December, 2014
Volume V, Issue 3
KEYWORDS:
We are fast
approaching the end of 2014, and we have several things to do as we close out
this year. This is also a time of
reflection as we endeavor to make changes for the better. We need to ask
ourselves what have we done to make someone else's life better. We all have so much to be thankful for, even
in bad times. Throughout this holiday season, remember that "Jesus is the
reason for the season". He is
always with us, so we must be strong in our faith and believe in him with all
our heart.
We are at the end of
the first half of the dance year, As we go into our second half of the dance
year, we can look forward to our recital in June. We have much work to do as we
prepare for another great show. The acrobatic classes are preparing for their
upcoming competitions in February and March. All parents should make sure they
get their children to their classes each week. Attendance is crucial to having
a great recital.
Everyone have a
cheerful, safe, and happy holiday season. MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR TO
ALL OF YOU.
June Neal Key
Executive Artistic
Director
CHRISTMAS
HOLIDAY - TWO WEEKS
CLASSES
END - DECEMBER 20, 2014
CLASSES
RESUME:
WEEK
CLASSES - START MONDAY JANUARY 5, 2015
SATURDAY
CLASSES - JANUARY 10. 2015
FIRST
HALF YEAR FEES
All dance fees should
be paid up to date for the first half of the dance year by December 20th when
we close for the holidays. If you are
delinquent in any fees you will receive a delinquent notice with the breakdown
of what you owe. If you have any questions concerning your fees, please ask
before December 20th. Please bring this notice with you when you pay up your
fees.
COSTUME
AND RECITAL FEES
For your perusal, a
list of the fees for costumes is posted in the common area and by the office
door. Please make sure you are including fees for special classes, if needed.
The recital fee is $100.00. If there are more than one children in a family,
only one child pays $100.00. Each of the others pays $75.00 each. If you have
questions, please ask one of the office assistants or teacher.
CHRISTMAS
PARTY
Our studio Christmas
party will be on Saturday morning, December 20, 2014 starting at 9:30 a.m. All
students and parents are invited and expected to be present. There will be fun
and games, prizes and gift stockings, and dancing and performers. We want
everyone to be there and to have a good time. When the party is over, we
will break for two weeks only.
COSTUME
ORDER
The costume order
will be mailed on December 23, 2014. We expect all costumes to be back by the
latter part of April. If for some reason you do not get in the costume order,
you will have to pay more for your costumes. Up until December 31, 2014, we are
offered discounts, of which the last discount is in December. You will have to
pay full price for costumes ordered in January, and you only have until January
15, 2015 to order them. Those costumes usually are not delivered in time for
our photo shoot in May. SO, PLEASE PAY FOR COSTUMES BY DECEMBER 20, 2014.
HALF
YEAR ENROLLMENT
Our half-year
enrollment will start with "The Art of Dance Expo" on Saturday,
January 10, 2015, which is our first Saturday back from the holidays. We will
have free introductory dance instructions for aspiring new students in ballet,
tap, jazz and acrobatics. The dance session will start at 1:00 p.m. Please invite your friends and family
members, or anyone you know who might be interested in taking dance lessons.
Classes will start the following Saturday, January 17, 2015. We have flyers that you may pick up from the
office to distribute in your neighborhoods, churches, beauty salons, super
markets, etc. We would like a successful half year enrollment. We hope you will
be willing to help us have a successful day. We would also like our students to
come and dance with their friends and other new students, too.
DECEMBER
BIRTHDAYS
Aliyah Dean - 8
Najhea Davis - 25
June Neal Key - 27
Jaliah Norton - 30
DANCE
QUOTE
"My teachers
were really hard on me, but it was tough love. They taught me that it's not
about being the "cool" teacher, it's about being the teacher who
teaches. The one who is hands-on and pushes you to the ground to teach you to
be off your center, then makes you figure out how to bet back up. The teachers
who flips out at the drop of a dime are the
ones that actually made me a better dancer. They really lit a fire and
pushed me to always be the best version of me I can." ---------Cat Cogliandro , Choreographer/
Instructor on faculty at EDGE Performing Arts Center in Los Angeles
MERRY
CHRISTMAS
There is a list of
folks I know all written in a book,
And every year at
Christmas time I go and take a look.
And that is when I
realize that these names are a part ,
Not of the book
they're written in, but in my very heart.
For each name stands
for someone who has touched my life sometimes,
And in that meeting they've
become the "Rhythm of the Rhyme".
I really feel that I
am composed, of each remembered name, past and present,
And while you may not
be aware of feeling quite the same,
My life is so much
better than it was before you came.
For once that you
have known the years can not erase
The memory of a
pleasant word or of a friendly face.
So never think my
Christmas cards are just a mere routine
Of names upon a list,
forgotten in between.
For when I send a
Christmas card that is addressed to you,
It is because you're
on that list of folks that I'm indebted to.
For whether I have
known you for many years or few,
In some way you have
had a part in shaping things I do.
For every year when
Christmas comes I just realize anew,
The biggest gift that
God can give is knowing folks like you.
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND
HAPPY NEW YEAR!