our new office manager! As we continue to grow she will help us keep everything organized and be able to assist customers in the office during evening classes. Please give her a warm welcome! Here is a little bit about Jennifer: I was born and raised in Washington state, although I spent the last 12 years in Northern California. My husband and I came to Boise looking for a change. I am so excited to have four distinct seasons for the first time ever! I am currently keeping busy working on a computer science degree. When I can find the time, my husband and I enjoy hiking with our two dogs, bowling, playing video games and watching the Mariners (although they do make it hard sometimes) and the Seahawks. School is out, and we are in summer mode, but the fun doesn't stop at the dance studio! We have so much going on and we don't want you to miss out!
It's not too late to register for summer classes and the Ballerina Book Series Camps, and tonight is a special Hip Hop Workshop with Mikey Castro and Jesse Sykes. Don't forget the Dairy Days Parade on June 24th! All students are invited to participate and it is a free event, just wear your recital t-shirt and black shorts and sneakers. Another email will be sent out next week with all the details. We can't wait to see you dancing this summer! Your Monthly News & Updates
Wow! We are nearing the end of our season quickly! Please read carefully to be up to date with recital information and upcoming studio events! It's a Small World Recitals June 4th Most costumes have been sent home and we will be handing out recital notes the first week of May with picture and rehearsal times. Class pictures will be May 31-June 2 at Dance Arts Academy and there will be no regular dance classes that week. Dress rehearsal will be the morning of the recitals on June 4th at the Mountain View auditorium. Recital tickets will be available beginning May 1st at 10:00 am at www.tututix.com/DanceArtsBoise Tickets are RESERVED SEATING! No more waiting in long lines to get the seats you want! Ticket prices are $7.00 and families with dancers in more than one show will have a discount code for $1.00 off per ticket, when you purchase tickets for both shows. Order Recital Bears by May 2nd These adorable recital bears are a fun commemorative gift for your dancer! Several styles of outfits are available and you can purchase outfits for a bear you already have. Bears will arrive in discreet packaging so you can surprise your dancer at recital time. Bears can be ordered online at www.dancebears.com or you can drop off your order form at our office and we will process it for you. The deadline to order is May 2nd to ensure delivery before the recital. Performance Team Auditions June 7th We are looking for dancers with smiles and great attitudes to audition for our 2016-2017 performance teams! Dancers ages 6-17 are invited to audition. Team members perform many times throughout the year and will be dancing in Disneyland in the summer of 2017! Audition Details for June 7th: Ages 6-9 4:30-6:00 Ages 10-12 6:00-7:30 Ages 13-18 7:30-9:00 Audition fee: $10 Dancers should come in dance attire and jazz shoes with hair pulled back in a ponytail or bun. They will warm-up, do across the floor progressions and learn a short routine by a guest instructor, to be performed for judges in groups. They do not need to prepare anything in advance. Occasionally, judges will ask a dancer to stay for the next age group audition, so be prepared to stay longer, if needed. Those dancers who are chosen to be on a team will be required to take two classes over the summer. Results will be posted on the team web page the following day after auditions. A parent meeting will be held on the evening of June 14th to go over the parent/dancer contracts and the upcoming calendar for the season. If you have questions about the commitment and costs involved with the performing team, please contact Dotty. New Preschool Open House May 7th Come see our new preschool and meet the teacher, Susan Farrington! We will have an open house on May 7th from 2:00-4:00 pm. We are enrolling for the 2016-2017 school year and we would love your referrals! Please refer your friends to our preschool and for each student that enrolls, we will give you a $20 dance tuition credit! More information about the preschool can be found on our website:www.stageoflearning.com Summer Programs As we are nearing the end of our school year season, it is time to register for summer programs! There is a lot going, on and more workshops will be announced soon! Here is what you can sign up for now:
Students interested in attending the CSI/IDAA Dance Camp this summer may apply for a scholarship by writing an essay on what dance means to them and how a scholarship would help them attend camp. The deadline to submit essays is April 6th. Here is more information about the camp:
July 17 - 22, 2016 One-Week Dance Camp July 17 - 29, 2016 Two-Week Dance Camp July 23, 2016 Just Dance for Juniors CSI/IDAA Summer Dance Camp, held on the beautiful College of Southern Idaho campus, is for intermediate- to advanced-level dancers who are twelve or older and who want a challenging and rewarding summer camp experience in dance. At the camp, students have the opportunity to create their own full schedules in a myriad of techniques. All the hard work is offset by a wide variety of evening and weekend activities and an end of camp recital! The camp offers audition-based scholarships, well- chaperoned housing & a Saturday day camp for younger dancers between 9 and 11 years old (*). Join us for one week, two weeks, or the junior day camp! (*) 11-year olds may be accepted into the regular camp for the first week only based on their maturity and dance ability with prior written approval from their dance teachers. A letter of recommendation from their teachers needs to accompany their camp registration. We are expanding! Coming in the fall of 2016, we are adding an academic preschool for ages 3-5 and a third dance studio in the east side of the building. This will give us the opportunity to add more classes to our schedule and offer a new preschool experience to our community. We are in the permitting stage of remodeling the space and in the meantime, we will be accepting reservations for preschool students. To learn more about the preschool, visit the website: www.stageoflearning.com
Save the date: March 12th Daddy Daughter Date Night Back by popular demand, our performing teams will be hosting the second annual Daddy Daughter Date Night at the Powerhouse Event Center on March 12th! The event will be from 5:30-8:30, with a spaghetti dinner served until 7:00. Tickets will be $25 per couple and $10 for additional daughters. The ticket price includes dinner, dancing, and a 5x7 photo. To purchase tickets in advance, stop by the office. Summer will be here soon! We are currently taking reservations for our Ballerina Book Series Dance Camps for ages 3-8. Themes include: Alice in Wonderland, Olivia the pig, Pinkalicious, Dr, Suess, Sandra Boynton, and Inside Out. Register online today through our website and clicking on the summer camp 2016 session in Danceworks. Summer dance class schedules will be out soon! Thank you to those of you who completed our summer programs survey, it really helps me decide what to put on the schedule! The winner of a free pair of tights is: Cori Seward! Brief Notes:
Happy New Year!
