DECEMBER 2018
December 1st- December tuition is now due
December 17th-20th- Wear your favorite PJ's to dance week! We will be celebrating Christmas this during classes! Please have your dancer bring something used from their rooms that they don't use anymore, wrap it up and bring it with them for the annual white elephant classroom gift exchange! They are also welcome to bring treats for their teammates! (one gift per class they are enrolled in for the gift exchange, Please! )
Thursday, December 20th- This will be the last day we are open for business. Starting December 21st- January 6th, 2019 we will be closed for the Christmas / New Years break!
Friday, December 21st- Sunday, January 6th- Dancers will be observing Christmas Break!
JANUARY 2019
Monday, January 7th- Dance classes are back in session!
Saturday, January 12th- Production practices begin! All competition dancers will meet each Saturday between now and the weekend of our first competition. Practices are mandatory. Please send with them a sack lunch each week. Practices will be held from 10:00am-2:00pm until otherwise specified.
Saturday, January 19th- Competition fees are due for Star Talent!
February 2019
Saturday, February 2nd- Competition fees are due for Showstoppers are due!
Monday, February 11th- Thursday, February 14th- Valentines Parties during Class Time!
March 2019
Monday, March 4th- Happy Ad's go on sale at the front desk. Deadline for happy ad's is Thursday, April 11th!
Saturday, March 23rd- Competition kick off practice. Boosters / parents gifts are given to the dancers, and our dancers are celebrated! Location of our practice is TBA.
Saturday, March 29-31st- Star Talent Competition in Charleston, W VA
April 2019
April 1st- Spring Showcase Tickets go on sale at the front desk! $12.00 / in advance or $15.00 / at the door!
April 1st - April 4th- There will be nightly parent meetings all four nights at this week at 7:00pm. All meetings will be the same, so we would appreciate you attending a meeting this week at your convenience. This is just to ensure we are all on the same page and everyone understands what its going to take to make our showcase run smoothly. WE ASK THAT ALL DANCE PARENTS ATTEND ONE OF THESE MEETINGS AT YOUR CONVENIENCE IN ORDER TO RECEIVE YOUR PARENT SHOWCASE PACKET!
April 5th-7th- Competition teams will be attending Showstoppers National Talent Competition in Sandusky, Ohio!
April 8,9,10, 11th- Our studio pictures will be held during this week. NO DANCE CLASSES will take place! Studio pictures only. Your child will be photographed on their normal dance day, but a schedule of when you should arrive for your groups pictures will be posted at a later date. They will need to arrive dressed and ready in the correct costume for that class. All tights MUST be purchased through our team store in the lobby for pictures and our spring showcase. Hair and Make up can be done however you choose for their pictures.
Thursday, April 11th- Happy Ad Deadline!
Saturday, April 20th- This day will be the day for our production, All-star, solo and make up pictures. Times will be announced at a later date.
MAY 2019
Wednesday, May 1st- All competition (and prospective competition dancers who plan to audition for the 2019-2020 dance season) will have their summer dance camp registration fees due. This event will be held at our studio and will take place each day July 15- July 19th 2019 from 9:00am-4:30pm. We are hiring a professional dance camp company called "The Energy Source Dance Experience" to hold this event for us! The cost to attend this event is $375.00. It is a mandatory event for all competition dancers, but we would like ALL of our dancers to come join us! They will be offering ballet, contemporary, Jazz, Jazz progressions, Musical Theater, Barre, Tap, Lyrical and Hip Hop! We will also be featuring a "Dancer of the Day" each day! Please see miss Jill for any questions!
Saturday, May 4th- Our studio-wide showcase dress rehearsal takes place today. All dancers are asked to attend this rehearsal at the studio.... Rehearsal will begin promptly at 10:00am and won't be over until around 2:00pm. The show will be ran as it will be ran the day of showcase. All teachers and backstage helpers are also asked to be present for this rehearsal!
Saturday, May 11th, 2019- A2J CREW Spring Showcase will be held at Secrest Auditorium Saturday, May 11th @ 6:00pm. Doors will open at 5:00pm.
June 2019
- Saturday, June 22nd - (7:00pm-11:00pm) 3rd Annual Adult Prom @ the VFW Post 1058
************************************************************************************
JULY 2019
* Saturday, July 27th (10:00-4:00pm) - For more info, please see our "Dancers Palooza" tab.
************************************************************************************
2020 Spring Showcase - Our 2020 showcase will be held at Secrest Auditorium Saturday, May 9th @ 6:00pm. Doors will open at 5:00pm.