Diva's Dance Studio

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Monday, October 7, 2013

Left: All Stars Show Team and Pre-show need tan or carmel jazz shoes. (No laces).

Right: Small Stars hip hop shoes

Left: All pre-show and Stars Show Team will receive earrings with their costume.

Right: All pre-show and Stars Show team need nude foot undeez (Stars must have rhinestones, pre-show can have with or without.)

Left: Small Stars hip hop

Right: Small Stars jazz

Left: Small Stars lyrical

Top left: Star Burst hip hop jacket
Top middle: Star burst hip hop pants
Top right: Star burst lyrical
Bottom left: Star burst hip hop tank in white, Super Stars hip hop tank in black
Bottom middle: Star burst jazz
Bottom right: Star burst and Super Stars hip hop shoes

Top left: Super stars hip hop shrug in black

Top middle: Super stars hip hop pants in lime green

Top right: Super stars lyrical

Not pictured: Super stars jazz (custom made)

ALL DANCERS PRE-SHOW AND STARS SHOW TEAM MUST HAVE LIGH SUNTAN STIRRUP TIGHTS. (Minis are permitted to have footed.)

Left: Minis jazz

Right: Minis lyrical

Left: Express jazz

Right: Express lyrical

Left: Juniors jazz

Right: Juniors lyrical

Left: Seniors jazz

Right: Seniors lyrical

October newsletter 2013

It is now October! We are getting back into the swing of things.

Tuition: October tuition is due this week, or by the 10th. A late fee of $10 per week is to be added after the 10th of the month.

Registration forms: I am still missing registration forms. Please return those this month. If you can’t find yours I will be happy to get you a new one. It is important to have information on file. Also, if your contact information happens to change during the year, please let me know those changes.

Fall break: This week is Fall break. There will be NO classes Thursday 10th, Friday 11th and Monday 14th.
POD: Parent observation days are the week of October 21st - 25th. You are welcome to bring cameras or video cameras. If you have younger children that may be distracting, please leave them home.
Music: I will be sending home cd’s for pre-show by the end of the month. You will not receive your cd until your registration fee, costume security fee and monthly tuition is current. You will receive one cd per family. You are welcome to download it to your computer and make copies of it if you need to. If you need me to get you a replacement cd, there is a $2 per cd charge. Having dancers be able to practice at home with their music is very important. Please make sure you have their disc available so they can practice.
Pre-show: Pre-show classes will be starting their routines this week and next. Please remember that attendance is so important as we start getting into our routines and learning formations and such.
Costumes: We have finalized costumes! They will be loaded to the website soon (www.divasdancestudio.com), on our facebook page, and a poster will be available to look at in the studio as well. Listed below are the price of the costumes. You are welcome to start making payments toward your costumes now or you can wait until the deadline. The accessories for costumes are also listed below. I will be sending home an instruction sheet with easy purchase info for all accessories. This year ALL dancers will receive a pair of earrings. (We have pierced and clip-on available.) They are included in the price of the costume. If you would like to purchase an extra pair they are $8 each pair. (It’s always a safe bet to have an extra pair, just in case!) Please let me know if you would like any extra pairs and the number your would like.
* Costume prices:
- Minis (Tuesday 5:45 - 6:45 pm): $81

- Express (Wednesday 5:45 -7:15 pm): $145

Juniors (Wednesday 4 - 5:30 pm): $155
Seniors (Thursday 4 - 5:30 pm): $165
Small Stars (Tuesday 4 - 5:30 pm): $200
Star Burst (Monday 4 - 5:30 pm): $225
Super Stars (Monday 5:45 - 7:15 pm): $275

* Costume accessories:

- Minis: light suntan footed tights, pink ballet slippers
- Express: light suntan stirrup tights, nude foot undeez (with or without rhinestones, preferabbly with), tan or carmel jazz shoes (no laces)
- Juniors: light suntan stirrup tights, nude foot uneez (with or without rhinestones, preferably with), tan or carmel jazz shoes (no laces)
- Seniors: light suntan stirrup tights, nude foot uneez (with or without rhinestones, preferably with), tan or carmel jazz shoes (no laces)
- Small Stars: light suntan stirrup tights, nude foot undeez WITH rhinestones, tan or carmel jazz shoes (no laces), black sequin low top sneakers

- Star Burst: light suntan stirrup tights, nude foot undeez WITH rhinestones, tan or carmel jazz shoes (no laces), black sequin combat boots
- Super Stars: light suntan stirrup tights, nude foot undeez WITH rhinestones, tan or carmel jazz shoes (no laces), black sequin combat boots

