Update from October 27th

Hello everyone!!!

There are only 4 Saturday rehearsals left until show week! We are all very excited for this special 30th anniversary show. Thank you to everyone for being at rehearsal on time, every week until the show. Viktor is working very hard cleaning all of the pieces and it's very important that everyone makes all rehearsals a top priority.

Tomorrow is the big rehearsal that everyone has been waiting for... HALLOWEEN COSTUME DAY! Please make sure that your dancer's Halloween costume is not too scary for small children and that it is able to be safely danced in. We are looking forward to seeing all of the creative ideas this year. There will be lots of pictures and videos taken tomorrow for the behind-the-scenes DVD. Make sure you reserve your copy by filling out the Behind the Scenes DVD order form.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSce4vhsqa2GQ8h15J1nMjwUOuEbwcAfhI16ghz_I4KPPKI0fg/viewform

Dancers should make sure that they stop at the attendance table to check in and pick up a new invoice that has the number of commitment tickets used and the number of tickets sold on it. These were printed last Saturday at the end of rehearsal so it does not include any ticket orders that came in after last Saturday. You will get this paper again one more time before the deadline.

There is nothing due this week. Flower orders are due next week. Flowers are being purchased from Royer's and will be ready for you to pick up at the theater before each show. You can purchase flowers for all 4 shows, or just one show, whatever you would like. Please fill out one form per show.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfCOv0hgTisE-_N0t0tJgGV6dzBNNGLNJdHshkGglkVdu2f3g/viewform

For those of you who have been dancing with us since before Covid, you will remember the Nutcracker ornaments that we always had to remember each year. Unfortunately, that company has gone out of business. We have found a new person that is able to make ornaments again just for us. There will be 3 different ornament options to choose from: Party Scene, Snow Scene, and a general Nutcracker ornament. You will be able to put your dancer's name, the year, and their different roles on the ornament. In order for this to happen, we need to send an estimate of how many we will need of each ornament. If this is something you are interested in, please click on the form link below and indicate which ornament/s you would be interested in. We aren't sure of the exact cost yet, but we are estimating around $12 per ornament. This could change based on how many we order. These ornaments make great stocking stuffers and are great to save from year to year as a memory of the performance. Please fill out the form as soon as possible. We would like to send over the numbers by the end of the weekend.

https://forms.gle/Bb9ZqpdJqanvD3Gx6

Last, but not least, here is the last rehearsal schedule before show week. All of the dancers will be here for the entire rehearsal. Please make sure your dancer eats BEFORE arriving at the studio. They should only be bringing WATER with them to the studio. Thank you for your understanding and helping keep the studio clean and uncluttered.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/11Q8KyF34yIsFganD6le54qlTDxCI4fGHa_gFJ2urWdc/edit?usp=sharing

See everyone tomorrow in costume :)

Viktor, Kelly, and Marie

Update from October 21st

Hello everyone!

There isn't much to share this week. Make sure you check the NEW schedule so your dancer is here on time. The schedule is attached and can be found on the website if you misplace this email.

Program ads are due this week. Thank you to everyone who has submitted one already! If you haven't submitted a program ad yet, please do so by tomorrow.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf7LpAZnI2s9WLJeXMcSYHYsmIPl0qvVZYMobV4HdkLA25XdQ/viewform

Due dates coming up soon:

- Flowers to give your dancer at the show. - November 4th

- Red Carpet Award Ceremony/Dinner - November 11th

- Pizza Lunch for Saturday show - November 18th

- Photo Forms - November 18th

- Ticket Orders - All commitment fee tickets and 8 requirement tickets are due November 18th. If you do not sell your 8 tickets by this date, you will be billed for tickets that are outstanding. Tickets can be sold up until showtime, but the requirement is due by this date.

- DVDs of the show and the Behind the Scenes DVDs can be purchased up until the end of the show weekend.

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE remember NO FOOD!!!! There were so many dancers with food last week. The only dancers who should have food at the studio are those who are dancing in our classes in the AM. Thank you for your assistance with this.

Remember to let us know if you have any questions and see everyone tomorrow!

Thank you,

Viktor, Kelly and Marie

Update from October 14th

Before I list all of the reminders for the week, here is a note from Viktor:

Hello families,

I am very happy with how rehearsals are going to this special 30th anniversary show. All of the dancers are working very hard. Since there are so many new families this year, I just wanted explain that this show is a public show, just like the Philadelphia Ballet or the NYC Ballet. It is not a recital for just parents which is why the price is increased for The Nutcracker performance. It is a professional ballet performance with professional dancers dancing alongside the youth dancers from across Lancaster, York, and Berks Counties. This being said, we need to try our best to sell as many tickets for these shows as possible. A few families have been working hard during marketing events. We need all families on board to sell as many tickets as possible to make this show a success. Thank you for your commitment to Nutcracker!

Sincerely,

Viktor

Now on to the reminders and announcements:

- This week's schedule is the same as last week's. Next week there will be a new schedule. This schedule will be for October 21 and October 28. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AfKn9B_xqoTIrqCo-vpVmGCIxJf3jO27RM0JLDjC8Rc/edit?usp=sharing

- There is nothing due this week. This is a great time to send your dancer's picture and encouraging message over to Jill Marhevka at jasdanser@verizon.net for her to design your ad for you. She does beautiful work. I am attaching examples of the ads from previous years in case you don't know exactly what I'm talking about. We still have only 2 dancer ads and no business ads. These ads are EXTREMELY important since they are how the cost is covered for our professional programs. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf7LpAZnI2s9WLJeXMcSYHYsmIPl0qvVZYMobV4HdkLA25XdQ/viewform?usp=sharing

- I haven't talked much about show week yet. The first thing to be aware of for show weekend is that we ordered pizza for the dancers in between the Saturday shows. The pizza is $5 per dancer. You must put your order in ahead of time for this. Please fill out the following form to order your dancer pizza. Dancers are not permitted to leave in between the shows so this gives them a quick energy boost. There is also a Sign-Up Genius on the website where you can sign up to bring extra snacks for this meal. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfqBKWgfB1kC9wtvamIM221q2CpjbA0qixToXNeSxzR8cbgPA/viewform?usp=sharing

Some Nutcracker Housekeeping Items:

- The bathroom on Saturdays is becoming very gross. Please talk to your dancer about bathroom etiquette before rehearsal tomorrow. Also, encourage your dancer to make sure they have all of their belongings before they leave the studio at the end of their rehearsal. The past 2 weeks there have been a large amount of clothing items and water bottles left behind.

- No food. The only dancers who should be bringing food into the studio are those who are in morning classes here before rehearsal starts. All other dancers should be able to eat lunch before they come, and eat dinner when they go home. Thank you for your understanding of this.

- Cellphones are becoming an issue again. There should not be any cellphones in either studio at any time for any reason. Homework can be done in the lobby or the dressing room if a dancer needs to do homework while here and needs a cellphone to do it.

- The little studio... oh the little studio. We are still in need of volunteers for the little studio and here is why... there are a lot of cartwheels, fouettes, and other advanced moves happening in the little studio unsupervised. Dancers should not be doing any of these types of moves in the studio without a trained dance teacher. This can result in injury and we don't want that. Without parent volunteers to monitor that studio, its hard to make sure that those types of things aren't happening. So please talk to your dancer about this and also PLEASE sign up to take a shift. It takes a village!

I think that is all for this week. As always, please feel free to reach out if you have any questions.

Thank you,

Viktor, Kelly and Marie