Recital, 2012 - "Myths & Legends, Folklore & FairyTales"

We are very excited to be planning our 2012 Recital, Myths & Legends, Folklore & FairyTales!

Mark your calendars NOW!

Early Childhood Program Recital (Rhythm & Dance, PreBallet, & PreBallet + Tap Classes)

          Saturday, May 12 Dress Rehearsal & Recital...Matinee Performance at 2:30pm

Division II & Division III Recital (All levels of Ballet, Pointe, Tap, Jazz, Modern, & Hip Hop)

          Friday, June 15th  MANDATORY Dress Rehearsal (that means in full costume)

          Saturday, June 16th Recital  7pm

Photos from Recital, 2010...Ballet presentation of the Wizard of Oz

Photos from Recital, 2010: A Space Odyssey - students in modern, tap, and jazz (not all groups are represented)

Recital Format and General Info...

Our studio presents two separate recitals at the end of the year...one for our youngest dancers in the pre-ballet program and the second for students in the upper school program.

Our recitals are presented at Queen Anne's County High School in Centreville, MD.  Of the area's available schools and performance venues, we have found Queen Anne's to be our best option, although the travel distance for some is inconvenient. 

In recognizing the needs of our 3 to 5 yr. olds, their recital is a short, matinee performance and dancers are led onstage by an instructor or an older, advanced student.  Their "dress rehearsal" immediately precedes the performance itself which helps keep the sequence fresh in the children's memory, and minimizes extra trips for families.

Students in 1st grade and above participate in a longer evening performance, although every effort is made to keep the program to around 2 hours.  Because this program is more complex, and students are expected to remember their choreography, enter and exit the stage, and potentially interact with other class groups, additional in-studio and on-stage rehearsals are scheduled.

Details for our 2011 Recital Season...

PreBallet - "Dancing with Disney"

                        Saturday, May 14th at Queen Anne's County High School

·         Dancers arrive noon-ish

·         Dancers rehearse on stage with no audience

·         2:00pm - doors open to audience members while dancers take a break and have a studio-provided snack, lipstick update, and hairpin tidy

·         2:30pm - Performance

·         Informal reception follows in the lobby

Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Modern - "Dancing with Disney"

Saturday, June 11th at Queen Anne's County High School

• Thursday, June 9th - "Tech Rehearsal" - set lights, entrances, spacing

  (tech is scheduled in smaller groups, in 1 - 1 1/2 hour slots, so not everyone is there all evening)

• Friday, June 10th - "Dress Rehearsal" - MANDATORY - ALL EVENING
• Saturday, June 11th - Performance at 7pm.  Dancers arrive at 6pm
• Informal reception follows in the lobby
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