Congratulations
to
the
Spring
2012
Velocity
Dance
Company
Layna Morrison
Lexi Morrison
Raina Page
Chloe Howe
Ellie Williams
Anna Yee
Sara Yee
Kelcie Freitag
Tasha Hess-Neustadt
Apprentice: Cora Avery
Mall
performance
January
2011 
Canyon Dance Academy, a
school of dance arts for all ages 774-3937
January 2012
Welcome Back! We hope you had a nice holiday break. We have a lot of new students starting in January, so we hope that all our current students will make you feel welcome! Please check our website for information on our philosophy, schedule, teachers’ bios, and policies. www.canyondance.org
We will be accepting new students during January. Many classes are full, but there are still a few spots in some of the classes. Call the studio if you’re interested in adding a class. 774-3937
*Bring a friend to dance week is January 16-21. One lesson FREE for your friends to see if they'd like to join. Get a coupon from your teachers.
Parent’s Week!
Come join and/or watch your students in class the week of January 30-February 4th and see what they’ve been up to!
Upcoming events:
*Velocity Auditions on January 12th at 7:30 pm. $15 audition fee
Celebrate Youth Day at the Mall January 28th!
The
theme
for the month of January is "Spacial awareness."
This
continues
the study of space on the floor, space around our body, and
the
space you occupy as a dancer.
The studio does NOT take most of the legal holidays off. We will have class on MLK and President’s day. We WILL be closed for Spring Break the week of March 12-17.
Snow Day Note: We do not usually cancel on snow days. The weather changes so quickly here that often, by the afternoon, it is clear and sunny. Please use your own judgment when deciding to come to class when the weather is bad. If we do cancel, we try to call the students in advance.
Keep your e-mail updated with us so you receive notices and newsletters.
*Canyon Dance Supply has a Clearance sale! Many items in the store are ON SALE through January. See the store for details. Hours by appointment. 774-3937
Studio Spring Performance!
The theme for the Spring show is still under advisement by the teachers. We will let you know as soon as it is confirmed. Costume deposits of $25 are due by Feb. 1st. Feel free to include them with your February tuition. Your child will be measured in class for sizing. The balance of the payment for costumes will be due in March. We expect the total cost to be $30-$70/dance. Payment of your deposit insures that your dancer will be in the show. The date for the big annual performance is tentatively June 9th at the CHS auditorium. The mandatory dress rehearsal is scheduled for Saturday morning of the show. We will still do two shows, with younger children in just one or the other show. The performance fee and June tuition will be calculated for each class and announced later. The show includes free tickets for the dancers’ immediate family (parents and siblings only). Additional tickets will be $5/adults, $3/children. All proceeds from ticket sales will benefit our scholarship fund. We will do PHOTOS in May as well. More info to follow.
Lost and Found will be given to charity on Jan. 21. Please check to see if you left any items at the studio.
Policy Prompt – a monthly reminder of school policies.
9. Dress
Policy.
* Leotards or unitards for the girls and footless tights if desired.
* Shorts or sweatpants and tee shirts for the boys.
* Teen/Adult classes may wear ballet skirts or jazz pants, and ballet
or jazz
shoes. Pants must not drag on the floor.
* Hair must be pulled back away from the face for all classes. Buns or
ponytails preferred.
* Please, no extra "luggage." Leg warmers are fine. It is difficult
to correct a body we can’t see.
HOLIDAY CLOSURES
There will
be no classes
on the following dates:
March 12-17, 2012
*Help us save paper and money by making sure we have your e-mail address. We send this newsletter and other reminders by e-mail to all that provide it.
Support our Scholarship program.
THANK YOU for supporting the scholarship program. Our program ensures that every child should have the chance to dance. We currently have about 10% of our students on scholarship. If you would like to contribute, please do so – either add a little to your regular tuition checks, or make a separate tax-deductible donation. Confidential applications are available from your instructor.
Canyon Dance Academy and Canyon Movement Company are now the same entity. That means that CDA is part of a non-profit dance company! This provides many benefits for you as a student at CDA. Velocity Dance Company will be working more closely with CMC dancers and teachers in a mentoring program. Donations for scholarships and other gifts will be tax-deductible. More continuity and unified goals and mission with both groups. And the studio is part of the formal CMC education program. If you'd like to get more involved, please let me know. You could serve on the board of directors, a committee for an event, or volunteer in other ways.
Easy ways to help our non-profit dance school:
Please tell a friend about Canyon Dance Academy.
Please consider donating your used ink cartridges so we can get office supplies. Just leave them in a bag in the office.
Please consider a donation to our scholarship fund.
We would love an air conditioner.
We need a new shed. The roof caved with all the snow last year. If you have one or want to donate funds to buy a new one, please let us know.
Please tell a friend about Canyon Dance Academy.
