The students of Dance Action of Newtown are putting on
"Showcase Performance"
Sunday, March 11, 2012 at 3PM
at the Fellowship Hall
(located in the Lutheran Church of God's Love)
791 Newtown Yardley Road
Newtown PA 18940

A portion of the proceeds raised will be donated to the
"Plant a Seed Foundation".
This foundation supports children in our area to attend and participate in activities that they could not otherwise afford to do (like dance).

Tickets are only $5.00 each
To reserve your tickets please email mscarol@danceactionofnewtown.com
or call 215-620-5160

Please come out and support the students and this very important foundation.

RECITAL
Recital is JUNE 10th and Rehearsal is June 7th..specifics in regards to times and etc....
will be sent later but keep the dates open....

MID YEAR INVOICES
Over the Holiday break I sent everyone their Mid-year invoices.
On the invoice it will note if there is an outstanding balance for 2011, what the balance of tuition is for 2012 and what the monthly or tri-annual payment is.
Also included on this invoice will be this year’s Costume fees.
Costumes need to be paid IN FULL BY March 31, 2012.

Costumes will not be given out if it hasn’t been paid for and or if tuition is up to date.
Also included if applicable, are the Competition Fees.

These need to be paid IN FULL by March 2, 2012

If Competition fees are not paid in full by then, the child will not be able to compete. If there are any questions on the invoices please let me know as soon as possible.

COSTUMES
All of the students have been measured for this year’s recital costumes. If your child is NOT going to participate in recital, I need to by December 17th.
If I do not here from you, a costume will be ordered for your child and you will be responsible for the cost.

PERFECT ATTENDANCE AND ONLY MISSED ONE CLASS AWARDS FOR THE FIRST HALF OF THE DANCE YEAR
There were 21 students with perfect attendance from September through December and there were 36 students who only missed one class from September through December. I put up these lists up in the studio for everyone to see.

CONGRATULATIONS and KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!

COMPETITION
Rehearsals start this weekend January 7 and 8th.
Please remember that per the signed agreements, you need to attend 80% of all regularly scheduled classes between January and March,
in addition to all of the competition rehearsals, to be a part of competition.

• First Competition is the weekend of March 31st.
  
• Second Competition is April 22
  
• Third Competition is the weekend of April 27th..
  

Dress Code Reminder
Appropriate dance wear and foot wear is required by all students at all times. If a child is not dressed appropriately for class they will not be allowed to take class. Hair is to be pulled back off the face and in a ponytail or bun.

Studio Updates

Referral Promotion
Anyone refers a new student to the studio will receive a $25 Tuition referral bonus. There is no limit on the amount of referrals one person can make so refer your friends and family and collect your $25Tuition Referral Bonus.

Year “Long” Challenge
I am challenging all of the children (and whoever else wants to join us) in growing their hair throughout the year in order to donate it to Locks of Love in June (after recital). This will be my 5th time donating in 10 years and I hope others will join me in this challenge.

Shoe Swap
As we did last year I have a shoe swap for gently used shoes. If you need a pair take them if you want to donate a pair leave them. There are 4 pairs of ballet shoes, 2 pairs of jazz shoes, a pair of jazz sneakers and a pair of child’s tap shoes available.

Stockings
Stockings in various sizes and colors are available at the studio for $5 each.