Update from September 28th

Hello Nutcracker Families!

Thank you all for placing your tight orders! Tights have been ordered and will be distributed during a future Saturday rehearsal. If you have not paid for tights yet, please do so as soon as possible.

1. T-shirt and sweatshirt orders are due this week. Viktor would like every dancer to purchase at least 1 shirt to use as a walking advertisement.

2. If you have a dancer who is an Angel, Party Girl, Little Doll, Big Doll, or Clara, make sure you are either bringing in your curls for us to check or you are having your dancer come get curls matched to their hair color. Curls are $30 and can be purchased at the time of the hair matching. Remember that this form is only on paper, there is no online form.

3. Program Ads will be due in the near future. So far we only have 2 ads for the program. This is a great way to highlight your dancers and show them your support. This is also great for small businesses! These ads are what pays for the program so we need all the support we can get. Jill Marhevka designs all of the ads. If you know that you are going to do an ad for your dancer please don't wait until the deadline to submit the form and picture to Jill. This way she has more time to get all of the ads designed and doesn't have a ton at the last minute. https://forms.gle/yjL4ZA3LeJzUAF1d6

4. Sell, sell, sell tickets. There will be a sheet at the attendance table for each dancer this week indicating how many tickets you have sold so far. Please make sure you get that when you sign your dancer in.

5. First Friday and Market Saturdays: Letter From Adonica Spolum

Greetings Nutcracker Families,

VYIBA is organizing Central Market Advertising Events and First Friday Events to spread the word about our Nutcracker performances coming up in the first weekend in December.

On September 30 and October 7, 2023 we would like to have dancers dressed in their best performance attire standing outside of Central Market at 23 North Market Street. Each volunteer would be responsible for a 45 minute time slot that you can select at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080B4FA4A62AA1F49-44742522-market

On October 6 and November 3, 2023 we would like to have ballerinas dressed in their best performance attire placed in front of the Ware Center at 42 N Prince Street. Each volunteer would be responsible for a 45 minute time slot that you can select at:(Sign Up Genius Link) https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080B4FA4A62AA1F49-44743790-first

We are planning to hold another event for the Art Walk on October 22 from 12 - 4 pm, so keep that in mind if the above events don't work for you. The sign-up for that can be found with the First Friday sign-ups.

Please dress your dancer in a ballet recital costume that you have at home. Girls should have their hair in a bun with a hair piece or crown. Be as eye-catching as you can possibly be! Footwear can vary between regular shoes or old ballet slippers. If it is too cold to wear a costume, please wear VYIBA T-shirts and jackets or Nutcracker T-shirts.

Each dancer should be accompanied by an adult who will help by distributing fliers and magnets that advertise the show. Bags with magnets and fliers will be available at our advertising station. Just look for the 7 foot tall nutcrackers and the VYIBA Nutcracker Banner and you will find me and your supplies.

Thanks in advance for your support of our advertising event.

Sincerely,

Adonica Spolum

6. New Rehearsal Schedule for October 7, 14

https://docs.google.com/document/d/16Cd_H29lRdr4LLY77HJtzaGAkmV_E972dlIJok1l3dM/edit?usp=sharing

That's all for now!!

See everyone on Saturday,

Viktor, Kelly and Marie