Have you considered buying a supporting membership to Canyon Movement Company, the adult professional dance company?
It is a 501-c-3 non-profit company that depends on donations and grants to survive. It is the company that actually produces the Nutcracker for Canyon Dance Academy students to participate in. Annual memberships of $50 and above include a fantastic membership card that gives you discounts to many places in town including Canyon Dance Academy (free Nut dvd), Canyon Dance Supply (15% one item every time you buy), and more. For more information contact Miss Gina or check CMC’s website, www.canyonmovementcompany.org
PLEASE NOTE THE Curriculum for the studio: Canyon Dance Academy curriculum is based on a 10 month plan (with an additional summer session offered). We build each month’s lesson plans on the previous lessons, so it is extremely beneficial for your dancer to be in class as much as possible. Our curriculum is based on other successful programs including the University of Utah’s children’s dance program and programs in San Francisco, Omaha, and Arizona. Our teachers are college trained and/or have extensive professional experience both teaching and performing. Dancers who advance into Velocity Dance Company and leading roles in other productions have been excelling in our methods of teaching and are thus developing into strong, expressive dancers. If you have questions about what and why we teach, please talk to Miss Gina or check the website: www.canyondance.org
Help
us save paper and money by making sure we have your e-mail address. We send this newsletter by e-mail to all that
provide it.
Canyon Dance Supply
A convenient and easy way to outfit your dancer. A selection of leotards, tights, shoes, and accessories are stocked in the store. If we don’t carry your size, we’ll be happy to order it in. Quality dance supplies right here in Flagstaff! By appointment only. 774-3937
Discounts available for CMC contributing members.
dress policy, etc. Your attention to these guidelines is appreciated.
Help
us save paper and money by making sure we have your e-mail
address.
We send this newsletter
and other reminders
by e-mail to all that provide it.
1.
Absolutely NO food, drink or gum allowed in the studio
except bottled water. This includes the waiting area. We have NEW
carpet and don't want coffee or other stains on it. Parents,
please don't bring food or drinks into the studio for yourself or
siblings.
2.
Payments.
Please make checks payable to Canyon Dance Academy. Put the
checks in the black mailbox just inside the door of the studio. Note
your child’s first and last name and class day/time on the check for
ease in accounting. DO NOT give your payments to your teacher.
No
cash payments will be accepted. Checks or money orders only. $25.00
fee charged for all returned checks. If you are
paying monthly installments, payment is due the first
lesson of
each
month.
A
LATE
FEE
of
$10.00
per
student
will
be
applied
after
the first
lesson is complete.
3. Communication.
Canyon Dance Academy
publishes a parent newsletter each month. This letter contains the
lesson theme for the month, notes about upcoming events, etc. E-mail
communication saves trees and money. Please keep your e-mail listing
with CDA updated.
4. Visitors: Experience
has shown that
visitors inside the studio distract from the classes. Parents are
welcome to wait in the waiting area if they or other visitors are not
distracting to the students. We have a “parents’ day” in October and
January where
you can join us in the studio.
5. No pets inside the
studio.
6.
Attendance. It is imperative that the students are in
class in order
for them to learn. There are no individual make-up lessons given. If
there is an extended illness, contact the teacher. We offer 2 general
make-up classes – 1 over the Christmas Break and 1 during Spring Break.
Be on time and ready to dance. Dancers should arrive no more than 10
minutes early and be picked up promptly
Snow
Day Note:
The studio will not necessarily be closed when schools are closed due
to weather. The weather changes so rapidly in Flagstaff that it may be
cleared up and nice by the afternoon. We do not usually cancel on snow
days. Please use your own judgment when deciding to come to class if
the weather is bad. If we do cancel, we try to call the students in
advance.
2011-12 Holidays
- there will be no classes on the following dates:
Labor
Day, September 5
Thanksgiving Break – November 22-27
Christmas Break-December 19-January 1
Spring Break – March 12-17
Memorial Day – May 28
We do NOT
cancel for other holidays. We usually hold make-up classes during
the Christmas break and Spring break.
7.
Performances. We are planning our big studio performance
in June. We
also have a parents’ days in October and January, where parents can
observe and participate with their children. The Velocity Company
performs more often during the year.
Performance/Concert
costs: There is usually a performance fee per family to cover the
expenses of renting a theater, tech crew, publicity, etc.
Costume
Policy: Depending on the circumstances, we may use various options
regarding costumes such as a costume closet with an accompanying rental
fee, a basic costume that adds accessories, making costumes vs. buying
them, or purchasing costumes for specific classes.
8.
FEES,
DISCOUNTS,
AND TUITION:
Canyon
Dance Academy holds classes for 9.5 months starting August 22.
