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Happy New Year!
We hope everyone had an amazing and restful holiday season! We are ready to get back into the studio and get the new year started. Below are important dates and information for the upcoming year.
Holiday Closures
The studio will be closed in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, January 20th and President's Day on Monday, February 17th. You can go on your parent portal and schedule those as absences and then schedule a make-up class. Or you can wait for the holiday to happen and then you will be able to schedule a make-up class.
Valentine's Dance
We will be holding our 3rd annual Valentine's Dance on Sunday, February 16th from 1:00pm-3:00pm at Studio B for Fathers & Daughters, Mothers & Sons, or anyone special in your students life. There will be crafts, snacks, dancing, and a photographer. Only one adult may accompany each student(s). There is a fee of $15/person. Sign-ups are at the front desk at Studio A and we can apply the fee to your account. Hurry and sign up soon because space is limited to 50 people.
"Looking Good 2025"
Our annual Looking Good recital is in the works! Informational meetings for recital details and anyone wanting to volunteer backstage will be held Saturday, January 18th & 25th at 10:30am to 11:30am held at Studio A. We STRONGLY suggest any parents of new students or students that have not been part of a Looking Good show before attend one of these meetings. Show dates and times are as follows:
All Call Dress Rehearsal - Friday June 27th (Call time details TBA)
Juniors/Teens/Adults ONLY - Saturday June 28th 1:00pm Show
Kinder-Theatre ONLY - Saturday June 28th 4:00pm Show
Juniors/Teens/Adults ONLY - Saturday June 28th 6:30pm Show
EVERYONE - Sunday June 29th 1:30pm Show
Location: Redlands East Valley High School (31000 E Colton Ave, Redlands, CA 92374)
All students participating in "Looking Good 2025" MUST be registered by Saturday, February 8th. To register, click on the link below and fill out the form completely.
Performance Registration Fee Packages
We have 2 performance registration options. You will select which option you prefer when registering through the google form above. The selected registration fee will then be added to your account. All performance registration fees are due by February 28th and are non-refundable.
Basic performance fee - $50 per performer - registers your student for the recital
Premium performance fee - $100 per performer - registers your student for the recital and includes a "Looking Good 2025" t-shirt and 2 $20 ticket vouchers. (Ticket vouchers will be provided closer to ticket release date)
Kinder-Theatre Performance Opportunity
We are adding a fun and new performance opportunity for our KT students this year. We will be having a Father-Daughter routine at the Saturday KT only show! In lieu of an additional registration fee, all Dad's performing will be required to volunteer backstage during the Saturday KT performance. Dad’s will also be required to be present for Dress Rehearsal. Sign up sheets will be at both studios and will close May 15th. Rehearsals will take place June 1, 8, 14, & 22 at Studio B from 11am-12:00pm. Dads will be required to dress in their "Sunday best" for the performance and you will be dancing with your daughter.
Opener/Closer Performance Group
Students wishing to participate in our Opener/Closer must be 7 or older and must be enrolled in at least one dance class to be in Group 1 and must be enrolled in 3 or more dance classes to be in Group 2. The styles for these routines will consist of jazz, lyrical, and original choreography from dances to the songs. Please note that students groups are chosen based off of skill and not age. There is an additional $50, non-refundable performance fee per student due February 28th.
Group 1 will be the Beginner/Intermediate students.
Group 2 will be the Intermediate/Advanced students.
Rehearsals will be Fridays from 6pm-7pm. See the schedule below per group.
Group 1: Feb 28th, March 14th, March 28th, April 11th, May 2nd, May 9th, May 16th, May 30th, June 6th, June 13th, June 20th
Group 2: March 7th, March 21st, March 28th, April 4th, April 25th, May 9th, May 23rd, June 6th, June 13th, June 20th
It is our intention to take these dances to perform at the 66ers games on May 10th and June 14th. More details to come.
Recital Costumes
We do our best to keep the cost of costumes as low as possible. Please plan on each costume being between $50-$85. We will not know the cost of each costume until later in January/early February. Costume payments will be due by March 15th. If you need to set up a payment plan, please contact Miss Lieren. Like last year, we will be holding a popcorn fundraiser to support recital costume costs. We plan on having the fundraiser take place February 22nd - March 8th, so mark your calendars and be on the look out for more details.
Individual and Class Recital Photos
Full dress individual and class recital photos will be held on June 7th. Location and time to be determined. If anyone has a photographer they know who would be interested, please have them contact Miss Lieren.
We look forward to seeing you all back in classes this week and can't wait for the exciting year ahead! Thank you being a part of our studio family!