Costumes are ORDERED!!!
Thanks to Tonya, and our staff, our costumes are officially ordered! Within the next two weeks, a poster will go up with all the pictures of the costumes. We wait til we get confirmations of the orders, since there have been times that they have had to be changed. Your teachers choices are beautiful!!!!
Costumes will be passed out as soon as they arrive, but no earlier than AFTER Spring Break (April 8th). Picture Days will coincide with dress rehearsals at the CBCC May 6-9th. Company picture day is Sat., May 4th. Note the change from year’s past.
STUDENTS: MAY 11, 2013
Have you Marked your calendars?
PLEASE mark your calendars now for our 2013 Student Spring Praise Concerts for Saturday, May 11th at the Clarence Brown Conference Center’s Carter Hall in Cartersville on Hwy. 20 behind Wal-mart. Concert times are: 930am, 1130am, 130pm, 330pm, 530pm, and 730pm and will only be around an hour long. Shorter shows, assigned seats (no rush to get best seats that day), online ticketing available 24/7, ample parking, secure child waiting areas, and a gorgeous venue. Details on which show you/your child is in and how to get tickets will come in the coming weeks.
COMPANY PERFORMANCES: Sat. May 18th
For the second time, our resident pre-professional dance company, SOF Dance Company, will have its own show on a separate day of the students of the studio. This is to accommodate the number of students the studio now has, and make ALL the shows more enjoyable for all. The Company begins rehearsals for their full length shows this month. Their shows are on Saturday, May 18th and will be at the Grand Theatre. We ENCOURAGE AND INVITE all the STUDIO STUDENTS and their families to enjoy a show of the highest caliber, full with worship to our Lord. These company members commit to dancing 2-6 days a week to train for these kinds of performances. Some of the dances you see will be going to Italy.
This year will feature new choreography, as well as a repeat of the FREEDOM ballet that shows the power of Christ and how only HE can break the bondages we have. Make plans NOW to bring your dance student, and your family to this event! Tickets for this show will only be available through the Grand. We will be having assigned seating for your comfort. Come and be inspired!!!
FUNDRAISERS FOR DANCE COMPANY AND MINISTRY
Discount Diner cards are on sale NOW! It is an easy way to save money at Cartersville eateries (including our neighbor Zaxbys) and support the non profit ministry. Only $10! If you would like to check out additional cards to sell for us, that would be much appreciated! A prize will be awarded to the one who sells the most cards!
Please make plans to attend our annual Pancake Breakfast at Applebees on Saturday, March 23rd. Tickets are $7 and there are two seatings: 8am and 9am! Servers will be your company girls!! Tickets are limited, so get yours early.
Also, start setting aside your things for our annual SOF Yard Sale on April 13th.
We will be kicking off our 2013-2014 Patron Drive in April. We ask that you consider helping our nonprofit ministry on a recurring basis of as little as $10 a month. Please be praying now how you can be financial partners in our ministry. WE NEED YOU!!!
Proceeds for all these efforts benefit the ministry of SOF including mission trips, dance scholarships, and performance needs of the dancers!
Italy Mission Trip planned for SOF
Nine Alpha and Omega company members, two staff members, a board member, and several alumni are raising funds to minister in dance, evangelism, teaching, and serving. Plans are for the team to work with children, adults, and senior adults. We are working alongside Operation Mobilization—Dancelinks. Please consider a donation in honor of one of the participants: Christine Fortin, Jacqueline Glass, Anna Marin, Sara Sharples, Elizabeth Ellington, Hannah Miller, Zara Rainey, Lily Simpson, Sydney Vaughan, Hannah Bush, Olivia Hamilton, Chelsea Stembridge, “Miss” Christina Alexandersen, “Ms.” Julie Reeves, and Nancy Miller.
Dates to Remember…
Feb. 10-Tuition Due
Feb. 17-18 Alpha/Omega Retreat (Adopt a Road too)
Looking Ahead….
March 1-Costume balances due
March 23-Pancake Bfast
April 1-6 Spring Break
April 13-Yard Sale
May 6-10-Picture days/Dress reh. At CBCC
May 11-Spring Concert
May 18 Company Show
*Season ends May 18*
May 30-June 9 Italy Mission Trip
June 3-July 26 Summer classes (see back of page)
July 27– National Dance Day/Open House
Aug. 12-Fall session starts
There are NO OTHER DAYS the studio is closed except for Spring Break.
