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Dear CD&FS Families, Please see our attached February newsletter for studio updates and news. We’ve also included information at the bottom of this email about additional dance and performance opportunities happening around the state. This coming weekend is our Teen Jazz Tour Preview! More details are in the newsletter, but it’s a wonderful way to support Teen Jazz and Junior Company and enjoy a fantastic show. For our students, we will also hold an open dress rehearsal on Friday from 6pm to 7pm. February Break Camp with Lost Nation Theater: Attachment: A Wrinkle In Time.pdf (3.3MB) Burklyn Ballet Summer Program Auditions: Attachment: Lines Vermont.png (612.6kB) More about the program HERE. Lines VT Summer Intensive: https://www.linesvt.com/intensive
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Dear CD&FS Families, Happy New Year! Attached are our latest newsletter and call to dancers for Community Company. Please be sure to read through both for important updates and upcoming opportunities. Classes resume on January 5th, and we’re looking forward to being back in the studio together. Believe it or not, we’re already starting to think about Summer Camps! Please take a few moments to fill out our summer camp survey so we can best shape our offerings to meet the needs of our dancers and families. Best, Isadora Snapp, Director  Dear CD&FS Families, We have another packed newsletter for you this month, full of fun photos, a link to our November WIP show, opportunities to get involved, and important studio news and reminders. Our Food Drive begins today, and we’d love your participation. Also, don’t forget: today is the final day to take advantage of our Small Business Saturday to Cyber Monday sale. Save 10% on Winter Camps and Events or 15% on class packs. Please take a moment to read through the newsletter so you don’t miss anything. We’re excited to see all of your faces as classes resume today. Best, Isadora Snapp, Director Priority Items for the Montpelier Food Pantry • Any canned goods, preferably with a pull top • Beans - canned and dried •Flour, sugar, and other baking ingredients • Rice and pasta • Instant mashed potatoes • Boxes of mac and cheese • Fruit snacks, granola bars and cracker sandwiches • Anything snack sized is always a big hit • Sanitary pads & tampons • Disposable diapers • Toothpaste and toothbrushes • Bandaids • Soap and Deodorant winter break camps and events!Dear CD&FS Families, Our November newsletter is attached. It’s a full one this month - performances, workshops, Spirit Week photos, Thanksgiving Break details, and some important reminders about the rest of the season - so please take a moment to read it through and add the key dates to your calendar. A quick shout-out to Jr HipHop 4, who performed downtown on Halloween in the rain and still looked amazing! Good job, dancers. Thank you, Darlene, for filming and sharing: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1PuAQRL77OJDcx7GaeSs0HKZjpu38mLUG        Dear CD&FS Families, Our October newsletter is attached and packed with events, opportunities, and reminders. Two quick notes to highlight:
     Dear CD&FS Families, After taking a breath to enjoy the warm days of summer, the staff and I have been back in the studio preparing for the new season. Over the past two weeks, we’ve welcomed dancers back as they work toward auditions for Teen Jazz and Junior Company. The first days back are always a little tentative. An exploration of where our bodies and minds are, not yet fully here and integrated, still lingering in the rivers, lakes, and mountains of our summers. It’s a joy to be back in the studio with the students. Feeling our bodies move and stretch again, waking up our minds to the demands of learning choreography, and opening our hearts and energy to the practice of performance. I want to extend a warm welcome to both new and returning families. The first week of classes is a blend of excited energy as we also take time to learn class policies, rhythms, and expectations. If you have any questions, please stop by the front desk to speak with AnnaMaria, our Assistant to the Director. She can answer any questions you may have. And if you catch me in the studio, don’t hesitate to say hi! I’m often in class teaching, but can always spare a moment or two. Here’s to a fabulous year of dance full of movement, growth, joy, and community. Best, Isadora Snapp, Director     We are excited to announce our new CD&FS Community Company, which will offer four yearly performance opportunities to current and new students.
