January Newsletter

Happy New Year HSPA families,

Happy New Year! All of us would like to thank you for the wonderful teacher gifts that we received this holiday season. We are so grateful for the thoughtfulness from all our HSPA families.

In this newsletter, you will find information about the following:

• Gift Giving Tree

• Costume payments

• Costume prices

• Important dates

• Parent observation days

• Choreography fees

• Musical Theater update

• Extra Numbers

Gift Giving Tree

Thank you very much to all those that donated gifts to our annual gift giving tree for those families in need. Thanks to the generosity of our wonderful HSPA Dance families we were able to deliver nearly 200 gift/items to local children.

Costume Deposit Money

Final costume installment was due by December 15, 2017. Any balances are now past due. We need costume money in hand before we will order any costumes. Please stop by the office ASAP to pay off your dancer’s costume balance.

Costume Prices

Recreational Tiny Dancer classes are $70 each

Recreational Kinder, Petite and Junior classes are $75 each

Recreational Pre-teen, Teen and Senior classes are $80 each

Acro classes are $45 each

Team Prices listed below are for your dancers TWO team costumes (any additional numbers will be $80 each):

Emerald, Pearl and Jade teams are $160

Ruby, Gold, Diamond 1 and 2 teams are $175

Tap and Acro teams are $80 each

Important Dates & Studio Closed Dates

1/15 – Closed for Martin Luther King Day – EXCEPT DIAMOND TEAMS WILL HAVE CLASS

Conventions:

Radix in Boston, MA: January 5th – January 7th

24-SEVEN in Meadowlands, NJ: January 19th – January 21st

DMA in Vernon, CT: January 21st

Competition:

Headliners in Worcester, MA: January 26th – January 28th

(The schedule for anyone that signed up will be posted as soon as we receive it.)

Parent Observation Days

January 25th – 31st will be Parent Observations Days for our acro classes ONLY. Acro teachers will open the doors to invite you in to observe the last 15 minutes of the class.

Choreography/Rehearsal Fees

Choreography/Rehearsal fees for groups, trios, duos and solos are also past due. Trios, duos and solos should all be paid directly to your dancers’ teacher. Group numbers need to be paid to the studio, please stop by the office ASAP to pay these as well – a separate check from the costume payments.

Musical Theater Update

Musical Theater Production rehearsals will begin Thursday, January 11th and will be every Thursday until the end of February. 4-5pm for Emerald, Pearl, Jade and Ruby Teams. 5-6:30pm for Gold, Diamond 1 and 2. Yes, we understand that this conflicts with those that take the Thursday ballet and technique classes. Tuition will be adjusted accordingly. Those that are not participating in the Musical Theater production number will still have ballet and techniques classes combined upstairs. If additional rehearsals are needed, we will add some in on a weekend(s) and/or during February school vacation giving advanced notice. Of course, we know that not everybody may be available for those additional rehearsals but as long as we have a good majority. Just a reminder that your dancer MUST be available to compete this number at the Dance Showcase competition on Saturday, March 17th after 6pm.

Extra Numbers

Any younger students that signed up for the extra Hip-Hop and/or Contemporary numbers, we will be reaching out to those dancers soon to let you know when we will be starting rehearsals.

We hope you all enjoyed your Holiday break with family and friends.

Welcome 2018 - Let's Dance!

Alison, Lisa A., Lisa H. and the HSPA faculty