I hope you all are enjoying your holiday break! Dance classes resume on Monday, January 4th and we are excited to get dancing again! Here are some specials and upcoming events to know about: Refer a friend January incentive January is the last month to register for classes that are in the spring recitals, so now is the time to invite your friends to join us! For each new student that you refer to Dance Arts Academy, you and your friend will receive a $10 tuition credit! If five friends sign up, you could earn $50! Some classes are already full, so please check with the office for class availability. All dance apparel 20% off in January Is is time for a new leotard or pair of tights? All in stock dance apparel is 20% off for the month of January! *Shoes not included. Ballerina Book Series Dance Camps coming this summer! We are announcing our new ballerina Book Series Dance Camps for the 2016 season! It is important for kids to be active and also be immersed in reading- so we have combined both! This Year we are featuring Alice in Wonderland, Olivia, Pinkalicious, Dr. Suess, Sandra Boynton, and the characters from "Inside Out." These camps are sure to fill fast, so reserve your spot today! Learn More Here Freeze Frame 2016 Dance Arts Academy is a member of the Boise Dance Teachers Association which holds their annual fundraiser performance of "Freeze Frame" to raise funds for dance camp scholarships and the free fall workshop. This year our Tap 3, Intermediate Jazz and Intermediate Hip Hop classes will be in the 2:30 show at the Nampa Civic Center and our Boys hip Hop, Hip Hop 2 and performance teams will be in the 6:30 show. The performances are open to the public and tickets can be purchased online from the Nampa Civic Center website beginning January 4th. DAA Team Performances Our performance teams are heading into a busy season with lots of appearances! Here are some of their upcoming shows you are invited to attend:
Studio Calendar
Festival of Trees Saturday, November 28th Our annual festival of Trees performance will beSaturday, November 28th from 2:30-3:15 pm at the Boise Centre on the Grove. Emails have been sent to the classes who are participating. Performers need to arrive in costume at 2:00 to the warm-up room through the east entrance of the building. Notes with costume details are being sent home in the next week. Some classes will be renting items for their costume, while others will wear items they already have. If you have questions, please ask your instructor. The Nutcracker Winter Showcase Our annual Nutcracker performance is on Saturday, December 19th at 2:00 in the Timberline High School Auditorium. Tickets will be available two weeks prior to the performance for $7.00 or $6.00 with a non-perishable food donation for the Meridian Food Bank. All performers will receive their rental costume and 2 tickets to the first week of December, so all Nutcracker fees need to be paid as soon as possible. You will need to provide your own tights, which are available at the studio. Please remember that all costumes are numbered will need to be returned to the studio following the Christmas break. Rehearsal times will be sent home with costumes, but all dancers will come the morning of the show to practice on the stage. Fall is officially here and its time to be planning for holiday performances! Mark your calendars for upcoming events!
Nutcracker 2015 December 19th Timberline High School All ballet classes (ages 4-up) and several other dance classes will begin to learn dances for our annual Nutcracker performance in the next week or so! The participation fee is $25 and covers a costume rental and two tickets to the show. Additional tickets may be purchased beginning two weeks prior to the show. We will also need several parent volunteers to help with various aspects of the show (costume sewing, stage set up, take down, etc.). Volunteers will have the $25 participation fee waived for one dancer in their family. A sign up form will go out later this month- watch your email! Please let your instructor know ASAP if you are unable to participate so we can make plans for costumes and choreography. Note: If your dancer is performing with more than one class, they will only be charged one participation fee. The class assignments are as follows: Jazz/Tap 1 (Thursday)-Snow Jazz 2 (Tuesday)- Candy Cane Advanced Tap- Nutcrackers Lyrical 2 -Angels Advanced Ballet- Waltz of the Flowers Pointe- Arabian Coffee Ballet 5- Snowflakes Ballet 4- Spanish Chocolate Ballet 3- Party Guests Ballet 2- Danish Marzipan Ballet 1 (Monday)- Chinese Tea Ballet 1 (Saturday)- Angels Pre Ballet (Wednesday)- Ballerina Dolls Pre Ballet (Saturday)- Lullaby Babes Kinder Combo (Thursday) -Candy Canes Kinder Combo (Saturday)- Lullaby Babes Preschool Combo (Tuesday AM)-Soldiers Preschool Combo (Tuesday PM) -Mice Preschool Combo (Wednesday)- Snow Fairies Preschool Combo (Thursday)- Gingerbread Children NEW! Adult Hip Hop Class We will be offering a 6 week adult hip hop class starting this Wednesday at 7:45. Tuition is $60 for the session and if you have other registered dancers in your family, you will receive the 10% family discount! To reserve your spot in the class, sign up here! Boise Holiday Parade This year's parade will be on Saturday, November 21st and all students are invited to participate! We will be wearing the same sweatshirts as last year, so if you already have one, you don't need to purchase another, just sign up so we know you will be coming! Dancers under age 7 will ride on our float and ages 7-up will dance the route, learning the routine the morning of the parade when they arrive. Parents are welcome to walk the route with us or watch along with the public. Details with times and drop off/pick up information will be sent out closer to the event. Sign up here! |
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