Who can participate? We are looking for dancers at all levels who are passionate about dance, performance, and building community. At the time of the performance, dancers should be at least 9 years old. If your dancer is under nine and interested, please reach out. Elementary schoolers, middle schoolers, high schoolers, and adults—we want everyone! Where will we be performing? Within the Montpelier Community. • Enchanted Forest. October 18th/19th. Confirmed • Ice on Fire. February. To be confirmed • Montpelier May Fest. To be confirmed. • CD&FS Fall Open House. August. Confirmed What is the level of commitment required? Dancers must attend all scheduled rehearsals for the upcoming performance they are participating in. You do not have to participate in all performances; we will list each as a separate class. A new contemporary piece will be choreographed for each performance, utilizing set choreography and improvisation. What is the tuition fee? We want to make this opportunity as financially accessible as possible while still paying staff for their time and creative energy. The rehearsal fee, which covers 5.5 hours of rehearsal, is $60 per dancer per performance. At this time, we cannot offer scholarships for this fee. I'm interested! How did I sign up? Enrollment is open for the Enchanted Forest Performance. Depending on dancer availability, we will perform on Friday, October 18th, and Saturday, October 19th, or just October 19th. Enchanted Forest Rehearsal Schedule: Sundays, September 29th, 12:00-2:00 pm; October 6th, 12:00-2:30 pm; and October 13th, 12:00-1:00 pm. Enroll through JackRabbit (look for the Enchanted Forest Rehearsal class) or via email. Dancers must enroll by September 25th, and we need a minimum of 6 performers. Do you have questions or suggestions? Please let us know. We are excited about and still developing this programming. Dear dancers and families,
This past week, we wrapped up our final Summer Camp of the year, and it was a tremendous success, thanks to the energy and creativity of our campers and teachers. We're now on our summer break, and while the physical Studio is closed, we're just an email away if you need us. Our Fall Session begins on Tuesday, September 3rd. Classes are filling, so make sure to REGISTER to reserve your spot. This Season, we're thrilled to introduce our Referral Program. When you refer a friend to CD&FS, you're not just helping them experience our classes and join our community, but you're also earning a $25 credit to your account when they enroll. It's a win-win situation! Just make sure they mention your name when registering. For our parents, caregivers, and friends - dance is not only for kids! This year, we are offering more adult classes than ever. You can check out our class offerings HERE. Whether you're looking to rekindle a passion, stay active, or try something new, our classes offer a perfect blend of fun, fitness, and creativity for adults of all ages and experience levels. Not seeing what you're looking for? Check back as we're working on adding more classes, and let us know what you're looking for. Scholarships. If you need a financial scholarship, please complete our Tuition Assistance Form. These forms apply to one Season at a time, so families must submit a new scholarship application at the beginning of each year. Forms are due by August 31st and will not be applied retroactively. CALENDAR Open House. Saturday, August 24th. 10 am - 2 pm. Invitation to come! • DanceWear Try On and Order - leotards, tights, jazz, tap, and ballet shoes. • Exclusive promo offers for new and current students. • Tour the space and see the updates we've made. • Meet and greet with staff, teachers, and assistants. • Free pizza and a prize wall. Autumn Preparatory Week. August 26th - 30th. We welcome students back to the Studio for a week of preparatory classes. REGISTER HERE. John Comix Barella will teach two hip-hop master classes on Tuesday, August 27th. Junior HipHop focuses on breaking from 4:15 pm - 5:15 pm, and Teen HipHop focuses on popping and locking from 5:15 pm - 6:30 pm. Welcome to March! Tuition Fees and the second half of costume fees are due today. Please contact us if you believe you were incorrectly charged for a costume fee. Classes are beginning to focus even more on performance choreography. Continue to make your best effort to
