Recital Day!

Recital Day!

Location: Franklin Park (235 S. Washington Street)

Dress Rehearsal: 10:30am 

*Please be dressed in your first costume and ready to go by this time! We will start with bows, and then run through the performance. After you have practiced your routine(s) with your class, you are free to leave. You do NOT need to have hair and makeup ready before the dress rehearsal.

Recital: 5:30pm

*Please arrive and be in your first costume, hair and makeup ready, no later than 5pm. I have the recital line-up below…

1. Peace Like a River (First Steps)
2. Constellations (Contemporary)
3. Afraid (Tap Prima)
4. Just Like Heaven (Ballet Magnifique)
5. Control (Hip Hop)
6. Space to Speak (Ballet Prima)
7. Take it all Back (Tap Magnifique)
8. BOWS

Please DO:

-bring lawn chairs and blankets for seating

-label all of your belongings 

-bring snacks if needed

-keep costumes nice and de-wrinkled before the performance 

-have dancers use the restroom before the dress rehearsal and performance begin

-Let me know if you’d be willing to hand out recital programs as guests arrive! I need a few volunteers.

Just like years past, we will have a tent at Franklin Park (girls only!) to use for costume changes. I’m not sure if we will have anywhere to hang costumes, so, if you have a costume change, you may need to just find an area to lay costumes down neatly until you need them.

First Steps Parents: please bring your child(ren) to the right side of the stage at the beginning of the performance for line-up. After they perform their dance, you can pick them up beside the stage and take them back to your seat to stay with you. It is completely optional for First Steps dancers to come back on stage for bows at the end of the show. Pleas bring them up to the front during the last song if you are planning on them participating in bows.

Tap/Ballet Prima Parents: I will set out a few blankets up front for Tap/Ballet Prima dancers to sit while they wait to perform their routine. I will have a few teenage girls helping me, who will watch over the dancers before they line-up, and then help with costume changes if they have one. If you prefer for your child(ren) to sit with you, then please just take them to this area at least one song before it’s their turn to perform, and also have them ready to line-up for bows during the last song. Also, if you prefer to help with the costume change, they will be changing as soon as their tap routine is finished. 

Older Dancers: such as tap and ballet magnifique, are allowed to sit with parents or to sit up front with their fellow dancers, but they will need to be ready to line-up at least one song before their turn to perform and for bows.

Costumes, hair, makeup, go!

I will list each class below and give a description of how to style hair for the recital, as well as anything you need to know about costumes. 

Please be sure not to forget dance shoes for the recital. Also, every dancer was provided with tights (with the exception of those who have pants with their costume). The tights are located in the back pocket of your costume bag. Any accessories are also located in the back pocket of your costume bag. I try to keep spare tights and accessories with me during the recital, so if you accidentally damage or lose something, I may be able to replace it.

Makeup is optional for the recital! There is no checklist, just apply makeup according to your preference.

First Steps- “Peace like a River”

Girls should have their hair half up, with a small bun on top of their head, and the pink bow clipped in front of the bun.

Ballet Prima- “Space to Speak”

Girls should have their hair up in a bun on top of their head, and the white hair bow clipped on the left side of the bun.

Tap Prima- “Afraid”

Girls should have their hair up in a bun on top of their head, and the gold hair bow clipped in front of the bun. We will NOT be using the bows that were provided for tap shoes, because they are meant for shoes that tie, rather than Velcro.

Ballet Magnifique- “Just Like Heaven”

Girls should have their hair up in a bun on top of their head, and the silver hair clip should go in front of the bun.

Tap Magnifique- “Take it all Back”

Girls should have their hair up in a bun on top of their head, and all dancers will wear a black headband tied around their forehead, with the knot in the back. *Someone forgot their headband at my house, I found it in my office, so please check your garment bag to see if you are the one who lost it!

For this costume, girls will need a white cami under the white shirt (it is rather transparent). Also, dancers will be putting a black paint line under their eye (like in a football game). If they are in ballet, they will be doing this AFTER performing their ballet routine. I will provide black paint, but I know that some dancers were concerned about how their skin would react to the paint, so feel free to bring black paint from home, or to put on the paint ahead of time if tap is the only routine your dancer will be performing.

Looking forward to a beautiful recital day with you all!