Uodate from November 25th

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

I hope everyone was able to spend some quality time with family and/or friends yesterday and eat some delicious food. Get lots of rest for the upcoming week! It is going to be a busy one. Everyone should have received a Performance Week Guide last Saturday when you picked up your dancer. If for some reason you didn't receive it, you can find it here: https://vynutcracker.wixsite.com/vyibanutcracker/performance-week-schedule

These next few days are a great time to start getting your dancer's laundry basket ready (yes, every dancer needs a laundry basket for their things). Check the Performance Week Guide for what to pack. There is a button that says, "Click here for what to bring".

Tickets: In case you didn't see on Facebook, Instagram or our website, Viktor is offering a "Black Friday Sale" until Monday. Ticket sales are still low compared to last year, especially the evening performances. Now is a great time to push those who couldn't commit to a date to purchase their tickets. It is much easier if they order now and pay ahead of time than having them purchase at the window. It gets very backed up especially during the matinee shows.

DVDs: DVDs are for purchase here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSctjuUHRipPxSBD_dm5sFq_M8KbN8-7DdvyhYlcTsQZmJtVMg/viewform

We have a new videographer this year who is going to be recording both Saturday shows from multiple angles. Currently, we do not have enough orders to reach the minimum number needed. Please purchase a DVD as soon as possible. Just a reminder: No video should be taken during the show. The performance and choreography is the property of Viktor Yeliohin International Ballet Academy. No personal videos or photos are allowed during the performance. Every year and every performance we kindly ask everyone to abide by this, and every year there are people doing it anyway. Please be respectful of Viktor and his hard work over the last 30 years and purchase a DVD of the performance or a CD of photos from the performance if you wish to save these memories. Thank you ahead of time for your understanding!

Volunteers:

Thank you to those who have stepped up already and signed up to help during show weekend. It looks like most of the slots are pretty full. There is one role that is still empty except for the Sunday show and that is the Black Curtain Security. James cannot do this job alone. It really is easy and the dads always seem like they are having fun together at the black curtain. Your job is just to take attendance when dancers arrive (if you take that shift) and then make sure that no one goes past the black curtain that is not on the approved list of people allowed backstage. This keeps all dancers safe! We give everyone a name tag who is allowed backstage so it's pretty easy to identify those people.

In the past, this role is usually filled by dads, but it by no means needs to be dads. Anyone can do this role! Here is the signup: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSctjuUHRipPxSBD_dm5sFq_M8KbN8-7DdvyhYlcTsQZmJtVMg/viewform

Final reminder for Tuesday: Regular leotards, skirts, and tights are needed. NO MAKEUP. They will be running through the show like they have the past 3 Saturdays and the professional dancers will be in attendance. Please make sure your dancer eats dinner before they arrive. If you have signed up for the Remind texts, you will get a text when different groups are finished. We will have someone at the bottom door to run the carpool lane like we did last week. Please make sure you enter from Water St and exit through Arch or Mulberry.

1. Here is the Remind information for anyone who didn't get a Performance Week sheet. Click on this link https://www.remind.com/join/b3kf96e or follow the directions attached to this email.

2. The link to the Black Curtain Sign-Up was incorrect. Here's the correct link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080B4FA4A62AA1F49-security2#/

3. We are in need of food items for the Professional Dancers during the show. Please sign up to donate at least one item if you have not already.

Thursday food - https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080B4FA4A62AA1F49-professional#/

Friday food - https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080B4FA4A62AA1F49-professional1#/

Saturday food - https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080B4FA4A62AA1F49-donetsk6#/

Volunteer snacks - https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080B4FA4A62AA1F49-backstage3#/

Please bring all donated items to the Black Curtain on your assigned day. We don't have space at the studio to store items unless they have been purchased for the "Professional Welcome Bags".

Have a great day!

Kelly

The end is near and it's almost time to see all of the hard work pay off!

See everyone soon,

Kelly, Marie and Viktor