attend all classes, and let us know if you/your student will be absent. Other performance-related notes: • The dates of our May Performance are Friday, May 17th - Sunday, May 19th. I apologize for the typo in our mailing. • The website Performance Page is updated with all scheduling requirements. • Volunteers! Our show cannot run without our fantastic group of volunteers. Please see HERE for job descriptions, fill out our Volunteer Interest Form, and contact Allison Mann at [email protected] for more information and to be assigned a job. Tickets for our May Performance will go on sale March 11th at 3:30pm. All ticket sales will be handled by CD&FS. They may be purchased in person, over the phone, or through email and must be paid for at the time of reservation. Adults $22, Students/Seniors/Active Duty Military $20, Children 12 and under, $16. Our 4-week Summer Class Schedule is here, and registration is open! To lock in our early-bird rate, enroll for classes by March 15th. See details HERE: We still have openings in our CAMPS and INTENSIVES. Let us know if you need any recommendations for our Summer programming. Thank you to everyone who attended the Teen Jazz Tour Preview. It was a fabulous evening, and we met our fundraising goals. You can view the show on our YouTube page if you missed it. Our next performance opportunity is the March Works-In-Progress Showing. • WHEN: March 16th. The first showing is at 6:00pm. The second showing is at 7:30pm. • WHERE: Studio B • TICKETS: We will not be doing online event registration for this show. Email [email protected] with your name, number of tickets, and the showing you would like to reserve tickets for (ex: Snapp, 3 tickets, 6:00pm showing). Cash and check will be accepted at the door. Suggested donation is $15/adults and $10/kids. All proceeds go to Teen Jazz Company. •PERFORMERS: If they haven’t already, teachers will speak to their classes about performance participation during the week of March 4th. Classes performing will be notified by email with their rehearsal time by March 10th. Looking Up. On Saturday, March 23rd, Pre-Primary 1 through Primary 2 dancers will be invited to observe and participate in a class with older students in Studio B. Dancers who attend will receive a flower, a Hershey’s Kiss, and a special sticker. The schedule is below: Pre-Primary 1 Dancers are invited to Ballet 3. March 23rd, 9:45-10:00am. Pre-Primary 2 Dancers are invited to Ballet 4. March 23rd, 10:35-10:50am. Primary 1 Dancers are invited to Ballet 4. March 23rd, 10:30-10:45am Primary 2 Dancers are invited to Ballet 1. March 23rd, 12:30-12:45pm. For our Teen and Adult dancers, we are hosting a 4-week Burlesque Basics Series taught by Linda River Valente on Saturdays, March 9th through 30th, from 2:00-3:00pm. About the class: Pleasure heals! Pose, peel, twirl, tease, and celebrate enduring sensuality! Dancers must be 18 years and older to participate. Join us for one class or the full series. $14/class. All registrations and payments are handled by Linda. Questions to: [email protected]. www.lindarivervalente.net Lastly, watch out for a Merch Order Form in mid-March. We will have sweatshirts, sweatpants, and T-shirts. We have extended our T-shirt design contest deadline to March 15th. Please pick up a design paper at the front desk. The winner will have their design printed on limited edition 50th anniversary T-shirts. We will have these for sale at CD&FS through the end of this session and during our anniversary celebrations in June. The winner will also receive a free t-shirt and a $20 class credit. Dear Dancers and Families,
Welcome to February and Black History Month. Throughout the month, our teachers will share how African Americans have been originators, innovators, evolutionary figures, and role models in the dance world. Ask your students what they learned! T-Shirt Design Contest! To celebrate our 50th anniversary year, we are holding a t-shirt design contest. Please pick up a design paper at the front desk and return it to us by February 24th to be entered into the contest. The winner will have their design printed on limited edition 50th anniversary T-shirts. We will have these for sale at CD&FS through the end of this session and during our anniversary celebrations in June. The winner will also receive a free t-shirt and a $20 class credit. We have a lot of events to share with you this month. To start, Teen Jazz is having a Valentine’s Day Chocolate Bark Sale. You may remember buying delicious fudge from us in past years. This year, we are offering three different kinds of bark— White chocolate with Raspberries, Milk Chocolate with Pretzels and Caramel, and Dark Chocolate with Peppermint. If you want to purchase a box, either order directly from a Teen Jazz company member or use this ORDER FORM. Please submit order forms by February 7th. The bark will be available for pickup at CD&FS from February 12th to