I will be sending home easy buying instructions within the next few weeks. ALL items must be purchased by the first part of February.
Fundraiser: We will be starting our fundraiser this next week! This fundraiser will be Scentsy, Velata fondue, and Grace Adele purses. We will have 2 sections of the fundraiser. The total dates will be from October 14th - November 15th. They are broken down in smaller sections. You can choose to keep doing your fundraiser the whole time or you can choose to turn it in early. The first small section is October 14th - 25th. This will get your items to you around the 10th of November. If you turn your packet in on the 15th, you will receive your items at the end of November, possibly the first week of December. (Still plenty in time for Christmas!) Remember fundraiser are totally optional and benefit YOU! You will receive 25% of your total sales. Scentsy, Velata and Grace Adele products make GREAT Christmas gifts. I will be sending home a packet with each family. Whether you choose to participate is up to you. All fundraisers need to be turned in NO LATER than November 15th. Orders turned in after the deadline will not be eligible to count towards the fundraiser. You will receive one family packet, but if you would like more than one packet, please let me know. Please read all the information in the packed completely to understand the fundraiser. This fundraiser will help pay for costumes, and then any extra towards whatever you would like it to go to. Watch for those to come home next week.
Sale!:I am having a clearance sale on ALL items I have in stock! Warm-up sets that I have in stock are only $50 right now! (Regularly $65 per set.) Red duffle bags are $25 (regularly $40), black hanging bags are $20 (regularly $35), black back sacks with red ink are $4 (regularly $8) and the black back sacks with pink ink are $2 (regularly $4). T-shirts are $5 for children's (regularly $10), adult t-shirts are $8 with 2 styles available (regularly $15) and women's V-neck tees are $10 (regularly $20)! You can add a name to any warm-ups or bags for only $5 per name (cannot put name on the black back sack with pink ink.) This sale is only good from now through the end of December and is limited to items in stock. I anticipate items to sell out quickly, so get your gear ordered soon!

Halloween: Thursday, October 31st there will be NO classes.
Calendar: The October calendar will be on the website and is also attached to this letter.

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

Andrea Olsen, 801-836-6167, divasdancestudio@gmail.com

Kylie Turpin (pre-show instructor), Breedh Bringhurst (pre-show instructor), Shaylee Brimhall (pre-show instructor), Jada Poulsen (technique instructor)

Sunday, September 1, 2013

September newsletter

Did summer seem like it was on fast forward for you too? Here we are, back to school and back to dance! Here’s what to expect: every month you will receive a newsletter and calendar; you will be emailed statement when requested, or if your account becomes delinquent; you will be emailed with updates; you will be kept notified of important dates and/or deadlines. I will make sure you are kept in the know of what’s going on. If you happen to misplace your paper copy of the newsletter or calendar you can always find it on our website: www.divasdancestudio.com or become a member of our Facebook page.

