Diva's Dance Studio

October 2011 - Newsletter

We are already a month into classes! It is going to be a great season. We have enjoyed getting to know your dancers, and they are so eager to learn and participate. We will be starting our competition and recital pieces within the next few weeks.

Tuition: Remember that tuition is due the first class of the month. I really hate charging late fees, so get your payment in on time. Please talk to me if you have a financial situation arise. I am more than willing to break payments down. Late fees of $10 per week are assessed after the 10th of the month. Please bring cash or make checks payable to Andrea

Olsen.

Fall break: There will be NO classes on October 20th for Fall Break.

Music: I will be sending cd’s home by the end of the month. You will not receive your cd until your registration fee and costume security fee is paid, though. I am sending home one per family. You are welcome to make copies or download it to your computer. If you lose your copy and need a new one, there is a replacement fee of $2 per cd. Having your

dancer’s music is an important part of her growth and improvement. When they can practice at home, their retention and memory of the routines is so much greater than those who do not practice. Even if it doesn’t look like they remember, they associate different parts of the music with movements. Please allow your dancer to practice often. The older you are, the more you need to practice!

Costumes: We are still working to finalize costumes for some classes. We will have final prices by the time we send the fundraiser packet home in a few weeks. You are welcome to start making payments towards costumes, though. If you would like to pay extra, just either write in on the memo line, or write it on a note when turning in your tuition. I will send home the price of costumes when I send home the fundraiser information. Many of the costume pictures are up on our Facebook page, and they should be posted to the website soon, as well. We will be letting you know what accessories you will need soon as well so you can start getting those together.

Fundraiser: We will be starting our first fundraiser this month. We will be doing a Scentsy fundraiser from October 17th – November 18th. (We will be doing a cookie dough fundraiser from February 1 – 25th.) You are welcome to do both fundraisers, or pick just one. We are doing the Scentsy fundraiser before Christmas so people can buy the products to give as Christmas gifts. You will receive 25% of sales from the Scentsy fundraiser and 50% from the cookie dough. I will be sending home packets the week of the 17th. You will have a family packet, not one per dancer. Please read all the information in the packet completely to understand to fundraiser. This fundraiser will help to pay for costumes, and the cookie dough fundraiser can help pay for competition fees, any tuition left for the year, or towards warm-ups, t-shirts and bags! Please watch for the fundraiser packets soon! Please remember that fundraisers are optional, but they DO help offset the cost of costumes and competition fees.

Registration forms: I am still missing several registration forms. Please return those to me asap! If you have lost yours, I will be more than happy to give you another. It is crucial to have information on hand. Also, if your information happens to change throughout the year, please let me know.

Halloween: Monday, October 31st is Halloween! We WILL have class that day, and we encourage your dancers to wear their costume if they would like to.

Statements: Statements are attached to this letter. If you ever want your statement emailed to you, please feel free to let me know by emailing me at dancerandylynn@gmail.com with your dancers name(s) and I will send it to you. You are also welcome to email me with and questions or concerns you might have. Any highlighted amounts are amounts that are due.

Calendar: An October calendar is on the back of this letter. It will also be posted on the website and hung in the studio.

If you have any questions, please let me know. Thanks!!

Andrea Olsen, 801-836-6167

Malerie Bourne, Nicole Taylor