Tuition is the SAME every month. August's tuition includes
December (and a free week!) Lesson plans build on each
previous month as the students learn technique and prepare to
choreograph and perform their own dances.
Registration
Fees: $25.00 per student or $40.00 per family. Continuing students
(from summer sessions or June classes) receive a 50% discount on
registration fees.
*5% discount on
total monthly
tuition for two or
more from the same immediate family or multiple classes.
* There are NO
REFUNDS for
ANY fees paid.
*Limited
scholarships are
available based on need!
*Option for
Adult classes:
$12/class OR 10-punch card = $100
Single class (one time only) $12.
Additional
costs during the year include costumes and performance fees for the
June
show, photos and DVD (if desired). Nutcracker participants have
similar fees.
9. Dress Policy.
If the dancers want to excel,
the teachers must be able to see and correct their bodies. Appropriate
dancewear must be worn. See specific
dress codes for all classes in the
column to the left.
* Leotards or unitards for the girls and footless tights if desired.
* Shorts or sweatpants and tee shirts for the boys.
* Teen/Adult classes may wear ballet skirts or jazz pants, and ballet
or jazz shoes. Pants must not drag on the floor.
* Please provide a dance bag for clothes & shoes.
* Hair must be pulled back away from the face for all classes. Buns or
ponytails preferred.
* MARK ALL CLOTHING, BAGS, AND SHOES WITH STUDENT'S NAME
*
Please, no extra "luggage." Leg warmers are fine. Sweats and tee shirts
are to be removed unless it is extremely cold inside the studio, and
should be removed as it warms up. It is difficult to correct a body we
can’t see. Lost and found items are donated to charity throughout the
year.
Any questions or
concerns please
feel free to talk
to your teacher.
Canyon Dance Academy and
Canyon Movement Company are now the same entity.
That
means
that
CDA
is
part
of
a
non-profit
dance
company!
This
provides
many
benefits
for
you
as
a
student
at
CDA.
Velocity
Dance
Company
will
be
working
more
closely
with
CMC
dancers
and
teachers
in
a
mentoring
program.
Donations
for
scholarships
and
other
gifts
will
be
tax-deductible.
More continuity and unified goals and mission with both
groups. And
the studio is part of the formal CMC education program. If you'd like to get
more involved, please let me
know. You could serve on the
board of directors, a committee for an event, or volunteer in other
ways.
Have you considered buying a supporting membership to Canyon Movement Company, the adult professional dance company? It is a 501-c-3 non-profit company that depends on donations and grants to survive. It is the company that actually produces the Nutcracker for Canyon Dance Academy students to participate in. Annual memberships of $50 and above include a fantastic membership card that gives you discounts to many places in town including Canyon Dance Academy (free Nut dvd or registration fee), Canyon Dance Supply (15% one item every time you buy), and more. See the membership brochure at the front desk for more information or check CMC’s website, www.canyonmovementcompany.org
Thank you for dancing with us at Canyon Dance Academy. Let's have a wonderful year dancing!!!
Step Up Summer Workshop 2010
Updated dress code for all classes:
Students who
are not dressed properly for dance will
not be allowed to participate in class!
Mommy or Daddy & me - comfortable clothes you can move in, bare feet.
ALL Creative Dance classes for ages 3-6– leotard and tights, tight-fitting dance pants, or bare legs for girls, tight fitting t-shirt and shorts for boys. Bare feet.
7-9 yrs – Creative Dance & Technique.- leotard and tights, tight-fitting dance pants, or bare legs for girls, tight fitting t-shirt and shorts for boys. Bare feet or jazz shoes as needed.
Boys Class - t-shirts and shorts or sweat pants, bare feet.
10-12 yrs – Modern & Jazz Dance Leotard and tights or tight-fitting dance pants, tight fitting t-shirt and shorts for boys. Bare feet for modern and jazz shoes .
Dance Technique & Performance for 13+ teens and adults- Leotard and tights or tight-fitting dance pants, tight fitting t-shirt or leo and dance pants for boys. Bare feet, and jazz shoes.
Professional Prep class - advanced - Leotard and tights or tight-fitting dance pants, tight fitting t-shirt or leo and dance pants for boys. Bare feet, and/or appropriate shoes.
Tap/Rhythm – Levels 1 & 2 and "Littles" tap – Leotard and tights or tight-fitting dance pants with bare ankles, tight fitting t-shirt or leo and dance pants for boys. Tap shoes.
Hip Hop – Levels 1 & 2 - Dance clothes, and dance sneakers - NO street shoes on the floor.
Contemporary Ballet and pointe, all levels - pink tights, solid colored leos, dance skirts at the teacher's discretion, ballet shoes. Boys wear black tights or dance pants, tight fitting shirt or leo, and black ballet shoes.
CMC Modern II Class - Dance clothes, bare feet.