Packet contents: In this packet is your newsletter, the “Student Oath and Commitment” page (which explains the qualities I believe dancers should have and the commitments I ask of the dancers), a “Rules of the dancer room” page (which gives guidelines on proper dress and etiquette in the dance room), and the registration form to rill out and return. (If there is not registration form, I already have one filled out for you for this year.) The only paper from this packet that I need back is the registration form. Please have it filled out and returned by the end of September.
What do I owe right now?: Everyone will owe September tuition, as well as the registration fee ($25 for one student OR $40 for two or more students per family), and the costume security fee ($25 for pre-show dancers, $50 for Stars Show Team dancers). If you need to split up the payments, you can pay half now and the second half at the 2nd half of the month.
Tuition: Monthly tuition is due the first class of each month or by the 10th of the month. After the 10th, a late fee of $10 per week will be added to your account. If your account is past due after 2 months, your student may not be allowed to attend class until your account is made current. Return checks are subject to a $25 fee per check. After 2 returned checks you will be required to bring cash for the rest of the dance year. As of now I only accept cash and checks. If you run into a problem, please talk to me so we can work out a payment plan. You are always welcome to add additional payments with your tuition to be paid towards costume/competitions fees. Tuition will be taken out of payments first, then any additional money will be put towards other items. When writing checks, please write your dancers name on the memo line, especially if last names are different. Please make checks to Divas Dance Studio. If you are sending in cash, please try to put it in an envelope with your dancers name on it, or put a sticky note on it with the name. This will ensure proper credit.
Attendance: I cannot stress how important attendance is. Your dancer needs to be to every class possible. If your dancer is going to miss, please let us know. It truly makes a difference in the materials we teach. Even when one student misses it changes the materials we tach. We understand there will be times when dancers are ill, family things come up, and people go on vacation! We closely follow the school district in days off, so this should help keep absences down. A call, a text, telling us know when you pick our dancer up from class, or an email will help us. Stars Show Team company members, please refer to the attendance policy.
Parent observation days (POD): This policy has worked so well in the past so we will stick with it. I ask that parents not stay for the entire class of their dancer. i feel that dancers, in general, do better when they have to rely on themselves and does not ave a parent there to distract them. Many time dancers will be paying more attention to their parent or siblings to see if they are watching than paying attention to what’s going on in class... So that’s why the parent observation days were implemented. POD will normally be held on the last day of every other month. I will allow parents to come and watch for he entire class to see the progress their dancer as made. The first POD is the week of October 21st - 25th. I will never keep a parent out if you really want to stay, but dancers, especially younger ones, do better without a parent. If your child is struggling, you may be asked to stay, you will be notified if this is the case.
Pick-up and drop-off: Since we are located in a residential area, please be courteous to the houses and traffic around the studio. Do not park in or block other driveways, not eve if you think you are only going to run in and grab your dancer. Please be courteous to others that may be picking up or dropping off their dancer. Watch for children, whether dancers going in to coming out of the studio or children that may be at play. Please DO NOT speed down the street. I know parking can be crazy, but be patient and courteous to each other. Also, please be prompt when picking up your dancer. I and the other teachers cannot be responsible for watching dancers after class is over. ALL Mini’s will need to be picked up by a parent or older sibling. They will NOT be released unless an older, responsible party is there to get them. This is for their safety. All other dancers will be excused when their class is over. They can wait inside until you get here. It is especially important to pick up on time as the weather gets colder. To aid in the drop-off/pick-up process, you can drop your dancers off 5 mins early. Just make sure they understand to come in and quietly sit until the class starts.
Referrals: Thanks to all those who have referred new students this year! We continue to grow and get better every year, mostly because of the amazing parents we have! Registration will be open until October 1st, but a few classes are already full so make sure your referral calls quickly! remember, in order to get your FREE/discounted months for referrals, they MUST mention your dancers name when contacting me. If you have referred someone, your FREE/discounted months start in October.
What dance clothes does my dancer need?: Dance wear can be a tank top with dance pants, dance shorts, a leotard and tights, a biketard, etc. We need to be able to see the alignment of the dancers‘ body. No baggy pants or t-shirts/sweatshirts. All dancers need to have are feet or dance shoes. NO SOCKS or tights without shoes will be allowed. It is dangerous. Your dancer may be asked to sit if she does not ave correct footwear. I would recommend getting either pink ballet slippers from Payless. As far as other classes, we will have specific shoes for competition, but any dance shoe will work for class. (All dancers will have nude foot-undeez for their lyrical dances. Those are a safe bet.) If you have any questions concerning dance wear or shoes, please talk to me. We also have t-shirts and warm-ups, but they are completely optional (except the Stars Show Team).
Teachers: We are excited about our teachers this year! For our Express, Juniors, and Seniors pre-show we have our very own Kylie Turpin and Shaylee Brimhall teaching! These two dancers will be team teaching this year. They are both dancers that have danced with Diva’s before. I am excited for what they will bring to the table this year. Also teaching this year, we have Jada Poulsen. She is new to our studio but not new to dancing. She comes to us from Maple Mountain Drill! Her technique is superb and I know she will push our tech classes! Look for their bios soon on our website. Feel free to come meet them!
SHOW: We are doing a little different thing with our SHOW this year... we are joining our pre-show and Stars Show Team together!! I cannot tell you how excited about this I am!!!! (Do all the exclamation marks give it away?) Our SHOW theme this year is... “Get Your Game On!” We are doing a sports theme! Each class will have a different sport and will be spotlighted. It is going to be so fun!
Music: Each family will receive 1 cd with their music on it. If you need a replacement cd, you will be charged $2. It is SO VERY important to have your dancers’ music at home to practice with. You are welcome to make copies or rip it to your computer. Just please make sure they have it available to practice with.
Hip hop master class: We have been invited to attend a hip hop master class. I is open to any dancer interested in learning from professional hip hop instructors from all over the US. The date is October 12th, from 8 am - approx. 5 pm. The cost is $95 for the day ($110 if paid after october 1st). Any dancer, pre-show or Stars Show Team, interested in participating needs to get a registration from from me. If you have questions, please feel free to ask.

I am so excited for this year. I am looking forward to working with ALL the dancers and watching them progress. If you have any questions, I am always happy to discuss anything with you. If you need more than a few minutes, please contact me to schedule a time that would work, but most things can be discussed between classes, after class, via text, email, or phone calls. Thanks for the opportunity to teach your daughter my love for dance.

Andrea Olsen, Director

801-836-6167

divasdancestudio@gmail.com

Jada Poulsen - tech teacher

Kylie Turpin - pre-show teacher

Shaylee Brimhall - pre-show teacher