February 17th. On February 17th, Teen Jazz and Junior Company will share their Tour Preview in The Chapel in College Hall at VCFA. This building is right across Ridge Street from our home in Stone Hall. The Tour Preview is an annual performance where our Company dancers share the pieces they have completed in preparation for their Spring tour of local schools. In addition to a fantastic performance experience followed by a Q&A, you can peruse a Silent Auction filled with donations from local businesses and artists. The online link for the Auction will go live on February 12th. Proceeds from the show go directly to Teen Jazz to support their continued fundraising efforts for their New York City trip. The proceeds from the Silent Auction will benefit Teen Jazz’s scholarship fund and support our 50th Anniversary Gala in June. For tickets and details, please visit the Teen Jazz WEBSITE. The Tour Preview is a wonderful community-building event for all ages, and we hope to see you there. Every year in mid-February, we send home a Performance Mailing with detailed information regarding our production week rehearsals and performances at the Barre Opera House. This year, you will receive the information in the mail, in your email inbox, and we will upload it to our website under the performance tab. All mandatory rehearsal dates for the 2024 Performance are currently on our website. Please use them to help you with your Spring scheduling, as dancers must attend all technical and dress rehearsals to perform. February break: The studio will be closed from February 26th to March 2nd. We DO have classes on March 4th and 5th. Our friends at Lost Nation Theater have asked me to share audition information about a musical they will be putting on this summer - Prom. They need a lot of dancers for this production, so if musical theater interests you, please find more information here: https://lostnationtheater.org/2024-professional-summer-musical-theater-intensive-production/ Summer Camp registration is now live for current students. Click HERE for more information and to register. We will release our weekly class schedule for June in March - keep an eye out for more offerings this year for our Kidz and Junior dancers. A few business notes: February tuition is now due. If you are on the self-pay schedule, please pay your tuition on or before the 10th of the month to avoid a late fee. All accounts must be current for students to perform in the show. Costume Fees: The 2024 costume fees are $60 for ballet and kids classes - all “Kidz” and “Junior” classes. The costume fee for Teen/Adult classes is $30 - unless a teacher has opted out of utilizing it. The costume fee for Contemporary is $35. If you/your dancer is performing in our May show, 50% of the costume fee was billed on February 1st. The second half of your costume fee will be billed on March 1st. If you/your child decides not to perform and has not notified us of that fact, you are still responsible for the full costume fee. At the end of the show, all performers keep their costumes. Attendance: We have a three absence maximum per semester, per class policy. We understand that there have been many sicknesses going around and our student health is the most important thing. If your child is out for any reason, please email us so we know why. Missing more than 3 classes per semester may affect a student's level of participation in the show. This decision is made on a case-by-case basis and communicated to the family. For the next few months, attendance is very important so that students don’t miss learning and rehearsing choreography. Sickness: If you are sick with a transmittable disease, please stay home. If you are feeling better but are still coughing/sneezing/sniffly, please wear a mask in the studio. We have masks available behind the desk if you forget one. Weather: When we have to cancel classes due to weather, we will notify you by email at or before noon. Please reply to that email so we know you received it. Follow-up calls will take place if we don’t hear back from you, and it helps us immensely to know you’re aware of the cancellation. We will also post class cancellations on our website and social media. TLDR: CALENDAR February 1st: Summer Camp registration opens for existing students. February 7th: Valentine’s Day Bark Order Due. Pickup February 12th-17th at CD&FS. February 12th: Performance 2024 show details released. February 17th: Teen Jazz Tour Preview. 6:15pm Silent Auction. 7pm Show and Q&A. February 26th - March 2nd: February Break March 4th and 5th: Classes are held. |
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