PLEASE NOTE OUR MAILING ADDRESS IS: P O BOX 3032, CARTERSILLE GA 30120
SUMMER PLANS are UNDERWAY
Many of you have already been asking about our dates for summer programs, and here they are!! We are planning an exciting and full summer schedule for all ages and levels. We will again offer DanceCamps for ages 3-10, and Summer Dance Intensives for our serious students ages 6+. We plan on having a full complete schedule (with times of day) later this month for you.
Dates for summer at SOF (Mark calendar now):
DanceCamps:
June 3-7 for ages 3-5, $125 w/ Ms. Natalie
June 10-14 for ages 3-5, $125, w/Ms. Natalie
June 3-7 for Special Needs students, $20 w/Ms. Natalie (cost reduced due to grant monies)
July 15-19 for ages 6-10, $155 w/Ms. Mary
July 22-26 for ages 3-5, $125 w/Ms. Mary
NEW: HipHop/Musical Theatre/Contemporary Camp for ages 9 and up, TBA
Summer Intensives:(see registration form for prices):
June 12-14 (ABC only), June 17-21, June 24-28, July 1-5, July 8-12, July 22-26 (ABC only)
Note that some of the younger levels will only be offered 2 or 3 of the four weeks of summer intensives.
2013-2014 COMPANY AUDITIONS Will be held in last week of March. Summer Intensive attendance will be required.
Note that some of the younger levels will only be offered 2 or 3 of the total weeks of summer intensives. Dancers in levels 4 & 5 are required to take at least 3 weeks for fall company placement, and dancers in levels 2 & 3 are required to take at least 2 weeks for fall company placement, level 1 is highly suggested to take at least one week to prepare for company level work in the fall.
We will also like to offer weekly evening classes for advanced dancers and adults, if there is an interest. If you would like to have a class this summer, let us know!!
Here is a basic description of our programs:
DANCECAMPS- The DanceCamp is our “VBS of dance” and will be offered in a week format. These DanceCamps are full of fun, food and faith! (Crafts, too!!) No experience is necessary. This is a great way to try out dance or to keep active over the summer! (Most of our camps last year were full, so sign up early!) Ballet, tap and/or jazz, as well as creative movement and worship dance are taught at these camps along with daily devotions. Ages 3-5 are 2.5 hours in the morning, and the ages 6-10 stay morning through early afternoon! These are taught by our own staff!
BALLET SUMMER DANCE INTENSIVES are for serious dancers ages 6 and up as well as our Company dancers and meets 3-5 days a week. Weekly devotions are held at all levels to keep our focus on GOD! All here at SOF in a Christian environment you expect! Placement auditions for dancers not currently in the SOF ballet program will be held on June 12(reservation required) If alternative audition date is needed, contact us. Current SOF Company will be notified of their summer/fall placement by April 14 There will be SIX levels of classes this year (5 company and 1 pre-company/ages 6-9), and cost is dependant on level (which meets for different number of hours and days per week). Cost ranges from $50-175 per week. And a 10% discount will be applied for anyone signing up by May 15! (You can take one, two, three or even four weeks!). Each week will feature similar classes and schedules. Guest and resident teachers in our upper levels will be teaching ballet, modern, tap, drama, jazz, dance lectures, musical theatre, pas de deux/partnering (upper level only), and other exciting classes to our company levels. Our own loving staff will be teaching our younger level (ABC) and will include ballet, tap and/or jazz as well as some surprises along the way.
Flyers will be ready in the coming weeks with more details. NON-SOF dancers are very welcome and can return to their studios/school programs after the summer! We want to make this a regional program. The goal of the intensive is to actually help you IMPROVE your technique over the summer instead of simply trying to maintain it! NOTE: New and Returning Company members will be required to take a minimum number of weeks to be placed next year (Alpha/Omega/T4: 3 weeks, T2-T3: 2 weeks, T1: 1 week). See Ms. Julie for more information!
We hope many of you join us in our summer of fun! Last year was a very successful summer and we hope to include many more of you! We are adding a HipHop/Musical Theatre/Contemporary Camp for those who want to focus on these genres. No experience will be required. Please let us know if you are interested so we can set a firm date! This studio will be HOPPING, JUMPING, and LEAPING this summer!!
Plan now to join SOF for a great summer in dancing for our LORD!!
Registration forms will be available later this month online and in the office.
